Rita Galkina
Manuella Lupascu
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Guiri Uribe
Mikko Puttonen
Givenchy fan Audrey Hepburn
Hubert de Givenchy feels like a butterfly.
The 83-year-old fashion designer - who founded his first couture house in Paris in 1952 -loves making clothes come alive and has always had the support of his family.
He said: "It was always my dream to be a dress designer and that my mother accepted this decision. You are like a butterfly, in every moment you must have good reception; in every moment you must be attentive and notice the little things to be creative.
"It's a fabulous thing, to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour."
Givenchy also credited late actress and legendary style icon Audrey Hepburn for making him a success.
The pair met when the designer received a phone call saying the stunning actress wanted him to make her costumes for cult 1954 movie 'Sabrina'.
He told Britain's Independent newspaper: "I said it would be impossible to make the clothes because I have only eight workers and to make 15 or 20 dresses in such a short time is not possible for me.
"She said, very nicely, 'I want to see your collection, right now.' It was still in preparation but I showed her and she said, 'This is right for the scene in the station' and so on, and finally we made it possible for me to dress her.
"From that day on, until she died - too early for me - the friendship was really like a special love affair."
Malaysia International Jewellery Fair (MIJF), one of the most exclusive international Jewellery events in Malaysia is set to return on 8 – 11 July 2010 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Reveal the defined of ‘international’ event, there are more than 100, 000 finest, precious and luxurious world class Jewellery collections will be showcased by internationally-acclaimed top brands.
This dazzling event will welcome thousands of elite buyers, best designer, connoisseurs, jewelry manufacturers, importers as well as exporters from the industry under one roof to explore and develop brilliant partnership opportunities within the global forefront.
Apart from the exotic display of jewelry selections, MIJF will also bring in collectible timepieces, equipments and accessories aims at providing a perfect gateway to build up international network through superior craftsmanship and latest technology locally and internationally.
MIJF 2010 has also arranged a series of seminars and networking programmes dedicated for professionals’ information sharing. MIJF will always assure to assist buyers and exhibitors to gain exposure through industry training, market insights and to keep abreast with the industry’s latest trends and news.
With immense supports receive from Government; Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, renowned oversea association Hong Kong Jewellery & Jade Manufactures Association and registered by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), it will enable MIJF 2010 to tandem a bigger role in promoting Malaysia and escalate to international standard as jewellery trading catalyst.
Furthermore, all visitors are entitled to participate in our game session – “Spend & Win” contest. With a minimum spending of RM 1,000 and above, you will stand a chance to participate in this contest: amazing prizes worth of RM 10,000 are waiting to be won. Don’t miss it! On the other hand, there will be a “Gift with Purchase” session. With purchase of minimum RM 3,000 and above by using credit card transaction in a single receipt, you can redeem a ST House Gemstone Treatment Sponsor by Asia Spa worth of RM 200! First come first serve basic.
This 4-days exhibition is scheduled to take place from 11am- 7pm at KLCC Convention Centre. Exquisite door gift will be given away in order to making their visit more worthwhile (while stock last), so don’t miss it.
The latest installment of the 2010 Originals campaign, “The Street Where Originality Lives,” combines Star Wars, adidas and the world’s largest sporting event in a cinematic first that takes the FIFA World Cup to a whole new galaxy. The film is a creative re-edit of one of the most famous Star Wars movie scenes – the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine – and features David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, Daft Punk and DJ Neil Armstrong, not to mention Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3P0 and Obi-Wan Kenobi. This unique film was created as a result of a close partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd.
“The theme of the 2010 Originals campaign is a neighborhood of originality,” explained Tom Ramsden, Global Director of Communications, adidas Originals. “It brings together all elements of adidas Originals and the diverse people who wear it – artists, athletes, musicians, skaters and so on all in one place, doing what they love to do. So when we thought about how to best present adidas’ partnerships with Star Wars and the FIFA World Cup™, we immediately thought of temporarily turning the Mos Eisley Cantina into a place to watch some football and invite some friends along. The result is a truly unique, original film.”
The campaign will launch on TV in UK and the US on June 12th.
In early 2010 adidas Originals started collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. to promote co-branded footwear and apparel around the Star Wars franchise. For more information on adidas’ relationship with Star Wars or the FIFA World Cup.
Public can begin voting on the15 finalists chosen for the New Zealand Fashion Week NEW TALENT competition. The competition is seeking emerging talent from around New Zealand in the categories of hair stylist, fashion stylist, make-up artist, female model and male model.
More than 150 entries have flooded into the Fashion Week office, from applicants all around New Zealand, with the biggest representation coming from Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.
15 finalists have been chosen by a panel of esteemed NEW TALENT mentors; renowned hair stylist Paul Serville, M.A.C Cosmetics Senior Make-up Artist Amber D, fashion photographer Adam Custins, stylist Chris Lorimer, who has styled the last three NZFW billboard campaigns and the creative team at advertising agency Colenso BBDO.
