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 Fashion Fringe RunwayIt was, in a way, rather touching (and perhaps inevitable) that London's newest young-designer initiative should end up feeling just like the old days-mammoth boozy party in a multistory car park, loud contingents of gate-crashing fashion students, and a group of recent graduates' clothes on the runway.But this is the 21st century, not the Ab Fab eighties, and the event was Fashion Fringe, the culmination of a nationwide competition to find the next generation of talent, instigated by veteran London Sunday Times critic Colin McDowell. Fearing a decline in the excitement about London fashion-not to mention the perennial lack of funding-he corralled serious sponsorship from Red Bull and others, and wound up with £10,000 to bestow on the winner. In the event, a panel including Burberry CEO Rose Marie Bravo, British Vogue editor Alexandra Schulman, Hamish Bowles of American Vogue, and Giles Deacon chose the showstopper of the evening as winner-a collection by Basso & Brooke with hugely inflated leg-o'-mutton shoulders, nipped-in waists, and draped pants, all smothered in kitsch yellow-brown-green seventies prints. There were inevitable comparisons with Giles Deacon himself, not to mention a scintilla of Victor & Rolf more www.sty... (105) added by senay |
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 Dressing Codes CompetitionThe world of Make-Up has always worked on the body, treating it as a textile surface, in order to create and suggest new effects. Parallel, the Fashion System uses colours and materials on the body creating real works of art. The connection of these elements fertilises a creative ground the third edition of Dressing Codes intends to investigate.The challenge proposed by Dressing Codes is to extend the brand Deborah in order to create summer clothes and accessories with a strong fashion content and with a strict connection to the concept of gadget. Participation All people who have acquired a studying and/or working experience in the field of clothing/accessory and who are interested in participating to Domus Academy's Masters in Fashion Design in 2005 (January-December). Brief The candidates are asked to develop a research on the world of Deborah and Deborah Bioetyc, concentrating on three elements: sun products, nail polish, make-up, with particular stress on an innovative vision of colours. For each category, the candidates will have to develop simple but new typologies of products: Sun products: hats,bags, beach towels, sunglasses, and pareo. Enamel: hands and feet custom jewellery. Make-Up: t-shirt (with or without logo), earrings, make-up bags, hairclips. more Dressing Codes Competition added by bengisu |
 Nathalie Madera: Winner of Fashion Talks LG ContestLG Mobile Phones today announced the winner of its "Fashion Talks LG" contest, in which talented design students competed for a cash prize and the opportunity to work with celebrated fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo. These aspiring designers were challenged to create daring designs that feature an LG Mobile Phone as either an integrated part of the whole design, or a must-have accessory.Nathalie Madera, a fashion design student at the Katherine Gibbs School in New York City, is the contest winner, having received the largest number of votes cast by consumers online. Nathalie's design, a simple yet elegant gown featuring bold silver tones and classic, sweeping lines, integrates LG's corporate motto, "Life's Good," which embodies the company's commitment to improving and enriching the lives of people the world over. Nathalie was selected as one of four finalists in the "Fashion Talks LG" contest, along with three other design students at Katherine Gibbs: Joshua Browne, Christine Campbell and Amber Jordan. All of the contest's finalists exhibited an extremely high degree of talent and inspiration. "The worlds of fashion and technology are growing closer everyday," said Jonathan Maron, director, marketing communications for LG Mobile Phones. "As always, we express our personalities through the clothes we wear, and i more www.fas... (144) added by Levent OZLER |
 Young Latino Designers Poised to Make an ImpressionHollywood's rich and famous rely on Latino designers like Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera and up-and-comer Narcisco Rodriguez to outfit them for big splash events like the Oscars or the Grammies.So what is it about Latino design that makes it so fun and beautiful to wear? Young Latino design students at The Art Institute of New York City say it's their culture that is their muse, rich with inspiration in everything from music, dance, language and even bullfights. Bonnie Assing, a fashion design student, is a mixture of many cultures -- Costa Rican, Native American, Caribbean, and Chinese. In her approach to fashion design, she feels the Hispanic influence is the strongest. Bonnie leans toward ruffles and frills, and strong colors, such as red and black. "I think the Spanish influence is sexy, seductive, clingy." She is sure that some of her background will find its way into her the clothes she will eventually design. "Bullfights, festivals, parades, the swirl of colors will always influence me," says Bonnie. Another student, Ivette Fuentes, whose family is from the Dominican Republic, sees a significant difference between mainstream and Hispanic cultures. She points out that Hispanic women are not obsessed with being thin. People accept that women are curvy. Designers work around the curves, emphasizing clothes more biz.yah... (141) added by Levent OZLER |
 Two Jewelry Exhibitions With an American SlantTwo Manhattan museums on the same block are currently presenting lavish exhibitions of historical American jewelry. The American Folk Art Museum is host to "Masterpieces of American Jewelry," a selection of about 200 pieces, most of them commercially produced, dating from the late 18th century to the late 20th. And the Museum of Arts and Design is featuring a show dedicated to the New York jewelry designer and producer Seaman Schepps.The show at the Folk Art Museum was produced for it by a nonprofit organization, the National Jewelry Institute, which was founded two years ago to promote the study and exhibition of fine jewelry. The pieces were selected from private and corporate collections by the exhibition's curator, Ralph Esmerian, who is vice chairman of the National Jewelry Institute and a fourth-generation dealer in precious stones. He is also chairman and a former president of the American Folk Art Museum. For pure visual gratification, Mr. Esmerian's exhibition is especially rewarding. If you are hoping for stimulating ideas about jewelry and its history you will be disappointed, but it is easy to forgive the low intellectual wattage because so many of the pieces, displayed in fancy, fiber-optically lighted cases, stand out on their own as wonderful objects. Among the more memorable items are a gold bracelet with dangling letters spelling "G R Chicks" & more www.nyt... (56) added by Levent OZLER |
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