Stay Crazy, London

When Marc by Marc show with its Hollywood hangers-on crashed London fashion week last Friday we were worried sick about Gareth Pugh - the maddest designer in entire United Kingdom (and that is no easy feat).

What if Marc's loud publicity apparatus overshadows our young deranged genius? But, guess what, it didn't. Some shows are just exciting on their own and not because of Selma Blair's new haircut. That's all.

Coco in Gareth Pugh coat from Spring collection / "Sensory Overload" by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue. (Merci Frostfrench!!)

Labels: London, Marc, Meisel

Review:Like everything else English. They have very little to work with when compared to their Empire years, Yet they give off an impressive array of culture and social events backed up by impressive productions. This latest entry, also in an attmept to influence the fashions industry where they have always been weak is a very good try.

RK March 14, 2007

Here some African Fashions presented in 2005

Rumors: Erin Fetherston for Target?

So the blogosphere is already buzzing about Libertine doing a collection for Target, but the little whispers are lately revolving around the possibility of Erin Fetherston and Target teaming up.

It would be an interesting step for the up-and-coming Fetherston, known primarily for her clean, floaty frocks and dollybird spirit, to do day and casual wear for the mass market. The idea is exciting, of course -- who wouldn't want one of Fetherston's pure, adorable dresses for a song? Of course, these are just rumors, but if it's true, it's great to see Target picking up on emerging talent in a business that can be all too precarious.

Something from her latest collection:

Review:" A lttle dab will do ya " was an old saying for one of the popular men's haircreams of the late 50s before the wind-swept male hair style created by the short lived Kennedy era. Fetherston lay-back stylings is not what Target should be looking for simply because the womyn who shop there are the more athletic types, than the subdued looks being sold by Fetherston.

A lot of the models look they could use blood tranfusions too!

RK, March 14, 2007

Just stepping out

Just stepping out looking and feeling good in the pieces is enough to be grateful to God for Washington, D.C. (PRWeb) January 31, 2007 -- The successful fusion of fashion and faith has never been done before; that is until now. A classy and sophisticated clothing line, O2GOD Collection, is blazing a trail in the territory of couture. The line offers a quality product for men and women with a fashion and design element that just can't be found anywhere else.

Created in 1999, O2GOD is releasing an exciting, revitalized line for Spring/Summer 2007. Christened The Royal Collection, it will be available for purchase and merchandising 4 March. The Collection joins the ranks of the most well-known names in upscale fashion with the anxiously awaited line filled with luxurious colors and fabrics, and flattering fits.Presently based in the D.C. area, O2GOD Collection is the brainchild of CEO Jerome Boatright, of northern Alabama.

A long time volunteer, he has spent a great deal of time mentoring youth in churches, juvenile detention centers, and group homes. His goal was to create a clothing line that would spread a message of living every day with focus; wearing a conviction in a way that could become not only a permanent fixture of the wardrobe, but a lifestyle. "Just stepping out looking and feeling good in the pieces is enough to be grateful to God for," says Boatright, and the aim of the Collection is to appeal to one's sense of style as well as their sensibility.

Head turning, original designs are sure to attract admiring glances, and even a knowing nod from those who share the same sensibilities.Building on a foundation of basic black and white, the Collection adds a luscious gold that brings the pieces to life in both fabric and adornment. Featuring unique, bold graphic designs and distinctive embellishments, the pieces are fresh and creative, and are an expression of style and individuality.

It's casual but chic, combining comfort and elegance in an upscale look that can effortlessly make the transition from day to night. Contemporary fit, flair, and texture appeals to the fashion conscious, and embodies a timeless style. Currently on the drawing board, the Gold and Signature Labels promise to offer must-have pieces, from intricately detailed polo's, to crisp, characteristic button-downs.

The Gold Label will use rich, brilliant fabrics that emulate the sun, while the Signature Label proposes exceptional, refined designs like those found in boutiques. The collection will also expand to include golf wear, children's clothing, and various accessories.With O2GOD Collection, clothing communicates; you don't just wear a label, but you wear a lifestyle. You walk infused with confidence, and proudly serve as a reminder to others to take pause and give credit where it's due.

The line will be exhibited at the following trade shows:

MAGIC, Las Vegas, 13-16 February; Americasmart, Atlanta, 1-4 February; Mercedes Fashion Week, New York, 2-9 February; Chicago Collective, Chicago, 4-6 February. For more information, visit the website at O2GOD.COM, or via email.###
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Thursday Nite Fever: The Quote Wall -

The Month end Review: Oh ya...this means other bloggers based up keyword searches. This one being The Fashions Bitch Ithaca, Fashion Bitch Ithaca, and the The Fashion Bitch Ithaca. Thus the following........... RK, January 30, 2007

This blog leads us all, and here is a kissy for the blogger too! The photo is a mild representation of what the blogger had included. Real on the edge. Thursday Nite Fever: The Quote Wall -Warning - not for the young to watch either! got to be at least 40.

Some " Blaw " reference on other bitchy fashions blogs with Ithaca as part of the search.

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African Fashions Making Their Way " Finally "

African Fashions and Designers Win World Acclaim

By Muguette Goufrani

Africans are painting the world in a kaleidoscope of bold, vibrant color combinations and dazzling patterns. The rich fabrics and virtually unlimited selection of turbans and other festive headgear, bright scarves, colorful wraps, wearable art and elegant gowns that brightened our days and lit up our evenings in Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire Uganda, Benin, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Guinea and other African destinations, were simply outstanding. What's more, so were the creators. During the past decade as publishers, we've had the privilege of meeting several of the brightest stars in Africa's fashion galaxy, and thanks to the magic of serendipity, more will surely appear in the near future. As I've learned, in many African societies, the choice of colors and textiles has special significance to the wearer. For example, hats often tell stories of everyday life, with its struggles, spiced by uplifting periods of joie de vivre.

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Review: " Finally " is the right word I choose for this posting, and for alot of good reasons.

Everyone believe that Africans should be on the forefront of style, as the some of the social and cultural aspects of traditional America lingers behind the curtain or degree of Americans know it all cultural smugness.

None the less, and with the first attempt, as personally acknowledged by this writer back in 1970, made by designers from Ghana at an exhibit at Howard University indicates other - wise. The central factor is that as a result of free-ing themselves from the European colonnial yoke, many newly emerged African states planned cultural events around the ethnological National '" not Tribal "pride in their peoples traitional folkways of fashion; they made a paticular point of investment " for " with the few dollars they have to budgetted.

What this article is, and I am gald to have found it on the InterNet, is that their are indications that youger Africans, who now have the money, and not some absentee past colonialist, are looking for something different, and at the sametime to show some connection to the fashion cultural " National " traditions.

RK, January 30, 2007