Tag: couture

DESIGNER PROFILE: Elizabeth Olsen

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Ethics.  It’s the current trending issue on every magazine cover with plenty of hysteria (see major athlete’s current  debacle).  These kind of events make you wonder just a bit more about the brands and people that we ‘buy’ into.

Elizabeth Olsen and…

DESIGNER PROFILE: Sergio Rossi

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Sergio Rossi. A name that conjures renaissance, couture, avante garde footwear and absolutely gorgeous heels!

DESIGNER PROFILE: Rene Caovilla

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Rene Caovilla.  Ah yes, that ever elusive yet eternally alluring European man. Creative to the core and mysterious to the max.  This curator of couture has celebrities from Beyonce to Heidi Klum singing his praises and donning his stunning footwear everywhere…

DESIGNER PROFILE: Pierre Hardy

"I have no rules at all." (source). Although this quote is taken slightly out of context, it seems to sum up succinctly the personality of one of fashion's most hidden gems: Pierre Hardy.

DESIGNER PROFILE: Brian Atwood

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Some designers choose to veil their talents with a mask of shyness; be it real or merely a façade. The focus is on their designs, they might say. It's on the artistry. Don't let the personality overtake…

Rupert Sanderson

Rupert Sanderson. A name not known for the shoeing the fleeting glamour of the red carpet. He is instead renowned for unparalleled artistry and a true love for the craftsmanship of shoe-making. Not one to grovel at the feet…

DESIGNER PROFILE: Donna Karan

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Black bodysuit. A New York state of mind.  A real woman's body.
These three phrases could define no one else but Donna Karan.  Intrinsic style, a jet -set attitude and the sense of how a real woman works, lives and…

DESIGNER PROFILE: Alexander McQueen

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He's a British rock star, with every dramatic, ostentatious and outlandish notion that is implied.  Except he's not a musician like the Rolling Stones (although his 'productions' can rival the extravagance and pomp of a concert).  Perhaps he's more akin to…

Yves Saint Laurent: A bio

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This native Algerian designer was born with the full name Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent. Born the oldest child to a descendent of Baron Mathieu de Mauvieres (who just happened to officiate at Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine's wedding) as well…

Salvatore Ferragamo: A Bio

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It’s 1907 in Bonito, Italy.  You’re nine years old.  What do you with your free time?  Most children, one would guess,…