Grazee Stitches’ Designs Thrills Fashion Show Guests

(Photo:prom dress shops uk) It was a spectacular night for the audience who turned out in numbers as the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Michael Zenner, hosted the audience and fashion designers in his residence in Abuja.
The guests enjoyed the electric display of vibrant colours and designs from established and emerging Nigerian designers.
Abuja-based designer, Grazee Stitches wowed the crowd with its simple and stylish creative designs which are a blend of African and Western inspired couture.
CEO of Grazee Stitches, Grace Ibironke Ojo, shared her inspiration and explained that her designs are influenced by the corporate office background which she comes from, and that she tries to incorporate African fabrics into corporate designs.
She said: “I showcase what people can wear in the corporate world, evening outings, everyday casuals, all with an African touch and very appealing to both foreign guests and hosts.”
Grazee Stitches didn’t grace the runway alone, as other designers that participated in the Fashion Show included Keto Couture, Debby African Stitches, House of O’godor, Chip Odina, Duchess H Couture and Germany-based designer, Bobby Kolade.
Grazee Stitches was founded by Grace Ibironke Ojo, an award-winning, emerging African fashion designer from Nigeria. She had her first degree in political science, Master’s in Public Policy and Administration and another in Peace and Conflict Management.
Grazee stitches is a clothing line known for its simple and stylish African/Western designs for men, women and children. Their outfits include casual and formal designs.
They specialize in measure-to-wear and ready-to-wear clothing. The aim of the fashion line is to be a leading international clothing brand with a knack for stylish designs.

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Paper dolls convey Vietnamese culture

Since she was in grade 11, she wanted to be a screenwriter. However, at that time in HCM City, there was not a school for training screenwriters, so she decided to enroll at the HCM City University of Social Science and Humanities as a journalism major.
"I thought that a screenwriter needed many experiences, and journalism was a job that would bring me experiences, so I decided to choose this major," said Huong.
After graduating from the university, she became a reporter at Muc Tim (Purple Ink), a newspaper for teenagers and worked there for six years, but the passion for screenwriting still dominated her heart, so in 2013, she quit her reporting job to follow her dream.
"Screenwriting is one of my biggest passions. If I could not make my dream come true, I would feel sorry for the rest of my life," Huong confided.
As a screenwriter, she wants her first screenplay to leave a mark on the audience, so she needs a unique topic. Handmade products came to her mind.
"There are many famous dolls in the world, including Russian and Japanese ones, but there have been no Vietnamese-brand dolls, so I wanted to make paper dolls in the hope of introducing them to people in the country as well as internationals through my first film titled Bup Be Giay (Paper Dolls)," Huong said.
This was easier said than done. She asked her friends to help but none of them could make paper dolls. She decided to create them on her own despite having never made dolls before.
"Without paper dolls I can have no films, so I decided to bring them from the screenplay to real life by myself," she said.
Under the encouragement of Huong's older sister, paper dolls of a bride and groom hand in hand were finished to present to her sister on her wedding day.
"It was a big surprise to me when I saw Huong's gift, which moved me. The dolls look like me in real life, and all the guests praised my sister's talent," Pham Tuyet Nhung, Huong's older sister, said.
"From inanimate paper, Huong created lively and flexible dolls. I'm very proud of her and happily recall the first time my sister and I tried to make paper dolls."
Huong is responsible for all the work, including designing models, choosing clothes, creating hair styles and drawing the dolls' faces.
Each step has its own challenge. Sometimes, she burns her hands when she uses hot glue to stick different body parts and decorations together. For her the most difficult part is drawing faces which is the last phrase of making a doll. If this step fails, every effort before was wasted.
"Drawing the face of the doll is different to drawing a picture. You need to hold the doll in your hand, not put it on the table," said Huong.
"The eyes show the soul of dolls, so when drawing them, I need to be really happy and comfortable".
Huong is skilled at sewing and embroidery, one of her hobbies, helping her step by step complete some of the most difficult details. She used to be a fashion designer for a club at the Muc Tim newspaper, which helps her design clothes for the dolls.
Quach Huu Loi, one of Huong's customers, visited her house to see her making dolls.
"I find her works so lively. I am surprised at some of her dolls because they look similar to real people," Loi said on VTC14 channel.
"I know that these toys are made from her heart because the doll has very small things such as footwear, hats, clothes, so she must be patient, hard-working and meticulous to be able to make such soulful dolls".
"I choose paper among many materials because I want something Vietnamese. Moreover, I use a special type of paper which is elastic, not too soft and not too tough," she said.
For her film, Huong learnt about making traditional toys which require her to learn about Vietnamese culture as well as ethnic costumes.
"I have to learn about Vietnamese culture and costumes. The patterns on Vietnamese ethnic groups are various but unique: some show power, others are lissom and colourful," she said.
Apart from traditional dolls, Huong also makes modern ones such as Snow White, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, etc. Many customers commission her to make dolls of their relatives or idols such as famous singers My Tam and Cam Ly.
Paper doll lovers can commission at her fan page: bupbegiay.phamtuyethuong at the price of VND150,000-200,000 (about US$7-9) .
Huong used to think that she could not make handmade products, now she can do everything.
"It seems that when I touch the dolls, a creative world opens in front of my eyes. It is like a key to open a hidden drawer, so I feel really happy," Huong said.
Through these dolls, Huong wants to send a message to the youth.
"When you have a passion, try to follow it. Youth does not wait for you, so don't waste it but use it to make your dream come true."
At present, Huong is not only a screenwriter, doll maker, reporter but also a writer. She has just finished the draft for her second book for Kim Dong Publishing House. On September 2015, she published a book about handmade products.
Apart from paper dolls, she also makes other handmade products such as clay figures, stuffed toys and embroidered ribbons.
The phrase "jack of all trades" and "master of none" doesn't apply to Huong. She is confident she can master all trades provided she has a passion for them.
"Each job brings me different feelings and experiences, so when I am tired of writing screenplays, I will stop to make some handmade products or write a piece of news. It helps me reduce stress," she said.
Huong has many plans for the future, including developing paper dolls in not only domestic but also foreign markets such as Japan and France, completing her first screenplay about paper dolls and writing book on handmade products made from recycled materials next year.

