Olivia Palermo at London Fashion Week

Star of the City,  Olivia Palermo stopped to chat with freelance fashion journalist Laura Beaney about her experience of London Fashion Week. And here are a brief interview with Olivia Palermo at London Fashion Week 20/02/2010.

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NEW DESIGNERS, MEET YOUR FUTURE CUSTOMERS

Little Birdie Links Emerging Designers And Shoppers Looking For Fashion From Fresh Talent

      Amid the abundance of cookie cutter malls, big box retailers, and fast fashion emporiums, there is a curious customer looking to discover something new. On the flip side, emerging designers can get lost among the larger labels and have trouble connecting with the public. Enter Little Birdie (http://www.shoplittlebirdie.com), a newsletter and e-commerce site that plays matchmaker between the two. 

      Every week, beginning January 4, Little Birdie members will receive a newsletter showcasing one up-and-coming designer of clothing or accessories. Designers are hand selected for originality, aesthetic, and quality, enabling members to find maximum fashion with minimal effort. Each newsletter contains personal histories, interviews, images, and videos – all of which help the consumer to relate to the designer on a personal level. If they like what they see, readers can click through to the Little Birdie Shop (http://shop.shoplittlebirdie.com) to make a purchase from the designer’s collection.  Read more

Asprey Jewellery worn By Freida Pinto at Britannia Awards and Halle Berry at Celebration of Babies, Los Angeles

ASPREY is proud to have their jewellery worn by some of the biggest and brightest (and most beautiful) actresses in the world.

On Tuesday, November 5th at the Britannia Awards/BAFTA LA in Los Angeles, FREIDA PINTO wore Asprey’s Daisy Diamond Collection with pairing the gorgeous classic daisy drop earrings with the daisy bracelet. These two pieces are classics in the Asprey jewellery collection. Picture attached/ Getty Images. Read more

Paris, London, Milan…Cracow

    Paris, London and Milan are still undeniably the fashion capitals of Europe, but other cities are catching up and hosting successful and noticeable fashion events which showcases young talent. Cracow is quickly becoming the epicenter of young, chic and newly emerging fashion. This is attracting aspiring designers. Cracow the city widely known as the Polish capital of art and culture has already been listed as one of the world’s 25 fashion centers. 
Cracow is playing an important role in Polish fashion agenda. The city hosts several significant events such as Cracow Fashion Awards, organized by the Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design and Cracow Fashion Week where new talents are discovered.

     Presenting your work during fashion competitions is important, and winning one is a dream for each designer. Cracow Fashion Awards is known for having helped young designers such as already acclaimed names as Elwira Horosz and Peggy Pawlowski launch their careers. Their designs range from flirty and feminine at Horosz to loose and bohemian at Pawlowski, and both of them put a lot of effort in making their collection look perfectly crafted and desirable to wear. Pawlowski’s “Gavroche” collection quickly came to the attention of both fashion press and the educational establishment. Her talent and unique collection were rewarded not only on the national level – “Golden Thread” during competitions in Łodź, but also international – the Grand Prix at the 9th Annual Competition for Young Fashion Artists and Designers “Habitus Baltija” which took place in Riga in April 2009. In the same competition, Magdalena Smielak’s collection “Deconstruction” won her first place in the category for “Avant-Garde Fashion of High Artistic Value.” The competition brought together 39 aspiring designers from ten fashion schools from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, England and Poland. Read more

JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC HONORED IN CYPRUS WITH HARPER”S BAZAAR LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT AWARD

London, UK – The French superstar designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac was honored last night in Nicosia, Cyprus with the first ever LifeTime Achievement Award presented by magazine Harper’s Bazaar Cyprus.

The award was presented at a lavish VIP replete ceremony attended by celebrities, socialites, diplomats, international press and buyers. Taking place at the famed Fumagasta Gate in Nicosia, the event officially opened the 4 th edition of the Cyprus Fashion Week and its presentation of the Spring/Summer 2010 collections by the members of the Cyprus Fashion Designers Association and guest designers. Read more

IVP Launches Prison Themed Apparel

LOS ANGELES – September 01, 2009 – IVP Designs, a division of DLA Designs LLC, has launched a new fashion line available at it’s online web site and in selected boutique stores around the country.

The new line of prison-themed, French designed clothing features a variety of t-shirts all branded under the IVP banner, which is an acronym for the French “Inspire par la Vie Prisonniere” or “inspired by the prisoner’s life.” Read more

Michael Jackson Dies at 50

MICHAEL Jackson has died after suffering what is believed to have been a heart attack in Los Angeles.

The singer, who gave the world the best break dance and the biggest selling record in human history, was pronounced dead soon after he arrived at an LA hospital. Read more

Farrah Fawcett Passes Away at 62

Actress and incandescent beauty Farrah Fawcett, 62, died Thursday afternoon at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer.

Hers was the face that launched a million push pins. A poster of her in a red swimsuit, at once wholesome and lascivious, became required decor on the walls of boys’ bedrooms across the country in 1976. Read more

Apparel Designer to the Stars Launches SLIMINIZER, Her Own New and Affordable Shapewear Line Available June 19th

NEW YORK, June 18 /FashionNews/ — SLIMINIZER, the new shapewear line available in 10 different skintones and at affordable prices, launches on-line this Friday, June 19th. Veteran shapewear and lingerie designer to the stars Kate Liegey and SLIMINIZER co-creator Gizelle Bryant believe their slimming, yet affordable line of shapewear will resonate among all women. “I spent years designing apparel for stars and now I’m thrilled to be making it accessible to everyday women,” says Liegey. “We’re really proud of SLIMINIZER because it combines the comfort of lingerie with the sleekness of shapewear at affordable prices.”

SLIMINIZER shapewear co-creator Gizelle Bryant, who together with Liegey created the color match system giving women 10 skintones to choose from, believes women of all ethnicities will celebrate and embrace this new line. Bryant believes, “Sliminizer is a product for every woman who wants to look and feel her best.” Read more

Garnier Fructis Signs Bar Refaeli as their Newest Spokesmodel

NEW YORK, June 23 /fashionNews/ — Garnier Fructis, a global leader in hair care products known for its philosophy of beauty through nature, is proud to introduce supermodel Bar Refaeli as their latest spokesmodel. Refaeli will appear in Garnier Fructis’ international campaigns for the brand’s newest launches: Triple Nutrition Hair Care and Anti-Humidity Hairsprays set to launch in June 2009.

One of fashion and beauty’s freshest faces, Refaeli is an ideal partner for Garnier Fructis and embodies its vision of beauty through nature. Refaeli is a natural beauty who strives to take care of herself and those around her, while garnering an international appeal. Both her gorgeous hair and fit body reflect Garnier’s essential values of wellness and health. Bar is the ideal Garnier woman – natural, modern, healthy – in short, Refaeli has an energetic spirit much like the brand. Read more

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