Well everyone, it has come to that time: the semester is over. I've decided that since this is will be my last post, I'm going to share with you one of my favourite men's designers. You're all in for a very special treat as I tend to keep these things private because I'm one of those obnoxious people who love things until they're popular. So here goes. His name is Nigel Cabourn and he's an absolute genius when it comes to menswear. The thought and detailing behind every collection continuously blows my mind. In addition to that, his passion is impossible to go by unrecognized as it is seen in his face when he speaks about his pieces. Although he does design all types of clothing, his coats are what really get me.
I've also attached a video of him speaking about his collection.
Although the prices are expensive (some coats run upwards of $1,500), the investment made in a coat designed by Nigel Cabourn is priceless to me. But hey, what do I know. I'm not Rich.
As i was reading a article called " 10 brands that won't be around in 2012" the report says wall st. has listed brands that will disappeared by 2012, surprisingly, American Apparel is one of them. As i was reading down the articles it mentioned that American Apparel reached bankruptcy earlier this year due to several decline on the sale and currency basis. Also their comparable store sale is flattered and remain loss. This is may be something American Apparel lovers should be pay attention to. Other brands that may be disappeared by 2012 are Sears, Sony Pictures,Nokia, Saab, A&W , Soap Opera Digest, Sony Ericsson, MySpace, and Kellog's Corn Pops.
I'm back with my latest installment of "if I were Rich". For those of you who may have forgotten, I write along the lines of "if I were Rich, a 20 year-old guy whose name is Rich". In reality I am a 20 year-old girl whose name is Emma. Anyways, this week I'm back with a list of mistakes many men make when getting dressed via Complex Magazine. If I were Rich, I'd be paying attention to these mistakes made all too often in order to prevent myself from committing a heinous fashion crime.
Vancouver fashion week begun just a couple days ago and has already begun having problems. In the past VFW has not had great reviews and things don't seem to be turning around this year either. There have been many complaints about expensive ticket prices, untrained workers, and lack of well known industry professionals. But the real story here is about complaints about the producer for "exploiting students and recent graduates for their well-meaning free labour, as well as exploiting emerging and established designers with sub par production". A blog was created by a group of interns working at VFW who talked about poor working conditions and hoping to help support their local designers. If we were rich would our fashion week display more class and integrity?
Each year H&M worked with one major designers such as Jimmy Choo and Lavin. This year H&M also worked with a well known brand Versace which will hit stores on November 17 world wide. Versace x H&M collections will include womenswear, menswear and home goods. The collection for H&M is the essence of Versace, the collection incorporates with the iconic Versace such as bright prints, the Greek key and daring cuts. This will be another hits for Versace and H&M lovers.
If I were Rich, I'd be looking no further than The North Face's Purple Label's latest collection for my upcoming winter wardrobe. There is absolutely nothing cooler than their take on outerwear. Bits and pieces are being released periodically, and each time I see new pictures of what is to come I become even more excited for the winter. I'm not entirely sure as to why I am so excited, because I'm a girl and a women's line doesn't exist. However, after further analyzation(new word. starting....now) I've come to the realization that my excitement is driven by the fact that there is potential that our approaching 3-4 months of snow might not be so terrible. Only if some Vancouver men pick up some winter coats like these, that is...
We all look up to rich and famous fashion designers and editors, but ever wonder what they think about each other? It is said that designer Jean Paul Gaultier has a few opinions of his own that have recently become public knowledge. He described Anna Wintour as"more monstrous" than Meryl Streep's harsh and cold character in The Devil Wears Prada. When asked in an interview if Wintour was a positive figure, he simply replied with "she's a figure". Which begs the question if we were rich would we have the audacity to speak about such a major player in the fashion industry this way?
However one person he does feel deserves to be cut some slack is John Galliano. When asked about the scandal involving the anti-semetic comment, Gaultier said that it was the pressure that got to him which led to his outburst. He went on to talk about how talented he felt Galliano is and hopes he returns to fashion soon.
Hello, this week we got some goodies to share to all of you!
For those men and women who wants go get well-known brand name clothes, but struggle to get it due to your income?! Here's a good news to tell you all!
Thanksgiving Designer Clothing Sale @ Sheraton (Richmond)
Yes, your eyes didn't make any mistakes! Here's a sample sale coming up this week. For those who are interested i have post the information below.
VANCOUVER SAMPLE SALES
THE LARGEST DESIGNER CLOTHING AND PREMIUM DENIM SALE IN CANADA
THANKSGIVING DESIGNER CLOTHING SALE
SAVE 40-80% OFF
4 DAY SALE
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Thursday Oct 6 / 11am - Midnight
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I thought it would be helpful to give you all a little introduction as to who I am, and what my contribution to our blog is. Firstly, my name's Emma and I'll be doing our menswear posts from here on out. To stick with our "If We Were Rich" theme, I'll be writing along the lines of if I were "Rich", a 20 year-old guy. Let me also make it very clear to you that while I love men's fashion, I love Christian Louboutin and really sappy "romantic" reality TV just as much. So I am in fact a very typical, well-adjusted girl who expresses her femininity daily. For me, it’s the chase of a challenge because it’s clothing that I can never wear myself. Anyways, after a rather lengthy, and thorough introduction full of justifications, let me begin my post on what's been catching my eye lately as far as menswear - fashion in hip hop. I was watching RapCity on MuchMusic a couple days ago, and they showed this clip of Leaders Of The New School from ‘92. What caught my attention was all of their outfits, and how contemporary they still are almost 20 years later. (P.S. How cute is Busta Rhymes’ turtleneck!?)
If I were Rich, I'd be looking to fashion hip-hop heavyweights such as Kanye West, Pharrell, Andre 3000, Tyler The Creator, Drake and Mac Miller for fashion inspiration.
Kanye West - Perfection. Nothing needs to be added, nor subtracted from this outfit.
Pharrell - A Canadian tuxedo and teal boat shoes have never looked so good.
Andre 3000 - He's actually just way too cool for me to even dissect his outfit.
Tyler The Creator(Right) - I admire anyone who can make a Hawaiian shirt and tube socks paired together look good.
Drake - The luxury of an Hermès belt is not lost in this ensemble of dark denim, a hoodie and Red Wing boots.
Mac Miller - A cuffed jean with argyle socks is pure brilliance to me.
And lastly, just because this might be one of my favourite photos of all time....
Ever wish you were rich, famous, and had an endless amount of designer clothing? Yeah so do we. But were not so we pretend we do by living vicariously through the wealthy, and today the wealthy consist of gorgeous celebrities all competing for shiny golf trophies. Lets take a look at the dresses that make us wish we were rich.
Here we see four of our favourite TV personalities all in red. Its no secret that red is one of the biggest colours this season but these ladies show us why.
Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang, Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan, Sarah Hyland in Christian Siriano and Guliana Rancic are all top contenders for best dressed but with such similar ideas who will take the cake?
Evan Rachel Wood shows us how sequins are really done in Elie Saab. Most fair skinned women cant pull off long black dresses without looking like a member of the adams family but this dress hugs and shines in all the right places.
Cobie Smulders shows everyone that red not the only colour to wear to capture attention in a turquoise Alberta Ferreti dress. The knotted straps, cinched waist and flowing skirt flatter her perfectly making her look long and lean.
The always classy Rashida Jones also came in Alberta Ferretti looking tasteful and elegant.
Last but certainly not least we have Kelly Osbourne in a plum gown by J Mendel Palladium and looking better then ever. The on and of the shoulder strap make upper half look less exposed and the mermaid dress showed of Kelly's fabulous new figure perfectly.