She also set up a Bo Cong Anh (dandelion) charity club which gives 50 to 100kg of rice to the poor per month. In the past six years, she and other volunteers have also presented many scholarships to the needy students in many provinces.Read more at:long prom dresses | short prom dresses

Paris Hilton: 'I'm in the best shape of my life'

(Photo:princess prom dresses uk) Paris Hilton has "never been healthier" since ditching fast food and fizzy drinks.
The hotel heiress has always had a slim figure but since meeting boyfriend Thomas Gross, she has embraced a healthier lifestyle and toned up.
"Thomas has a gym and spa in his house and we work out together," she told Britain's Closer magazine. "He's really into fitness, so he's inspired me to want to take better care of myself. I've never been healthier and I've never worked out so much in my life. I do weight-training, Pilates, swimming, hiking and surfing."
Paris has also changed her eating habits since getting together with the entrepreneur, eating oatmeal every morning and drinking wheatgrass juice and smoothies.
"I eat chicken, fish and vegetables - no more fast food or cola for me," she continued. "I'm in the best shape of my life and my stomach is flatter without eating sugar."
The 34-year-old has no intention of getting a helping hand from clinical sources when it comes to looking good, and while the media has speculated in the past as to whether the star has had any cosmetic surgery, Paris insists she is 100 per cent natural.

"I went to my dermatologist and asked: 'Do I need to do Botox?' And he said: 'No, I refuse to do it on you, your skin is perfect. You have the skin of a 21-year-old,'" she told the outlet. "He said he'd never seen anything like it in his life. I've never had any kind of surgery done - I have literally not had one thing done, and it feels really amazing to be au naturel. I would never want to change anything about myself, I'm very happy with the way I am."Read more at:short prom dresses uk

The Eye Ruby Rose And Fiancee Phoebe Dahl Breakup After Long Engagement, ‘OITNB’ Star Single

(Photo:http://www.marieprom.co.uk/blue-prom-dresses) Ruby Rose and Phoebe Dahl made an adorable couple and even got engaged after dating for a long time. However, things seemed to have suddenly ended between the two as they recently called off their engagement.
Rose and Dahl were together for two years, but split earlier this month because of their crazy schedules.
“It’s completely amicable and they wish each other the best,” said a source to E! News, adding that distance put a strain on their relationship, with the two having to spend so much time apart for work.
Now, the “Orange Is The New Black” star seems to be enjoying the single life and was spotted stepping out yesterday for a fun date with Halsey. The two of them went out for some lunch and a movie in Hollywood, which sparked the question on everyone’s mind, are they dating?
There is no telling if this was just two friends going out or a date, but people have been speculating about these two for a while.
Rose previously tweeted “hi” to Halsey back in August, and the singer responded with a “hi” along with emoji hearts. After this exchange, fans started speculating on Twitter on whether the two are a thing or not.
The Aussie actress and singer were also spotted out earlier this month, sparking dating rumors.
Rose and Dahl loved being engaged and the actress previously admitted that she loves “the word fiancé.” When they were engaged, they wanted to wait another year to “enjoy being engaged before we ball-and-chain it.”
They even had some things planned out for the wedding and Rose admitted that she wanted to rock “a really nice fitted suit” from Givenchy or Tom Ford.

Even Dahl previously admitted to HELLO! Fashion Monthly that she wants a big wedding, but Rose wanted “a low-key wedding.”Read more at:http://www.marieprom.co.uk/black-prom-dresses

