As the job hunting has been difficult, a few good things have come from it. In May I met with stylist Priscilla Polley about assisting her. I heard from her today and I am going in to help her this Monday and Tuesday. Priscilla does mainly editorial styling, although she's done some advertising. She's worked with WWD, American, Chinese, and Italian Vogue, and V Magazine to name a few. I'm so excited because styling for editorial is my DREAM JOB. I'm sure I am going to learn a lot.
Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson, and Kristen Stuart all looked stunning last night. But my favorite of the night had to be Sandra Bullock's black dress she wore to accept her Generation Award. She's the epitome of grace and style.
Dates of Birth: 4/14/76 (Georgina) and unknown (Keren)
Hometowns: Richmond, West London (Georgina) and England (Keren)
Brand: Marchesa
Claim to Fame: Elegant eveningwear, inspired by vintage and Asian influences. Career: Chapman and Craig met while attending the Chelsea College of Art and Design. Georgina, a 2001 graduate of the Wimbledon School of Art, began her career as a costume designer. Keren graduated from Brighton Art College in 2000 and subsequently focused on print and embroidery design.Georgina’s draping and design expertise paired with Keren’s textile creations resulted in a business partnership and the establishment of Marchesa in 2004. In, 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists. Based in London and New York, the Marchesa collection is presently available in Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in the United States. The label is evident on many red carpet events, and fashion stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe uses Marchesa to style many of her clients.
Like most of you, I saw SATC 2 as soon as I could. I was a little disappointed with the plot, but the humor and, mostly, the fashion were up to par. These were a few of my favorites. Summer chic at its best. Carrie is rocking a Halston Heritage dress, a Chanel clutch, and Louboutins. Nothing could get better than that.These Brian Atwood pumps that Carrie was wearing, made me want cry tears of joy.Both Samantha and Miley rocked the same Matthew Williamson dress...although everyone can probably agree that it is more age appropriate for Miley, as was made clear in the movie. This was one of the best parts of the movie. I love how they brought back the Christian Dior newsprint dress on Carrie. And Christian Louboutin laced booties? I die for. Miranda looked amazing in this gold dress and YSL pumps.
Originally, I wasn't sure how I felt about these sandals. What would I wear them with? But now that I'm seeing them everywhere and how different girls are pulling them off, I'm dying to get a pair!
From left to right: Rachel Bilson in Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo, Emma Roberts in Marni, Nicole Richie in March Jacobs, Erin Featherston in own design for Juicy Couture, Jennifer Lopez for Zuhair Murad, Taylor Swift in Ralph Lauren Collection, Sarah Jessica Parker in Halston Heritage Archive, Gisele Bundchen in Alexander Wang, Anne Hathaway in Valentino, Zoe Saldana in Calivin Klein, Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture, Blake Lively in Marchesa, Vera Wang in Vera Wang, Alexa Chung in 3.1 Phillip Lim, Emma Watson in Burberry, and Jessica Biel in Ralph Lauren Collection.
Claim to Fame: Simple and feminine clothing Quote: "If it's not edible, it's not food. If it's not wearable, it's not fashion"
Career: In 1987 he moved to New York and worked for two years for a manufacturer of mother-of-the-bride clothing. He then went to work for Geoffrey Beene for seven years. In 1997, Elbaz left Beene and, through retailer Dawn Mello, was hired by the firm of Guy Laroche.Elbaz was able to update the collection and somewhat enhance the image of the firm, whose activities at the time included the management of 15 boutiques and 70 license agreements worldwide. However, he departed within a year, 1998, and began designing ready-to-wear women's clothing for Yves Saint-Laurent. He would have become the head designer of the house when Saint-Larent retired. This was not to happen because the Gucci Group purchased YSL Rive Gauche, the ready-to-wear label, and, hence, Gucci design director Tom Ford dismissed Elbaz after 3 collections. Elbaz then began working for Krizia in Italy and designed a well-received inaugural collection.
In October 2001, he was appointed artistic director of Lanvin in Paris. He received the International Award, Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in June 2005 and was named Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur, Paris, January 25, 2007.
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