Sunday, February 18, 2007

Marc Jacobs puts London back on the style map with new store

Marc Jacobs puts London back on the style map with new store

Hadley Freeman Deputy fashion editor

The Guardian

17 Feb 2007



On the surface, it was business as usual at London fashion week. The shows were running up to an hour and a half late, part of the ceiling collapsed on the audience at one event and another big name designer, Paul Smith, said he was considering showing... read more...

Monday, February 12, 2007

Luxe-looking Lauren

Luxe-looking Lauren



Gulf News

11 Feb 2007



Why reinvent the wheel? Ralph Lauren’s collections are consistently elegant and sophisticated, and that’s exactly what he plans for fall. He cut the clothes, which were almost all luxe-looking wools, very close to the body, even bucking conventional... read more...

HIGH AND MIGHTY TAKING NOTES

HIGH AND MIGHTY TAKING NOTES



Gulf News

11 Feb 2007



Almost everything was black, with the occasional flash of bright yellow, purple and teal. New York Fashion Week wrapped up with some of the biggest and most classic American designers, including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Donna Karan, previewing... read more...

Monday, February 05, 2007

The new economics of modeling

The new economics of modeling

By Rachel Dodes

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Feb 2007



BIANCA GOMEZ, an 18-year-old model fromLos Angeles, is rail-thin at 180 centimeters with almond shaped green eyes, honey-colored hair and translucent skin. She attracted interest from famous New York design houses well before she’d arrived in town to... read more...

Menswear labels aim for a younger crowd

Menswear labels aim for a younger crowd

By Ray A. Smith

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Feb 2007



ZZegna’s first-ever runway show yesterday at New York’s fashion week marked a coming of age for the young men’s tailored-clothing market. The label is the more fashionforward, less-expensive line of Ermenegildo Zegna, the Italian luxury men’s clothier... read more...

Thursday, February 01, 2007

FASHION FLASHBACK (Gulf News, 01 Feb 2007, Page 4)

FASHION FLASHBACK

By Alexandria Sage

Gulf News

01 Feb 2007



Take a stunning, one-of-akind haute couture gown. Add a beautiful actress with the flair and conf idence to pull it off. And voila! A red carpet success, say Oscar fashion mavens. Memorable Oscar gowns took the stage at A Celebration of Oscar Fashion,... read more...

Set pieces

Set pieces



Daily Mail Weekend Magazine

27 Jan 2007



Left: Marjory Mingo (circled) couldn’t wait to be evacuated to Australia; Vina Wales eats a peach in Ohio, below Carker bag, 525, Anya Hindmarch, tel: 020 7838 9177 Trousers, 295, Amanda Wakeley, tel: 020 7590 9105, and shirt, 24.99, H&M, tel:... read more...