The five winners chosen by the public will go on to work with these mentors at a very specialfashion shoot in July, helping to develop the 2010 New Zealand Fashion Week “10th Birthday” creative and advertising campaign.
New Zealand Fashion Week Brand Manager Myken Stewart says the competition is a fantastic way to foster emerging talent, offering talented individuals a helping hand into the fiercely competitive fashion industry.
“2010 is a year to celebrate everything that is great about New Zealand fashion and by the end of September these new faces will be some of the most recognised faces of New
Zealand Fashion Week. We hope the public, friends, family and fashion lovers will get onto Facebook and vote for their favourite competitors in each category, as the finalists and winners of this competition are the future of New Zealand’s fashion talent”, said Stewart.
For the lucky five winners who will see their dreams come true, they’ll be flown to Auckland to work on the shoot in mid July. They’ll be back again in September to attend New Zealand Fashion Week as delegates of the event and to work backstage on the NEW GENERATION show. During their time in Auckland the winners will be staying at the stylish inner-city hotel, The Quadrant.
To apply, entrants were required to supply four shots of their work and one hundred words explaining why they wanted to enter into the fashion industry and why they thought they should win. Couriers, mail and hand delivered entries have arrived hard and fast to the NZFW office, with some going to great lengths to make their application stand out, entries including a prosthetic head, a sewing kit, a hand written poem, a barbie doll and a made up mask.
Voting is open now for 12 days and finishes on Monday 21st June. The overall winners will be announced on June 23rd.
Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, unveiled the company’s Fall 2010 global advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, and Calvin Klein Jeans, which will each be seen in a mix of media around the world later this fall.
Model Lara Stone -- considered to be one of today’s most high profile models -- will be featured exclusively in the Fall 2010 advertising campaigns for each of the Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, and Calvin Klein Jeans global advertising campaigns.
Ms. Stone, who has a long-standing relationship with the house, was featured exclusively on the Calvin Klein Collection runway for the Spring 2007 show and walked again in the brands’ Fall 2008 show, before appearing in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein Jeans (Fall 2007), and ck Calvin Klein beauty (Fall 2008). She has been photographed by many of today’s most important photographers and has been featured on the covers of the world’s most prestigious fashion magazines, including numerous international Vogue covers (France, UK, Italy, and Japan), as well as covers of French ELLE, V, i-D, Numero, LOVE, and W. Ms. Stone is currently ranked as the #1 female fashion model in the world by the industry website, Models.com.
The Fall 2010 global print advertising campaign for women’s Calvin Klein Collection was shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Los Angeles, California and features Ms. Stone, in a stark, androgynous, black and white setting.
The ck Calvin Klein Fall 2010 advertising campaign was photographed by Fabien Baron in San Pedro, California on the site of a former factory, and features Ms. Stone, alongside models Abbey Lee Kershaw, Christopher Michaut, Oleg Antosik, and Chinese model, Yin. An old industrial factory served as the backdrop for the campaign, setting the tone for the film noir inspired imagery, which will be featured in global print and outdoor advertising across Europe, Japan, and Asia.
The Fall 2010 global print and outdoor advertising campaign for Calvin Klein Jeans was shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Los Angeles, California, and features Ms. Stone with several male models, including A.J., Sid Ellisdon, Grayson Vaughan, and Eric Anderson. The bold black and white imagery features the brands’ latest introduction, Calvin Klein Jeans X, a new jean engineered to enhance and maximize aesthetics in a sultry way, with a lean and slim silhouette.
Additionally, the Fall 2010 global print campaign for men’s Calvin Klein Collection was shot by renowned photographer Steven Klein in New York City and features model David Agbodji. Mr. Agbodji most recently appeared in the Spring 2010 advertising campaign for the brand and opened and closed the men’s Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 runway shows.
All of the campaigns were produced under the creative direction of CRK, Calvin Klein, Inc.’s in-house advertisingagency, working with consulting creative director Fabien Baron of Baron + Baron
Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women’s and men’s designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, and Calvin Klein Underwear. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include apparel, accessories, shoes, sleepwear, hosiery, socks, swimwear, belts, eyewear, watches, jewelry, coats, suits, fragrances, and cosmetics, as well as products for the home.
The Belgian Textile Research Centre (Centexbel) and the Federation of the Textiles, Wood and Furniture Industries (Fedustria) will organise the First International Congress "Innovations in sports textiles" in Ghent - Belgium on June 24th & 25th 2010.
This project is enjoying the support of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee and of the Belgian Sports Technology Club.
Sports cover a large domain characterized by both democratization and a growing professionalism. The great attraction of sports events and the increasing importance attached to health and wellness urge many people from all social classes to practice sports. As a consequence, sports are now a massive growth market.
