| U.S fashion designers suggest healthy lifestyle to models but choose not to force it | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:47:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK (AP) -- The American fashion industry says it wants its models to be healthy, not anorexic, not bulimic and not chain-smokers. And to help models achieve that, the Council of Fashion Designers of America on Friday released a list of recommendations as part of a new health initiative.The panel that formulated the guidelines included CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg, nutritionist Joy Bauer, modeling agent Louis Chaban, fitness trainer David Kirsch and Dr. Susan Ice, vice president and medical director of Philadelphia's Renfrew Center, which is dedicated to eating disorders.The guidelines were issued three weeks before designers start showcasing their fall collections during New York's Fashion Week, which starts Feb. 2.The guidelines, which are only suggestions and not binding for the industry, include the following:* Keep models under 16 off the runway and don't allow models under 18 to work at fittings or photo shoots past midnight.* Educate those in the industry to identify the early warning signs of eating disorders.... | |
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| | | Fashion to play a starring role in 2007 PGA Merchandise Show | | Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:50:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- With more than 200 top names in golf apparel and sportswear, daily fashion shows, the new Fashion Collection Review, plus apparel and retailing workshops, there is a heavy fashion influence at the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 25-27, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. .... | |
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| | | Fashion designers good model for kids | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:47:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | Urban chic and hometown comfort were the fashion concepts of Guess, Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren and others shown at the Assistance League of Antelope Valley's 19th Designers' Showcase. Assistance League Models Auxiliary members and children from the league's preschool promenaded at last week's show at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds' Poppy Pavilion in the newest gowns and ensembles from Dillard's. All proceeds from the annual fashion show go to support the league's preschool day-care center and kindergarten for the children of working mothers. The Assistance League of Antelope Valley is partially supported by the United Way. The theme this year was "Quilted Treasures," and shades of plum, "whiskey brown" and cranberry predominated the color spectrum, which also included blacks, winter whites, rust, grey, gold, silver, garnet and peacock.... | |
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| | | Arroyo confers Medal of Merit on fashion designer Lhuillier | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:47:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Internationally acclaimed fashion designer Monique Lhuillier Bugbee has been showered with awards, but the Presidential Medal of Merit conferred on her by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday in Malacanang was the highlight of her career, she said. Lhuillier said she was honored to be conferred with the medal and thanked her countrymen for their support. She will have a fashion show on November 12 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel with the Asia Society and Bantay Bata 163 as beneficiaries. For this event, Lhuillier has designed a long gown for Arroyo, who she said she has invited as special guest. She said the President will look "chic and elegant" in her creation. Dubbed the "Designer of the Modern Woman," Lhuillier has designed gowns for such Hollywood celebrities as Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Britney Spears, Halle Berry and Teri Hatcher, to name a few.... | |
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| | | Moss fashion award stirs controversy | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:50:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Supermodel Kate Moss, at the centre of a cocaine scandal just over a year ago, has won the top accolade in British fashion, but the award has divided opinion and stirred fresh controversy over the celebrity. The Model of the Year prize is British fashion's answer to the Oscars late on Thursday sealed Moss's recovery from a newspaper story that briefly threatened her career. In September, 2005, photographs of the 32-year-old model apparently snorting cocaine appeared on the front page of British tabloid The Daily Mirror. Since then, "cocaine Kate" as she was dubbed has returned to the pinnacle of her profession and she was not charged over the allegations. Some commentators and drug charities are concerned over what the award says about fashion and what signals it sends to young people tempted to use drugs.... | |
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| | | Limited Edition Fashion Event a huge success | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 12:49:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Stunning evening gowns, must-have lingerie, snazzy casual outfits, stylish outdoor styles and funky gear for the young at heart - not to mention smart suits and casual clothes to make men look marvellous - wowed the packed audience at the Limited Edition Fashion Event on November 2. The most glittering scenes were enhanced by diamond jewellery from Percy Davies of Gerrards Cross, one of the show's sponsors. It's clear that fashion is alive and thriving in south Bucks. Shops and boutiques from around the area supplied the clothes, which were professionally modelled on the catwalk by Thames Fashion Productions in the function room at the Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross. The audience also had the chance to view a wide range of accessories from local shops and suppliers on exhibitors' stands, as well as view the impressive Aston Martin DB9 from Aston Martin of Amersham, the show's other sponsor, at the hotel entrance.... | |
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| | | Ala Moana begins annual fashion show | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:48:20 AM by Blog57 Team | | Ala Moana Center, the largest mall in the state, holds its annual World Festival fashion show this week. All of its luxury retailers are participating in the event. Guest appearances have been scheduled by Steve Kemble of U.S. Weekly's "Fashion Police" and Yunjin Kim of the ABC series "Lost." There will be demonstrations by visiting Parisian craftsmen at Hermes and Louis Vuitton, a runway fashion show at Dior, and make-up artists at Dior and Sephora. .... | |
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| | | Wright Penn Slams Fashion Industry | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 10:48:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | American actress ROBIN WRIGHT PENN has hit out at treatment of fashion models, after experiencing first hand the cruel nature of the business. The wife of actor SEAN PENN was an aspiring supermodel in her teens, but had to appear in lingerie catalogues and advertisements for fashion and beauty products, after being told she was too short for the catwalk by top modeling agencies. She says, "You had no power, will, ability to be yourself and aggressive and fend them off... I was very shy, didn't have a healthy self-esteem... it just floored me." 26/10/2006 20:20 .... | |
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| | | Kevan Hall dresses close LA Fashion Week | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 6:46:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) ? The main tent at Smashbox Studios was transformed into a starry midnight sky for the final show of Los Angeles Fashion Week, as designer Kevan Hall unveiled his ethereal collection of spring dresses. Floaty and feminine creations defined the line, which included silver sequined pants, sparkly tops with kimono sleeves and flowing, floor-length gowns sure to be seen on Hollywood's red carpets. The former Halston designer already counts Renee Zellweger, Debra Messing and Felicity Huffman among his formalwear fans. Actresses Virginia Madsen and Kerry Washington are apparently fans, too: They had front-row seats for the Thursday night show. Grammy-winning singer Jody Watley was the first to walk the runway. Wearing a creamy satin top and floor-skimming black skirt, she sang a refrain of her song "Aquarius" to open the show.... | |
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| | | Fashion Fair | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:46:52 AM by Blog57 Team | | Oct 18, 2006 - A national fashion show makes a stop in Syracuse. The Ebony magazine Fashion Fair took place at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. Hundreds of people showed up for the event which helps raise money for a local group. The National Council of Negro Women's Syracuse Chapter wanted to raise $10,000 to help with their local charity work, which includes handing out Thanksgiving baskets to needy families. More than 500 people sat and watched as fashion models from around the country showed off clothing from top designers from as far away as Argentina, Lebanon, France and Italy. The audience members paid between $35 and $50 to watch the show. The National Council of Negro Women says without the money raised they wouldn't be able to carry out their charity work. The Ebony Fashion Fair stops in dozens of cities around the country.... | |
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