This article discussed the Latino presence at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Lincoln Center. Pamela Gonzales was one of the first Latinas to debut her spring/summer collection at SoHo. Other designers such as Mexican-born Paola Hernandez, Dominican Cenia Paredes, Mexican-American Cesar Galindo, and Columbian Edwing D’Angelo were prevalent. The fashion show had a fusion of metallics, sheer, and tons and colors and prints. This was a great representation of Latin America in high fashion.
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This article discusses the life and motivations of a regional acclaimed fashion designer with international recognition; Nanette Lepore. She grew up with the mentality that life was work, so she was always diligent doing things she loved, like sewing. She studied business administration at FIT in NYC during the mid 80’s. On Wednesday, September 11, she showcased her spring/summer collection at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week held at Lincoln Center. She is also very interested in having manufacturing more in the U.S.
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ThreeASFOUR is a dynamic fashion company that blends both fashion, art, and politics together to create something everyone is talking about. Their mission is peace and coexisting, shown in their models as blending elements from churches, synagogues and mosques to … Continue reading
The 1940s and 50s held iconic styles such as platinum blonde hair and the bright red lip, but beauty came at a much higher price back before modern cosmetics. The earliest blonde hair dye was a toxic mix of ammonia and laundry soap. Early cosmetics were no better with mascara being vaseline and coal dust, surely causing all kinds of health problems. Griddles held the whole constricted ensemble together, with stars like Marilyn Monroe having an inch smaller waist than modern models like Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr. Fashion in America has evolved to be both more modern and more comfortable.
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Fashion At Baruch will be hosting a Baruch’s Next Top Model competition, with a deadline of October 31st. FAB is known for hosting one of these competitions at least once a year, where contestants compete to be, you guessed it, Baruch’s next top model. The announcement date for the winners is currently unknown, but if you want to sign up, you have a week left! If you think you can be…the next top model, (or if you want more info), email FAB at [email protected]. So, get to voting, or modeling! And good luck to those who enter!
Baruch’s Fashion Club, Fashion At Baruch, or FAB, which is a very fitting acronym, serves to assist students interested in a career involving the fashion industry. Every now and then, FAB hosts events to attract students willing to participate in fashion-related activities. Last week, on Thursday, October 17, FAB hosted an event called the Red Tag Scavenger Hunt, also sponsored by Macy’s, with Macy’s gift-cards rewarded as prizes. Those who attended were divided into groups of 4 and given a set of clues to find 16 hidden red tags throughout the Newman Vertical Building. The members of the first four groups to find the most red tags each won gift cards. This was a great way to get students interested in fashion, especially with the gift-cards. Now let’s hope they make good use of those cards!
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This week is definately packed with a bunch of significant changes to come for us in the fashion world. For instance, a new Uniqlo store is opening up at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn where customers will get a chance to grab … Continue reading
Fashion models under the age of eighteen will soon be recognized as child performers by a new law signed by governor Andrew M. Cuomo. This would mean that many more models to appear on famous catwalks in the near future would be much older and more fashion designers would want to hire more “seasoned” models. Since there are many limitations to come with younger models now, such as the number of hours they can work, many of them will not be in demand since simply hiring older models would be much easier. This law is tremendously affecting models and fashion designers both. “It’s one of the biggest developments in a century, bringing a whole new group under legal protection”, Susan Scafidi, an academic director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University says. Who knows if this law may soon influence other parts of the world as well.
In this picture, this model was on the catwalk only at the young age of 15!
Milan fashion week is different to others. It focuses on the relationship between fashion and cinema.
Cavalli models were dressed like glamorous 1930s film stars. Whites, blacks and silvers were very present in the spring-summer 2014 collection, which translates into elegance.
‘’Eccentric, romantic and exuberant” looks was Cavalli’s aim. He looked into the film world because he believed fashion and cinema shared the same inspiration so he would be able to achieve the looks he wanted.
French-owned Italian fashion house Fendi also connected the two worlds of fashion and cinema together in an exhibition “Making Dreams” at a classic 1940s cinema.
In conclusion, cinema has always been connected to fashion. Female and male designers help create styles and trends, and the catwalks attract attention to main brands turning them into true icons.
This article is about Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. This 4-day event will be taking place in Tshwane this year from October 30 to November 2. It will count with designers representing over 15 African nations and will showcase 20 runaway shows with collections of more than 30 designers.
Important African designers will be present such as Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar, who won last year’s designer of the year winner.
This year, this event features a retail element where designers can engage in business to business networking. Overall, this fashion week provides the opportunity to African and heritage designers to present their work, get closer to the global fashion community and promote the local industry.
