As you have probably heard, the CFDA (that is the Council of Fashion Designers of America) has announced a few months ago that it is going to go ahead and organize the first edition of a New York Fashion Week dedicated entirely to menswear. This move, even though to many it might not sound as […]
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The 2015 Billboard Music Awards were held on 18 May at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show, which was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen brought together many stars of the music world. The awards, offered by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart were covered by the ABC television network. […]
The Met Gala is one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year. Formally called the “Costume Institute Gala”, the event brings together many celebrities from the fields of fashion, music, film and entertainment. The event, also known as the Met Ball, is a fundraising gala that benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume […]
The fashion world prides itself with always being innovative, ahead of the curve and overall with one foot in the future. In the end, this is only normal, given that fashion enthusiasts from all over the world who are always up-to-date with the latest fashion shows from Paris, New York and Milan are the first […]
Sometimes, we can learn a lot about men’s fashion from the wisdom of fashion professionals. Many designers, editors and other fashion pros, as well as other well-renowned cultural icons have said things that have put a fresh perspective on the world of men’s fashion, style and lifestyle. The wonderful thing about quotes is that they […]
The resort collections for the 2015 season have been released a while ago, but now it’s time for them to enter the spotlight and to get a well-deserved place in our wardrobes and lives. Because they are destined to be worn in climates where the sun always shines, resort collections are usually relaxed, rich and […]
The fashion world is a community full of surprises and… extremes. Over the years, the Guinness World Records book has chronicled a large number of fashion and clothing-related records. Some of them are really strange and interesting, many involve gatherings of people dressed as something (Superman, Santa Claus, Saint Patrick, etc.) and some, even though […]
The highly anticipated 87th Oscars ceremony took place last evening in Los Angeles, California at the Dolby theater. After the Golden Globes and the SAG awards, it was the turn of the Oscars to give us a great (fashion) show. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its awards for feature films in […]
Pink is a color that, throughout the 20th century and, apparently, in the beginning of the 21st century too, has been strongly associated with the idea of “girliness”. This link was so strong, that in many societies it has become a great taboo for men to enjoy the color pink in general and to wear […]
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Why Fashion is Important
“Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.” This is how Donatella Versace perceives fashion and we could go even further and say that “fashion is dreaming”. Although at first this statement might seem far-fetched, the correlation has a more subtle meaning. First of all, it shows how deep fashion is incorporated into one’s […]
Who doesn’t love cinema movies? In terms of fashion they are the best example of style. Consider, for example, the movies from the ‘50s or the more modern movies in which the action takes place in 1800-1900. They really immortalize the fashion and the style of the time and make everyone admire it.