Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
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ackstage at the Carlos Miele show, all the accents are Russian. The models are rubbing off makeup, having transformed from Miele’s glamorous jet-setters back into harried teenagers. They look skinny but not cadaverous. Yet after a week in the Bryant Par
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Some designers just can’t take being gored by Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn. Since Horyn’s rough review of Vera Wang’s fall collection on February 10 (“She is not an original-thinking designer … [she] spends too much time looking at other des
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New York’s Fashion Week may be a foggy memory of feathers, hats, and sequins, but we’re still sifting through the looks. We combed hundreds of shows to find fall 2007’s ten biggest trends, from silhouettes to shoes. Now you just have to find somewhere to
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Our favorite runway moments and trends from New York Fashion Week.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that following a thorough assessment of its store concept, Forth & Towne, it has decided it will not move forward with a full roll-out. As a result, the company will clo
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — World-class soccer stars Brandi Chastain and Hope Solo and world renowned volleyball player Logan Tom today helped launch Tailwind(R), a new fashion-meets-performance footwear and accessories brand, providing women with i
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A new handbag for £20,000 is just the latest example of must-have madness. And it’s not just footballers’ wives and girlfriends who are in its grip - middle-class women are following suit. They should stop right now, says Lesley Thomas
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Body image talk all about her obsession
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(PARIS) Lionel Vermeil, whose resignation from Jean Paul Gaultier The Daily first reported, has been confirmed to join Balenciaga as director of communications, a spokesperson for the company said today.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
I really like parts of the Balenciaga Fall 2007 collection, but it was all over the place. There were a lot of “in theory pieces” like the Jodhpurs. I don’t know what to think of the shoes though.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2007 collection was pretty funny. It looks like he was inspired by the infamous Louis Vuitton logo and decided to knock it off.
I do really like this outfit thought.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
I’ve been feeling the ring love recently. I have a rather long history of not wearing rings. It all stems from high school when I lost one that was very important to me. Recently a good friend of mine bought we this wicked ring with a blue hummingbird on it. I loved it and of course I lost it. However, I haven’t given up and I recently picked up two costume jewelery rings.
Refinery29 recently linked to Melissa Joy Manning whose jewelery is breathtaking and available in Toronto! She also runs a ethical business out of L.A. which makes these designs so much more sweet.
Geology nerds are probably salivating over some of these designs.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
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(MILAN) Following successful launches in the U.S. and Europe—clocking more than 300,000 visits during the first six months of its launch in September 2006—the whimsical world of Marni, the eclectic women’s clothing and accessories line designed by C
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(MILAN) Not 24 hours after a PETA Europe member stormed the Prada runway last Tuesday evening, the animal rights group pulled an attitudinal 180°, even sending two dozen red roses to Miuccia Prada after the designer declared she was “bored with fur.”
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(NEW YORK) Yohji Yamamoto’s collaboration with Dr. Martens to outfit the male models at this recent Fall/Winter 2007 menswear fashion show in Paris this past January will now be made available to the companies’ legions of fans
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(MILAN) Turns out Karl Lagerfeld’s back-to-back Fendi shows Thursday are only the tip of the iceberg. Backstage, Lagerfeld revealed that he’s bringing the Fendi Fall/Winter 2007 show to China, where it will be restaged on The Great Wall—literally.
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(MILAN) A season later, Dolce & Gabbana’s ban on Cathy Horyn at its main collection show continues unwavering.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Footloose the adjustable heel. It’s a shoe that can be worn as a flat or a high heel.
This picture of course is just the base and not what the final product will look like.
Footloose- adjustable high heels by Marte den Hollander
It’s often said that ‘everything has been thought of’. As a designer, I think the opposite is true. As soon as you take a closer look to the world, you notice all things can be improved.
The high-heeled shoe is a classic example of a no pain, no gain product. Women wearing them take so much trouble for granted! I decided to challenge this compromise. Would it be possible to make a shoe having all advantages of high heels, just as well as the comfort of flats?
I designed a shoe with a high heel, which can be changed into a shoe with a low heel. No more extra pairs of shoes in your bag, no more trouble driving a car or walking stairs, no more painful feet, no more knee and ankle damage…
For such a product to be a serious alternative for regular heels it has to be mechanically and ergonomical-ly sound, and moreover: it has to have allure!
The character of this shoe is in the heel shape. It has separate tips for both positions. While being used in one position, the other heel tip is kept out of sight in and opening in the sole. The shoe is being transformed with a simple and quick movement: one just pulls the heel downwards to release it, after which it can be folded in or out as preferred. The adjustment of the heel position automatically changes the curvature of the sole to fit the altered shape of the foot. This mechanism has been patented.
via www.core77.com
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
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T-shirts emblazoned with the words “No means have aNOther drink” are no longer being sold in Bluenotes stores nationwide.
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have to say that I thought the 79th Academy Awards were a lumbering ?snooze? which felt more like Amateur Hour, than an iconic awards show. I am a big fan of Ellen Degeneres but I didn?t find her to be particularly funny, and felt that her brand of
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Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Fashion is trying on a new shade of green in high-end clothing and accessories this spring.
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
Miranda cuff by Whitelotus Design
Edina Racz is a successful Toronto jewelery designer. She has been on my posting radar for a while, but it’s just been one of those things I haven’t gotten to yet. She helped me along by emailing me about her designs. I love the colours in this bracelet, perfect for the upcoming warm weather. Edina makes them in different colours using different materials. Semiprecious gemstones and metals, silver and Swarovski crystals are the ingredients of Whitelotus jewelery.
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
Linda Lundstrom Blow-out Bonus Sale
March 3, 2007
Don’t miss this ONE DAY ONLY Canadian designer sale. Beautiful casual wear, stunning holiday wear, samples and production overruns at huge discounts. Mark your calendar for March 3rd to pick up some of the best bargains of the season.
255 Wicksteed Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
18006654632
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
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An investigation reveals that some apparel labeled as faux or raccoon fur is actually from canines, prompting department and clothing stores to remove the items from their shelves.
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While Giorgio Armani dabbles in hemp jeans and Stella McCartney showcases sustainable ecofriendly fashion on the catwalk, some hot new designers are focusing their entire lines around being green.
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I’ve changed the functionality for the Snap Preview tool I have on I want - I got. To see previews of websites you must hover over the little bubble icon to the right of outside links. I hope this makes Snap Preview less intrusive to you.
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
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IN Italy nobody drives in the slow lane, colloquially called the lane of shame. So it’s somewhat of a mystery why the Italian fashion industry, one of the primary engines of the Italian economy, continues to putter along year after year doing 50 while C
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Nokia has joined forces with renowned fashion designer Giambattista Valli to create a special edition Nokia 7373 handset for the L’Amour Collection. The handset will debut from Paris Fashion Week at the “Dress Your Nokia in Giambattista Valli” party.
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Harping on what it clearly sees as another case of Hollywood back-scratching, The New York Times investigates the link between fashion faves of the moment Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig of Marchesa and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is dating Chapman
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As parents spend more and more money to dress up their bundles of joy, children are beginning to look increasingly like stylish, miniature adults.
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MILAN: ‘Fake classic!” Miuccia Prada said to sum up a collection of severe shapes in jolting colors and deliriously fluffy and felted fabrics. Once again, with a brilliant and disturbing stand for modernity über alles, Milan’s most-aware designer had thr
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The pen maker has gone even more upmarket, and so have its prospects, writes Richard Wachman
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The brand has been kicked around for years. Now Marcello Bottoli wants to take it upscale
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