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Ah, the Joy that is Fashionweek. The Troll as Gatekeeper, Endangering Many a Media Outlet's Possible Coverage & Photographs of the Fall 2006 Runway Shows from NYC's Bryant Park. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
My favorite part of Fashionweek? Besides waiting and being herded cattle-style into the shows, it's the delightful first day of fashionweek when everyone waits, again cattle-style, in the press registration area - usually crammed into the back of one of...
Chartreuse, Silky an pleats galour-Oh, yes, Chloe, close (and cloth) our month-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Paris Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Think of this as the Sienna Miller dress of the season. Chloe Chartreuse Silk Pleated Mini Dress, our new boyfriend. -Rachel
You can never be too thin, too rich or have too many LBD's-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize London Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Fashion East showed Marios Schwab-an this little sexy number. -Rachel
Luella's Heart Bracelet capture our...well...hearts-Spring Jewelry Preview: Items We Idolize-Fashiontribes Jewelry Blog
Looking for some spirited Valentines Day accessories? Luella has your solution-A Luella Logo Heart Bracelet. -Rachel
Drapey Dolce Suspender Shorts make our summer hitlist-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Milan Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Once again Dolce does it. These Dolce & Gabbana Baggy White Suspender Shorts are the perfect example of how they can take anything and make it sweet and sexy. THought suspenders were only for nerds? Think again. -Rachel
IOC gives good denim-and we eat it up-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize New York Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Tara Subkoff ventured into denim for IOC, which had what we like to refer to as mixed-bag results. The pieces we love, however, we really love. Take this Imitation of Christ Denim mini-short overall Jumpsuit. Worn with or without a...
A rocking claw and crystal number from Undercover will look sweel around that swan-like neck of yours-Spring Jewelry Preview: Items We Idolize-Fashiontribes Jewelry Blog
Apparently, Jun Takahashi does more than just clothing right. This Undercover Claw and Crystal Pendant Necklace is sort of tawdry rock and roll, sort of goth and definitely plain cool. Pair it with sweet lace and be the ultimate badass....
Shorts and a sheer blouse have never looked so stylish-Thanks, Pheobe Philo-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Paris Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Will Chloe still be our Perennial favorite after the departure of our girl goddess Phoebe Philo? Who can say-but we are drooling over this final collection of hers. From sheer dresses to sweet skirts, we want to snag it all....
Carolina Herrera gives us our hands down favorite necklace of the season-Spring Jewelry Preview: Items We Idolize-Fashiontribes Jewelry Blog
It's not every day you see me, rock and roll queen I am, longing after pieces from Carolina Herrera's Collection. Today is your lucky day. This Carolina Herrera Ebony, Ivory and Chain necklace has all the qualities I love-it's huge,...
Give summer some Love from Luella-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize New York Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Luella is definitely our new girl of the moment. What else would we want to don this summer? Luella's Royal Blue Eyelet Tie-SHoulder Mini Dress With Heart Belt is breezy and sweet-part sailor chic, part cupcake. What cute girl wouldn't...
Leave it to the queen mum to reign divine with a blousy top and sweet shorts-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize London Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Somehow, when Vivienne Westwood does and odd silhouette it looks artful rather than silly. Take this Fluid Chiffon Belted Top with High-Waisted shorts combo. The oddly shaped top is more beautiful than bizarre, and paired with the sweet shorts, it...
For that special night, a woodsy, frosty Veronique Branquinho dress seems fitting-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Paris Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Everything we love for the season is rolled into one with this Veronique Branquinho Forest Print Caped Off-the Shoulder Dress with Belt. The dramatic yet beautiful print and sophisticatedly different sillouhette leave us with drool forming. -Rachel
A crazy collar from Oscar de la Renta tops our Summer jewels wishlist-Spring Jewelry Preview: Items We Idolize-Fashiontribes Jewelry Blog
You might think that you have Oscar de la Renta cased. He does what he does well-I am no detractor-but facinating is not a word I personally apply to his designs. THis little number is actually quite sassy-which is something...
Slick and sexy, floral Gucci is our pick for giving good summer sex-bomb-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Milan Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
We love that cooler heads prevailed at Gucci. Instead of carbon-copy Ford, this season was all about that traditional Gucci sexiness without being too direct. One of our fave pieces is this Floral Split Front Ruffle Dress. Worn casual with...
Slim shorts and a velvet tux jacket? A little Chanel, A little rock and roll-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Paris Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Apparently, the look of the season will most definitely be rock and roll. Finally. At Chanel, they did the perfect blend of super-chic and sexy rocker with a Slim Cut Knee-Length Shorts and a Velvet Tuxedo Jacket. Paired together, the...
