Dear Pennies, It’s Pen here to report on the Fall/Winter 2011 presentation of the menswear brand, NUMBER:Lab. Established in 2007 by Greg Lawrance and Luis Fernandez, NUMBER:Lab is a growing brand with trendy sportswear for men. The perfect blend of…
Designer Discussion
Dear Pennies, It’s Pen here to report on the happenings at New York Fashion Week. On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending a preview of the Fratelli Rossetti Fall/Winter 2011 collection. Fratelli Rossetti was founded in 1953 by Renzo…
Dear Pennies, Some of you may remember my article about Charleston Fashion Week’s Emerging Designer Competition. For those unfamiliar, Charleston Fashion Week hosted a competition for emerging fashion designers. The semi-finalists for the competition have been announced. The semi-finalists come from…
Dear Pennies, Since today has been a busy day filled with orientation at FIT, a phone interview, conference call and running errands, I was at a loss for what to post for this week’s “Designer Discussion”. Normally, I have something…
Dear Pennies, For this week’s, Tuesday’s Thoughts, I decided to feature fashion designer and style icon, Victoria Beckham. I have been a fan of Victoria since her days as Posh Spice when she wondered aloud in the Spice Girls movie,…
Dear Pennies, This past week, I interviewed Founder and Entrepreneur, Louise Wannier and Creative Director Catharine Stebbins of forthcoming fashion design house, TRUUdesigns. TRUUdesigns is based in Old Pasadena, California and is a house tailored for women who know themselves,…
Dear Pennies, As you all have probably noticed, I have missed the last two days of posts, my apologies for this. I’ve been busy preparing upcoming posts for 2011 and working round the clock on my new business, The Network.…
Dear Pennies, Yesterday, I had the extreme pleasure of attending the press preview for Simplydresses.com and Promgirl.com. Both of these websites fall under the Promgirl LLC which began in 1998. Promgirl.com is known as the “The Online Prom Superstore”. Featuring a collection…
Dear Pennies, Last night, I attended a lecture at The Fashion Institute of Technology a.k.a. FIT featuring Hamish Bowles, European Editor at Large of Vogue Magazine. Hamish Bowles spoke on the deceased designer, Cristobal Balenciaga. Balenciaga was called, “The Master…
Dear Pennies, Recently, I attended the launch of New York emerging designer Chabella Gomez’s ready-to-wear line, “CHABELLA”. I originally met Chabella last Spring at an event for the Learning Annex which featured Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire and fashion…
