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|  | Alexander McQueen's Fall/Winter 2008 Collection Trips The Light Fantastic
| 03/04/2008, 12:32 AM
| |  | Alexander McQueen' s fall/winter 2008 collection took my breath away -- and in a good way! Reportedly, the collection was based on a story he dreamed up of a girl who lives in a tree and comes out of the darkness to become a queen. But I think the collection was actually based on a trip to a lighting store. Wouldn' t you agree?See complete collection here....
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Designer, |  |  | Cigar Bands: Slip One On
| 03/03/2008, 04:22 PM
| |  | As the annual Habanos Havana Cigar Festival winds down in Cuba, I thought it was only fitting to pay homage to the intricately detailed, and generally overlooked, cigar band. (You know, that pretty piece of paper wrapped around middle of the cigar like a belt?) Legend has it that Russia's Catherine the Great ordered her cigars wrapped in silk to protect her fingers from tobacco stains. T...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Jewelry, |  |  | Puma + Hussein Chalayan: Collaboration or Contradiction?
| 03/01/2008, 03:10 AM
| |  | It appears that Puma is ready to add full-time chic to it' s line with the addition of innovative fashion designer, Hussein Chalayan (best known for his complex collections and fashion storytelling). Puma, who isn' t a stranger to designer collaborations (e.g. Jil Sander in 1998, Alexander McQueen in 2005) is buying a majority stake in Chalayan' s cash-strapped London-based business and ...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Brand, |  |  | The Forgotten Fashionable Fan
| 02/28/2008, 11:58 AM
| |  | Bright colors and floral prints are getting a lot of props for Spring 2008. But one trend seems to have been overlooked: The fan. Not only does it have an intrinsic cross-cultural appeal, but it' s one of the few elements that can simultaneously give fashion a timeless and modern aesthetic. (It' s also the one thing on the planet that links Karl Lagerfeld, Spain' s Prince Felipe, and Mar...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Jewelry, |  |  | Paris Fashion Week Takes Flight
| 02/26/2008, 04:38 PM
| |  | The Fall/Winter 2008 ready-to-wear preview in Paris (which began as a seemingly uninspired who can make the most God awful creations event) has blossomed into a can't take my eyes of it event. Particularly impressive are the layering choices, color combinations, and clean lines (often fused with unruly edges). Look closely enough, and these creations will start to look less like ready-to...
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