Fashion Dossier: Zac Posen
Posen was raised in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan,He attended Saint Ann’s School, a private school in Brooklyn, and in his sophomore year interned with fashion designer Nicole Miller. At age 16 he enrolled in the pre-college program at Parsons The New School for Design. He graduated from Saint Ann’s in 1999. For three years Posen was mentored by curator Richard Martin at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At 18, he was accepted into the womenswear degree program at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts London. In 2000, Posen received a big break after a dress he made for Naomi Campbell. After his first runway show in 2001, Posen was courted by fashion titans Yves Carcelle (President of LVMH Fashion Group), Sidney Toledano (Chief Executive Officer and Director of Christian Dior S.A.), and Domenico De Sole (President and Chief Executive Officer of Gucci Group NV.) Following the success of this presentation, Posen established his design studio in Tribeca. Zac Posen continues to receive awards and accolades, most notably the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s 2004 Swarovski’s Perry Ellis Award for Womenswear.
Some pieces of Zac’s Spring 09 Collection Available @ TheOutNet.com
The Big Brown Sale
The moment you have been waiting for has arrived! We have stunning pieces from Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Jil Sander Yves Saint Laurent, Marni and many many more all up to 50% off. Here is a selection to whet your appetite.
Unforntunatly for me there are only womens clothing thats on sale, let alone 50% off. So make your way to Brownfashion.com and shop till you head hits the Keyboard.
Get The Look: Rihanna
Rihanna has been treating the streets of New York city as her runway and she’s been killing it. Wearing all the latest trends and designer duds she has truly became a style star. the other night Rihanna popped out her hotel in this Christopher Kane Monkey Print dress. The dress is from the fall 2009 collection.
The dresses i found are avaliable at Net-a-porter.com and Liberty.co.uk. the dresses range from $700 to $1700 they are very expensive. Honestly to expensive for a money shirt.
I found these at LUISAVIAROMA.COM. Get them now before they sell out!
Rachel Roy Resort 2010
For her resort collection, Rachel said she wanted to, “soften things up,” and looked to the tropics for colorful inspiration. The line featured coral-hued tweeds, beaded embroideries meant to evoke bubbles and a navy liquid jersey number that slipped teasingly off the shoulder like sea waters. Roy still incorporated her signature work friendly pieces like embroidered blazers, jackets, and dresses fit for day and night (even including a cropped motorcycled jacket which seems to be a staple in the downtown hipsters wardrobes). In the end, this mature designer presented a balanced collection of eye catching and subtle pieces–certainly bound to make a splash.
Fashion Biography: Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeld is the Editor-in-Cheif of, Paris Vogue. At 18 Carine began her modeling career being scouted on the street in paris by a british photographers assistant. Later, She became a writer and then a stylist for French ELLE. While she was working as a freelance stylist, her daughter, Julia, was in a children’s fashion shoot for Italian Vogue Bambini in 1990, photographed by Mario Testino. Roitfeld and Testino soon after began working as a team, doing advertising work as well as shoots for American and French Vogue. Roitfeld went on to work as a consultant and muse for Tom Ford at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent for six years. She was approached by Conde Nast International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse to edit French Vogue in 2001.
She has contributed to the images of Gucci, Missoni, Versace, Yves Saint-Laurent, and Calvin Klein.
Obession Du Jour: Model Style
Model Abbey Lee
Jourdan Dunn, Heidi Mount AND Alexandra Tomlinson
Shelia Marquez, Anja Rubik, AND Dual Kim
Summer Looks Styled By Me.
This summer its all about Color, Bold prints, And Cultural influence. You can can look on all the runways from Matthew Willamson to Diane Von Furstenberg they all have infused color, prints, and other cultures into their collections. The biggest example of this was the Matthew Willamson collaboration collection with H&M. That collection to me had the essence of a complete spring and summer look. It was one of my favorite collections for spring and summer other than, BCBG && Lanvin. So to show these looks as they would be worn i went over to looklet.com which is a virtual styling site. They have tons and tons of designer and affordable clothes that you can style on a model. I had a blast doing this it was so much fun. Hopefully these looks i styled will inspire you and help you understand how to wear the trends this summer.
There are more Summer style tips & videos under the “Style Vision” section
LaLa Vazquez Style
LaLa Vazques and her friend Brittny Gastineau ( who i cropped out) were spotted jaywalking in Los Angles the other day. I picked this look to recreate because i love how LaLa mixed different pieces and styles together. Like the classic blazer with the graphic tee and rocker edge McQueen Booties.
- Theroy blazer @ net-a-porter.com
- Graphic tee @ forever21.com
- Stonewash Jeans @ forever21.com
- Tom Ford glasses @ Kitson.com
- White Hobo @ Whitehouseblackmarket.com
- Patent leather booties @ Charlotterusse.com
Cover Girl Wars//
Mariano Vivanco shot Kendra Spears for the July 2009 cover of Dazed & Confused. The cover gave me soo much inspiration, Maybe because i love feathers and thick over drawn eyebrows…(pause).
Anna Selezneva by Camilla Akrans for Vogue China. That Broche is giving me everything + some…Now ferociously searching the web.
SB Sunglasses By Stevie Boi
If Your in love with the stylings of Lady GaGa &Grace Jones, then SB Glasses are the perfect accessory for you. Stevie Boi is the owner and user of SB-Clothing. Since the beginning of 2007, Steven C. Strawder has sold his clothing line entitled (T0xic). His clothing line was sold alongside Bluecotton.com. successfully pulling in figures to outstand a seasonal trend. His latest clients are Kelis, Estelle, And Lady GaGa. and recently met with GIANT mag to discuss a possible upcoming fashion feature
To Order Your SB frames go to: www.Stevieboi.com
I should be getting mine soon.
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