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Source: thestar.comCaught half-way among haute couture and ready-made, the Czech Republics clothing designers are now fighting to find a new place in their local market also in put Prague back on the international fashion map. After the end of communism, women rushed to purchase Western labels in the largest department stores but things are beginning to change, said Daniela Flejsarova, who started her designing career before the end of the socialist rule.
Source: thisismoney.co.ukReproducing star's designer glowing outfits and selling them online at high street prices has now proved a massive commercial success for Asos, which was announced lately a 94% surge in sales in the first half of the year. It also turned round a loss for about £44,000 into a profit of £839,000 despite losing £5.5m of stock when its actual warehouse was destroyed in the Burchfield oil depot explosion last December.
Source: tradearabia.comITP, a business and consumer magazine publisher is now a partner with Hearst Magazines International to bring Harper Bazaar to the Middle East. The magazine would also launch in early 2007. Harper Bazaar is rapidly been leading the way in fashion, style and beauty since it first launched in America in 1867.
Source: fibre2fashion.comConcept Events is now ready to organize first Dubai International Fashion Week (DIFW) early next year to glass case collections from both, budding plus established designers, who would bring alive the newest trends from all over the world on a single platform. This event would shed light on the Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 range by domestic and worldwide designers and fashion houses.
Source: cctv.comAs usual the fashion industry is one step ahead this time of the game. As we pull out our winter sweaters, designers are set great to dress us up for spring. Let's head back to the Fashion Week airstrip, for a look at what to dress in when the weather gets warm. Evening gowns and wedding dresses have been getting the most attention. And a Chinese component was famous in many of the collections. Hong Kong designer Mark Cheung's was one among them. His novel set is like a fashion pilgrimage to Tibet. Layers, flounces, and accordion pleats are frequent themes, given new meaning each season.
Source: csmonitor.comStepping into the Gund Gallery at the Boston's Museum of new Fine Arts, a visitor faces the work of Yohji Yamamoto. Mannequins, draped now in the slouchy menswear-inspired suits, stand still in a line. All but the first are now turning forward, their sides to the viewer. It's a just to runway processional, which seems meant to lead you further into this display of high-end fashion. The idea behind Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006, an show running through March 18, 2007, is to offer a runway, side sight of cutting-edge fashion, fresh off the Paris catwalks.
Source: courier-journal.comExtravagant clothes, stunning models and gloomy theatricality, that's all about Ebony Fashion Fair. The world's largest traveling fashion extravaganza is now making two stopovers in Kentucky, at Memorial Auditorium in the Louisville Sunday and Lexington Convention Center coming Tuesday. Audiences are thrilled to lively models in everything from dyed fox boas to silk satin jumpsuits, crystal jewelry, and stiletto boots and with lingerie-cut gowns.
Source: andnetwork.comCreativity, the brand of the Nigerian fashion industry was on display again, this time at the 6th edition of the Nigerian Fashion Show (NFS) was held in Paris. The event that took place at Espace Pierre Cardin during the 8th district of Paris, a first rate event place owned by world acclaimed designer, Pierre Cardin, featured collections right from King of Haute Couture in Nigeria, Bayo Adegbe of Modela, Nigeria's now the best designer Tesslo, Henrietta Agboola's House of Henri, Vigold creations and Northern based designer, Faisal Mohammed on behalf of Zalfag Exclusives.
Source: theaustralian.news.comAustralia's chief medical officer now admits the Federal Government's latest skin cancer awareness campaign is facing an uphill war against the laws of recent teenage fashion. Professor John Horvath, who actually helped in launching the publicity blitz at Sydney's Bondi Beach yesterday, said today it was not an easy task to change young people's behavior and perceptions.
Source: english.bnaManama, Part of the first visit paid by Arab First Ladies and took part in delegations at the Arab Women Conference to Bahrain, the Culture and the National Heritage Sector, organized a fashion show in their honor at the Bahrain National Museum. A collection of female customary wear and the Bahraini-made jewelry and ornaments were beautifully displayed. The Arab First Ladies admired its show and praised the sound organization.
Source: poughkeepsiejournal.comThe first model cried, the second fell to his knees and then the third was running backstage until he heard the laughter and the applause of the audience. That's when 2-year-old Connor Biddiscombe stopped in his tracks turned around and beautifully smiled. Connor was one of about 20 kids showing off dress from Babies "R" Us Sunday morning during a fashion show at the Holiday Inn.
Source: mlive.comFashion mavens would come up with sizzling designs this season as the 49th annual Ebony Fashion Fair presents its Stylishly Hot! 2006-2007 show. This year's production will be presented by The Links Inc., Tri-City Chapter, is at 8 p.m. Friday at the Temple Theatre, 203 N. Washington in Saginaw.
Source: thehindubusinessline.comLakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2007 saw a very impressive line-up of fashion designers including Sabyasachi, Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Wendell Rodricks, Anupama Dayal, Arjun Saluja, Savio Jon and fresh emerging talent Rahul Mishra, Samar Firdos, Nida Mahmood, Abdul Haldar, Rushab Maniar, and Tejaswini Kulkarni. A new swing and the veteran models sashayed down the ramp during NCPA's JJ Bhabha Hall. On display were the off the rack (prêt a porter) lines for about 43 designers from Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Chennai and also at Bangalore. The gathering comprised domestic and the international buyers, society matrons, movie stars, corporate honchos and at the media.
Source: fibre2fashion.comWills Lifestyle has recently grabbed the elite designer and this time not for a fashion event but then to create a unique collection for its exclusive outlets in India. The likes of Rohit Gandhi - Rahul Khanna, Monisha Jaising and other Bollywood favorite Manish Malhotra are also joining to design mens and womens wear, that would possibly be restricted to the urban class, priced between the range of Rs2000-15000.
Source: canada.comA Florida flight instructor and his Canadian student died Wednesday when a small plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing at a private airstrip, authorities said. Daniel Richman, a 37-year-old Canadian citizen, died after being airlifted to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. Richman was the student on board the training flight, the sheriff's office said.
Source: timesnow.tv.comThe wings are much cleared, the collections are also finished and the ramp has been resurrected. The second leg of Lakme India Fashion Week kick has started in Mumbai today. Lakme Fashion Week this time looks to be very unique about the fact that out of 42 designers showcasing, there are more than 21 new designers who are getting chance to project their talents.
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