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Soirée & After Party
FACE Seattle, Sunflower Children Foundation Benefit, Sponsored by Barneys, New York. Above: Evening Magazine’s John Curley with Tarah Perini of Urban Fashion Network, www.urbanfashionnetwork.com. Below: BR photographer Mike Adams with designer Olga Earle.
BR’s Susan Alveshere and Janaea Riddle at Eduardo Khawam’s All Star Fitness Show.
BR Associate Editor Kelly Boston at garden soiree.
BR contributor Pat Nugent with Linda Pruitt of the Cottage Company, www.cottagecompany.com.
Designer Christian Cota with BR contributor Y’Anad Burrell.
Legendary designer Stan Herman with BR Editor in Chief Susan Alveshere at the Cosmopolitan Club, N.Y.
BR contributor and jewelry designer Nancy Grando with designer Manolo Blahnik at a Neiman Marcus event, LA.
Designer Carlos Campos, www.carloscampos.com, with BR’s Susan Alveshere.
BR Associate Editor Sydney Hennessy and BR’s Kathleen Norcross.
BR’s Susan Alveshere and BR contributor Y’Anad Burrell.
BR Editor in Chief Susan Alveshere, model/designer Carly Holtzinger, BR Publisher Janaea Riddle.
BR’s Sarah Davies with one of her paintings at the FACE Benefit, Seattle, Wash. www.sarahdaviesartist.com.
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Top: Amanda Brotman Pearl Handbag www.marios.com, vintage broaches, izzy bag www.izzibag.com Middle: prada handbag www.marios.com, christian Louboutin boots, nancy Gonzolez handbag Bottom: vintage hats - 1930s Adelina Menossi from Milan Italy, 1930s Madame Delmont riding hat from the Paris Atelier, late 1940s beaded black head piece from Paris.
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The Stylish Edge Instant Updates By Sarah Davies Photography by Gerald and Airika Pope and Mike Adams
Fall fashion 2009 calls for lean and leggy looks with personality and a few well-chosen statement accessories. Create your personal style around the defined waist, the emphasized shoulder and the long lean leg with a chunky shoe or bootie. Heels are high and legs are covered. Color is back. A slice of red or amethyst added one piece at a time is the update to rich, dark neutrals.
My Top 5 Picks LAYERED NECKLACES: Wear long multiple strands of beads, chains and pendants at the neck of a blouse or shirt with the top buttons undone. Shop for eclectic tribal beads, and old metal chains in vintage boutiques and flea markets. SKINNY LEG PANTS OR LEGGINGS: The dark slim leg works with a masculine blazer, a long belted blouse or tunic-style top that are probably already in your wardrobe. Add a short or tall boot with a higher heel for the leggiest look. THE VEST: Whether it is a sleeveless jacket or a sweater knit, the vest looks great creatively layered over jackets, long or short skirts or pants. It works on its own as an edgy evening option. The vest can also be fun vintage find. FUR TRIM: The most luxurious decorative trim of them all, fur is the look of the season on collars, cuffs and worked into soft accessories. Find it in faux and real versions and consider rescuing a previously owned piece. RHINESTONE PINS AND BROACHES: This is another instant update that gives favorite jackets and blouses a current twist even though the look is routed in the past. Create a unique collection by combining current pieces with vintage finds and wear them together in clusters. TOP TRENDS TO CONSIDER • Leather biker jacket • Distressed and frayed jeans • One shoulder evening look • Tuxedo jacket • Sculptured skirt
Left to right top: Peter Cohen leather coat, $2,250. www.marios.com 206-622-6161 Catherine AndrĂŠ blazer www.lolapopseattle.com Claudie Pierlot blazer, $620. Claudie Pierlot pant, $428. www.lolapopseattle.com Left to right bottom: Givenchy drape neck top, $1,300. Prada red clutch, $720. www.marios.com 206-622-6161 Oscar de la Renta jacket, $1,990. www.marios.com 206-622-6161 Vintage Madame Delmont riding hat from the Paris Atelier. Circa 1930.
