It is next to impossible to buy uniform sizes in women’s fashion. And this angst is not limited to either the robust or the petite figure, it is one shared by any body type. The unfortunate matter in today’s clothes is that labels and designers do not follow uniform sizing charts. At best, you will […]
Anna Sui (pronounced Swee) was born in Detroit in 1964 to immigrant parents. She started her iconic career at a young age by clipping out pages from fashion magazines and filing them away in her “Genius Files” that were her source of inspiration during her entire career. It was during her senior year […]
So perhaps just reading about, purchasing, and drooling over fine fabrics and cutting edge pieces isn’t enough for you. You want those to be your clothes in fashion week and monopolizing the fashion shows. You want someone to say your name when asked “who are you wearing”? You live, breathe, and eat fashion. And now […]
I will admit that the creators of Sex and the City made a huge contribution towards my addiction to fashion and clothes. On this show we watched Sarah Jessica Parker, then Carrie Bradshaw, fall in love with Manolos and Mr. Big – in that order. We saw her heart break when her boyfriend made her […]
Iris Apfel has been called everything from a rare bird of fashion to the oldest living teenager and it is easy to see why. She exudes a completely unique and distinct personal style that mixes both high and low end fashion on a daily basis. On any given day you can see her sporting a […]
Anyone who has opened a fashion magazine knows who this icon is. Donatella Versace is an iconic Italian fashion designer just like her even more iconic brother Gianni Versace. It was Gianni who founded the Versace clothing kingdom and Donatella is the Vice President of the Group and also its Chief Designer.
Donatella was born in […]
I am not sure if blondes have more fun or not, but designers were making statements all over the spring and summer runways. The swinging pendulum of hair color fashion has struck again. There was no subtlety about the fact that designers wanted their girls in blonde and we saw hues from platinum to honey […]
When Cynthia Steffe stepped down from her own namesake line, it was Waleed Khairzada who was named creative director of the house. He was a former Ecco Domani award winning founder designer of the now archived Naum label. His first collection came in spring 2007 and he called it Resort Holiday, saying it took (because […]
The oversized Olsen girls’ 1970’s shades may finally be going back where they belong – the the ‘70’s. This season designers are using modern art as inspiration for the new crop of sunglasses. It is a bit of a combination between future chic and retro. Colors are literally eye-popping – think neon fushcias and greens […]
It’s summer, ok, well almost, but it is hot enough to dress as much. Speaking of dresses…..summer is all about dressing light and loose and there is no more classic way to do that than the little summer dress. Not a dress girl? Try pairing those cute tops of yours with some of this years […]