Fans Can Expect More High Fashion On Bravo’s Third Season Of "The Rachel Zoe Project"

September 6, 2010 · Posted in Concept Of culture · Comments Off 
Shannon Moore – AHN Entertainment Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Hoping to catch more behind-the-scene looks at high fashion and jet set lifestyles, fashionistas across the world are avidly awaiting the return of “The Rachel Zoe Project.” The fashion-based reality series will be headed back to Bravo for the show’s third season in August.

Rachel Zoe sat down with reporters on Tuesday to talk about the new season on Bravo, along with the latest fashion trends and some basic style tips for the upcoming Fall season.

This season, fans will pick up where season three left off with Zoe parting ways with longtime employee Taylor Jacobson. Unfortunately, viewers won’t get to see the alleged blow up between the two, which left Jacobson fired from her position after some nasty rumors about merchandise theft, among other things.

Team Zoe will bring in a new face to join the company and the fast-paced fashion stylist world. In the meantime, employee Brad Goreski has been promoted from Styling Associate to Style Director, a change that has been a blessing for Zoe, who called Brad “her right hand man and knight in shining armor.”

Zoe also explains that fans will get to see more laid back events, along with all of the more exquisite black-tie and red carpet events. This season will also feature appearances from Gwen Stefani, Demi Moore, Molly Sims and Johnny Weir, along with several others in the lineup.

As for upcoming trends, Zoe had the following advice for Fall fashions saying, “For Fall, I would definitely advise a chunky knit sweater that you can throw over everything, a very classic, very tailored tuxedo jacket, the perfect leather jacket, whatever fits your body type, longer or shorter for length and a trench coat. And I would say, in terms of shoe, if you are more daring, a black ankle boot.”

Viewers can also expect more whirlwind moments featuring red carpet debuts, fashion weeks in New York and Milan, and the ups and downs of diva celebrities when season 3 of Bravo’s “The Rachel Zoe Project” premieres on August 3 at 10 pm ET.

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High Fashion Brands List – E and F – Samta Khinda

July 28, 2010 · Posted in Chic and Fashionable · Comments Off 

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Eley Kishimoto

Eley Kishimoto, is a global British fashion and design company with headquarters in London, UK. Founded in the early 1990’s by Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, the company is primarily known for its print design. The principle commercial activity of the company is womenswear fashion and accessories.

Benoit Pierre Emery

Benoit Pierre Emery (born July 9, 1970) is a French art director and a fashion designer based in Paris, France. A graduate of the Royal College of Art and of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Benoit Emery began his career as a freelancer, working as an art director for Canal and Louis Vuitton.

Etro

Etro is an Italian fashion house and manufacturer of fabrics, furnishings and fragrances. It was founded in 1968 by Gimmo Etro. It is still a family business, with menswear headed since 1990 by Kean Etro, while his sister, Veronica, directs womenswear. Gimmo’s eldest son, Jacobo, is in charge of the textile division, and brother Ippoliti handles the company finances from its headquarters in Milan.

F

Faconnable

Façonnable is a French high-end retailer specializing in tailored men’s and women’s clothing. The company started humbly as a small custom tailor shop that Jean Goldberg opened in 1950 on Rue Paradis in Nice, France. By 1958 the small tailor shop was making custom tuxedos for Hollywood stars that were in the Cote d’Azur for the annual Cannes Film Festival. In 1961 Jean Goldberg’s son, Albert, took over the shop and renamed it Façonnable, a variation of the word “Façonner,” which means “to create.” Under his watch the company expanded and in 1973 opens its first boutiques in Monte Carlo, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Lyon, and Marseilles, however it was not until 1984 that Façonnable opened an outlet in Paris.

Fendi

Fendi is an Italian fashion house best known for its “baguette” handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH. Karl Lagerfeld is the creative director.

Fiorucci

Fiorucci is an Italian fashion label founded by Elio Fiorucci in 1967. The first shop exposed Milan to the styles of Swinging London and American classics such as the T-shirt and jeans. By the late 1970s and early 1980s this would be reversed, and the New York store would become famous for the fashions it introduced to the United States. Known as the “daytime Studio 54″, it attracted trendsetters from Andy Warhol to a young Madonna.

