Posted by v on March 11, 2008
No fashion week is complete without its drama and such was the case of Veronika Jeanvie, the first Ukranian designer to show a collection in the US. Where was Paco Rabanne her mentor when she needed him at her U.S. debut? Mr Rabanne whom she refers to as her spiritual father cited a family emergency as the excuse.
Veronica Jeanvie
That unfortunately left the event, billed as “Veronika Jeanvie consulted by Mr. Paco Rabanne,” without its iconic Spanish-French anchor, and cast the spotlight squarely on 28-year-old Jeanvie and her bright, bling-heavy designs. Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley, designer Eduardo Lucero and musician Kelis all sat in the audience.
With rock tunes blaring overhead, models strutted down the runway in towering heels and clad in an array of shiny fabrics, from silver and gold hot pants to a skintight gold bodysuit paired with a sort of chain-mail poncho.
Her inspiration was the ocean, sky and green plants she saw while on vacation in England and France, she said. You be the judge!
Joseph Domingo
Aside from Joseph Domingo taping his models eyes shut! Yes, you heard me - SHUT! with nude mask, his collection was very lovely. Strong and gorgeous!
Julia Clancey
I seem to favor a lot of the European designers. A lot of our North American designers don’t beleive in reinventing the wheel and as a result you get a “been there done that” feel for most of their collections. Julia Clancey is an English designer that works primarily out of London. Her clothing sells very well in Europe, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Australia,Lebanon and Russia.
Just some of my favorites!
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Posted by v on March 11, 2008
Anya Hindmarch Cholet bag - $1,250.00 Available atshopbop.com
No more fluff-encrusted lip-salves and lost pen lids - with tips from the designer Anya Hindmarch, your bag can be clutter-free for ever
Don’t Overload Apart from anything else, a heavy bag is bad for your back, but being overloaded also ruins the line of a bag and stretches the leather. I carry a tote as well as my handbag to work, which acts like a mobile in-tray. Choose one without built-in dividers as these can be really annoying when you’re trying to squeeze in something big like a file
Have a clear-out If I have a messy handbag, it feels like I’ve got messy hair - like I’m not quite on top of things. Don’t use your bag as a dumping ground. Every few weeks empty it on to a table and sort through the four lip-salves, three chequebooks and 15 receipts you’ve been carting around. We all carry far more than we need every day
Divide and Conquer I sort everything in my handbag into little loose pouches, each a different colour - one for receipts, one for money, one for things such as paracetamol and lip-salve. It’s like an internal filing system and makes it so much easier when transferring things from bag to bag. We’ve designed some beautiful leather ones - a step up from the plastic foreign-currency wallets that gave me the idea in the first place.
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Posted by v on March 11, 2008
NEW YORK) Louis Vuitton is preparing for a major launch of a new accessory line. Monoflage, as it is expected to be called, will combine the iconic French brand’s monogram canvas with a new camouflage print. Vuitton brass will unveil the new collection on April 3, at an opening night gala of the upcoming Takashi Murakami retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. As a sponsor of the event (which will feature a performance by Jay-Z), Vuitton will open a second pop-up shop at the museum similar to the one at the MOCA in Los Angeles. The Murakami exhibit will be open to the public from April 5 to July 3. Will keep you posted.
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