Flights of fabric fancy
Last week, Ms. Andrada presented a fashion show called Transcendence at the Edsa Shangri-La. While ostensibly a welcome-home show for the London-educated Ms. Andrada, who had just finished presenting at both London and Paris Fashion Weeks earlier this year, it also served to show the arrival of the Kornit Allegro fabric printer, as distributed in the country by Norde International.
Ms. Andrada’s design mostly show femininity ensconced in a dreamland. While her collections may sometimes veer towards a sugary but clean aesthetic, Ms. Andrada’s other collections lean towards the nightmarish, showing dramatic, powerful outfits fit for a villain. But Ms. Andrada tempers this with a respect for her roots, more often showing her designs with fabrics and weaves from indigenous people in the Philippines.
For Transcendence, Ms. Andrada combined both her worlds by showing her dramatic flair tempered by highly feminine motifs of flowers, as well as arguably the most graceful dance form, classical ballet. With the help of photographer Shaira Luna, Ms. Andrada and her friend and collaborative partner shot a series of photographs with ballerinas in various poses and forms, and then manipulated them digitally to make graphic art which were then printed on various fabrics (from chiffon to neoprene) with the Kornit Allegro. The result is dark, showing tones of sickly green and pensive blue, saved by the faces and bodies of the dancers printed on the fabric. During the show, ballerinas dressed in a blue and white checked fabric (actually a complex tesselated pattern) performed, waving about scarves printed with feminine motifs of flowers and fellow dancers. “I think it’s perfect for the technology, to show the flow of the fabric,” Ms. Andrada said when asked why she chose dance as a theme for the project. Having bodies printed on clothing to be draped over the body connects the outfit more to the wearer: “It’s nice to have someone there, so it’s not just, like, flowers.”
HIGH TECH
Norde International’s president, Allan Hao Chin said that while other printers are easily available in the market, the Allegro by Israel-based Kornit requires no post- or pre-treatment to the fabric, and can work with a wider variety of fabrics. He pointed out that competitors in the fabric printing market sell separate printers for natural fabrics and polyesters -- with the Allegro, this is all achieved with one machine, using one type of ink, according to Mr. Hao Chin.
The technology cut Ms. Andrada’s work time short, as the construction of the collection -- from fabric to an actual product -- took her only about a month (cooking up and shooting the concept was another matter).
Mr. Hao Chin noted that the printer is a potential boon to designers. Textile manufacturers would require minimum orders to maximize their resources -- Mr. Hao Chin gives an example of 5,000 yards -- not everyone would be so keen on purchasing 5,000 yards of fabric for a 30-piece collection of one-off outfits, which would then render the other thousands of yards of fabric utterly irrelevant.
“This one now opens a lot of possibilities for fashion designers and also to brands,” he said, citing that start-ups looking to sell their clothes via large retail chains would no longer have to worry about excess stock, for example, when they show samples to these retailers.Read more at:bridesmaid gowns
Rachel Hunter returns to modelling 30 years after she first appeared on the cover of Vogue
THIRTY years after she appeared on the cover of Vogue Australia as a teenager Rachel Hunter has returned as the face of women’s fashion brand Jacqui E.
The former supermodel, who shot to fame in the late 80s and 90s and was married to rock star Rod Stewart, is excited to return to modelling at 47.
“Australian Vogue took a big chance on having me come over here and do a cover with them and here I am 30 years later,” she says.
“It’s great to come back into the Australian market which I had not been in a long long time. It’s been amazing to step back into those (modelling) shoes at 47 years old.”
“Jacqui E is modern, it’s for working mums, so the synergy between the two of us works well. Their clothing is for someone who is in the age bracket I’m in and you can look sexy and chic and respected. For a brand to take on someone who is age appropriate is a tip of the hat to them.”
Hunter, mother to 25-year-old Renee and 23-year-old Liam to Stewart, says she doesn’t shy away from her age.
