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Cheongsams or qipaos (旗袍) are believed to have the most alluring body-hugging silhouette that highlights feminine curves in the best way ever. Today’s top international designers/brands such as Vivienne Tam and Shiatzy Chen have seeked inspiration from these traditional Chinese dresses for setting the modern oriental trend to celebrate the inheritance of Chinese clothing aesthetics. To promote “Hong Kong Week 2013@Taipei,” Institute of Textiles & Clothing (the Hong Kong Polytechnic University) a

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My first blog post in 2014 to review my exceptional festive experience (Part 1) with Fashion Fellowship in which a group of christians working in fashion got together in fellowship to glorify God's love and grace, as we approached the beginning of the new year NOW up on La Mode by GV Miao fashion blog:

No indulgent partying; no expensive luxury feast, all we had was a simple down-to-earth picnic themed as “The Sound of Music.” Click http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/2014/01/review-of-my-exceptional-

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Super Model Du Juan gets swept away in the stormy exhilarating freshness of an ocean mist, in a windy "Modern White" Video Preview for the 7th Anniversary September 2012 Issue of VOGUE China, by Photographer Benjamin Kanarek and styled by Julie Ragolia.

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Winter White Video from the Shooting

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Model: Du Juan

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Du Juan for VOGUE China September 2012 © Benjamin Kanarek

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In a stormy wind swept atmospheric ambiance, Benjamin Kanarek photographs Chinese Super Model Du Juan, in "Modern White", for the 7th Anniversary September Issue of VOGUE China.

Rather than diving deeply  in to the predominantly black leather and psychedelic prints of the Fall-Winter 2012-2013 fashion season, stylist Julie Ragolia decided to take on another approach by introducing a breath of fresh air wrapped in

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Milo Baughman bench…

Mitch and I went to the Scott Antique Markets in Atlanta several years ago and as we were driving in to park I saw the dealer carrying this bench across the parking lot.  We immediately parked and walked towards the bench and the first thing I did was lift it up and check for a label and oh was I pleased as punch.  This bench was designed by Milo Baughman in the 1960′s for Thayer Coggin.  I asked the dealer how much and he said $150 and we didn’t even attempt to offer anything lower considering

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The birth of Armoire.

Armoire started purely with the vision to engineer the perfect dress – timeless n’ versatile.

The whimsical idea was inspired from trips ranging from the Far East to Milan. Scouring the vintage markets in Sydney and Melbourne for inspiring pieces. Sinking into the variety of fabric, the collections are coming together to contain show stopping dresses, a selection of daywear, signature dresses, using exclusively imported fabric.8842874865?profile=original

“Dreams don’t come true by themselves, but if you wish for something h

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You could put any DVF. Stella McCartney or Piazza Sempione top under either of these 2 spectacular jackets and be the hit at any party, or just the hit….  The first jacket is black with gray stripes by Alberto Makali and is super chic… you could wear this jacket during the day and just by throwing on your favorite pearls you can take it into the night… The other jacket is teal velvet with fringe trim by Joie works and plays the same way as the Makali jacket… from daytime to nightime within a fl

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I can see why so many people sleep with James Perse.  Let me clear that up, I can totally see why so many people wear James Perse and I can see how you would want to take him to bed with you at night.  His t’s are the softest I’ve ever felt and this gray short sleeve tee feels like my grandmother’s apron… so soft and yet so modern in design and construction.  I love James Perse because this man knows how to create a sleek tee that is elevated to a whole new meaning…  I found this Trina Turk blac

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This vintage YSL Rive Gauche blouse is really vintage and so spectacular I really don’t have to say much and that would be the first…  Yves Saint Laurent was the first couture house to launch, in 1966, the modern concept of luxury women’s pret-a-porter, in a collection called Rive Gauche.  It was followed in 1969 by a Rive Gauche men’s ready to wear line.  The YSL Rive Gauche boutiques were soon opened throughout the world, allowing fashion conscious working individuals to wear the YSL designs.

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Suzi Chin & ABS by Allen Schwartz dresses….

Suzi Chin dresses are feminine and beautiful and there’s a Suzi Chin dress for every occasion, just as there is a Suzi Chin dress that will look great on every woman.  Feeling beautiful and sexy is what makes wearing a Suzi Chin dress all about and this sassy little SC dress I found hits the ball out of the park.  The other dress I found was this black / white ABS by Allen Schwartz strapless cocktail dress.  ABS affordable luxury caters to the contemporary woman’s never ending craving for fashio

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I heard the choir sing when I found this charcoal velvet jacket by Basler and I’m not lying.  This is my very first item I have found by Basler so I’m a plucked flower now…  Basler offers pure and ultra-modern STYLES in supreme quality, their garments exude perfect aesthetics and world class fits.  Basler’s top priorities are outstanding quality, a wealth of optimum STYLE options and clothes that flatter extremely well.  Fashion made by Basler puts the spotlight on the quality conscious and STY

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Los Angeles native, Maria Bianca Nero formally launched her eponymous line in 1998 at her Melrose Avenue Boutique.  6 years earlier in 1992, she had been selling her creations to Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s.  Maria Bianca Nero was a former model and was based in Milan where she had the pleasure to get to know one of Italy’s greatest designer Romeo Gigli.  Inspired by the 40′s & 50′s fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn and Jean Harlow, Maria’s collection gently shapes the classic female f

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I know you can’t see the striped Theory button up blouse very well but take my word this blouse looks like it was tailored fit.  I love a good tailored fit blouse / shirt, in fact very little is as grand as wearing a blouse / shirt that feels like it was tailored for you.  Well maybe a 2 week vacation in Capri is grander …  The thing I really love is if you can score yourself a beautiful blouse for next to nothing my best advice is to take it to your alterations place and have them tailor it fo

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They don’t call me the ‘serial thrifter’ for nothing as my friend Wendy would say… I dig through hundreds to thousands of items to find the very best or unusual say for instance this striped dress by West Kei that all I can find on this brand is that sell it at Nordstrom and this brand doesn’t seem to have their own website…  all I can find about this brand is that its affordable which is always good.  So I grabbed the dress because I loved the construction and then grabbed this black Oscar de

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This posting is very interesting to me because the first item I found were the black Laundry by Shelli Segal slacks with the peekaboo floral cutouts, click on the image of the photo to see the detail, looked very familiar to me.  I had found these slacks once before and posted my blog about it except the slacks weren’t designed by Laundry the first time but Vivienne Tam….  Yes these slacks are identical to what I had found previously.  Like that famous question what came first the chicken or th

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