I think I prefer Margaret Cho’s take on the whole “Tom Ford” saga…. Tom Ford is walking away from Gucci. I am beside myself with grief. Ford and some other dude Domenico De Sole who nobody cares about but is the money side of the famous fashion house are leaving […]
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tata-naka
I’ve been wanting to post about tata-naka for a while now, managed to get a chance today. ABOUT Identical Georgian twins Tamara and Natasha Surguladze have surged on to the London fashion scene. Arriving in Britain in 1996 to study at Central St. Martin’s, they launched their label in 2000. […]
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Contrary to the prolific universal belief that she was a wild, untamed beauty that spoke an unknown language and was discovered herding goats through the Somalian veldt, the origins of celebrity for magnum super-model and now cosmetic entrepreneur, Iman, are bland in comparison to the facts. The simple truth is […]
Read MoreAneres
Serena has unveiled a couture line under her label Aneres (Serena spelled backward). “I’m just starting my company and it will be available [to the public] soon, Serena said of her designs. It’s out of Italy, so we’ll do high-end fashions. I like evening wear, wedding wear, and just things […]
Read MoreRich supermodels
Supermodels seem to be up there on the rich list this year. Quite surprised about Erin O’Connor.. ..lets hope she doesn’t lose alot of it after this story. I would have thought though that Kate Moss would have earned more than her as she’s just about everywhere at the moment.
Read MoreG Girls
Really enjoyed watching G Girls on Sunday morning. Realised I’m a magazine freak when I recognised and knew the first names of all the Glamour contributors! We all have our little addictions right? Well mine is magazines, amongst other things!
Read MoreMinnie Driver in Cambodia
There is absolutely no point in sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself. The great power you have is to let go … focus on what you have, not that which has been mean or unkindly removed. LONDON – Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (news) plans to spend time in a […]
Read MoreLaptop Bag
Now the House of Givenchy designer has turned his hand to technology with a creation that could have thousands of women leaping with joy in their Manolo Blahniks. He has teamed up with Intel to take the laptop bag out of the world of geeky black nylon and into the […]
Read MoreKevyn Aucoin
Today I choose life- Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain, To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices- today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. To embrace the […]
Read MoreLiya Kebede
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Read More“Juicy” cashmere, cool and comfort…
Juicy Couture’s new cashmere collection
Read MoreClothes hanger models
Fashion’s minor leagues may be overrun with spindly young hopefuls, but the big time is dominated by a few dozen women who are known by their first names and who have an admirable capacity for maintaining an expression of louche disengagement even when they are dressed in John Galliano’s ready-to-wear […]
Read MoreSpring trends
Top 10 trends for Spring 2004 from style.com
Read MoreOrlando Bloom
Lets start the weekend with a smile
Read MoreRiver Island
After reading this article about River island, I decided to check what it had in store for us this winter. I must admit I don’t really bother with River Island, I’ve never felt they had anything to offer. However I was pleasantly surprised…
Read MoreCollette Dinnigan
As fashion designers go Collette Dinnigan definitely represents the success that can be achieved from extremely hard work and determination. “Even in the first six months I never really saw it as a cottage industry. I thought it was a proper business but it wasn’t. I would think, ‘Why aren’t […]
Read MoreJohnny Depp
“I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.” Johnny Depp
Read MoreReal Deal
“You might want to: Set up your own company. Publish a magazine. Develop your own clothing range. Launch an Internet radio station. Create a website. Support a campaign. Start a record label. Open a design studio. Organise a festival. Put on a fashion show. Found this site yesterday, although it’s […]
Read MoreBolz
Stylish fashion slide show from Bolz
Read MoreBeauty
Dorothy Dandridge
Read MoreFashion Book
Stumbled upon quite a cool site Fashion Book, it contains lists of fashion photgraphers, stylists, illustrators and much more with their work and contact details. This link is for you rock, its a list of fashion stylists from the above fashion book and when you click on their name you […]
Read MorePuffy takes Paris
click on the pic for more of the slideshow
Read MoreReturn of the Supermodel
“The supermodel is over. It’s celebrities this year, and when fashion returns, it will be back to the models.” – Harold Mindel, Click Model Management. Can it be true…are the supermodels coming back? I hope so!
