Word: fashionization
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Time to toss the gilded crocodile�handbags and the flashy sequined fishtailed numbers. After enduring a one-two fashion punch, obvious luxury is looking a little frayed. On Oscar's red carpet the sober styles worn by actresses like Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal had the most modern vibe. And across the ocean, on the fall 2007 runways of Paris and Milan, designers are striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined...
This adjustment in fashion's focus--a marked return to rigorous tailoring and basic colors--might be a reflection of our sober times. At many runway shows it seems as if designers are suggesting more refined dress codes as an antidote to the cacophony around...
...Excessiveness is not so cool anymore," says Julie Gilhart, fashion director of Barneys New York, a store very much defined by the all-black aesthetic of the early 1990s. "I think we are striving for better times. We want authenticity and quality and beautiful cut now. We want things that will last...
...Then she will turn to different fabric mills and ask for special treatments of fabrics that interest her (90% of the fabrics are created exclusively for Prada). The mills will come back with 25 or more variations on her request. "That is the real luxury of being a big fashion company. When you are big, the quality is better," she explains. For the average women's fall-winter collection, she will focus on as many as 50 different fabrics, eventually narrowing the final selection down...
...High Fashion Toking jokes aside, hemp has been cultivated for fabric since 2800 B.C. and was grown by Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and, in the 1940s, 4-H clubs. The fiber makes durable and breathable clothes...