A little off beat but tres chic-Chanel's white leather cuff-Spring Jewelry Preview: Items We Idolize-Fashiontribes Jewelry Blog
Leave it to Mr. Lagerfeld to come up with one of the season's quirky-coolest items. The white leather cuffs accented with a black quilted bow and a silver double c is beyond kokky-chic. Wear it with a t-shirt or a...
Preen in Prada with a grey puff-sleeve shirt and shorts-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Milan Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
The Prada collection was definitely surprising (leave it to Miuccia), but there were some perfect basic pieces that we lust after. This little Prada Puff-Sleeve Button up and Cuffed shorts set is perfectly tone on tone, a look we adore,...
YSL does it again with a ruffle neck blouse we are craving-Spring Fashion Preview: Items We Idolize Paris Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
We love the high waisted skirt look, but add to it a SICK ruffled blouse and we are in heaven. This Black and White Ruffle Neck Blouse from Yves Saint Laurent is so cute it makes us squeal, and paired...
Louis Vuitton Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Marc Jacobs gives us a dribble of Pocohantas, a dash of 80's couture, and some items that will make every 20-something drool-Fashontribes Fashion Blog
Marc Jacobs is a busy man. Serving up efforts for his two eponymous lines-Marc Jacobs Collection and Marc by Marc Jacobs-in New York, he saved the most shebang for last, ending Paris Fashion week with the luxurious Louis Vuitton show....
Lanvin Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion week- Alber Elbaz, the man responsible for our bejeweled, frayed chiffon pasts, breaks into a fierce (and dapper) Minimalism-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Alber Elbaz, the man behind the shredded chiffon and bejeweled embellishment every woman has dreamed of for the last few years, took a decidedly different approach to his beloved Lanvin collection this season. Gone were the wisps of chiffon, replaced...
Comme Des Garcons Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Rei Kawakubo gives a little Anglomania nod to British Queen Bee, Viv Westwood. Interesting, indeed.-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Rei Kawakubo is widely regarded as one of fashion's true geniuses-and not in a "oooh, this dress is genius!" way. Comme des Garcons, her child of sorts, continually showcases ideas that expand the mind as well as the fashion horizon....
Chanel Spring 2006 Show from Paris Fashion Week-Karl's final showing of Fall's Fashion season proves any look can be adapted and adopted by Chanel-and you WILL want it-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Ah, Karl Lagerfeld. The man is obviously the busiest man in the fashion biz-designing Fendi, his eponymous line and Chanel. Somehow, he never seems to tire. The brain remains off auto-pilot. Chanel is the perfect example of how he manages...
Los Angeles Fashionweek - Spring 2006: WWD.com Reports That It's All About Casual Chic w/ a Sprinkling of Luxe & Tinseltown-Worthy Glam. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
People tend to forget that there's a burgeoning fashion scene outside of the usual New York-Paris-London-Milan suspects. Like Australia which is becoming quite the up-and-coming must-attend event, and of course, our celeb-saturated & red carpet-studded left coast. Here's the scoop...
Christian Lacroix Spring 2006: Chic Pirates in Colorful Bandannas Sporting an Explosion of Black, White & Color Prints. Ground Zero for the Adorable "Little" Dresses & Trenchcoat Combinations that Many a Fashion Expert Craves. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Christian Lacroix is synonymous with groovy color combinations & eye-catching prints. Spring 2006 certainly didn't disappoint. An exuberant mix of black, red & white - with a melange of embellishments such as crests & charms galore - the girlie girl...
Celine Spring 2006: 4 Unrelated Mini Collections & Atrocious Styling. With Yet Another New Designer on Board at Celine, the Merry-Go-Round Continues, Leaving Fashion Experts Everywhere Confused. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
With the revolving door at Celine of late, I'm surprised an ad for "Designer Wanted Desperately" hasn't shown up on Craigslist. This season, perhaps the third designer's the charm. Croatian Ivana Omazic follows in the footsteps of Michael Kors and...
Valentino Spring 2006: Up-to-Date Cropped Pants & Suits in Black & White. Excellent Billowy Chiffon Sleeves & Tons of Cute Floral Dresses to Bring Out Your Inner Girlie Fashion Expert. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Anything but fussy & out of date, this is the type of couture that anyone can rock. The Global Chic red carpet dwellers can safely wear it head-to-toe, while the rest of us can pick apart the collection, choose separate...
Paco Rabanne Spring 2006: Brightly Hued Vintage Kimono Silks Pieced Back Together Into Dresses - Similar to What the Original Rabanne Did in the 60s w/ Metal & Plastic Discs. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
For Spring 2006, Patrick Robinson reinterpreted the Paco Rabanne legacy of metal & plastic sheath dresses. Instead of using hardware the way Rabanne did in the 60s, Robinson's homage took a more modern approach - he cut up 500 vintage...