Comfort, sustainability and the desire to put down increasingly better times, to run/jump/ride longer distances, and to break one’s own records (not to mention the ones held by others) boost the development and perfection of sportswear, sports equipment and sports infrastructure. And exactly in these domains, textiles are a clear vantage! For textiles are light, supple, flexible and easy to functionalize and structuralize. The exact combination of the exceptional properties of textiles and the precise application of textile substrates produce fashionable and high-performance sportswear, lighter yet stronger sports equipment and sustainable sports fields, racing tracks…
About thirty international experts are awaiting you with an appealing congress programme on recent textile developments that will add a new dimension to sports! The parallel sessions will focus on comfort, health & well-being, sustainability and sports performances.
This international congress will be more than just a scientific congress on innovations. You will also be able to touch and feel new textile materials and sports equipments by visiting the exhibitors’ booths. The partnering and business meetings during the coffee and lunch breaks will enable you to discuss recent product developments in detail. This “European Enterprise Network” in the fringe of the congress desires to promote the co-operation between companies and organizations in the field of sports textiles.
This comprehensive event on innovations in textiles will take place in an exclusive venue in the most delightful city of Ghent!
The congress dinner is set in a medieval castle in the centre of Ghent, in which very premises textiles have been produced during the early days of the industrial era. Today, we would like to use this authentic setting to create a European platform that will boost and support the collaboration and networking in the field of sports textiles.
With the launch of Go Free pants and jeans exclusively for women and the debut of the online retail store, you’ll wonder why women’s pants and jeans weren’t always made this way.
Go Free inventor Tina Ketchie has developed a revolutionary new pant that gives even the most modest woman the freedom to go commando with the comfort of an exclusive built-in smooth cotton panel that replaces the cross seam in traditional pants.
Frustrated with panty lines and the discomfort of thongs, Ketchie was inspired to create Go Free pants after watching a television segment discussing female health. As Ketchie recalls, “The female doctor said, ‘The less women wear down there, the better,’ so after getting validation from my girlfriends, many who were already going commando, and conducting research, I created a pant that liberates women from having to wear underwear…if and when they choose.”
With Go Free pants, women have the ultimate freedom of choice, making undergarments truly optional and panty lines a thing of the past. Go Free patent pending technology is the first to replace uncomfortable interior cross seams in women’s pants with a built-in, smooth and breathable cotton panel. Designed exclusively by a woman specifically for women, Go Free pants look great on while giving women a new level of comfort.
As Ketchie concludes, “Go Free pants bring comfort and beauty together in a wonderful, healthy, and perfectly sensible way! No one can see the panel when you’re walking down the street, but believe me, you’ll feel the difference.”
Go Free, a division of AJ Concepts, LLC based in Winston-Salem, NC, gives women the ultimate freedom: stylish, patent-pending pants that make undergarments truly optional. Looking great and giving her a level of comfort she has never known before, Go Free technology is the first to replace uncomfortable interior cross seams in women’s pants with a smooth, built-in cotton panel
London Jewelry Week kicked off with a glitzy launch party on Monday night in defiance of the austere mood sweeping Britain, showcasing the best of young British design talent.
At a dazzling cocktail and canapes soiree in Goldsmiths' Hall, some of Britain's top jewelry designers showed off their latest creations in gold, silver and diamonds.
They said they hoped London Jewelry Week, now in its third edition and running from June 7-13, would become as mainstream a feature on the British social calendar as London Fashion Week.
As paparazzi gathered outside, top jewel designers Shaun Leane and David Marshall mingled with high society glitterati, such as supermodel and TV presenter Lisa Butcher, showing off their work in display cases lining the historic hall.
London Jewelry Week is a series of events taking place across the capital, featuring designers' latest collections, as well as educational seminars. The Hatton Garden diamond jewelry quarter is throwing its own street festival.
"We need a real showcase for our design skills and craftsmanship," Marshall told Reuters.
"This event should end up, we hope, like a London Fashion Week for the jewelry industry."
David Marshall, who built a reputation as one of Britain's premier jewelry manufacturers and designers, will use London Jewelry Week to help him develop his own brand.
Based in Hatton Garden, Marshall has worked with a team of craftsmen to expand his Diamond Feather Collection, which was on display in Goldsmiths' Hall.
The collection was inspired by the magnificent winged goddesses of ancient Greece and the graceful curves of a swan, and emulates the span of a bird's wing in flight.
FASHION AND Jewelry
Shaun Leane, UK jewelry designer of the year 2009, told Reuters he saw London Jewelry Week as key to promoting ties between the worlds of fashion and jewelry, and to highlight London's hotbed of creative talent in jewelry design.
"London has always been about avant garde in fashion. This applies to jewelry as well," Leane said.
