January 2008 Blog Posts (36)

Recieved a news letter today from Steve Madden (shoe company). After clicking on the image on the newsletter it brought me to the shoe above. The description of the shoe; basket weave wedge comes in this seasons hottest hues and is perfect for any warm weather outfit. I guess the question I have is should clothing retailers and shoe stores do a better job targeting their audience. For example, I happen to live on the East Coast of the…

New items up in my etsy shop as well as my ebay store. Stop by and do some valentines shopping!

www.stores.ebay.com/sewbitchy

www.paulinerosedesigns.etsy.com

Well, last week was predictably a very busy one. There were shows all over town (New York City), and the cabs were kept active carting buyers and Designers around in 20 degree weather.

The Project show, way downtown @ 7 world trade center, was a visual Wonder by all accounts. The Views were Spectacular, and the products shown Generally lived up to the hype. Four floors of where Premium direction is going. Lot's of good new vendors,…

For those of you looking for a career in fashion, this event may be helpful to you. I have never personally attended the event, but I would image it is a good place to visit if you are searching for employment....

WWD Fashion Career Expo is the premier opportunity to interview with hiring decision-makers of marquee companies in fashion, retail and beauty, with the exclusive support of Womens Wear Daily, one of the…

Atonement has been nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 80th Annual Academy Awards® for the category of best motion picture of the year. In my opinion, this particular image from the film captures the simple elegance of the time. The film is set in the 1930's and captures suttle beauty in a full one piece bathing suit... Anyway, I could not resist posting the image. See ladies, you can look smashing without…

Thanks for all the new friend requests. It's always a pleasure meeting new people in this industry. I hope to meet many more of you. Here are some fashion updates:

• Valentino showed his last collection at the Musee Rodin on Wed
• Elie Saab takes inspiration from …

Dear Friends:

I had promised that I will have our marketing team create a special discount code for all my friends on the network. I am posting this code for your personal use or for use by your family members and friends.

This code allows discounts in addition to the discounts being offered for Valentine Day Special on Texere Silk Website.

I am sure you will love the hand painted…

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This week, we are featuring Dorothy Lynch, willowNwisp, Gentle Illumination, Nature's Shea Butter, Bayside Soap & Candle, Debby Arem Jewelry &…

what is your perfect garment thats what all designer want to know ethier it sexy and slutty or calm and casual what would you like this summer or what would you like next year these are a questions they would ask you i am going to give the viewer/the people reading this questions what you will answer if your choise but please take this quiz and post them so other designers who are on this network can see and design the perfect clothes

question one: would you rather wear something sexy…

1920s: The only time when clothes were sensible but sexy never slutty or rude there clothes were revealing but not revealing to much they had lovely coats with the huge collars and these were most ideas for costumes come from such as the evil witch or the evil queen and the evil woman from 101 dalamations

1940s: Times changed fast it went from long black dresses to under knee hight dresses with low cut backs and no sleeves also the time were marilyn monroe the famous pin up became…

Day (Basic) Makeup Application~ Introduce you to a simple makeup technique. It hepls you discover how you can use a simple technique to highlight your features, and how a combination of makeup trends can also complement your personality. $50.00 lashes excluded,to include lashes add $10.00…

Project Runway designers aren't the only ones to get a shot at designing an iconic jean look. Levi's wants to see your take on it too. So if you think you can create the ultimate new denim design, enter the Levi's 501 Challenge and see if your design wins enough points to be sold on Levis.com.

The Academy Awards are around the corner. As we can all understand, the awards are primarily about movie stars and Hollywood... However, the event also has a great deal to do with Fashion and Stylists. Obviously, the first question to most stars as they walk the red carpet is "what designer are you wearing?"

Anyway, I decided to put together a section to help us all keep better track of what is going on with the Oscars. Actually, I have so far created two…

Let us see what's the Spring 2008 designer handbag trends that you can carry all through summer.Spring 2008 designer handbag trends include simple

black and white frame bags, exotic skins in multicolored form, and

eye-catching candy colored handbags that top off any simple ensemble

in style. Here are the top designer handbag trends for Spring 2008,

straight from the runway:





Spring 2008…

Is this eye liner properly applied?

Looks good to me? Maybe a bit dark for some, but she obviously can pull it off.

Eyeliner can make even the smallest eyes appear larger. When applied to already delicious eyes, the liner works wonders. Applying it correctly is key, you don't want the line to be too dark, harsh and obvious or you risk looking overstated.

Note: This…