Fashion, Fashion Accessories & Fashion Shows

Miami Swim Week 2010 may be the biggest fashion event in Miami to date. Staged at The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, the five days included runway shows, after parties and fashion events supported by Mercedes Benz. In
true Miami style, the five day fashion frenzy presented a series of fashion shows along lush poolside presentations and plenty of sightings by celebrities in exclusive private cocktail parties. But Swim Week wasn’t just glitz and glamour; it’s also business-oriented, with the official Swim Show trade show headquartered at the Miami Beach Convention Center. For many local designers, the eventful week was a great launching pad for their collections to attract international exposure. Read more
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Seema Kakkar has followed a simple routine for the past few weeks. At least once a day, without fail, she makes sure she pops over to her Mecca, a glittering new store that’s opened next to hers. As the entrepreneur who launched Remanika, a women’s wear brand, Kakkar has modeled her entire business concept on Zara, one of the most successful fashion retailers in the world, known for getting the latest designs into the market before anyone else. More than five weeks ago, Zara opened its first store in Delhi, followed soon by Mumbai. The Mumbai store in the Palladium mall is a few meters away from Kakkar’s shop-in-shop outlet inside Pantaloon department store in High Street Phoenix. The chance to observe Zara’s has proved hugely beneficial. “I wanted to be an Indian Zara, so this is like a school for me,” says Kakkar. Read more
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Finally! Up until now, the iconic store, Saks, only carried up to a size 10 in luxury labels.

Really? I never knew that. It seems very odd considering the average size in America is 14.

It’s about time, Saks! Quite a few designers will be featuring their plus-size clothes at the fashionable retailer.
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If it seems like you’ve been hearing a lot about the return of a San Francisco fashion week lately, it’s no coincidence. Two different events taking place over the next two weeks are using the phrase to describe their fashion shows and associated events. And, despite the fact that neither is offering a full week of fashion shows, both offer a chance to view local designers’ work in upbeat, social settings. Read more
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The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan opens its Eloise suite today. As befits the hotel-dwelling storybook heroine whose favorite words include “Charge it, please,” it won’t be cheap. In fact, it will be so pricey you may wish to hide any mention of the place from the kiddies: It starts at $995 a night; to add an adjoining room for grown-ups, the nightly rate begins at $2,045.

The Eloise suite was the work of Betsey Johnson, the ebullient clothing designer who, at 67, still turns cartwheels at the end of her shows. She created the pink fabric with Eloise’s better-known remarks like “Tomorrow I think I’ll pour water down the mail chute,” and “Charge it, please,” which covers the French doors to the bathroom.
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Taylor Momsen has been making fashion headlines for a few seasons now thanks to the Gossip Girl’s controversial style. (Think: no pants.) But it seems bona fide fashion heavyweights are looking to the teen spirit for inspiration, too. Not only has Momsen found herself in the good graces of Madonna, she’s also apparently piqued the fancy of John Galliano. “Momsen was hand-picked by Madonna to be the face and muse of Material Girl, the juniors label that will launch at 200 Macy’s stores next week,” says Women’s Wear Daily. The line was in large part designed and inspired by Madonna’s own spawn, Lourdes, but it’s Momsen that will act as its spokesperson. “The role entails doing the launch of the line on Aug. 3 at Herald Square. Read more
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Watch out Stella McCartney! There’s a young upstart thundering through the strata of stylish, functional sportswear design: Zara Phillips.

“Oh god, don’t call me a fashion designer!” she laughs, as she talks through her first-ever fashion collection for specialist sports brand, Musto. Despite her modesty (we like), the royal equestrian is well-placed to boast when it comes to designing for the arena – she is the current Eventing World Champion, no less.

“I tried and tested everything. With design, the products were already there – I just tweaked a few things, like put in a longer cut for the riding jackets, so it won’t expose the back if you’re riding in the elements,” she explains. “It’s less to do with mainstream fashion and more about practicality and engineering something that works in training, but which you wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen in, in public.” Read more
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Will Smith’s daughter Willow is aiming to make her mark on the fashion industry – she shares a stylist with Rihanna and hopes to launch her own clothing line.

The nine-year-old actress has already embraced her own edgy, adult look and her clothing consultant, Mariel Haenn, who also dresses the Umbrella hitmaker, is convinced Willow is a budding trend-setter.

She tells Hollywoodlife.com, “We make an effort to give Willow her own style, so as not to be a mini-version of Rihanna, but Willow really knows what she likes and what she doesn’t like, and she’s vocal about it.” Read more
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Top models will be joined by “real women” on the runway for the first time at this year’s Perth Fashion Festival.

Announced today at the festival’s official launch, the Every Body Counts event will showcase women with bodies that differ from the typical super-tall, super-slim model.

Australia’s most famous plus-size model, Perth native Natalie Wakeling, will lead the way to show how a real woman pulls off the hottest spring looks. Read more
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On August 14th, Copenhagen will debut what they’re calling the “World’s Greatest Catwalk” for a fashion show on the pedestrian street of Strøget. Models should pack a pair of heavy-duty Dr. Scholls insoles for their trip, because the “greatest catwalk” is no less than one mile long!

And we thought Top Model’s slippery bridge would go down in history as fashion’s scariest runway. Read more
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