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One of the most exciting fashion shows I've ever seen...and the clothes are not bed either! Well, I'm just going to be mean and say it: the focus is not on the collection!!! And we are talking about a fashion show. It's too bad, because their style is beautiful and clean, just great for young people!
So, what can I say? Enjoy the SHOW:

Nice, right?

Way Fashionable, Wayfarer

They are back and they are the new hottest thing in fashion. If seen without a pair, you will support the consequences!

After it was introduced in 1952, it took almost a decade for Ray-Ban Wayfarer to achieve fashion icon status after Audrey Hepburn’s “breakfasted” outside the windows at Tiffany’s in 1961 in a Givenchy dress, pearls and a pair of classic Wayfarers. Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi rocked Wayfarers as The Blues Brothers (1980), as did Madonna, Deborah Harry of Blondie, Elvis Costello, members of U2 and, of course, Tom Cruise in 1983’s Risky Business.

The 70 year old label is now re-branding, taking advantage of their longtime links to hip music & movies. When we began to look at how we wanted to strategically position the brand, we came to an easy and natural conclusion that in the history of our product we have a gold mine Marcello Favagrossa, Ray-Ban's brand director recently told WWD. So now what we are trying to do is dig out the gold nuggets. But the challenge behind promoting a history of a brand is how do you convey the message that it's always modern? Then we began addressing the brand's longtime association with rock 'n' roll, and we realized it would be a perfect thing to focus on. We wanted to stress the American DNA of the brand, but also let it be a bit rough around the edges.

Interestingly, when WWD compiled its WWD 100, Ray-Ban was the fifth most recognized accessory (after Liz Claiborne, Nine West, Gucci and Coach). The iconography of the brand is closely linked with the movie industry, as well as the music industry. And that created a magic that has moved with the brand. But when we acquired it, the business results were not as healthy as the image and reputation, explains Fabio D'Angeloantonio, group marketing director of Luxottica which acquired the Ray-Ban from Bausch & Lomb in 1999.

Fashion from A to 2000

I've found this image on Octavian Sever Coifan's blog Fashion Factory and I've decided to shear it with all of you. It's great to see all of history's silhouettes in just one picture.Here is another teaser to make you visit him on his page: he is a member of Société Française des Parfumeurs. If you don't understand Romanian, just enjoy the pictures, or visit his other blog, dedicated entirely to perfumes 1000fragrances.
So, in Octavian Coifan's words, regarding where is fashion heading: ça on va voir!

Charming Sixties

Maybe you were expecting this article, because you know just how obsessed I've gotten with this time period! This is just a small sketch and I wrote it just because of this amazing Burda images...
At the beginning of the 60s, France's Haute Couture was still the main fashion influence. Just in a few years, there was a blooming of the economy, that helped women from other European countries become more self-assured.
The unique suit styles of André Courrèges were presented next to afternoon dresses in chic artichoke-look from Pierre Cardin, or Mary Quant's legendary creation of the miniskirt (this days, that's really not considered that small...).
1965 was the year of André Courrèges. First the French designer stunned the world with knee-length, trapezoid dresses and then he sent ladies into the city wearing the pantsuit. He dressed women all in white, worked with starkly geometric cuts, and introduced plastic foils as clothing material. Yves Saint Laurent followed the design of the street suit, then topped it in 1966 with the creation of the first women's tuxedo! In the same period, fashion trends from London became popular. Inspired by the short skirts of her colleague - the English designer Mary Quant - Courrèges, went one step further, making skirts even shorter and thereby creating the miniskirt. For the first time, trends came from the street and not from Haute Couture.
Here are some fashion sketches, from a 1966 Burda Magazine issue:

The Sensual Color of Fashion

Using brushes and ink, the typical Japanese tools of calligraphy, OHGUSHI creates delicate watercolor-like illustrations. That didn’t take long to attract the attention of numerous magazines including Vogue Nippon, Numero Tokyo and Elle Japan, and also fashion brands such as Emilio Pucci, renowned for its vivid print patterns.

OHGUSHI discovered his talent after an artistic setback. Even so, as soon as the ink-water mixture touched the paper, in the form of a female figure, he knew he was on to something. His creations are sensual, delicate and fluid, with a vivid feeling that comes from the fact that,according to the artist,it is a medium with a special sense of tension: I have to work quickly and precisely

In the fashion world, he is mostly known for her collaboration with Emilio Pucci. It happened in 2005, when he painted models wearing Pucci's creations, at one of the designer's party. That's another thing: OHGUSHI does many live-painting sessions, so you get to see the artist at work (yes, let him work for his bread!).




This is the work that I love the most. It's because of the hair, that he obtain by using calligraphy brushes in order to make it resemble a curtain of smoke......easier said, then done!

Killing Time

Even tough I can't even describe how busy I am, it seems I keep loosing time with really useless things (maybe that's a bit too much).
So, as a good friend, I decided to show you what I'm doing (in other words: I just don't want you to be working, especially while I'm not in the mood for it). So, thank you Fashion Spot for this: create you own fashion sketch, using templates (there are not that many, but that only challenges your creativity).
Here's how it looks:It's not much, but as I said, it's a great way to kill time.
Enjoy! ... oh, if you find other silly things that are in some ways connected to fashion, you know I want to know all about it!!!