Colours of the season

(Photo:http://www.marieprom.co.uk/white-prom-dresses) The winter/festive season is when the retail industry steps into an overdrive, counting on the willingness of buyers to open their wallets. The Dasara-Deepavali season often coincides with or is followed by the wedding season after which, there’s a slowdown before Sankranti brings in a different festive cheer in January. The sporadic yearend parties bring in a limited clientele.
As though to plug this gap between the two big festive seasons, a few e-tailers and brands are now wooing the customer base with Christmas specials, enticing buyers to not just spruce up their homes for Christmas and New Year, but also wear the colours of the season.
Aditi Prakash of Pure Ghee Designs understands that Christmas isn’t really the time when buying hits a crescendo in India. Her label, though, has rolled out its new collection of bags, in solid hues of vibrant reds, fuchsias and sunshine yellows. Gajras, hair accessories in similar colours, also double up as quirky home décor accessories. “One needs to constantly re-invent and narrate a new story, understanding mindsets. People may not really buy much for Christmas but they are open to ideas for gifting. And when a new collection is rolled out for the yearend, we know that it would be an addition to the wardrobe and has to be useable throughout the year. It all depends on how one wants to put things together and use small and large bags with the outfits they already have,” she says.
The Christmas specials, until the previous year, were limited to decorations in colours of red, green and gold and at times, stretching to home linen with motifs that are reminiscent of the celebration. “There was a need to plug that gap between the wedding season and the ringing in of a New Year. The jewel toned range of clothing for the yearend fits the bill,” says Puja Sahney of Navika.
The spice colours like cinnamon brown and jewel tones like emerald greens, ruby reds, turquoise blues and amethyst purples were some of the hues her team listed on a mood board at the mention of winter. “These colours are ideal for the season and if the clothing is in a relaxed silhouette and a comfortable fabric, it will work through the year. The bright hues are festive enough without embellishment and when teamed with palazzos and the right accessories, can work as both work wear and evening wear,” adds Puja.

New collections that peddle the colours of Christmas may be a marketing ploy, but if you choose to give in, go for apparels and accessories that won’t look out of place at the turn of the season. For, winters here are brief and this year, rather tame so far.Read more at:blue prom dresses uk

Colours of the season

(Photo:http://www.marieprom.co.uk/white-prom-dresses) The winter/festive season is when the retail industry steps into an overdrive, counting on the willingness of buyers to open their wallets. The Dasara-Deepavali season often coincides with or is followed by the wedding season after which, there’s a slowdown before Sankranti brings in a different festive cheer in January. The sporadic yearend parties bring in a limited clientele.
As though to plug this gap between the two big festive seasons, a few e-tailers and brands are now wooing the customer base with Christmas specials, enticing buyers to not just spruce up their homes for Christmas and New Year, but also wear the colours of the season.
Aditi Prakash of Pure Ghee Designs understands that Christmas isn’t really the time when buying hits a crescendo in India. Her label, though, has rolled out its new collection of bags, in solid hues of vibrant reds, fuchsias and sunshine yellows. Gajras, hair accessories in similar colours, also double up as quirky home décor accessories. “One needs to constantly re-invent and narrate a new story, understanding mindsets. People may not really buy much for Christmas but they are open to ideas for gifting. And when a new collection is rolled out for the yearend, we know that it would be an addition to the wardrobe and has to be useable throughout the year. It all depends on how one wants to put things together and use small and large bags with the outfits they already have,” she says.
The Christmas specials, until the previous year, were limited to decorations in colours of red, green and gold and at times, stretching to home linen with motifs that are reminiscent of the celebration. “There was a need to plug that gap between the wedding season and the ringing in of a New Year. The jewel toned range of clothing for the yearend fits the bill,” says Puja Sahney of Navika.
The spice colours like cinnamon brown and jewel tones like emerald greens, ruby reds, turquoise blues and amethyst purples were some of the hues her team listed on a mood board at the mention of winter. “These colours are ideal for the season and if the clothing is in a relaxed silhouette and a comfortable fabric, it will work through the year. The bright hues are festive enough without embellishment and when teamed with palazzos and the right accessories, can work as both work wear and evening wear,” adds Puja.

New collections that peddle the colours of Christmas may be a marketing ploy, but if you choose to give in, go for apparels and accessories that won’t look out of place at the turn of the season. For, winters here are brief and this year, rather tame so far.Read more at:blue prom dresses uk

Scott Schuman’s advice for budding street style photographers

(Photo:prom dresses manchester) “Don’t call yourself a street style photographer if all you do is go to fashion week, stand outside and take pictures. That’s not a street style photographer – that’s a fashion week photographer,” implores photographer and blogger, Scott Schuman when quizzed about what it takes to be a street style photographer today. Here, the Sartorialist, whose blog has made his lens one of the most-wanted in fashion, shares his tips for street style success.
Break away from the pack…
“If you actually want to make it a career, then find a unique voice. Don’t be afraid to go stand over there, when everyone else is standing over here. How are you going to break out of the pack? I see these photographers and they’ll see someone come out of a show and 40 photographers will be in a half-circle around this person taking pictures. That means 40 people are taking the same shot! How can you call yourself a street style photographer if you’re taking the same shot as someone standing right there?”
Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself…
“When everyone else is shooting the well-known people, go find the new crew. No one was shooting Anna Dello Russo before me; No one was shooting Giovanna Battaglia before me. But as opposed to just shooting them every day, I’ve shot them for a while and now I’m looking for the next one, and the next one, and the next one, because it’s always the new one that challenges me.”
Once you’ve figured out the challenge, move on…
“And if you want to become a good street style photographer, you’ve got to keep challenging yourself, challenging your audience. You know, give them something new. And a lot of them don’t give them anything new; they just stand with everybody else and take the same photograph.”
Don’t worry so much about everyone else…

