Posts Tagged ‘Designer’
Fashion Week El Paseo 09 – Our first mens Fashion Show featuring Designer Jade Howe
Fashion Week El Paseo March 26, 2009 – Featuring the most current “must-haves” for today’s man. Jade Howe of Howe will showed his mens collection for Spring 09 as well as introduced his White Label collection for the first time. This very hip and energetic show benefitd Desert AIDS Project. Wine, hors doeuvres, music, and mens fashions. Music by the Carter Collins group. Fashion Week El Paseo, presented by the City of Palm Desert, and organized by Palm Springs Life magazine www.palmspringslife.com
Learning how to design clothes to be a fashion designer.?
Ok well I really want to make my own clothes. So whats a way to get a sowing machine free or something sent to me and a guide or whatever on learning how to make clothes, pillows, etc. please answer the question I really want to know how i can do this. I want to be a fashion designer.
I LOVE LUCY – Don Loper Hollywood Fashion Designer
From my personal collection an original 1950′s cocktail dress. Emerald green also seen in the video is a real jersey gown by Mark Cross a British designer from the 1970′s. www.medavog.com for more on my personal vintage couture collection.
Mens Fashion Watches A Designer Statement
Watches are considered as creations of art or an invaluable piece of jewellery. Initially, wristwatches were made as decorative bracelets for women, while men made use of pocket watches. It was at the time of World War 1 that the fad of wristwatches for men caught on with the military finding them easier to use than the pocket watches. They have since then grown to be one of the popular and elegant fashion accessories for men. Nowadays a watch is not necessarily required to tell the time with so many people possessing mobile phones (which obviously all include a time or watch function). But this revolution in telling time has created a market for watches that not only tell the time but have a very important requirement to make a bold fashion statement. Men now strap on their watch as a major fashion accessory, so the branding and overall design of fashion watches is now the most important part of any timepiece.
The first watch for men was called the Santos and was from the prestige watch makers Cartier, created after a pilot named Alberto Santos-Dumont personally requested Cartier to make a watch that could be used on flights. A short while after that, the Santos was made publicly available and since then every manufacturer of watches has begun to design fashion watches for men.
Some of the conventional dress and designer watches suitable for formal functions are extremely well designed and more like a piece of jewellery than a timepiece. Mens watches for semi-formal, informal and casual clothing events range from slim, bare, simple designs to large bulky and chunky divers watch style designs. These days, men do not tend follow any specific dress code for watches and the higher priced brands also seemed to have spawned the belief that the rugged, complicated, expensive sports watches are more fashionable owing to their huge cost. Some of the fashion watches come with a diamond or a gem cut in a convex shape on the crown and some others are completely designed with other facetted stones such as diamonds or sapphires.
One of the predominant fashion timepieces of recent times has been the ice watches. This kind of watch is very apt for urban fashion and it steals the primary design of a metal band or leather watch and adorns the band, face and dial with sparkling rhinestones. These rhinestones resemble diamonds and sometimes are made to deliberately clash with the bands colour to provide an impressive contrasting look.
The technologically advanced (or geek watches as they are sometimes known) simply tell the time but also incorporate complicated features such as satellite navigation, computer inspired features and several other functionalities very distant from the simple idea of timekeeping. The dual-time watch is specially designed for travellers, enabling them to know the time in their home country as well as most other countries and time zones around the world when they are abroad.
Men can now choose from the many various styles and designs available to go in sync with their fashion inclinations and also from the various well known manufacturers and brands of fashion watch to co-ordinate with their personal style and attitude.
Quality fashion Watches are important items of jewellery for men and can be bought from Wholesale Watches suppliers online. Popular Mens Chronograph Watch styles are available at wholesale prices with many advanced features and in chunky Divers Watch or Mens designs with rotating bezels and multiple dials at http://www.jewellerydiscountshop.co.uk
Whats a good online place to view 2008 designer sunglasses ect?
So I live kinda far away from quality shopping….so I can’t just go browse at a drop of a hat….I’ve been looking for a good place to see 2008 collections of sunglasses and handbags ect from Chanel, Dior, ect…I don’t really need a site that sales “discount” stuff…even if they are authentic I’m a little hesitant of buying pricey things online…also looking at those sites I don’t alway get an accurate representation…they don’t have the whole collection or they have the knock off versions that look nothing like the original much of the time…so basically I just want a good up to date guide of sorts…..
Thank you =)
Fashion Designer Pronunciation Guide?
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Trendy Chic & Affordable Fashion Ideas – Cut Designer Gear Costs by Cutting This Off?
