Archive for May, 2008

Bring on the dancing girl

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Bring on the dancing girl
When she was discovered at 14, Coco Rocha was far more interested in Irish dancing than international modelling. But the persistence of the agencies paid off - and now she is well-established as one of the hottest new supermodels. Interview by Georgia

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Soft Hues: Valentino’s Resort ‘09 Collection

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Soft Hues: Valentino’s Resort ‘09 Collection
- In her third collection for Valentino, Alessandra Facchinetti sketched a portrait of a lady in soft hues-pearl gray, icy white, and blush pink-punctuated with pops of chartreuse and rich fuchsia. The chic yet restrained suits she showed for day had

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Goat-rearing Afghan nomads inspire U.S. designer (Reuters)

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Goat-rearing Afghan nomads inspire U.S. designer (Reuters)

Models wear clothes inspired by the Kuchi people, a nomadic tribe native to Afghanistan, and made by U.S. designer Elizabeth Muir at Miami fashion week April 11, 2008. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - On the face of it, the Kuchi nomads of Afghanistan, a tribal people accustomed to rearing goats, are not a straight-forward fit for high-end fashion.


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From a World-Class Rower, Tips to Sharpen Technique

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

From a World-Class Rower, Tips to Sharpen Technique
UNLIKE the teammates who power a quad or an eight-boat and rely on one another for rhythm and timing, a single sculler has no other rower to look to. He or she is a solitary person in a narrow shell of a boat no more than 12 inches across at its widest

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Never Mind the Movies: The Biggest Fashion Winners of Cannes ‘08

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Never Mind the Movies: The Biggest Fashion Winners of Cannes ‘08
It’s six days into the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival and competition for Best Dressed (not an official awards category, but…)

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Discover the Major Quantitative Trends Affecting the Make-up Markets with Make-up in Eastern Europe to 2011

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Discover the Major Quantitative Trends Affecting the Make-up Markets with Make-up in Eastern Europe to 2011
DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92265) has announced the addition of Make-Up in Eastern Europe to 2011 to their offering. This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the

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Go Deco: The Shopper’s Twenties Somethings

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Go Deco: The Shopper’s Twenties Somethings
Candy Pratts Price mines the 1920’s for moderne must-haves.

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Julian Robert’s US Pattern Cutting Tour

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Julian Robert’s US Pattern Cutting Tour
In October 2009 designer, professor and pattern cutting pioneer Julian Roberts is heading to the US for a month-long cutting tour. Julian Roberts is the first designer to be invited on tour by the Center of Pattern Design Technology which is a US-based

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Alek Wek, Badgley Mischka Honored at AAFA American Image Awards (Fashion Wire Daily)

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Alek Wek, Badgley Mischka Honored at AAFA American Image Awards (Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD101  Mark Badgley, left, and James Mischka arrive at the 30th Annual American Image Awards presented by the American Apparel and Footwear Association in New York on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)Fashion Wire Daily - Supermodel Alek Wek and Mark Badgley and James Mischka of Badgley Mischka were among those honored by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) at the 30th Annual American Image Awards on Wednesday evening, May 14, in New York.


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Great new neighborhood alert

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Great new neighborhood alert
Shopping in NYC is all-over fabulous, but I love finding stores in different ‘hoods i.e. you’re not in Soho anymore, Dorothy. Carnegie Hill, a little part of the UES (that’s shorthand for Upper East Side) bordered by 86th Street to…

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