Franck Sorbier

Franck Sorbier is a Paris fashion house that achieved haute couture status in 2005. After working successfully for Chantal Thomass and Thierry Mugler, the French fashion designer Franck Sorbier, who was born in 1961, presented his first collection in 1987. Then, some major stores, such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus in the United States, Seibu in Japan, noticed him. In 1995, The renowned French jeweller and watchmaker Cartier gave him the opportunity to present his winter 95/96 collection in a prestigious place, the “Carrousel du Louvre”. In 1996, he became a member of the French Federation of Couture and Ready-To-Wear,supported by Jean-Paul Gaultier and Sonia Rykiel. In 1999, Franck Sorbier designed glasses for Vuarnet sunglasses. He presented his first Couture collection this same year.

Frost French

Frost French is a fashion label run by the British movie actress Sadie Frost and Jemima French. Frost French is a UK designing duo. They describe their designs as classical with a twist of pop, Frost French was established in 1999. FrostFrench have being showing in the U.K during London Fashion Week for nearly four years. Autumn/Winter 2007 show marked their 8th season on the runway. They have also appeared on Project Catwalk season 1, episode 3.

Fuchsia (clothing)

Fuchsia is an American fashion company and design house run by Veronica Scott and Lawren Pope, based San Diego, California. Fuchsia specializes in women’s fashion, handbags, and accessories.

To be continued….

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One Fashion Merchandising School is Better: Why and How to Find It

July 12, 2010 · Posted in Industry · Comments Off 

With over 250 accredited art and design institutions, choosing the right fashion design or fashion merchandising school can be a bit overwhelming. However, taking the time to match your needs with a complimentary program might just improve your chances of getting in. Here’s why.

Knowing What to Look For The road to the right college always begins and ends with you. What is your ideal college environment? How close to or far from home do you want to be? Which is a bigger draw for you–the academic potential or the social environment? These are questions that need to be answered well before you pack your bags for school.

There are several points to consider when you sift through fashion design and merchandising schools. Perhaps the most important is concerned with the prestige of your dream institution. You might want to go to that glitzy school in New York, Paris, or Milan–and that’s ok. But you need to keep in mind that a brand-name school does not guarantee your success.

What Schools are Looking For Stop fretting over the fact that you don’t have straight A’s. According to U.S. News & World Reports, colleges are typically more interested in the contributions you can make to their programs rather than accepting the cookie cutter application. Of course, academic performance is important. But so is being well-rounded.

When applying to fashion design school, use your application to paint a complete picture of your talents and abilities. Also, avoid the tendency to eliminate potential schools too early in the application process. They may eventually be your landing point if your first choices don’t work out as planned.

Program and Course Requirements Program specificity typically dictates coursework and requirements. That means the opportunity for you to personalize your studies, better preparing you for career longevity. For example, a fashion design school may offer more generalized classes in the field–textiles, colors, sewing, and fashion history. On the other hand, fashion merchandising schools may be grounded in retail operations–so mathematics and economics may come into play.

Short-Cuts and Time Savers Some things to do to keep yourself ahead of the curve:
•    Save Application Materials. Chances are that your admissions essay can be used at whichever school you apply to. Save this and other app materials, such as transcripts to cut down on the time it takes to apply to each school.
•    Get Those RSS Feeds. Some fashion design schools offer RSS feed updates of new services and programs. Subscribe to be kept in the loop automatically.
•    Apply Early and Often. Your chances of acceptance increase greatly when you keep your mind, and options, open.

The right fashion design school or fashion merchandising school is out there. With some research and persistence, you can find it.

Kelli Smith is the senior editor for www.Edu411.org. Edu411.org lists colleges, institutes, and fashion merchandising school that offer fashion dgree programs.

Great Tips For Choosing Fashion Magazines

July 4, 2010 · Posted in Industry · Comments Off 

Like the women who read them, fashion magazines come in all sizes and varieties. One size does not fit all and the question of whether Vogue is far better than Elle, or if W Magazine is superior to them all is highly subjective.

Over the years fashion magazines have evolved with the times. Editors have worked hard to establish an audience within a very crowded but popular market. This is of course great news for the budding and veteran fashionistas who seem to have an almost unlimited amount of choices on the magazine rack.