John Galliano Spring 2006: Do You Believe Beauty Comes in All Shapes & Sizes? Galliano Does & Proves it w/a Bevy of Non-Traditional Beauties, Plus Some Cool Threads to Boot. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
We all like to nod our heads in agreement that "beauty comes in all shapes " but John Galliano actually did more than just talk the talk for his Spring 2006 show. His runway overflowed with guys in dresses, Chairman...
Hermes Spring 2006: Easy, Breezy Chic in Black, White, Stripes, Fun Prints & Jaunty Fedoras - that Every Fashion Expert Will Crave - from Jean Paul Gaultier. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
There's a snazzy Great Gatsby'esque feel to a fedora or straw boater worn jauntily at an angle - a sort of easy dapper chic that works because it doesn't look like you're trying too hard. And black, white & stripes...
Dior Homme Music Note Bomber Jacket- Another item to buy for your boy and then, ummm, "borrow"-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Because we so, so , so love Mr. Hedi Slimane, we must give an early shout out to this Dior Homme Music Note Bomber Jacket, a piece we will certainly drool over until it becomes available in late December for...
Stella McCartney and H&M to cohabitate this november. Get ready to look super-chic at a great price-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Love Stella McCartney's clothing but can't afford to drop so much dosh? Your lucky day will soon be arriving: On November 10, 2005 the highly anticipated Stella McCartney for H&M autumn 2005 collection will hit approximately 400 H&M stores in...
Emanuel Ungaro Spring 2006: Vincent Darre's Pastel & Sherbet Hues w/a Touch of Earthy Rust; Oodles of Party Dresses; Ruffles Everywhere. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
How I would love to live a life requiring me to wear sherbet colors, party dresses, silk playsuits & tons of ruffles. For the Emanuel Ungaro spring 2006 collection, Vincent Darre sent out ruffles a-plenty in fun ladylike colors &...
Chloe Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week- Pheobe Philo returns from her maternity leave with a fabulous collection, pared down to it's prime-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
This Phoebe Philo collection for Chloe marked the return of Stella McCartney's former right-hand woman (back when McCartney did Chloe) from her maternity leave. Apparently, Philo has taken the growing experience of being a mother, and applied the philosophy to...
Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week- Stefano Pilati gives us Flamenco lessons-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
After the man himself left, Yves Saint Laurent as a company was in question. However, with the capable hands of Tom Ford at the helm, things seemed to be getting along swimmingly. Until Ford and YSL's owners, Gucci Group, ad...
Maison Martin Margiela Spring 2006 Collection from Paris- What would happen if your clothing melted? Mr. Margiela was wondering the same thing..-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
In a season that has provided lackluster shows, leave it to the madman of Antwerp, Maison Martin Margiela, to give me a new spring in my step. Margiela, best known for his madcap approach to luxurious clothes and perennially amazing...
Anna Wintour meets Tofu Creme pie, and the results are not pretty. Shame on you, PETA-Fashiontribes Pop Culture Blog
Never, ever, ever is it okay to show your distaste for something by harming others. While I understand little bodily harm can occur from getting hit by a pie, the humiliation is truly unfair. Even if the hit-ee, in this...
Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2006: Ethnic Inspired Looks Mixed with French Noir Femme Fatale Chic..on a Rural Farm. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
A glamourous French widow - still sporting black-black-black - and her dress-up loving daughter with enviable milkmaid-flushed cheeks & a penchant for Ukrainian/peasant garb just moved into the farm next door. As the models negotiated a runway piled high with...
Stella McCartney Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week- Easy, mature and sophisticated, with a touch of Jeff Koons-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
With husband and baby on board, it's only natural that gone are the days of awesomely raunchy ideas- shirts emblazoned with Rock Royalty, pineapple-crotch bathing suits- and girlier fare-Chloe's horse collection. Stella McCartney has grown up. Lucky for us, she...
Alexander McQueen Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Pretty, sure. Wearable, definitely. The spectacle one has come to expect from London's fashion maverick? Nope.-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
The name Alexander McQueen generally evokes a few thoughts: that of Gothic imagery, impeccable tailoring and showmanship galore. Perhaps when, last spring, he chose to show in a style simply not equated with his line-models filing down the runway as...
Sophia Kokosalaki Spring 2006 Collection From Paris Fashion Week- The pleating is still gorgeous, but we need to see some new shapes-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Sophia Kokosalaki, the Greek wunderkind who seemed to float out of Central Saint Martins, has moved her show to Paris. Unfortunately, the change of venue didn't seem to stir up any new ideas. While her structure and look seem to...
