Football and Fashion
make a Touch Down
Football and fashion are not two things you normally hear mentioned
in the same sentence. But, this year, to celebrate Super bowl XLVIII, Bloomingdalesrecruited the Football-Fashion dream team. A unique partnership with the NFL
and CFDA has resulted in the creation of 48 haute couture football helmets. Some
of the designers working in this partnership are Betsey Johnson, Dannijo and Rachel Zoe. You will not be seeing these
helmets out in the field, but they are on display at Bloomingdales in New York. The helmets will be auctioned off and all proceeds will go towards the NFL foundation.
Remembering Oscar De
La Renta
Oscar De La Renta had a very successful career in fashion
winning many awards and dressing some of the finest women. He has dressed many
first ladies, walkers of the red carpet and a number of brides.
The designer said that he was inspired by women. “The qualities
that I admire most in women are confidence and kindness,” he said. His designs certainly
reflected these values and made women feel confident and luxurious.
“Walk like you have three men walking behind you,” he said.
De La Renta was a believer in the power of confidence. “I have always felt my
role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look
her best,” he said, “Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on."
Oscar De La Renta passed of cancer this October at age
82.
“You have to appreciate every single day that you’re alive.
Life is a little bit like a garden – you have to find time to plant the seeds
for beautiful flowers to grow,” Oscar De La Renta.
Fringe is the New
Trend
Since the 20s fringe has had a fashion facelift. This year’s
fashion week was covered in fringe. Project Runway winner, Sean Kelly was right on
trend with his winning collection.
The bright orange stand out was not far from his previous winning design, a blue ombre fringe ball gown with a low scoop back. Heidi Klum wore this fun and fresh gown on the red carpet. Sean Kelly was talked about for his fringe around the globe.
The bright orange stand out was not far from his previous winning design, a blue ombre fringe ball gown with a low scoop back. Heidi Klum wore this fun and fresh gown on the red carpet. Sean Kelly was talked about for his fringe around the globe.
Limited Time
Collection, Alexander Wang at H&M
Fashion designer Alexander Wang has an exclusive collection on sale at H&M. This partnership is the first designer collaboration done
with H&M. The retail store hopes to have an annual designer collaboration
making top name designers available to the general public.
Alexander Wang is a New York based designer who has
rethought the way we think about urban dress. His collection at H&M brings
active-wear to the club and functionally to everyday dress. In his H&M collection there are clothing
and accessories available for both men and women.
Accessories in Your
Veins
Graduate student Naomi Kizhner has created a series of accessories that
connect to human veins. The accessory collection is the product of Kizhner’s
senior thesis titled “Energy Addicts.”
The accessories are the suggested solution to solve a future of depleting resources where we must find alternative ways to harvest power. “The suggested solution to the dilemma is based on the idea of biological wealth, harvesting energy directly from the body. Using invasive gold & biopolymer devices that must be embedded into the surface of the skin, simple movements performed by the subconscious are fully utilized,” Kizhner said. Is this the way of the future?
The accessories are the suggested solution to solve a future of depleting resources where we must find alternative ways to harvest power. “The suggested solution to the dilemma is based on the idea of biological wealth, harvesting energy directly from the body. Using invasive gold & biopolymer devices that must be embedded into the surface of the skin, simple movements performed by the subconscious are fully utilized,” Kizhner said. Is this the way of the future?
