PHOTO: Onlookers admire a model in head-to-toe snakeskin during a presentation by West Coast Leather. #FTW13. There were several hashtags circulating in association with Fashion Tech Week 2013, but I chose the quickest to type. Others, though probably more transparent for the uninitiated, lacked elegance and specificity. And in any case, FTW13 better echoes how(…)
‘Wow, incredible weblog format! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for?’
In the past year I’ve spent more time moderating my blogs than blogging on them. And not, unfortunately, because I have a thriving community of commentors. Rather, because my posts are apparently prime for those pingback trolls doing their best to earn their dollar and a half per hour wages. “Wow, incredible weblog format! How(…)
Spring Jewlery Trends 2012
Ohthatsyou.com – A Fresh Take on Style Advice
New Fashion & Beauty Social Network Site Gives Friends a Place to Give and Get Advice OhThatsYou.com liberates users to express their “only me” style instead of chasing the “me too” of fashion PR Newswire REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Starting September 8, thousands will gather at the world’s fashion capitals for(…)
Paris Street Style Trend Report
2011 Color(s) of the Year
Color experts Pantone, ICI, and Benjamin Moore have chosen their colors of their year for 2011. Find out how shades of these colors are appearing in fashion. Minimalism has ruled fashion lately, and with it neutral colors like camel, grey, black, and white have dominated. The serious mood descended upon the world of apparel as(…)
[POLL]: Does Pre-Fall Need a New Name?
As we speak designers around the world are rolling out Pre-Fall collections for 2011, but unless you are looking for them you aren’t likely to see much coverage. The collections are often shown presentation style and sans the flashy events and parties that many have come to associate with fashion shows. So it’s easy to(…)
Holiday Party Wardrobe Guide
Fashion’s Collective: Prestige Should be ‘Hard to Attain’
Photo: A view of Fashion’s Night Out 2010 fashion show – the biggest ever public fashion show in NYC history. via WWD.com “For something to be considered prestigious it must be of high quality, well reputed, and – perhaps most of all – hard to attain. After all, how impressive would a Harvard degree be(…)
Game On! Fashion’s New Interactive Trend
Once upon a time gaming was relegated to the Dungeons-and-Dragons sort of crowd. Yet as our lives evolve to include the more and more time spent with computers and mobile devices, games and other interactive applications are becoming the norm for everyone. The fashion world is no exception to this trend, as brands and media(…)