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Yahoo! News: Fashion News
Fashion News
Madonna launches new junior fashion line
(Reuters)
30 Jul 2010 at 7:30pm
Reuters - The Material Girl is launching a new clothing line for juniors that will hit stores in the U.S. next week, just in time for back-to-school shopping.
Timberlake's William Rast to launch at Target
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 5:08pm
AP - William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target.
One For Me, One For You: A New Approach to Holiday Giving at Gap
(Fashio...
29 Jul 2010 at 2:12pm
Fashion Wire Daily - In a technology-obsessed world, where new gadgets top everyone's holiday gift wish-lists, it's up to clothing retailers to come up with new ways to entice customers to give wearable items as gifts. Gone are the days when a new pair of socks or pajamas can hold their own against a video game console or smartphone, which is something that Gap's creative director Patrick Robinson had in mind when he designed the Holiday 2010 collection.
Those Ardent School Days: Steven Meisel for Balenciaga
(ARTINFO)
28 Jul 2010 at 2:22pm
ARTINFO - Steven Meisel, one of the premier fashion photographers working today, has teamed up with fashion house Balenciaga (the founder of which, Cristóbal Balenciaga, was once dubbed "the master of us all" by Christian Dior, no sartorial slouch himself) to present the label?s Fall/Winter 2010/11 campaign. Featuring some of the top models of the moment (such as Stella Tennant), Meisel?s series of images is composed of close-up portraits of the models alongside wider shots of the women standing in small groups.
All are photographed against a lurid, fiery backdrop that looks one-part Southwestern sunset, one-part blazing wildfire.
Dolce & Gabbana dress Chelsea players in soccer push
(Reuters)
27 Jul 2010 at 7:02pm
Reuters - Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have entered a 3-year deal with English soccer club Chelsea to dress their players, muscling their way in the fashion-hungry soccer market.
Milan Fashion Week back to full seven days: organisers
(AFP)
27 Jul 2010 at 3:58pm
AFP - Milan Fashion Week will be true to its name, covering a full seven days in September instead of a frantic long weekend as it did in February after an agreement with top designers, organisers said Tuesday.
Christina Applegate Leads the Happy Pack at the "Cats & Dogs" Premiere
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26 Jul 2010 at 4:36pm
Fashion Wire Daily - Brilliant summer sun dappled the pack of humans, canines and felines that filled the red-carpet premiere of "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, July 25. But the brightest glow of the day came from Christina Applegate's big smile.
Tinsley Mortimer Does Hair Metal Chic for Samantha Thavasa
(Fashion Wire...
22 Jul 2010 at 1:03pm
Fashion Wire Daily - Tinsley Mortimer launched her latest collection for Japanese handbag company Samantha Thavasa on Tuesday, July 20, at the store's New York boutique on Madison Avenue to a crowd that delighted in her fall lineup, a girly take on '80s-inspired bags and clutches that would be just as home at a hair metal arena rock show as they would on the set of "Gossip Girl."
Sex workers put on fashion show to fight AIDS
(AFP)
21 Jul 2010 at 7:13pm
AFP - Sex workers sought to raise awareness about discrimination and AIDS with a colourful fashion show on the margins of the world AIDS conference on Wednesday.
The "Salt" Premiere Shakes Up Hollywood
(Fashion Wire Daily)
20 Jul 2010 at 5:45pm
Fashion Wire Daily - Collective sighs of relief echoed down Hollywood Boulevard as Brad Pitt joined his superstar partner Angelina Jolie at the massive premiere of her new action flick "Salt." Jolie looked gorgeous as always in a skimpy black beaded minidress, but Pitt looked positively stunning after months of sporting a mountain man grizzle of facial hair that obscured his handsome visage.
Choppering Away from "The Extra Man" Premiere
(Fashion Wire Daily)
20 Jul 2010 at 4:03pm
Fashion Wire Daily - When you're a big movie star, it's easy to whisk away from your movie premiere: just ask Katie Holmes. The actress is currently working in Toronto on the History Channel miniseries "The Kennedys," in which she will bring Jacqueline Kennedy back to life, but her latest flick was premiering in New York City on Monday, July 19. So what's a girl whose husband Tom Cruise makes $25 million per movie to do? Just hire a helicopter, of course.
George Clooney radiates cool on witness stand
(AP)
16 Jul 2010 at 5:37pm
AP - It's no wonder the Italian businessmen claimed George Clooney was behind their fashion line — the actor knows how to wow an audience whether he's on the red carpet or the witness stand.
Stella McCartney to design British Olympic kit
(AFP)
14 Jul 2010 at 11:02am
AFP - Fashion designer Stella McCartney will oversee the design of the athletes' clothing for the British team at the 2012 London Olympics, it was announced on Wednesday.
