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Quiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule Celebrates Female Surf Community
By Dorothy Crouch | January 21, 2022
Celebrating the female surf community, the QQuiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule was recently released as a collaboration between the Huntington Beach, Calif., brand and the global organization of ocean lovers.
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Is Anja Rubik’s Right Hip the New Angelina Jolie’s Right Leg? (Fashionista)Fashion and Conversation at the Met (Wall Street Journal)Marc Jacobs Wore A Sheer...
S&G New Look, New Biz Partner
A Fall 2012 look from SG Clothing. Photo by Andrew Campbell.For the March run of Concept Los Angeles fashion week, the L.A.-based SG Clothing label showed its custom-made leather jackets and sheer black tops. For those who checked out...
Nicole Richie Next in Line at Macy's
Nicole RichieThere's been a long line of designers who have joined forces with Macy's to do collaboration collections.The latest on the list is Los Angeles-centric Nicole Richie, the reality TV star turned...
Academy of Art University's Glamorous Guests, Fashion Show & Events
Sarah Burton, Philip Treacy and Academy of Art University's Gladys Perint Palmer and Dr. Elisa Stephens Sarah Burton, Philip Treacy and H.R.H. Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud are three of the high profile guests who attended and were honored at the Academy of Art University’s 2012 Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony. The School of Fashion at AAU held its annual runway show on May 3rd and there was a whirlwind of activity leading up to the big event. A Fashion Symposium with Treacy and Burton, a luxury presentation by Princess Reema and a hat demonstration by Treacy are just a few of the events that were on the two day itinerary. Dr. Elisa Stephens, president of AAU and Gladys Perint Palmer, executive director of the School of Fashion hosted a luncheon on May 2 for the Guests of Honor with notable attendees including Mayor Edwin M. Lee and former Mayor Willie Brown as well as members of the San Francisco community. A glamorous cocktail party at a chic mansion in Pacific Heights was held in honor or Princess Reema, a breast cancer awareness activist. She is also the CEO of the ALFA and AL HAMA companies that own and operate Harvey Nichols, Donna Karan and DKNY stores in Saudi Arabia. In addition, there was a private tour of the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the deYoung Museum led by Jill D’Alessandro, Curator of Costume and Textile Arts. I attended many of the functions along with Suzy Menkes, Fashion Editor of the International Herald Tribune, Cathy Horyn, fashion critic of the New York Times and Stephan Rahim Rabimov, Editor-in-Chief of Depesha magazine. It was a rare opportunity for students to hear from some of the industry’s leading talents. Here are some highlights from San Francisco.Simon Ungless, Director of the School of Fashion and Sarah Burton, Creative Director for Alexander McQueen at the AAU Fashion Symposium, photo by Randy Brooke.Philip Treacy, Mayor Edwin Lee and Dr. Elisa Stephens at the AAU luncheon, photo by Randy Brooke.A dessert created in honor of Treacy, Burton and H.R.H. Princess ReemaH.R.H. Princess Reema talks luxury in Saudi ArabiaSuzy Menkes and Cathy Horyn speak to students in a panel moderated by AAU's Journalism Coordinator, Paul Wilner, photo by Randy Brooke.Philip Treacy demonstrates how to make a cloud hat similar to one he made for a Chanel runway show, photo by Randy Brooke.Depesha Editor-in-Chief Stephan Rahim Rabimov reviews portfolios for the styling class, photo by Randy Brooke. It's me. N. Jayne Seward, Fashion Editor for Apparel News, reviewing styling portfolios, photo by Randy Brooke. Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the deYoung Museum
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Fashion Fail! Kanye West Goes on a Twitter Rampage About Clothes He Hates...Would You Make the List? (E!)Top Hats From the Kentucky Derby (Wall Street Journal) First...
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Venus Williams Takes Fashion Seriously (The New York Times)Kanye West's Fashion Film Foray (The Telegraph)Vogue bans too-thin, underage fashion models as unhealthy...
Gemelli's New Robertson Shop
Gemelli's New Robertson Boutique. Photo by Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.Gemelli means twins in Italian, but a singular men’s clothing brand called Gemelli opened a new boutique on Los Angeles at 307 N. Robertson Boulevard.Gemelli President Farhad Heidari presided over the...
Book Highlights Los Angeles as a City of Style
Everyone knows we're a city of stylish people. Now someone has chronicled exactly what makes L.A. fashionistas so unique.In a book called "City of Style," Melissa Magsaysay dissects that look into various chapters that include trends...
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Conservatives Protest Another JC Penney Ad (Styleite)Vogue Makes International Pact To Use Healthy Models (The Cut)Will Men Shop for Underwear Like Women Do? (The...
Patagonia Launches New Line...of Fish
Just when you thought Patagonia couldn’t become more eco-friendly, the label known for environmental activism launched a new line of salmon – as in jerky.The company decided to tackle unsustainable...
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I Like What You're Wearing. It's A Fashion Revolution (Forbes)In Cell Era, Timepieces Are Fashion Trend To Watch (NPR)A Seamless Transition From Fashion to Art (New York...
Color Trend Goes Wild in Peru
So you think there's a lot of color and animal prints in this season's trends?In Peru, they have been using color and animal prints as long as people have been wearing clothes.I recently was in Peru attending PeruModa and...
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Lady Gaga in Hong Kong (Tom Lorenzo)Let’s Talk about Ann Romney’s Fish shirt(New York Magazine)Choosing a Hat for the Kentucky Derby (Wall Street Journal)Why YKK? The...
Do Fries Go With That Stussy?
Ernesto Uchimura wearing Plan Check Kitchen + Bar's Stussy shirt.There’s Roberto Cavalli Vodka, Tommy Bahama restaurants, now pioneering streetwear brand Stussy debuted a collaboration with Plan Check Kitchen + Bar, a hipster burger joint in Los Angeles’...
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Gap Creates Gap Utopia at the Grove (The Cut)Fashion Week’s Plight in Australia (Wall Street Journal)Queen Mary to host exhibit of Princess Diana memorabilia...