Hussein Chalayan Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week- A softer, sexier turn for one of fashion's avant-garde des enfants terribles-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Hussein Chalayan Switched it up this season. Instead of the usual parade of avant-garde to the point of almost unwearable, this season he seemed to have sassy and sexy in mind. A series of short, tailored white suits opened the...
Rochas Spring 2006: Olivier Theyskens Channels the Wild West with More of the Same High-Necked, Ruffled, Floor Length Skirt Suits as Fall 2005, as Well as Killer Slouchy, Cuffed Suits - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Olivier Theyskens must have gotten a subscription to TVLand or the American Movie Classics (AMC) channel - and caught every episode Gunsmoke, the long-running TV series set in 1873 which chronicled the exploits of the citizens of Dodge City, Kansas...
Lagerfeld Gallery-Kaiser Karl loosens up a bit, adding a touch of feminity to his usual structured collection-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
One has to wonder how Karl Lagerfeld manages to design Chanel (6 collections a year), Fendi and Lagerfeld Gallery without ever getting stale. Lagerfeld Gallery clearly got his leftover enthusiasm. While it was beautiful and fun, we were missing the...
Veronique Branquinho Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-An exercise in Antwerpian deconstruction-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
I am yet again going to fall into critical disagreement. I love Veronique Branquinho. I think she does something that is different from everyone else. I think Daryl K-if she was smart-would take a cue from Barnquinho. Her method of...
Givenchy Spring 2006 Collection From Paris Fashion Week- Fledgling Riccardo Tisci goes space age and stiff-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Givenchy is seeming to have a problem with designer longevity. With both Alexander McQueen and Julien Macdonald doing stints- although short-lived, they were fabulous-the house has clearly been in an aesthetic turmoil. Enter Riccardo Tisci. Unfortunately. While I enjoyed Macdonald's...
Dries Van Noten Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Per Usual, Dries is a study in relaxed bohemian luxury-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
If you are looking for groundbreaking, crazy Antwerp, Dries Van Noten is probably not your man. However, if what you want is artful, beautiful, lush clothing with a touch of modern bohemian, he seems to nail it year after year....
Christian Dior Spring 2006: Wearable? Check. Saleable? Check. But exciting...Not This Season. A Parade of Beautiful Layered Tulle Tops, Dresses & Pants in Sedate Neutrals; Black Lace; Cool Kicks & Oh, Those Bags! FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
So those rumors are apparently true: clearly someone sat His Royal Fabulousness, John Galliano, down & told him he'd better make Dior profitable sometime soon if he wants to remain in their employ. Normally a Christian Dior show can best...
Vivienne Westood Spring 2006 Collection from Paris fashion Week-Think Active Resistance to Propaganda-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
As a blog reader, you are probably aware that I am obsessed with Vivienne Westwood. Which is precisely why this collection was so incredibly disappointing. Rather than moving forward a vision that she created in the 1970's, as a front-runner...
Junya Watanabe Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Channeling Punk Rock, Watanabe sets forth a collection that is ripe with altered trenches and heavy-stomping combat boots-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Can I preface this by saying I am a hard-core fan of Junya Watanabe, as well as his associate Rei Kawakubo, brain behind Comme des Garcons. If you think the following text is anything short of a love -letter, you...
Balenciaga Spring 2006 Show from Paris Fashion Week- More Architectural Embellishment from Nicolas Ghesquiere-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Nicolas Ghesquiere set out to attain a hybrid of two seemingly opposing aesthetics- one of architectural structure, and one of embellishment. Yet again, he achieved his goal with a collection for Balenciaga that was nothing short of stunning. Opening with...
Rick Owens Spring 2006: A Vision of Draping & Tons of Asymmetry Rendered in Pale Gray, Taupe, Browns & Black. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Rick Owens may not be the most mainstream of designers - check out the 4 inch stacked heel he's sporting to take his runway bow - but he has a pretty significant cult following, and season after season shows timeless...
Viktor & Rolf Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Upside Down You're Turning Me is clearly their inspirational motto of the season-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Fashion's Dutch Darlings proved yet again why we are all so crazy for them. In a nod to their typical artsy-smartsy stylings, Viktor & Rolf were the first two people to appear on their runway- followed by a parade of...
Yohji Yamamoto Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-A venture from creation to the future-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Yohji Yamamoto has never had a lack of credibility. So last year, when backstage at his show he mentioned a desire to compress the history of the world-from the dinosaurs to present times-into his collection, few doubted his intent. The...
