Posted August 28th, 2011
by Tayla Vonwiller
NEW YORK (AP) – Rachel Zoe’s 4-month-old son will probably know his Christian Dior from Yves Saint Laurent before he can walk.
At celebrity fittings or business meetings, Skyler is the new favorite accessory of the stylist, reality star and author. But there’s a new baby in her life, too: Her own line of contemporary clothes, designed, she promises, with love, style and careful attention to detail.
There was a small, under-the-radar preview of the fall collection in February, but she’s going center stage in September as part of New York Fashion Week.
Zoe says she doesn’t want her label to be like anything else she’s seen over the years on runways or red carpets.
“My personal collection comes from concepts and ideas I’ve been cultivating since I started collecting clothes.
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Tags: Celeb, Celeb Stylist Posted in Vogue Style
Posted August 24th, 2011
by Tayla Vonwiller
American clothes retailer Banana Republic is about to become very popular with fans of the popular television show Mad Men. The company has announced that they will be teaming up with the costume designers on the show to release a line of clothes in the style of the immaculately dressed characters. The show is set in the 1960s and follows the workers at an advertising agency.
Janie Bryant designed the clothes for the shows characters, including the perfect gowns worn by Betty Francis and the stunning work dresses worn by Joan Holloway. She has said of the announcement, “We will be launching a range of clothing for both women and men. T
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Tags: Banana Republic, Mad Men, Men Posted in Vogue Style
Posted July 29th, 2011
by Brock Cumpston
If Hollywood produced “Rebel Without a Cause” in 2011 instead of 1955, James Dean’s character would have a wardrobe of ties, bow ties and tailored jackets. The girls would still swoon, the guys would still hate and the teachers would still flinch.
“The necktie is now as rebellious a symbol as jeans and a T-shirt were in the ’50s,” says Tony Maddox, managing partner of Stitched at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. “It’s the next generation’s way of standing out.”
That explains why sales of bow ties at Stitched have shot up 70 percent with its under 30 clientele. When distressed jeans and burned out T-shirts make up the everyman’s daily uniform, the rebel has to get creative. Read more…
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Posted July 25th, 2011
by Brock Cumpston
Brixton just released their Fall 2011 Video Lookbook. Shot in California the lookbook features the complete collection and its inspirations, everything from surf, skate and music.
Tags: 2011 Video, 2011 Video Lookbook, Lookbook, Video Lookbook Posted in Vogue Style