Dear Pennies & Pens, During New York Fashion Week, I also attended the ØDD Fall/Winter 2013 presentation. ØDD was previously a men’s only line however, this season, the avant garde label expanded to include womenswear. According to the press materials: “This season, both genders will find the juxtaposition of refined tailoring met with uniquely “ØDD” silhouettes. The [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, For this week’s “Model Mondays” I decided to feature newcomer, Dae Na of VNY Model Management and Wilson Model Management. Dae Na is Korean and has appeared in major campaigns for Donna Karan, Bloomingdale’s , and Diesel. Dae Na is 22 years old and is 6’2”. In a profile on Models.com, [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, First off, please accept my apologies for the lack of posting as of late. My schedule has been super hectic with The Network. Moving right along, for this week’s “Model Mondays”, I decided to feature Portuguese model, Goncalo Teixeira. Goncalo recently posed for the ViralFashion.com ”Into The Wild” fashion editorial. ViralFashion is a new digital, [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, It’s Pen here to report on the Perry Ellis Spring/Summer 2012 runway show. I covered Perry Ellis last season for F/W 2011, so I was excited to see what the brand would produce this season. Although, John Crocco the Creative Director is leaving the brand, he still designed a smooth, wearable, streamlined collection. [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, For this week’s, Tuesday’s Stylish Thoughts, I decided to feature my favorite rapper of all time, Jay-Z. For anyone that knows me in real life or follows me on Twitter, you know how deep my love for Jay-Z runs. In my opinion, Jay is one of the greatest of all time, [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, For this week’s, Model Mondays, I wanted to feature emerging male model Sacha M’Baye who I had previously mentioned in the Model Mondays: Jourdan Dunn post since Sacha appeared in the Burberry ad campaign alongside Jourdan. In fact, Sacha was the first male model of color to be featured in a Burberry [...]
Dear Pennies, It’s Pen here to report on the Nautica Fall/Winter 2011 Presentation. Nautica is a timeless brand, known for its menswear and for the Fall/Winter 2011 collection, the brand presented its signature wearable staples. The color palette was navy, grey, black, brown, white/creme with the occasional splash of red. The fabrics used were wool, [...]
Dear Pennies, Right before the Christmas holidays, I was browsing Refinery29 when I came across an article listing the 50 most influential people in fashion; I RT’ed the article and received a thank you from Alban Selamaj, co-founder of the emerging international t-shirt brand, Vernato. Upon checking out the Vernato website and designs, I was [...]
Dear Pennies, During Style.uz Art Week, I also saw the Festival of National Dress Fashion Show. This fashion show was a collection of 16 collections by 18 local emerging Uzbek designers and the main headliner the Guli Collections by Gulnara Karimova. The collections showcased native Uzbek fabrics and traditional national dress. For this post, I [...]
Dear Pennies, During Style.uz Art Week 2010, I saw New York based Italian designer Domenico Vacca’s Spring/Summer 2011 show. I actually got the chance to meet Domenico and his wife Julia at the airport when we arrived in Tashkent. Domenico is very down to earth (which in fashion can be quite rare), and Julia is [...]
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