Olympics fashion from good to goofy
Posted by Lucky on Feb 26, 2010
The Vancouver Olympics have not been for the fashion faint of heart.
From Russian ice dancers tricked out — to high controversy — as Australian aborigines, to tight-panted Canadian snowboarders (that’s harsh, dude), culture and fashion have clashed as badly as athletes and clowns. Oh wait — there were German pairs skaters actually dressed as clowns.
But [...]
Paris haute couture week: can fashion be art?
Posted by Lucky on Jan 28, 2010
Can clothes ever be art? Paris haute couture week seems a good moment to get to the bottom of this one. (The dresses at haute couture start at £20,000, so I can’t pass the time shopping, and am thus forced into the highbrow by default.) Artistic vision and value is one of the justifications given [...]
[Read More]Fur coats at a recent fashion competition in Beijing.
Posted by Lucky on Jan 21, 2010
But design guru says she doesn’t own a fuzzy coat, despite decade-long experience
What comes to mind when “fur” is mentioned? Warmth? Cruelty? Luxury? The idea of wearing fur stirs strong emotions among people the world over. Many of those who see it as a beautiful, practical and luxurious addition to life were in Beijing last [...]
Primark still in fashion as recession bites
Posted by Lucky on Jan 15, 2010
Britain’s love affair with cut-price clothing shows no sign of waning according to Primark, which yesterday reported underlying sales growth of nearly 10pc.
Primark, owned by Associated British Foods, also revealed total sales, including new openings, rose 19pc in the four months to 2 January.
The surge was all the more impressive because Primark [...]
Fashion Playtes lets girls design their own clothes
Posted by Lucky on Jan 14, 2010
My 9-year-old already knows about Uggs, skinny jeans (thanks, Grandma) and Burberry. So her response to a Gymboree sweatshirt I gave her for her birthday was predictable.
“I don’t know if I’ll wear it,” she said, turning her nose at the poufy sleeves and metal buttons.
“It looks like something designed on ‘Project Runway,’ [...]
Chinese chic steps up to the catwalk
Posted by Lucky on Jan 11, 2010
Fashion designers challenge traditional Western couturiers
The Devil along with countless Chinese people may wear Prada but there is a growing feeling that the world’s second-biggest consumer of luxury goods could start looking closer to home for fashion accessories.
China is on the verge of fielding high-end fashion that can compete with [...]
International Fashion Designer Is ‘fascinated by the physical beauty’
Posted by Lucky on Jan 3, 2010
Al Alusi, a fashion designer and the Creative Director for Al Alusi, Couture, creates high-end evening wear for international customers.
As a person who understands fabric and design she found the costumes to be very luxurious, very eye catching and beautiful.”The material seems to be very sumptuous, the silk especially, very beautiful,” [...]
Designers’ hopes ride on scarcity value of yak hair
Posted by Lucky on Jan 2, 2010
When something becomes common it can no longer be in fashion. Cashmere, for so long fashionably uncommon, has become about as rare as shell suits. So no wonder that top-tier companies such as Yves Saint Laurent and Arnys — easily the swankiest of all French menswear houses — are flirting with Norlha’s [...]
[Read More]Beijing Fashion Award: Reviewing 60 years of fashion
Posted by Lucky on Dec 31, 2009
The clothes we wear say so much about the era we live in. So to look back on the last 60-years, Beijing television is airing a New Year’s special, “Beijing in 2009″. Here’s a sneak peak, before it airs in January.
How do you describe Chinese fashion in one word? Red.
That’s the theme of [...]
Dress the Italian way
Posted by Lucky on Dec 30, 2009
Inspired by the fashion streets of Italy and determined to share his passion for fashionable items, 30-year-old Evo Chew decided to open Rosso boutique in September 2007. He “created” an Italian street right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur where his boutique’s furniture and fixtures closely resemble one of the actual [...]
[Read More]Fashion Feast in Autumn
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
In golden October when all are fascinated with the great joy of celebrating China’s 60th birthday, we are welcoming the smooth opening of the 13th Ningbo International Fashion Festival.
By Nie Ting
Based on its abundant costume culture foundation and overwhelming superiority in garment industry, Ningbo International Fashion Festival has been held successively 12 times since 1997. [...]
Yearender: China’s love affair with luxury
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Jane Shi strides into Beijing’s Lane Crawford Seasons Place shopping mall, dashes to one of the up-market shops, snatches a bag, glances at the price tag and drags out her wallet, as if she was in the supermarket.
However, the purchase today is a Balenciaga motorcycle [...]
Fashion fair draws foreign attention
Posted by Lucky on Dec 25, 2009
The Istanbul Fashion Fair will host customers from the United States, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East between Jan. 24 and 26 at CNR Expo.
The fair’s opening meeting on Wednesday hosted purchase specialists and groups of chain stores from several countries at Sofa Hotel.
The opening day of the fair will be [...]
Stepping out in style
Posted by Lucky on Dec 24, 2009
After dabbling in a series of businesses, Robert Greenberg gets moving with Skechers.
ARE you the kind who can’t sit still? Well, guess what, there’s a popular brand of footwear named after you. According to Michael Leung, president of Skechers South-East Asia Limited and Hong Kong Limited, the Greenberg family who started [...]
Finalists announced for Fashion iD 2010
Posted by Lucky on Dec 24, 2009
New Zealand’s only international fashion design competition gains momentum as the 2010 iD Emerging Designer Awards attract finalists from the world’s most prestigious fashion design schools with more than 120 entries received from 19 countries for the 2010 Awards, up from 11 countries for the 2009 event.
31 finalists from 10 countries have been announced for [...]
