Archives: Designer
Fashion Quote (I)
So, what do they say about fashion? Fashions fade, style is eternal. Yves Saint Laurent Disco is a major influence in the world of fashion. Neil Bogart Fashion just comes naturally to me. Jessica Simpson I love fashion, but I’m not obsessed with it. Christy Turlington I almost resent the whole fashion thing. Good God - never wearing the same thing twice and all [...]— Puti Karina Puar • April 15th, 2009
Mirror Pieces of Thakoon
Thakoon’s Fall 2009 shoe collection: heels with mirror pieces and silver lining. ??! (images are taken from: obsessedwithshoes.com)— Puti Karina Puar • March 30th, 2009
Yohji Yamamoto Semi-Circle Bucket Bag
If you’re Yohji Yamamoto’s fanatic and interested in unusual shape of handbag, then you really have to check this one out. Semi-Circle Bucket Bag. With rounded leather base, flat leather shoulder strap, interior zipped pocket, cell phone, and patch pocket, and polished silver metal hardware. The dimension is 11.5? L x 15? H x 8? [...]— Puti Karina Puar • March 26th, 2009
Rich & Skinny
What does pop on you mind when you hear these 2 words? Me, Nicole Richie. Well, it’s actually a name of jeans brand. Michael Glasser, who also created Seven for All Mankind and Citizens of Humanity. He decided to create Rich & Skinny Jeans while he was on hiatus with those 2 everyone’s favorite brands. [...]— Puti Karina Puar • March 19th, 2009
Andrew Gn
Well, maybe you all aren’t familiar with this name. It would still even come up zero result when you search his name in Wikipedia. However, he’s another Asian designer, born in Singapore, and now living in Paris. What’s so catchy about his collection, beside the luxurious fabrics used, is: the pieces are really his handwork, and [...]— Puti Karina Puar • March 12th, 2009
Alexander Wang
Meet this Asian faced bright young designer: Alexander Wang. American and was born in San Francisco. He moved to New York City at 18, attended Parsons The New School for Design and interned at Teen Vogue. He launched his first full collection of womens wear in 2007 after a catchy warming in his sophomore year; [...]— Puti Karina Puar • March 3rd, 2009
Peter Som
Another oriental faced designer: Peter Som :) Peter Som’s aesthetic of unstudied elegance and refined sexiness has brought a fresh point of view to modern American fashion. Peter grew up in San Francisco, a city known for its easy, relaxed sophistication. His parents–both architects–instilled in him the ideals of purity of form, function and composition. Today, [...]— Puti Karina Puar • November 15th, 2008
Rei Kawakubo
Asian designers rock! They can even use French name without leaving oriental style :) Rei Kawakubo (??? ?, Rei Kawakubo born 1942-10-11 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons. She is untrained as a fashion designer, but studied fine arts and literature at Tokyo’s prestigious Keio University. After graduation, Kawakubo worked in a [...]— Puti Karina Puar • October 27th, 2008
Steve J and Yoni P
Topshop is never wrong about whom they’re collaborating with. They’re also right about these 2 Korean born designers, Steve J and Yoni P. Out of the collaborating-with-Topshop topic, these 2 designers also showed their collection in London Fashion Week, Spring 2009 about 2 weeks. The show was a half catwalk presentation and a half performance, [...]— Puti Karina Puar • October 9th, 2008
Min Young Lee
Talking about Muléh, I was curious with an Asian name: Min Young Lee, curious to know more about this designer whose collection is available in Muléh. Well, I instantly fell in love with her loose silk dresses and tops. They look comfortable and charming, especially the ones with antique patterns. Min Young Lee surely has the [...]— Puti Karina Puar • October 2nd, 2008
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