Eric Raisina

Stha Ngwenya, the organiser of the first Dublin Africa Fashion Weekend is out to alter our assumptions about Africa. “We are becoming aware of who we are, what it means to be African. We’re growing as a people. We have to change peoples’ perspective of what Africa is.”

Taking place in the Thomas Prior Hall, Dublin over Easter Weekend, Dublin Africa Fashion Weekend will showcase eight vastly varying designers originating from all over the continent including Madagascar, Nigeria and Cameroon. “When people think of African fashion design they think of Safari” or indeed Zebra print fabrics and loud, colourful patterns. Stha wants to make sure people realise there’s more to African fashion than what is expected. Take a closer look at any of the designers presenting their collections and Stha will have proven her point. read more

Exile by Katerina Levina

Katerina Levina, the Russian-born graduate of St. Martin’s College of Art and Design, will show her newest menswear collection at Russian Fashion Week 2010. Entitled Exile, the collection is a study in shadowy silhouettes and subtle details.

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Extending the Runway

Friday, the 2nd of April 2010, Moscow

Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style, the newest exhibition at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Applied and Folk Art, features a display of over 80 garments and accessories from Sorokko’s personal collection. The exhibit is curated by Dennita Sewell, curator of Fashion Design at the Phoenix Art Museum, and is taking place in conjunction with Russian Fashion Week.

Tatiana Sorokko is widely regarded as the first supermodel to emerge from the Soviet Union after Perestroika. During the 90s, she was regularly featured on the covers of the European and American editions of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. She also walked the runway for Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Marc Jacobs, among many others.

Sorokko is an avid collector of Haute Couture and antique jewellery and frequently loans or donates pieces from her collection to various museums, including the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Phoenix Art Museum. She is also a contributing editor to American Harper’s Bazaar and in 2007, she was named “One of the Best Dressed Women of All Time” by Harper’s Bazaar in its 140th edition.

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First Fund
“Erdem is the winner of the inaugural BFC/VogueDesigner Fashion Fund. The London-based designer beat off competition from Christopher Kane, Angel Jackson, Clements Ribeiro, E. Tautz, Marios Schwab, Nicholas Kirkwood and Richard Nicoll for the coveted £200,000 prize.” (Vogue.co.uk)

Emanuel Ungaro Rumors Persist in the Post
“Last week the Post reported that Emanuel Ungaro owner Asim Abdullah wanted to sell the label after Lindsay Lohan’s embarrassing stint there. Though he denied the rumor in WWD the next day, the Post persistently reports today that though Abdullah may not currently be in talks with anyone about selling, he was, and may still be, interested in doing so.” (The Cut)

Demand growing for Indian fashion
“Demand for Indian couture has surged in the Middle East and East Asia in the last five years but the West remains out of bounds due to lack of exposure, designers and buyers said at India’s largest fashion event.” (Stuff.co.nz)

Eco-fashion: Consumer needs to be educated
“Once considered as the costume of hippies, who used to wear hemp fabrics, today eco-fabrics have come under the global spotlight through cat walks and celebrity endorsements. Despite the growing concern about eco-fashion, there is no major change in the purchase behavior of many consumers.” (fibre2fashion.com)

How Much Would You Pay To Be A Fashion Intern?
“It’s clear that we’re in a tough economy. Entering into the fashion industry has never been more difficult than it is right now, and if you’ve been listening to anything Kelly Cutrone has said on her hit TV show, Kell On Earth, even if the industry gets back on track, it will never be what it once was.” (styleite.com)

Zeha Sole since 1837.

Founded in eastern Germany in 1897 by master shoemaker Carl Haessner, Zeha Shoes quickly became known throughout Europe for their comfort, durability and yes, style.

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This week, we offer another instructional guide for the only social network whose mission on the internet rivals that of Google–Facebook. As the creator of the patented “Like” button, which allows internet users to offer their approval of bands, brands and products, Facebook’s objectives in the realms of marketing and advertising are vast–and growing all the time.

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A Shaded View on Fashion Film at Moscow Fashion Week.

Saturday, the 3rd of April, 2010 – Moscow

Diane Pernet, the ubiquitous fashion observer who has gained renown through her blog, A Shaded View on Fashion, will present the second edition of A Shaded View on Fashion Film (ASVOFF) at Russian Fashion Week.

ASVOFF is a film festival and competition whose intention is to challenge perceptions of fashion imagery by putting the focus on the moving image rather than the still shot. According to the ASVOFF press release, “the festival is a study in the drama, power and personification that fashion evokes and commands on screen.” Since the premiere of its first edition in September 2008 at the Jeu de Paume National Gallery in Paris, the program of short films has traveled to museums such as the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as to institutions in Tokyo, Seoul, Riga, Mexico City, Vienna, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. On April 30th ASVOFF will be shown at at Hyeres Fashion Festival.

This edition’s jury members include designer Rick Owens, photographer Nan Goldin and actress Maria de Medeiros. The curated program features (among many others) work by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, British videographer and music video director Chris Cunningham, and Swedish popstar-turned director Johan Renck.  The festival will also showcase works by newcomers such as Benjamin Serroussi, and Camille Vivier.

ASVOFF is now accepting entries for its third edition, which will launch next Fall. More information on ASVOFF submissions is available at www.asvoff.com.

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