http://www.fashiongarments.org A place for latest fashion, garments, ladies & men apparels, news etc. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonnas-junior-fashion-line-debuts-next-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonnas-junior-fashion-line-debuts-next-week/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:04:36 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonnas-junior-fashion-line-debuts-next-week/ NEW YORK — The Material Girl is launching a new clothing line for juniors that will hit stores in the U.S. next week, just in time for back-to-school shopping. Madonna teamed up with her 13-year-old daughter, Lourdes or Lola, on the collection titled “Material Girl,” which borrows from the diva’s punk-girl style made popular in the [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonnas-junior-fashion-line-debuts-next-week/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/fashion-bloggers-just-how-big-is-their-clout/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/fashion-bloggers-just-how-big-is-their-clout/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:31:16 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10247 THESE DAYS, just about anyone with access to the Internet either blogs or reads blogs. But five or six years ago, blogging was a relatively new online activity for those who had things to say and had the time to write about it in an informal setting through a blog, also known as an online [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/fashion-bloggers-just-how-big-is-their-clout/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/10230/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/10230/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:33:49 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10230 For years, April Johnston dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. It was a dream when she was a student at Lake Norman High School, where she made her own prom dress. It was a dream when she set off for the Savannah College of Art and Design, from which she graduated in May. That dream turned into [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/10230/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/betsey-johnson-fashion-designer/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/betsey-johnson-fashion-designer/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:51 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10215 The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan opens its Eloise suite today. As befits the hotel-dwelling storybook heroine whose favorite words include “Charge it, please,” it won’t be cheap. In fact, it will be so pricey you may wish to hide any mention of the place from the kiddies: It starts at $995 a night; to add [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/betsey-johnson-fashion-designer/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/material-meets-gossip-girl-madonna-and-daughter-lourdes-direct-taylor-momsen-in-fashion-shoot-for-new-clothing-brand-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1298417material-meets-go/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/material-meets-gossip-girl-madonna-and-daughter-lourdes-direct-taylor-momsen-in-fashion-shoot-for-new-clothing-brand-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1298417material-meets-go/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:08:25 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10209 t must have been a little nerve racking being directed in a fashion shoot by the Queen of Pop. But for Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen, the new face of Madonna and her daughter Lourdes’ Material Girl clothing line, it all seemed a bit of a breeze. And in typical fashion, Madonna took charge of the Manhattan shoot, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/material-meets-gossip-girl-madonna-and-daughter-lourdes-direct-taylor-momsen-in-fashion-shoot-for-new-clothing-brand-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1298417material-meets-go/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/goodbye-size-zero-plus-size-designer-fashion-finally-makes-its-debut-courtesy-of-u-s-department-store/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/goodbye-size-zero-plus-size-designer-fashion-finally-makes-its-debut-courtesy-of-u-s-department-store/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:36:11 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10186 The fashion world may continue to argue the plus-size debate for years to come, but one company has taken matters in to its own hands. Saks Fifth Avenue, the ultra chic American department store, will soon be adding plus-sized clothing to the high-end floor of its world famous New York branch – a major coup for [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/goodbye-size-zero-plus-size-designer-fashion-finally-makes-its-debut-courtesy-of-u-s-department-store/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/christian-cota-loden-dager-among-cfdavogue-fashion-fund-finalists/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/christian-cota-loden-dager-among-cfdavogue-fashion-fund-finalists/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:14:26 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10167 Ready the office pool! The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue have selected the finalists for the seventh annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Initiative, which has boosted the careers (and business models) of past winners such as Sophie Theallet, Alexander Wang, and Proenza Schouler. This year’s ten finalists are: Altuzarra and Gurung are on [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/christian-cota-loden-dager-among-cfdavogue-fashion-fund-finalists/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/detroit-fashion-state-of-the-art/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/detroit-fashion-state-of-the-art/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:35:53 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10120 It’s bikini season right now, but come autumn, all eyes move to the runway. Certainly the well-trod New York-Paris-Milan-London circuit comes to mind, but, closer to home, Detroit Fashion Week anchors the region’s evolving fashion design trade. “[Detroit] Fashion Week was established basically to help to launch the careers of