Fashion Magazines have grown to encompass so much more than fashion in many cases to allow publishers to broaden their appeal to a much wider audience, while others stoically cover fashion and fashion only.

Vogue Magazine

Undoubtedly, Vogue sets the standard by which all other fashion magazines are based or judged. At almost one century old, Vogue is the veteran of the genre and enjoys immense popularity and arguably the most name recognition amongst the popular fashion magazines. Designs in Vogue are popular established brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Prada & Chanel. Vogue is strictly haute couture. Famous for the large size of their fashion spreads, the famous fall fashion issue can easily exceed 700 pages.

Every month Vogue Magazine features articles in health, fitness, travel, and an inside look into the home of famous celebrity designers. Though Vogue includes these features, the magazines strength lies primarily in the larger than life layouts with top models and designers.

Elle Magazine

Like Vogue, Elle Magazine features high fashion but the main focus is on designer lines more accessible and affordable than some of the more expensive lines like Prada, or Chanel. Elle Magazine features comprehensive and large fashion spreads as well as expansive sections on accessories and beauty are a mainstay in.

However, Elle Magazine has worked hard to expand its audience. Working aggressively worked to broaden their readership by including articles normally found in popular women’s magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Glamour. Elle, while staying true to its fashion magazine roots is seeking to redefine the genre by becoming a fashion magazine that also features serious women’s issues.

Harpers Bazaar

Harpers Bazaar is definitely for the true fashion enthusiast. Collections from all the fashion capitals are featured – New York , Milan and Paris giving its readers a broad eye view of upcoming collections from around the globe. Issues routinely include color themes and sizable accessory sections.

Harpers Bazaar works hard to set itself apart from the rest of the fashion magazines. Bucking the trend to delve into the territory of other popular women’s magazines, Harpers only features articles that are fashion related. This is evident in its slight size as Harpers is the smallest of the magazines in this particular genre. Harpers Bazaar is also the most affordable of the fashion magazines at only $8 per year.

W Magazine

W Magazine has been categorized as the most artistic of the fashion tomes. Weighty in size, W devotes a sizable amount of pages to their fashion spreads, allowing for a more unique and creative vision. W gives limited coverage to the older fashion lines like Versace and the like, and looks to the future with the hot up and coming designers like Kate Spade.

The increased popularity of celebrity weeklies is evident in W, as a large amount of the articles are devoted to celebrities and celebrity fashions. W has become a great blend between a fashion magazine and a celebrity mag. It is a perfect choice for those interested in what their favorite celebrity personalities are wearing, what their doing, and the latest fashion trends.

Lisa James is a staff writer for http://www.suscriba.com, provider of discount fashion magazines and over 1100 popular magazine subscrptions.

Orrefors Fashion Collection New York Lexington Votive

June 30, 2010 · Posted in Industry · Comments Off 

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Lanvin: The Insider’s Choice in Menswear (Fashion Wire Daily)

June 30, 2010 · Posted in Strategy · Comments Off 

Fashion Wire Daily – In terms of the applause at the end of the latest menswear Lanvin’s Fashion Show, which was the best preserved collection in Europe in the last 10 days, either Milan or Paris, this French brand story.

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Summer Art, Fashion and Design Courses in Milan

June 16, 2010 · Posted in Advice · Comments Off 

Are you a fashion or design lover?

Well, then this is your perfect chance to spend an Italian summertime, just in the stylish and cosmopolitan city of Milan.

There’s a lot of students like you, whose desire is to learn anything about fashion and design creations here in Italy, and now you have the opportunity to attend special and high quality Art courses.

Art Courses in Italy in fact presents Summer Courses 2009, on its 6th edition, which in the last years made great success among students from every corner of the world.

The new section of Art Courses in Italy was thought just for students who are looking for a fashion or design summer course in Italy, and not in an ordinary city…but in the glamorous and lively Milan, renowned all over the world for its style and professional drawing and creations.

Naba (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) organizes Introduction, Intermediate (Studio Level) and Advanced Level courses, according to your skills in design and also Italian language; the courses are open to all students with a high school diploma and from first and second year of university.

