Category: Talks & Tries
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WEEK 3 AND 4: LEAVE FEARS AT THE DOOR
So this is a mash up of Week 3 Elements and Week 1 Beginners. Still doing the 6AM workout as why change when you’ve already gotten into a routine of getting up at a particular time. Though I still see Michael MWF, and have a class filled with many of my Elements classmates, there are…
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ONEONONE|GINA CARTWRIGHT OF CHARMED CIRCLE
As the accessories industry grows on the daily, it’s hard to syphon through who will be added to your season’s collection. Will it be a year of vintage designer pieces? Pearls and diamonds only? Will you venture to the more exotic side of life and see who’s sporting the most innovative uses of vegan and…
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ONE-ON-ONE | ARASH SHIRAZI
Co-founder, president, and CEO of The Bullitt Agency, a music management group housing some of the world’s most recognizable DJs, Arash Shirazi, travels the world curating sounds for the fashion, auto and, of course, music industry. Formerly a lecture agent for best-selling authors and journalists, Shirazi transferred his entrepreneurial spirit to a realm that seems…
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HANDKERCHIEF SPRING/SUMMER 2014 COLLECTION
Where did the concept of Handkerchief originate? Handkerchief is Amy Cheung from Hong Kong and Erkka Nissinen from Finland. We launched our collaboration with different interdisciplinary experiments between visual art, video performance and exhibition design across Europe for many years and in 2011, we launched our first experiment in fashion. We developed innovative fabrics, videos, architecture, animation and…
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MUA MUA DOLLS SPRING/SUMMER 2014
1. Where did the concept of MUA MUA originate? The Bali bombings of Kuta in 2002 and the Japanese Kamikaze attacks in 2006 stopped the tourism in Bali. In 2006, I moved to Bali and met Waian, a beach vendor, [named] Kadek’s, [her] mother, who begged me to buy this horrible hand-crocheted bikini. They…
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KATYA LEONOVICH SPRING/SUMMER 2014 PREVIEW
Katya Leonovich, a womenswear designer and artist from Moscow, brought her fine art talents and painted a collection with warm hues reminiscent of Spring. Mauveine, salmon pink and various shades of charcoal gray brought to life her billowing collection. Having presented a total of 7 times in Paris – 4 in couture, 3 RTW –…
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LAUREN BAGLIORE SPRING/SUMMER 2014 PREVIEW
Native New Yorker and FIT graduate, Lauren Bagliore has worked for the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Libertine, Zac Posen and more fashion notables where she honed her skills before launching Lauren Bagliore. Inspired by art, Bagliore has a knack for proper draping, tailoring, and finishings that give her collection a touch of edge, simplicity and…
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LAUREN BAGLIORE SPRING/SUMMER 2014 PREVIEW
Karolyn Pho’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection balances avant-garde structures with Americana simplicities. A California State University graduate, Pho started her career in fashion as a wardrobe style for film and music videos. From there she transitioned her love of fashioning celebrities in the latest looks to establishing her own self-titled brand in 2012. This being her…
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HADRIA SS14 COLLECTION PREVIEW
Adrianna Beer, brains behind HADRIA, brings to us a collection that’s not only feminine and beautiful, but strategically manufactured to accentuate the silhouette. At first, it sounds like the same story all designers produce until you realize, she doesn’t do apparel (though she has a degree in womenswear from Parson School of Design). It’s created…
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ONE-ON-ONE | CALEB HAWLEY
Sometimes you get a whiff of people who say, sing or do things that give you goosebumps. You know the, the good kind that you want to run to the mountain top and share with anyone who will listen. Other times you meet people overflowing with talent, that you question the legitimacy of what industry…