Famous people. They get all the perks in life. They walk around pretending like they’re just your average human being, but they don’t fool me. Their designer clothes are usually a pretty good giveaway to their super human abilities. This week in celebrity land, actresses have been upping the ante on the red carpet, using [...]
One of the trends that will define fashion this season is the boot. There is a style for just about any look and every price. The high styles that strutted down the fashion runways were the inspiration for many of the boots now on shoe store shelves and from there, you can find them on [...]
FUNKSION: Fashion Week Miami Beach, that is. Now in its 15th season, the ecclectic mix of fashion, music and shopping commences Oct. 20 -24. With runways at the Setai Hotel and Bass Museum, South Beach will be home to over 20 fashion designers from around the globe showcasing their Spring/Summer 2011 collections. Krel, Flora & [...]
After a smattering of popular homegrown Canadian designers presented their spring wares independently last week, LG Fashion Week officially launched last night with Canada’s luxury shopping mecca, Holt Renfrew, sending designs from nine different Canadian labels down the runway. The invitation said “With True Patriot Love…” — a reference to the country’s national anthem — [...]
There are many practical ways you can make the most of your enthusiasm for fashion. Whether you want to design your own clothes, set up an online boutique or simply blog about the latest catwalk styles, now’s the time to get inspired and follow your dreams. Get creative Reinventing your look gives you a better [...]
When contemplating an outfit to wear when hitting the slopes this winter, more than likely you’ll choose function over fashion. It’s one thing to be underdressed at an event; it’s another altogether to be underprepared on a mountainside. However, consummate skiers and snowboarders, like the folks at Evo, understand that function over fashion is not [...]
Six local fashion designers were at their best on Saturday, Oct. 16 for Art Meets Fashion at the Salt Lake Art Center. The charity event was put on my (a)perture marketing to connect artists with a cause, showcasing their talent for an overall inspiring experience. The proceeds for this event went directly to the Human [...]
One of Ireland’s most successful fashion designers, Orla Kiely, has defied the economic downturn and recorded an increase in profits at her main holding company. Kiely Rowan, the British-registered company that Kiely controls with her husband Dermott Rowan, made a pre-tax profit of £468,000 (€533,000) for the year ending March 31, 2010, up from a [...]
The dress code was Business Casual, the theme Bold and Glamorous. The event: Silk Louge Fashion night; the designers: Diana Ikiriza and Monica Kansiime Kasyate, the Miss Uganda 2007. Nine months ago the duo started a fashion house along Sir Apollo Kagwa road and called it Ipigogo Models and Fashion. Many in the audience wondered [...]
Entries for the 2011 iD emerging designers awards opened on Friday and show organisers are hoping for a bumper crop of designers to choose from. The show will take place in Dunedin on April 7. Otago Polytechnic School of Design academic leader (fashion) Margo Barton said the competition, which is open to recent graduates or [...]