Elle Macpherson To Host NBC’s New Fashion Reality Show
Posted by Lucky on Apr 6, 2011
NBC revealed today that speculation about its new fashion reality show wasn’t all that speculative. Ben Silverman, who brought us The Biggest Loser and The Office, says the network is moving forward with Fashion Star, a Project Runway-esque show that will try to find the next big designer dying to break out of obscurity.
The show [...]
ACM Awards 2011 Fashion: Best and Worst Dressed ACM Awards Red Carpet Pictures, Photos, Gallery
Posted by Lucky on Apr 6, 2011
ACM Awards 2011 Fashion: Best and Worst Dressed Red Carpet Pictures and Photos
LAS VEGAS – The biggest stars in country music put on an amazing red carpet show at Sunday’s ACM Awards 2011 held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Among those earning best dressed nods for their red carpet fashion were Taylor [...]
Sunsilk fashion week: Fashion loves drama
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
The Sunsilk Fashion Week in Lahore was held at the Expo Centre. It was a spacious venue and ideal to promote the professionalism that is meant to accompany Fashion Week.
Attendees were a mix of industry professionals, local and foreign media, retail buyers, designers’ clients, families and friends, with appearances by local icons like US Consul [...]
Sterling Designs, Skyscraping Views Bring Nashville Fashion Week to a Climax
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
Who needs Milan when you’ve got Music City? The inaugural official Nashville Fashion Week reaches its climax tonight and tomorrow night with runway shows combining some of the city’s hottest young designers (and some of its most accomplished fashion emigrés) with international stars.
Laura Hutson offers a sneak peek of what to expect at tonight’s War [...]
Toronto Fashion Week: Ones to Watch
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
TORONTO–Not all designers walk the same runway. In true fashion week style, many presented their collections far away from the glossy white stage. Here are three must-know labels that left us wanting more.
Known as “The Jersey Boys of Toronto,” Greta Constantine designers Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill have won the hearts of many who don [...]
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
Mercedes-Benz has signed a three-year deal for title sponsorship of Russian Fashion Week — the key event in the Russian fashion industry and the largest fashion week in Eastern Europe. Starting this year, Russian Fashion Week is to change its name to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia. The first fashion week under this brand is to [...]
[Read More]Seoul’s Fashion Week takes steps toward transformation
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
The six-day 2011 Fall/Winter Seoul Fashion Week wrapped up Saturday. The 11-year-old event seems to have finally taken the first step toward transforming itself from a domestic event for established yet conformist designers to an international event full of new designers with fresh ideas.
Details about the show, including the schedule and participating designers, were kept [...]
Krane elevates men’s wear at LG Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
Krane, the seven-year-old brand started by Toronto’s Ken Chow, is among the top tier. Eschewing the standard designer formula of gleaning inspiration from different avenues each season, Chow, who presented his first runway show at LG Tuesday afternoon, is progressively building on Krane’s existing foundation. He is, well, creating an identity. And a strong one [...]
[Read More]Nashville Fashion Week: Part Party, Part Business
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
New York and Paris are the world’s undisputed fashion capitols, but a growing number of cities like Omaha, Kansas City, Portland–and now, Nashville– have their own “Fashion Week” events.
Many are essentially just cocktail parties with clothes on display, but some manage to function as serious trade shows. Designers at Nashville’s first attempt are hoping to [...]
Fashion Week’s finances unravelled
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
Despite the late arrival of models, traffic congestion, a security mess-up, and designer David Tlale’s show on the Nelson Mandela Bridge starting two hours late, this year’s Joburg Fashion Week was hailed as a success.
But just over a month later organisers Africa Fashion International are facing possible legal action after failing to pay R400 000 [...]
[Read More]NZ fashion full circle
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
I have been waiting years for this book.
The Dress Circle is a beautiful book covering NZ fashion design since 1940, packed to its stylish brim with facts, photos and anecdotes from the movers and shakers in our nation’s fashion industry.
The authors chose 1940 as a starting point because around that date, original design talent began [...]
Fashion with attitude
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
Jay Manuel may know a thing or two about models after his stints on America’s Next Top Model and Canada’s Next Top Model, but this business-savvy gent proved last week that he has also picked up a thing or two about fashion on the way. Manuel showcased a range of classic yet affordable pieces during [...]
[Read More]Young heart transplant patient tells story of survival at Heart Truth Fashion Gala
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
The crowd gave an enthusiastic cheer for each of the 25 local models who walked the catwalk at the 2011 Heart Truth Fashion Gala Saturday night.
But a standing ovation was reserved for just one of the models: nine-year-old heart disease survivor Astena Marsh.
Prior to the modelling of the red dresses at Casino New Brunswick, several [...]
Oh, the vanity of celebs who think their fame is enough to become fashion designers
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
You might be forgiven for thinking that every fashion designer has gone the way of John Galliano and been driven out of their ateliers, only to be replaced by young actresses, pop stars and models.
These starlets all seem to think that because they love fashion and, um, wear it, they are uniquely placed to become [...]
Say howdy to the ‘Mild West’ look
Posted by Lucky on Apr 4, 2011
There are two ways of looking at Planet Fashion’s version of the “Wild West”.
At one end of the spectrum, is Ralph Lauren, American fashion’s perennial ‘cowboy’, as ageless as Harrison Ford, and a master at interpreting de luxe ‘Santa Fe chic’.
In pictures: the ‘Mild West’ look
His style is ‘cowgirl-couture’, involving a slick take on Navajo-style [...]
