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American Express announced today that Ambriel Floyd, up-and-coming fashion accessory designer, is the winner of "The IN:NYC Card 2005 Must-Have Accessory Contest," an online competition.
The competition, which began May 9th through May 15th, encouraged New Yorkers to vote on their favorite IN:NYC accessory out of three design finalists selected by Gen Art.
Ambriel Floyd created the hottest New York accessory using the criteria of construction, style, presentation and creativity to integrate the IN:NYC Card.
Ambriel Floyd recently launched her own line of accessories in New York and is known for her unique designs.
The winning creation is a fashionable all-purpose accessory, perfect for New Yorkers who want to combine style with a busy lifestyle.
The three-part accessory forms a stylish military-style bag with the shoulder strap doubling as a military belt. Attached to the bag is a brass charm clutch with an IN:NYC logo card holder, a collection of charms, a key holder and a small heart-shaped pouch embellished with crystals that read IN:NYC.
It is no secret that having the right accessory is important to New Yorkers," said Bruce Sibley, Vice President for the IN:NYC Card for American Express. "We're pleased to sponsor the creation of the next head-turning accessory created by Ambriel Floyd and inspired by
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As a celebrity stylist for the television network VH-1, Pilar Chira Steinborn has dressed divas and rockers for the red carpet and beyond.
The Greenwich native's job involves tons of shopping, regular access to designer showrooms, incredible discounts and the chance to put beautiful clothes on famous people.
It was a dream gig, and one she excelled at, until Steinborn was asked by her friend, Elyse Zaccaro, a top network executive, to help her hunt for some professional maternity clothes.
"I'm good at putting real clothes on real people," says Steinborn, whose favorite clients include Ellen DeGeneres and Kid Rock. "But when I started trying to pull together a wardrobe for Elyse, I was stumped."
The problem wasn't a shortage of maternity clothes. These days there are plenty around that don't sport those ridiculous belly bows and giant stomach panels of yesteryear.
What Steinborn had trouble finding, even in the poshest maternity boutiques, were pieces that worked for Zaccaro's high-level position.
Zaccaro's needs included: well-tailored power suits and pants, skirts, jackets and blouses that had the polish needed for business meetings with celebrities and executives. For evenings, she needed feminine, but reasonably conservative, things to wear to the formal functions her job often required her to attend.
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Air-India passengers could look forward to some avant-garde style with the leading airline carrier roping in the king of haute-couture, French designer Pierre Cardin, to finalise the new uniform to be introduced by the airline from this winter.
In a major makeover aimed at positioning itself as an airline that keeps up with the changing style and trends, the airline has sought the professional advice of Cardin, known for his elegant cuts for women and pioneer of fashion for men, to provide inputs and suggestions on the 'new look' that the airline proposed to introduce in November.
Cardin viewed the presentations made by country's three leading designers -- Ritu Beri, Satya Paul and Tarun Tahiliani -- on the new look as envisaged by them on Monday.
Designer J J Walia was also expected to make a presentation later, according to in-flight director Amod Sharma.
The French designer offered his tips and suggestions on the apparels presented, A-I officials said.
The second round of collection, incorporating some of the suggestions made by Cardin, would be made in June.
The final presentation of the selected apparels would be made in September through fashion shows scheduled for September 16 and 18.
The airlines plans to drop its current 'blue' uniform, designed in-house and introduced in 1999 for a new look, propo
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London Fashion Week will be back at the Natural History Museum in September, and word is that it might soon take up a new slot in the fashion calendar altogether.
British Fashion Council chairman Stuart Rose and his chief executive, John Wilson are said to be in talks with the organising bodies of both Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks in a bid to regain London's original slot between the two.
It moved to its current position, after New York and before Milan, more than 10 years ago after fears that the two more heavy weight cities of European fashion were squeezing it out.
Now though, the BFC is lobbying for Milan to cut its length and move forward so that London can take advantage of a few days when the world's press and buyers will be in Europe but not yet needed in Paris - and it might even tempt some of the cities biggest names such as Alexander McQueen and Roland Mouret to show back at home.
But London won't be any shorter, promises Wilson. "Between six and seven days is the right length of time for buyers to do the catwalks, exhibition, shops and showrooms in London," he told Drapers.
We re a serious and important event and must maintain that. We don't want to get squeezed out, which is why we moved earlier originally."
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Rootsein's debuted their new mannequin collection titled "Drama Divas" with a cocktail party hosted by Creative Director Devin Arpino.
On hand for the party as Roostein' newest model muse was the latest English beauty Jade Parfit, who joins fellow English mannequins Erin O'Conner, Jodie Kidd and Anne V to be "immortalizes".
It was a very well attended party. Cocktails were served among the beautifully staged and illuminated mannequins dressed in exquisite luxe gowns.
The collection first previewed in Dusseldorf for spring of 2005 and was made up of two parts: "Diva---Tall modern girls in languid editorial stance, perfect for the new glamour about to hit the fashion world"; and "Drama----Big glamour poses, striding the runways of Paris, new age sirens, women who take the lead, travel alone, are independent and fearless."
According to the Rootstein press kit, the collection was inspired by "six of the fashion worlds youngest talents".
They are Ulla Van Zella, a German/Columbian model and actress and Oliver Stones recent muse in his latest epic 'Alexander the Great.
Laiane a 16 year old Brazilian model; Nairi a Russian girl seen as the face of Vivienne Westwood on London billboards.
Astra a 19 year old Lithuanian beauty, Irene a voluptuous and sensual exotique from the Cameroon, and Jade Parfit the
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