West Virginia University’s Fashion Design Merchandising program will be displaying work designed by fashion merchandising and interior design majors on May 5 in the Erickson Alumni Center ballroom. The event will follow a Rio Carnival theme accentuated by an atmosphere reflecting a vibrant and colorful Brazilian festival. Designs on the runway will range from freshman [...]
You know, Elle Macpherson is so hot that’s reason enough to watch any show.Photo: Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic NBC has done everything it can with its forthcoming version of Project Runway to distance it from the original Project Runway. Even though their show, Fashion Star, is being produced by the Magical Elves, the same company that originally [...]
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — It’s 2:30 in the afternoon, and Dame Vivienne Westwood needs a little pick-me-up. “Just wait a second. I think I’d like to have a glass of wine,” says the flame-haired British fashion designer, avant-garde as ever at 70, wearing a low-cut blouse that shows off an oversized heart-shaped pendant She has [...]
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 21, 2011 Reese Witherspoon chose a beautiful blush-hued gown with a Chantilly lace corset bodice and full tulle A-line skirt from FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising Alumna Monique Lhuillier. Witherspoon’s 11-year-old daughter Ava also wore a custom-made gown by the Los Angeles-based designer. The Oscar winner was married to Jim [...]
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Download image PITTSBURGH, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – This year’s Passion for Fashion Competition sponsored by The Art Institutes honored two high school seniors for their creative talent and commitment to the pursuit of a career in the fashion industry. The competition provides the opportunity for fashion-savvy teens throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico [...]
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