local designers, to bring some credibility [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/detroit-fashion-state-of-the-art/feed/ 6 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs-2/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs-2/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:34:35 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10033 Award-winning Middle Eastern fashion designer Amal Sarieddine will return to Couture Fashion Week in New York City with a much-anticipated fashion show to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010 in the legendary Grand Ballroom at the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Amal Sarieddine is a young Lebanese fashion designer who is following in the [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs-2/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/katya-leonovich-to-show-cutting-edge-bridal-designs-at-couture-fashion-week-new-york/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/katya-leonovich-to-show-cutting-edge-bridal-designs-at-couture-fashion-week-new-york/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:46:15 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=10006 Award-winning designer Katya Leonovich will show her latest collection at Couture Fashion Week at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday September 11, 2010. In her second appearance at the event, the designer will present innovative and cutting edge bridal fashions. The fashion show will be held in the legendary Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/katya-leonovich-to-show-cutting-edge-bridal-designs-at-couture-fashion-week-new-york/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:23:19 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9956 Award-winning Middle Eastern fashion designer Amal Sarieddine will return to Couture Fashion Week in New York City with a much-anticipated fashion show to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010 in the legendary Grand Ballroom at the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Amal Sarieddine is a young Lebanese fashion designer who is following in the [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/amal-sarieddine-returns-to-couture-fashion-week-new-york-with-luxurious-feminine-designs/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/this-week-sees-the-berlin-glitterati-in-a-fever-as-yet-again-the-german-capital-hosts-fashion-week-but-as-a-city-with-more-hipsters-per-square-mile-than-most-berlin-has-a-rather-diy-approach-to-high/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/this-week-sees-the-berlin-glitterati-in-a-fever-as-yet-again-the-german-capital-hosts-fashion-week-but-as-a-city-with-more-hipsters-per-square-mile-than-most-berlin-has-a-rather-diy-approach-to-high/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:54:20 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9840 I don’t consider myself to be a particularly fashionable person. I don’t read all the glossy mags, I seldom visit flagship stores, and I certainly don’t talk down my nose to someone wearing something deemed “so last year.”   I’m quite happy to roll out of bed, pull on a tattered, crumpled T-shirt and a pair of [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/this-week-sees-the-berlin-glitterati-in-a-fever-as-yet-again-the-german-capital-hosts-fashion-week-but-as-a-city-with-more-hipsters-per-square-mile-than-most-berlin-has-a-rather-diy-approach-to-high/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/ooh-la-la-blake-lively-and-%e2%80%98gossip-girl%e2%80%99-take-paris-fashion-by-storm/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/ooh-la-la-blake-lively-and-%e2%80%98gossip-girl%e2%80%99-take-paris-fashion-by-storm/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:26:32 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9788 Au revoir New York, bonjour Paris! At the end of Gossip Girl‘s dramatic third season, BFFs Serena van der Woodsen, played by Blake Lively, and BFF Blair Waldorf, played by Leighton Meester, headed to the City of Lights to cure their broken hearts with some serious retail therapy. And by the looks of it, Serena [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/ooh-la-la-blake-lively-and-%e2%80%98gossip-girl%e2%80%99-take-paris-fashion-by-storm/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/queen-elizabeths-3d-glasses-a-fashion-do-or-dont-poll/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/queen-elizabeths-3d-glasses-a-fashion-do-or-dont-poll/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:47:48 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9769 Why is it that every time Queen Elizabeth II does something the commoners do, the result is just plain funny and kind of cute? Case in point: Her Majesty wore 3D glasses during a visit to Pinewood Studios in Toronto on July 5th and the results are below. She might want to get some similar [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/queen-elizabeths-3d-glasses-a-fashion-do-or-dont-poll/feed/ 2 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/your-need-is-to-acquire-an-application-that-ensures-24x7-business-availability-without-spending-too-much-out-of-your-pocket-then-binarysoft-technologies-innovative-web-based-application-developmen/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/your-need-is-to-acquire-an-application-that-ensures-24x7-business-availability-without-spending-too-much-out-of-your-pocket-then-binarysoft-technologies-innovative-web-based-application-developmen/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:15:39 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9761 A word of warning before we get started on this season’s infatuation with tribal prints: aspects of this trend — namely, the fact that it includes leopard-print — should be approached with great caution. That said, so vast and varied are the designs and colours encompassed in this distinctly wild way of dressing that if [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/your-need-is-to-acquire-an-application-that-ensures-24x7-business-availability-without-spending-too-much-out-of-your-pocket-then-binarysoft-technologies-innovative-web-based-application-developmen/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/lourdes-is-more-savvy-than-me-madonna-endorses-her-material-girl-protege-after-bringing-her-into-the-family-fashion-business/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/lourdes-is-more-savvy-than-me-madonna-endorses-her-material-girl-protege-after-bringing-her-into-the-family-fashion-business/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:38:26 