Worrying About A Friend
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2004/ FW/ --- When I checked my email in between shows, I received the shocking news that the Lloyd Klein show scheduled on Monday evening has been cancelled because the designer was in a bad accident in Paris.
I immediately called up John Arguelles, Dire...
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The Tents at Bryant Park Get A New Look
NEW YORK, Feb 6, 2004/ FW/ --- On a rainy wintry afternoon, the tents at Bryant Park opened for the New York Fall 2004 season.
With Olympus as the new title sponsor, the tents have a different look. With emphasis on photographs, the canvas looked like a giant photo of...
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Georges Chakra Haute Couture Fall 2002: Over the Top Chakra
PARIS, Jul 10, 2002/ --- Along with Elie Saab, Lebanese designer Georges Chakra is one of a new breed of media-savvy Middle Eastern designers with huge domestic businesses and an ever-growing client list.
But while Saab's work has adapted easily to the Western world - Hal...
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Milano Moda Uomo Spring 2003: Through A Model's Eyes
Milan Menswear Show Spring 2003
Dates: Sunday June 23, 2002 thru Thursday, June 27, 2002
MILAN, Jun 30, 2002/ FW/ --- As I sit in the somewhat cooler interior of the Versace show arena waiting for the start of the spring/summer 2003 men's wear collections to get underw...
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Miu Miu Menswear Spring 2003: Arty Innovations
MILAN, Jun 30, 2002/ --- Anyone who says that you can't invent anything new in menswear -- and a lot of people, even critics, do -- should have gone to the Miu Miu collection shown in Milan Thursday.
Not to suggest that the collection was revolutionary, but at least desig...
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Georges Chakra Haute Couture Spring 2002
PARIS, Jun 19, 2002 / --- Born and raised in Lebanon, Georges Chakra left for Canada to study Fashion Design at the Canadian Fashion Academy. At age 22, he returned to his native country to open his first workshop. Today, there a team of 60 work effortlessly and creatively...
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Toni Maticevski Spring 2003: New Revelation
SYDNEY, May 8, 2002/--- Australia's new revelation is Toni Maticevski, whose comparatively low-key presentation followed Nevada's high-energy happening.
The Melbourne-based designer of Macedonian descent honed his skills during the late nineties working for Donna Karan in...
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