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 [...]
The designer marks his 40th anniversary in fashion, with a show watched by Courtney Love and Lindsay Lohan.
Posted by Lucky on Mar 2, 2010
The Florentine designer, Roberto Cavalli, marked his 40th anniversary in fashion, with a rich hippie parade of furs, animal-print and voluminous boho-dresses in sheer chiffon. The singer, Courtney Love, and the actress, Lindsay Lohan, were among the front-row audience.
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[Read More]Would you ignore fashion advice from Anna Wintour?
Posted by Lucky on Feb 24, 2010
If Anna Wintour were to pop into the Secret Sales office and impart some of her extensive fashion knowledge onto me then I don’t think I’d be ignoring it in a hurry.
The Vogue editor is largely regarded as one of the world’s most powerful fashion figures and even though I regard myself as something of [...]
Fashion 2.0: New video games help kids try the field on for size
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
Video games have taken players to battlefields and football fields. Now they’re taking you into the world of fashion.
Two haute new games are paving the way for the next generation of players: creative and tech-savvy teen and twentysomething girls.
“This is definitely a growing market. Fashion-themed games can be so multifaceted and sophisticated, which is what [...]
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 [...]
Fashion Week 2010: Final day stars designers IsaaFashion Week 2010: Final day stars designers Isaac Mizrahi, Calvin Klein and Ralph Laurenc Mizrahi, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren
Posted by Lucky on Feb 19, 2010
For the final day of Fashion Week, and the last time that the showcase will be held under the Bryant Park tents (next season, the fashion flock heads to Lincoln Center), Isaac Mizrahi set his runway presentation in a park. But it wasn’t Bryant for Mizrahi; he went for Central Park. Leaves hung from the [...]
[Read More]Alexander McQueen’s Death Shocks Fashion World
Posted by Lucky on Feb 18, 2010
Shock hit the international fashion world today as news of British designer Alexander McQueen’s apparent suicide circled the globe, the same day fashion week kicked off in New York.
Naomi Campbell, Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss and Annabelle Nielsen attend the American Express Black…
Naomi Campbell, Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss and Annabelle Nielsen attend the American Express Black [...]
McQueen’s legacy uncertain as accounts show fashion house had £32m liabilities
Posted by Lucky on Feb 17, 2010
His dramatic creations dazzled the catwalks for a decade, but the legacy of the fashion designer Alexander McQueen could be decided on the basis of a balance sheet.
An indication of the future of his fashion label will be given this morning — a week after the designer’s apparent suicide — by the French luxury group [...]
Diane von Furstenberg: Fashion on the Red Carpet
Posted by Lucky on Feb 11, 2010
Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg and actress Eva Longoria Parker attend “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City. Von Furstenberg is known for being a fashion innovator. Her signature piece — the wrap dress — is a staple in [...]
[Read More]Fashion designer announces plans to revamp hospital gowns
Posted by Lucky on Feb 10, 2010
Although a trip to the E.R. can hardly compare to a stroll down the red carpet, patients in the U.K. my soon be donning designer duds in hospital hallways.
The BBC reports that fashion designer Ben de Lisi is in the process of recreating the standard dressing gown, which has been long criticized for its immodest [...]
Naomi Campbell to stage charity show at New York Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 5, 2010
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has revealed what a kind-hearted soul she is by planning to host a showcase of designer clothing at a charity fashion show at New York Fashion Week.
The event is set to raise money for victims of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti.
Celebrities will model various designer clothing creations at the event – [...]
What To Wear: Get Kelly Cutrone’s Tough-Fashion-Boss Look
Posted by Lucky on Feb 5, 2010
I was so excited to watch the slightly inappropriate, slightly fabulous premier of that I didn’t even DVR it – I watched it straight through, commercials and all.
Kelly Cutrone’s brand of laid-back all-black designer gear here at SheFinds – she always looks ridiculously comfortable, but you know she’s wearing head-to-toe designer garb. But, of course, [...]
Fashion week features top designers in Bangalore
Posted by Lucky on Feb 1, 2010
Bangalore, Feb 1: India’s renowned fashion designer duos Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra, and Neeru and Harish unveiled their latest collections on the final day of the Bangalore Fashion Week on Sunday.
From ravishing outfits to thematic garb, from natural fabrics to that fabrics made from paper, from soft pastels to vibrant colours, from top models to [...]
Why do fashion designers display bizarre ‘artful’ creations in fashion shows, when they know people like you and me can’t wear them? Well, it’s not without purpose. Akshata Shetty unravels the dichotomy between what’s ‘avantgarde’ and what’s ‘practical’ on the ramp
Posted by Lucky on Feb 1, 2010
Why do fashion designers create ‘unwearable’ garments for the ramp? What is the importance of ‘impractical’ art in fashion designing? Who really buys all that weird stuff models strut about in? Most of us have wondered about all of this while watching designers parade their creativity in high-profile fashion shows. But should avantgarde art and [...]
[Read More]Kids fashion goes the designer way
Posted by Lucky on Jan 25, 2010
It’s time for the tiny tots to show off their style with leading fashion designers coming together for a luxurious brand exclusively dedicated to ‘kid couture’.
‘Kidology’, aims to incorporate Western, Indian and fusion inspirations for young kids in the age group of 0-7 years and will showcase
multi- designer outfits from fashion heavyweights like Ritu Kumar, [...]
