Christian Cota, Loden Dager Among CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists
Posted by Lucky on Jul 23, 2010
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 [...]
Detroit Fashion: State of the Art?
Posted by Lucky on Jul 22, 2010
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 [...]
45th India International Fashion Garment Fair kicks off
Posted by Lucky on Jul 19, 2010
Bringing the largest number of international buyers and apparel exporters under one roof, the 45th edition of India International Garment Fair (IIGF) was inaugurated by Rita Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India on July 12. The three day event is organised by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) at the India Exposition Centre, Greater [...]
[Read More]Elaine Lancaster Named Co-Emcee at Life Ball Fashion Show
Posted by Lucky on Jul 14, 2010
South Beach performer/DJ Elaine Lancaster has been chosen to perform and co-emcee the Fashion Show during this year’s annual Life Ball, one of the Worlds Largest HIV/AIDS Charities held annually in Vienna, Austria, on July 17 this year.
Actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg, this year’s official spokesperson for amFAR, will host Life Ball 2010. Life Ball is an [...]
Festival Fashion 2010: Lily Allen wears Louis Vuitton at Wireless
Posted by Lucky on Jul 7, 2010
A list stars including Jay Z, Lily Allen, Madonna and Beyonce appeared in Hyde Park at the weekend for this year’s Wireless Festival.
Performances from a star studded line up impressed crowds enjoying the summer sun.
Lily Allen performed songs including Smile and Back to the Start in front of screaming crowds.
Wearing a jumpsuit, this summer’s wardrobe [...]
South Staffordshire College Fashion Students Reach Regional Final
Posted by Lucky on Jun 30, 2010
Two fashion students from South Staffordshire College have reached the final of a major regional competition.
Sammy- Jo Witton from Chase Terrace and April Kimber from Lichfield, both studying for their BTEC National Diploma in Fashion at the College’s Lichfield campus, have secured a place in the Midlands Young Fashion Designer Awards (MYFDA) show in October.
Both [...]
Men’s Fashion Week Roundup
Posted by Lucky on Jun 30, 2010
For those of you who have lives beyond fashion (sadly I do not!), you might be unaware that for the last two weeks some of the best designers in the world have been showing their new menswear collections. Now it took me a while to get to grips with the season, it actually still leaves [...]
[Read More]Brazil leads the way at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Jun 28, 2010
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 [...]
Full Figured Fashion Week Expands
Posted by Lucky on Jun 19, 2010
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 [...]
[Read More]Full Figured Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Jun 19, 2010
Shopping can be a dreadful experience in general. But if you’re the sort of woman who actually enjoys eating on a semiregular basis, and who prefers fashions that look like they weren’t manufactured by the American Tent and Awning Company, it’s downright traumatic. Designers and clothing stores have slowly become aware of this; according to [...]
Exopa Fashion Week Postponed
Posted by Lucky on Jun 18, 2010
The annual Exopa Fashion Week, the biggest modeling and fashion programme on Ghana’s entertainment calendar, will not come on this year.
According to the management of the modeling agency, who are the organizers of the annual 4-day event, this year’s ceremony has been postponed to next year due to the 2010 World Cup currently taking place [...]
Fashion Week Cleveland pares down events but shows off designers’ talents
Posted by Lucky on Jun 16, 2010
Just like a Midwestern model who moves to Manhattan, Fashion Week Cleveland has gotten noticeably slimmer.
Rather than seven days jammed with stylish parties, educational sessions and shows, this year’s annual happening featured just a handful of events last week, capped with a single runway show during a finale black-tie gala at La Place in Beachwood [...]
MARKET REPORT: What’s Next for fashion retailer?
Posted by Lucky on Jun 11, 2010
What’s next for Tory Boy Simon Wolfson? The boss of fashion retailer Next was recently named as a Conservative working peer in the Honours List and is said to have donated around £300,000 to the Tories since David Cameron moved into Number 10.
Rumours persist that he could soon wave goodbye to Next to take up [...]
Who won the fashion Oscars?
Posted by Lucky on Jun 9, 2010
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. [...]
The CFDA Fashion Awards 2010
Posted by Lucky on Jun 9, 2010
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 [...]
