17 posts tagged “fashion”
I am not sure if I have mentioned it here, but I will be launching my handbag line VEL this year and hope to show with a local designer during New York Fashion Week in September. However, I have a dilemma -- I can't come up with a domain name! Unfortunately, the obvious, www.vel.com, is taken and the line surely warrants something grandeur than velonline.com, non?
The line is called VEL. Named after my maternal grandmother, Velma. The first collection will feature 4 different pieces - 2 clutches, a tote bag and a waistbag - that will utilize buttery soft cowhide leather and vintage kimono fabrics coupled with industrial detailing.
Marie-Antoinette Perfume Revived
The palace of Versailles is set to launch a perfume based on the fragrance once used by Marie-Antoinette.
American Apparel to Be Sold to Investment Firm
American Apparel, the casual clothing chain whose socially conscious manufacturing, sexually charged advertising and snug-fitting T-shirts have generated a cultlike following, will be sold to a little-known investment firm for $382.5 million, according to people briefed on the matter.
Events
What: D&A Show
When: January 6-8, 2007
Where: New York
What: Moda Manhattan
When: January 7-9
Where: New York
What: Accessories the Show
When: January 7-9
Where: New York
What: Accessories Circuit
When: January 8-10
Where: New York
What: D&A Show
When: January 12-15
Where: Los Angeles
What: LA Shoe Show
When: January 15-16
Where: Los Angeles
What: Project Show
When: January 16-18
Where: New York
What: The Collective
When: January 21-23
Where: New York
What: Première Vision Preview
When: January 24-25
Where: New York
According to model lore, Canadian cutie Alana Zimmer has never left a casting without a job. These include Self Service, V and Pop. What's more, in her first season, she walked the elite runways of Chanel, Saint Laurent, Burberry, Chloé, Dior, Prada, McQueen and Galliano. While her biggest fan may forever be her mother, who makes a scrapbook of all her pictures, Alana is proving she's the first choice from many an important rolodex.
Agency: Supreme
11/24–12/24 Get a one-on-one consultation with YSL’s artistic director of makeup at Bergdorf Goodman. 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th. St. (212-753-7300); 10–8.
12/1 Join Kiehl’s on World AIDS Day to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS education. One hundred percent of profits from sales between 5 and 7 p.m. will be donated to YouthAIDS. 109 Third Ave., at 13th St. (212-677-3171); 154 Columbus Ave., nr. 66th St. (212-799-3438).
12/1 Keep your holiday shopping marathon going at FIT’s Style Market, which will feature live music, a runway show, and clothes and accessories from 26 designers, including ekeko, Kendra Roberts Jewelry, and more. FIT's Katie Murphy Amphitheater; Seventh Ave. at 27th St.; Fri. (6–9) and Sat. (12–6). Free.
12/4–12/8 Theory now has stylish ballet flats (from $100), slouchy bags (from $125), and blazers (now $149) on sale. 261 W. 36th St., nr. Eighth Ave., second fl. (212-947-8748); 12/4, 12/6, 12/8 (10–6); 12/5 and 12/7 (10–7).
12/5 LAI’s chic bags, belts, and wallets (all in exotic skins) are normally $500 to $8,000 but are now $200 to $3,000. 12 W. 57th St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. 403 (212-245-4675); A.E., M.C., V.; 12/5 and 12/6 (10–6); 12/7 (10–4).
12/7 H&M continues its domination of Manhattan with the opening of its seventh store. The latest location throws its doors open with free T-shirts and 20 percent off all merchandise. 111 Fifth Ave., at 18th St. (212-539-1741). Noon–8.
12/7 Keep your holiday shopping marathon going at FIT’s Style Market, which will feature live music, a runway show, and clothes and accessories from 26 designers, including ekeko, Kendra Roberts Jewelry, and more. FIT's Katie Murphy Amphitheater, Seventh Ave. at 27th St.; Fri. (6–9) and Sat. (12–6). Free.
Ahh - Vera Wang, wedding gown goddess & evening wear guru. From her lower priced Lavender line, this gown (?) is today's favorite! Get it on Net-a-Porter.
Japanese jetsetter Ayako Hayamizu has everybody saying "こんにちは!" Spotted on Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando street, the pretty Piscean recently posed for Numéro, as well as the Paris and Italian editions of Vogue. With a top Japanese make-up artist for a fiancé, could Ayako be any more flawless?
Agency: Elite
Source: Hint
I'm really interested in starting a very European and Japanese inspired fashion label for women over the size of 12. I've always been a fuller-figured women with a love and lust for the extremely stylish, however, I have difficulty finding the items I love and desire. Hence, I am determined to change the market for plus-sized women.
Anyone interested in working to redefine the fashion world?
