Karen Sabag: From Bridal Gowns To Ready-to-Wear
Karen Sabag Invitation NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2008 / FW/ — Karen Sabag, who won first prize as the top bridal designer out of 800 entrants in the Kleinfeld Bridal atelier sponsored-contest, is trying her hand at ready-to-wear. Today, at 4:00 PM at the West Side Loft, the FIT grad will unveil her first-ever ready-to-wear collection. Entitled, ‘American Girl,’ Karen Sabag’s...
FutureFashion: Sustainability is Completely Compatible With Luxury
Versace for EarthPledge NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2008 / FW/ — In an unprecedented move by the fashion industry, top designers united to support ‘FutureFashion’ a runway show that presented 30 looks that were created using sustainable materials. Being hailed as a carbon neutral event, Behnaz Sarapfour, Bottega Veneta, Boudicca, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Derek Lam, Diane Von...
Earth Pledge Kicks Off Fall 2008 New York Season With FutureFashion
Nancy Odell DALLAS, Jan 26, 2008 / FW/ — Behnaz Sarafpour, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Derek Lam, Diane Von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Doo.Ri, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy, Isabel Toledo, Jil Sander, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Martin Grant, Marti, Michael Kors, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rogan, Stella McCartney, Thakoon, Three As Four, Versace,...
Real Life & Second Life Fashion Might Be Nearer Each Other Than You Think
urbanhermes NEW YORK, Jan 21, 2008 / FW/ — While the fashion world is busy with menswear and haute couture, Second Life designers are busy creating virtual clothing that can change color and texture on the fly. And as Jeffrey Bardzell, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Design at Indiana University commented in his blog ‘Wearable Computing:...
Visual Merchandising: Will It Integrate Seamlessly to Cross Channel Retailing?
NEW YORK, Jan 17, 2008 / FW/ — Traditionally, visual merchandising has always been associated with store windows and sales floor display, including the placement of fixtures and more often than not, optimization of the retail space. Visual merchandising is a very important aspect of retail space design that there are companies and/or architectural firms that hire specialists...
Minx Nails: A New Alternative To Nail Polish and Fake Nails
Minx Nails LOS ANGELES, Jan 17, 2008 / FW/ — Beautiful nails is part of the total beauty look. That’s why during fashion week, all models get a manicure and pedicure as part of the ‘preparation’ for a runway show, the same that their hair and make up are done. For everyday women, a manicure and pedicure is part of their beauty routine. The same way that they...
London Fashion Week Fall 2008
Has London’s Time Arrive? Big Ben DALLAS, Jan 9, 2008 / FW/ - Since 2000 rolled around, it has been ‘cool’ for fashionistas to skip London. But, as we go deeper into the 21st century, London’s very edgy and individualistic type of dressing might just be what fashionistas will be looking for, hence, it will not be surprising if London Fashion...
New York Fashion Week Fall 2008: Will This Season Be An Acid Test?
Dates: Feb 1 - 8, 2008 New York, Illustration by Julien Fournie DALLAS, Jan 8, 2008 / FW/ — A slow economy, an impending slash on interest rates, tighter credits and a general downslide of the luxury market, will the coming Fall 2008 season become the acid test for New York designers? During the Spring 2008 fashion season, the New York catwalks were filled with ‘very...
Second Life Men’s Fashion Turns More Realistic
Part 2 - Second Life Fashion Series Kmadd City black spring coat LOS ANGELES, Jan 7, 2008 / FW/ — Men’s fashion in Second Life is an industry that historically has developed at a much slower pace than womenswear. However in recent months there has been an increasing interest in men’s fashion, which has triggered innovations in the method in which men’s clothing...
A Real Life Fascination On Second Life
Yukari Yatsenko NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2008 / FW/ — ‘Write an article about Second Life,’ was the only message in a very short email from my Editor-in-Chief. I have to confess, I have not heard of Second Life (SL for short, now that I know a little more about it), until I was given the assignment. Not wanting to show my editor my own ignorance, I had to google SL and found...
An Introduction into the Virtual World of Second Life
Part 1 - Second Life Fashion Series Second Life website LOS ANGELES, Jan 2, 2007 / FW/ — With our sister site Fashion Reporters coverage of Second Life, emails came in from non-SL residents wanting to know the ‘basics’ of this virtual world. By popular demand, here’s a short introduction: Second Life is a free to use virtual 3D platform where the player is given...