Jewellers said they were battling the twin challenges of soaring precious metals prices and the tough economic times ahead as the new coalition government in Britain reins in public spending to control the ballooning national debt.
Established luxury jewellers like Shaun Leane and Stephen Webster, as well as up-and-coming designers, have shifted into silver, as gold prices have soared to record heights.
"London Jewelry Week is about making people more aware that London is a manufacturing center," said Hector Miller, trade warden for the Goldsmiths' Company, and a leading silversmith, who gave a speech to launch the week's activities.
"London Jewelry Week raises the profile of UK jewelry talent and skills. Anything that involves adding value to the raw materials, gold and silver, will benefit the sector.
"Budget cuts alone will do nothing to put wealth back into the economy," Miller told Reuters.
The black taffeta dress worn by Princess Diana at her first official appearance with Prince Charles after announcing their engagement fetched 192,000 pounds ($276,000), or nearly four times the high-end estimate, at a London auction on Tuesday.
The dress, which auctioneer Kerry Taylor described as "iconic," had been expected to sell for 30-50,000 pounds.
It was part of a collection of clothes being sold by designers Elizabeth Emanuel and David Emanuel and was bought by fashion museum the Fundacion Museo De La Moda in Chile.
"As the weeks before her wedding progressed, Diana lost so much weight that she returned the gown to the Emanuels to have it taken in," Taylor said in a statement.
"The alterations required were so drastic that they decided it would be easier to re-make a smaller version for her. They kept the original and forgot about it -- only re-discovering it quite recently."
Overall, the 30 lots on offer fetched 282,720 pounds ($407,000).
"The high prices that we saw today reflect the enduring love affair with Princess Diana," Taylor added.
Jorge Yarur, founder of the museum which bought the dress, said that when he died he planned to donate it and other Diana dresses he owned to Kensington Palace, where she lived from the time of her wedding in 1981 until her death in 1997.
The palace already displays a selection of Diana's dresses in the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection.
New York, NY, June 8, 2010 – Last night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. The top honors went to Marc Jacobs for Womenswear Designer of the Year, presented by Jessica Biel. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented by Anthony Mackie to David Neville & Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone. Alexis Bittar took home the Accessory Designer of the Year Award, presented by Dakota Fanning. For the ninth year in a row, the evening was generously underwritten by Swarovski.
Alexa Chung and Ed Westwick presented all three Swarovski Awards which honor and recognize emerging talent. The Swarovski Award for Womenswear was given to Jason Wu. The Swarovski Award for Menswear was presented to Richard Chai. The Swarovski Award for Accessory Design went to Alexander Wang. Recipients in each category will receive generous financial support from the company as well as exposure to the company’s vast and innovative crystal products and applications for fashion.
The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Michael Kors by Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief of Vogue.
The late Alexander McQueen was honored with the Board of Directors’ Special Tribute Award by Sarah Jessica Parker for his indelible contribution to international fashion. A live presentation of his final sixteen looks were shown on models who appeared on a custom-built stage by Tony-Award winning set designer Scott Pask. This presentation was the first time the collection has been seen in its entirety since its original presentation in Paris in March 2010. The set featured the “Schonbek® Olde World Chandelier;” a glass-arm chandelier with the most number of Swarovski crystal pendants in the world due to its special design and patented methods.
Christopher Bailey for Burberry was recognized with this year’s International Award presented by Donna Karan. The Eleanor Lambert Award was presented to Vogue Fashion Director Tonne Goodman by Caroline Kennedy. Paper magazine’s founding Editor & Publisher Kim Hastreiter was honored with the Eugenia Sheppard Award for excellence in journalism, presented by Brooke Shields. Iman was presented with the Fashion Icon Award by Isabella Rossellini.
As part of the CFDA’s commitment to design education, the Geoffrey Beene Design Scholarship winner Carmen Chen Wu, the Liz Claiborne Fashion Scholarship winner Jusil Carroll, and the CFDA/Teen Vogue Scholarship winner Nicole Goh were acknowledged from the stage by CFDA executive director Steven Kolb.
This year also marked the second annual Popular Vote Award sponsored by L’Oréal Paris. Through a website hosted by wwd.com, the public was given the opportunity to vote for its favorite fashion designer. An overwhelming number of votes were cast. L’Oréal Paris Spokesperson and CFDA Health Initiative representative Doutzen Kroes announced the winner of this year’s Popular Vote Award as Ralph Lauren.
CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg told the sold-out theater “Tonight is the night we designers and members of the industry salute our peers and celebrate their talents. We are a family.” She then went on to speak about the organization’s accomplishments over the past year, including raising $1 million for the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, launching the CFDA Fashion Incubator, working with the Design Trust on the Garment District, lobbying for copyright protection through the establishment of the Fashion Law Institute, and the continued growth of services for CFDA’s 350 members.