China tycoon bids to be Prada's biggest shareholder
(AFP)
12 Jul 2010 at 7:24am
AFP - A Chinese tycoon has been quietly buying up shares in Italian fashion house Prada SpA in a bid to become its largest shareholder, his company confirmed Monday.
Naomi Campbell will testify at war crimes trial
(AP)
11 Jul 2010 at 10:15am
AP - Fashion model Naomi Campbell says she will testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
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List of fashion designers
French
Pierre Balmain
Pierre Cardin
Coco Chanel
Andr� Courr�ges
Christian Dior
Jean Paul Gaultier
Nicolas Ghesqui�re
Herm�s
Hubert de Givenchy
Daniel Hechter
Christian Lacroix
Christian Louboutin
Marcel Marongiu
Jean Patou
Sonya Rykiel
Yves Saint-Laurent
Hedi Slimane
Chantal Thomas
Louis Vuitton
Michel Abraham
Italian
Giorgio Armani
Gucci
Franco Moschino
Miuccia Prada
Elsa Schiaparelli
Riccardo Tisci
Donatella Versace
Gianni Versace
Ermenegildo Zegna
Domenico Dolce
Stefano Gabbana
American
Jhane Barnes
Bill Blass
Oscar de la Renta
Tom Ford
Marc Jacobs
Donna Karan
Calvin Klein
Ralph Lauren
Mainbocher
Jay McCarroll
Isaac Mizrahi
The Blue Panther
Todd Oldham
Lilly Pulitzer
Faria Salman
Anna Sui
Vera Wang
Jacqueline Smith
Kate Spade
Japanese
Issey Miyake
Satoshi Matsuzawa
Yohji Yamamoto
Rei Kawakubo
Junya Watanabe
Kenzo
Belgian
Dirk Bikkembergs (1959)
Veronique Branquinho
Ann Demeulemeester (1954)
Martin Margiela
Raf Simons
Olivier Theyskens
Walter Van Beirendonck
Dries Van Noten
Dirk Van Saene
Marina Yee
British
Thomas Burberry
Hussein Chalayan
John Galliano
David Holah
Betty Jackson
Stevie Stuart
Vivienne Westwood
Charles Frederick Worth
Wale Adeyemi
Rhona Nampijja
Christopher Bailey
Alexander McQueen
Giles Deacon
Julian Macdonald
Matthew Williamson
Stella McCartney
Luella Bartley
Indian
Ritu Kumar
Rohit Bal
Ritu Beri
Raghuvender Rathore
Manish Malhotra
Rita Kumar
Prateek Oberoi
Other
Carlota Alfaro
Lisa Ho
Collette Dinnigan
Arkadius
Arne & Carlos
Ash Rana
Crist�bal Balenciaga
Jhane Barnes
Melie Bianco
Hattie Carnegie
Oleg Cassini
Nico Didonna
Domenico Dolce
Gianfranco Ferre
Stefano Gabbana
Anja Gockel
Sighsten Herrg�rd (1943-1989)
Carolina Herrera
Karl Lagerfeld
Helmut Lang
Judith Leiber
Fong Leng
Maha Moda
Rudolph Moshammer
Paco Rabanne
Mary Quant
Faria Salman
Jill Sander
Raf Simmons
Christina Yu
Sergiu Marian Bechian - Romania
Ovidiu-Valentin Stan - Romania
Anshita Asnani - India
Martin Ludvik
See also
List of fashion houses
Comme Des Garcons
Valentino
fashion designers
Haute couture
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Is it Self-Esteem or Self-Confidence or what lies in between?
Is it Self-Esteem or Self-Confidence or what lies in between?
I was driven towards looking to the self-confidence and self-esteem in ourselves on a deeper level. How do we evaluate the two?
On a human level and perhaps whilst growing up, our religion, the influence of the culture of where we grew up in and our parents, are all factors that influence and contribute to our level of self-confidence and self-esteem.
How do we define those fancy words we consistently hear, and where do we begin to determine the effect of them?
Self-Confidence is the level of where we are aware of ourselves, in concern of our abilities, gifts and knowledge. The opposition is lack of self-confidence. This is where we have the awareness of our capabilities; however, we do not have enough drive toward making changes in any conviction we hold, in respect of what we believe in. We grow to feel safe and comfortable with what we are used to in our surroundings. The idea of embracing new opportunities that offer change become somewhat fearful thus is reflecting the fact that we are scared to make a leap to an unknown environment.
Self-Esteem is the level where we are lost within our own identity. It is a common trait for most of us that we tend to sit in the ‘back seat’ allowing other people to take control of what, in reality, should be our own decisions, allowing ourselves to become dependant on others to handle our affairs. This will most likely lead us into becoming a doormat for other people to toss us around in order to meet their own selfish ends.
Does this make any sense to you?
