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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Fashiontribes.com: Announcing The Undie Award Winners! The Votes are In On Your Fave Lingerie. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG

Fashiontribes.com: Announcing The Undie Award Winners! The Votes are In On Your Fave Lingerie. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG

Fashion Design

Fashion design

Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.

Fashion design differs from costume design due to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one to two seasons. A season is defined as either autumn/winter or spring/summer. Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first person to sew their label into the garments that they created. While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as fashion design.

Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Some high-fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients. Other high-fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. These designers create original garments, as well as those that follow established fashion trends. Most fashion designers, however, work for apparel manufacturers, creating designs of men’s, women’s, and children’s fashions for the mass market. Designer brands which have a 'name' as their brand such as Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren are likely to be designed by a team of individual designers under the direction of a designer director

Thursday, May 17, 2007

How to Hire a Celebrity Fashion Designer

The Fug Girls: How to Hire a Celebrity Fashion Designer
Savannah and Sienna Miller.
Photo: Patrick McMullan
Desperate to join the ranks of retailers who've used celebrities for brand cachet, cheapie clothier Steve + Barry's has decided to follow up its first attempt — Sarah Jessica Parker’s fashion line Bitten — by partnering with actress Amanda Bynes. Who? Exactly. Either Steve + Barry only watch Nickelodeon, or the founders just haven't had a proper lesson in picking the proper celebrity to pimp their wares. Thank God we're here with some sage advice (after the jump). You're welcome, boys.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Catwalk Fashion Trends

It all starts on the catwalk. Designer collections pave the way for the fashion season’s must haves and fashion savvy consumers copy the trends on the high street or online.

This spring summer there are lots of colours and tones influenced by the catwalk that are set to take centre stage this spring summer.

An early starter was Monochrome. This was the transitional look from the end of the winter season bringing us in to spring. The black and white tones on retro patterns tapped into the mood of the ending of the winter season but the chic styles of the monochrome looks make the black and white a combination of choice for spring.

Christian Lacroix and Gareth Pugh were catwalk leaders with the monochrome theme running throughout their shows.

Other colours making waves this spring summer are yellow, in acidic and bright shades and blue, in ultramarine and cobalt electric hues.

Last year Victoria Beckham wore a floor length acid yellow Roberto Cavalli dress. Who would have though it would have been the colour of choice for the spring summer season? Lanvin and Valentino lead the way with yellow featuring prominently in their collections. The hue is perfect for the season.

Blue in all shades, particularly electric and ultramarine, is a top choice for S/S 07. Probably a result of the sporty water theme running through fashion week for spring summer, blue is to become the colour to be seen in.

There are many websites to help you keep up with the latest trends. Fashion bible Vogue has the latest fashion news and British online retailer Discoo offers a celebrity and catwalk news section.

Fashion is as fast as ever and it’s easier than ever to achieve the catwalk look.

Catwalk Fashion Trends

It all starts on the catwalk. Designer collections pave the way for the fashion season’s must haves and fashion savvy consumers copy the trends on the high street or online.

This spring summer there are lots of colours and tones influenced by the catwalk that are set to take centre stage this spring summer.

An early starter was Monochrome. This was the transitional look from the end of the winter season bringing us in to spring. The black and white tones on retro patterns tapped into the mood of the ending of the winter season but the chic styles of the monochrome looks make the black and white a combination of choice for spring.

Christian Lacroix and Gareth Pugh were catwalk leaders with the monochrome theme running throughout their shows.

Other colours making waves this spring summer are yellow, in acidic and bright shades and blue, in ultramarine and cobalt electric hues.

Last year Victoria Beckham wore a floor length acid yellow Roberto Cavalli dress. Who would have though it would have been the colour of choice for the spring summer season? Lanvin and Valentino lead the way with yellow featuring prominently in their collections. The hue is perfect for the season.

Blue in all shades, particularly electric and ultramarine, is a top choice for S/S 07. Probably a result of the sporty water theme running through fashion week for spring summer, blue is to become the colour to be seen in.

There are many websites to help you keep up with the latest trends. Fashion bible Vogue has the latest fashion news and British online retailer Discoo offers a celebrity and catwalk news section.

Fashion is as fast as ever and it’s easier than ever to achieve the catwalk look.

Saturday, March 31, 2007

The Ann Coulter Syndrome

This whole notion is in keeping with the American quest for being rich, self-centered, and shallow. The Ann Coulter syndrome. I have to agree with the Female Sex Goddess that Ms. Sewell should be mourning her loss not celebrating it. If the American male would put women on a 'pedestal' instead of objectified lust then perhaps the American female would feel more secure in her sexuality and reward the male with what he seeks.
I would like to suggest that instead of cyberporn for Mr. Sewell that he try a little chocolate on the stick. Perhaps this will induce Ms. Sewell into a feeding frenzy?

Friday, March 23, 2007

Five Great New Fashion Trends for Women

Here's a quick look at some of the new trends in women's fashion. The overall trend is chick and ladylike. Liven up your wardrobe by adding a few of these pieces.

Brooches

Your great grandmother probably wore these in her day. Now brooches have made a stunning come back. The most popular brooches you?ll see are large and flowery, with that vintage look. They look great with any kind of jacket.

Camisoles

Wearing a pretty camisole under a suit jacket is very chic and adds the perfect touch of feminine glamour to your work wardrobe. You can also pair a camisole with a pair of jeans with heels for a sexy casual look.

Cropped and Fitted Jackets

Jackets and blazers are more popular than ever and go with a variety of outfits. The new fitted style shows off your curves. Fringe is also another accent popping up on boucle blazers. Lots of new color options will give you more ways to mix and match.

Faux Fur

Enjoy the luxurious look and feel of fur without harming any of our furry friends. Not only are the new faux fur coats magnificent, but you?ll find faux fur used as accents on sweaters, hats, and gloves.

Prints

Polka dots, stripes, flowers, and paisley prints are popping up on all kinds of clothing items. Prints are a great way to compliment a neutral colored top or bottom, plus they're fun!





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Friday, March 16, 2007

Adorations

Airbrushing is harmless until the image itself is distorted by stretching or shrinking parts of a person. It's really unattractive to see photos of women all broken out or caught with ghost foundation face, so tweaking things a little doesn't hurt. It's still you, but without an eruption on your forehead. What's wrong with that?

Use of the software depends on one's attitude towards airbrushing. Some won't, but I know that there will be girls who will go nuts giving themselves plastic surgery with that program. It's not a generalized teen problem, it's one specific to girls with distorted images of themselves.

I think it just reinforces how fake everything is, and that this perfection we see in magazines is due to skilled photoshoppers and does not exist in the real world. It's empowering to see how you too can look like those "photos" in magazines, and those before and after shots show that those stars have imperfections too.

Of course, the this technology can be used in a positive way or negative way like everything else.

Monday, March 5, 2007

Statues

On the concept of Fashion shouldn't be solely about what is and to be worn. It is also and almost about who wears it and had worn it once before. Not to be confused by notoriety or status of life. The interest drawn is about the life that is given in the attitude of the wearer. This implies the status of the health and mind. The good or bad of the health and mind can not denote the absence of Fashion or what and what fashion is construed to be as a whole.

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