“I’d feel so odd taking a photograph surrounded by a bunch of other people taking the exact same photograph. I think that’s also why a lot of people think I’m a little aloof or snobby, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”Read more at:prom dresses

Why body parts shouldn’t be considered fashion accessories

(Photo:princess prom dresses uk) This week, The Hollywood Reporter featured a beauty story reporting on a new trend in cosmetic surgery for women: gummy bears.
Or, more specifically, breast implants that are (somewhat horrifyingly) being called “gummy bears,” not because that’s how they’re shaped or what they’ll leave your mammaries looking like, but because they are as firm as they are gelatinous and pliant and, more importantly, because they’re small.
“We were never supposed to have half-melons for breasts,” Dr. Lisa Cassileth, an L.A. cosmetic surgeon, told THR. “Many of the women who got Ds are now downsizing, particularly those who have had kids. They’re having buyer’s remorse.”
On the one hand, the knee-jerk reaction to this children’s candy-themed trend in breast augmentation may be celebratory, considering the pervasive conversation surrounding breast augmentation — the type resulting in a pair of pneumatic knockers — has been to decry it as a byproduct of patriarchal expectations and not possibly a thing that any woman would do as an exercise of personal agency, in an attempt to bolster self-confidence. But hold that thought. In the same breath as it posits B-sized boobs as the new black, THR points out that the prevailing trend in cosmetic surgery has not only been a move away from massive mammaries but one towards larger posteriors; so while women are sizing down up top, they’re supersizing down below.
The idealized body is the mother of invention as far as cosmetic surgery is concerned
This switch has — since Vogue declared 2014 the year of the butt — been lauded as a move towards celebrating a more realistic body shape. As though the Kim Kardashians of the world were simply born that way; as though, prior to Kardashian, Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Lopez, no culture on earth had ever considered pear-shaped bodies desirable; as though there are set parameters regarding what is and is not realistic in the context of the shape of the female body. But more than anything, it’s — like gummy boobs or whatever — a case of body-shape-as-trend.
Women (and men!) make changes to their bodies for a number of reasons. Some are certainly more organic and apparently more difficult to demonize — like a year at the gym or six weeks on a cleanse — than others. And while the idealized body is the mother of invention as far as cosmetic surgery is concerned, therein lies the rub: synthetic big butts and gummy bear boobs are no more a product of beauty ideals turning towards a more realistic standard than the larger implants of yore.
That’s because in both cases, they are simply a reflection of a physicality that is currently in fashion. This itself is an idea as old as time: you may have seen a popular BuzzFeed video that depicts a history of ideal body types throughout history, dating from from Ancient Egypt and the Han Dynasty to today where, the video points out, “women regularly get plastic surgery to achieve their ideal look.”
The trouble here is that a body shape can be trendy
The trouble here isn’t the surgery itself so much as the idea that a body shape can be trendy and, as soon as it falls out of style, should be discarded and replaced, like so many pairs of distressed jeans. It’s a symptom of the commodification of women’s bodies that results in stories like the one in THR in the first place. After all, this is the same culture that once had the entire world speculating on the dollar amount of Jennifer Lopez’s butt. Individual body parts are discussed as though they’re accessories rather than flesh and blood components of an actual human being, as interchangeable and modifiable as they are up for public discussion as indicators of wealth and status: one unnamed source told the Hollywood Reporter that, after she had a cosmetic procedure, one of the moms at her children’s school “asked me if I was taking up pole dancing.”

If bodies can themselves be fashionable, why not apply to them the tested and true adage that trends come and go, but style — loving the skin you’re in or the skin you’ve paid for, so long as it satisfies you in some way — lasts forever? It won’t be long before some THR piece touts a new movement in cosmetic surgery, ousting gummy bears and plump derrieres as the shapes-du-jour as women and men pontificate on the value, perceived and otherwise, of having a certain shape. And when that day comes, those who have those things — or have bought them — ought not to fret. If being on-trend is a primary concern, it’s best to keep in mind that fashion is cyclical.Read more at:mermaid prom dresses uk

