Scarlet Black Fashion

For many, the Christmas Season is not complete without the addition of a Christmas themed concert, pageant or performance.  For those in need of their Christmas performance fix, Christmas With the Queens may be just the event to round out the season.  The gala performance will be held on December 23

Craft, the environment, art and design all come together at fiveleft bags.  What sets designer Lincoln Heller apart and distinguishes his product from a sea of leather bags is the seamless joining of craftsmanship and environmental responsibility with art.  It is Heller’s affinity to art and design

The 2010 Blanche Macdonald Graduate Fashion Design Show was held in the classy Westin Bayshore on November 30th. The show featured the collections from 44 designers, each presenting two designs. Strong thematic unity was the order of the day and every detail seemed linked to the designers’ concept.

Tailcoats and cutaway jacket details made a strong showing at Blanche Macdonald fashion show.  Strong tailoring skills were combined with imagination and historic references to produce many varieties of the tailcoat styled jacket. Tailcoat Gallery: Designer Links: Pamela Ordonez – pamelaordonez1@hot

Capelets were shown by several designers at the Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduate show.  This black and red version by Maggie Liu doubles as an overskirt. Capelet Gallery: Designer Links: Jillian Zdunich – jill-zdunich@hotmail.com Katsuki Shimizu – katsukisstyle@gmail.com Maggie Liu – maggie

Fuller skirts made a strong appearance at Blanche Macdonald.  The bell shaped skirt was one of the newest and most innovative of the fuller skirt designs.  The new bell shape skirt was  shown by designers Angela Lin and Thia Nguyen.  This skirt shape curves out in a rounded bell shape from a fitted

Catherine Murray’s portfolio on display at the Blanche Macdonald Graduate Show was a joy to view.  A deft and delicate feminine emphasis is evident in her drawings of  fashion figures as well as in her designs. Catherin Murray Contact: moley.murray@gmail.com