Vivienne Westwood Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Think Active Resistence to Propaganda-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
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Undercover Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-A dose of German Prog Rock accented by heavy chains, t-shirt capes and terrific faded prints -Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Jun Takahashi, arguably Japan's freshest fashion force, as well as it's new design darling proved why his Undercover line has a cult-like following. Literally. His Spring 2006 Paris show was influenced by German Prog rock-and his models pledged allegiance to...
Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk take some time to socialize...errr, promote Jovovich-Hawk in Milan-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
As we all know, Jovovich-Hawk is amongst my favorite of under-rated lines. Sweet, vintage inspired dresses, blouses and jackets made in terrific fabrics are their hallmark-as is, apparently, looking adorable at parties. I love Milla Jovovich's quirky style, and now...
A.F. Vandevorst Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Avant Garde fashion from Antwerp's favorite couple-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx originally made their name with A.F. Vandevorst when Antwerp had it's glowing moment. The couple not only works together, but is linked romantically. With looks that embody the deconstructed, slouchy look that Antwerp is mainly...
Roberto Cavalli Spring 2006: Palm Beach Cabana Chic With a Dose of Fringed & Gingham'ed Hoe Down - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Palm Beach starlet-meets-cabana chic at Roberto Cavalli spring 2006, with a dose of prairie thrown in for good measure: lots of fringe, stripes & gingham - even in ballgowns - which separated to reveal a cheeky matching short. Look after...
Miu Miu Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion Week- Some Superhero-esque prints, a dose of glitter and a dash of adorable dresses-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
You may have noticed our previous lack of excitement from the Milan shows. Thank the Lord for DSquared-and, apparently this go round, Miu Miu. While Miuccia Prada's main collection for Prada left us puzzled-did we love it? Did we hate...
Etro Spring 2006: Colorful "Journey of Light & Color" - Beautiful, Painterly & Way Beyond All That Wacky Paisley You Would Normally Expect. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Etro, an eccentric Italian house, is mostly known for equally eccentric paisley. For Etro Spring 2006, it's Colorful, Layered Prints: 1, Paisley: 0. According to Veronica Etro, the collection was "a journey of light and color." Translation: the prints, while...
D Squared Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion Week-A ritzy hoedown on the Dean and Dan Ranch-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Finally, brothers Dan and Dean Caten inject some much needed pizazz into Milan fashion week. Instead of aligning with the stodgy old-guard (we get it- people like simple, neutral, lady-like clothing) DSquared showed a collection at the Dean-Dan Ranch. And...
D & G Spring 2006 Show: Tons of See Through Gauzy, Lacy, Ruffle-Filled White. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
White, white, white & still more white. And did we mention white? As well as shades of white such as pale yellow. And sheer, gauzy, wispy...and pretty much any other word you can think of for see-through. For innocent, fun,...
Alessandro Dell'Acqua Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion Week-Screen Sirens, Helmut newton and Marilyn Monroe-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Alessandro Dell'Acqua has attained his status as a European fashion icon, but has never quite reached that level in the States. The collection he sent out for Spring 2006 may change that- while it's not earth shattering, it is smoldering-ly...
Missoni Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion Week-A Cross Genrational Collection, with sharp coats and of course, amazing knits-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
You can never expect anything to different from Missoni. By the nature of their craft-one of Italy's most revered knitwear companies-there are certain elements that allow little room from variation. With the placement of Margherita Missoni, granddaughter of Missoni's founders,...
Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2006: A Vision of Naughty Farmgirl Chic in Red, White & Black. Frills, Gingham & Ruffles. And Did We Mention Ruffles? FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
A Dolce & Gabbana show is all about Roman excess, and Spring 2006 didn't disappoint - a red, white & black excess of ruffles, white eyelet & gingham. A celebration of naughty farmgirl chic, they sent the models down the...
Anna Molinari Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion week-Cute, girly clothes with an 'I Couldn't Care Less' twist-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Anna Molinari's girly collection from Milan Italy was nothing shocking, but pleasing to the eye. Her usually beyond-precious style was somewhat edited- it seemed a little more down and dirty on this go-round. Most successful were her experiments with volume,...
Fendi Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion Week-Karl Lagerfeld proves why he's fashions most regarded designer with an adorable, light and airy collection-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Rare is the case when Fendi presents a Spring collection as electrifying as their fall presentation, but Karl Lagerfeld must have had a real vision. The 50 pieces that paraded down the runway- often accented with terrific bags and belts...