You will have at your disposal a wide choice of art courses you can choose among, of a duration of 2 weeks: Fashion Design, Styling and Accessories, Fashion Marketing and Merchandising, Fashion Photography and Journalism, Fashion Textiles and Fibres, Interior and Product Design, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design Studio, Graphic Design, Graphic Art Design for Fashion, Photography and the Moving Image, Theatre Design.

During Interior and Product Design Course for example, students will analyze contemporary interior spaces and will design an interior layout for a special location in the city, whereas in Theatre Design Course students will become aware of costume designers’ tools and methodologies, and afterward, through an intensive workshop experience, they will produce handicrafts using artistic techniques and materials.

Moreover, Fashion Merchandising Studio will provide international students the necessary tools to understand the dynamic context of the fashion business in Italy and internationally, and the key activities in fashion buying, retailing and merchandising.

Isn’t enough? If you want to learn Italian language, the School Leonardo da Vinci for foreigners in cooperation with NABA, organizes many useful and qualified Italian language courses for complete beginners and intermediate level students.

All information about Starting Dates, Prices and anything else about the courses, visit our website.

So…if you feel like a new Valentino or Renzo Piano…don’t miss your chance and come to Milan to make your dreams come true!

School Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most important Italian language schools for foreigners in Italy, and organizes Italian courses since 1977. It is present in the most beautiful cities of Italy (Florence, Milan, Rome, Siena), and each year the company welcomes thousands students from 60 different countries in the world.

Is Fashion Your Passion?? Fashion Design Summer Courses in Milan at Naba

June 4, 2010 · Posted in Advice · Comments Off 

Do not waste your time and get a close look at the world of creativity in Milan, the world capital of Fashion.

This Summer do not miss the chance to study Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing at NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan and get ready to free your creativity .

If you have never studied Fashion, start this Summer with an Introduction to Fashion Design Course from June 30th to July 11th, and let yourself be guided by a professional teacher and discover trends and colours of African style contaminations in the contemporary Fashion world.

Are you already a Fashion Design student? Fashion Design Studio(Intermediate Level) from July 15th to July 25th is the course you are looking for! Develop your project from the mood-board to the creation of a wearable garment through your own ground research and share your ideas with other international students coming from all over the world!

Are you fascinated by the Marketing side of Fashion? Would you like to know how to conjugate Creativity to Management?

Explore the fundaments of Marketing and its techniques and activities as they are employed in the fashion business and get ready to develop your first marketing plan attending Introduction to Fashion Marketing Course from June 30th to July 11th!

And if you have already completed a marketing course you are ready to enrol in Fashion Merchandising Studio (Intermediate Level) course, where you will be given the necessary tools to understand the dynamic context of the fashion business in Italy and internationally. All this in the city where fashion business attracts buyers from all over the world with its fashion shows and showrooms.

Are we looking for gossip or facts? Are you interested in culture or cult? Find the answers to your questions and speak your mind, learn how to motivate your love for fashion and produce your articles working in team in Fashion Journalism Studio (Intermediate Level) from July 15th to July 25th, where a professional instructor coming straight from the world of fashion will help you understand what Italian Fashion culture is about.

Introduction level courses (from June 30th to July 11th) are aimed at whoever wants to start exploring the world of Fashion, whereas Studio level courses (from July 15th to July 25th) are meant for Fashion college students at 1st,2nd, 3rd year and for professionals who would like to have a refreshing experience in a young international environment. Do not forget that you can attend Intruction+Intermediate level courses and take the 4-week Combined Session!

The Italian language schools Leonardo da Vinci offer Italian language courses for foreigners. City Centers in Italy: Florence, Rome, Milan and Siena

How to Succeed in Business When You Just Can’t Seem to Get a Break

June 4, 2010 · Posted in Fashion Business Loans · Comments Off 

I know all too well the frustration, depression and complete sense of helplessness when it comes to achieving a long-life dream. You give everything you have got, sometimes thousands of hours of devotion to just end up where you started, no where closer to achieving what you hoped your entire life to achieve.

