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Opportunity to Dress a Miss World Finalist
Designers looking for exposure, how about having a Miss World finalist attend her events in your clothes? The gorgeous Michelle will be competing in the Miss World finals in early April - if you're interested in dressing her for one of the events, it's a great opportunity to get your designs seen in a big way. Michelle is looking for stand-out designers to provide:
1. Casual designer wear for the plane trip to Sydney and the first media event
2. A cocktail dress for the fashion parade (600 VIP's attending including politicians and celebrities)
3. Flowing business designer wear for Beauty with a Purpose presentation
4. Dressy shoes
For more info on how to get involved visit the Fashionising forums, or drop Michelle a line.
What Impressed Us 19.3.2007
If you've ever taken a look at the Rogue Ménage blog the 'What Impressed Us' feature won't be knew to you. What's new to everybody is that our fashion trends / lifestyle blog is the new home for it - it's part of the major changes to Fashionising and all our other initiatives.
What Impressed Us is a weekly feature where we take a look at the trends and products which reached the top of style spy, our fashion voting and trend spotting tool. And without further ado:
1. Missoni Floral Babydoll Top
2. Jovovich-Hawk Caroline satin dress
3. J. Fold Weekend Bag
4. Ti Sento Jewellery which was a Daily Desire this week.
5. Kate Spade Copenhagen Classic Umbrella
The skinny model debate targets mannequins
The 'skinny model' debate, a largely political opportunity running the risk of ensuring that nobody is happy with their own body image, has reach a new level of stupidity in Spain.
It has been announced that some stores in the country will soon start replacing their mannequins with 'upsized' versions, as not to give off the wrong impression.
Miss Australia wild-card search
If you are a young single Australian woman, aged 18-24, intelligent, articulate and can demonstrate a healthy body image and lifestyle, you are invited to enter the Miss World Australia Wildcard competition. Girls from around the country have been working for one year in their communities and competed in regional and state finals to get this far - and this is your opportunity to go straight through to the Finals!
Ask your questions of top designer of Satch
Budding designer? Fashion enthusiast? Want to know what it's like at the top of your game?
We chat to the head designer of Satch next week, so if there is anything you want to know, email in your questions before Tuesday!
We can't guarantee all questions will be asked, but we will try our very best.
Ralph Lauren Recognised as a Fashion Legend
The CDFA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) has announced that Ralph Lauren will take out the honour of 'Fashion Legend' - the award coinciding with the designer's 40th anniversary in the industry.
Yeojin Bae Wins Tiffany Designer Award @ LMFF
Each year at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival one upcoming designer is recognised and awarded for their work. The award was presented by Tiffany & Co again this year, with a $10,000 cheque and a commemorative Tiffany & Co. trophy going to the winner.
The finalists for this year were:
Jane Shepherdson to set up fashion fund
The rumour is that she left Sir Philip Green's Topshop last October angry that she was no consulted on the hiring of Kate Moss to design a collection. Be that as it may, a lot of speculation has surrounded just what Jane Shepherdson, the former brand director of Topshop, would do next.
Today it seems we know.
The Bible of Fashion, Beauty, and more
You may not have heard of LE BOOK, but you should have. It's a book/site, that displays the work of the most revered photographers, designers, and illustrators of our time. LE BOOK serves not only as reference but also as a time capsule of the years most noteworthy images.
LE BOOK has existed for 25 years in Paris, 10 year in New York, and 5 years in London. It was created in 1982 by Veronique Kolasa and started as a local source in the Parisian market for all photographers and fashion-related professionals. It quickly became the secret toll for the small, but burgeoning creative, industry.
Sir Paul Smith awarded lifetime achievement
British designer Sir Paul Smith, a staple for Rogue's everywhere, has been given a lifetime achievement award by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The award is made to people who have made an outstanding contribution to art and design, something that Sir Paul, with his quirky-cum-traditional designs, has certainly done.