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Givenchy drape neck top, $1,300. Givenchy classic pant, $955. www.marios.com 206-622-6161
Autumn Classics By Giuseppe Grazioli
Photography by Gerald and Airika Pope
For our fall issue, we are presenting trim-cut and classic-fit suits with a welcome twist for business and creative professionals who want to express themselves. We propose single-breasted, two- and three-piece suits; solids and pinstripes, spiced up with colorful new and vintage accessories; fur and felt fedoras and caps from the ‘40s, along with plaid ties, silk pocket squares, mohair scarves, and the crowning touch of a magnificent coat. This conjures a contemporary world Dandy who knows how to recognize new styles and revisit decades past. For casual wear we created “The Old Good Sport” look, trying to personify the importance of friendship and dependable standbys. Easy-fit jeans paired with cashmere sweaters, cotton t-shirts, cardigans and leather loafers create a charmed elegance that defies time.
Hugo Boss blue midnight suit, $995. Hugo Boss white shirt, $345. Tom Ford tie, $235. Tom Ford pocket square $145. Isaia shoes, $895. www.marios.com 206-622-6161 Hugo Boss Marios Vintage Valentino camel coat Vintage Palazzo Borsalino Hat. Circa 1940, Milan, Italy.
Hugo Boss wool pull, $145. D&G black stripe shirt, $184 D & G wool military jacket. Loro Piana cashmere in eggplant, $747. www.marios.com 206-622-6161 Hugo Boss at Marios Vintage caps
Allegri Black coat, $425. Isaia suit, $2995. Prada shoes, $630. www.marios.com 206-622-6161
Paris Perfect
One day in the city of lights By Clay Warner
A perfect day in Paris begins with coffee --- cappuccino, espresso or au lait. Whether it’s at the neighborhood bar or somewhere more special, one thing is for sure -- it is never “to go.” Enjoy a cup with friends, neighbors or on your own, with a calm moment that sets the tone for the entire day. For your journey, you may pick up a croissant or two “to go.” Museums are least crowded in the morning, and Paris’ world class museums are a must. The architecture, alone, is worth the price of admission.
I suggest Musee’ D’orsay where, in a few hours, you can take in the most extensive impressionist collection anywhere. It’s set in a beautiful old train station, providing an opportunity to create your own postcard with a photo of yourself in front of the enormous clock. After, check out what’s going on at the Louvre. When I was last there, the Valentino
retrospective was on display. A whole lifetime of innovative and breathtaking couture gowns were close enough to inspect the hand-finishing. Fashion and history are extremely valued by the French.
lodgings (Le Marais is one of my favorite places to stay), stroll up Boulevard St. Germaine and, depending on the exchange rate, do some serious shopping. After freshening up (and dressing up) for dinner, it’s customary to take an aperitif somewhere pleasant. One of the most quiet and charming spots is St. Catharine’s Square near Village St. Paul (shhhhh…it’s a secret).
With two museums behind you, it’s time to refresh yourself at the enchanting cafe behind Palais Royale called “L’entre Act” and to stroll through the black and For dinner, skip the formality white marble colonnade. From there, take one of several (and expense) of a fancy meal spectacular bridges across the and opt for a wonderfully French Seine to Ill de Cite, where you ‘repas’ at a century-old brasserie.
