Finally! Fashion students create a form of dress Plus Size

  It is quite obvious that the most common type has a big problem. This is perhaps the fact that "fatkini" sold embodies immediately - when the needs of plus size women of designers (which occurs less frequently than expected food) are considered, the clothing in question often terribly under stocked - or is it not set correctly. Cornell clothing design students in the second year and Laura Brandon Wen twenties has tried to address this problem by size their own line of plus and realized something of interest: although it is quite difficult to find full models thought to clothes design it is almost impossible to find full figured realistic models.

According to the Cornell Chronicle

    So, a few dresses exclusively made for larger women that there is a lack of full-figured models are available and are similar to few that thin women as smaller versions of Barbie-like proportions exist.

That is why, as Zwanzinger notes: "A lot of clothing [for plus size women] are really just small portions, this is really weird." Many do not want to contribute to the problem, analyze the duo together with Professor Susan Ashdownin department for thousands of 3-D body scans of women and a "prototype pear-shaped, size 24" dress form.

"Rather than just something designed to enhance the size of a woman, or even think about clothes as something to hide a body or make it look different than it is a body, the students tried to celebrate than how it really is" , Ashdown said. By a kind of dress that really looks like a real woman should look like an obvious idea that is innovative in design clothes on a model that reflects the reality seem that a little disturbing. Attitude that the body uses the larger version as a kind of "thin body" glorified, should be treated to normalize an unattainable ideal of beauty. The belief that larger organizations should be camouflaged because they are somehow shameful is unnecessary, punitive and regressive. It is this kind of tacit consent of the fat-phobia, which is responsible for our culture of humiliation of crawling body.

Another important thing to note is the purchasing power of the market, the greater is large. After Zwanzinger the plus size women hold 28 percent of the electricity for clothes and accessories to buy, but spending only 17 percent of purchases. To a fiasco "fatkini" return, it is clear that there is a great demand for clothing that flatters (and not just looking to hide!) Detailed figures. So if the desire is not a treasure of uninformed, ignorant asshats his moves not the mainstream fashion industry, maybe cute reasoning of capitalism.

How Zwanzinger so eloquently said: "Health issues aside, we are all different body shapes and body proportions Everyone deserves clothes have developed for them as they are and not as they are a form of abstract industry related.." Amen this.

The double-edged sword to boycott disposable fashion

  This recent collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh, so that hundreds of dead and thousands wounded, drew much attention to the dangers of unregulated working conditions in the garment industry. The big question is how the consumers of these products can not only avoid getting help complicity in these conditions, but also to change them.

In a paper option for the New York Times, Vikas Bajaj wrote:

    "Unfortunately, there are some good answers. A boycott of products from Bangladesh would probably be against-productive., It could deprive some of the poorest jobs and income, which offer a step up agriculture or manual labor workers."

After all, garment factories contributed for 75 percent of exports and Bangladesh factors such as low maternal mortality. Bajaj argues that the solution lies in government regulation, but does not address environmental issues with disposable clothing that is deep and comprehensive. The end of production, the workers can be exposed to toxins, while factories pollute the local habitat. On the consumer side, the products fall apart after a few uses and affordable prices to encourage people to buy more than they need. After the secondary and recycled textiles Association, on average, each American throws 70 pounds of clothing per year.

An international news story was before the collapse of the building in Bangladesh, many consumers believe produces clothing should pay fair wages and safe working conditions to abroad. A 2012 research paper from the Department of Political Science at MIT have shown that U.S. consumers say they care deeply for fair labor standards. Unfortunately, their buying habits do not reflect.

The reality is less acceptable these conditions overseas are partially driven by a favorable mode appetite. Although the MIT study found the sweatshop-free labels, sales improved in the upscale retailer Banana Republic "labels have no discernible impact on sales at low prices."
Boycott sweatshop-made clothing is a double-edged sword:
Consumers can only buy fair trade clothes make things worse for the cheap clothing manufacturers, at least in the short term. Much less high-quality products for a long time is the most sustainable option, and our definition of quality should be the quality of life of workers, garment.Yes are made to government regulations to protect workers from hazardous conditions and is an important part of the solution. But is part of the long-term solution, stop clothing than a disposable product, spend more and buy less.

Fashion & Beauty launch Zalora scores 100 million dollar investment to expand in Southeast Asia

  Zalora, fashion boutique and beauty Zappos as for Southeast Asia, announced this morning that it closed a

financing round of $ 100 million.

That's a lot of lipstick and high heels.

Zalora focuses on 10 countries in Asia: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand,

Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The young startup says it has already reached "double-digit millions in

annualized revenue."

