Detroit native Tracy Reese headed for Manhattan in 1982 to attend Parsons School of Design where she received an accelerated degree in 1984. With an innate desire to create beautiful things, Upon graduation, Reese apprenticed under designer Martine Sitbon while working for the small contemporary firm, Arlequin. Reese worked at some of the industry’s top fashion …
Last week Naomi Campbell launched the first leg of her ‘Relief for Haiti’ fashion show fundraiser in New York. Campbell hit the runway with everyone from Chris Brown, Helena Christensen, Donna Karan and Kelly Osbourne to help raise money for the earthquake victims. “The rebuild is a long job,” she told Reuters. “It’s something that …
It’s ironic timing that, just after the issue of race came up at London Fashion Week with PPQ staging an all-black-model runway show, French Vogue is catching heat for a controversial photo shoot with Lara Stone. A 14-page spread for the October issue shows the Dutch model in blackface. Click here for original story: Fashpack
It takes a lot to make New York stop and take notice but when ARISE came to town for the African Fashion Collective show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week it not only paid attention, it stood up and applauded too. The ARISE runway showcased four designers (Tiffany Amber, Stoned Cherrie, Xuly Bet and Momo) …
Fashion design has always been a very competitive field to break into, better yet become success in. With today’s slumping economy retailers have also been affected and have laid of over 1 million workers. So what does a young talented fashion design student, who is investing over 50k into his or her future do? Well …
If the show isn’t wow-worthy, it can be easy to flip through Style.com without really absorbing what I’m looking at, much like I did with my textbooks in high school (and, let’s face it, college). But I looked through Gucci Handbags Spring 2010 twice, with rapt attention – not only is this Frida Giannini’s best …
