Archive for the ‘Celebrity’ Category
Fashion Weeks Rebellious Pre-Event
As the time draws nearer for the international fashion weeks, starting with New York in September, news has spread that there will be a jovial pre-event the week prior to the main show and everyone is invited. Usually fashion week is hard to penetrate for those who aren’t industry insiders or celebrity icons, with the ...Read more.
Fetish Inspired Fashions on the Runway?
It may seem better relegated to the bedroom than the runway, but fashions inspired by fetish have made in appearance in the Louis Vuitton collection. It seems as though it actually is possible to rock taboo bedroom fashions out in the real world, albeit in a very subdued way. Fetish and dominatrix influences were evident ...Read more.
A New Spin on an Old Favourite
Whether being used as a cover up or an important part of an outfit, short shorts have been a favourite for decades. This fashion season is no different; except that the likes of Eva Herzigova and other fashion icons (including Hollywood stars) have turned them into evening wear for some of the biggest red carpet ...Read more.
Rebecca Taylor: Fun yet Feminine
Rebecca Taylor is a fashion designer from New Zealand who worked with Cynthia Rowley before striking out on her own. Today, together with her business partner, Elizabeth Bugdaycay, she produces women’s clothing that aims for a feminine, almost kittenish feel. The two began their collaboration in 1996 with a label bearing only the name of ...Read more.
Vivienne Westwood and the Punk Aesthetic
Vivienne Westwood, who hails from Britain, is lauded as one of the most significant fashion designers of the 20th century. One of her major contributions to the fashion world has been her addition of punk and new wave elements to clothing that would otherwise be considered in the mainstream. Westwood has been so successful at ...Read more.
Shakeup at Christian Dior: Bill Gaytenn Replaces John Galliano
British fashion designer John Galliano, long known for his loose, elegant women’s wear, has been replaced at Christian Dior by Bill Gaytenn, who will now hold the post of creative director formerly occupied by Galliano. Gayten and Galliano had worked together for more than two decades. Dior sacked Galliano back in April after allegations surfaced ...Read more.
Futureal
Fashion can be anything it wants to be. It moves and changes so fast, that it is almost as though the designers are slaves to it. Creativity stems from creativity and artists are the elusive thieves who never get caught. So when comics such as Judge Dredd, films such as Blade Runner and musicians such ...Read more.
Suited and Booted
Does the suit make the man, or does the man make the suit? Whatever the answer, you can put anyone in a suit and they instantly look as sharp as a blade. Suits are not cheap and usually, the more expensive they are the better. It is not just the material or the tailoring, but ...Read more.
Valentino’s New Challenge
It is four years now since Valentino, the Italian couturier, announced his retirement from the fashion business after 45 years and 91 haute couture collections. He dressed some of the most iconic women of the 20th century including Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy, who wore a Valentino creation for her wedding to Aristotle Onassis. New ...Read more.
New York Fashion Week 2011
New York fashion week kicked off with the luxurious sector of designer clothing from around the world. Designers such as Prada, Hermes and Ralph Lauren were only a few of the big names that showed up to strut their stuff. Fashion has seen a major turnaround in sales over the past, which means that the ...Read more.