"Our company is one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies in Southeast Asia and has a bright future,"

CEO Michele Ferrario said. "It is an honor for us as investors a great reputation as a company have invested

in e-commerce as young as Zalora"

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It's really an honor when a start year with two or three million in annualized revenue scores, an investment

of $ 100 million. And it is a rare honor. But there is a method behind the madness.

The investment was set by the German holding company that owns Zalora, Rocket Internet, claiming, founded by

the infamous Samwer brothers are "the biggest, faster business builder and more effective international

line." - Who called Jason Calacanis' despicable thieves "- his modus operandi was to take successful models

of U.S. startups and apply worldwide.

Genius, maybe, if it's not very original. And very, very successful.

Rocket Internet sells Groupon clone CityDeal to Groupon for $ 126 million in 2010 and eBay clone Alando to

eBay for $ 50 million, among many other lucrative contracts. This story is certainly part of what led the

investment group of Summit Partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Verlinvest and Tengelmann group, introduced

participate in this day of $ 100 million.
The impressive portfolio of Rocket Internet companies
Source: Rocket Internet

A piece that is 25 percent of sales Zalora mobile commerce, and the company claims that its application the

way of life, as it is used in all countries, and the entire top Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

In other words, Rocket Ventures saw the possibility of a large slice of an emerging market and moves done

quickly - and with massive investment - to have space.

The capital will be used Zalora said the scale of operations and increase the number of local and

international brands it carries.

The company has delivered its millionth order.

Cannes: Carine Roitfeld hosted "Cinema Against AIDS" Fashion Show

  The former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and the world-famous fashionista Carine Roitfeld hosted the cinema

this year against AIDS event, the style icon Elizabeth Taylor celebrates screen.

Organized by Roitfeld, The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show 23 May at the Cannes Supermodels Alessandra

Ambrosio, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lily Donaldson and Karlie Kloss among others in a glamorous fashion

festival that celebrates Elizabeth Taylor this year.

The models have special clothes or a selection of the biggest names in the fashion industry like Chanel,

Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, and luxury jewelry will be made by

Bulgari Hoorsenbuhs, House of available Waris and Kimberly McDonald.

Was first organized in 1993, the show, which takes place during the Cannes Film Festival, created by the HIV

and AIDS charity amfAR. The event this year is also the music of Duran Duran, Dame Shirley Bassey, and Ellie

Goulding and lovegold.com Live Stream Online.

The importance of copycatting trendy

  "What inspires you?" Is a standard issue in every designer Q & A, and more often than not, the interviewee

responds with name-dropping collection or a trendsetter in the past (the Pre-Raphaelites and 1984 Rei

Kawakubo especially high points on the scale score CRED). Designers love riff from the other, but when

referencing, remix, and inspired to "play homage to" turn into blatant copying?

Supreme, the label of choice aware of all the old style heads to skate, buttocks "borrow" open to other

people's ideas - starting with its logo. Futura Heavy Oblique white words on a red rectangular background

playing on the typography work of feminist conceptual artist Barbara Kruger. More than 20 years of history

Supreme Kruger never said a contradictory thing (until last week), but if streetwear label Married to the

Mob Men shirts published with "Supreme Bitch" on them in the same written police against the same red disc,

Supreme lost his composure quickly, registering a complaint for copyright infringement against them.

This is not the first time that brands have their legal briefs in a knot on the copyright. It was the famous

red soles shoe debacle between Christian Louboutin and Zara (and, later, Yves Saint Laurent), BCBG Max Azria

Group has a study of the mark on her Herve Leger bandage dress won, while the court battle Guess and Gucci

GG on is on garish bags powers.

Clothing has always been very referential. As rookie last week was very exhausted Riccardo Tisci dress Kimmy

K is strikingly similar to the Met Gala rip off of Supreme New Order, who took his inspiration from Henri

Fantin-Latour. You get the picture? The fashion industry thrives copy, hint at Afghan blankets editorials

strangely similar magazines that occur from time to time. The editors and most inspired dip their toes in

the archives of photographers who imitate the work of other artists on a regular basis. Why, there's even a

blog about it.

While other sectors such as music and movies have strict copyright protection in place, the mode is

notoriously difficult to regulate. These laws provide protection for clothes and accessories made

individually, but the protection of the mass-produced, ready-to-wear is much more limited. Moda Operandi

sites like Style.com and show motives, when they reach the bridge, so that chain stores like Forever 21,

Zara and Topshop, counterfeits before these drawings were made repeatedly in the pages of Vogue. A number of

Australian label I do buy Japanese nylon and open questions to reproduce the designs they are inside.

Miuccia Prada is well known, the flea markets in search of items that can introduce style search in our

directory. The copy is no longer endemic than ever before, and the situation becomes even more complex when

the designers are well established for players less known industry.