Meet Bella Yentob, Burberry’s latest bright young thing

(Photo:prom dresses london) Burberry is well-known for its love of up-and-coming British talents. To date, it has kick-started the careers of models including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cara Delevingne, and musicians including James Bay and Tom Odell.
The brand’s latest campaign is no different. It sees a cast entirely made up of bright young things – one of whom is Bella Yentob, the 21-year-old daughter of BBC creative director Alan Yentob and documentary maker Philippa Walker.
Bella made an under-the-radar Burberry debut in September when she walked in the brand's spring/summer 2016 show at London Fashion Week. It’s an experience she remembers as “terrifying but really, really fun and a great thing to be part of,” she told The Telegraph over the phone.
Strikingly pretty with enviably long, wavy chestnut hair, she’s modelled a little over the past few years for publications like i-D and for brands including Supremebeing and Alexander Lewis, but this is her first appearance in a campaign.
“I’m no one special so I don’t really know [why they chose me],” she says self-deprecatingly, “but I suppose we got on quite well.”
On the campaign shoot she relished the opportunity to work with Mario Testino and Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s CEO and chief creative officer, both of whom she calls “ wonderful and talented men”.
“I don’t wear make-up and this was all au naturel. No make-up, no hair and that’s what I do normally so that was really nice,” she adds. “I’ve done a bit of modelling, but I’ve never been that comfortable in front of the camera, so it was nice that there was no make-up and also nice that my first campaign was with Burberry, a brand that I really respect.”
Yentob has no aspirations to become a full-time model but says she couldn’t pass up this opportunity. “I do love fashion but it’s not really my thing - but I think Burberry is great, especially because I don’t adhere to the idea that anything can really be in or out of fashion; if a piece of clothing is really nice it should be timeless and I think that’s what Christopher is about; timelessness and timeless style,” she explains.
Her personal style is what she describes as eclectic, she shops mostly at markets and she looks to her friends and mother for inspiration.
At the moment she’s studying English Literature with Creative Writing at the University of Manchester and has recently been trying out her skills as a poetry writer (she offers Paul Muldoon, C.K. Williams and Tom Pickard as her current poets of choice). Her future most likely lies in this creative direction, though she’s not sure exactly where yet. “I want to make things and make things better in some way but I’m not sure exactly what or how yet but I enjoy acting writing and photographing, just life. Enjoying the view!”
Joining Bella in the all-new British cast are Dylan Brosnan (son of Pierce), sisters Ruth and May Bell, Hayett Belarbi McCarthy, Eliza Fairbanks, Misha Hart, Liam Gardner, Sol Goss, Ben Gregory and Louie Johnson.
Aside from the aforementioned bright young things, the star of the campaign is Burberry’s new rucksack, the break-out accessory from the SS16 collection. They sold out immediately when made available straight from the catwalk in September. Customers wanting to bag one now can do so via burberry.com, with delivery by the end of the year.

The campaign was shot aside Burberry’s ground-breaking Snapchat campaign earlier this year, when a series of dedicated images and accompanying videos were released live on the Burberry Snapchat platform in October. The Snapchat Campaign was live for just 24 hours, before disappearing making Burberry the first brand to shoot and publish its advertising campaign, live as it happened through the platform.Read more at:cheap prom dresses

Meet Bella Yentob, Burberry’s latest bright young thing

(Photo:prom dresses london) Burberry is well-known for its love of up-and-coming British talents. To date, it has kick-started the careers of models including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cara Delevingne, and musicians including James Bay and Tom Odell.
The brand’s latest campaign is no different. It sees a cast entirely made up of bright young things – one of whom is Bella Yentob, the 21-year-old daughter of BBC creative director Alan Yentob and documentary maker Philippa Walker.
Bella made an under-the-radar Burberry debut in September when she walked in the brand's spring/summer 2016 show at London Fashion Week. It’s an experience she remembers as “terrifying but really, really fun and a great thing to be part of,” she told The Telegraph over the phone.
Strikingly pretty with enviably long, wavy chestnut hair, she’s modelled a little over the past few years for publications like i-D and for brands including Supremebeing and Alexander Lewis, but this is her first appearance in a campaign.
“I’m no one special so I don’t really know [why they chose me],” she says self-deprecatingly, “but I suppose we got on quite well.”
On the campaign shoot she relished the opportunity to work with Mario Testino and Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s CEO and chief creative officer, both of whom she calls “ wonderful and talented men”.
“I don’t wear make-up and this was all au naturel. No make-up, no hair and that’s what I do normally so that was really nice,” she adds. “I’ve done a bit of modelling, but I’ve never been that comfortable in front of the camera, so it was nice that there was no make-up and also nice that my first campaign was with Burberry, a brand that I really respect.”
Yentob has no aspirations to become a full-time model but says she couldn’t pass up this opportunity. “I do love fashion but it’s not really my thing - but I think Burberry is great, especially because I don’t adhere to the idea that anything can really be in or out of fashion; if a piece of clothing is really nice it should be timeless and I think that’s what Christopher is about; timelessness and timeless style,” she explains.
Her personal style is what she describes as eclectic, she shops mostly at markets and she looks to her friends and mother for inspiration.
At the moment she’s studying English Literature with Creative Writing at the University of Manchester and has recently been trying out her skills as a poetry writer (she offers Paul Muldoon, C.K. Williams and Tom Pickard as her current poets of choice). Her future most likely lies in this creative direction, though she’s not sure exactly where yet. “I want to make things and make things better in some way but I’m not sure exactly what or how yet but I enjoy acting writing and photographing, just life. Enjoying the view!”
Joining Bella in the all-new British cast are Dylan Brosnan (son of Pierce), sisters Ruth and May Bell, Hayett Belarbi McCarthy, Eliza Fairbanks, Misha Hart, Liam Gardner, Sol Goss, Ben Gregory and Louie Johnson.
Aside from the aforementioned bright young things, the star of the campaign is Burberry’s new rucksack, the break-out accessory from the SS16 collection. They sold out immediately when made available straight from the catwalk in September. Customers wanting to bag one now can do so via burberry.com, with delivery by the end of the year.

The campaign was shot aside Burberry’s ground-breaking Snapchat campaign earlier this year, when a series of dedicated images and accompanying videos were released live on the Burberry Snapchat platform in October. The Snapchat Campaign was live for just 24 hours, before disappearing making Burberry the first brand to shoot and publish its advertising campaign, live as it happened through the platform.Read more at:cheap prom dresses

Meet Bella Yentob, Burberry’s latest bright young thing

(Photo:prom dresses london) Burberry is well-known for its love of up-and-coming British talents. To date, it has kick-started the careers of models including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cara Delevingne, and musicians including James Bay and Tom Odell.
The brand’s latest campaign is no different. It sees a cast entirely made up of bright young things – one of whom is Bella Yentob, the 21-year-old daughter of BBC creative director Alan Yentob and documentary maker Philippa Walker.
Bella made an under-the-radar Burberry debut in September when she walked in the brand's spring/summer 2016 show at London Fashion Week. It’s an experience she remembers as “terrifying but really, really fun and a great thing to be part of,” she told The Telegraph over the phone.
Strikingly pretty with enviably long, wavy chestnut hair, she’s modelled a little over the past few years for publications like i-D and for brands including Supremebeing and Alexander Lewis, but this is her first appearance in a campaign.
“I’m no one special so I don’t really know [why they chose me],” she says self-deprecatingly, “but I suppose we got on quite well.”
On the campaign shoot she relished the opportunity to work with Mario Testino and Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s CEO and chief creative officer, both of whom she calls “ wonderful and talented men”.
“I don’t wear make-up and this was all au naturel. No make-up, no hair and that’s what I do normally so that was really nice,” she adds. “I’ve done a bit of modelling, but I’ve never been that comfortable in front of the camera, so it was nice that there was no make-up and also nice that my first campaign was with Burberry, a brand that I really respect.”
Yentob has no aspirations to become a full-time model but says she couldn’t pass up this opportunity. “I do love fashion but it’s not really my thing - but I think Burberry is great, especially because I don’t adhere to the idea that anything can really be in or out of fashion; if a piece of clothing is really nice it should be timeless and I think that’s what Christopher is about; timelessness and timeless style,” she explains.
Her personal style is what she describes as eclectic, she shops mostly at markets and she looks to her friends and mother for inspiration.
At the moment she’s studying English Literature with Creative Writing at the University of Manchester and has recently been trying out her skills as a poetry writer (she offers Paul Muldoon, C.K. Williams and Tom Pickard as her current poets of choice). Her future most likely lies in this creative direction, though she’s not sure exactly where yet. “I want to make things and make things better in some way but I’m not sure exactly what or how yet but I enjoy acting writing and photographing, just life. Enjoying the view!”
Joining Bella in the all-new British cast are Dylan Brosnan (son of Pierce), sisters Ruth and May Bell, Hayett Belarbi McCarthy, Eliza Fairbanks, Misha Hart, Liam Gardner, Sol Goss, Ben Gregory and Louie Johnson.
Aside from the aforementioned bright young things, the star of the campaign is Burberry’s new rucksack, the break-out accessory from the SS16 collection. They sold out immediately when made available straight from the catwalk in September. Customers wanting to bag one now can do so via burberry.com, with delivery by the end of the year.

The campaign was shot aside Burberry’s ground-breaking Snapchat campaign earlier this year, when a series of dedicated images and accompanying videos were released live on the Burberry Snapchat platform in October. The Snapchat Campaign was live for just 24 hours, before disappearing making Burberry the first brand to shoot and publish its advertising campaign, live as it happened through the platform.Read more at:cheap prom dresses

`Internet makes us rely less on our knowledge'

(Photo:short prom dresses) People are less willing to rely on their knowledge and say they know something when they have access to internet, suggesting that our connection to the web is affecting how we think, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada asked about 100 participants a series of general-knowledge questions, such as naming the capital of France. Participants indicated if they knew the answer or not. For half of the study, participants had access to internet. They had to look up the answer when they responded that they did not know the answer. In the other half of the study , participants did not have internet access.
The team found that the people who had access to the web were about 5% more likely to say that they did not know the answer to the question. Furthermore, in some contexts, the people with access to internet reported feeling as though they knew less compared to the people without access.
"With the ubiquity of the internet, we are almost constantly connected to large amounts of information. And when that data is within reach, people seem less likely to rely on their own knowledge," said professor Evan F Risko, from the University of Waterloo, who led the study .
In interpreting the results, the researchers specula ted that access to internet might make it less acceptable to say you know something but are incorrect. It is also possible that participants were more likely to say they did not know an answer when they had access to the web because online searching offers an opportunity to confirm their answer or resolve their curiosity, and the process of finding out is rewarding.
Punctuation can tell how sincere a text message is
The way you punctuate your text messages reveals how sincere you are in communication, a new study said. Text messages that end with a period are perceived to be less sincere than messages that do not, said the study from Binghamton University in New York. "Punctuation is used and understood by texters to convey emotions and other social and pragmatic information. It's not surprising that as texting evolves, people are finding ways to convey the same types of information in their texts," said lead researcher Celia Klin. In some very recent follow-up work, Klin's team found that a text response with an exclamation mark is interpreted as more, rather than less, sincere.Read more at:cocktail dresses uk

Luxury fashion brands are going green. But why are they keeping it a secret?

Gucci is having a renaissance. After years in the doldrums, the 94-year-old fashion house is again the star of glossy magazine spreads, its collections coveted by couture aficionados and celebrities, thanks to the eclectic runway shows masterminded by new creative director Alessandro Michele . Last month, its new boutique opened at CityCenterDC featuring storage units that resemble elegant steamer trunks and expansive tables designed to hold a trove of costly handbags. Lots of handbags. Because at its core, Gucci is an accessories label built on shoes and purses.
And that’s a problem. Not for the company’s bottom line, but for the environment.
Shoes and handbags mostly depend on leather. And cattle ranching consumes mass quantities of natural resources — from land to water. Traditional leather tanning uses heavy metals, most notably chromium, and the resulting waste is a health hazard. And PVC, another favored component in bag-making, is also an environmental contaminant.
So with little fanfare, this nearly $4 billion business has been making changes. The handbags — namely the trendy $2,400 flower-bedecked Dionysus shoulder bags stitched from the signature GG Supreme canvas print — now use polyurethane in their design rather than PVC.
But the marketing doesn’t highlight the switch; only the vaguest reference on the Gucci website notes that it is produced using an “earth-conscious process.”
(Photo:vintage evening dresses) The new green sensibility of Gucci represents the changing philosophy of its parent company, Kering — one of the largest luxury conglomerates in the world — and the luxury industry in general, including the biggest behemoth of them all, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. But Gucci’s reluctance to make that shift evident — let alone exciting or sexy for its consumers — highlights the unsettled relationship between the luxury business and eco-fashion.
The quiet changes at Kering and LVMH are laudable, experts say. But with its rapt audience of tastemakers and innovators — and its unique ability to create markets where none existed — luxury could do so much more.
If top-tier brands buffed, glossed and shared the story of how they responsibly manufacture products, they could even make eco-friendly as covetable as a designer logo — and transform the culture’s entire view of manufacturing that is good for the environment.
Paris — ground zero for luxury fashion — is serving as host to theUnited Nations Conference on Climate Change. Kering executives are sitting on multiple panels, while LVMH, a corporate sponsor of the conference, is firing off email blasts to its employees on “green” lessons learned.
“Sustainability” — maintaining a diverse bio-system while eliminating waste and pollution and decreasing energy consumption — is a hot topic in fashion, from Seventh Avenue to Europe. But it poses conundrums. Is it better for a Paris-based fashion company to use virgin paper produced in France for its runway show invitations? Or recycled paper from China? Can they just skip the fancy card stock and send evites?
Fashion schools are working a keener understanding of carbon footprints into their curriculums. There are green fashion contests challenging designers to make clothes that are both red-carpet glamourous and good for the planet. Countless brands now declare themselves eco-friendly, which can mean anything from using organic cotton in T-shirts to using solar power to heat their headquarters. Most are sportswear labels that lead with their self-declared “green” credentials rather than aesthetics; or hardy activewear companies, such as Patagonia, which offer handbooks for repairing — instead of replacing — damaged clothes.
But on the whole, green fashion is typically seen as “other.”
At the top of the fashion pyramid sit the luxury brands. In grand corporate offices, their executives speak of carbon credits, “cradle-to-cradle” supply chains and the exigency of preserving natural capital — the extravagant raw materials such as unmarred leather hides and long-fiber cotton on which their products rely.
These companies have natural eco-advantages over their mass-market rivals. They control more of their supply chain, such as tanneries. They have the resources to develop new production techniques. They tout the heirloom nature of their products, not their disposability. And their customers are less price-sensitive: Who’s counting pennies when spending thousands of dollars on a handbag?

“I honestly think the brands are doing what they’re doing because they think it’s good business” — a way to preserve the quality of the natural resources they rely upon, says Gemma Cranston, of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, which has worked with Kering and Hugo Boss. “They just see it as a step they now need to take to continue to produce high-quality garments.”Read more at:sexy prom dresses uk