Read MoreKate quote
Though you many have a passion for beauty and fashion; what matters is what’s underneath Kate Moss
Read MoreI’m in love
with these boots…
Read MoreArticles: Letting go
Every season we are told of the “new trends” yet more often than not some part of the new always has an element of the old. This season we are living in the 60’s and 80’s. Yet in the early nineties I remember the 70’s making a comeback. The “platform” […]
Read MoreJada Pinkett
“I’m extremely ambitious. I don’t know why people are afraid to say that. I won’t sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don’t think that’s bad.” Jada Pinkett Smith
Read MoreSomewhere totally else
The Design Museum is celebrating the most exciting innovations in contemporary design in Somewhere Totally Else – The European Design Show. Featuring the best of the design projects to have been unveiled in Europe in the past two years, this exhibition encourages visitors to question their perceptions of design by […]
Read MoreNakano
Not sure I would wear this creation from Nakano but I like the idea More from Paris Spring/Summer 2004
Read MoreIs everyone goin crazy
I can’t believe this story IF it’s true then Beyonce is talkin some rubbish: The devout Christian says she has permission from God to wear sexy clothes and strip on stage but not to have a girl-on-girl snog. She says: “I always carry myself like a lady. I don’t feel […]
Read MoreBooks, Books, Books
9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion by Nancy Riegelman Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli by Dilys E. Blum Dressing the Man : Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion by Alan Flusser Manolo Blahnik Drawings by Manolo Blahnik, Anna Wintour, Anna Piaggi, Michael Roberts
Read MoreFashion Summit
Milano Fashion Global Summit brings together a highly selected group of industry leaders and other influential personalities from around the world to share authoritive opinions on the challenges and opportunities that fashion faces in today’s constantly changing markets. The Summit gathers company leaders and top management and has a unique […]
Read MoreArmani @ the Royal Academy
Giorgio Armani: A Retrospective at the Royal Academy will be open from 18.10.03 – 15.02.04 For further press information, please contact the Caroline Atkinson or Sarah Davies in the RA Press Office on tel: 020 7300 5615/5610 or fax: 020 7300 8032 or email: press.office@royalacademy.org.uk “It is a big question […]
Read MoreGloves and Parka’s
Everywhere I go i’m seeing gloves and some cool parka’s… Teen vogue has a nice slideshow of gloves..however I have to stick to H+M for now as their selection is v.affordable and v.stylish. I must go to warehouse, and invest in a parka
Read MoreSkinny fashion models
Why fashion models are so skinny according to Leo Savage. Men as a rule like women with breasts. Is this in doubt? If you don’t believe me, just ask a few men at random and see what they say. The few you may find that don’t mostly appreciate a good […]
Read MoreMonte Carlo fashion
Some of the outfits at the World Music Awards….
Read MoreFave model of the month
Matthew Avedon: The cat’s out of the bag! Richard Avedon’s skate-boy grandson has graced Paper magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” issue, merited a lavish write-up in the NY Times Style Section and squinted magnificently in campaigns for Versus,Cerutti Jeans, Hermes and H&M. Matthew has certainly made a name for himself. Leo: […]
Read MoreFashion Rocks
I definitely cannot wait for this show. FASHION ROCKS, the most fabulous fashion event in years, will happen at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night. In aid of The Prince’s Trust, the highly glamorous fusion of rock and fashion will see the world’s most famous design names present their […]
Read MoreMosquito Fashion
KNITWEAR designer Rehana Patel is about to cause a buzz in the fashion world – with a creation made out of mosquito nets
Read MoreGlamorous or Cool?
How do you wear your clothes?
Read MoreSloggi ads
Do you find this ad offensive? Personally I dont, I think we have seen worse and this does not shock me in the slightest. That’s probably not a good thing though but unfortunately thats the way life is becoming. I actually find this ad more daring, but nevertheless I can’t […]
Read MoreAn argument in pictures
This is a really really nice slideshow about “The decline of fashion photography” “I act by instinct,” Testino told The New Yorker last September, “I do, and then I think.”
Read MoreGweedo
Shop with Gweedo, found thru Zak’s beta blog
Read MoreBurberry at Milan
I’ve never really had much time for Burberry but Christopher Bailey really impressed me with his collection for Burberry at Milan. It was definitely my favourite show.
Read MoreEleanor Lambert
Publicist Eleanor Lambert, one of the most influential and honored pioneers shaping American fashion, died Tuesday at the age of 100. May she rest in peace.
Read MoreCan we have and do it all?
Really interesting post from airing dirty laundry.
Read MoreProletarian fashion
“Their intention is to educate people on the revolutionary works and contributions of these persons.” Some people who use fashion to express their passion.
Read MoreFashion no good…
Is fashion damaging your health?
Read MoreZaldy, Culkin, Chloe
Really good interviews with Zaldy, Maculay Culkin and Chloe Sevigny from Papermag.
Read MoreIdeasfactory UK
Excellent advice and links from ideasfactory for wannabe fashion designers.
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