Blaak: Designing Based On A Non-color
Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif DALLAS, Mar 30, 2001 (Updated Jan 23, 2009) / FW/ —Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif are the design duo who make up Blaak.Both studied at St. Martins and started Blaak in 1998 as a contemplation on the emotions around the colour black (hence the label Blaak). In two years, their color palette has expanded, but they still design a lot...
Celebrities and Hip Trendsetters Make Levi’s ® Superlow Jeans the Coolest Fashion Look for Spring
Jennifer Lopez wearing Levi's superlow jeans SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 22, 2001/ — If you’ve got it, flaunt it. This celebrity philosophy is building momentum with hipsters across America sporting sexy, mid-drift revealing Superlows, the latest jeans from the Levi’s® brand. Perfect for spring, these extra low-slung, trim-fit, hip-hugging jeans are as comfortable...
Cerruti: Laden With History
DALLAS, Mar 17, 2001 (Updated Oct 27, 2009) / FW/ —The House of Cerruti has over 100 years of history. Founded in 1881 by Antonio Cerruti as a textile mill (Lanificio Felli Cerruti), the reigns of the company was handed to Nino Cerruti when he was only 20 years old due to the untimely death of his father. Cerruti 1881 store The young Cerruti improved the textile...
Nina Ricci
PARIS, Mar 10, 2001 (Updated May 12, 2009) / FW/ — Italian by birth (born in Turin Italy, 1883) and French by upbringing (moved to France in 1900), Nina Ricci founded her company in 1932 when she was 49 years old. Together with her son Robert, they started in a one-room atelier wherein in 7 years, the business had expanded to occupy 3 buildings. Nina Ricci...
Miu Miu Fall 2001: Radical Chic
Miu Miu Fall 2001 MILAN, Mar 6, 2001/ –– Miuccia Prada, one of the few important contemporary designers to have engaged in radical politics in her youth, returned to her early 20s for inspiration in the Miu Miu collection she presented Tuesday, the final day of the Milan season. To many of the younger women in the audience these were the simple, unadorned clothes...
Narciso Rodriguez: Celebrating Beauty
DALLAS, Mar 1, 2001 (Updated Sep 2, 2009) / FW/ — Born in New Jersey (1961) to Cuban parents, Narciso Rodriguez wanted to be an architect but moved to fashion illustration. While he was still in high school, he took commercial art classes on the side, learning about shape and form. Narciso Rodriguez His college years were spent at Parsons School of Design where...