Size XS Designers

As a celebration of Harper’s Bazaar’s 140th anniversary, prominent designers are featured next to some of their hits–but with a twist.
The 10-page spread, photographed by Peter Lindbergh, features the Class of 2007, with children dressed up as designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Alber Elbaz, Donatella Versace, John Galliano, Miuccia Prada, Olivier Theyskens, and Stella McCartney, standing next to model Chanel Iman in an outfit from each designer. The kids are dressed to the nines, right down to Alber’s bow tie, Karl’s glasses, and Olivier’s facial hair.

According to Glenda Bailey, editor in chief of the magazine, Even though these designers are monumental talents, good things come in small sizes.
Agreed!

Here are the photos:

Le Saint n'est pas plus...

Yves Saint Laurent that is.
I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about, 'cause it's been all over the news. Just like when the fashion world lost Isabella Blow.
The thing I hate the most about news like this (besides the death part) is the non-stop row of number-type information. Here is what it was said about him:

- Name: Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent
- Date of Birth: Aug 1, 1936
- Place of Birth: Oran, Algeria
- Date of Death: Jun 1, 2008
- Place of Death: Paris
- Time of Death:(this is really stupid) 11:10 PM
- Died at the age of: 71

We will remember a great creator, a brilliant mined of the 20th century because of this ?! The list simply goes on and on...everything in a tragic note. Yes, it's tragic, but this will only keep on happening, generations are changing...Even so, we should remember Yves Saint Laurent in the idea of a smile and be thankful what he left us: great clothes, wonderful thoughts and nostalgia...starting now!In his memory, here are a few of his most popular quotes:
* You have to regard every fashion with humor, to be above it, believe in it enough to give the impression of living it but not too much, so that you keep your freedom.
* The elegance of a line depends above all on the purity and refinement of its construction.
* Black is my refuge, it is a line on a blank sheet of paper.
* The silhouette counts more than anything. It should never be overloaded.
* I found my style through women. That’s where its strength and vitality comes from, because I draw on the body of a woman.
* A woman who has not found her style, who does not feel at ease in her clothes, who does not live in harmony with them, is a sick woman.
* To be beautiful, all a woman needs is a black pullover and a black skirt and to be arm in arm with a man she loves.
* Is elegance not totally forgetting what one is wearing?

Card made by the designer, for his friends.

The Fashion industry (designers and journalists) shares memories of Yves Saint Laurent with us-click.

In the END, for me, Christian Lacroix said it just right: Chanel, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga and Dior all did extraordinary things. But they worked within a particular style. Yves Saint Laurent is much more versatile, like a combination of all of them. I sometimes think he’s got the form of Chanel with the opulence of Dior and the wit of Schiaparelli.

Shocking Reality

The Nolita ad campaign has shocked people with its image of an anorexic woman.
Back in 1992, photographer Oliviero Toscani caused controversy around the world with his pictures of a man dying of AIDS which formed part of a Benetton advertising campaign. He was back in the headlines in 2oo7, with an equally shocking image of a naked anorexic woman, which was used by a fashion chain to raise awareness about eating disorders.
The Nolita advertisement, timed to coincide with Milan fashion week, appeared in Italian newspapers, including a two-page center spread in La Repubblica and on billboards in Italy. A slogan above the naked photograph read No Anorexia.
Flash&Partners, the fashion group that owns the Nolita brand, said in a statement that Toscani's aim was to use that naked body to show everyone the reality of this illness, caused in most cases by the stereotypes imposed by the world of fashion.

The woman in the photo is Isabelle Caro from France, who is 27 years old and has been anorexic for 15 years, that's way now she weights only 32kg. She suffers from the skin disease, psoriasis.Caro said, I've hidden myself and covered myself for too long. Now I want to show myself fearlessly, even though I know my body arouses repugnance. I want to recover because I love life and the riches of the universe. I want to show young people how dangerous this illness is. Just because modeling is seen as glamorous, [the industry] seems to think it is outside normal health and safety issues. It is time it started taking care of its workers.

The issue was brought to the forefront after the starvation-related deaths of South American models Ana Carolina Reston, 21 and sisters Luisel and Eliana Ramos. All died in the past year. 22-year-old model Luisel Ramos collapsed and died at a show in Uruguay, after having gone days without eating properly.

I don't necessarily want to blame the fashion industry for all this, but like many other, it had a big role on promoting this kind of sickness among young girls (recently, cases of anorexia appeared at older women too).

Philip Lim Fashion: Girl or Woman?

Yes, now it's possible for little girls to dress just as their fashionable moms, with the all new Kid by Philip Lim line.It's a rear thing to see this in the fashion world, especially when we're talking about small versions of the grown-up dresses.Of course, the issue of designer clothes for kids is always a bit of a controversial one in itself, raising important questions such as: Do kids really NEED designer clothes?! Isn't it a bit wasteful to spend hundreds of dollars/euros on clothes they'll just ruin? And, most importantly, "Oh My God! Is that trench coat available in adult sizes, by any chance?"
Creepy or cute? I just can't decide...Maybe cute when you see it in pictures and creepy when it becomes reality. Anyways, it's fun looking at them!