Fashion Do's & Dont's - NYC - Cute Knickers & a Stylish Orange Dress Paired with Brown - Great Street Fashion "Fashion Do's" at New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Some definite fashion "do's" spotted at New York's spring 2006 Fashion Week. - Lesley With the right bag, kicks & accessories, knickers are nice: Photos by Carl Robinson for Fashiontribes.com An A+ for pairing orange with brown accessories:
Moschino Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion week-Adorable, true to Moschino's classic with a twist philosophy and packed with whimsical details-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Moschino's hallmark is whimsy, and whimsy it was aplenty totting down the runway. Entering the catwalk from cutouts of the silhouette of dancing women, models strutted in full skirts, flirty dresses and tailored shorts armed with irreverent details. While breaking...
Vivienne Westwood and Isabella Blow prove eccentric English ladies take the cake-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
I only pray I age this gracefully. Maybe it's something in the blood of the kooky English woman, but every time I see Vivienne Westwood, I can't help but be in awe of a woman of her age who teeters...
Gucci Spring 2006 Collection from Milan Fashion week-Evoking both subtle and straightforward sex with some mod details-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Tom Ford made it quite deliberate that the Gucci Girl had a sex-bomb image. Alessandra Facchinetti, Ford's successor, tried too hard to upkeep the Ford era, resulting in only 2 seasons before her exit as head designer. Frida Giannini, tapped...
Alberta Ferretti & Philosophy Spring 2006 Shows in Milan - More of the Same Little Wearable Little Shifts & Dresses in White, Camel, Black & Stripes. Wow, What a Surprise. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
Acres of chiffon, lots of draping, bias cut charmeuse...hmmm....could it be an Alberta Ferretti collection? Why, oh why, was I expecting something different? Ferretti's diehard clients - both of her eponymous line & her Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti line -...
Burberry Prorsum's Spring 2006 Show from Milan Fashion week showcases Christopher Bailey's oddly eccentric take on Anglomania-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
From last season's take on Carnaby Cool and Marianne Faithfull, Christopher Bailey, to whom Burberry owes it's makeover and Prorsum line, moved deftly onto a different view of British style-this one decidedly more Royal. A far cry from lace-up stacked...
Prada Spring 2006 Collection from Milan fashion week- yet again, Miuccia astounds-we're still up in the air over how we feel-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Prada Spring 2006 Collection- Milan Fashion Week-Fashiontribes Fashion blog and podcast-MP3 File Once again, Miuccia Prada sent out a collection that was astounding yet simple- a contradiction she seems to live by. In stark contrast to the fitted, grommeted and...
Emilio Pucci Spring 2006 Show in Milan - Glorious Prints, Prints, Prints - Especially the Pale Chiffon Caftan, Coveted by Many a Fashion Expert - & Gladiator Kitten Heel Shoes. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
Emilio Pucci Spring 2006 Collection-Milan Fashion Week-Fashiontribes Fashion blog and podcast-MP3 File Everything's beautiful on Planet Pucci - everything. Since Christian Lacroix took over design duties at the Italian fashion house, I've had a jones on for those prints in...
Carine Roitfeld is FT's new girly crush-we beg to ask how so much chic could be embodied in such a tiny woman?-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
It is not often that we arrive upon a girly crush in our offices. Driven witlessly boy-crazy, we usually ogle over gaggles of cute men. And then there is Carine Roitfeld. If one can not see the inherent chicness, glamour...
FrostFrench Spring 2006 Fashion Show from London-some brilliant pieces, yet a very simple show-Fashiontribes.com Fashion Blog and Podcast
FrostFrench Spring 2006 Collection from London Fashion week-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog and Podcast-MP3 File FrostFrench, a company known more for it's designer Sadie Frost's marriage (Jude Law) and social life (she's one of Kate Moss' cronies), had quite a diverse showing...
C-Neeon Spring 2006 Show at London Fashion Week - Bright Prints, Bold Colors & Lots of Fashion Expert-Approved Asymmetry...& a Commission from Top Shop to Design a Mini Line. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
C-Neeon Spring 2006 Show at London Fashion Week - Bright Prints, Bold Colors & Lots of Fashion Expert-Approved Asymmetry...& a Commission from Top Shop to Design a Mini Line. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION PODCAST - MP3 File London is great place to...
Marni Spring 2006 Fashion Show from Milan Fashion Week- A little bit of everything-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog and Podcast
Marni Spring 2006 Runway Show From Milan-Fashiontribes Fashion blog and podcast-MP3 File Marni, beholden amongst fashionistas and glitterati, showed quite a large collection in Milan for Spring 2006. While there were outstanding accessories-shoes adorned with plexi discs, belts and large,...
