Archive for February, 2009
« Previous EntriesA Favorite…Textured Silk/Hemp Prince Seam Shirt
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
This shirt style is a perennial favorite among many of my clients.
Made from a richly textured blend of silk and hemp, this original design features a “Prince Seam”, a narrow band collar, pewter buttons, and angle edge cuffs and pocket.
SEWING NOTES: Fabric from Hemp Traders, Interfaced with PRO-WEFT Fusible Interfacing [...]
Twenty8Twelve Autumn/Winter 2009 Ready-to-Wear Collection
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Filed Under Alexander McQueen, Central Saint Martins, Fashion News, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, London Fashion Week, Twenty8Twelve
Savannah and Sienna Miller’s Twenty8Twelve line made its catwalk debut at London Fashion Week on February 22nd. Showing it’s 2009 autumn/winter ready-to-wear collection, Twenty8Twelve held its own amongst other established fashion designers like [...]
Yves Saint Laurent: Auction of Late Fashion Designer’s Art and Furnishings
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Filed Under Fashion News, Yves Saint Laurent
Here’s an article from CNN about the Christie’s auction of Yves Saint Laurent’s private collection art and furnishings:
A three-day auction of art and furnishings that belonged to the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is seeing sale prices far exceeding estimates, with dollar amounts [...]
Huffington Post Interviews Christian Siriano
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Filed Under Christian Siriano
The Huffington Post sat down with Project Runway winner and wunderkind Christian Siriano to discuss “making it in today’s tough economy.”
The transcript of the interview is as follows:
Huffington Post: So your collection this year was inspired by Egypt. How did that evolve into the final product of [...]
Win Tickets to London Fashion Weekend
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Filed Under Elle, London Fashion Week, London Fashion Weekend
This week, to mark London Fashion Week, we are celebrating with a VIP LFW package to be won for London Fashion Weekend.
London Fashion Weekend has partnered with the Telegraph to offer one lucky reader a pair of Platinum Club Lounge Tickets for [...]
Savannah and Sienna Miller Make Fashion Week Debut
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From the Associated Press:
Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah have made their London Fashion Week debut with their label Twenty8Twelve.
The actress, 27, looked giggly and embarrassed as her older sister led her onto the catwalk to greet the crowd after the show last. Sienna’s December 28 birthday inspired the label’s [...]
London Fashion Weekend March 2009
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Filed Under Elle, London Fashion Weekend
Unfortunately London Fashion Week does have to come to an end, but London Fashion Weekend is the perfect finale event for fashion enthusiasts. London Fashion Weekend combines fabulous fashion with stunning models and a uniquely sophisticated atmosphere. But of course, best of all is the [...]
Page Six: Rachel Zoe’s Flip-Out Moment
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More on Rachel Zoe from today’s Page Six:
Pin-thin stylist Rachel Zoe was “flipping out over the phone and screaming at the top of her lungs” at the Weinstein Co./Valentino pre-Oscar party at the Andaz Hotel in LA, our spy reports. Maybe she was just stressed out. “Her television career is [...]
London Fashion Week: Subversion or Just a Brilliant Diversion?
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Filed Under Fashion Week News, London Fashion Week, Vivienne Westwood
The following is a recent article from the Times Online:
Where was the edge to the start of the capital’s catwalk season, ask The Times fashion team.
Noir/Bllack Noir
Back in London after a few seasons in New York, Noir turns the stereotypes of [...]
London Fashion Week Kicks Off with Central Saint Martins Presentation
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Filed Under Fashion Design Education, Fashion Designers, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, John Galliano, London Fashion Week, Stella McCartney
London Fashion Week started yesterday, marking it’s 25th anniversary. As per usual, the event, which is held at the Museum of Natural History, opened with the Central Saint Martins catwalk show Friday [...]
AP: New York Fashion Week Going to Black
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Filed Under Fashion News, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen
The fashion crowd was rolling up the New York runways on Friday, headed to Europe to continue the previews of designers’ fall collections.
But first, they got some last-minute style statements.
Ralph Lauren [...]
NY Times: ‘Project Runway’ Battle Dampens Fashion Week
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Filed Under Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
Each season on “Project Runway,” a buzzword seems to emerge from the fashion ether. In Season 4 the word was “fierce,” courtesy of the winner, Christian Siriano. This season “bummer” may be the operative word.
