| Renowned model Yamaguchi dies
Internationally known fashion model and actress Sayoko Yamaguchi died of acute pneumonia last Tuesday, her promotion office said Monday. She was 57. Yamaguchi, a native of Yokohama and a graduate of Sugino Gakuen's Dressmaker Gakuin design school in Tokyo, debuted as a professional model in 1971 and took to the catwalk in international fashion shows in Paris and New York mainly in the 1970s. .
Teens add luxury back-to-school accessories
Before Claire Stern goes back to school as a high school senior this fall, she needs a new tote. But not just any bag will do. "I want a tote bag by Jaye Hersh that the celebrities are wearing, they're called Market Bags," said Stern, 17, who lives in Bronxville, N.Y. "It's more stylish than a backpack." The bags retail for more than $100 if they're monogrammed and Stern has noticed actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jessica Alba wearing them. Shopping for back-to-school apparel is a late summer ritual. But as tweens and teens become increasingly savvy about fashion, they're asking for luxury products, such as $200 designer handbags and $100-plus jeans. Industry trade group The International Council of Shopping Centers expects back-to-school sales will grow 5 percent in 2007 to $27 billion.
Recent Graduates of the Academy of Art University Fashion School Debut Spring 2008 Collections During Mercedes-Benz ...
Academy of Art University will present the Spring collections for 2008 of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 8th at 7:00 pm in 'The Tent' in Bryant Park in New York City. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2007 -- The top fashion design school at Academy of Art University will present the Spring collections for 2008 of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week on Saturday, September 8th at 7:00 pm in 'The Tent' in Bryant Park, Sixth Avenue at 41st Street in New York City. "Part of our commitment to the graduate designers is to help launch their careers and have their collections seen by as many industry people as possible," said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of Academy of Art University. "Debuting the collections during New York Fashion Week makes sense as the national and international fashion community is in town at that time." .
Diana’s sense of style still dominates her legacy
Ten years after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, people are still talking about what she wore. The fairy-tale wedding gown with the 25-foot train. The ink-blue, off-the-shoulder column dress that John Travolta twirled her in at the White House. The khaki Armani jeans and basic white button-downs for her work with the Red Cross. The images are alive again in yet another book dedicated to Diana's legendary style — missteps and all. This time, British fashion writer Colin McDowell takes a look at the princess' journey from a shy, unknown nursery school assistant into an international fashion icon in "Diana Style," which was released last week. It's hardly the first book to study Diana's many looks. Among the best-known are Georgina Howell's "Diana: Her Life in Fashion" and Tim Graham and Tamsin Blanchard's "Dressing Diana." Neither is still in print.
Campus wear
With university gates opening for the new academic semester, 'fashion shows' on campus have begun in real earnest. But what is appropriate for everyday college wear? A question well worth an answer, particularly for students fresh out of school uniforms. Notes spoke to designers and stylists in the UAE. Canelle Hostal, Stylist and Personal Shopper at French Fashion University ESMOD International Dubai It's show time! Nowadays, young people have a huge obsession with their looks, says Hostal. Specially at university, they want to impress everyone. But, come on, be sensible and adhere to the on-campus dress code. According to a majority of students, if you don't wear some branded clothes, you are simply not in! Most students want to show off that they have money.
Study-abroad appeals to many
Wearing brightly colored, squishy clogs in Paris might be fashion suicide, but it's a gambit Cassandra Thill is willing to take to polish her French, forge global alliances and learn the ropes of international marketing.For the next year, the University of Colorado at Boulder junior will study at L'Institut d'…tudes Politiques de Paris, better known as Sciences Po. Outside the realm of France's public universities, Sciences Po and other Grande …coles or “great schools" are said to produce most of the country's business and political leaders.“It'll be great," Thill said. “Just trying to explain Crocs and Nalgene water bottles - I just don't know if they'll quite understand it. If I see someone wearing Crocs, I might have to run up and hug them." .
Ghana: Mr. Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong, Inspector General of Police
"The commanding officer finally arrived at two a.m., and immediately asked the officer on duty to throw us into the cell! I was traumatized! I threatened that the matter will go all the way to the highest levels of government his and mine but I was ignored. Temporarily seizing our belts, shoes, and shirts, the officer on duty escorted us into a filthy cell. I had never felt so much rage and humiliation in my life!" This is a true story, although the writer has chosen to employ pseudonyms in the article. A motivation for this piece has come from the dastardly attacks on Ghanaians by men of the underworld in recent times. The security agencies need to employ all of their resources to halt the activities of armed robbers before Ghana becomes a no-go region for would-be investors. .
Festivities End, Studies Begin
Classes at Cazenovia College begin today after new and returning students were welcomed back in the school's typical fashion a personal, heartfelt greeting from faculty members, administrators and classmates, and a weekend of celebration. Music blared from the quad and balloons decorated the walkways to every campus building as students moved in Thursday. There was the "First Night" ceremony for freshmen at dusk Friday, followed by the quad Olympics Saturday afternoon. While unpacking his parents' car Thursday, Dylan Mattis, a junior from Brooklyn, said he's looking forward to spending time with friends and playing on the basketball team. But, more than anything, he can't wait to get back into the classroom. "I expect to do well in school," said the sports management major, adding that he hopes to be a pro basketball coach.
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