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‘Design grows in Brooklyn, Grow with us” The Runway Fashion Show

BKFW Fall/Winter 2012 Collection, showcases the top emerging designers in the fashion industry including local, national and international designers, over 4 days in Brooklyn. The runway shows features Eco-friendly designers, ready to wear and couture designers.

Joyce Peñas Pilarsky

Joyce Peñas PilarskyAwarded Most Outstanding Artist in Baden - Wurtenberg Germany 2007.

Born in Manila, Philippines, she has always dreamed of being an arti

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The Industry-Winning Combo

As I tiptoe,.... one pinky at a time, into the raging (rhymes with itch) fights, sleek, flowing dress and heel combos of the modern fashion industry. I wonder how it's all managed. The various seamstresses, tailors, pattern makers, couture and ready to wear designers. ? How does this run so smoothly? How do people even get dressed in the morning? Colors, and pleats and ruffles, oh my! I see I'm not in Kansas, anymore, which is good, because I haven't...ever been to Kansas. So I push up my spanx,
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Last week Greenpeace International released a report focused on the water-pollution practices of China’s top two textile manufacturers. The report, called Dirty Laundry, clearly documents in photos and with scientific testing that clothes are not the only things coming out of these massive garment factories.

The report is based on a year-long investigation of two major Chinese suppliers, the Youngor Textile Complex in Ningbo on the Yangtze River Delta and the Well Dyeing Factory in the Pearl Rive

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From: Benjamin Kanarek Blog

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Barbara Elias by Benjamin Kanarek for RG Magazine - May 2011

Barbara Elias with her Brazilian nonchalance and relaxed attitude has decided to establish a career in the Fashion Industry.

She is surrounded by the most influential acquaintances and friends in the Brazilian Fashion Industry.trans.gif

Barbara is the best friend and Muse of Pedro Lourenço, whom she helps from time to time during the Collection’s. Pedro, is the young and promising Fashion Designer from Brazil who has bee

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Saturday night was one great fashion show that we attended in such a long time! The collections were FABULOUS and jaw-dropping, we had such an amazing time viewing the collections strutting down therunway. The runway and Opera House was a perfect mix for the theme. PARK 2011 did a great job organizing and advertising for this event. It looked like about 400 or more attended, the room got more full by the minute. The runway was set up like the letter, “L” giving more people chances to view the c

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Bangladesh is well known for its water woes. In the West, we most often hear about flooding for this nation of 10 million people. And now the capital, Dhaka, has a new problem. Scientists predict that Dhaka may be uninhabitable by 2025 due to contamination of the ground and surface water. This could mean that up to 25 million people would be on the move looking for a new place to live.

What you may not know, is that Bangladesh has a thriving textile industry and accounts for some 70 percent of th

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Birds of Fashion Flock Together

The glitzy week was all about bumping into the same crowd, listeningto the same questions; which Abayais your favorite? and what you think of fashion thisseason?

Fashion shows, weddings and finally being able to finish my lovely campaign. I can’t wait to launch it!

BTW for those who are not from this part of the world, our fall starts nextmonth J

Listing my Favorite Trio this week:

1@Lamya Abedin Queen of Spade Fashion Show at Atlantis Dubai:


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Photo courtesy of Lamya Abedin

Lamya as I recall follows a
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Four Events that Excited me this Week

I must confess these are the 4 events that excited me this week. Shows & Exhibitions at the Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, Elham Rabi’s latest creations, Presenting Aqua Lib Creations and Ilhaam Group Campaign Photo Shoot.


Shows & Exhibitions at the Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah

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Premier Class "Hall of Bags"



Marbella Fashion Show Premier Class in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah


Elham Rabi’s latest creations – Ho
bbies Worth having
She is a fountain of insp
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Power of Minimilasm in Fashion Photography

There are many approaches that you can use in photography that focuses on clothing, but going with a Minimalist background is sometimes a wise choice. For fashion photography, the goal is to draw the eye to the best qualities of a garment. A viewer sometimes can be distracted by an excessively elaborate backdrop on the picture. Excessive detail in the background can also be a problem when some feature of it might be unappealing to the viewers, which then makes the clothing less appealing by asso
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Here’s an excerpt of an interview I did for

Fashionarium’s ‘Secret Weapons’ Series. Check it out.

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Talk a little about yourself

I’m a menswear designer and illustrator from Brooklyn, New York and I’ve had the pleasure of designing for Levi’s, John Varvatos, Nike, and Fila.

Back in high school, I was originally interested in comic book illustration. Then I found myself paying attention to how I was drawing the clothes and that’s what began my fascination with the
business and honing my skill as a fash

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Designers– big news in the fashion industry today as there may soon be a new law that could help you claim the rights of your next creation.New York Senator Chuck Schumer along with the Council Fashion Designers of America and American Apparel & Footwear Association introduced a bill last night that could provide more protection for designers in the U.S. Pretty huge right? (more…)

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The young Australianhas the taste side of the biz down and is learning his P’s and Q’s as quickly as he can. “It’s a funny business. I’ve sort of thrown myself in the deep end. It’s important for people to push you forward and encourage you to do the next thing. As for the business side of it, when you’re in design school, it’s good not to think about that or take into consideration such elements such as price points or retailers. It’s important to have an awareness of how the business side of i
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As you may have noticed, we believe that the best way to start in this little industry of ours is interning for a great company. Hell, we post every good internship we find as soon as we can. But it’s not all wine and roses. Interns often endure long hours, grueling pressure, and mundane tasks—and all of this without pay. The life as an intern, especially in the fashion industry, is far from the glamorous world
of the glossy magazines and runways. Yet, many young hopefuls would do anything to ge

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Behind The Scenes With Polyvore



You may know Polyvore as that pretty site social media/social commerce website that allows to play virtual fashion stylist with Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and Prada. With all its cool features, it’s no wonder that this mix and match fashion platform has more than six million unique monthly visitors, garnered $8.1 million in funding, and has recently recruited two people from Google to head the biz. The idea is so unique that this start-up company has caught the eye of trendsetters in both the bu

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Supermodels have had a longtime rep for being outrageously tall and stick-thin. Although the skinny silhouettes still dominate the fashion industry, we’ve come a long way since then with the rise of curvier supermodels like Christine Brinkley, Heidi Klum, and Karolina Kurkova (who by the way, remained in high demand despite the fact the Brazilian press claimed she had “too much back fat”). Shows like America’s Next Top Model Plus Size reality series also put the typical

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New Technology in Fashion

In this 21st century age and in our Web 2.0 world, technology has become a very important part of our lives.

Some clothing manufacturers have starting making iPad pockets for suits and t-shirts. Crazy, huh? Other fashion companies have decided to use augmented reality to give shoppers a new, retro way to shop.

Ecommerce seems to be the future of retail though. It's a simple solution to change the way people shop. Zappos and Amazon did it. Ebay revolutionized the secondary market. Etsy is also chan
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While big name designers continue to show collections this week in Milan, there is another set of men’s fashion designers to watch out for come fall. The British Fashion Council announced this week the top London-based emerging designers sponsored by NEWGEN MEN. The recipients not only have the chance to show their Spring 2011 collection at London Fashion Week in September, each designer also receives £5,000 – £10,000 to cover show costs al

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Designers, producers, sourcers, and all those who help garments get from sketchpad to retail rack, take note—international trade show organizer Messe Frankfurt is launching the first ever International Apparel Sourcing Show right here in the world capital of design, New York City. From July July 13th through the 15th, an entire planet’s worth of fabrics, textiles, and all the raw materials needed to create the fashions we live for is landing at the Javitz Center on Manhattan’s West Side. If you’

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