Showing posts with label fashion world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion world. Show all posts

Friday, September 24, 2010

Bruce-The Brightest Star Of Fashion And Style World.

Another fashion and style guru, Bruce Oldfield was born on July 14, 1950. A British designer by birth is known for his high style and fashion apparels. Hollywood stars, celebrities, royalty and the wealthiest of the world look for his advice for their occasions to dress up. Almost all Hollywood celebrities depend entirely on him. Jerry Hall, Joan Collins, Queen Noor of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan and list never ends. He gave a new direction fashion and stylesHis childhood may not be very comfortable as he spent childhood in children's charity, Barnardo's. But his determination made him stand apart in celebrity fashion and style.
He graduated from St. Martin's School of Art in London in 1973 with minimum score. That year he staged his first one-man show for Henri Bendel, later returning to London to show his first collection. Bruce started his own label of ready to wear stuff and sold them to American and British stores. He began making clothes by order of celebrities. By this time he had international clientele.He was honored by OBE for his contribution in fashion and style industry. His famous biography came to lime light in 2004 named ‘Rootless.’ A long list of awards and honors trailed him. His fashion dresses have set the floor on fire.Today also he is the hot favorite of bridal and ready-to-wear, and also he redesigned the uniform of McDonald in 2008! Hail an icon of fashion world



Thursday, September 23, 2010

Bliss Blass A Pioneer In Fashion and Style Ideas

The determination that Bill Blass had, was corner stone for his expansion of his expire. Bills started his career in fashion world in 1946. He bought the company Maurice Rentner Ltd., which he had joined in 1959, and renamed it Bill Blass Limited. Then his expansion had no boundary. Next three decades he ruled the fashion industry in swim wear, furs, luggage, perfume and chocolate. His company grew by leaps and bounds by 1998, claiming $700 million a year
Usually fashion designers designs will be too high to wear in daily life. But Bliss’s designs were wearable. Bliss hit the dart, understood the necessity and needs of working class of America, and gave it what it wanted. In a time when other designers were designing clothes which were known more for being a work of art, Blass was designing clothing which even everyday women could wear day or night.   He made carved a special place for sports wears, gave them a stylish and clean look. Probably till the date Bliss understood his clients better than others.          
Blass was hired by Ford Company to give the exclusive look. Then consequently he was associated with Emilio Pucci, Hubert de Givenchy, and Cartier. Each year as the fashion changes the colors, fashion style and fashion designs were updated.  A truly unique feature of this model, and the 1980 through 1983 Mark series Blass models, was a "carriage roof" giving a convertible top look to the cars. After 1983, the Blass edition became just a unique color option with rear quarter window model designations and a few features that were options on the standard model.
He died of throat cancer. Just 6 days after completing his memoir. Blass was a perfect connoisseur of century in fashion and style.


Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Bill Blass- A Bliss For Fashion And Style Industry!

Another American in fashion designing was Bill Blass, born on June 22, 1922; he ruled the fashion world up to June 12 2002.Bill was known for his extra ordinary tailoring talent and combination of texture of fabrics and patterns. Bill received plenty of awards in the fashion industry. In 1999, Bill also received Life Achievement Award.
Began his fashion designer career in 1946, joining joining Maurice Rentner Ltd.Bill was highly creative and produced expensive but the most beautiful fashion apparels. Bill’s fashion apparels stand apart in the crowd because of his innovative combination of patterns and textures. Bill produced his own label and bought the company and renamed it as Bill Blass Ltd.
Somehow his early life was not that happy and pleasant. His father worked as a salesman of hardware committed suicide when bliss was five years old. Bliss’s mother died in 1952. Bliss had one sister.
Bliss once admitted that all his school books were filled with Hollywood stars and their fashion clothes. Unknowingly he was dragged into fashion and style world. At the age of fifteen, Bliss started sewing, and selling evening gowns. He saved money and then joined fashion design course at Manhattan. Bill was cut out for the fashion and style industry, so he excelled and won Design for Living award. Bliss was so fashion conscious; he spent his salary on clothing, shoes, and elegant meals.
Bliss joined army in 1942, he met so many artists, writers and sound engineers. We can say he that  learnt the hard truth of life here.
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