Guest Post By: Chic Done Cheap ( @ChicDoneCheap ) The Kara Ross brand is synonymous with luxury, exotic textures and color. The gold and bright leathers pieces have been featured in top fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, and Elle. Her bold and unique use of exotic skins and gemstones are seen throughout [...]
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Blog: How Cool is This?
I’m always fascinated by newness, color and innovation which is perhaps one of the reasons The Cool Hunter never ceases to amaze me. Even with the plethora of copycats and the outpour of creative agencies – at least in huge meccas like New York, London and Shanghai – The Cool Hunter’s Bill Tikos manages to [...]
Ad-free NYC? #NYC #Advertising #Innovation
Inspired by Sao Paulo, Brazil, a new initiative is taking removing outdoor ads from New York City’s Time Square…virtually. Since 2007, Brazil has had no outdoor ads having banned them as a form of as visual pollution. Interesting concept no? Inspired, director Morgan Spurlock called upon digital marketing and creative agency The Barbarian Group, to [...]
Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 RoundUp: Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Elie Saab
Jean Paul Gaultier brought his signature mix of edge meets haute couture with breaking-all-the-rules prints, risque cuts and experimental concepts in layers. Most intriguing about the looks are Gaultier’s ability to completely go against the grain (incorporating multi-colored mohawks and a can can like dancer in place of models) and still maintain an aura that’s [...]
Creative Collaboration: KickStarter Partners with the Sundance Institute
It only made sense that the company teamed up with the Sundance Institute (which host the yearly Sundance Film Festival) who is also known for bringing the projects of independent artists to life with a track record of celebrating independent film artists for thirty years. The Sundance Institute will begin curating projects from its distinguished [...]
Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011: Christian Dior Does Glamour Like Never Before
[ Click image to enlarge ] Impressed. Awed. Blown Away. Those are the words of choice. Christian Dior is known for dripping with glamour and luxury of course. Last year’s runway spectacle boasted a spectacle of bright colors and florals with avant-garde appeal. This year, Dior thrusts its admirers back into time, exciting the senses [...]
Ermenegildo Zegna…Does Menswear VERY Well – Milan Fashion Week A/W 2011
The family owned Ermenegildo Zegna Group is the classic example of an Italian family business with a focus on quality, family and customer service but their product speaks far beyond that. With a strong emphasis on quality in shape, design and function, the latest Autumn/Winter 2011 brought to life the image of a man we [...]
Ready To Wear: Introducing…EttiKET
Its always a pleasure both discovering and introducing new designers. Seeing a fresh interpretation of the world around us and new ways to can be exciting to say the least. Ettiket is a collection that’s both modern and classic in its own right. Kristina Taylor, known for her unique sense of style is one of [...]
Introducing Thailand’s Oldest Fashion House….The House of Yoswadee and Busardi
The story of the House of Yoswadee and Busardi has many layers, that of elegance, Thai culture and revolutionary design, a woman’s road to bringing Parisian inspired Haute Couture to her native country and an unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter. The oldest Fashion House in Thailand, The House of Yoswadee and Busardi began [...]
The Cool: Print It…Everywhere
The new year often begins with new looks, new choices, new inspiration. As one of my hopes for the new year I mentioned more freedom in fashion, less of a need to feel defined by a certain prototype, more freedom to define ourselves. I often think prints give us that permission especially when compounded one [...]
