Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Collections

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Here are the Spring/Summer 2011 fashion collections by a few new designers..

Croatian born designer Vjera Vilicnik.

Vjera believes in quality over quantity which is displayed through the hand crafted embroidery of her collection. She perfected her skills of hand crafting at Ecole Lesage, the French school of haute couture embroidery.

The inspiration behind the collection is a girl becoming a woman. Dusty pinks are teamed with sophisticated black. Lines are simple allowing the hand stitched embellishments of feathers, beads and Swarovski crystals to transform the garments from ordinary to unique.

A plain white silk t-shirt reveals a cross over pattern of Swarovski crystal beads on organza at the back, whilst a conservative pink and black mini shirt dress shows a more adventurous side of feathers, ribbons and beads across the shoulder blades.

Her aim is to show that embroidery does not mean old fashioned and does not have to be heavy.

Central Saint Martin’s graduate Haizhen Wang.

Wang’s SS11 collection is inspired by his past work at MaxMara, Boudicca and All Saints mixed with his own personal creativity. Hand printed designs are either a combination of deep muted bronze and gold or the lighter mix of pale gold and pearl. His signature fabric of waxed cotton is used for the outerwear. The overall look is soft structured tailoring.

Anna Paola’s beachwear label Paolita. Born in the USA and raised in Greece, Anna studied fashion design at the Instituto Marangoni in Milan. For SS11 Anna has two collections: Voyage and Floreana.

Voyage is inspired by the explorers of the past and shows swimwear in nautical stripes. The stripes are of faded red, fern and blue with a few tiny ruffles here and there to give a vintage undertone. This collection is definitely for the woman who is not afraid to show off her body as even the one piece suits show a lot of middle with their cut away designs.

Floreana is inspired by the Galapagos Islands combining exotic and colourful ethnic prints in modern bright neon colours of fern, yellow, red and blue. Here we see a patchwork of patterns and colours together giving a carnival feel. This collection has a more varied choice for different body shapes: The Odalisque one piece is of a burlesque style with girlie frills at the top of the legs, the Sonnet one piece is more Hollywood glam with its halter neck cord tie, the Minikini is girlie with its little frilled skirt and the Shorti bikini is boyish with its mini short style bottoms.

Designer couple Israel and Pierre Imarni showed their fashion label Isy & Peeps – so called after their nicknames. The age market is 18-25 year old so the pieces are fun and flirty. The collection is a series of capsule items each based around a key trend for the season, but designed in colour and style so that they can be mixed together.

The first theme is ‘Tomorrow’s World’. Digital prints of birds in flight grace chiffon dresses and tunics.

The second is ‘Postcards from the Country’ where a city girl is on a walk through rural America on a hot summer’s afternoon. Here are prints of free running horses on sandy coloured chiffon mini dresses and blouses, juxtaposing femininity with the rugged prairie.

The third is ‘Script’ where everything is black and white, especially love. Here we see ‘Isy & Peeps’ printed in black script all over white chiffon dresses and tunics. Knitted maxis, tunics and capes are adorned with love hearts, love birds, ‘Love till the end’ and Isy & Peeps’ initials. Colours are white on black, black on white and some with a splash of red.

Hardcastle, a mid to high end ready to wear label which combines the relaxed Australian easy to wear attitude with the quality of European tailoring. The collection is called ‘As the Llamera Girl dances…’ and Louise Hardcastle took her inspiration from the colourful Quechuan women of Peru. She combines femininity with a touch of masculinity by mixing fabrics of suede, silk, chiffon, wool crepe and leather together. Colours are bright acid oranges, blues, pinks and reds. The neon pink dress combines an empire line band of suede on a wool crepe shirt covered with a layer of silk chiffon. A tan leather mini skirt is layered with wide suede looped bands. The digital print used is an aerial shot of Peru.

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Spring 2011 fashion trends straight from catwalk

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

With all these “fashion weeks” surrounding us, we managed to take some notes about designer’s ideas when it comes to fashion for spring 2011.

So, after taking notes from Paris Fashion week, where, the most eccentric show was presented by Jean Paul Gaultier, who invited a plus-sized model, Beth Ditto, to present one of his outfits, let’s move to New York Fashion week, where we burst into the pajama dressing style and the stunning bright white! Twice yearly, the Big Apple goes out of its way to welcome high-powered media moguls and Hollywood movie stars who come to see, or be seen, at one of the planet’s most celebrated fashion events that attracts over 100000 attendees.

When moving back to Europe, Milan Fashion Show embraced Prada as the best designer and it seems that all Miuccia Prada’s outfits were a real success in the fashion industry for the upcoming year. And last, but not least, London’s Fashion Week, Pam Hogg, was, by far the most interesting appearance. With her models wearing only chains, belts and purse-friendly chastity belts, she entered in a modern zone that nobody defeated!

Short idea on the prêt-a-porter collections, just a reminder of what you should focus on, when it comes to Spring 2011 fashion trends.

2011 Spring fashion trends:

1. Jeans, wide-legs and flares are back.

2. Biker fashion and everything included: biker leather jacket, motorcycle boots and pants. All leather! The trendsetter for this spring 2011 trend is without a doubt, Burberry, with its trench coats with subtle quilting and motorcycle jacket zips, red leather motorcycle pants and zipped motorcycle jacket sleeves.

3. Sexy dolly lace! And when it comes to lace, you can wear blouses, skirts or dresses. The trendsetter for next year could be: Balmain. All about black sexy lace in its catwalk presentations.

