Storeowner, Catherine Edwards When I first walked into Casa Catalina y Galeria, in Todos Antos two years ago, I fell in love with David Luna’s designs ORIGENES. As, Todos Santos is one of the most well known art towns in the world it was no surprise that these purses were an art form. Each ORIGENES [...]
Nick Cave’s efforts qualify as fashion, body art or sculpture, and almost anything regardless of what you ultimately think of them. NY Times qualifies them as a category of, “Must Be Seen to Be Believed.” There isn’t anything that Cave can’t create. Nick Cave knows something about sewing, draping, beading and quilting. He has created [...]
Occupy Walls Street is taking over the world. In NY Times interview, protesters were asked, why they are participating? Darcey Bussell alleged, “I like the use of public space as a performative realm and I like the combination of bodies in space”? Occupy Walls Street has become more of a fashion statement then a protest [...]
Kreayshawn is “too fashionable to be concerned,” as the new video for her unreleased track “Gucci Gucci” reveals: “Gucci Gucci Louie Louie Fendi Fendi Prada/The basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother.” She’s a good rapper from Oakland with a great video, but no fashion sense. Kreayshawn contradicts herself saying the most [...]
Guest Writer, Peishan J. I am Chinese myself, and it is hard to understand why my culture and other Asian cultures are materialist. I am now living in America, and I prefer to buy items that are high quality but not necessarily “designer.” From talking to my girlfriends, Chinese judge each other. There is pressure [...]
Alexander McQueen’s death was devastating to the fashion/art world. His clothes and performance art revalorized the fashion industry. McQueen had political themes to all his runway shows. Recently, a friend just came back from “Savage Beauty,” showing at the Metropolitan Museum which exhibited over two decades of McQueen’s fashion trends. As I was not able [...]
Teens, and generation Y tend to get their fashion trends from musicians that they like. Pop Stars are the fasion trend setter. The music and fashion industry have become so intertwined that recording artists are now using their fame to sell their own fashion line of clothing. Sean Combs, Britney Spears, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Gwen Stefani [...]
This is one of my favorite times of year. Today, the Golden Globe awards was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It is always fun to critic the best and worst fashion trends. As the social “The Social Network” cleaned up awards, I was imagining which gown I would wear, if I had to give [...]
Fashion Monsters Featured in 2010 September Vogue Performance Artist, Nick Cave creates intricate shaggy fur, monster costumes. In the Vogue photo shoot Nick Caves poses in his animated suits. He proves that fur can transform even the most traditional accessories into something as Vogue says, “fantastical.” Cave tailors imaginary suits that are fashion, sculpture, and clothing [...]
Follow @fashiontrendshq Back to the Classics – Black and White. Tom Ford’s had a diverse Spring and Summer 2011 fashion show. Tom Ford’s designs are sexy and classic. His collection ranged from Black and White signature pieces, to black and white suites, to color fringe, leopard pieces. I loved to the show’s music by Karen [...]