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Yves Saint Laurent
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Farewell to ‘the King of Fashion’ “Chanel gave women freedom, Yves Saint Laurent gave them power” On June 1st, Fashion lost one of its greatest contributors: Yves Saint Laurent . At the age of 71, Saint Laurent passed away in his Paris home after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Considered fashion’s “fourth force” beside Chanel, Balenciaga, and [...]


Sex and the City: the Movie
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Fashion Scoop When people started to see Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and “Mr. Big” (Chris Noth) around NYC filming the Sex and the City movie, the anticipation began: about the actors, the plot, and of course the fashions! Now that the movie is here, I just have to throw in my “2 sense”! Just like in the [...]


Fashion Designer Skills 101
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Important Skills that Schools Don’t Cover Nearly Enough You’re Almost a Graduate - Now What? (Part 3) In school most of your time was spent learning how to illustrate, drape, sew, and flat pattern. While these are certainly good skills to have, they aren’t very practical when you’re trying to land your first job in the industry. [...]
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What Were They Thinking?
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Celebrities have access to the top stylists and the highest fashions, but they still manage to screw it up. We’ve compiled and ranked some recent celeb sightings: what were they thinking? LeAnn Rimes What is the world coming to when old window blinds can pass for award show attire? That’s not what recycling is all about. Katie Holmes Why [...]


Break it Down
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Fashion Industry Specializations You’re Almost a Graduate - Now What? (Part 2) Coming straight from fashion school, you might be thinking that as a designer you’ll have the opportunity to work with all types of clothing. But what you may not know is that generally, the fashion industry is split into categories, and then categories within categories. [...]
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You’re Almost a Graduate - Now What?
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Creating a Competitive Advantageto Excel in the Fashion Industry Here you are, about to enter the real world with your portfolio full of stunning illustrations and a head full of hopes. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that glamorous perception of the design industry is a myth, and that vision of yourself [...]
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5 Ways To Go Green
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If we really want to care for our planet, we need to consume fewer resources and stop producing so much waste. If we each cut waste by only 5 percent, we could collectively eliminate more than 20 billion pounds of trash every year! With so many companies becoming environmentally conscious, more and more products are [...]
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Spring 08 Trend Reports Decoded
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As teasers of warmer weather become more frequent, and extra hours of sunshine brighten my day, I felt the pre-Spring jitters take over. I decided to take a look at the trends emerging for the Spring 08 season, so I would be prepared when warmer weather took full effect. Naturally, I visited Style.com, the best [...]


5 Spring/Summer 08 Trends
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…and How to Wear Them You’ve seen the runway shows and read the trend reports. But how do you really wear the “it” styles and items of the season? Here’s how Hollywood’s hottest stars pull off 5 of this Spring /Summer hottest looks. You can take your cue from them, or try putting your own spin on [...]
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Something for Everyone
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Different Roles in the Fashion Industry So you want a career in fashion, but with so many different career options to choose from, how will you know which path is right for you? Do you see yourself designing beautiful outfits for people to wear? Maybe you enjoy sewing and love making garments that fit beautifully, or [...]


Learning the Lingo
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Basic Terminology that May Come Up in an Interview W hen it’s time for that big interview, don’t get thrown off guard when an interviewer uses a fashion industry term you don’t know. Make sure you’re familiar with the common industry terms listed below. You might even try using some yourself to really impress! (click on the highlighted [...]
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Graphic Tees
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The Fashion Trend Anyone Can Wear L et’s face it, most fashion trends out there just aren’t for everyone. Depending on your figure, you might not be able to pull off the “puff sleeve” blouse, or wide waist belts. It’s definitely frustrating when there’s a hot trend that you just can’t seem to wear. Well, what if [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 1
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Let’s Start from the Beginning The Challenge To kick off season 5, Project -Runway .htm">Project Runway went back to its roots. This year’s crop of 16 designers had to step away from the ordinary with a challenge from Season 1. The challenge: create an innovative outfit using items found at a local grocery store. The Design Room After scrambling around the [...]
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Designer’s Tips for Fashion Styling
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Mix and Match Your Way to Chic As a fashion designer, when I meet someone for the first time, she automatically assumes three things about me. The first is that I design my own clothes or I shop big brands, the second is that I have a particular fashion style, and the third is that I [...]
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Fulfilling Your Vision
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Becoming Your Own Designer I know some of you may have been disappointed by the realities we exposed in our “Graduating” article. Our apologies, but we had to destroy the bliss of naivety to spare you from many rude awakenings in your first job! That being said, I’m sure there are also some of you who [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 4
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Rings of Glory The Challenge With the 2008 Olympics just around the corner, Project Runway assigned designers with the task of designing an outfit for the U.S. Olympic team to wear during the opening ceremony. To help them gather inspiration, the designers got to browse through a gallery of photos from previous opening ceremonies throughout the years. The [...]
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Fall 08 Trend Reports Decoded
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Now that August is here, I know that September - and fall are just around the corner. Before I hit up the stores, which are already selling Fall fashions, I returned to the ever-trusty Style.com for their Fall 2008 Trend Reports. I like to consider myself an intelligent person, and I am pretty well-versed in [...]


