Modern, wearable clothing – as appropriate for a woman of 55 as for a woman of 25 – was presented yesterday in a collection of true ready-to-wear by Louis Delll’lio, for two seasons the sole designer at Anne Klein. Read more…
From the well-founded suspicion that society tells them they are good mothers mainly to stop them from trying their hand at anything else, feminists have tended to slap down any suggestion that women have a natural talent for mothering. They go on about jobs and abortions and orgasms, while motherhood gets associated with right-wing morality, the Virgin Mary and a craven willingness to iron shirts. Read more…
“People love comfort and they love inexpensive, fashionable clothes,” says Joan Fisk of Tiger Brand, and she couldn’t be more right. And that’s the reason that she, a designer and manufacturer, with retailer Ron Warr, of Cotton Ginny, have a runaway success on their hands. Between them, they make and market sweatshirt and T-shirt clothing labeled Tiger Brand for men, women and children at “most pieces under $20″ retail, in the words of Mr. Warr. Read more…
Observers who came to his Milan studio expecting to see more architectural designs for next spring and summer were confronted, instead, by unstructured, looser fashions. Those who were anticipating Armani’s usual subdued colors were surprised by the electric tones. And those who had visualized a runway show with high-fashion models found no manikins, just clothes floating in space. Read more…
What goes around comes around; but in fashion, anyway, it returns with a definable and distinctive difference. The Sixties retro looks that the designers are throwing our way all have their roots in a nostalgia for elegance, from the polished finish of Jackie O to the edgier, glossy beat of the mod movement. These may be the influences, but what matters in the Nineties is that they should serve only as reminders rather than blueprints for the season. Read more…
Most recently, she became a consultant to Spain, handling promotion, in Milan, for the fashion sector of Spain’s National Institute of Foreign Trade. Read more…
EVEN IF YOU have never used a paint brush, you can apply fabric dye to a T-shirt and create a work of wearable art. Both basic and advanced courses in T-shirt painting and printing are available at night school, community centres and artists’ design studios. But if you are a little adventurous, why not experiment on your own? All that’s required is a T-shirt and a jar of fabric paint. Read more…
MEN WHO want to be in the swing with spring’s newest fashions should catch up on their golf lore. Golf togs are setting an important fashion direction in menswear, thanks to inspiration from Ralph Lauren. Read more…
IN THE SEARCH for a new material to tempt us back into the stores, designers have turned to leather, taking it away from the tough bikers and punkers, and making it more respectable by making it prestigious. As one store owner notes, leather has become a luxury item – like fur. Read more…
This is the time of year that Montreal women enjoy digging into their wardrobes and putting on the clothes that have been hiding for the past six months. This is a fashion conscious city. The warm weather brings out Montreal women’s natural creativity, expressed in their clothes. Read more…