Mumbai all set for Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/ Resort 2010
Posted by Lucky on Mar 5, 2010
The five-day fashion extravaganza, that begins today, will see designers dish out a riot of colours on the ramp.
Designer Rocky S says, “I have always been doing a lot of traditional wear and in this fashion week I will make a strong statement with colours in traditional summer wear. My line is almost like a [...]
Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci lead Milan fashion week’s fightback
Posted by Lucky on Mar 2, 2010
As the last outfit exited the Dolce & Gabbana catwalk in Milan yesterday, the cinema-sized screen of backstage images cut to a shot of the house seamstresses in their white coats, spectacles and tape measures strung around their necks, and the entire audience of 1,000 people burst into spontaneous applause.
It was the defining moment of [...]
Milan fashion week: Versus – what women want
Posted by Lucky on Mar 2, 2010
Donatella Versace made a brilliant decision when she put Versus in Christopher Kane’s capable hands
Donatella Versace was in a good mood before the Versus presentation. I know this because I had the privilege of a preview — sometimes it helps to be on the early flight. There she was, a big grin on her face, [...]
Vintage Fashion promises more glamour than Glastonbury
Posted by Lucky on Feb 26, 2010
The celebrated English fashion designer Wayne Hemingway knows who won’t be interested in his new summer festival: the teenager “who’s out on the lash, who wants to escape their parents and get plastered and leaves a load of empty tins at their ripped tent”.
Instead it will be for people who want style and glamour, those [...]
London Fashion Week: Osman’s designs for all sizes
Posted by Lucky on Feb 25, 2010
Real women of all shapes and sizes (from Dannii Minogue to Sarah Brown) will love these beautifully draped clothes
Osman Yousefzada makes some of the most flattering clothes in London. This is a designer who really is comfortable with women’s bodies in all their myriad permutations: fans include Dannii Minogue and Sarah Brown (who came to [...]
Milan fashion starts with tighter schedule
Posted by Lucky on Feb 25, 2010
Milan kicked off the Italian leg of the international fashion run on Wednesday with a tighter schedule of catwalk shows aimed at meeting the needs of the foreign press but which has ruffled designers’ feathers.
Thousands of journalists and buyers have descended on the Italian fashion capital to see designers such as Giorgio Armani, Prada and [...]
For Pakistani women, dupattas are more than a fashion statement
Posted by Lucky on Feb 24, 2010
The long scarves that many wear with traditional shalwar kameez outfits are laden with religious and cultural significance. For some it’s a sign of Islamic modesty, for others a cumbersome relic.
A Pakistani woman in Islamabad adjusts her dupatta. The scarf has served as protest symbol, political must-have and, for some, a burden imposed by Islamic [...]
Our London Fashion Week blog: Day Three
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
It was a soggy Sunday, but our spirits didn’t stay damp for long thanks to a breakfast-time pick-me-up in the form of the Betty Jackson collection. Always a YOU favourite, this season Betty showed leather (note to selves: leather is next season’s investment buy) and over-sized coats. We particularly loved the A-line navy skirts and [...]
[Read More]London Fashion Week: Betty Jackson Autumn Winter 2010/2011 show
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
Betty Jackson was in what she called ‘workwear’ mode, with military-look jackets with ‘battle-dress’ pockets; baggy, drop-crotch trousers; and oversized T-shirts and tops, accessorized with chunky clogs, stack-heel booties and sling-back brogues.
Peasant scarves added to the workaday feel. Lightweight denim was used for long, over-shirts and loose tunics, worn with skinny jeans, or, conversely, black [...]
Youthful Luxury Brand House of Holland Hits The Catwalk At London Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
Youthful Luxury Brand House of Holland Hits The Catwalk At London Fashion WeekPosted by Elena Knightsbridge On February – 21 – 2010
Designer Henry Holland has managed to create one of Britain’s most unique luxury fashion brands over the last few years and he showed his brand new Autmun Winter 2010 collection at London Fashion Week [...]
It’s black magic as Rocha bewitches with rich fashion drama
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
TWENTY-five shades of black were just about enough for fashion guru John Rocha to hammer home the impact of single-colour dressing.
His exciting and intuitive use of textures and fabrics meant the London Fashion Week crowd weren’t left gloomy.
Tattered georgette ruffles and shredded fabrics with rough salvages created stunning three-dimensional drama on the catwalk at Somerset [...]
Pakistan – Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
LAHORE, Pakistan — Security for Lahore Fashion Week was, inevitably, tight.
The show was organized by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council and it saw the glitterati of Lahore applauding 32 designers from around the country who gathered to celebrate a glamorous event that organizers showcased as being representative of Pakistan’s rich culture, and burgeoning fashion industry.
Arif [...]
Fat chance: Don’t expect fashion industry to change pin-thin standards any time soon, say insiders
Posted by Lucky on Feb 19, 2010
The latest outrage over rail-thin runway models isn’t likely to spark any sudden changes in the $100 million fashion industry.
“Let’s be realistic,” says Steven Kolb, executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
“Fashion shows are fantasy … and to be a model you have to be thin to begin with.
“There are healthy models [...]
Cozy layers, wools set tone at NY fashion week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 19, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Designers showed cozy layered looks in New York this week, wrapping thick scarves over chunky sweaters and rugged jackets in hopes that a trend of casual comfort will appeal to consumers coping with uncertain times.
Warm layers of hand-knit sweaters, roomy tweed coats and softly distressed leather jackets dominated the runways at [...]
Justin Timberlake labelled a ‘legit designer’ after New York Fashion week collection
Posted by Lucky on Feb 19, 2010
POPSTARS and fashion lines are normally not the best of combinations, but Justin Timberlake’s sartorial style proved an exception to the rule.
The Sexyback singer debuted his fall collection at New York Fashion Week, and unlike most young fashion lines drew the attention of A-listers including US Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Emile Hirsch, Gerard Butler and [...]
