The Celebticians: Obama & Sarkozy
DALLAS, Jul 31, 2008 / FW/ — If Paris Hilton started the term celebutante, i.e., short for celebrity / debutante for the uninitiated in entertainment lingo, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France actually invented a new genre of world leaders – the celebtician, which is as you guess, short for CELEBRITY and POLITICIAN. And guess what, Barack Obama’s rock star status...
Nicholas K Spring 2009
Nicholas K Spring 2009 NEW YORK, Jul 30, 2008 / — For Spring 2009, Nicholas K combines utilitarian detailing with light nylon fabrics to create a breezy Bohemian feel. Inspired by the contrast of thriving oceans and dry arid desert landscapes, the clothes pieces are casual, functional yet still modern that can go from city to beach. Photos courtesy of Nicholas K .gallery...
Ed Hardy Launches New Scents for Men & Women
Ed Hardy Fragrance DALLAS, Jul 30, 2008 / FW/ — After successfully unveiling its swimwear collection, Ed Hardy is launching two new fragrances - Ed Hardy Fragrance by Christian Audigier for Women and Ed Hardy Fragrance by Christian Audigier for Men. Designing under the label Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier has created an ultra-trendy brand that begun as a cult and spread...
Orthodox Spring 2009
Orthodox Designer NEW YORK, Jul 30, 2008 / FW/ — The press notes said, “Orthodox’s spring 09 is a collection for a man at his highest, masculine, intellectual and effortlessly sexy self.” To a self-respecting feminist, it sounds egotistical; yet on the other hand, the ‘weaker sex’ is as guilty or perhaps even more guilty’ of pursuing beauty and attractiveness...
Charles G Bailey Spring 2009
Charles G Bailey Spring 2009 NEW YORK, Jul 30, 2008 / — Pushing the concept of ‘classics for a new generation, Isaac Greszes, Creative Director of Charles G Bailey, proposes a colorful palette of bio-natural colors including Ultraberry, Egg Yolk and Sour Cherry which bounce off Mojave Dessert and Beyond Night. The silhouettes are linked to one another morphing...
Justin Timberlake in Paris for Givenchy
Justin Timberlake PARIS, Jul 29, 2008 / — On 24 June, Justin Timberlake made an exclusive appearance in Paris for Parfums Givenchy at the press presentation of Givenchy’s new men’s fragrance. Timberlake is the face of the new scent, which will go on sale in September 2008, and is featured in the two advertising visuals for the brand. The American star’s...
FEED 100 is a Bag for All Seasons
FEED 100 Bag DALLAS, Jul 29, 2008 / FW/ — At least, every three months, we change our purse to match the season. If you could have a bag for all seasons, help feed the children and also be environment friendly; will you do it? Lauren Bush is asking and also proposing the FEED 100 as your bag for all seasons. A former model and a current social activist, Lauren Bush,...
For Cars, Will it be Fashionable to Plug-in or Fill-up?
LOS ANGELES, Jul 29, 2008 / FW/ — Living in southern California where freeways and cars are very much part of the culture, the effect of high gasoline prices in our daily lives is immense. So, the news of electric cars coming of age in the automobile market is welcome news. Using electricity to power vehicles, was once a distant dream. Seen only in sci-fi movies,...
Ramosport reinvents itself with Julien Fournie
Julien Fournie DALLAS, Jul 28, 2008 / FW/ — A French company that has been designing and distributing trench coats since 1905, the Ramosport Spring / Summer 2009 collection designed by Julien Fournié is thought provoking. As a fashion observer, one asks, is Ramosport reinventing itself with its new Creative Director. Is it time for Ramosport to be Burberried? Way...
RAMOSPORT Menswear Spring Summer 2009: Masculine & Refined
Ramosport Spring 2009 PARIS, Jul 28, 2008 / FW/ —- To match an extremely feminine womenswear, Ramosport has chosen to propose a resolutely masculine and refined line for men. “I was very much inspired by the figure of Alain Delon in films by Jean-Pierre Melville of the sixties and seventies”, says Julien Fournié, the Parisian brand’s Creative Director, who...
RAMOSPORT Womenswear Spring Summer 2009: Soft & Vibrant
Ramosport Spring 2009 PARIS, Jul 28, 2008 / FW/ —Architectonically designed to flatter the female form, the Ramosport Spring 2009 collection plays with inlays and bias cuts to compose a wardrobe in both soft and vibrant colours. “Inspired by the film with Peter Sellers “The Party,” I have tried to reinterpret for today the freedom and imagination so unique...
