turenchi (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
You know those stories … about a talented person you know, who struggles and eventually makes it and you go, ‘I KNEW you were going to make it! (Eye roll! Yeah, right! lol) Well, this actually happened to me… for real, People! I grew up in the same house with a dear cousin Duro ( I started living with his family when I lost my dad at age two). Duro was one of those people who from...
FashionFame (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The British Fashion Council and British Vogue magazine have collaborated in a new project to support fashion’s future global stars. The BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, launched on November 3rd, will provide one British-based designer with £200,000 and high-level mentoring support to build his or her business on international stage. This scheme is similar to Vogue/CFDA [...]
Liz Blair's art and fashion (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
This photo shoot is in Vogue magazine (US), November 2009, and was photographed by Craig McDean. It features a red-haired model in flowery printed dresses from the Spring 2010 collection of several top fashion designers. All except one of the outfits are worn with Balenciaga boots made from black patent leather with straps and buckles. Thanks for visiting my blog! If you are looking for a current example...
Liz Blair's art and fashion (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
I made these sketches based on photos from Vogue magazine, US edition, November 2009. All of these drawings were done using pen and ink. Thanks for visiting my blog! If you are looking for a current example of my custom fashion illustrations, visit this link: http://lizblair.blogspot.com/2009/10/alabama-chanin-design-and-my-drawing-of.html
My Fashion Life (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Due to popular demand, Fashion’s Night Out – the global shopping event that boosted retail across all major cities last month – will be back next year, and it’s set to be bigger than ever. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Vogue magazine, the CFDA and NYC & Co. are to unveil the event in on September 9th [...]
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Mayor Bloomberg, Vogue magazine, the CFDA and NYC & Co. will unveil the return of the event next September.
Liz Blair's art and fashion (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The photo on the left is from Vogue Magazine (United States) from November 2009. It shows Natalie Chanin (seated on the left), designer with a dress from her award-winning fashion label Alabama Chanin. The sketch is my own drawing of her dress design.
Liz Blair's art and fashion (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Congratulations to Natalie Chanin of the designer label Alabama Chanin! Natalie is a second-time CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist (her first time was in 2005 when the company was called Project Alabama). Natalie's picture is featured along with the nine other finalists in this months (November 2009) Vogue Magazine. The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund has been established for the purpose of generating sufficient...
Couture Allure Vintage Fashion (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Dior may have introduced the full skirt with his "New Look" collection of 1947, but the look wasn't adapted by most American women until 1951. In fact, it wasn't until the summer of 1951, that American Vogue magazine declared "The Full Skirt is the New Skirt". And it wasn't until 1951 that lingerie makers started offering crinoline petticoats in various shapes and fulnesses to be...
Wendy Williams. The Queen of All Media (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Uh-oh, did Manolo Blahnik just shot himself in the foot.In an interview with Vogue magazine, the famed shoe designer said:“I hate celebrities. All those pointless girls - I won’t name names, but you know who I mean. They are ‘famous.' Ridiculous. I like women with style: actresses like Uma Thurman, icons like Audrey Hepburn. I like women with style to wear my shoes.”We all know...
ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The Telegraph is reporting that Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Mick Jagger, and Coco Rocha have joined Kate Moss, Lily Cole and Sophie Ellis-Bextor as faces of the British cosmetic brand Rimmel London . Georgia May Jagger most recently modeled for a Hudson jeans campaign. Miss Jagger, 17, who has followed her mother, Jerry Hall, and sister Elizabeth into modelling, has already appeared in advertisements...
Disco Nap (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
This is the, now infamous, shot of Lara Stone ‘blacked up’ in October’s French Vogue. I was shocked when I first heard about this, and even more so when I saw it. Carine Roitfeld styled the shoot and the model was blacked up in one picture of a shoot. This is especially shocking in an industry [...]
Second City Style (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
On this side of the pond US Vogue plays it safe for their November 2009 issue, with yet another cover featuring top-tier celebrities in fancy dresses. However, in Paris we know that an issue of Vogue isn't complete unless Carine...
The Daily Beast (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The French Vogue blackface brouhaha is nothing new. The Daily Beast's Elizabeth Gates on Michelle Obama, Anna Wintour, and fashion's long history of horrible race-relations. I would love to say I was surprised when Carine Roitfeld turned the latest...
My Fashion Life (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Ooh la la. French Vogue has sparked huge controversy after painting a white model black for its October issue. In the shoot styled by editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld – who has been tipped to fill Anna Wintour’s shoes at US Vogue – Dutch model Lara Stone is seen posing as her face, arms and legs are painted [...]
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