4. When it comes to accessories, it seems that we are beck in the 50′ and 60′s. Cat eye glasses, doesn’t matter sunglasses or eye glasses, just remember that generally speaking a cat eye frame with rounded-out edges will work wonders for a square face or diamond shaped face. And, the Clogs! Clogs with heels only. And you’ll be surprised by the multitude of textures they got! The sexiest we spotted are Chanel Clogs.

Read more: http://www.beautips.info/fashion-tips/spring-2011-fashion-trends-straight-from-catwalk/#ixzz12SJ8j3Ns

Famous Stars and Straps

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

Famous Stars and Straps is a very popular brand when it comes to sports, and apparel comes. It is trendy and chic, reminiscent of contemporary life and very active. This brand has been active in sports, in the late 1980, when the skate and BMX were the latest fashion in children, adolescents and young adults. Since then he had his name as he penetrated deeper into the sports market, and although active in various races and motocross events. Advertising has yet called it popular with some of the most highly regarded sports superstars such as Rick Thorne, Dave and Louise Tolentino Dillewaard Famous Stars and Straps logo and several sports competitions and events.

Therefore, the logo is symbolized by a letter F, is a big star in the center is now connected to the famous family, and forever. For this reason, many fans love to the world on T-shirts and clothing that bears the name of Famous Stars and Straps or logo on your honor and glory in sportswear. For this reason, the company came up with several product lines to the thirst of thousands of fans who wear different clothes and sports equipment brand names such as Chunk T Shirts and clothing. The good thing is that these products are generally of high-quality materials for quality and durability and are experienced and seems to shine creatively impressive and unique. You also can find the bargain Religion clothing in many website stores.

All about Sperry Topsiders Footwear

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

History

‘Sperry top-sider’ is the name of a brand introduced in the year 1935, for the first time into boating industry. It was established for the people who work and spend most of their time in or around the oceans. The underlying subject matter of Sperry top-sider is the fervor for the sea. This is due to the fact that the original footwear was developed particularly to assist boaters to maintain their grip while on deck. With a lot of passion for sea, the ultimate goal of the company is to protect it. So, the company keeps up close associations with local & worldwide organizations, which are dedicated to preserve seas and oceans.

Styles available

Sperry Topsiders is comprised of many brands like Authentic Performance, the American Original & Enduring style. All these styles were designed to solve different purposes – to provide active people an ultimate choice for water activities and to provide fashion conscious people a stylish range of shoes. Regardless of what people need, the company is sure to have a complete range of high-end footwear. Sperry top-sider signature boat footwear is an incredible style available in different colors, fabric and design. Other available designs are wedge sandals, rain boots and ballet flats etc.

Price

An individual should understand that the style and performance offered by Sperry Topsiders cannot be made available at cheap rates. However, one can get affordable deals by keeping a watchful eye and by having little patience. Many footwear stores hold sales at different seasons of the year; one needs to wait for such sales to occur for buying these boots.

There are several online shoe stores, where one can get such footwear at discounted rates. These stores provide all range of shoes for children, men and women. Another place to find Sperry Topsiders is departmental stores near person’s house. These stores offer children’s styles, classic boat shoes, nautical sneakers, printed loafers, chic espadrilles and many more.

No matter which style is preferred by a customer, Sperry has everything to fulfill the needs of all its customers. One must check online stores, offline departmental stores or other places regularly, so that they are aware of the sales. In this way, they will be able to find unbeatable and unbelievable prices and can save much in the costs of these boots. Now, waiting for what? Check out online or offline sources now for any deals available these days.

2011 Fashion Guidelines For Men

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

It’s not just women who want to look good – we know that men do too, and so we’ve checked out the hottest catwalk trends for 2011. There’s something of a synergy between men’s and women’s fashion this year with one of the hottest male trends being floral patterns. These are seen in the shape of loud beach shorts to some great flowery shirts and more gentle paisley offerings. Perhaps the designers have decided to embrace the idea of the metrosexual.

Attractive, well-tailored blazers were also very much in abundance on the catwalks. These are particularly popular in block colors, suggesting it’s not all about feminine patters. Blazers are great as they look good on all men, with their superb lines and range of colors. Particularly hot blazer colors for 2011 include green, blue, grey and light mauve. These are great for formal events and also for more casual wear, making the blazer a great item for any occasion as well as effortlessly stylish.

If blazers aren’t really your thing, then never fear for they weren’t the only style of jacket spotted on the catwalks. The leather bomber jacket is also shaping up to be a hot trend for 2011, which is great news, particularly for sporty types. This is a fantastic, casual jacket that will keep the chill out at a whole range of social occasions. The myriad pockets mean that it’s a brilliantly practical buy and the sporty look works really well, particularly if worn unzipped as seen on the catwalk.

Of course, fashion is nothing if not ever so slightly odd from time to time, which may explain why crop tops were a key trend on the men’s 2011 catwalks. This may sound like one for the women, but trust us, it’s not. We’re not talking about tiny crops here, more like loose tees that are just a bit shorter than normal. These are really flattering if you’ve got a great set of abs to show off and are surprisingly. They’re most popular in block colors like black and white.

Staying on the theme of unexpected fashion trends for men in 2011, lace and other sheer clothes were also popular on the catwalks. Hear us out – they might sound a bit feminine, but they look great on men, too. They’re especially good for layering over other things, making them really versatile. An especially popular item was the sheer shirt, which could be great for showing off your tan on the beach during summer vacation, so this is one trend that could be worth investigating.