Project Runway 5 - Episode 3
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Bright Lights, Big City The Challenge Perhaps running out of new project ideas, this episode’s challenge borrowed once again from a challenge used in a previous season. The designers were each given cameras and dropped off at various NYC tourist destinations. They had to design an outfit for a night out on the town using a photo [...]
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5 Ways to Shine: From the Inside, Out
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Within seconds of meeting someone, whether you’re on a date, a job interview, or being introduced to “a friend of a friend”, the person on the other end will likely assume to know everything about you based just on what they see. Now, before you start thinking that this judgment is unfair, you should know [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 2
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Grass is Always Greener The Challenge Project Runway finally decided to go green. (Ironically, a show about staying on top of the trends picked up on this one after it’s already become mainstream). This week’s challenge: to create a cocktail dress for their clients (the models) from environmentally friendly fabrics. And it wouldn’t be a real challenge [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 6
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Good Queen Fun The Challenge Season 4 contestant Chris March returned to the runway (dressed in drag as a Viking opera singer) to give the designers this week’s challenge: to design an over-the-top dramatic look for a drag queen. The runway then filled with an assortment of drag queens which included amusing characters like Sharon Needles, Heddalettuce, [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 5
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Welcome to the Jungle The Challenge This week, our crew of designers was given the challenge to design a day to night ensemble for Brooke Sheild’s bohemian career-woman character in the NBC TV series Lipstick Jungle. In the first partner challenge of this season, the winner would have his or her look worn by the actress on [...]
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Back to School Fashions: 5 Key Styles
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It’s time to face the fact: those three glorious months of freedom are almost over. Summer is coming to an end and soon you’ll be back in class; taking notes, doing homework, and battling pop quizzes. Have I bummed you out yet? Well, don’t get too depressed- going back to school doesn’t have to be [...]
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How to Spec a Garment
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Basic Points of Measure In a few of our articles, we’ve mentioned that specs are measurements and details of a garment when laid flat. If you don’t know how to spec, and even if you think you do - you should become very comfortable with the process because chances are, you’ll find yourself specing garments - [...]


Project Runway 5 - Episode 9
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What’s Your Sign? The Challenge This week’s special guests brought some familiar faces back as this season’s previously eliminated designers teamed up with the remaining designers to create an avant-garde piece inspired by astrological signs. The Design Room As Bryant Park creeps closer, things are starting to get ugly. Kenley seemed to have no problem criticizing the other desig
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 8
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Double O Fashion The Challenge This week, the nine remaining designers were taken to the glamorous showroom of designer Diane Von Furstenberg. Their challenge? To design a piece inspired by this fashion icon’s fall collection based on Marlene Dietrich’s character in A Foreign Affair. The Design Room As the number of designers has dwindled to almost half, the competitiveness [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 7
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Fashion that Drives You The Challenge This week, the ten remaining designers found themselves on the roof of a NYC parking garage with several Saturn View Hybrids stocked with car parts and materials. The designers were then given another green challenge: to design an innovative garment using as many materials as they could grab from the cars [...]
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Project Runway 5 Episode 11
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Rock N’ Runway The Challenge This week’s challenge tested many designers by taking them out of their comfort zones. The 5 remaining designers had to design a garment for a fellow contestant based on a randomly assigned musical genre. The Design Room It’s plain to see that Kenley’s superior know-it-all attitude is getting on everyone’s nerves. When Leane offered [...]
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Project Runway 5 - Episode 10
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Transformation The Challenge The final six designers were greeted by recent college graduates- and their moms. The challenge was to create a makeover look for the grads’ transition into their chosen careers. The Design Room Surprisingly, drama was hard to find in the design room this week. Perhaps the designers had their hands too full to be caddy, [...]
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