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By sally, September 6, 2009 11:54 pm

The Venice Film Festival (Italian Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the “Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica”, the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art.

The festival’s principal awards are the Leone d’Oro (Golden Lion), which is awarded to the best film screened at the festival, and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup), which is awarded to the best actor and actress. In 2002, the San Marco Award was introduced for the best film of the Controcorrente (”Against the stream”) section.

The 66th Venice International Film Festival will be held from 2 September to 12 September 2009, with Ang Lee as president of the jury. The host of the Festival will be the Moroccan actor Ilyass Derfouf.

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By sally,

Cindy Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American former model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned many magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1’s 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s. Her success at modeling made her a celebrity that has led to roles in television and film, and to work as a spokesperson. Crawford was born in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Jennifer Moluf and John Crawford. She was discovered at the age of 16 by a newspaper photographer. He noticed Cindy at work during her summer job of detasseling corn and took a picture of her. The photo and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modeling. She entered the Elite Model Management’s Look of the Year contest at 17 and was the runner-up. The Elite   modeling agency in Chicago then started representing her. Crawford graduated from DeKalb High School in 1984, as valedictorian. She won an academic scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University, which she attended for only one quarter. She dropped out in order to pursue a full-time modeling career. After working for photographer Victor Skrebneski in Chicago, Cindy moved to Manhattan in 1986; she was signed with the Elite New York modeling agency.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Cindy Crawford was among the most popular supermodels, and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers, runways, and in fashion campaigns. She was repeatedly and frequently featured on the cover of many magazines, including: Vogue, W, People, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Allure. Crawford also appeared in many fashion campaigns during her career, including those for Gianni Versace, Escada, Revlon, Ink. She has also worked for Omega, Maybelline, and Clairol.

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By sally,

Sylvia Owori is one of today’s leading figures in East Africa’s Fashion, media, and modeling industries, famous for both her entrepreneurial skills as well as for her creative talent. Sylvia Owori, launched in 2004 provides a range of prêt-a-porter exclusively on sale in the flagship store in Kampala and in an outlet in Nairobi. The style can be described as a balanced mix between smart and elegant outfits for work and trendy casual wear for leisure, all designed with sophisticated and modern working women in mind.

This collection is very special to Sylvia Owori, and has a theme of ‘fashion with a purpose’!
The collection represents Uganda and the rich cotton that is grown from their fertile soils. It depicts fashion with an aspect of environmental friendliness exuding from Uganda. Sylvia Owori, therefore contributing to the development of the society.
The other aspect to this collection is the ‘paper beads’. These beads are made from coloured paper by the rural women in Uganda. This empowers their lives, as employment is created and poverty eradicated in Uganda.

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By funmil,

Nigerian ankara has been used over the last season in different ways by different designers, this is just another example of its versatility its been combined with a skyblue hat and sash.  

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By Nwinkus, September 3, 2009 3:31 pm

Held each August Bank Holiday since 1966, the Notting Hill Carnival is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe. Every year the streets of West London come alive, with the sounds and smells of Europe’s biggest street festival. Twenty miles of vibrant colourful costumes surround over 40 static sound systems, hundreds of Caribbean food stalls, over 40,000 volunteers and over 1 million Notting Hill carnival revellers. The costumes here definitely have a touch of Haute couture with a carnival flavour.

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By Nwinkus,

This is a flavour of what to expect from the new york  fashion week these are some of the sketches and images from what is a truley global affair, there are designs and designers from different parts of the world as represented here. On the right  is a sketch from  Rosa Chá, the Brazilian swimwear label now designed by Alexandre Herchcovitch and to the left is Lutz & Patmos who have recruited none other than the Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu as their latest partner. The knitwear duo submitted proposals, and this organic cotton, deep scoop-neck, yoke-backed sweater came out on top. Proceeds from sales of the pullover will benefit the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, scheduled to open in 2011, as well as the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust, whose beneficiaries hand-beaded the ornaments that adorn it. Jason Wu (bottom left)  will be unveiling his line of jewelry for Atelier Swarovski. His pieces are inspired by the work of artist Tara Donovan. “I like her concept of sculpting with everyday objects”.  London native Saloni Lodha (bottom right)  is debuting her eponymous line of party-girl dresses (Emma Watson and BFF Poppy Delevingne are fans)

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By Nwinkus, September 1, 2009 5:06 pm

The latest Converse collaboration was announced on the 1st of September.  Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo has created PLAY for Converse, which is being launched at the end of the month.  The designer took a lookback into the Converse archives, borrowing a Chuck Taylor silhouette from the ‘50s that was originally produced for the U.S. military. Here are the details: the four styles are available in black or white canvas, in high or low-top. Each pair features the Comme des Garçons PLAY heart emblazoned on the side. Bottom line: A chic sneaker by one of fashion’s most innovative minds will set you back a cool $100.