Fashion Do's & Don'ts - NYC - Some Headshakingly Bad Fashion Dont's & Felonies - Dogs in Mary Janes, Anyone?! - That Make a Fashion Expert Cringe from New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
For your further double-take-worthy, headshaking, wha-the-*@%!!! pleasure, we present some more fun Fashion Felonies from Spring 2006 Fashion Week at Bryant Park. - Lesley For the love of god, please never ever humiliate your pooch with Mary Janes & frilly...
Topshop's Unique range gives quite a showing at London Spring 2006 Fashion week-thing amazing jumpers and dresses, all for an affordable price-Fashiontribes Fashion blog and podcast
Topshop Unique Spring 2006 Fashion Show from London Fashion Week-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog and Podcast-MP3 File Topshop- England's much better crack at stores like Urban Outfitters-showed this year at London's dwindling fashion week. Pulling a solid debut collection from it's 14...
Giles delivers a lovely yet safe collection at London's Spring 2006 Fashion week-Leaving us to ask the question where did the kookiness go?-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Giles (as in Giles Deacon) Spring 2006 show from London Fashion Week-Fashiontribes podcast and fashion blog-MP3 File Giles Deacon, one of the many Central Saint Martins grads to receive high praise for his senior collection (as did fellow grads of...
Cloak- It may be menswear, but the Spring 2006 collection could definitely work on a cool girl-Fashiontribes.com blog
Showing WAAAAYYYYY downtown is always a bit of a risk, but apparently not for Cloak- the loft on Crosby Street in New York's Soho was crammed full of people. With the temperature hovering around 100 degrees the entire show, the...
United Bamboo's Spring 2006 show- A little bit of country club seditionary-Fashiontribes.com blog
United Bamboo, a longtime darling in New York, showed another collection expanding upon their trademark look-crisp conservative clothes with a mad dash of kooky. This time, inspiration drawn from Le Corbusier and the Chandigarh-an Indian city he designed-appeared throughout the...
Fashion Do's & Don'ts - NYC - A Streetfashion Gold Star for a Fab Dandy - & Obvious Fashion Expert - in an Ascot, Leopard Boots & Cap at Spring 2006 Fashion Week in New York. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Until recently men who were "men" were encouraged to dress sans any flair or style...even worse, that unfortunate plague a few years back where grown men - with grown up careers in areas like banking and lawyering - were proudly...
Fashion Dos & Don'ts - NYC Streetfashion "Fashion Don't" Spotted at New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week - A Pair of Chiffon Pants That Never Ever Should Have Seen the Light of Day & Green Top. A Fashion Expert No No. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Some outfits defy not just description - but words altogether. All I can muster up is: see below. (Note: for purposes of full disclosure, this was shot at the tents at Bryant Park during New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week,...
Fashion Dos & Don'ts from New York's Spring 2006 Fashionweek. In "The Fool in the Front Row" We Document the Further Wearing of Sunglasses Indoors & Other Crimes Against Fashion that Make a Fashion Expert Shudder. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
And for the final installment of our new, twice-yearly Fashion Week column - exclusive to Fashiontribes - The Fool in the Front Row. To reiterate: to qualify as a FFR, you must meet the following criteria: be seated in one...
Libertine's Drink Old England Dry T-shirt is an Item we Idolize for spring-especially worn like this fashion expert-Fashiontribes.com blog
photo by Carl Robinson for Fashiontribes.com While Libertine's show recieved mixed reviews from us- we did like it, but it wasn't exactly brainy fashion-their use of terrific old slogans did not. We simply adored the Our Man Keats and Our...
Clements Ribeiro Spring 2006 show-after near disasterous collapse, these fashion experts pull off a marvelous capsule show-Fashiontribes.com blog
Clements Ribeiro Spring 2006 Collection from London Fashion Week-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog and Podcast-MP3 File Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro, the married couple behind both Clements Ribeiro and Cacharel, are obviously quite suave. After losing their manufacturers for their eponymous line,...
Fashion Dos & Dont's - NYC - A Fashion Expert Gold Star for a Jaunty Fedora & Groovy Jeans Streetfashion Combo at New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Menswear-influenced fashion is always in style - especially when it looks almost thrown-on. This modern-day Garbo we spotted outside the tents at the Spring 2006 Fashionweek in New York has just the right amount of rakish glam with the jaunty...
Y-3 Spring 2006 from 50 Wall Street New York City- Kind of like Yohji, but with stripes-Fashiontribes.com
Yohji Yammamoto and Addidas, known collectively as Y-3, brought their act stateside for the first time last week. Showing in a vault on Wall Street, be-decked with orange Y-3 flags, the madhouse outside led to a fairly tame show. While...