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9734 Madonna’s gave her new business partner a ringing endorsement today while promoting her latest venture. The 50-year-old, who has brought daughter Lourdes into the fold at the tender at of 13, described her protégé as ‘resourceful’, ’savvy’ and ‘creative’. The pair are launching a teen fashion line called Material Girl together in August and they’ve both got [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/lourdes-is-more-savvy-than-me-madonna-endorses-her-material-girl-protege-after-bringing-her-into-the-family-fashion-business/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/houston-industry-leaders-to-launch-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/houston-industry-leaders-to-launch-fashion-week/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:04:44 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9699 A contingent of creative-minded types thinks the Bayou City deserves — and needs – its own fashion week. So on the heels of September’s big spring shows in New York, they’re staging one. Fashion Houston 2010 will be presented by Audi Oct. 11-15, with runway shows at the Wortham Theater Center Oct. 12-14 bookended by parties [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/houston-industry-leaders-to-launch-fashion-week/feed/ 14 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonna-lourdes-is-more-fashion-savvy-than-me/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonna-lourdes-is-more-fashion-savvy-than-me/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:17:11 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9679 Madonna and her daughter Lourdes Ciccone Leon make a surprise appearance on the red carpet at the New York premiere of ‘Nine’. Tagging along with them was Jessica Seinfeld. Held at the Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC. – Johns PkI / Splash News Bookmark It ]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/07/madonna-lourdes-is-more-fashion-savvy-than-me/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/brazil-leads-the-way-at-sao-paulo-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/brazil-leads-the-way-at-sao-paulo-fashion-week/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:34:33 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9626 Sao Paulo Fashion Week is widely regarded as the “fifth” fashion week, after New York, Paris, Milan and London, and it’s an event where the issue of non-white models has been tackled head-on.   Organisers at the show have had to ensure at least one in 10 models are of indigenous or African descent to reflect the [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/brazil-leads-the-way-at-sao-paulo-fashion-week/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/full-figured-fashion-week-expands/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/full-figured-fashion-week-expands/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:19:36 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9506   Full Figured Fashion Week is currently in its second year in Manhattan. The four-day event, which began Wednesday, includes fashion shows, panel discussions, and runway-model competition. This year’s event boasts 35 sponsors, up from 7 last year, while runway shows are drawing crowds of around 300. Full Figured Fashion Week also has reality stars! America’s [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/full-figured-fashion-week-expands/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winning-way-with-fashion/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winning-way-with-fashion/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:34:16 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9491 ‘I was born into fashion,’ says designer Donna Karan, as she opens up about her two decades in the fashion world, the various products she has designed and all that she has achieved. An exclusive e-mail interview. “Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul,” says fashion icon Donna Karan. “For me, designing [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winning-way-with-fashion/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/rio-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/rio-fashion-week/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:31:44 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9487 As the glamazonian model sashayed down the catwalk to the bossa nova beat, she pulled awkwardly at her slashed Lycra mini skirt. The skimpy little thing was barely bigger than an Elastoplast and simply wouldn’t sit still. For the cluster of international journalists facing the parade of bronzed flesh laced in scraps of stretchy fabric, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/rio-fashion-week/feed/ 9 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winter-break-is-now-the-longest-season-in-fashion/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winter-break-is-now-the-longest-season-in-fashion/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:02:28 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9454 A RESORT collection used to be the equivalent of staring at pictures of Bali when you lived in Kansas and the truck was broke. The clothes were for people who actually went somewhere, who made plans that included special wardrobes. But now, like so many other things once celebrated in a Slim Aarons photograph, resort has [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-winter-break-is-now-the-longest-season-in-fashion/feed/ 7 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/jennifer-lopez-earns-a-gold-medal-in-fashion-with-a-daring-plunge-neck-dress/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/jennifer-lopez-earns-a-gold-medal-in-fashion-with-a-daring-plunge-neck-dress/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:28:40 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9412 Jennifer Lopez proved last night that when it comes to fashion, she’s got the Midas Touch. The performer put on a dazzling display as she arrived on the red carpet in New York wearing a plunging metallic frock that put her knock-out figure on show. She was accompanied by her husband Marc Anthony, whose