“Barron Duquette” brand was founded in 2008 by the fashion industry-native Sean Barron, who also helped to launch Katayone Adeli and Joie. Barron Duquette style is very distinguishable and unique in the way it merges modern design with feminine elegance. Using only the finest fabrics, Barron Duquette features a colorful collection of draped tops and [...]
) Dianne von Furstenberg Summer 2009 Collection is once again a total success. If is very feminine, elegant, vivid and incorporates popular fashion trends, forms and colors. Our favorite is a One-Shoulder Jersey Dress done in animal print pure silk jersey fabric. It features popular this season black-and-white zevra print and one-shoulder neckline. For a complete [...]
Today, designer Christian Francis Roth celebrates his 40th birthday! Happy birthday from Laurela Fashion Blog! Born in New York City on February 12, 1969, Christian Francis Roth was a special student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, in 1986-87. Then in 1987-88, he continued his fashion studies at Parsons School of Design in New York, where he [...]
Christina Minasian, a former stylist, is a designer behind the contemporary line of clothing, called “Pensey”, which she named after the prep school attended by Holden Caulfield, a character of the “Catcher in the Rye” novel by J.D. Salinger.
Christina Minasian (above)
Pensey’s first collection appeared in the Fall of 2008, which was an instant his. Featuring metallic pants, banded dresses, poufy [...]
This coming spring, a new old trend dominating the season is a theme inspired by nature. How is this trend going to be different and unique from what we’ve seen before? First of all, unlike what we used to percive by natural, i.e. soft, quiet combination of pastel colors, this season, it’s about mixing different degrees of [...]
If you have not yet discovered Robin’s Jeans, it’s time to do so. I am absolutely in love with his dark denim Dia Jeans adorned with silver wings embroidery and Swarovski crystals.
The first pair of Robin’s Jean was created in January of 2005 by designer Robin Chretien, born in 1957 in Grenoble, France. The son of [...]
Looking for the perfect fur vest to go over that perfect chiffon dress or that sweater dress that everyone is craving this season? “Liu Jo”, an Italian brand, has it all.
Fancy designs and a frenzy for mixing and matching – these are the keywords for LIU JO’s new Fall-Winter 2008 Collection. Innovative styles that mix Street [...]
Not a big fan of J.Crew clothing, I must admit, this new ringspun chiffon grafic rose tee from J.Crew came as a pleasant surprise. The J.Crew’s recent catalog says that the designer behind this beautiful t-shirt is one of their in house artists, named Erin, who has first painted this rose and then had it traced in chiffon.
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I like big labels, however, I also never disregard small and unknown brands in my continuous search for the perfect combination of style, quality and price. Here’s one example of a great find of the day – a V-neckline sweater dress with pointelle bodice and sleeves from Boston Proper. The brand is unknown, the store just says it’s imported.
The [...]
This week’s brand in focus is Mackage, the Canadian-based label dedicated solely to ladies’ outerwear. The brand was founded by a dynamic duo of Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan, two schoolmates who started drawing designs and talking about how when they grew up they’d go into the fashion business, when they were only twelve years old. In [...]