Andre Leon Talley of Vogue, looks absolutely amazing at Fashion for Relief-Fashiontribes.com blog
Is A.L.T. on the Karl Lagerfeld diet? Because, jeez-louise, he looks swell! The picture is from the backstage of Fashion for Relief- a worthy cause, no doubt. Standing next to Tyson Beckford, Andre looks not only dapper and stylish- he...
Fashion Dos & Don'ts - NYC - Fashion Felonies Involving Boot Abuse Documented at New York Spring 2006 Fashion Week. Fashion Expert Cringeworthy. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
One of the more unfortunate occurences during New York's Spring 2006 Fashion Week was the plethora of boot offenses. Your Blogette Rachel & I had to avert our eyes on several occasions, and with this being Fashionweek, you'd think those...
Fashion Dos & Don’ts – NYC – A Fashion Expert Gold Star for a Pair of Sundress-Clad Fashionistas at New York Spring 2006 Fashionweek - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
While the rest of us toil away attempting to look chic, some girls seem to achieve the look effortlessly. Like this stylish pair we spotted at Spring 2006 fashionweek. From their easy, breezy sundresses, to the metallic kicks to their...
Preen's Spring 2006 Show- Advanced Warning; Preen hit the mark for Spring, showing September 19th at London's City Hall-Fashiontribes.com blog
Preen Spring 2006 Collection from London fashion week-Fashiontribes Fashion blog and podcast MP3 File Preen, yet another underrated Brit brand, put on a marvelous show Monday, September 19th at London's city hall. Showcasing an uncharacteristically soft look, the duo paired...
Spring 2006 Beauty Trends - Eyes Are Metallic, Shimmery, Glimmery & Downright Colorful. Beauty Report from New York Fashionweek - Vivienne Tam, Michael Kors, Anna Sui, Temperley, Oscar de la Renta. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
The eyes are the windows of the soul or some such thing. Regardless, it's what people wax poetically about the most when it comes to your mug, and thankfully, the new spring 2006 eye is all dressed up & ready...
Pantone Fashion Color Report Spring 2006 - Pantone Color Institute's Leatrice Eiseman Says After Seasons of Color! Color! Color! - Spring Will Be Toned Down, Muted & Nuanced - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT FASHION BLOG
How crazy is the fashion calender? It's only September, people have barely started thinking about what to fill their fall wardrobes with, and the fashion world is already onto next spring. Nonetheless, it's always interesting to see what the powers-that-be...
Fashion Dos & Don'ts from New York's Spring 2006 Fashionweek. In "The Fool in the Front Row" We Document the Wearing of Sunglasses Indoors & Other Crimes Against Fashion that Make a Fashion Expert Shudder. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Ah, fashionweek. The glitz, the glam...the poseurs. We decided it was high time someone did something. So with great pride, we bring you the first entry in our new twice-yearly Fashionweek column: The Fool in the Front Row. To qualify...
Anna Wintour's Daughter Bee Schaffer at the Spring 2006 Fashion Shows - Why is this Little Marc Jacobs Clad Smartypants Schlepping the Classics to the Temperley London Spring 2006 Fashion Show? A FASHIONTRIBES FASHION EXPERT INVESTIGATIVE BLOG
Your blogette Rachel & I were at the Temperley London show & ended up sitting right behind American Vogue editrix Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Schaffer - I snapped a quick pic of the view from the back so...
Boudicca's Spring 2006 Collection at Bumble and Bumble showcases what they do best- A fashion expert mix of hard edge militia and delicate, feminine details-Fashiontribes.com blog
photos by Carl Robinson for Fashiontribes.com Brilliant? Check. Beauteous? Check. Perennially Underrated? Check. Boudicca treated New York to their second go-round with the city, showing Friday September 16th at Bumble and Bumble. Atop a talcum-coated runway, Zowie Broach and Brian...
Kevin Johnn-Spring 2006 Collection From The Tents at Bryant Park in New York City-Fashion Expert Review-Fashiontribes.com Fashion blog and podcast-
Kevin Johnn-Spring 2006 Collection From The Tents at Bryant Park in New York City-Fashion Expert Review-Fashiontribes.com Fashion blog and podcast-MP3 File
Phillip D. Johnson of Lucire Magazine - The Exclusive Fashiontribes Interview with Lucire Magazine's Features Editor Dishes on the Spring 2006 Collections in New York City-Fashion Expert Review-Fashiontribes Fashion blog & podcast
Phillip Johnson of Lucire Magazine - The Exclusive Fashiontribes Interview with Lucire Magazine's Features Editor Dishes on the Spring 2006 Collections in New York City-Fashion Expert Review-Fashiontribes Fashion blog & podcast - MP3 File Meet the personable & fabulous Phillip...

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