can choose your favorite view One of my favorites is Le of Notre Dame, and maybe see a Chartier on Grand Boulevard. Inexpensive yet elegant, the fashion shoot along the way. Now, head toward the Left Bank communal tables and carafes of for the afternoon and stop by a house wine set the stage for an small neighborhood grocery to evening of dining where regulars have congregated for decades. If collect items for a picnic. you haven’t made a new friend Enjoy the sights en route to one before it’s time to leave, order of the most elegant public parks another carafe of wine! on the planet, Luxembourg Gardens. Sit in the sun with the locals and enjoy the scenery. On the way back to your
Living Green Green Roofing: Is Solar Power the Wave of the Future? By Rebecca Del Pozo
Solar Power Roofs are another green advancement. Here is what Jeff Sharon had to say. Our lifetime has seen humankind advance in many ways. Innovations that have taken us to the moon and back, have allowed food to grow in the desert and have helped us accurately predict the weather. (Well, at least accurately and quickly gather the data after the weather has happened.) However, it’s the advancement in energy that intrigues me the most. The advances we have gained are nothing short of amazing. We found out how to use fossil fuels, natural gas and nuclear power. Today, we’re on the cusp of a new revolution in energy production. Only this time, we’ll be able to take advantage of the technology on a more personal level. I’m talking about alternative energy -- solar, wind and hydrogen power. The days of fossil fuels are numbered for a variety of reasons that I’ll cover another time. One reason is the advancements in alternative energy. Today, we’ve begun harvesting power from the sun, wind and water. We have the technology to wean ourselves from our dependence on fossil fuels and, ironically, even make us independent from energy companies. That’s right, independent from the power company. Imagine begin able to create your own power from the sun during the day and from water at night. Well, not exactly the water, but from the hydrogen within the water molecule. Combined with wind, these sources would create enough power and, in the near future, fuel to make us completely self sufficient. Today’s roofing materials have advanced to include solar power shingles. These shingles replace the normal shingles common to home construction around the world. These solar roofs produce power the moment dawn breaks and stop when the sun goes down. Its only drawback has been its inability to power the home at night. It is also common for us to use less power than is generated, feeding unused energy back into the electrical grid. But what if we could store that energy for use at night? What if we could stockpile our own personal energy? How would we do that? Batteries are
a reasonable technology choice, but they’re expensive and a toxic hazard. How about storing it as a different medium? How about storing it as hydrogen? Hydrogen is an amazing gas. There is nothing more readily available on the planet than hydrogen. However, it does not exist in nature as native hydrogen. It is found primarily in water and attached to other carbon-based materials. To be used, it needs to be separated from whatever it is attached to. This is done a number of different ways, but for this application I’m going to focus on a process called electrolysis. Electrolysis is simply the process of separating hydrogen from water molecules using electricity. By using this process, we can achieve a storage medium for electricity. We can use excess electricity produced by solar roof tiles (or panels) to produce hydrogen that we later burn to heat our water, cook our food, and run our furnaces. The hydrogen can also be used to create electricity by a reverse process through a hydrogen fuel cell. The fuel cells are being tested in many vehicles as a means of replacing gasoline as the fuel source. Once perfected, we could generate our own hydrogen fuel for vehicles using a simple process of electrolysis. It’s not clear how long it will take to get the price point down to a reasonable level. These systems and retrofitting appliances would cost a homeowner in the range of $110,000 to $160,000. Possibly with future tax credits and other incentives, we’ll be able to see that cost come down dramatically, but we’ll most likely have to wait for these technologies to be mass produced for the costs to be affordable. If you combine average household utility bills with fuels costs ($300-550/mo), we may not be so far off from the mortgage-able cost of these systems. Just think of the possibilities --no utility bill, no blackouts, no running out of hot water. There is so much to be explored and so much to be achieved. It’s exciting to imagine what the future has in store for us.
Hand Drawn by Pat Nugent
To Draw or not to Draw?
