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 The Height of Fashion: Our Fascination with Platform Shoes Goes Way BackFeeling shorter lately? Maybe it's because the shoe train has left the station and you're still standing on the platform rather than wearing them.Yep, platform shoes are back. This ain't no disco. Platform shoes date to the late 1400s, when "chopines" kept tootsies above the mud and muck of streets in Europe and Asia. Italian style. In 15th-century Venice, women wore 30-inch-high platforms made of stacked wood or cork. If they fell in a canal, the shoes could double as flotation devices. more seattle... (306) added by Senay GOKCEN |
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 The Fashion of SpeedLike other areas of fashion, swimsuits have evolved in recent years. Not just to keep up with style, but to, well, keep up.High-tech training methods means racing times have gradually improved. But suddenly, last month, 18 world records were broken in just one meet. Fast has gotten faster ... by design. It seems the swimsuits themselves have achieved superstar status. Jessica Hardy broke two of those records wearing a full-bodied outfit. more www.cbs... (132) added by Senay GOKCEN |
 MANGO International Fashion Awards 2008MANGO International Fashion Awards will give young designers throughout the world the opportunity to participate in an international Fashion Design competition.The Spanish firm Mango launched the second edition of the "el Boton"-MANGO Fashion Awards, an event which aims to promote and increase the international projection of up-and-coming designers. The candidates will have the opportunity to present their collections before a prestigious jury and opt for a prize of 300,000 euros, the largest sum offered to date in a competition of this nature. The new registration period started on 1 May 2008 and designers will have until 31 July 2008 to present their applications. competition (ended) current design competitions more MANGO International Fashion Awards 2008 design directory Fashion Design Awards added by Senay GOKCEN |
 Bora Aksu Designs Limited Edition Fair Trade DressesTo celebrate World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) on 10th May, Bora Aksu has designed a limited edition range of dresses for People Tree, the Fair Trade fashion pioneers.To be sold exclusively through asos website the three dresses have been designed to encompass this years WFTD theme of Fair Trade and Ecology through the use of natural materials, dyes and hand production. Each of the three batwing dresses use the same silhouette of oversized and exaggerated proportions and with low-set pockets, have an unrestrictive slouch- fit, perfect for hazy spring days. Whilst using the same silhouette, each of the designs comes in varying fabrics and individual embellishments. The chambray dress has been naturally dyed using cori and hortoki - a sustainable tree seed - to give the dress its beautiful brown hues. Handwoven at just 4 meters a day, the second dress made from Fairtrade cotton comes in a classic mono check. And, for a real statement, the black silk variant is finished with traditional nokshi kantha hand embroidery. more www.eas... (337) added by Levent OZLER |
 Art Student Nadia Plesner's Giant Louis Vuitton Copyright SuitDanish 26-year-old art student Nadia Plesner designed this T-shirt depicting a Darfurian child holding a Louis Vuitton bag with a Chihuahua on his shoulder.The message is that the media covers meaningless things like handbags and Paris Hilton's pooch instead of the issues that matter. So Plesner dressed a Darfurian child like Paris so that maybe, just maybe, the world would pay attention. Louis Vuitton sure did! In February they slammed Plesner with a copyright lawsuit demanding $20,000 a day for each day she continued to use this image and reimbursement for legal fees. Plesner refused to stop using the image, and on May 30 she's scheduled to meet with Louis Vuitton in Paris with her lawyer. more nymag.c... (388) added by Levent OZLER |
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