Fashion Category
Thursday 17 March, 2011
OPI “Dresses” Fingertips at New York Fashion Week / Fall 2011
OPI Struts Runway with Top Designers, Including BCBGMAXAZRIA, MAX AZRIA, Hérve Léger, Rebecca Taylor, and Charlotte Ronson. OPI hit the runway for New York Fashion Week/Fall 2011, kicking off with BCBGMAXAZRIA on Thursday, February 11. Models were manicured with OPI Nail Lacquer in Samoan Sand, a warm beige with pink undertones. OPI appeared twice [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
William Rast Fall ‘10 – February 17th
nspiration: Nomadic biker girls; rides through the desert; textured, dusty, wind-swept, adventure-laden beauty. The Hair Look: For a look that’s as pretty as it is edgy, Sebastian Professional lead stylist Thomas Dunkin suggests the following steps: 1. Liberally apply Sebastian Professional Volupt Spray onto damp hair. 2. Next, twist small sections of the hair from [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
Zero + Maria Cornejo FALL ‘10 – February 15th
Inspiration: “For both the men’s and women’s collections, I was exploring the structure of perfectly crafted tailoring, but I wanted to remake the rules and push things off balance. In my life there is always a collision of cultures born of my experiences growing up in England yet staying emotionally rooted in the freedom and [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
Betsey Johnson Fall ‘10 – February 14th
Inspiration: Betsey Johnson’s Fall 2010 beauty look was inspired by the sexy, superstar actresses in the cowgirl “French” western film, Las Petroleras (1971). Betsey’s own gang of bad girls channel Brigitte Bardot’s lust for adventure, exhibiting unassuming sexiness that’s as captivating as it is liberating. The Hair Look: For a windblown, cowgirl look that’s playful [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
Band of outsiders Fall ‘10 – February 13th
Inspiration: Woody Allen around the time of ‘Sleeper,’ an Aspen ski lodge at about the same time, Joan Didion, Supreme Kids, street vendors, and Manhattan submerged after the ultimate snow storm. The Hair Look: For a low-slung ponytail that subtly nods to ‘70s style without losing itself to the past, follow these tips from Sebastian [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
Toronto Fashion Week Spring and Summer 2009
The theme was “Fabulous” as L’Oréal Toronto Fashion Week dominated the downtown core of Toronto once again showcasing the collections for Spring and Summer 2009. This year an extra venue had been added for incubator shows. Known as “The Studio”, it was attached to the east end of the main tent, and featured such designers [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
“Funky Fall Fashions” – Lady Dutch, Fall ’07
This season, grey is the new black. Yet only a few token pieces of grey were displayed at the Lady Dutch’s (LD) Fall Collection, which was showcased on October 22nd at Toronto’s Ultra Super Club on Queen Street. Unlike many other designer ‘O7 fall collections that have gone ultra grey, the Lady Dutch line had [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Fall Flavor: The LACOSTE Fall 07 Collection
LACOSTE Lifestyle is elegance, refinement and comfort. Although the Lacoste Look may be known as “strictly preppy” to some and appears to be a line meant only for the bourgeois, this is not the case. It seems LACOSTE is reshaping with a new image taking this ‘club house’ reputation to the city for a fabulous [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Summer Duesy
Wow! I didn’t think that summer would have such a great start. The crowd was pumped by the music of the night. The D.J. was stirring up the crowd that came out for fun and fashion. Over two thousand ladies and gents came out to the Looks-magazine.com introduction venue at “The Docks Complex” on June [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
F.C.U.K. at This is London
If the title doesn’t say it all, let me elaborate: there was a French Connection United Kingdom Fashion Show at “This is London Club” on June 10, 2007. I say it was on the Sunday because as soon as it hit twelve o’ clock, the lights changed from club mode to runway mode. The main [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
A Night In Yorkville
On Saturday, April 28 at the CL{V}B, I experienced a fashion show in a club. Fascinating concept don’t you think! I met up with two of the designers, Lena Maria and Paul of Pablo B Clothing and Ashley Zaba, “up-and-coming” designers, they were excited to feature a small portion of their clothing line in a [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Diego Binetti Spring ’10 – September 12th
Inspiration: Diego Binetti’s Spring ‘10 Collection is for the romantic. Her steadfast elegance, poise and confidence are a constant for all who know her, but she’s not without a coy rebellious side. Much like Peter Lindberg’s strikingly beautiful black and white photos of the ‘90s, Binetti’s women compel admiration and awe. The Hair Look: To [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Costello Tagliapietra Spring ’10 – September 11th
Inspiration: Costello Tagliapietra’s Spring ’10 beauty look is a seamless combination of elegance, youthfulness, natural beauty and romance. The hair, both feminine and fresh, is loosely inspired by the traditional roll style from the ‘40s with soft curls that sit just above the shoulder. The Hair Look: To put a modern twist on a ‘40s [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Michael Angel Spring ’10 – September 10th
Inspiration: Taking inspiration from strong influential women like Nancy Cunard, Josephine Baker and Schiaparelli, Michael Angel directed a Spring ’10 beauty look that’s meant to replace the depressing, dark days of yore with a revived, empowered and reenergized youthfulness. A fresh, healthy “just come back from holiday” look subtly complements the collection’s energy-packed, color-rich and [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Diego Binetti Fall ’09
Inspiration: Diego Binetti’s Fall ’09 Collection is for the intellectual, the artist, the woman about town. A perfectionist she is not. The beauty look is a rendition of Marlene Dietrich’s signature and unmistakable glamour in the 1920s. Her aura of elegance, confidence and passion is captured in a way that is both classic and futuristic [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Charlotte Ronson Fall ’09
Inspiration: Charlotte Ronson’s Fall ’09 beauty look is inspired by the combination of bold, serious ‘40s glamour with a rocker femininity that speaks to the consistent playfulness of the designer. The Hair Look: To keep this severe ponytail from looking too harsh, Sebastian Professional lead stylist, Thomas Dunkin juxtaposed a taught sleekness over the crown [...]
