Cannes is global shop window for fashion designers
Nicole Kidman and “Amelie” star Audrey Tautou kicked off 12-days of red carpet fashion at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
Nicole Kidman and “Amelie” star Audrey Tautou kicked off 12-days of red carpet fashion at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
New York is celebrating International Bridal Week this week and designer Monique Lhuillier has something for every type of bride, including one who wants to wed in City Hall.
These are the four favorite designers of Anna Wintour, who is still editor in chief of US Vogue magazine and arguably the most powerful woman in the fashion industry worldwide (even if she wasn’t appointed US ambassador to England allegedly because her longtime boyfriend, J. Shelby Bryan, owes the US government over a million dollars in back taxes). Last week, SI Newhouse appointed Wintour artistic director of all Condé Nast publications.
If you are a fashion design student, normally, you are more inclined to create fantasy-theme designs, boundary-breaking ideas or avant-garde looks.
Monique Lhuillier opened her first New York store on Oct. 5, and within five minutes made a sale—a fur-and-lace jacket from her Fall ready-to-wear collection.
NEW YORK—Katungulu Mwendwa knew she wanted to be a fashion designer ever since the day she took the scissors to her mother’s wardrobe. “I think I did that to her wedding evening dress,” said the 24-year-old from Nairobi, recalling her childhood. “I’m not sure she was very happy about that one—but here I am [...]
Now for good news from the design front, where Filipinos continue to do the country proud. Innovative young designer Olivia d’Aboville has been selected by no less than Elle Decoration Magazine to be among 25 international artists/designers whose work will be presented at the magazine’s 25th anniversary exposition at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, which will run for a month.
Veteran fashion designer JC Buendia recently celebrated 25 years “of friendship and love” in the industry Monday with a fashion show of his 2012 collection.
At the next Olympics, the team from the USA will wear uniforms made in the USA.
It’s this piece of advice that fashion designer Geof Gonzales shares with contestants of Look of Style Awards 2012. He won this design competition last year with his edgy, sculptural, “salable” designs that came in unique fabrics.
The start of haute couture week in Paris is a must on any self-respecting fashionista’s calendar. But day one of the French capital’s fall-winter 2012 shows was different: It’s what’s called a fashion event.
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