The sixth season of the hit cable television [...]
Page Six: Saks Boots Posh Denim Line
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Filed Under Fashion Designers, Fashion News
Victoria Beckham was more successful as a Spice Girl than she is as a fashion designer. The fembot’s denim line, dVb by Victoria Beckham, was just dropped by Saks Fifth Avenue, according to fashion insiders.
Earlier this year, Beckham was dropped by Henri Bendel and Kitson [...]
Men’s Shirt, Designed with Square-edge Collar Stand
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
This is my newest original hand-drafted shirt design…
a classic dress shirt with some interesting design details.
This shirt, made from fine Swiss Cotton shirting features a bias cut front button placket and bias sleeve plackets.
Also, when you take a close look at the collar, you will see that its stand is [...]
Page Six: Fooling Fotogs
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Filed Under Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
“PROFESSIONAL fashion photographers played a dirty trick on the celebrity-stalking paparazzi in Bryant Park this week. According to a source, ‘There has always been tension between serious shutterbugs and paparazzi, but this season’s rivalry is heating up.’ Photographer Sandy Ramirez said, ‘Paparazzi [...]
Page Six: Kissing Curiosity
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Filed Under Anna Wintour, Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Vogue
“ANNA Wintour’s interest in music runs a little Sapphic. Backstage at the William Rast show in the Mercedes-Benz Star lounge, the embattled Vogue editrix was overheard asking daughter Bee Schaffer, ‘Who is the singer that talks about [...]
The Elegant Touch of Contemporary Menswear
Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
I have long admired the brilliantly designed menswear of Cerutti.
Have a look at some of the runway show. Bear with the few moments of “behind-the-scenes”…then enjoy the fashion. I especially like the cut of the jackets and coats..the longer shirt silhouettes, the interesting narrow collars, and the “mesh T over [...]
AP: Tough Clothes for Tough Times at New York Fashion Week
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Filed Under Fashion Week News, Marc Jacobs, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
Here is an article from the AP discussing the notable changes in the style of the fashion designs at this year’s New York Fashion Week:
When the going gets tough, the clothes get tougher.
Narciso Rodriguez was among the [...]
Marc Jacobs’ Fall/Winter 2009 Collection
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Filed Under Fashion News, Fashion Week News, Marc Jacobs, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week has an overall different vibe this year due to the economic times, the changes being especially pronounced at Marc Jacobs’ runway show — and for the better. Jacobs, notorious for staging [...]
Several Models Fall During Hervé Léger Show
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Filed Under Fashion News, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
Wearing seemingly impossible-to-walk-in-spiked-heel shoes (the soles of which, from the looks of the picture, might not have been prepared for the runway), a number of models fell during their catwalk runs in the Hervé Léger [...]
François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek Wed
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Filed Under Fashion News
François-Henri Pinault and ex-fiancée Salma Hayek were married on Valentine’s Day in Paris. The ceremony took place in Paris at the city hall of the 6th arrondissement.
After much speculation about other children Pinault may have recently fathered, it looks like the French billionaire is off the [...]
Heart Truth Red Dress Collection at New York Fashion Week
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Filed Under Fashion News, Fashion Week, Fashion Week News, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week officially kicked-off today, opening with it’s signature runway event: the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection. This runway show features a number of celebrities and famous faces wearing red dresses by different [...]
Benicio Del Toro to Model?
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February 16, 2009
Filed Under Fashion News
According to today’s Page Six, Benicio Del Toro “will strut the catwalk at the G-Star fashion show at Hammerstein Ball room on Thursday,” February 19th.
Source: Page Six
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Barbie Turns 50!
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You’ve got to be at the top of your game to be a one-name model: There’s Iman, Naomi, Gisele — Barbie.
The 11.5-inch plastic doll is still on top as a high-fashion muse as she approaches her 50th birthday, and will make her New York Fashion Week catwalk debut on Saturday [...]
Tragic Event….Plane Crashes Near Our Town
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I rarely if ever blog about “current events”. However, I find myself moved to tears by the terrible plane crash that happened last night about 10 miles away from our house, in a suburb of Buffalo New York.
49 people are gone…we are waiting for the victims to be named…most are [...]
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