The problem with the copyright protection for a garment rights is that the creator has to prove his

originality. The nonlinear cyclical nature of fashion - where designers are constantly combine historical

references to what is seen on the road - in fact extremely difficult. How can you tell who had the idea

first? Chanel is not free on ballet shoes Prada foot-capped it? What can I say? Could twinset leakage

current season Elephant in imitation of Smoking Smoking Yves Saint Laurent, circa 1966 be? The clothes are -

at the end of the day - utility that changes the features and details that can not exist independently of

their functional aspects. There are only so many ways you can design a shoe platform or a strapless dress,

after all, can.

The phenomenal speed of the natural cycle of fashion and trends also require the need to copy. With pre-fall

and cruise collections a week now light fashion designers are encouraged to multiply up to six seasons per

year. The pressure of deadlines and profit margins to be taken that they are left with a minimum of time for

innovation.

Commentators also argue that the protection of copyright, the democratization of fashion in favor of

reversing a limited number of powerful designer, cashed-up with the means to protect their creations.

Currently, there are two types of consumers - the woman who buys the red carpet like Stella McCartney and

the woman who is going to buy its local replica Stella McCartney Portman. While stringent laws of copyright

would stop high-end models run stores in the chain, it would serve to limit the access of low-income people

the full range of trends.

Johanna Blakley as claimed receive free copying in the fashion industry was enormous. Why? Without copying,

there would be no trend. We, the things we love to respond by moving them - three times, that's all it

takes, they say. The look is more common, the more we are forced to look for something new and different.

And so the cycle continues. There is nothing very original to thrive in the world of fashion and industry.

Difficulty patrolling the copyright and the benefits it has to offer the free culture means that for once to

be imitators on a dirty rat is not a bad thing.

Unisex fashion trend continues for

  "Men are from Mars and women from Venus," says relationship counselor John Gray. But not in the fashion industry.

Unisex or gender bender is a major trend today. The "sound" products and "Hers" are now fully transformed into a. Now you can clothing and accessories with your partner perfumes, bags, watchesand even cosmetics.

For most of recorded history, there is no clear distinction between men and women fragrances. The old Greek men and women used similar scents of lilies and roses. The Cologne seems the first modern perfume was a male tag of Napoleon Bonaparte, who popularized it by spraying gallons of the original eau de cologne on himself and encouraging his soldiers todo the same. A masculine scent unwittingly arrived. But seriously, there are no two people are the same, or two women for that matter. It seems logical, therefore, should that perfumes reflect the style, personality and mood of an individual. Gender should not be a problem.

Pockets Unisex other hand, are a relatively new phenomenon. Men like my father too clunky to carry square Samsonite suitcase, but only for work. It was unthinkable for men, loyal to a pocket at the time and form, other than lead in the case, my father has not a single bag. Outside of work, he stuffed his keys, wallets, passports and stationery in every conceivable pocket he could find on his shirt and pants. It was only in 1980 when Miuccia Prada presents the first unisex backpack black nylon that a new chapter in the fashion industry was born. Men can now carry a bag as a fashion accessory. Even the coveted Hermes Birkin is popular with the men of today.

The 21 Century shows that women gain reversed in the port of clothing for men and.

Androgynous fashion can be seen on the runway, for example, Prada dresses in costumes women. It is not uncommon to see women today, in suit and tie in the office or on the red carpet.

And who can forget the "boyfriend jeans" that broke out in the fashion world in 2009. Baggy and loose cut in the style of men's fashion, many women find relief from the usual skinny jeans. You can wear in a masculine style with combat boots and military-inspired tops or just with the heels.

Women are turning to functional male watches with large areas such as Panerai, instead of the traditional delicate ladies watches that are almost impossible to read. Ironically, they seem more prone to this James Bond would wear (an Omega Seamaster), rather than one of his leading ladies with their little diamond-studded watches that scream for attention.

And of course there are cosmetic products that have been there since ancient Egypt and Greece. Today could with unisex cosmetics brands men their eyebags or dark circles easily cover with the use of makeup.

Unisex products continue to be a popular trend. Men and women these days borrow casual fashion accessory of the opposite sex. But that means they were able to overcome their differences and live on a planet? I do not think so!

Louis Vuitton launches the "W" Collection Handbag

  The fashion brand Louis Vuitton is synonymous with beautiful designs hand. Collections LV handbags continue to grow as a fashion brand and has recently published the "W" collection.

The 'W' collection consists of five summer bags are as W when closed. The bags are a mixture of combinations of materials such as leather with monogram canvas and a soft, velvety soft leather embroidered design. The designs on the pocket tapestry as a source of inspiration for the look used. The bags come in several combinations with a set of brown bag, all yellow bag, then the signature of an LV monogram leather bag with a soft center, light brown leather. The bags go on sale to the public in July.