centuries and is still the point in fine art. Whose hand created that This is the question I see and artwork? Is it a Vermeer painthear so many textile and surface ing or a copy? Is that Picasso’s designers struggling to answer gathering of flowers with a hand for themselves. Actually, the around it or is it a copy? It is their question in this computer age is hand – their touch – that makes to draw with a pencil or with a the difference. stylus – or not to draw? To paint with a real brush or a computer When designers are working brush? with us in our studio or at trade shows, we listen carefully to After so many years now of flat, what they want to see to inspire computer generated design, I them. We have been hearing say: draw! more frequently now that they want to see designs “drawn by This is not to say that flat, com- hand.” puter generated designs do not have their place. They do, but In our world of antique printed people are hungry for the depth textiles, everything was drawn and richness that comes with de- by hand at some point, be it a signs drawn by hand or painted circa 1880 Botanical or a circa by hand. 1930 sketchy Patio Print. The same is true for a Mark TobeyActually, as long as designers inspired sketchy geometric from are honing their skills and de- the 1940s and an under-sea veloping their talent it does not motif circa 1900 with delicately matter, really, if they use a pencil stylized waves and seaweed. or a brush or a stylus. It matters The designers of these textiles that their hand brings the design are our “unsung artists” and it to life. is wonderful that people are givThis was the key point for ing value to their work now by
asking to see it for inspiration. Children provide our most endearing human hand drawings. Their simple flowers and vines, quintessential shapes of dogs, cats, kites and houses transport is to another time and place. What better inspiration than that! All textiles designs can do this for us if there is a human touch to the design. In fact, all design can do this for us. Good designers know it and strive for it. For example, interior designers who add faux painting to their projects know that hand work brings a richness and a depth that is intangible. Handwork. Handiwork. These are words we need to use more often. Thanks to the recent arts and crafts revival more people are involved in making handwork and handiwork. And the words are trending in our vocabulary again. Noting the recent design trends seen at the fall 2009 Printsource
Show in New York, I can report that the human hand was evident in nearly all of the work there. There were lovely combinations of silhouette flowers and nature so the designs we not flat but had movement and life. They felt hand drawn. There were surface designs that looked like fields of impressionistic flowers that were hand painted with lovely brush stokes or sketched with pencil and with charcoal. Even the beautiful and romantic Victorian paisleys showing in many booths some how looked “by hand” and not by computer as those in recent previous seasons. Perhaps it was the mauves and lavenders and dove greys they were colored or the roses that were included with them that made them feel hand grown and cultivated.
One may ask, “But what about the hard-edged, mid-century geometrics so popular lately?” After all, they celebrated industrial perfection much as the Art Deco artistic movement did a few decades before them. These geos are perfect to create on the computer now. But somehow they look especially appealing when they are drawn by hand. I like when they have a bit of imperfection or a layout that mimics nature or a handmade line. Human qualities are trending again, have you noticed? Next time you are in a store that carries pencils, buy a box of high quality, number two pencils and see what you can draw and design – with your own hand.
Fashion Group International
James D’Adamo, Hearst Integrated Media, BR’s Susan Alveshere and Y’Anad Burrell, Sue Ellen Mackintosh-Dixon, FGI Sydney, Australia.
Pat Tunsky, Creative Director, The Doneger Group.
BR’s Susan Alveshere, designer and FGI RD Monir and BR’s Janaea Riddle in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer Stan Herman and Staci Riordan, Fashion Law Practice Group.
James D’Adamo, Stan Herman, Emily Koltnow, FGI’s Entrepreneur of the year, Emilie Jackson of FGI, New York.
BR’s Susan Alveshere with Seattle FGI members at an FGI event.
FGI Panel Discussion with Pat Nugent, www.patricianugenttextiles.com and Linda Pruit of The Cottage Company www.cottagecompany.com
FGI Regional Director’s Sheree Hartwell (Ariz.) and Sue Ellen Mackintosh-Dixon (Austrailia)
Margaret Hayes and Emilie Jackson were awarded a proclamation at the Gracie Mansion (New York City) by the staff of Mayor Bloomburg awarding May 7th Fashion Group International Day. This is in recognition of the organization’s long and continuing importance to the business of fashion.
BR Magazine’s Susan Alveshere and Courtney Russell of Half Past Lavish, www.halfpastlavish.com
FGI member and speaker Andre Korchinski with BR’s Janaea Riddle.
FGI’s Audrey Smaltz of The Groud Crew www.groundcrew.net/, and FGI RD Monir Zandghoreishi.
Fashion Group International’s 2009 Rising Star Panel, New York
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