Dear Pennies, Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Japan Fashion Now Symposium at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology a.k.a. FIT. The two day symposium featured various authors, curators, scholars, and designers who all specialize in a…
Dear Pennies, Today, I wanted to share with you a new iPad App developed by Marie Claire. The iPad App is called Marie Claire’s A to Z Fall Fashion. Basically, the App features the following: * The ABCs of Style:…
Dear Pennies, Back in September at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, I had the pleasure of meeting the subject today’s of Press Pen profile, Mr. Terry Carter, owner of Travertine Spa Collection. Terry is a rare gem in today’s fashion…
Dear Pennies, This week’s model is Rose Cordero. Rose Cordero hails from the Dominican republic where she was discovered while playing volleyball. In fact her first fashion week was the Dominican Republic Fashion Week. Rose has since walked New York,…
Dear Pennies, Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of seeing New York based designer, Sue Wong ‘s Spring/Summer 2011 couture collection for a press preview she held in her showroom in Midtown. The collection consisted of dresses only but in varying lengths.…
Dear Pennies, This past Friday, I was able to attend two events hosted by BRAG which stands for the Black Retail Action Group. In the morning, BRAG hosted the Executive Roundtable which was chaired by Diane Freeman. The roundtable featured…
Dear Pennies, Today, I wanted to drop off another Press Pen post about British designers, Basso & Brooke and their recent collaboration with the British Council in Uzbekistan. Basso and Brooke consists of Bruno Basso and Chris Brooke. They started…
Dear Pennies, After the Domenico Vacca show, another Italian brand Brioni showed their collection. The Brioni brand is known for its menswear although they did show womenswear as well. I liked most of the collection but I’m not sure I’m…
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…