gold trimmed suit [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/jennifer-lopez-earns-a-gold-medal-in-fashion-with-a-daring-plunge-neck-dress/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week-2/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week-2/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:46:55 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9287   It’s Graduate Fashion Week, but fashion students have been graduating since Central Saint Martins’s MA show in March. Sitting at these shows, you try to patch together future trends from what you see – and this year, I’m beginning to see a huge trend. Every time I glance down to check who has done what, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week-2/feed/ 6 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-list-designers-featured-in-full-figured-fashion-week%e2%84%a2-finale/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-list-designers-featured-in-full-figured-fashion-week%e2%84%a2-finale/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:57:08 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9276 There are only a few weeks left before the plus fashion event of the year! Full Figured Fashion Week™ June 16-June 19 in New York will be a week full of workshops, fashion shows, model competition and just all around curvy appreciation. The Finale Showcase on June 19 at the Park Central Hotel will surely be [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/a-list-designers-featured-in-full-figured-fashion-week%e2%84%a2-finale/feed/ 14 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/who-won-the-fashion-oscars/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/who-won-the-fashion-oscars/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:37:21 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9268     Monday evening in New York, a lavender carpet is rolled out for guests attending the 28th CFDA awards,’s equivalent of the Oscars. This year the Council of Fashion Designers of America bestowed the best womenswear prize upon Marc Jacobs, saluted Michael Kors with a lifetime achievement award and paid tribute to the late Alexander McQueen. [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/who-won-the-fashion-oscars/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:32:15 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9264   Cadbury’s new Flake advert as directed by Baillie Walsh and styled by Antony Price The oriental class of 2010 It’s Graduate Fashion Week, but fashion students have been graduating since Central Saint Martins’s MA show in March. Sitting at these shows, you try to patch together future trends from what you see – and this year, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-oriental-class-of-2010-at-graduate-fashion-week/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-cfda-fashion-awards-2010/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-cfda-fashion-awards-2010/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:56:24 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9261   Sarah Jessica Parker and Gwyneth Paltrow led the fashion pack at the CFDA Fashion Awards 2010 in New York, looking every inch global style icons.  Gwyneth Paltrow was the first to arrive and made a glamorous entrance in an asymmetric black sequin gown by Michael Kors, complete with a super-sleek ponytail – who said black [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/the-cfda-fashion-awards-2010/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/confessions-of-an-online-fashion-voyeur/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/confessions-of-an-online-fashion-voyeur/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:39:53 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9106 Can you enjoy fashion without buying very much? Let me explain. Once a week with clockwork precision, an email from Net-a-Porter lands in my inbox. And once a week, like a surreptitious nap or stolen kiss, I open the site and spend half an hour, drooling over dresses, blouses, bags and shoes. Here is the [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/confessions-of-an-online-fashion-voyeur/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/julie-wheat-brings-a-vintage-flair-to-charlestons-fashion-scene/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/julie-wheat-brings-a-vintage-flair-to-charlestons-fashion-scene/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:36:50 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9096 Gidget, a tiny brown dachshund clad in a pink, studded leather collar, pounces playfully around Julie Wheat’s feet as she settles into a dramatic black-and-white houndstooth sofa, an antique recently reupholstered with retro flair. As the owner and designer of Cavortress, a Charleston-based vintage clothing shop and design label founded in late 2009, Wheat has [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/julie-wheat-brings-a-vintage-flair-to-charlestons-fashion-scene/feed/ 7 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/whitney-port-redeems-her-style-credibility-with-a-flirty-mini-wrap-dress-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1283554whitney-port-redeems-style-credibility-flirty-mini-wrap-dress/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/whitney-port-redeems-her-style-credibility-with-a-flirty-mini-wrap-dress-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1283554whitney-port-redeems-style-credibility-flirty-mini-wrap-dress/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:25:01 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9052 She stepped out in a disastrous ensemble yesterday, but Whitney Port clearly didn’t want to make the same style mistake twice. The 25-year-old redeemed her fashion credibility as she emerged in New York today in a fun mini wrap dress. It was a marked improvement from her outfit 24 hours earlier. source:- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1283554/Whitney-Port-redeems-style-credibility-flirty-mini-wrap-dress.html Bookmark It ]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/whitney-port-redeems-her-style-credibility-with-a-flirty-mini-wrap-dress-read-more-httpwww-dailymail-co-uktvshowbizarticle-1283554whitney-port-redeems-style-credibility-flirty-mini-wrap-dress/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/students-highlight-fashion-and-style-in-old-bridge/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/students-highlight-fashion-and-style-in-old-bridge/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:57:03 