At the age of fourteen, Lacy Barry was given a religious premonition of her future with fashion. The word “ephoe,” a plural form of the eight ritual garments worn by Jewish high priests, appeared in her dream. Barry, age 24, is the founder of Ephoe Inc., a label whose influences
Dekaibrands, an international fashion marketing firm, showcased the work of three burgeoning Brazilian designers April 9th. They were presented in the chic, sleek space of the EM & Co. boutique in Los Angeles. Although they share a home country, sensibilities and silhouettes…
Landing a designer bag is now the mainstay of nearly every woman’s fashion desires. It began with a few boldface names and constant reminders of what we should be wearing by every budding starlet that now put ‘fashionista’ on their resume as well.
When pairing fashion with Russia, you may think of model Natalia Vodianova who exudes effortless beauty and a unique fashion sense. Although she isn’t from Moscow, she is a perfect example of Russia’s progress as one of the world’s…
If fashion were a living sentient being it might be bored right now. It might say to itself, “I’ve done it all and feel as if there’s nothing left to do.” That is, until Marc Jacobs decided it was about time that underwear was worn…
Spring shoes are beginning to hit the shelves at retailers and online but the true must-haves may come from designers that may be flying under the collective fashion lover’s radar. There are three designers stateside that are fighting for our…
I am a self-proclaimed hair addict. I change my hair as often as I change my underwear. My mom thinks I’m obsessed, though compared to my boyfriend, at least she still listens…
With the consumer market in a flux and spending recession in tow, it’s easy to understand why retailers across the luxury, discount, and online segments are scrambling for sales. The 2007 holiday season rung in only modest sales for retailers across all divisions…
Wondering what a new year holds is always exciting. A new year brings about new wants, new opinions in the fashion world. As international editor for Papierdoll, my job is to scour the earth, edit, and report back what to expect in fashion and style.
It’s an epidemic. This notion of Proenza Schouler creating their infamous bustier tops “on a budget” had me weary, but I figured it couldn’t come out that bad. When I heard Alice Temperly would recreate her romantic, whimsical frocks for practically…
In a room with a handful of fashion journalists shuffling in and out and finally settling down, Peter Som showed is direction for Bill Blass’ fall collection. The collection was the first full line for the Som era at Blass.
“For this season, it’s less about the statement pieces,” said Natalia Konovalova, founder and creative director for Bulga, USA. “You must design as a collection for details that must be special on their own…
For six days and nights in a shipyard warehouse on the Willamette River north of downtown Portland, Portland Fashion Week showcased the products of a boom in Portland fashion design that is at an all-time high after eight years of growth.
Perhaps it’s the inundation of reality television. There is this blur of women who look alike, act alike, and seemingly, think alike. From embellished blouses to the zillions of premium designer jeans
The past typically provides a template to imagine the future, but in an ever-progressive fashion industry, history doesn’t always repeat itself. Let’s first look at the major World Wars, where fashion played a similar role in both periods.
Donna Baxter may be living out every woman’s childhood dream. That is, except her own. She never thought she would marry the man of her dreams, find herself living in a pretty, little pink Victorian dollhouse, or make a living creating fancy dresses for real-life dolls.
It all started about a decade ago. Reflecting, it seems not that long ago, but in reality it’s been awhile. The creation and marketing of the elusive “It” bag. Or bags, plural, as we now know them. While at one moment in time it was refined to simply…
I’m from the south. It’s hot, it’s sticky, and you need to wear a coat for maybe two weeks in January, and even then, you can probably get away with a hoodie and a few layers. Of course if you have OCD when it comes to fashion like I do, you understand the reasons I have a ton of coats.
Christy, Cindy, Claudia, Linda, Kate and Naomi. In the early 90s, these names were synonymous with glamour, opulence, and just about every catwalk, fashion magazine, advertising campaign and product placement on the market.
