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Russian dolls took to the runway at Alexandre Herchcovitch's Fall 2010 show on February 17th at the Salon. For Fall, Herchcovitch used Soviet legends and folklore for his inspiration. The cinematic influence of Georgian Director Sergei Parajanov created an Armenian undertone to the looks he sent down the runway. The strong ethnic influence...
On February 13th, I was seated behind Anna Wintour to take in the Prabal Gurung Fashion Show for Fall 2010. To give you some insight as to why I was so excited to see his fall collection let me give you a brief background on Prabal. Prabal Gurung, a graduate of Parsons, started his NYC...
"Elements of nature brought to a downtown scene" is how J. Mendel described his Fall 2010 RTW collection. The inspiration taken from Ryan McGinley's "MOONMILK" series of vibrant and cavernous photos. I had the pleasure to be wowed by Gilles Mendel and his Fall 2010 collection on the last day of NY Fashion Week, February...
The March issue of Vanity Fair magazine is hitting newsstands this week. This issue features young hollywood starlets making their mark in TV and film. Gracing the cover is, left to right, Abbie Cornish, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Mia Wasikowska, Anna Kendrick, Emma Stone, and Evan Rachel Wood. Famed Photographer...
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc, (CFDA) a not-for-profit trade association that leads industry-wide initiatives and whose membership consists of more than 350 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers is reaching out to offer their support to the people of Haiti. Peter Arnell, who in 2001 created the now iconic...
It started with the Monogram Collection sold at a limited number of stores. Then came the Heritage Collection. Banana Republic is now preparing to launch a year round resort capsule collection called Luxe Leisure. The 40-piece collection will include swimwear, tunics and other beach attire and will be sold 12 months a year at its...
If you watched the Golden Globe Awards this past Sunday evening you not only saw a sea of umbrellas but there was was a "must have" accessory worn on many lapels and gowns, a red ribbon. The ribbon was worn to show support for the tragic earthquake that occurred in Haiti and all...
Atari has announced it will release a new PROJECT RUNWAY game for Wii. The videogame developed by Tornado Studios will hit store shelves and Amazon on March 2, 2010 retailing for $39.99. This new fashion accessory will include your beloved Judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors, Mentor...
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Jean Paul Gaultier, the French couture designer who got his start working as an Assistant to Pierre Cardin is the next hi-end designer to collaborate with Target . The line will be in stores starting March 7th. There is quite a bit to choose from as the collection has everything from...
In Paris Karl Lagerfeld staged a barnyard with milkmaids at the Chanel Spring 2010 runway show. The Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign is quite different. Shot on location in Argentina by Karl Lagerfeld himself in October the campaign offers a latin flair. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer joins with models Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi in...
We saw them on the Runway for Spring 2010 at shows like Rodarte and Jean Paul Gaultier. Models sporting body ink as ornamentation. Now Chanel is preparing to package and sell their runway inspired tattoos starting March 1st. Tattoos are the new “must have” accessory for Spring. Best part? They are temporary...
