You might find this one hard to believe but those old school Birkenstock sandals that were popular with 1960s hippies, then the 1990s grunge-wearing crowd, are hip again. Credit hipsters and fashionistas for putting the Birk back on the style map this summer, the result of the shoe landing in high-end department store catalogs and […]
Birkenstocks are back, baby!
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S.A. designer safe on ‘Project Runway’
San Antonio’s Samantha Plasencia advanced to next week’s sixth challenge on the reality show “Project Runway” after being voted safe for a fifth time Thursday night in a challenge that had the remaining 12 designers frazzled and scrambling to please Heidi Klum, the program’s hostess and judge. But so disappointed was Klum with the work […]
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Three Emmy gowns that rocked the red carpet–and why
The recent Emmy Awards red carpet parade had A-listers in beautiful gowns for the big night. And while the color red proved to be the night’s big trend, my favorite gown didn’t have me seeing red here at the “InterFASHIONal Space Station” (as my coworker Stefanie Arias describes the bank of TVs and computers that […]
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Donatella Versace’s hunky ice bucket challenge
Many fashionistas have accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, including the ice queen herself, Anna Wintour. But my favorite to date is Donatella Versace who upped the stakes by being book ended by two shirtless, pouty hunks in tight black jeans. At this point who cares about Donatella, right? Anyway, says Donatella: “I’m not just […]
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Joan Rivers rushed to hospital
Joan Rivers, E! television’s quick-and-tart-tongued “Fashion Police” show host, was rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York Thursday morning after she stopped breathing during surgery on her throat, TMZ has reported. “We’re told Rivers was undergoing the throat procedure in a clinic (specifically on her vocal chords) … when she stopped breathing during the […]
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Johnny Manziel gets his groove on in Spandex
When Johnny Manziel gets the munchies he turns into dancercizing Johnny JamBoogie, a Spandex-wearing hip-hopping aerobics instructor–and the ladies love it. Manziel is the star of the newest “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” Snickers candy bar television commercial that debuts today nationally and will air during the opening game of the NFL Season this […]
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S.A. designer moves ahead on “Project Runway”
San Antonio’s Samantha Plasencia is moving onto her seventh challenge on “Project Runway.” But it wasn’t smooth sailing for the designer who received harsh critiques for an Oxblood lace design the judges said was too short, revealing and lacking originality. Plasencia’s dress was part of a team challenge with partner Alexander Knox, who also took […]
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Michael Jackson, the “King of Style” would have been 56 today
I’ve always been a huge Michael Jackson fan. I saw him and his brothers in concert in the 1980s and I have a box full of MJ stuff, including a Victory tour jacket when the Jackson clan hit the road. Today marks Jackson’s 56th birthday. A much beloved singer, entertainer and songwriter who passed away […]
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NY Fashion Week kicks off today. Here’s a preview
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off today and designers presenting their 2015 Spring collections have found inspiration in many ways for a season filled with interesting fabrics, shape and lots of vibrant color. Here’s what many designers had to say about their forthcoming collections along with a fashion illustration of that vision: Serge Azria said his […]
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Joan Rivers has died
Joan Rivers, a pioneering female comedian who was one of the first to popularize a harsh critical interview technique on her talk show and later on the red carpet, died Thursday at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital. She had been on life support. She was 81.
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Remembering Joan Rivers
Such sad news today about Joan Rivers’ death. I’ve always been a fan of her acid-tongued comedy and of her as a fellow red carpet reporter at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Emmys. Before her gig as the star of E! television’s “Fashion Police” she was the cable network’s red carpet fashionista. Sometimes […]
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S.A.’s “Project Runway” star voted off
S.A.’s “Project Runway” reality show contestant Samantha Plasencia is out. The 27-year-old visual merchandiser at Julian Gold was given the boot at the end of Thursday night’s episode of season 13′s “Project Runway.” It was tearjerker of an ending, too, with Plasencia, a University of the Incarnate Word fashion graduate, so emotionally upset that she […]
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Add menswear designer to Ryan Seacrest’s list of producing credits
“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest — as if he doesn’t have enough to do — has designed a traditional menswear collection of mix and match suit separates, shirts, ties and accessories. Called the Ryan Seacrest Distinction label, the tailored line has launched at Macy’s stores across the country, including San Antonio locations at North Star […]
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Show us your Síclovía sneaks
On and off the runway, sneakers are all the rage. Even Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel designed a variety of them to go with his haute couture show a few months back. Now the folks behind San Antonio’s street playtime event, Síclovía, want you to play designer and decorate a pair of sneakers for the Sept. […]
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Spring 2015 trends range from retro looks to high-tech athletic trends
The Spring 2015 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week collections end today in New York and several trends are in store for next season. Here’s a round-up of a few important trends from Sheila Aimette of Worth Global Style Network, the official trendspotting authority for fashion week. History 2.0: Mixing influences from the 1940s, ’50s and ’70s. “Designers […]
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Fashion show fundraiser for Martinez Street Women’s Center
Local designer Leighton Whittington will send out a spring 2015 collection called “Salvation” Sept. 20 at a fundraiser for the nonprofit Martinez Street Women’s Center that advocates access to health services and education for San Antonio women. The show begins at 8:15 p.m. at Brick (an event venue) at the Blue Star Arts Complex, 108 […]
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‘Project Runway’ star brings it home for Fashion Week SA
It may have been curtains last week for San Antonio’s Samantha Plasencia on “Project Runway” but the Seguin-born designer will be in the spotlight at Fashion Week San Antonio. That’s when Plasencia, a visual merchandiser at Julian Gold, will have a show of her own during the seven-day event at the former Museo Alameda, 101 […]
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S.A.’s Samantha Plasencia would have nailed this challenge
S.A.’s “Project Runway” reality show contestant Samantha Plasencia was voted out last week with her seventh design challenge, but come November she will be a star during Fashion Week San Antonio with a runway presentation at the annual event. Still, I couldn’t help but think that this week’s Runway challenge was up Plasencia’s designing alley: […]
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Barbie on the catwalk
Leave it to American designer Jeremy Scott, known for his over-the-top and wacky-fun approach to fashion, to channel one of the most iconic dolls ever for his Moschino Spring 2015 collection: Barbie. From beach Barbie to cowgirl Barbie to princess Barbie, it was Barbie’s world on the Milan runway Friday. Models were done up in […]
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Brigitte Bardot still a sexy fashion muse at 80
Brigitte Bardot, an international movie star and celebrated sex symbol during the 1960s, turns 80 on Sunday. Bardot, who later abandoned movie making for animal rights advocacy, also set fashion trends during her heyday – trends that are back this fall via a swinging 60s mod style. A look back at Bardot’s style – and […]
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