WMATY: What’s More Alive Than You?
MILAN, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — In a world filled with acronyms that we even identify top TV shows like NCIS and CSI by letters and not their full meanings, WMATY stands proud as a short form for What’s More Alive Than You, an international project involving people from 82 countries in the development of an exclusive collection of fashion-art, shoes, bags and accessories. WHAT’S...
Idoménée: An Exciting Obsession to Discover New Ideas from Creative Minds
idomenee PARIS, Nov 30, 2009 / — With “Homo Sapiens” as the theme, idoménée is launching a special edition publication of 128 pages of photography, contemporary arts and interviews being described by its editors as “an exciting obsession to discover new ideas from creative minds.” With plans of unveiling this special edition at the up-coming Art Basel Miami...
Scotland Fashion Design Contest at FIT
NEW YORK, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — With the theme, “City Meets Country, Scotland Means Style”, FIT students majoring in Fashion Design were asked to create three storyboards, one each for eveningwear, sportswear, and city wear, inspired by the beauty of Scotland’s landscape. From these submissions, twelve designs will be selected, wherein the finalists will then...
Kenzo Accessories Spring 2010: When Ethnic Becomes Modern
DALLAS, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — Following the Sahara theme of the whole Kenzo Spring 2010 collection, the accessories are ethnic, based on the culture of the desert nomads. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border:...
Sharon Tate & Roman Polanski Photo to be Auctioned at Christie’s
Sharon Tate & Roman Polanski by David Bailey NEW YORK, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — Roman Polanski might be sitting in a Swiss jail cell until Friday till he can post his 2.7 million British pounds bail, but there in 1969, the public sympathy was directed towards him. Married to Sharon Tate from 1968 – 1969, Roman Polanski had to live through the horror of his pregnant...
Temple St. Clair to Make Personal Appearance at SAKS Fifth Ave New York
Temple St. Clair NEW YORK, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — Celebrating her Fall 2009 fine jewelry collection, internationally renowned jewelry designer and author, Temple St. Clair will make a personal appearance at SAKS Fifth Avenue, New York on THURSDAY, DEC 3rd from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Currently based in New York, Temple St. Claire Carr founded her eponymous fine jewelry...
Baptiste Viry Spring 2010: Social Signs
PARIS, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — For Spring 2010, French designer Baptiste Viry referenced the cummerbund and the bow tie and brought his audience back to a time when “social” means high society and not Facebook or Twitter. Entitling his collection “Social Signs” Viry once again focused on the jewelry and accessories, while proposing long johns-inspired trousers...
Back to Noise Spring 2010: The Club Scene
DALLAS, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — Catherine Dupire-Clement, the designer behind Back to Noise brings us to the club scene, a world that is a mix between the heyday of the disco and Studio 54 and the best of the 1970s, a much maligned decade that we all have an obsession with. There is the sleeveless military-inspired jacket that is also reminiscent of Sgt. Pepper’s...
Ana Locking Shoes Spring 2010
DALLAS, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — Perhaps Ana Locking is a closet blogger; her press notes sound more like an essay, which by the way is an easy read. For Spring 2010, she wrote: “I try to keep a clear vision of things and seek new perceptions. I look for the evolution and pleasure in the roots of my creations. I enjoy each collection as if it were the first, as if...
Global Green Tee: The Alternative Apparel for the Eco-Friendly
Josie Maran, Greg Alterman LOS ANGELES, Nov 30, 2009 / FW/ — To Los Angeles-based clothier Alternative Apparel, being eco-friendly is not just a buzzword; its whole design philosophy is based on it! That’s why they are launching the GLOBAL GREEN Think Earth Tee, to benefit Global Green, a non-profit organization primarily focused on stemming global climate change...
Kenzo Bags Spring 2010: Style & Function
DALLAS, Nov 29, 2009/ FW/ — Designed to be functional and still look chic, the Kenzo bags Spring 2010 collection has a familiar feel yet they sport fresh looks. Staying within the Sahara theme, desert colors abound – sand, sunset orange, morning sky red and different shades of the night. The silhouettes had been modified as the sac became rounded and less angular...