I myself grew up in poverty and always admired the beautiful clothes I would see other little girls wear, you know the ones with pink thrills that go all the way down to the knees, have thrills around the sleeves and bows. My eyes would be so mesmerized whenever I saw such a beautiful dress and I could not stop thinking of how special I would feel if only I could wear a dress like that. I decided right then and there I would one day be a great fashion designer, not only would I then be able to wear beautiful dresses, but I would also have the opportunity to design even prettier ones. I remember I was only 6 years old when I would draw pictures of pretty dresses, imagine myself in them and dance around in my room imagining I was Cinderella and everyone was admiring my beautiful dress.

I would go to college and obtain a degree in business by working five nights a week cleaning office buildings, as I knew to succeed in fashion I needed to learn about the fashion business. After graduating in business, I knew I needed a product, as you need to show what you can offer in the real form. I would work numerous jobs, save the money I made, purchase supplies and make my designs by night. After two whole years of working practically every night I had completed 6 outfits, I am not the best sewer, but the sewing flaws are not noticeable from a distance. I applied to showcase my designs at San Francisco fashion week, I was accepted! The problem was I needed a minimum of 14 outfits. I only completed 6 outfits and not the 14 required to showcase at fashion week. Therefore, my dream of having my fashions displayed on the runway was not going to happen anytime soon. I was low on capital, time and skills.

I then tried everything to get my fashions noticed, I contacted celebrity websites, asking if they would wear one of my designs, created a website, contacted and wrote to well over 100 editors of fashion magazines, including Anna Wintour of Vogue Magazine, you name it I tried it. All this effort with no results, had me feeling no matter what I do, or how hard I try nothing is ever going to work in my favor. I was stuck in a rut; I tried everything and gave it my all, sacrificing everything I had just to end up with not a single break in sight. I asked why is it I can’t get a break even though I try so hard? I realized it was due to three main reasons which limit us in fulfilling our life-long goals, aspirations and dreams.

1. The lack of capital/money it is well known in the fashion industry the cost of launching a fashion collection, on average approximately $750,000;
2. The lack of connections unfortunately I don’t have Donald Trump as a father, the Ivy League education or know the people at the top that can get me in the door;
3. Lastly, I do not have all the skills required, I have skills in business and generating ideas, but have practically no skills in pattern making, and am very limited in my sewing abilities, therefore limiting the designs I can create. I can’t tell you how many times I would unpick and re-stitch over and over again due to the wrong placement or the fabric not sitting right.

It was in my frustration of not having all the resources and abilities to achieve my dream. I realized so many just like me, face this same problem everyday! So I asked myself what can we do about it, how do we achieve when so much is against us?

I started to research all the success stories of people who started with nothing and achieved great success from practically nothing. I found the secret to their success, each and every one of them used the power of connection.

Some examples are:

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple Wozniak was the engineer who built the first apple processor for $500. He later met Jobs who said, he believed he could sell it at a profit. Together they achieved each others dream. Wozniak’s engineering skills combined with Jobs marketing skills.

The Dixie Chicks who played on the street corners of Dallas for small change. Later they would meet Natalie who joined the group. They would pool together $5000 to record their first demo tape. Sony music had seen them play in Austin and signed a long term deal, which resulted in the Dixie Chicks receiving 13 Grammys and selling over 30 million records.

Dolce and Gabbana (D&G)
Met while working at an atelier in Milan, they both shared a great passion for fashion, by combining their skills and talents they created one of the most world recognized labels.

There are countless other examples including: Proactiv, Google, Siegfried & Roy and Microsoft.
Therefore, it is possible to achieve our dreams! It really comes down to our ability to connect with other like-minded individuals who share the same dream, and by bringing together different sets of skills one can achieve their dreams with a greater level of certainty.

May all your dreams come true.

Author: Genyfer Spark
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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Wholesale Fashion Business – How to Break Into the Wholesale Trend Business

May 14, 2010 · Posted in Advice · Comments Off 

Superior fashion industriousness can hypnotize some individuals from exhilarating that it represents. And, like those actors and aspiring artists who want to see their champion on Hollywood paseo of renown, the target of the designer tendency is no less or superior.

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If you are an compulsive designer who has a ton of ingenuity, but not untold in terms of endurances, then there are umpteen levels to interpret if you want to yield into business. Instead of testing to fight for a situation at the top of food chain tendency you might want to think how trade plays from the bottom up.

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