Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Fashion Quotes

Here are some tag lines / quotes from different individuals and famous people from fashion world.


Fashion fades, only style remains the same.
Coco Chanel


I don't do fashion, I am fashion.”
Coco Chanel


Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions.”
Coco Chanel


Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Yves Saint Laurent


The difference between style and fashion is quality.
Giorgio Armani


The goal I seek is to have people refine their style through my clothing without having them become victims of fashion.”
Giorgio Armani


I don't design clothes. I design dreams.”
Ralph Lauren


The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move.”
Pierre Cardin


Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.
Victor Hugo


Respect is love in plain clothes.”
Frankie Byrne


Clothes are a good ad for living another life.
Stefano Gabbana


Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.
Gianni Versace


I knew exactly what I wanted to do: I wanted to build a brand of clothing around my own attitude and my own lifestyle.
Tommy Hilfiger


Happy, happy fashion - there is not much more to it than that.
Marc Jacobs


The mirrors reflect a sense of displacement in today’s fashion, a lack of clear vision.
Miuccia Prada


I have fun with my clothes onstage; it’s not a concert you’re seeing, it’s a fashion show.
Freddie Mercury


When you don’t have those types of things, fashion and all that stuff, it helps you find yourself because you don’t have those things to rely on.
Nick Cannon


I almost resent the whole fashion thing. Good God - never wearing the same thing twice and all of those things. It's a pain in the ass.
Jennifer Aniston


Men act like women and it's difficult to have a relationship because I like men in that old fashioned way.
Sharon Stone


I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence. All the neurons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate in a binary fashion.
Bill Gates


When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German Ambassador: If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits.”
Albert Einstein


The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
William Shakespeare


In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson


Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.
Francis Bacon


Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave.
Napoleon Bonaparte


The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow - so arbitrary are these transient laws.
Alexandre Dumas Père




Sunday, March 9, 2008

Matthew McConaughey's new Surf Clothing line

Actor Matthew McConaughey, known for his love of the beach is going to launch his own surf clothing line. The 38 yr old soon to be dad is designing his own line of swim apparel named "j.k. livin," short for "just keep livin,'” so named after his film production company and his personal mantra.

McConaughey's collection, which includes T-shirts, swimsuits, and even Frisbees. The gear and clothes will start being sold this summer via the star’s official website. “It will be a one-stop shop for every-thing you need for the beach,” said a representative for the actor to Us magazine.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Avril Lavigne's new Clothing Line

The 23-year-old pop star Avril Lavigne creat her own clothing collection called Abbey Dawn, the line is focused towards teenagers, and mirrors the pop rocker's own fashion style, combining a mixture of 'authentic rock with a feminine edge'. Dubbed Abbey Dawn is Lavigne's childhood nickname.

Department store chain Kohl's is partnered with Avril Lavigne in this juniors' apparel and accessories brand. The new collection of apparel and accessories, will launch in Kohl's stores nationwide and online in July. Apparel prices will range from $24 to $48. Fashions will change every 60 days.

"I'm thrilled to announce my clothing line Abbey Dawn. Abbey Dawn will aspire to be a unique and accessible reflection of my ever-changing style," the 23-year-old said in a press statement. Lavigne says she will be designing the products herself and wearing them on her tour.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Luke Wilson designs Golf Clothing line

We all know a lot of celebrities are being involved in fashion just like this Actor Luke Wilson he has designed a collection of golfing clothes. Luke, who recently was named in the top 40 Hollywood golfers by magazine Golf Digest, has teamed up with Swedish golfer Johan Edfors they designed a collection of golfing clothes for Puma. The limited edition designs include polo shirts, shoes and porkpie hats. Expect to see ads online in May.

Luke and Johan announced the partnership at Puma's design studio in New York. Both of them, according to pumatalk.com, "provided creative input to the line, including highlights such as chrome details, higher-end Merino wool materials and personal color combinations and selections."
Wilson said: "To work with a brand like Puma that has such innovative and versatile products on a golf line that fits my style and personality has been a real pleasure.

"We had some real fun with some of the product designs including the porkpie hat and C-hopper shoe that you can wear on or off the course by just removing the spikes."

Wilson also revealed that his apparel would be less garish than traditional golf fashions.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Amy Winehouse offer £500k for Louis Vuitton show

Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse is reportedly being paid £500,000 to perform at a one-off gig at Paris Fashion Week. The 'Rehab' singer who won the Worst Dressed gong at the NME Awards is expected to fly via a private jet to Paris to perform at the Louis Vuitton show this weekend. Inspired a whole fashion line made by designer Karl Lagerfeld, which was debuted at the London Fashion Week earlier this month. Its indeed that despite her troubles, Amy is being positioned as a modern day icon. People are copying her look and her music and the fashionistas want to make sure they’re keeping on top of the trend.”

The singer is also rumoured to be considering launching her own clothing and cosmetics line, giving people the chance to emulate he own unique sense of style. Meanwhile, good news arrived for the rebounding crooner earlier in the day, as “police are no longer investigating her on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband.” As a result, the 24-year-old is “no longer required to return to a police station for further questioning,” her spokesman, Chris Goodman, told press in a statement.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Emo Fashion

Emo FashionThe term "Emo" is used as counterculture; it is an abbreviation of the word "emotional". Emo it's defining not only an attitude, but also a fashion. Emo fashion have a big association when it comes to music which was very popular in Washington DC in the late 80's. The emo culture continued to develop between '90 and '00, reaching the height of its popularity today. The influence of emo culture has spread to the fashion world and emo fashion is making its influence felt on the runways of today.

The usual emo looks? Skinny jeans, tight shirts: vintage clothing (a popular staple of emo fashion), studded belts and wearing Chuck Tyler Converse All-Stars shoes, hair with the bangs cut straight across. Jewelry, including facial and other body piercings, is quite common and is kept as natural as is possible. Emo fashion also can be described as being a bit nerdy, reflected in the huge popularity of thick, black-rimmed glasses and often carry backpacks or messenger bags littered with pins from assorted emo bands or bearing anti-establishment, pro-underground slogans.

Emo dress tends to follow lines of nonconformity almost without exception, but individual styles may vary as long as they continue to emphasize secondhand goods or a general expression of indifference toward current fashion trends. Emo fashion has a big advantage in that it doesn’t require a lot of maintenance to achieve that dreamy emo look and is not overly expensive to buy.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Andre 3000's new Clothing Line

andre 3000Andre 3000 has revealed details of his Benjamin Bixby clothing line. OutKast's André Benjamin AKA André 3000 has made his fashion-world debut. It's a clothing line called Benjamin Bixby, due to begin appearing in New York City in the fall. It reflects Benjamin's love of old-fashioned dandies, 70s sports uniforms and hip-hop flair.

The rapper toured Italian factories and Parisian textile fairs, while taking style advice from Vogue editor and noted fashionista Anna Wintour and sketched the Benjamin Bixby clothes himself. Mr. Benjamin arguably knows more about cutting-edge style than most. The star’s range comprises 70 items of clothing inspired by the US prep style and by college football from the 1930s.