April 2007

DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION?

Rosemount Australian Fashion Week commenced and this is what an Australian designer did for attention. He sent some t-shirts done the runway with a message that relates to an Aussie female we all know is battling for her innocence in a very serious case overseas. Then, he apparently made an unsupported statement to the media about it and is now sitting back to watch his name get a few mentions.

GALLIANO'S BAD LUCK COMES IN THREES

Is designer John Galliano having a bad month? It all began with his right hand man, Steven Robinson who was found dead in Paris at the beginning of April. Before he had a chance to come to terms with this, he was fined and ordered to pay €200,000 in damages for plagiarising the imagery of photographer William Klein in an advertising campaign. To top it all off, it is now rumoured that Dior is planning to dump him.

I'M NOT A PLASTIC BAG

This is the "I'm NOT a Plastic Bag" that yesterday caused mayhem in the UK. Designed by Anya Hindmarch, the well known accessories designer, it was distributed to Sainsbury's supermarkets and 20,000 were sold within an hour at £5 each. Hindmarch created it as part of the "We are what we do" environmental movement where one of its main actions is to reduce the use of plastic bags. Celebrities were seen with it during London Fashion Week in February so, naturally the interest was high. If you would like one of your own, they'll be releasing a new batch in June in several colours. Stay tuned.

FASHION FRINGE CLOSING SOON

Fashion Fringe is an annual British event that searches for the next new talent in Fashion Design. It was introduced by IMG three years ago under the creative direction of Colin McDowell (known to most as Senior Fashion Writer for UK's Sunday Times Style Magazine) and has become increasingly popular amongst wannabe fashionistas. Entry is limited to British and Irish residents and for those who make the cut, the opportunities are ample. Visit Fashion Fringe for details.

C-Design Fashion® CAD Software

C-Design has collaborated with graphics giant Corel to produce this amazing all-in-one CAD (Computer Aided Design) Software built on the basis of CorelDraw®. They have just launched in the United States with a price tag of US $9500 and have already received raving reviews.

The great benefit of this software is that it assists fashion designers to take their products from design to delivery at rapid speeds by providing thousands of garments, detailing, shapes and fabrics. It is compatible with a high number of image and file formats so, whether the image is a jpeg or the information is tucked in a Word document, it can quickly be incorporated into C-Design Fashion®.

Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer has become one of C-Design's newest European clients. Zara moves from design to delivery in 3 weeks. Any fashion label that wishes to maintain exclusivity of its products and a competitive advantage requires efficient supply chain management. This product is the key solution. For further information, visit C-DESIGN Fashion

New York Times Editor BANNED from Italian Fashion Shows

Oops! Cathy Horyn did it again. The New York Times Fashion Critic who is well known for her bite may have bitten off more than she can chew this time. The Simon Cowell of Fashion has reportedly been banned from shows by (my favourite) Armani and Dolce & Gabbana after she described their designs as vulgar and unimaginative.