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“Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don’t have a change, you’re bored.” Bill Blas
Sharp edges? Soft lines? Oval Shoulders? Menswear is often more about gentle tweaks and tugs to tradition rather than an all out boundary-pushing heave.
For Autumn Winter 2012, the Paris Menwear shows are warm and fuzzy. Lanvin is elegant, the [...]
Category Archives: World View
Autumn/Winter 2012 in Menswear. The Paris Runways.
January 23, 2012 – 7:45 am
Custom Fabric Flowers
January 12, 2012 – 8:57 am
From delicate accents to stunning bouquets, flowers can create an aesthetic, conjure up ethereal memories, distant thoughts and wispy dreams. But these flowers are here to last…
M&S Schmalberg is a four-generation family business nestling in the heart of NYC’s fashion district, who have been making flowers for the runway, magazines and for top designers for [...]
Spanish Influence on Fashion
January 6, 2012 – 8:14 am
The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City is home to a dazzling exhibition of Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress. Conceived by Oscar de la Renta, Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors, and curated by Vogue’s André Leon Talley, the exhibition can only live on the very vortex of fabulous.
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Molloy and Sons: Heritage Tweed
December 6, 2011 – 11:06 am
A beautiful film illustrating how tweed is woven into the stunning Donegal landscape. The film is poignant on many levels, as it profiles of one of the last surviving weaving mills, Molloy & Sons, run by a father and son team, whose family have run the business for generations.
Molloy & Sons: Heritage Tweed on Nowness.com.
Co-creation
October 20, 2010 – 8:01 am
nd now for today’s lesson on economics and fashion…
www.thunderlily.com is co-creating women’s fashion, allowing customers to choose the design, fabric and add in their own sizing. Our mission is to regenerate style and put fashion back in the hands of the individual. Individuality is the fashion of the future.
Why does co-creation work? Because it emphasizes [...]