Monika Chiang spent her youth traveling the world and living abroad with her globetrotting artist mother and two siblings. Her sense of style evolved at a young age and was informed by these experiences. Her wanderlust and appreciation of exotic cultures influences her collection and allows her to push the boundaries of what is achievable in chic new ways.
Menswear Designer Richard Wu will be debuting his Spring 2013 collection in just a few short weeks. For Spring, Richard Wu celebrates Modern Masculinity with a collection of essential menswear items, interpreted with a unique and forward edge.
Wu draws on he cool subtleties of the changing sky to create a refreshing color palette of blues, purples, and green which accent his tailored, yet modern silhouette.
Stayed tuned for a full runway report. In the meantime enjoy this sneak peek…
Since 2005, the School of Fashion has premiered the collections of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. For the Spring 2013 show, there will be eight women’s wear collections, two of which are collaborations between Fashion and Textile Design students, and one collaborative collection sponsored by UBIFRANCE, the French Trade Commission.
Here is a sneak peek of some of the designers showing under the tents:
Yanfei Fan was born and raised in Shijianhuang, in the Hebei province of China. She earned a B.F.A. in Fashion Design from Hebei Normal University before pursuing a M.F.A. degree in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University. When creating her Spring 2013 collection, Fan was inspired by the windows in modern buildings, including their repetitive patterns, angular shapes, and the transparency of the glass.
Today UNIQLO announces plans to launch its latest line of tennis apparel modeled after performance wear created for Novak Djokovic, world top-ranked male professional tennis player and UNIQLO global brand ambassador. The line will launch in the United States on August 27 and in other markets around the world at a later date, details of which will be announced in due course. In the U.S. the new range will go on sale at the UNIQLO 5th Avenue Store, the 34th Street Store and the Soho Store in New York City.
Last night, award-winning singer Trey Songz celebrated the release of his fifth studio album, Chapter V, hosted by GREY GOOSE Cherry Noir.
US Olympics Gold Medalist (110 M Hurdles) Aries Merritt stopped by at Reebok HQ in Canton, MA for the Reebok Basketball Summit with NBA athletes including John Wall(Wizards), Jason Terry (Celtics), Jameer Nelson (Magic), Isaiah Thomas (Kings) and Dionte Christmas (Celtics). The track star posed candidly with his shiny gold medal and Reebok RealFlex Speed (We need those!). After the shoot he answered a few questions about his Olympic experience, his Reebok kicks, and much more…
Basketball legends Allen Iverson and Dominique Wilkins were joined by Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross and Tyga for an exclusive press conference to talk about everything upcoming for Reebok Classics this year, specifically the various retro re-releases that Reebok has been coming out with in 2012.
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Fashion Designer Zac Posen is here speaking about the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet.