Tag Archives: New York
Fashion Illustration
Fashion Illustration is a medium in which creative expression can be given free rein and designers can explore ideas before the realities of budgets, fabrics, or physics intervene. Fashion designers’ sketches reveal inspiration as well as color and style. When learning to transfer … Continue reading
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What is Haute Couture?
The term “haute couture” is French. Haute means “high” or “elegant”. Couture literally means “sewing”, but has come to indicate the business of designing, creating, and selling custom-made, high fashion women’s clothes. Made from scratch for each customer, haute couture … Continue reading
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Fashion Forward Accessories
When going to runway shows, people often just look at the beautifully created dresses and outfits. Rarely do people grovel over the astonishing accessories: from the extraordinary shoes to the unusual hats. Hats are created and worn for … Continue reading
Would You Wear This Trend?
Bow Blouse: The bow blouse is one of the biggest trends of the new season. Amira Casar wore hers with a graphic skirt. What do you think? Lace: Maggie Gyllenhaal donned a lacy orange (orange lace!) dress from Jean … Continue reading
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Most Un-Fabulous Looks of Spring 2009 Shows
There were so many beautiful, new and fresh looks from New York’s fashion week last fall. Every designer works so hard on each piece of clothing that gets presented on the runway during fashion week. However, there were a few looks that … Continue reading
Anna Wintour
Some think of her as the devil of fashion. Others respect her for her abundance of high-fashion knowledge. Anna Wintour is the editor-in-chief of Vogue, a position that she has held since 1988. She has become a world-wide known fashion … Continue reading
Two of the Busiest Weeks of the Year
Fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting about one week, which allows fashion designers or “houses” to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers to take a look at the latest trends. The Fashion Week fall shows are … Continue reading
A Little Bit about…Christian Louboutin
No, not Christian Dior, the influential French fashion designer, who is best known as the founder of one of the world’s top fashion houses. We are talking Christian Louboutin, French shoe designer, famous for his stilettos with fiery red soles. Walking alongside of … Continue reading
