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Monthly Archive for November, 2011

Fashion Communication at Heriot Watt University

Hello, my name is Ashleigh Duncan. I am currently studying Fashion Communication at the prestigious Heriot Watt University Scottish Borders Campus. I not only feel proud to be a member of this University as it has an ever-growing positive reputation, but I am currently studying the only Fashion Communication course in Scotland. As this course [...]

NZ fashion talent gets big break

Goodbye clean, green NZ The worst environmental disaster New Zealand has ever seen is unfolding before our eyes, but do we really care that much?Cargo ship Rena was run aground around 12 nautical miles off the coast of Tauranga last week, sending containers and tonnes of… Article source: http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/11225579/nz-fashion-talent-gets-big-break/

Fashion mavens predict coming hot trends

Fashion’s top designers have finished presenting their ideas of where style will go in the spring: Models on catwalks in New York, Paris, London and Milan, Italy, mimicked flappers and mermaids, among what seemed like a million highly stylized looks. Those looks make for great photographs — and conversation — but they’re not exactly office [...]

Rising fashion stars nominated for upcoming Walpole Awards

Nominees for the annual Walpole Awards for Excellence have been revealed, with relative newcomers such as singer-turned designer Victoria Beckham in the running, along with established names including Lanvin and Tom Ford. Organized by British luxury organization Walpole in association with Coutts, the awards are now in their tenth year, with an aim to honor [...]

Three Future Waves of Innovation in E-Commerce for Fashion & Apparel

SymbolPriceChangeAMZN212.10-1.40FDX79.57-2.26JWN50.25-0.44M30.06-0.47URBN26.54-0.71{“s” : “amzn,fdx,jwn,m,urbn”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Apologies for the length of the post. Here’s a table of contents if you want to jump to any particular section. 1.  Introduction Overview 2.  3 Underlying Trends of the Future Waves 2.1.  Social 2.2.  Private Sales 2.3.  Mobile Commerce 2.4.  Tertiary Trends 3.  Detailed Analysis [...]

Voting open for British Fashion Awards

The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, causing the teen star to fly home and cancel the rest of her tour dates. Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/voting-open-british-fashion-awards-090659109.html

Fashion tips from a style expert

Television fashion expert Jeannie Mai says there’s more to outlandishly bad dressers than just bad taste in clothes. Mai was in Sydney last week to film a special Australian episode of her show How Do I Look? She was impressed with Sydneysiders’ fashion sense but this could be because she was seeing the best the [...]