“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 [...]
In April 2009, Guerlain has introduced the new all-in-one lipstick and accessory “Le Rouge G”. The beautiful case was designed by Lorenz Baumer, one of the most talented jewelers from the Place Vendome in Paris. The new lipstick is really unlike anything else on the market. An exceptional accessory in its own right, Rouge G de Guerlain’s packaging [...]
Andy Thê-Anh was born in Vietnam and came to Canada in 1981. After graduating from college in science he entered LaSalle College where he graduated with a degree in design. As a young designer, Thê-Anh was the recipient of many high Canadian honours such as, ‘’Young Quebec Fashion Designer’’, ‘’Dubonnet Design’’ and finally the ‘’Fur [...]
“I wear whatever the hell I want.” Gaby Basora
Gaby Basora was born in Chicago. Her great grandfather was a tailor. When she was a child, her family moved to Seattle, where her mother opened an art house movie theater in the now gentrified Pike Place Market. Gaby’s early childhood memories are all about roaming the stalls [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Behind its forms and colors, there are thoughts of the creator.”
Shu Uemura
Shu Uemura holding the brush he designed (above)
A big devoted fan of Bobbi Brown brushes for years, I have only recently discovered Shu Uemura brushes and have to say that in these brushes the perfect balance of the professional functionality and artistic design [...]
Do you know what a basque is? Not sure! Also known as a torsolette, a basque (French term) is an item of a female apparel that can mean either a long corsette or jacket. It features a close, contoured fit and extends past the waistline over the hips. The basque was a luxury piece of intimate appearel that [...]
