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Tag: fashion review

  • Halpern Empowerment

    This collection from Fashion Designer Halpern at the London Fashion Week shows the power of imagination merged with function for style.  Using different materials and shapes each look had the theme of female empowerment.    Women who mattered during these times.  This season the house used front line workers as models.  Fabulous!  Stay tuned for […]

  • Does Fashion Need This?

    Is there a need for fashion week? Being fashion enthusiasts we have to ponder this question. I recently spoke to a TV editor. He said, “No way will I attend a fashion show”. As the world continues reeling from Covid 19 the need for a new wardrobe, questionable. September is fashion month. Normally this time […]

  • Streetwear Collaboration

    Luxury fashion and streetwear brands continue to unite.   What do I think of the Prada-Adidas Collaboration launched today?  Are these worth the price? Stay Tuned for my opinion.

  • Fabulous Denial Syndrome

    Being Fabulous! Aspirational living! This is the lifestyle Vogue and other Conde Nast publications put in our faces. That $1500 bag matched with a $900 linen top.  Advice; Pay the rent before heading to Bloomingdales.  Once again the magazines find themselves in the headlines, but for the wrong reason,,AGAIN!  Six years ago Conde Nast debased […]

  • No Need for Lux!

    Every season, two times a year, I hit the luxury stores. Sale Season! Those words are music to my eyes, hard on the wallet. Always updating the wardrobe on a budget.  This year, like everything, things are a bit strange. Only a few customers allowed in the stores with fewer sales people.  I noticed the […]

  • Milan Digital Fashion Week

    Our online coverage from Milan begins today. 

  • Paris Fashion Week Men

    Paris Fashion Week Men kicked off this season online.  In the New Normal fashion shows are not in style.  Designers delivered their latest looks via digital platforms.  Below are some highlights: I could not embed the code for Issey Miyake.  Stay Tuned for full reviews. 

  • Digital Couture,,Few Looks

    Paris Haute Couture Week or days have passed. In the New Normal, runway shows are from a past era. Being front row at a Chanel is not immunity from Covid-19.  What I did I think? Without the runway and excitement it felt a bit of a let down. Brands opted for long videos and short […]

  • Paris Fashion Week Couture Day 3

    Highlights from Digital Week.

  • Paris Couture Week Day 2

    The first Digital Couture Week from the City of Lights.  Some of my highlights listed below. Stay tuned for more extensive coverage.