From Berlin to Miami

There are fashion events in the two different side of the world.
Instead of the big four fashion week, it's in Berlin and Miami this weekend.

Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion week kicks off by Hugo and ends with Vivienne Westwood Anglomania.
All collections are colorful and wearable.
Famous German designer Karl Lagerfel received the top prize from the hand of German supermodel Claudia Schiffer on Saturday night.











On the other hand, Miami is hot enough to shown swimwear collections of 16 designers.
Apart from the normal swimwear, it includes something makes swimming more chic and fun.

Model.Live - Model's life

If you are curios about the life of a new model, here is the perfect episode for you.
Which channel?
No! Should be which site this time.

Vouge.tv will have the very first web-based reality series on modeling industry, named "Model.Live". It contains 12 8-minute episodes which will start on 19 Aug.
Basically the show would be around three new IMG models - Cato Van Ee, Madeline Kragh and Austria Alcantara. It would tracks how the model life works, like casting calls, meetings with the clients, runways, etc. Additionally, unhealthy behavior, rejections, smoking or drinking will be included, if there is any.

The 3 million series cost would be sponsored by advertisers like Express.com which we can click through links to buy the clothes that the models are wearing or something similar in the show. Audience can also watch updates of the 3 new stars in bebo.com

Gisele's Strong Criticism

What do you think of supermodel?
What do you think Gisele Bundchen?
What do you think of the fall-preview issue of V magazine?

Surprisingly, when people reports about this, they try to take another focus.
Apart from the super sexy photo shot, the interview content is something that we worth paying more attention.
Apparently, she is not a dumb beauty.

The Brazilian super model is caring about the destruction of the planet more than fashion.
"I work in fashion but I’m not really a fashion person." She said.
She also regards gossip magazines as garbage and she couldn't care less on how's the media say about her.

Maybe in most of the time, we directly judge people by appearance and forgets the inner beauty is the most important thing.
Gisele is a beauty, both from outside and inside.
Perhaps her opinion is not right at all, at least she is thinking.

Orginal look of Versace Couture

It's always fantastic to look at the stunning pieces in the runway.
How about the sketch of it?

Versace showcase their Fall 2008 collection in its own site.
You may find the whole collection together with the original sketches.

It's interesting to put the two together.
They are so similar in how they look, but very different in feelings.
The process of turning a draft to an impressive piece can be like an adventure.

I know someone may have the habit of cutting down photos when they see something amazing in the magazines.
For me, I draw them down.
It may needs to take a long time and far from looking as good as the one I saw, but the drawing process makes me remember the details and beauty of the items.

Fashion Brands in Virtual World

Virtual World is now getting more fashionable than before.

More and more real life fashion brand have a presence in avatar communities.
Like we have Nike and Adidas in Second Life.
Some brands even have their own avatar community, Levi's World is a good example.

Apart from the mass labels, it seems that some high end brands are interested in participate in it.
After marykateandashley and DKNY, Vivienne Tam's designs appeared in the shop of Stardoll.

The virtual store included previous pieces and it will also carry Vivienne's coming fall collection.
Design contest is hold in Stardoll which the winner will have the opportunity to meet Vivienne in person and visit her studio.

Westwood actually like SATC

I believed most fashion lovers have watched this already.
By this, I refer to the one of my favorite movies - Sex and the City.
How about the designer of the highlighted wedding dress inside the movie - Vivienne Westwood?!

Rumors about she doesn't satisfy with the movie spread around the space and said that she has left the premiere 10 minutes after the movie began.
vogue.com clarifies her actual point of view. "I stayed throughout the film, and was overjoyed to see Sarah Jessica in her beautiful wedding dress."

By the way, Vivienne Westwood did write the note to Carrie Bradshaw by herself, with love...

Comme des Garçons and Louis Vuitton

There are different birthdays need to celebrate.
After Gucci 80th anniversary and DKNY's coming 20th birthday.
Legendary fashion label is going to celebrate its 30th year in Tokyo with Comme des Garçons.


The idea originally came up from Comme des Garçons' founder, Rei Kawakubo.
In 4th September, a 3 month temporary Louis Vuitton shop would be opened in the CdG store in Tokyo.
A limited collection of six handbags with the signature monogram pattern of Louis Vuitton would be showcase there.

What makes it more precious is that, all bags are made by orders in CdG store and collect them at selected Louis Vuitton shops after.
No telephone, no internet.
But customers will receive an addition certificate inside a leather card holder with the Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garçons signature!!!!!!
That's really impressive.
I truly believed that the limited handbags would be sold out in an unbelievable short time.