“There’s on escape, I have no problem, I’m 48 this year. I can’t hide it,” she says.
“The last thing I want to do is put pressures on women to look and be a certain way. I want to represent people who embrace themselves as individuals and individual beauty as well.”
The blonde beauty has had one of the toughest years of her life, losing her mother Janeen Phillips in May.
“A death of a matriarch in a family teaches you many things. You can either go down the rabbit hole, which was very hard because she was clearly one of the most important human beings in my life, but I think that the other side of it is to teach you the lessons and to really look at things differently and I’ve really taken that on,” she says.
The former Sports Illustrated swimwear star hopes to spend more time with daughter Renee, a model and photographer, and son Liam, who is a professional ice hockey player.
“The importance of family to me is so huge and become bigger since mums passing,” she says.
Hunter and Stewart, married from 1990 to 2006, have remained close and still share family time together with his third wife Penny and their children.
“Rod was an extremely important part of my life and he is amazing, I think that openness and togetherness is important,” she says.
Spending more time in New Zealand over the last 18 months of her mother’s life has reignited Hunter’s passion for her home country as well as Australia and she hopes to spend more time down under after spending the majority of the last 30 years in the US.
“I need and want to spend more time down here, (her mother’s death) it’s made me grow up and take more responsibilities with a lot of stuff. Our bonds are tight down here and we’re very lucky,” she says.Read more at:amazing formal dresses | cheap formal dresses australia
Juun.J launches Spring 2018 menswear collection
Juun.J recently launched its Spring 2018 menswear collection. The collection has oxfords and pinstriped blousons meant for both men and women. Models were found wrapped, draped, and spun into something that was, sort of surprisingly, quite graceful.
Designer beamed with pride to have added both men’s and women’s wear to the collection with a lot of commonality, men can wear women’s wear and vice versa. The knee-grazing and hand-sheathing button-downs looking breezy impressed both men and women. The sexless imaginings of the designer’s focus is commendable.
The collection has a beautifully crisp white maxi shirtdress that gives away the look of the entire collection. For men, elongated tailoring on suiting is a highlight of the menswear. The theme of this collection is “contract and expand.” Mostly the ensembles were in their expanded form. Then there’s a Juun.J signature look: layered and multi-hued trench coats, as big and swishy. The overall feel of the collection is belted and bold, but it’s quite wearable. The collection adds a little grit to the grace of the wearer.
Juun.J graduated from ESMOD Seoul in 1992 and worked at many prestigious fashion houses before creating his own label "Lone Costume" in 1999. In 2007, with the world as his stage, Juun.J debuted his namesake label during Paris Men’s Fashion Week. By deconstructing traditional ideas in menswear, Juun.J quickly established himself as the most innovative designer to watch during fashion week. The year 2012 marked another momentous year for Juun.J as he became part of Cheil Industries to truly become global and meet the demands of his following.Read more at:QueenieAu | bridesmaid dresses australia
Tips to keep fashion jewellery rust free
Here are few easy tips by Vikalp Bothara, founder, Jewellerkaka.com, to retain your jewellery's durability:
· Keep the Jewellery clean & dry
Maintain the lustre of fashion jewellery by keeping it clean and dry. Whether it is a necklace, ring, bracelet or earrings, exposing fashion jewellery to any type of cream, lotion, perfume, oil or even water is an undeniable accelerator of rusting. Make sure to apply cream & perfume before wearing your jewellery.
· Clean up your jewellery after wearing
Sometimes some soap, oil, perfume may accidentally fall on your jewellery while you wear your ring, earrings, necklace or bracelet; it may cause blackness or dullness on your jewellery which may affect its sheen.
· Store it properly
Make sure you keep your fashion jewellery safe and cautiously. Neck pieces must vertically hang on hooks and the pieces of jewellery should not be in contact with one another and especially not with your precious jewellery that could suffer from corrosion. Always try to keep all your jewellery pieces in individual box or in a larger box with various boxes inside. Store the jewellery in a plastic container to maintain its shine.
