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Friday, November 4, 2011

Calvin Klein Designer Photos Reviews

His early years

Calvin Richard Klein was born on November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York, where he spent all of his childhood. Klein was the second of three children born to Flo and Leo Stern. The family lived relatively comfortably. His grandmother was a seamstress and he acquired his love of sewing from her. His mother encouraged his love of art and fashion.

Klein attended the High School of Art and Design, which prepared students for
careers in advertising and drafting. As a youth, while others his age were playing sports, Klein was busy studying, sketching fashion designs, and sewing. Later he moved on to the esteemed Fashion Institute of Technology, graduating in 1962. He spent five years as an apprentice (a student working toward learning a skill) in a coat and suit house on Seventh Avenue in New York City, working long nights and weekends to perfect his own designs.

In 1968 Klein and close childhood friend Barry Schwartz created a Calvin Klein coat business. The first order was actually obtained by accident. A coat buyer from Bonwit Teller (a large New York City clothing store) got off on the wrong floor of a hotel and wandered into Klein's workroom. She placed an order for $50 thousand, which was a huge amount at that time. Encouraged by favorable reviews from the fashion press and the support of store executives, Klein expanded his line to include women's sportswear.

Calvin Klein Designer Photos Reviews

Taken from http://fashion-life-styles.blogspot.com/

Monday, September 12, 2011

How Do You Like Me Now?

Michael Falco for The New York Times
THE RULER Eric Gaskins’s designer business is gone, but The Emperor’s Old Clothes, his blog, lives on.
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Here is a designer — a good designer — who has played by the rules of the rag trade for 22 years, enjoying small moments of critical success as they came and keeping his head down when they did not. He never complained, at least not publicly, when the spotlight moved on to designers who were less than half his age. Even in failure, he was gracious, taking pains to finish orders for dresses from his dearest customers before he shut down his business.
But he is not going quietly.
Those who have known him for long can attest that he is such a nice guy that he is about the last person they would have suspected was behind a scathing blog that skewers the industry’s most sacred cows. Until Mr. Gaskins chose to reveal himself, now that he is closing his business, as the author of The Emperor’s Old Clothes

Taken from http://antiquedress.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Lacoste Videoes Reviews

Almost all designer goods (handbags, shoes, apparel, etc.) pass through many levels before it reaches the store shelf. In most cases it goes from the producer through 2-5 levels of "jobbers", then to a distributor, then the retail store, and then to you. By this time the price has increased drastically (mainly at your expense).

At Lacoste Outlet we cut out many of the intermediate levels, introduce you to the jobbers who are closely related to the distributor, and you save! You do not have to buy in bulk. You do not have to have a wholesale license. You will not have to pay retail ever again.

Unlike fraudulent companies that give you some strange outdated list of who to call... We give you our suppliers actual current stock list and order form, in most cases online (as well as customer service info)! Many of our suppliers also now have online ordering systems now in place. We have been in business for over 7 years and have the most sources, jobbers, suppliers, and wholesalers for luxury designer handbags, accessories, shoes, clothes and appear..

In 1933, tennis player Rene Lacoste teamed up with one of France’s largest knitting manufacturers to produce the first ever Lacoste polo shirt. The shirt immediately transformed sportswear and fashion alike. Gone were the long sleeved, woven and starched shirts of past sporting matches. In its place the light knitted Lacoste polo shirt with its signature alligator logo visibly on the front. Making a designer logo visible is something the brand claims they were the first to ever do.

Lacoste continued to go from strength to strength, with the introduction of their collection for children in 1959. With so many sportsmen in their family, Catherine Lacoste (daughter of Rene) won numerous golfing tournaments, again throwing the Lacoste brand into the limelight and launching the brand across a broad number of sporting events. Lacoste soon became favoured sporting attire across the globe for golfing and tennis games.

By the late Nineties the Lacoste empire had taken over. With a full range of fragrances and toiletries on offer, Lacoste’s fragrances had become bestsellers, surpassing the fame of many traditional perfume labels. Lending the Lacoste name to a wide range of accessories, as well as having two runway shows a year sealed Lacoste’s worldwide fashion status.

Having celebrated over 75 years in the business, nowadays Lacoste is finding new ways to share its wealth by supporting the Global Environmental Fund. Lacoste work with the Global Environmental Fund to ensure the protection of the natural habitats of alligators. The animals hold a special place for Rene Lacoste, who was nicknamed ‘The Alligator’ during his tennis playing days. This is the reason why an alligator is part of the infamous Lacoste logo.

Taken from http://fashion-life-styles.blogspot.com/

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Alexander McQueen Top Fashion Photos Reviews

Alexander McQueen Tribute to Legendary Designer Alexander McQueen
The ceremony will be held for Alexander McQueen in London Fashion Week in September. Fashion designer was found dead at his home in London in February and then after a suicide and now an event will take place in the city of St. Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the life and performance. As quoted from Femalefirst on Monday (07/26/2010).
Representatives from the Alexander McQueen family, who called the designer to call Lee says, “Lee’s someone who appreciates and can be spent on the Isle of Skye, because he enjoys the beauty, peace, and tranquillity. It was Lee’s last request to his family; his ashes should be buried at Kilmuir.

“McQueen’s family wanted to make a special recognition for Isabella MacDonald and his family from Kinloch Lodge Hotel, which supports the sad times as an aid in great condition, making it possible for them to carry out the wishes Lee,” said the source.
Family, friends, and colleagues have been ready to attend the ceremony McQueen.

Alexander McQueen Top Fashion Photos

Taken from http://fashion-life-styles.blogspot.com/