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=9009   New York has one. So do Paris and Milan. And now, Old Bridge has joined their ranks (sort of) by hosting its own fashion week. It was held last week in the township’s high school. In one classroom-turned-salon, more than 40 girls (and one boy) in the cosmetology class carefully applied makeup and styled hair on [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/06/students-highlight-fashion-and-style-in-old-bridge/feed/ 3 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-denim-is-back-for-spring/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-denim-is-back-for-spring/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:16:15 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8936 NEW YORK — Denim never goes out of style, but there are seasons when your old, reliable five-pocket jeans simply aren’t enough. This is one of those seasons. The jeans legging — aka jegging — is still going strong, and denim designers are also talking up the chambray shirt, asymmetrical motocross jackets, cutoff shorts and, still, [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-denim-is-back-for-spring/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/clean-classic-lines-set-the-stage-for-fall-fashion/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/clean-classic-lines-set-the-stage-for-fall-fashion/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:40:24 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8904 The month-long round of women’s runway shows came to an end Wednesday in Paris, where designers heralded the return of clean, classic sportswear and searched for a new definition of luxury in the fast-moving digital age. Here are six ideas and trends — spotted in New York, Milan and Paris — that are likely to [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/clean-classic-lines-set-the-stage-for-fall-fashion/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/project-runway-alums-grace-fashion-group-international-party/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/project-runway-alums-grace-fashion-group-international-party/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:26:31 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8897 Many designers on Project Runway never thought they’d come this far, especially since they didn’t win the competition.  On Wednesday night, several of the series’ alums sauntered over to Fashion Group International’s big celebration: “The Designers & Their Muses” party in Los Angeles.  Held at Standard Hotel, it boasted of a number of upcoming talents [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/project-runway-alums-grace-fashion-group-international-party/feed/ 7 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/ukrainian-fashion-designers-are-gradually-finding-their-individuality-and-are-increasingly-concerned-with-important-social-processes/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/ukrainian-fashion-designers-are-gradually-finding-their-individuality-and-are-increasingly-concerned-with-important-social-processes/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8893 The Ukrainian Fashion Week is now well in line with the global catwalk. The European fashion calendar places Kyiv immediately after the Paris Fashion Week preceeded by similar weeks in New York, Milan, and London. So the Ukrainian fashion event gets off to a start when the main European fashion capitals have already said their [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/ukrainian-fashion-designers-are-gradually-finding-their-individuality-and-are-increasingly-concerned-with-important-social-processes/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/how-victoria-beckham-beat-the-fashion-snobs/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/how-victoria-beckham-beat-the-fashion-snobs/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:25:46 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8855 David may be crocked but Mrs B is dressing Madonna and conquering the fashion pack. This, she says, is her job for life It may be indelicate. But if you’d choose to describe Victoria Beckham as a “hot mom”, then fair enough. However there are better times (and better places) to do this than to her [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/how-victoria-beckham-beat-the-fashion-snobs/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fallwinter-fashion-of-2010/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fallwinter-fashion-of-2010/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:39:44 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8840 With Paris fashion week wrapping last week with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory at Louis Vuitton, buyers, celebrities and fashion editors are busy reflecting on Fall-Winter 2010 trends after a month on the fashion-week runway circuits of New York, London, Milan and Paris. “The strong domination of retro styling and practical [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fallwinter-fashion-of-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/it%e2%80%99s-fashion-show-time/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/it%e2%80%99s-fashion-show-time/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:43:58 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/it%e2%80%99s-fashion-show-time/ For hardcore fashion types — the sort who wear black, are chic in a kind of scary way and love to spout that the only beauty product they use is lip balm — fashion shows are about flying to New York and hitting the tents for high fashion. For women who just love fashion, a fashion [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/it%e2%80%99s-fashion-show-time/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-the-world-over-is-washing-its-dirty-linen-in-public/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-the-world-over-is-washing-its-dirty-linen-in-public/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:42:48 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8811       Okay, rephrase. International pop singer Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance has turned into something of a sensual trend, with lingerie peeping out of clothes that dominate designer runways at