When Diane von Furstenberg invites you to her studio, it’s probably for more than browsing her latest collection with a cocktail in hand.
Africa. Utter this word and dare to ask anyone the images that come to mind. Death and destruction, AIDS and evil dictators (think Forrest Whitaker’s portrayal of Idi Amin in the Last King of Scotland.)
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Since the heyday of CocoChanel, a designer who evoked a standard of unwavering quality, the process of manufacturing clothing has become unrecognizable. Technological advancements…
It seems the year has flown by, no? Between giant bags, the patent craze and everyone on the verge of landing themselves in the slammer, the year has gone by at…
The “Pump Bump” may sound, in its most innocent form, like a new dance move, but what it actually refers to is a permanent notch on the back of the heel caused by wearing stilettos and other high-heeled footwear.
The days of tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing environmentalists have officially seen their end, but the niche movement is witnessing a gradual revival. The newest wave of eco-friendly…
As if waking up every morning and schlepping to work isn’t enough of a pain, summer months seem to make the process even more difficult. And if you poke your head outside in the morning and think, “Dear God, the only…
The murmurs and rumors that green really is the new black filtered throughout the crowds at New York Fashion Week, and a turn towards the environment with eco-friendly fashions and sustainable design has hit the top spots on many designer radars.
Fashion is somewhat obsessed with the next. The moment the next arrives we grow weary for the next is no longer the next, it is the now. The new next happens to be Australian designer Josh Goot.
With the arrival of the summer season in the northern hemisphere it’s almost ironic that a topic of conversation on its way back to the fashion industry dialogue is the return of sweatshops.
I have this insane love affair with fashion. I mean, we all do, don’t we? Everyday we wake up, and have to put something on to get through the day. So even if you are one of those people who simply puts on whatever is on the floor, you still have a say in how you present…
The wedding season is fraught with planning and frenzy. Depending on the time available to complete the planning in totality, breakdowns, arguments, suprise resolutions and last minute changes will create what will become an eternal connection.
It’s 8pm and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is still hammering out details on a war spending package; her hair still neat and 2 piece business suit still without a wrinkle, she heads to the floor of the house to speak with Steny Hoyer
I wear a lot of black. Some might say too much. But really, who is to judge? I find it easy, appropriate and insanely chic. You can dress it up, dress it down, and wear it practically anywhere.
For his Fall 2007 collection, influential Paris designer Yohji Yamamoto showed an unusual combination of bedouin-inspired headgear, 80s punk Doc Martens, and serious Victorian layers & ruffles…
The recent recognition of historical fashion icons in pop culture has inspired general wonderment as to the importance of female wardrobe in costume history. In Sofia Coppola’s version of Marie Antoinette, the costumes…
For far too long, we were sweet. The past few seasons have been an endless parade of frothy, pale goodness that was obviously causing everyone cavities.
With all this deep freeze we have had lately, I bet you’re ready for some R& R and a lot of S&S (that’s sun and sand). This month I joined Papierdoll to entice you with some hot places to go with your sweetie…
Fluorescent and unflattering, the bar lights on. We live in a time when murders are no longer a mystery and sex has been dissected close-up, at every angle.
In anticipation of the Sundance Film Festival I consulted friends on clothing and accessories, packing different variations of heels, dresses, skirts, and leggings to evoke the essence of winter chic.
Like high school, Hollywood is a judgmental place. Researchers have found that ongoing exposure to certain ideas can distort perceptions of reality.
Like many other women, one of my resolutions for the new year is to try to spend less money on clothes I already have; but spending less doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll be getting less this year.
There are two polarized looks for women in fashion today. One celebrates traditional domesticity, noted by the retro-homemaker-chic of the 50s and 60s, while the other promotes powerful active female autonomy (think Angelina Jolie in Jan issue of Vogue).
December is the time for giving as the holidays are quickly approaching. Women are rushing to get their shopping done and prepare for the second most important aspect of the holidays, entertaining.
