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 You Too Can Dress Like JassiAfter the Indian Postal Services Department issue of a Special Cover with Special Cancellation on Jassi, Sunil Lulla, of SET informs us that Delhi-based designer Satya Paul is soon launching a 'Jassi' ; line.Puneet Nanda, Satya Paul's son and the designer of the line says of the collection: "Sony thought of this idea and they were looking for someone who would be able to serve as a sounding board and be able to support the whole thing. They discussed it with us among others and found the Satya Paul Design Studio to be an appropriate fit." Paul describes the line as "daily wear and relaxed evening and semi-formal wear. This is a ready to wear (prêt) designer line for everyday use - cotton, linen and blends with conceptual design and simple ornamentation. It is an effort to create a refreshing contemporary design with the parameters of ease of wear and care." The line will be sold out of the chain of Satya Paul stores and Shoppers' Stop stores. But would anybody be really interested in buying Jassi's staid, buttoned-up, long sleeved behenji salwar kurtas? "The line is not exactly what only the character of Jassi wears, it is based on the look of what the various characters would wear. It features simple and contemporary style lines. There are not only a good measure of salwaar kameezes but also wh more web.mid... (153) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Designers, Models, Socialites and Two Little Dogs, Toosay that Fashion Week is by its nature surreal may be, one admits, a big "no duh." But periodically it bears repeating. While there are undoubtedly some unusual things going on at the average Renaissance Weekend or World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it seems safe to assume that little occurs at those Big Thoughts gatherings that is half as nutty as a typical day in this city when the style flock alights.A day during Fashion Week might begin with, say, the Tamsen show, held on a 150-foot yacht berthed by a pier in the Hudson River on which models disported themselves in print jersey dresses designed by a multimillionaire who drew her inspiration from another multimillionaire, this one a beauty who married into the Getty family, became a heroin addict, died and bequeathed her doomy bohemian style to fashion posterity. And it might continue at the opening of a Pucci store on Fifth Avenue, a mirrored jewel box dedicated to selling designs inspired by the whimsical archive of a Florentine aristocrat who flew fighter planes for the wrong side in World War II; more or less invented print logo dressing; and designed clothes for Barbie and Jackie Onassis, as well as the plastic bubble helmets once worn by stewardesses (they were called that then) on Braniff Airlines and a flag that the Apollo 15 astronauts took to the more www.nyt... (65) added by Levent OZLER |
 Cole, Hilfiger Back for N.Y. Fashion WeekKenneth Cole, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan were among the designers set to preview their spring 2005 collections at New York Fashion Week.Cole was in his traditional leadoff spot with Alan Cumming, Ludacris, novelist Brian Keith Jackson and Olympic track and field stars Derrick Peterson and Anthony Famiglietti expected to be in the front row at Wednesday morning's runway show. Most of the some 80 shows during the eight-day event were scheduled at the tents in Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan. The lineup included design team Imitation of Christ on Wednesday and Tommy Hilfiger, back with his better sportswear H Hilfiger collection after sitting out last season, on Thursday. Other designers set to preview their collections for retailers, editors, celebrities and other fashion fans during the week: Monique Lhuillier, Baby Phat, Betsey Johnson and Michael Kors. Missing from the schedule: eveningwear designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who won the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for best menswear designer earlier this year. Combs was to host a champagne toast at his new flagship Sean John store on Fifth Avenue, a quick stroll from Bryant Park, on Thursday night. Lhuillier, a Los Angeles-based designer who has more www.oly... (78) added by Levent OZLER |
 Esteban Cortazar: Young, Veteran Fashion DesignerAt 20, designer Esteban Cortazar is already an old hand of the fashion industry. The Colombia native, who grew up in Miami, is presenting his fifth major show during New York City's Fashion Week festivities. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a profile of Cortazar as part of a Morning Edition fashion series.Cortazar, whose father was an artist and his mother a jazz singer, emigrated from Colombia a decade ago and landed in the middle of South Beach's hot fashion scene. "Coming to Miami was a culture shock because I was able to see drag queens, I saw designers, I saw fashionistas, I saw so many things," he says. "I was just a little boy, but that's all I could see!" To Cortazar, the fashion world was a playground filled with fascinating adults. And it seemed perfectly normal to stage a runway show at his elementary school -- a nine-piece collection, with a Little Red Riding Hood theme, modeled by fellow students. Rod Stafford Hagwood, fashion critic for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, says the world of fashion probably isn't the best place for most adolescents, but Cortazar was totally focused on his work. Cortazar strengthened those technical skills by attending a magnet high school in Miami that specialized in design and architecture. Todd Oldham, who had a store in Miami Beach, is one of many world-famous designers Cortazar more www.npr... (195) added by Levent OZLER |
 The Adidas by Stella McCartney Sport Performance CollectionAdidas has teamed up with fashion designer Stella McCartney, who is working on a sports performance collection.The Adidas by Stella McCartney sport performance collection will offer products for running, working out and swimming as well as cover-ups. The first collection by McCartney, daughter of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, will be available in the United States, Japan and Europe starting next year. "This collection gives women what they want -- products that both perform and look great," said Bill Sweeney, project leader and head of apparel at the Adidas Sport Performance division. "We combined Stella's unique design and her instinctive insight into women with Adidas' knowledge in creating breakthrough functional sports products." Sporting goods giant Adidas is based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, but its U.S. headquarters is in North Portland. more portlan... (622) added by Levent OZLER |
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