Paris and New York Fashion Weeks. At LFW, Sabyasachi Mukherjee took the first step. Not just at dragging bedroom clothing into public but also venturing into a [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/03/fashion-the-world-over-is-washing-its-dirty-linen-in-public/feed/ 5 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/point-of-view-fashion-week-shines-for-last-time-in-bryant-park/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/point-of-view-fashion-week-shines-for-last-time-in-bryant-park/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:26:33 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8751 New York Fashion Week kicked off on Feb. 11. It marked the start of the last New York Fashion to be held at Bryant Park, and now will also be remembered as the day acclaimed British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London home. Between the massive screen updating live with Twitter feeds [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/point-of-view-fashion-week-shines-for-last-time-in-bryant-park/feed/ 5 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/london-stays-vibrant-with-young-fashion-talent/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/london-stays-vibrant-with-young-fashion-talent/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:57:46 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8682 LONDON — London’s taste for the avant garde makes it vital for young talent and veterans alike, designers and industry watchers said, brushing aside fears the city is being squeezed out by rivals Milan, New York and Paris. “It is eclectic. The diversity you have in London you just don’t have anywhere else,” Kinder Aggugini, an [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/london-stays-vibrant-with-young-fashion-talent/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/our-london-fashion-week-blog/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/our-london-fashion-week-blog/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:27:13 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8648 It’s February, it’s freezing, but it’s Fashion Week! And here at YOU we are ready and raring.  Welcome to the YOU View, where you’ll find the YOU take on London’s five-day moment under the fashion flashbulb.  We’ll feedback on the clothes and the shows, but also on the people, the parties and the goings-on that we love [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/our-london-fashion-week-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/pamela-anderson-almost-naked-on-fashion-weeks-runway/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/pamela-anderson-almost-naked-on-fashion-weeks-runway/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:04:05 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/pamela-anderson-almost-naked-on-fashion-weeks-runway/ WENN Pamela Anderson displayed her best assets for all the world to see when she strut down the runway at Mercedes-Benz IMG New York Fashion Week almost naked. On Wednesday, February 17, the busty blonde put on Richie Rich’s sparkling silver swimsuit which is scarce material in the belly and breasts area. Pamela, who is a [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/pamela-anderson-almost-naked-on-fashion-weeks-runway/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/cozy-layers-wools-set-tone-at-ny-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/cozy-layers-wools-set-tone-at-ny-fashion-week/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:35:18 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8632 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 [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/cozy-layers-wools-set-tone-at-ny-fashion-week/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/star-less-marc-jacobs-shines-at-new-york-fashion-week/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/star-less-marc-jacobs-shines-at-new-york-fashion-week/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:37:38 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8621 Muted colours and sequins were the order of the day at the Marc Jacobs show at New York fashion week. Photograph: Seth Wenig/Associated Press “There are no celebrities at the show,” confirmed a spokesperson. For some fashion  designers this would be tantamount to admitting they didn’t have the money to spend on guaranteeing a star-studded front row. [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/star-less-marc-jacobs-shines-at-new-york-fashion-week/feed/ 1 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/alexander-mcqueens-death-shocks-fashion-world/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/alexander-mcqueens-death-shocks-fashion-world/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:01:52 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8616 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 [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/alexander-mcqueens-death-shocks-fashion-world/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/victoria-beckham-defends-fashion-designers-right-to-use-thin-models/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/victoria-beckham-defends-fashion-designers-right-to-use-thin-models/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:51:30 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8608 Beckham, who has just received positive reviews for her fashion collection which premiered on Sunday during New York Fashion Week, said: “Most of these girls are naturally thin.” Speaking on American daytime show ‘The View’, she said: “And I don’t think we should be discriminating against someone because they are too thin or too curvy or [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/victoria-beckham-defends-fashion-designers-right-to-use-thin-models/feed/ 0 http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/8601/ http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/8601/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:43:12 +0000 Lucky http://www.fashiongarments.org/?p=8601   New York–When Marc Jacobs and his business partner Robert Duffy tore the brown wrapping paper from a giant box to present more than 50 models wearing the fall 2010 collection, it was the big reveal – not only for those attending the show but also for those around the world watching it live-streamed from his [...]]]> http://www.fashiongarments.org/2010/02/8601/feed/ 0