Aron Belka Wins Bombay Sapphire Artisan Competition

(Photo:vintage evening dresses) Please, no rain. That was the main thought on everyone’s mind as they headed into their Friday festivities after the previous night’s deluge. Rosario Dawson came prepared to host the 6th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series with Russell and Danny Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation in an oceanside tent during Art Basel Miami Beach.
“This time I wore my Lanvin flats and can wade in water up to here,” she said, placing her hands where her Shoshanna sequined micro romper hit her thighs. “I know other women are in beautiful heels, but sometimes you have to be practical. I’m ready for it.”
Luckily, the rain never came, and the party went off as planned with Dawson revealing the national grand finale winning artist, Aron Belka from New Orleans, among 12 finalists whose works were exhibited for attendees like Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s stylist Ty Hunter and models Shaun Ross and Garrett Neff. As a judge, Danny Simmons had to slog through 10,000 entries.
“The program’s work is getting stronger, and we’re seeing older artists participating and taking it more seriously,” he said, also noting a figurative art trend.
The event stood out from the typical Basel drill for its looser vibe and music connection, such as Miguel, who came fresh from recording a track with Argentine band Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas in Miami earlier in the day.
“I performed here last year, and it was so fun that I returned as a guest,” he said.
Dawson had the opposite scenario: she had such a good time as a guest, she volunteered to became a creative mentor who will collaborate with Belka on a public mural next year.
“I grew up in New York, so murals are everything to me because they aren’t visual pollution,” she said.
ACRIA and Paddle8 kicked off the HIV/AIDS organization’s 20th anniversary holiday fund-raiser in New York — which takes place later this month — early: on the Miami Beach Edition’s terrace, guests sweated out the week’s toxin overload in steam room conditions. The family-style spread also was a chance to thank artists like Ryan James MacFarland, who donated a large-scale C-print of a nude male torso for the auction.
Arquiste Parfumeur founder and budding art collector Carlos Huber enthusiastically flipped through his phone for photos of fair highlights like Argentine painter Adriana Minoliti, who shows with Galería Agustina Ferreyra in San Juan.
“I’m a sucker for technique and can tell when someone really gets his craft like Minoliti’s beautiful brushstrokes,” he said.
Wishing he could buy more art, Thorsun swimwear designer and Basel regular George Sotelo was most impressed with Pulse fair.
“I had a Chuck Close sighting there, and I have to admit that I was a little starstruck,” said Sotelo, who owns a Kate Moss photo by the artist. “I bought it five years ago, and it’s probably the best investment I’ll ever make.”
While Sotelo attended the inaugural Basel in Miami, Bret Easton Ellis finally took the plunge this year, and as a guest speaker during the fair’s Conversations program to boot. Besides being plain curious after hearing so much, he attended as the perfect press launch pad to announce his collaboration with Los Angeles artist Alex Israel for an exhibition that opens at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills in February.
“I’m just happy to be able to talk about it since we had to keep it under wraps for a year,” said Ellis, who wrote the text to accompany Israel’s images for 20 paintings. “It was a lot harder than traditional writing because that I do alone, whereas a collaboration involves someone else’s ideas.”
As he surveyed the crowded dance floor at Surface’s closing party inside the W Miami Beach, which he hosted with Israel, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Bettina Korek and the magazine’s owner Marc Lotenberg, one had to ask what the chronicler of excess thought of the contemporary art world compared to the Eighties.
“There’s so much more money today. I don’t remember paintings going for $140 million or emerging artists’ works selling for tens of millions of dollars,” said Ellis, adding he couldn’t afford any of it (though his fortunes may turn around after his show). “Was art more tactile, more real then?”
An exhausted Lotenberg was on his seventh and final event of the week that drew die-hards like Lenny Kravitz, Julian Lennon, China Chow, Spencer Bailey, Sarah Arison, Almine Rech, Simon Castets, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, David Adjaye, Robbie Antonio and Francesco Vezzoli. He willingly bit off more than he could chew so the brand would be fresh in advertisers’ minds when they planned their campaigns in the coming months.

“We wanted to prove that we’re going to the next level and what we’re capable of doing,” he said, looking forward to recuperating on his Kenya safari. “Eden and I are going on our honeymoon in two weeks.”Read more at:sexy prom dresses uk

The Peninsula: Haven for same-sex weddings

(Photo:graduation dresses uk) Since opening in 2001 in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, The Peninsula Hotel has not only been the recipient of countless industry accolades including the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star award but has played host to couples seeking to transform the hotel's 11,250 square feet of event space and state-of-the-art guestrooms and suites into an unforgettable wedding day that is limited only by their imaginations.
Now that marriage equality is the law of the land, The Peninsula has catered to its fair share of his and his and hers and hers nuptials.
Using celebrated designers Kehoe and an in-house team of the very best chefs and staff Chicago has to offer, the hotel's Grand Ballroom and everything down to the wholly unique color-interchangeable chandeliers in the Avenue cocktail bar can be transformed into a Fall wonderland or just elegant simplicity highlighted by the venue's floor-to-ceiling postcard views of city.
Greg Hyder is the director of catering for the Peninsula Hotel. He has been with the organization for 16 years. Since he was there when the china and furniture were being picked out before the hotel's opening, it has become his second home.
"This year we've done about five same-sex weddings," he told Windy City Times. "I'm very proud of that and I want to do more. Since it just became legal, we are seeing a lot more interest. It's a market that is very exciting for us and, as a gay man myself, it's very important to me that we welcome everyone and that they know they can feel comfortable with us."
Weddings can be held in just about any space The Peninsula offers—at its outdoor terrace complete with a wall on which the names of the happy couple can be projected or even alongside the luxurious indoor swimming pool which is part of a full-service spa offering work out and relaxation rooms serving as perfect settings to cope with any pre-wedding nerves or host a bachelor/bachelorette party.
For the wedding night, The Peninsula's suites are equipped to ensure that a couple never have to leave the comfort of each other's arms. Smart tablets available in a range of languages can adjust the lighting, temperature, order room service or change the channel of the 60 inch flatscreen televisions which adjust to any angle desired. An in-room nutritional bar is fully stocked with any snacks or drinks the heart desires.
Hyder urged couples to understand that they don't have to be super-rich to enjoy The Peninsula's facilities.

"We have weddings to fit every budget," he said. "I just did a beautiful wedding for two gentlemen at one long table. In general hotels can intimidate customers, but the reality is we have everything you need. You don't have to rent anything or incur any of those extra costs involved."Read more at:celebrity inspired dresses