· Don't sleep while wearing your jewellery
Always make it a point to remove your jewelry piece before you doze off for sleep. If you are not doing it then this habit may lead to damage of your jewellery and might make it tarnish more quickly or even break it. And besides damaged jewelry could lose color or even injure and scratch your skin.
· Keep your fashion jewellery dry
Always make sure you are not wearing your jewellery when you are in a pool, or doing laundry, washing dishes. Never clean your jewellery with water as it can lead to rust immediately.
· Do not use any cloth to store your jewellery
Do not store the jewellery in velvet as the material might dull the shine of the jewellery. Rather you can keep your jewellery in Cotton to maintain its shine & quality.Read more at:formal dresses adelaide | formal dresses online
Amway presents ‘Attitude Shining Star’ Fashion Show in Delhi
Amway India, country’s largest Direct Selling Company organized a dazzling Fashion Show – ‘Attitude Shining Star’ in New Delhi on 22nd July 2017. Attitude is Amway’s entry-level premium brand, offering a range of skin care and cosmetic products specially created for the youth. The evening was a myriad display of colors and talent as the Amway direct sellers who are its Brand Ambassadors walked the ramp.
Ms. Komal Khandelwal was crowned as Attitude Shining Star on the criterion of her attire, attitude and talent, Ms. Neha and Shruti Nandal were announced the first and second runners up respectively.
Ms. Vijeyata & Mr. Brijesh, Mr. Neeraj and Ms. Kareena were crowned as winners and second runners up of the Ethnic Round respectively. Ms. Nutan was announced as Ms. Smile.
The contestants marked their presence by wearing vibrant Attitude colors.
The jury panel included Mrs. Priyanka Bhatia, Delhi-NCR based Restaurateur and Entrepreneur.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Anisha Sharma, Category Head, Beauty & Personal Care, Amway India said, “Every edition of the Attitude Fashion Show receives immense love and great response from our audience. The fashion show is the best way to showcase the brilliant talent that our direct sellers possess. Our Attitude range represents the vivacious and vibrant Indian youth and the products complement the Indian skin.”
Attitude is an entry level premium brand, targeted specifically at the Indian youth. The brand offers a range of skin care products and a range of bold color cosmetics for the youth. Its skincare portfolio has a variety of products like Cleanser, Toner, Moisturizer, Sunscreen Lotion, Face Wash, Face Masque, Hand and Body Cream, Foot Cream and the newly launched Be Bright range of products. At Amway, we believe that beauty is all about attitude!Read more at:beautiful formal dresses | formal dresses adelaide
‘Dad’ look in vogue on catwalk
The fashion set has taken a liking to a style quirk once associated with out-of-touch dads.
The photographer Adam Katz Sinding first noticed men tucking in their T-shirts while shooting street style during fashion week in Moscow a few seasons back. Then he saw it in London. And then Copenhagen. During the men’s shows last month in Europe, he said the look was as likely to be seen on the runways as in the streets.
“I think it’s derivative of this Gosha Rubchinskiy look,” Sinding said, referring to the Russian menswear designer. “It’s the appropriation of bad style. But on cool people, it makes it cool, somehow.”
It has recently been a common style at runway shows staged by Gucci, Lemaire and Fendi. Demna Gvasalia’s most recent show for Balenciaga, built around the idea of bad taste and so-called “dad style,” also featured the look.
It wasn’t limited to the runway models: The designers Haider Ackermann, Lucas Ossendrijver of Lanvin, and Virgil Abloh took their bows in tucked-in tees. The style influencers ASAP Rocky, Chance the Rapper and Brooklyn Beckham have all been spotted wearing it.
“Our mothers used to make us tuck our shirts in as kids so we didn’t look sloppy,” said Ant de Padovane, of the Los Angeles-based brand Second/Layer, which includes the tucked-in style in its seasonal look books. He praised it for “the relaxed sensibility and balance between dressing up and dressing down.”
