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La Mode by GV Miao's Fashion Project of the Year 2015:

 
1.618 Couture X Angel Wong Image@Tiffany's Fashion Week Paris,
Paris Fashion Week
 Reine mythique : l'éternelle épanouissante Marie-Antoinette (fashion show)
 
Save the Date: October 4, 2015

 

"Fascinated by the ever-fascinating queen of France, regardless of many ugly accusations against her of many things that she never did or said, I unreservedly admire her for her innocence, her elusive quality called natural charisma, and her boldness to u

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Having skipped one season, La Mode by GV Miao's top 5 picks of the most favorite selective designers' runway pieces at the “Big Four” are back. No theorization; no Style.com-type commentaries, my choices simply reflect my personal taste.
Tadashi Shoji's references ran from the beauty of avian flight to aircraft aesthetics. Did you get La Mode by GV Miao's top 5 favorite looks from Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter 2015 collection@New York Fashion Week? Tell me how you like our picks this season.

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It’s never too late to take a look back at some of the best runway moments of New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza - fashion show. For one night, 4 different types of beauty represented by Naoko Tsuruta's traditional sensitivity mixed with modern chic and timeless elegance, Nobeing by Yen Yeung's blissful girlishness, RBRK by Betty Lau's metropolitan sophistication, and Angel Wong Image by Angel Wong's feminine playfulness and edginess shone like a gem with Asian unique aesthetics and concep
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Angel Wong goes for a majestic way to round off the show with “Phoenix Dream” from a small but extremely divine collection of oriental headpieces “The Empire” especially designed for New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza. Just imagine that a model with a perfect sublime face that belongs to a Renaissance statue appears on stage in this extravagant and exaggerated silver crown that was supposed to be worn by the empress in ancient China, that will certainly leave you speechless and shocked and

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Participating designer of my New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza 2014 - fashion show (1): Hong Kong-based Japanese couture designer Naoko Tsuruta inspired by traditional kimono -

To open the show, we will bring you the breathtaking kimono inspired masterpieces by the phenomenal Naoko Tsuruta (鶴田奈央子), Hong Kong-based Japanese couture designer. Crafted from an entire roll of luxury kimono fabric, each couture dress is a perfect blend of traditional handcraftsmanship, modern style and contempor

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Now or never, the wait is finally over – it takes me 4 years to accomplish my blogging mission to bring Asia's most talented young designers to the world’s attention. La Mode by GV Miao's unprecedented and groundbreaking “project of the year” – New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza will take place on September 18, New York – save the date!

The idea of throwing a catwalk show for young, up-and-coming Asian/Hong Kong designers in New York, the well-known fashion capital of the US came from my bl

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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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“Organic,” “naturally sourced,” “hand-dyed,”—these words are no longer selling points for hippies aged
and otherwise. They’re quickly becoming fashion industry buzz words that can change reputations and move units from stores. Environmentally-conscious fashion is leaking into mainstream media
faster than a bamboo shoot grows. Even mainstream television shows like Project Runway are featuring sustainable, ethical fashions. Talk about leading by example!

(more…)

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Indian Sensibilities on the Global Fashion Map

The global fashion map is expanding. New York, Milan, London and Paris are fast acquiring siblings. The endless list of fashion whiz kids from countries like Korea, China and India is slowly growing up to become the next pool of icons. Multicultural sensibilities are being accepted as mainstream fashion staple. Asian lines are crossing over to the western ramp. Lines are blurring.Back home in India, we are no longer just production guys. We are better than that. Of course, we have an inimitable
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In Color

How much color can you handle?How manmade outlines define, aesthetics for a particular country.Why east is saturated with primary color strokes whereas west is settled in monochrome.Seeing other directions, why south absorbs more color than north?Why South India, South America and South Europe are better dipped in color than their northern counterparts?Hard to say.Far fetched, but, Eastman color Molly wood sensibility has something to do with Spanish toreros (South Europe).Sounds weird but what
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La Mode by GV Miao's Fashion Project of the Year 2015:

 
1.618 Couture X Angel Wong Image@Tiffany's Fashion Week Paris,
Paris Fashion Week
 Reine mythique : l'éternelle épanouissante Marie-Antoinette (fashion show)
 
Save the Date: October 4, 2015

 

"Fascinated by the ever-fascinating queen of France, regardless of many ugly accusations against her of many things that she never did or said, I unreservedly admire her for her innocence, her elusive quality called natural charisma, and her boldness to u

Read more…

Having skipped one season, La Mode by GV Miao's top 5 picks of the most favorite selective designers' runway pieces at the “Big Four” are back. No theorization; no Style.com-type commentaries, my choices simply reflect my personal taste.
Tadashi Shoji's references ran from the beauty of avian flight to aircraft aesthetics. Did you get La Mode by GV Miao's top 5 favorite looks from Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter 2015 collection@New York Fashion Week? Tell me how you like our picks this season.

Photo co

Read more…
It’s never too late to take a look back at some of the best runway moments of New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza - fashion show. For one night, 4 different types of beauty represented by Naoko Tsuruta's traditional sensitivity mixed with modern chic and timeless elegance, Nobeing by Yen Yeung's blissful girlishness, RBRK by Betty Lau's metropolitan sophistication, and Angel Wong Image by Angel Wong's feminine playfulness and edginess shone like a gem with Asian unique aesthetics and concep
Read more…

Angel Wong goes for a majestic way to round off the show with “Phoenix Dream” from a small but extremely divine collection of oriental headpieces “The Empire” especially designed for New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza. Just imagine that a model with a perfect sublime face that belongs to a Renaissance statue appears on stage in this extravagant and exaggerated silver crown that was supposed to be worn by the empress in ancient China, that will certainly leave you speechless and shocked and

Read more…

Now or never, the wait is finally over – it takes me 4 years to accomplish my blogging mission to bring Asia's most talented young designers to the world’s attention. La Mode by GV Miao's unprecedented and groundbreaking “project of the year” – New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza will take place on September 18, New York – save the date!

The idea of throwing a catwalk show for young, up-and-coming Asian/Hong Kong designers in New York, the well-known fashion capital of the US came from my bl

Read more…

Participating designer of my New York Asian Fashion Week Extravaganza 2014 - fashion show (1): Hong Kong-based Japanese couture designer Naoko Tsuruta inspired by traditional kimono -

To open the show, we will bring you the breathtaking kimono inspired masterpieces by the phenomenal Naoko Tsuruta (鶴田奈央子), Hong Kong-based Japanese couture designer. Crafted from an entire roll of luxury kimono fabric, each couture dress is a perfect blend of traditional handcraftsmanship, modern style and contempor

Read more…

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

Read more…



“Organic,” “naturally sourced,” “hand-dyed,”—these words are no longer selling points for hippies aged
and otherwise. They’re quickly becoming fashion industry buzz words that can change reputations and move units from stores. Environmentally-conscious fashion is leaking into mainstream media
faster than a bamboo shoot grows. Even mainstream television shows like Project Runway are featuring sustainable, ethical fashions. Talk about leading by example!

(more…)

Read more…

Indian Sensibilities on the Global Fashion Map

The global fashion map is expanding. New York, Milan, London and Paris are fast acquiring siblings. The endless list of fashion whiz kids from countries like Korea, China and India is slowly growing up to become the next pool of icons. Multicultural sensibilities are being accepted as mainstream fashion staple. Asian lines are crossing over to the western ramp. Lines are blurring.Back home in India, we are no longer just production guys. We are better than that. Of course, we have an inimitable
Read more…

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