Fashion
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Behind the Collaboration
Swimsuit trends for summer 2009
Sunny and warm days announce to us that the summer is comming soon. We want to share with you the hottest swimwear trends. Let's greet the summer while being stylish and fashionable!
This year swimsuits are made according to the main fashion tendencies of the season. They include bright and lively colors, emphasis on one - shoulder, cut - away pieces, sheer fabrics and a large amount of jewerly. You are invited to choose monokinis as well as bikinis.
• One - shoulder swimsuits. This type of swimwear is especially popular this year. One - shoulder bikini or monokini will make you look originally and elegantically. You can find examples of such swimsuits in the collections of Herve Leger, Victoria's Secret, Max Azria, Gottex and Gucci.
• Cut - away pieces. Cut pieces in various shapes and size will make your swimsuit playful and sexy. This type of swimsuits is presented by Amanda Wakely, Carmen Marc, Dsquared, Herve Leger by Max Azria. Besides, a lot of famous designers such as Gottex, Victoria's Secret, Marios Schwab, Max Azria suggest that you may choose a swimsuit that combines several stylish styles. For example, this summer will also be fashionable swimwear that contain the motives of one - shoulder and cut - out pieces at the same time.
• Bright colors. Rocha Cha, Gottex, Beach Bunny and others invite to choose bright and vivid colors in bikinis or monokinis. One or more bright colors may dominate there. Red, pink, violet, yellow, blue or emerald - all these colors will look splendidly this season!
• This summer it is also important not only the stylish type of a swimsuit but also variations of wearing it. When you do not plan to swim in the sea or lake, put a sheer fabric dress or tunic on your swimsuit. This magnificient combination will emphasize your tan and make you look really fashionable! In his collection Max Azria offers light and nude tones of share fabric in clothes. Milly by Michelle Smith, converesly, invites to dress in colorful and decorated with flower prints sheer clothes.
• Famous fashion designers also suggest to wear massive jewelry together with swimsuits. The other stylish details include sunglasses, handbags, panama hats or belts. Moreover, do not be afraid to put a leather or silk jacket on your swimwear. One more important accent for your image is high - heeled sandal shoes. Thus, let your imagination flow and pick the most lovely and fashionable items for you. With them you will look modern and stylish this year!
Next to the tendencies mentioned above, there are and other fashionable trends for swimwear. They include various geometrical ornaments or leopard prints, details of jeans, fishnet, not ordinary and unexpected color combinations.
Monday, March 30, 2009
American Fashion Week
We're lucky enough to have a few Aussies over at our U.K. fashion blog Catwalk Queen, and they've been keeping an eye on Australian Fashion Week for us.
One big story is that of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr, who has already been hailed a role model by her peers.
"She is thin, but she's healthy and she's writing a book with her mum to help other girls overcome problems with body image," said Aussie Vogue editor, Kristie Clements.
Meanwhile on the catwalk, siblings Camilla & Marc (above, left) brought down the house with a sexy and slick show, featuring an emphasis on nipping everything at the waist.
Swimwear sensation Zimmerman, turned our attentions to long slouchy trousers and tulip skirts. And after a five-year hiatus, New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester marked her long-awaited return to Sydney with a fun and quirky collection that didn't disappoint. Titled Royally Screwed, Sylvester's homage to the rat pack of the royal family, brought high end pieces down to a more casual level.
Call For Entry: “el Botón” MANGO Fashion Awards
The competition, which takes place every 18 months, has the support of five of the most important Fashion Design Schools in Europe. The aim of this event is to give young fashion designers access to a new media platform, as well as the opportunity to market their collections.
If you turn to be one of the ten finalists among thousands of participants around the world, you will opt for the €300,000 prize.
The five Fashion Design Schools acting as co-organizers are: Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design (London); Escola Superior de Disseny, ESDi (Barcelona); Institut Français de la Mode (Paris); Istituto Marangoni (Milan-Paris-London); and Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen (The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp).
These schools will form part of the First Jury, which will shortlist the 10 finalists out of the 50 candidates previously selected by the MANGO Committee.
The admission of applications will start on 1 May 2008 and will be close on 31 July 2008.
The official language of the competition is English, so all texts you submit must be written in this language. Applications not fulfilling all the required information will not be admitted to the competition. The following information and material can only be presented in paper format and should not exceed 20 A4 sheets (apart from DVDs, look books, press books, etc.):
1. Application form and supporting information
- Official application form. Download here.
- Curriculum Vitae (no photo required): maximum 2 sides of A4 paper.
- A motivation letter: you must state your reasons for entering the competition and your plans for the future in the design industry (300 words max.).
2. Evidence of previous work as a practising designer
- Evidence of having designed two previous women’s wear commercial collections by means of photographs, film, look-books, collection books (with fabrics, colour samples and technical drawings), press cuttings (copies), or any other firm proof. A total of at least 10 outfits from each collection should be included.
- Some artistic sketches from these collections and a collection book.
- A short written description of each collection, the date of the collection and their inspiration (300 words max.).
3. New design work
- A draft of 10 outfits of women’s wear for Autumn/Winter ’09 which you would present for the final of the competition.
- A signed statement certifying that you hold all the rights over the designs presented and that no limitation and/or encumbrance to said rights exist.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
American Famous Buildings
Categories:
American Famous Buildings, America's Wars,
President of America 1789 - 1849,
President of America 1849 - 1901,
President of America 1901 - 2001
The two towers in New York's World Trade Center stood
1,360-feet (415-meters) tall
The Empire State Building in New York City. The view from the building's 86th-floor observatory is one of New York City's top tourist attractions.
The Empire State Building's 73 elevators can move 600 to 1,400 feet (183 to 427 meters) per minute. At the maximum speed, you can travel from the lobby to the 80th floor in 45 seconds.
The Chrysler Building in New York City.
The distinctive chrome-nickel-steel crown of the 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building is a classic example of art deco architecture.
The 738-foot (225-meter) Chase Tower in Dallas is a good example of the innovative design of the 1980s.
The Statue of Liberty was designed in the 1870's by a famous sculptor from France. A sculptor is a person who builds statues from materials such as marble, clay, or copper. Mr. Auguste Bartholdi, the French sculptor desired to build a statue, which would represent the idea of American liberty and independence. He desired to raise the funds for the project by receiving gifts from the French people. He wanted the statue to be a symbol of the friendship between France and America.
The White House, since 1800 the official residence of the president of the United States, is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The winner of a 1792 competition for its design was the Irish-American architect James Hoban, whose dignified neoclassical plan was a virtual copy of a project in James Gibbs's Book of Architecture (1728). As early as 1807, Benjamin Latrobe, the principal architect of the Capitol, sought to improve the building by preparing designs for pavilions at either end (added that year in collaboration with Thomas Jefferson), for interior alterations, and for porticos on both fronts. After the building was burned (1814) by the British, it was reconstructed (1815-17) by Hoban, who also added (1826) the semicircular South Portico that Latrobe had proposed and completed (1829) Latrobe's rectangular North Portico.
The White House was extensively remodeled (1902) by the firm of McKim, Mead, and White, which also added the East Gallery and the Executive Office Wing. Between 1948 and 1952 the building, deemed structurally unsound, was gutted and its interior structure replaced with steel framing, within which the original rooms were reconstructed. Since 1961 each First Lady has contributed to a continuing effort to refurbish the interior. The resultant enhancement has made the White House a veritable museum of decorative arts of the first quarter of the 19th century.