Posts Tagged ‘New York Fashion Week’

Nine West against breast cancer

Aug. 31st 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

If you happen to be in New York City for Fashion Week next month or see footage from the event, you might think there’s a model-boot cult across the city.

Forty top runway models will be wearing Nine West boots specially designed for Modelinia with a built-in pedometer for the Runway Relief project.

The models, led by industry fave Coco Rocha, will measure the number of steps taken as they strut the runway.

Nine West will make a monetary donation for every step to the CFDA’s Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.
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NYFW trends fall 2010

Mar. 5th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

During the New York Fashion Week we saw a lot of trends from conservative glamour till urban warriors we are getting excited for the fall.

Urban Warrior

Designers have always been fascinated with the idea of the strong woman. She usually appears after seasons of ultra-femme runways, but fall 2010 saw her evolve out of the tough, downtown chic that has dominated for a while. She appreciates a finely tailored coat, who prefers minimal to more, and who definitely loves a little luxury.
But just because she’s working the severe side of sexy doesn’t mean she’s immune to the fluffy stuff.

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So long Bryant Park…

Feb. 16th 2010 by Amy Simpe (author)

The next edition of ‘Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week’ will be held at a new location. The white tents that characarized NY’s Fashion Week have been set up for one last time. Lincoln Center for Performing Arts will be replacing Bryant Park as the fashion week’s new home. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), involved in organizing fashion week, revealed this last month.  ”They didn’t want us anymore, so we found a better place. The only way to deal with rejection is by shining,” said Diane von Fürstenberg, CFDA’s president.

Lincoln Center sounded quite boring to me, at first. NY Fashion Week in one of the many halls of the many buildings in New York. I had not yet seen the (beautiful) building to be honest. But I wasn’t really concerned with the building to be honest. I worried about the atmosphere fashion week carries along and the fact that it had played a lead role at Bryant Park. It seemed as if it would be featuring as a support act, along side other dance and opera companies, in the story of the Lincoln.

The cooperation of the organizers of NYC Fashion Week and Lincoln Center may on the other hand lead to new possibilities. Maybe new cooperations with i.e. the New York City Ballet, Jazz at Lincoln Center or The Metropolitan Opera, who have been Lincoln their home for quite some time now.

Liv Tyler is back in the game.

Jan. 23rd 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)


Liv Tyler is back and is set to star in the Spring and Fall 2010 ad campaigns for denim brand G-Star as its “Brand Ambassador,” helping the company with its U.S. expansion. Read More

NY fashion week: Project Runway "season 6"

Feb. 21st 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Twelve ambitious fashion designers are getting a chance of a life time to show the world there collection. But in every competition ther is only one winner. The winners dreams wil be fulfilled. Heidi Klum and Tim Gun are hosting the tv- programme.

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NY fashion week: Christian Siriano

Feb. 20th 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Christian Siriano, 22, was born to design. Raised by a creative family in Annapolis, Maryland, Christian was first introduced to the arts through his sister’s interest in dance. Christian began designing professionally at just 13 years old while working at Bubbles, a trendy Annapolis hair salon. The salon took first prize two years running at an annual hair competition thanks to the elaborate costumes he designed and constructed. Confident he wanted to pursue a career in fashion, Christian went on to study fashion design at the Baltimore School for the Arts and, upon graduation, at the American Intercontinental University in London.

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NY fashion week: Anna Sui

Feb. 20th 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Anna Sui took an interest in fashion at a very young age and began clipping fashion-magazine pages to fill her famous Genius Files. These have served as an inspiration for her line throughout her career. After moving to New York, she attended Parsons School of Design.

After leaving Parsons, she worked for a variety of junior sportswear companies. During this time she began designing clothing out of her apartment which retailed at locations such as Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. With the encouragement of friends Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, Sui launched her first collection during a runway show in 1991.

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NY fashion week: Michael Kors

Feb. 20th 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Michael Kors began his career in fashion at the age of 19 designing and merchandising a colletion for the renowned boutique Lothar’s in New York city. The success of theae clothes caught the attention of the fashion pres, prompting Kors to strike out on his own. In 1981 the Michael Kars Label was formed; his first women’s collection was launched as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, among other stores. Since his collection was established, it has never strayed from Kors’initial Vision of chic, luxurious American sportswear.

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NY fashion week: Narciso Rodriguez

Feb. 20th 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Narciso Rodriguez born in New Jersey and only child of Cuban- American parents. He received his formal education at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York. Following freelance work in New York’s garment industry, he joined Anne Klein as Women’s Design Director under Donna Karan. Later, he moved to Calvin Klein where he worked on the Women’s Collection. In 1997 he launched his own label.

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NY fashion week: William Rast

Feb. 18th 2009 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

In October 2006 Justin Timberlake launched his own clothing line named William Rast. Since then celebirties as Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Kanye West and even Paris Hilton are seen in his clothes. A lot of people admiring him for his sense of fashion and trends like hats, three-piece costume and the small necktie. According to Timberlake he think he got his sense of fashion from his stepfather Paul Harless (banker), he always layed out his costume before he went to bed for the next day to go to his work just like Richard Gere in American Gigolo. Justin himself admirers the clothingstyle of Kate Moss

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