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A Fashion Designer Who ‘Chose Crazy’

by Linda L. Young DESIGNER

It was during Paris’s first pandemic lockdown that the fashion designer Marco Ribeiro felt he’d reached a creative inflection point. “I was like, ‘I can go one of two ways,’” he recalls. “ ‘Either very commercial’ — but nobody was buying anything at the time, and nobody knew how long that would last — ‘or very crazy.’ I chose crazy.”

In 2019, the now-35-year-old Brazilian, who’d moved to Paris after 11 years in Buenos Aires, where he sold hand-painted bags and clothing, mostly to friends, had launched his first women’s wear line, a collection of tailored, minimalist pieces. But he never really felt like the work reflected him — where he came from, or what he wanted to convey. His post-pandemic collections, which he showed for the first time last year, are just as rigorously structured, but they’re also exuberant, with outsize ornamentation and dramatic silhouettes: skirts with exaggerated pleats,

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What You Should Consider Before Launching A Fashion Brand

by Linda L. Young DESIGNER

Creative Director and Editor-in-Chief of FOXYLAB NEW YORK.

Many designers don’t create newness anymore. We are living in the era of styling, and nowadays, fashion is all about mixing and matching. Therefore, it seems natural that many big fashion designers are digging into the archives of their houses—those lucky enough to head a brand with a long history.

To illustrate, during a recent men’s show of Givenchy, the artistic director, Matthew M. Williams, used the word “archives” repeatedly to describe the looks backstage. Furthermore, brands like Dior, Valentino and Steve Madden have used their extensive archives of fashion pieces to showcase and take inspiration from.

Challenges For Those New To The Fashion Industry

But what do you do if you are a new player in this big and expensive game called fashion—no big funding backup, no archives, no past, no cribs—and are starting from scratch? How

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Footpatrol x Paperboy Ready a Three Piece Apparel Collection

by Linda L. Young SHOPPING

Formed from a love of sandwiches and style, Parisian streetwear imprint Paperboy has established quite the name for itself since its 2014 inception. After collaborating with the likes of New Balance, CLARKS, BEAMS and more, Paperboy has now joined forces for a second time with Footpatrol for a concise collection of goods.

Being like-minded in taste, it only makes sense for these two European heavyweights to come together once more. The collaboration itself simply consists of three key styles – one hoodie and two T-Shirts. Adopting a monochromatic colourway, these pieces sport a relaxed fit, making them simple to pair with almost anything.

Atop each piece, the duo has made use of both their iconic brandings, with the Footpatrol Gasmask and Paperboy’s mascot character working in unison throughout. In celebration of the launch, Paperboy has created a bespoke lunch menu offering that will be available in its cafe for

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Cynthia Rowley Says Daughters Won’t Take Over Her Fashion Brand Because They “Don’t Want to Work as Hard”

by Linda L. Young DESIGNER

Cynthia Rowley is getting candid about the future of her fashion empire;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “fashion empire.

While the designer is mom to two grown daughters—Kit Keenan, 23, and Gigi Powers, 18—it’s unlikely that they’ll be taking over her cynthia-rowley-on-the-3-fall-essentials-every-woman-should-own” data-ylk=”slk:eponymous label;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “eponymous label any time soon, she recently revealed.

“They don’t want to work as hard as I do,” Cynthia told The Daily Mail in an interview published March 6. “They’re not really interested.”

The 54-year-old went on to explain that Kit, whose father is sculptor William Keenan Jr., “is in the fashion world but she’s not a designer.” Meanwhile, Cynthia said Gigi, who she shares with husband Bill Powers, is “still in high school.”

So, what is Cynthia’s plan for her widely popular brand then? As she put it, “I’m just going to work until I’m 110 and ride

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Kashish Jain’s ‘PK Makeup Studio’ Is Now A Top Beauty Edu Channel Online | News

by Linda L. Young BEAUTY

Makeup artist Kashish Jain is about to complete 2 years of her makeup education channel PK Makeup Studio on youtube. Kashish is known not only for her excellent makeup skills but also for her impactful efforts toward educating, uplifting and motivating people through her channel.  

PK Makeup studio has kept achieving milestone time and again. Owing to the intentions, skills and efforts of Kashish Jain PK. With passing time, more and more people are getting inspired and educated by Kashish and her skills. She has pledged to provide free education to many aspiring makeup artists. She ensures to invest the best of her skills, time and efforts into uplifting future geniuses. 

Talking about her channel, Kashish says, ‘All my efforts are rooted into empowering those who are eager to learn and work. I just provide them with the knowledge I have acquired over the period of

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Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City reveals theme for 2020 Met gala

by Linda L. Young FASHION

Fashion changes with time and the times are often denoted by their fashion: the ’90s for its Juicy Couture, the ’80s for its over-sized blazers and the ’70s for its hippie garb. And now fashion is remembering the times.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City recently announced the theme for net year’s Met Gala and 150th anniversary celebrations, “About Time: Fashion and Duration.” The gala is scheduled of the 4th of May, 2020, and will be co-chaired by Nicolas Ghesquière, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, and Anna Wintour.

The theme was influenced by the French philosopher Henri Bergson’s concept of “la durée” — time that flows, accumulates, and is indivisible. The accompanying exhibition, featuring about 160 pieces, will delve into the relation between fashion and time and how they go together. This will be through the writings of author Virginal Woolf, who will

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British fashion brand Rixo launches a collection of summer loungewear

by Linda L. Young DESIGNER
Photo credit: Rixo

Photo credit: Rixo

Born in the living room of best friends Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey, Rixo has taken the fashion world by storm since its launch in 2015. Worn frequently by the likes of Holly Willoughby, Laura Whitmore, Kate Middleton, Christine Lampard and more incredible names, the brand has become a go-to name for those looking for easy-to-wear, timeless outfits.

Recently, the brand launched its collection of summer loungewear, just in time for the blazing heatwave that’s sweeping the country. Comprised of an updated edit of dresses and shorts sets crafted from soft cotton, the collection is ideal for warmer summer evenings. The pieces are intended to be worn both indoors and outdoors, and are adorned in paisley prints, mint gingham checks and petal embroidery.

Prices range from £135 to £185, and sizes range from 6 to 20. The gorgeous Alva Gingham Pyjama Short Set is

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