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Can’t wait to read Lizzie ‘s book! I have my girly moments, but I’ve always been a tomboy. Pre-order here , and if you haven’t checked out here blog , it’s a must!
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With all of the hype behind fantastically expensive one-named designers, I think we sometimes forget that somewhere down the line, one individual person actually opened up a store and probably never dreamed their clothes would sell for thousands of dollars (with a couple of exceptions, as you’ll see). Here are the stories behind some of those one-named designers. 1. Guccio Gucci opened a small saddlery shop in 1906 and started selling practical leather bags to his horsemen customers sometime in the ‘20s.
Here's an article I stumbled upon in Plurk and I would like to share this with my readers. It was written by Pamela Redmond Satran for Glamour Magazine back in 1997 and is constantly being updated by women all over the world. I would like to come up with my own list soon. Here are the pieces of wisdom that we could use to learn a thing or two.
Photo credits: 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 So many of you discussed your love for vintage clothing in the comments section of my previous posts, which made me smile from ear to ear because I love history. I think it’s important to understand how fashion has evolved and why it has changed over the years. So I am going to go through the decades starting with the 1920s through 1990 and talk about what was popular in the world of fashion . We’re trying something new this week.
P is for Personality, which is precisely what printed jeans ooze of. Glide your way into this mainstream must-have with this denim DO! Get inspired by Balmain’s coveted graphic jean with a snakeskin twist. Bulgari’s Serpenti Collection of chic bracelets, bags, wallets and watches has slithered into our hearts, helping our style shine bright.
Earth Day is this coming Sunday, so we've been thinking a lot about how we can support our planet and today's topic: eco-friendly fashion. In years past, uncovering stylish, environmentally-savvy clothing and accessories was often a trying task, but we're pleased to let you know that's simply not the case anymore. In fact, we've discovered a crop of first-rate designers and brands that embrace a sustainable approach to fashion and create gorgeous, thoughtful products you can feel good about wearing! From a hand-printed scarf made...
After much deliberation, I have decided to finally release FASHEMATICAL Issue #2! A few months ago, I received the zines hot off the press, stickered them with my cover star (a former hero), photographed them and prepared to upload them for sale, checked my favourite news site and lo and behold… The cover star is suddenly an extremely inappropriate choice that was made unknowingly almost six months prior… and now I have 200 inappropriate zines sitting in my studio! Well, I hope that the zombie cover can be read as a statement and that the robot illustration (with the big brain) can be ignored!! 100 or so equations on, comes FASHEMATICAL Issue 2. A zine of my favourite looks from the Spring/Summer 2011 runway shows. FASHEMATICAL is a collection of illustrations reinterpreting the stars of the catwalk as part of either a horde of zombies or an army of robots, hell-bent on taking planet Earth for themselves.