When looking around us, we can see that for many of us our confidence in recognizing our own true identity begun during childhood. This is not a natural characteristic of which we are born with. We can see an increasing amount of the younger generation of our society attempting to imitate a star, of whom, they idolize. This is not a mere phase through which they may be passing. In many ways this is an attempt to disguise their lack of confidence in themselves by trying to portray a new look or face to other people, from whom they are striving to gain approval or recognition by pretending to be someone they are not.
Imitating a star is nice but not at the expense of your own body, health or spirit being damaged in the process. Some people might take it to the extreme where they develop an eating disorder, for example, Anorexia, Bulimia or both combined in an attempt to alter their physical appearance to resemble someone of whom they admire. The result of this is most likely to cause damage to their body, self-confidence, self-esteem, and spirit in the process. However, it is not always the case where the problem lies in the attempt to imitate a star; the most common influence is the effect of the environment of where we grew up and the conditions of our family in respect of this. Hopefully one day, people confront these issues by means of talking or writing an account of their experience in an honest and completely open fashion rather than the latter of keeping the truth hidden away from the fear of confronting of other peoples response, opinion or judgment.
These issues are serious and it is high time we learnt how to understand and deal with them accordingly.
Now where do we find the main source of this problem?
I am, by no means, trying to pin point the blame on one specific element. There are many different factors, all of which contribute to and hold equal significance in influencing these matters. To cover all possible influences would be too long at this point, however, I would like to specify the factor of which I believe the responsibility lies in the first place.
We cannot place the blame on the child in the first instance. The parents may benefit from looking into this problem more seriously and carefully than what might they think?
We are sometimes hasty when bringing a child into this world. When two people unite they may not be ready for the relationship in itself, irrespective of handling the responsibility that raising a child carries. The couple should take the time when learning to better understand
each other before dealing with the over whelming excitement in the event of a new born baby arriving into their lives. This factor will take effect, resulting in the couple neglecting the importance of nurturing their own personal relationship with each other. In many instances the gap between the couple will become increasingly larger and wider. In the instance of a divorce for the parents, the way view these cases in the general opinion of society, the majority of these divorces will not result in a happy ending. All the frustration, anger that has accumulated as a result of the void in the parent’s relationship, of which they created on their own behalf, is placed on the child. That child is sensitive to all of which happened between his parents. He or she is very aware of the fact that it is through faults of their own that the problems occurred in the first place.
When a child is between ages of 5 to 10, it is these years that are the most crucial years when he will require the security and support from his parents to maintain a healthy development and growth in terms of his self- confidence and self-esteem. In a situation where the family is dealing with the upheaval of a divorce, each parent will try to push that child towards taking their side. This plays a huge part of all of these issues. It is the intervention of our Human EGO.
Where is our personal responsibility?
When we talk to the parents as individuals from both ends, in many instances the immediate response is to excuse themselves by placing the blame upon the effect of the circumstances in which they grew up. Is it the time to heal that part of your life before evolving a new soul in the process? Well think about it!
We all had in one way or another good and the bad experiences when growing up. This is unfortunate for any soul to have to go through a bad time when they were growing up. But by being responsible for ourselves, there is a requirement where we must allow for healing the scars from the past and moving on in a healthy and productive way. You might make the excuse that this is easier said than done, but what effort have you really applied into fulfilling this task.
We cannot change any of the events that happened in the past, this is why we call it our ‘past’. However, we can accept the experiences for what they were and make allowance for ourselves to heal. We acquired those experiences or lessons in the first instance before coming to this life. It is not fair for a new born to suffer as a result of our mistakes that we refused to handle in the first place because we do not want to let go of that past. So is there any excuse for us blaming our actions in correlation to the events of our past? I don’t believe this is so!
Be open and to experience life and learn to take our responsibility for ourselves and for those people who are close to us more seriously. We are not only passing the time and the years when we are here on this plane to achieve nothing. Let’s start upbringing a new and healthy generation, without disregarding your own growth. Learn to grow up and move forward in your life!
I chose to tackle a range of different subjects here in this article because there is a great deal to be said on these different subjects. Hopefully we will tackle each one of them in this healing section.
When it comes to Anorexia and Bulimia hopefully other people who have passed through those experiences in their life will have the ability to help our younger generation. Reading these articles will provide an opportunity to learn how to deal with those situations by sharing their experience with us, and, in the process allow the healing process to take effect in their life too.
Joseph Ghabi
http://www.freespiritcentre.info
About the Author
At the age of eight Joseph discovered his clairvoyance. Joseph is natural medium presently teaching meditation, numerology and healing. Joseph started the ‘Free Spirit Centre’ website at http://www.freespiritcentre.info. A community web based centre dedicated to personal growth, soul growth, eating disorders, relationships, healing and human issues.
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