Tue 10 Jul 2007
Modeling is still a job with a lot of social stigma. There is a general perception that models are “long legs.” It is indeed true that “long legs” are a requirement for one to become a model. Yet, it isn’t sufficient to merely possess long legs. According to a fashion designer, the difference between a “walking clothes hanger” and a model is professionalism, intelligence and quick reactions in all situations.
Tue 10 Jul 2007
The haute couture is no longer just about handmade clothing that costs upwards of $20,000 a piece. Nowadays, with the $217 billion luxury market growing at 10% a year and millionaires being minted every minute in emerging markets like China and Russia, Paris’s Place Vendome has become a veritable shopping mall for the big spenders who are in town for the shows this week.
Mon 9 Jul 2007
The use of the term haute couture is strictly controlled, and the list of fashion establishments allowed to call their lines “haute couture” is regulated annually by a special ministerial decree. While there were several hundred haute couture establishments in France in the 1950s, today just 10 fashion houses in the country meet the criteria, which include hand-tailoring and personalized measurements. These elite establishments are members of a professional haute couture society that organises two annual fashion events, in January and July.
Mon 9 Jul 2007
Weddings present a staggering array of decisions. Nobody wants to obsess over after-dinner mints, but what if you’re remembered forever as “those cheap, mintless bastards”? Then there’s the venue, the flowers, the invitations. Recently, one more item has crept onto this mind-bendingly long list: What is the bride going to do with her dress after the ceremony? Preserve it, give it away — or wreck it?
Mon 9 Jul 2007
Birds of paradise braved Chanel’s rain-soaked runway on Tuesday as German designer Karl Lagerfeld gave wings to his models to reinvent the style that has made the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.
Mon 9 Jul 2007
The celebrities and the rich love their gadgets covered in diamonds, which we have chronicled on this Blog with photos showing diamond covered cellphones, cars, watches and laptops, bras, and headgear.
Mon 9 Jul 2007
The most widely anticipated moment of this men’s fashion season in Paris was the first collection by Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme, the single most influential fashion brand for guys so far this century.
Mon 2 Jul 2007
It may not seem so at the time, but women who suffer through morning sickness during their pregnancies actually may be fortunate. Those women may have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life than mothers-to-be who experience nine nausea-free months, a new study by epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo suggests.
Mon 2 Jul 2007
Two of Perth’s hottest young models may have secured their tickets to international stardom after the Perth Fashion Festival unveiled its faces of the 2007 festival and ambassadors for its sexy, 60s theme: eclectic chic.
Mon 2 Jul 2007
When your personal-care products could cause cancer, that’s a little too personal. Most of us use 15 or more cosmetic and toiletry products each day, such as shampoo, skin cream, deodorant, sunscreen, nail polish and perfume. The personal-care products used by Americans contain 10,500 different chemicals, according to the Seattle-based Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition.