How many people in spite of having no money to fund their habit buying the latest designer gear still make a purchase regardless? How many people copy their favourite pop singer in the way they dress because they are fashionable? How many have cried a bucket of tears due to a weight problem where chic designs make you look hideous. How many of you have taken drastic measures to lose weight because you want to look like those models that strut the catwalk. All four queries above are proven problem causers preventing fashion endeavours to be pleasant ones. What is the point of wearing trendy outfits if it leaves you in debt? If you imitate an idol then remember they have a bank balance making fashion affordable. An overweight issue can be addressed and remedied and should an eating disorder develop in those wanting a figure like the matchstick men painted by Lowry, then you will need medical help.
1 If you fall into the category where you just have to have the new dress in the boutique window, fine, but cutback on other unnecessary necessities which you see as necessary. Before splashing the cash on a designer label frock check other department stores, you may bet the exact design of dress is in stock at half the price minus the designer tag. Why pay through the nose for a label that is more often than not hidden or cut off. Never use store cards because high interest rates will have that dress double in price. Avoid extra costs by asking a friend or family member for a loan to make the purchase. Set a limit to what you spend on a day out shopping and only take that fixed amount, this way you can not overspend.
Leave credit cards at home; if you can not afford to pay cash then you can not afford it all. Great savings can be made if you make the clothing your self. Fashion magazines have fabulous ideas and include valuable advice on how to dress to impress. Dressmaking is not as difficult as you think, you will be surprised how easy it is and not forgetting the sense of achievement in wearing one of your own creations that did not cost an arm and a leg. If you want to spend your money wisely then a needle and cotton along with dress making patterns will keep you in with fashion.
2 Before following the fashion of Beyonce Knowles or Victoria Beckham, “think hard”, why would you want to copy another persons dress code, this will only have you recognized as a duplicated body. By all means take some of their ideas and use them to make them your own and by doing this it becomes unique and original. What you have to remember when copying behaviours of others is we all differ in shape and size. Take Posh Spice’s Olive Oil’s skeletal frame for an example, would you get away with wearing tight slacks and a mid waist belly hugging blouse if your frame be like that of Bessie Bunter. If you like their style regardless of your size then cut back on certain issues that connects you directly to them, like their hairstyle or where they place a beauty spot on their face. If you like the fact of duplication then you should consider shape and size first, meaning, if you carry weight then the mid waist belly hugging blouse needs to show less belly and the tight slacks slackened if you get my drift.
3 Trendy outfits will always be easier found in the high street boutique size range of 8 10 12. However there are many outlet stores that cater for the larger woman. Although this is true it can be difficult at times for overweight women. Most fashion items of recent design are designed purely for the woman of a petite frame. Why not make it easier on yourself and slim down. Shedding the pounds can be rewarding and result in you becoming a fashion icon in your own right. Not only will you be able to wear what millions of other women are wearing – you will feel a lot healthier tool. All you need is determination to lose weight. Cutting down on fatty foods and sweet stuff along with light exercise will get you in shape. Notice I said cut down and not cut out, so treats can still be eaten in your quest to fit into that figure hugging dress, because you now have a figure.
3 If you are bound by restrictions where you avoid eating meals to slim down, then this is not healthy at all, in fact it is very dangerous indeed and you should consult your doctor about your problem. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are two common conditions in young girls. Sadly the girls affected with these diseases see them self as fat when this is not true. No matter what you say or do to help the patient, the advice given will go in one ear and out the other. It is important if you are the guardian of or the victim of an eating disorder is for that person to get help immediately.
Donatella Versace
Born and bred in Italy in the city of Reggio di Calabria Donatella Versace was the youngest of three children, her father secured in position a personal financier to the Italian aristocracy. Versace we all more relate to the brother Giovanni. Sadly and a great loss to the world of fashion he was murdered, shot dead in cold blood on July 15th in Miami Florida by madman Andrew Cunanan who took the cowards way out and shot himself before capture.
Jean-Paul Gaultier
The beginning of Jean-Paul Gaultier came about when Pierre Cardin stepped in after seeing his work. He was highly impressed at what Gaultier had to offer and hired him as an assistant in the seventies. Jean-Paul Gaultier has been connected to many famous names and one being Madonna. It was during the nineties with her infamous cone-bra for her Blond Ambition Tour that gave real light to his talent and ability in donating new ideas to form his own recognized fashion.
He was born in France April 24th 1952. JPC continued to design as well as becoming famed for his range of perfumes His first fragrance, Classique, a women’s floral-oriental, was introduced in 1993, followed by Le Mâle for men two years later and continues to still provide fabulous. fragrances.