This holiday season, I will stuff a turkey, bake home-made croutons, mash approximately 40 potatoes, pick 3 turkey necks, mull 2 gallons of glugg, skim another gallon homemade chicken stock shape and freeze 50-60 homemade dumplings, wrap 20 gifts, mail 50 holiday cards of varying religions…
I was sifting through the mass emails sent to me by unknown PR reps and the contact form spam that crowds my Papierdoll inbox when I almost missed one of the most important emails I would receive this year.
Every year it’s the same: Somewhere between Black Friday early-bird sales and the mad rush for those dreaded gift returns, January creeps up on us. As if without warning, one year begins to melt into the next and we say a toast, hoping we’ll stick to the resolutions scribbled on a Post-It
I am not an outdoor girl. I’ll go camping (if dragged) or to an amusement park (if there are funnel cakes), but my favorite activities usually take place indoors. It’s for this reason that you can imagine how frustrating it is to have something like the weather rule your life.
Armenian-born Tamara Pogosian developed an interest in design while growing up and moving from Russia to America. After finishing high school in New York City, she moved on to the…
I’m short. Quite short. And I’m curvy. Quite curvy. For years I looked through “dress-to-your-shape-articles” hoping to find something that addressed my size, but to no avail.
While having a post-fashion week discussion with friend who runs the PR for an up-and-coming designer, she asked me if the designer, who’d made her second showing at Bryant Park for spring 2007, should consider holding her fall ’08 runway show in an off-site location.
Why do we love Jay McCarroll? Because he’s raw, talented, and tells you like it is. This past New York Fashion Week Jay debuted in the tents his long awaited collection since winning the first season of Bravo’s Project Runway. Almost living in the Bryant park tents for
If you come from a city like Montreal, fashion capital of the world and cold as hell, Flavie Lechat, a 19-year-old up and coming designer, is a hero. Lechat began sewing clothes at the age of eight, “my mom used to sew and she taught me.” By middle school, she was
We have all seen recent headlines of Madrid Fashion Week turning away “too skinny models”. Organizers, Pasarela Cibeles, along with Spanish health authorities used the body mass index (which measures weight according to height) to judge who would be able
Summer is out and fall is in. The transition from summer to fall is making your skin go haywire. You have dry patches here, oily patches there. You don’t want to put anything on your face, especially makeup
For our coverage of New York’s spring 2007 fashion week, we sought to cover the “designers who matter”—a catchphrase to which we applied our own definition: designers who are not getting the exposure they deserve. We concentrated on new names
Don’t have time to scroll through hundreds of runway images from Fashion Week? Here’s your crash course in the best of the best. This is the season we’ve all been waiting for. Gone are the days of belly baring and skin tight – well, everything.
Starting in 2009 Chanel No.5 fans will have to get used to seeing Amelie star Audrey Tautou as the face of the brand instead of actress Nicole Kidman. Kidman has been the face of the brand since 2004 taking part in various photoshoots and acting in a 3 minute...
May 8, 2008
Kanye West's fashion label is off to a promising start with news that he will be teaming up with Australian fashion label Ksubi. West is just coming off a super successful album titled Graduation Day, is looking to branch off into fashion with his Pastelle fashion line...
May 7, 2008
Calvin Klein womenswear designer Francisco Costa won the 2008 Spirit of Design Award at Philadelphia University's fashion show. Since arriving at the helm of Calvin Klein, Costa has taken home a variety of...
May 6, 2008
The wires are abuzz this morning with news that the blissful marriage that was Victoria Beckham and Rock & Republic may be ending in a nasty divorce. The initial relationship was one of creative splendor, Beckham ...
May 5, 2008
Australia fashion week ended yesterday the same way it came in with much fanfare. Though not without it's share of incidents and controversies, the event proved that the talent in the south pacific can give their brethren around the world a run for their money.
May 2, 2008
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