Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center | Friday, February 10th at 8:00 PM. [San Francisco, CA], February 3, 2011 - Since 2005, the School of Fashion has premiered the collections of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. "Part of our commitment to the designers is to help launch their careers and have their collections seen by as many industry professionals as possible," said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of Academy of Art University.
[New York], February 1, 2012 - The winner of the H&M Design Award 2012 was announced today as Stine Riis, a 28 year old graduate from the London College of Fashion. She was revealed as the global winner at a special catwalk show at Stockholm's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, where Stine presented her winning collection.
[Berlin], February 1, 2012 - Victory and loss, pain or relief - sports invoke pure emotions and have seeped into almost all areas of life, even fashion. Yet performance sportswear does not play a very significant role in fashion design schools.
[Los Angeles, CA], January 30, 2012 - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2011 at the "18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in ceremonies attended by film and television's leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
[London], January 30, 2012 - The hottest new names in contemporary European design will unveil their latest collections at Scoop when the show comes to the Saatchi Gallery in the heart of Chelsea on 12 - 14 February. As one of the most creative and dynamic events on the international fashion calendar, Scoop is a launch pad for emerging design talent and this season's edition will include a variety of up-and-coming labels, each selected for their individual contemporary design. Visitors can expect to see show debuts from brands including Jenny M, Studio Nicholson, Rachel Antonio, Rebekka Ruetz, Narces, and Clivia Nobili.
By João Paulo NUNES, London Editor, [London], January 26, 2012 - The first images of the Marni Foulard Summer 2012 collection by Marni reveal a visual bold explosion of prints and colors similar to what happened in the label's previous collection.
By Alexandra SUHNER ISENBERG, Editor-at-Large, [Vancouver], January 26, 2012 - The news that the Kardashians are starting their own family magazine is no surprise, in fact, it makes perfect sense. The digital magazine will be promoted through social media, and will essentially harness the power of their Twitter profiles. With Kim having over 12 million fans, and even the less known Kendall Jenner having over 2 million, that is a lot of fans which can translate into a lot of traffic for their magazine.
By João Paulo NUNES, London Editor. [London], January 18, 2012 - When London department store Selfridges announced the line-up of its 'Bright Young Things' initiative for January and February 2012 (whereby a select number of promising fashion designers are chosen to communicate the essence of their work in the store's ground floor windows that are seen by an estimated 1 million people every week), it didn't come as surprise to The Style Examiner that the British label MASC was included.
[New York], January 22, 2012 - Kyle Richards with the help of many fans took over the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA in celebration of her first book "Life Is Not A Reality Show". Kyle's ultimate goal for her book is to build confidence in her readers and provide advice on successful relationships, fashion, and beauty tips. Most importantly, she created the book to share her experiences with her daughters and their families to come.
[New York], January 15, 2012 - H&M is proud to announce the inauguration of the H&M Design Award. It's a new prize that brings together graduates from major design colleges around Europe to encourage their future fashion careers, as well as to inspire the upcoming generations of designers. Graduates from fourteen colleges in six countries will compete for the prize, with the winning collection being shown at Stockholm's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 1st 2012, along with a prize of €50,000.
Join Olivier Saillard for an exclusive boutique-style performance. Fashion in Motion: Olivier Saillard, Friday 20 January 2012 | 15.00, 17.00 & 20.00 | Tickets are available from Monday January 9, 2012 at 9am.
By Alexandra SUHNER ISENBERG, Editor-at-Large - Vancouver], January 8, 2012 - Now that we are into the new year and the fall winter stocks have all gone on sale, it is time to start thinking about the Spring/ Summer collections (which really is absurd since we are still in the full throes of winter. But the fashion industry is not rational.)