My Fashion Life

*Dolce & Gabbana takes center stage once more! Beyonce and Missy Elliott chose Dolce & Gabbana to create exclusive tour wardrobes for their separate performances that are part of the first ever Verizon “Ladies First” Tour 2004. Each wardrobe consists of exclusive one-of-a-kind looks that are instantly recognizable as Dolce & Gabbana, while perfectly reflecting both of these top performers’ distinctly different styles.

*She’s barely out of childhood herself, but there are whispers that singer-actress Solange Knowles, the younger sister of Destiny’s Child member Beyonce, may be with child

The four stars - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon - have vowed it is the end of the cult New York series. During its six-year run, Sex and the City has won six Emmy awards and eight Golden Globes. It has commanded an international following, with millions of viewers worldwide.
Its shock value and frank sexual content guaranteed the show big publicity when it began. The on-screen chemistry between the co-stars also won a big female following. Sex and the City parties are being held around the UK to mark the end of an era, the last episode was broadcasted on Friday 19th March 2004.

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Lingering unemployment, embattled troops, imploding governments be damned. If the zeitgeist is discernable from how we dress, this is a cheerful moment indeed.

‘’I really think its a happy time,'’ said Sonia Gibson, fashion and public relations director for Saks Fifth Avenue at Bal Harbour. “Everything is bright and feminine.'’

How interesting, a friend of mine has been constantly saying how fashion and technology could compliment each other and I just haven’t been able to see his vision. My head can’t get around clothes being technologically functional, it’s just not the time yet. However there is a market for it and a leading designer in this field. Alexandra Fede is named the first Scientific Fashion Designer. Her philosophy when designing a garment is not only it’s beauty but also “the functionalities of garments along with the protection and well being of the person”. She has created the concept “Stressless”

a fabric based on natural fibres like silk, cotton or wool with woven in an invisible trilobal carbon core fibre that actively protects from electromagnetic radiations and dissiapates electrostatic charges.

Her work is very interesting and extremely futuristic and she’s partcipating in this years CTIA Wireless 2004 - Fashion In Motion runway show.

“Wireless technology has inspired new products and features in the technology, clothing and accessory industries and Fashion in Motion brings that all together. Models in this couture style runway show wear the latest in high fashion while displaying mobile devices demonstrating the hottest items on the market today as well as the most futuristic technology of tomorrow,” said Steve Largent, President and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA).

The show will feature more goodies such as this:

– Thinking Materials Phone Watch - Is it a watch? Is it a phone? It’s both! This wearable communicator helps you keep in touch and on time. A full function wireless phone with Bluetooth connectivity to a headset.

and much more.

For a while every one has been wondering what next, where will fashion go? Is Science and Technology the answer?

“To be fashionable is to be uncompromising to the things you love… “

- Sistahs Harlem New York

What do Alicia Keys, Cody Chestnutt and Jada Pinkett Smith have in common with Common? Apart from all being very fine people they all share a love for the phenomenon that is Sistahs Harlem New York. With a passion for fashion and sheer determination, Carmia Marshall and Carmen Webber took it in to their own hands to make a name for themselves. Starting in 2001 they have already dressed some of the most prestigious entertainers, and their collections of street couture continue to creatively grow from strength to strength. Coming soon are a line of Accessories and a Brothers Harlem New York and it looks like these Sistahs are set to make a very chic mark in the world that is fashion.

MFL: How do you decide upon the theme for each collection?

Carmia: There are many things that inspire a collection. Music. Friends. Family. Colors. Laughter. Books. Politics. We love to empower women (but we are not limited to solely empowering woman (smile). We love to educate. Our collections always have an educational lesson about something or someone. Our last fall collection was entitle Le Femme Du Monde ( High Society Woman) Our muse were Margaret Sanger, Assata Shukar, Zora Neal Hurston, Amy Tan, Tina Turner, all these woman, so different yet so influential and magnificent. We wanted to celebrate them. Our latest spring collection Afro-Cuban: The Africa in Cuba. We wanted to explore the African heritage in Cuba. Very festive, very colorful . . . Sometimes we sit over coffee and brainstorm; other times I may have an idea and I’ll call Carmen and say, “hey what do you think about this idea or vice versa. We may be having a conversation about trees and a new idea may be born.

Carmen: Themes are usually chosen by what moves me or what’s important to me or us as a team. We also like to bring some great knowledge through clothing even more we like to bring awareness to the forefront without it being “in your face”.
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When Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie tried working as Arkansas milkmaids in an episode of their reality show “The Simple Life,” things ended badly, with the pair soaked in spilled milk. But their orange camouflage Von Dutch truckers’ caps made an impression. Within hours, the hats were selling on eBay for three times their retail value.

The Von Dutch brand, named for a seminal L.A. car customizer, has hit critical mass. Von Dutch, whose real name was Kenny Howard, was a father of the 1960s “kustom car” craze. Howard, who was raised in Maywood, California, and died at 63 in 1992, virtually invented the free- style pin-striping and painted flames that became the signature of the uniquely Southern California car subculture. His family nickname was “Dutch” - given to him early on by relatives who found him as stubborn as a Dutchman.

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Oh my goodness what happened to Tyra??? Whoever styled her like this must have been high!

(Andre 3000 looked sexy as usual)

William Golding presented numerous themes and basic ideas that give the reader something to think about. One of the most basic and obvious themes is that society holds everyone together, and without these conditions, our ideals, values, and the basics of right and wrong are lost. Without society’s rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light.

Golding is also showing that morals come directly from our surroundings, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values.