Herbert Hofmann, the creative director and head of buying at VooStore in Berlin, said he likes to pair a tucked-in T-shirt with the new breed of sporty, track-style pants.
Andrew Luecke, a co-author of the recent book “Cool: Style, Sound, and Subversion,” sees other antecedents.
“It has to do with fashion’s interaction with skaters,” he said. “Those Supreme boys, like Sean Pablo and Dylan Rieder.”
Luecke noted that it is also in line with the ‘90s nostalgia sweeping through fashion of late. Kurt Cobain and the guys on “Beverly Hills 90210” favored the look, and it was part of the uniform adopted by their 1950s precursors, like James Dean and Marlon Brando.
“It’s such an easy way to tweak your look,” he said. “It makes your outfit look cleaner. It can be a little formal, a little nerdy. You can take it in all sorts of directions.”Read more at:formal dresses adelaide | queenieau.com
Ashley Graham, Candice Huffine Reflect on Impacting More Than Just Sales With Lane Bryant Ads
Being on the set of a national lingerie ad campaign with major models conjures a stereotype of thumping music, empty Champagne glasses and frazzled assistants scurrying to-and-fro, procuring their every demand.
But the vibe was far more girl power than fashion diva at Lane Bryant’s shoot for its fall lingerie campaign on Monday.
Reprising their roles in the latest ads were Ashley Graham of TED Talks, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and Candice Huffine, whose May cover of Elle and runway jaunt for Prabal Gurung have her on the radars of major casting directors. And while these women have been modeling for the plus-size retailer for well over a decade, it’s only been in the last few years that they’ve caught the attention of the overall fashion industry — not to mention the public, whose outcry for stylish clothes in a greater size range is finally being heard.
“I wanted to be a model so badly, it was my calling,” said 32-year-old Huffine, who has been modeling for 17 years, 10 of those signed with Lane Bryant. Even after all that time, she didn’t anticipate the fame that would sweep over her and her fellow plus-size models who appeared in the 2015 “I’m No Angel” campaign. “None of us could have seen that coming 10 years ago when we were shooting Lane Bryant. We were shooting jeans and T-shirts and dresses and it was just simple.” Now both Huffine and Graham, the latter a self-proclaimed “body activist,” see inspiring women to embrace their bodies as part of the job. The newest campaign was shot once again by Cass Bird and will debut on various digital, print and outdoor platforms on October 2.
“I get e-mails daily from young girls, young women, young men, old men, sisters, daughters, on and on and I get questions like, ‘How do I get confidence and how do I keep it?’ The other thing I hear is ‘thank you,'” Graham said.
Graham recalled poignant a letter from a young woman suffering from bulimia. “She had just watched my Ted Talk and she just decided if I could be as healthy and happy in my skin, so can she. And she just started saying affirmations in her mirror.”
Both models stressed that their message isn’t solely dedicated to curvy women, but to everyone and that one of their biggest goals had been met in walking shows at New York Fashion Week in February. “I was freaking out,” recalled Graham of being backstage at the Michael Kors show. “Bella [Hadid] was in front of me and Carolyn Murphy was two ahead of me and they were both like, ‘Girl, this is exciting, this is your moment.’ Bella was just like, ‘Girl, be yourself.’ and Carolyn was just like, ‘Michael loves you and if he didn’t love you, you wouldn’t be here, so just be yourself.’ It was really nice to feel that girl power.”
Huffine was overcome with emotion, but kept it in check at the Prabal Gurung finale, in which models wore T-shirts with pro-feminist sayings. Hers said “Our Bodies, our minds, our power.”
“I’ve been holding out and hoping that [New York Fashion Week] would be something I could be a part of for years now,” said Huffine. “It was so validating and surreal and special because I knew for so many years that I belong there and I wanted to be such a good representation for the women that were waiting for me, or for us, to be there.”Read more at:formal dresses melbourne
