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Fashion’s version of the United Nations as The International Show opens day two of Graduate Fashion Week
Noy Goz, Shenkar University, Israel; Chisung Ihn, Bunka University, Japan; Alyssa Rose Roberts, Parsons. PHOTOS: Katy Gray
The cream of the world’s top fashion colleges showcased their collections at Graduate Fashion Week today for a judging panel of leading industry insiders.
Mix together 11 countries, about 20 different languages, 16 different colleges and universities and what do you get? A happy, hi-tech, hectic melting pot of styles, cultures and inspirations.
The International Show was Graduate Fashion Week’s recipe for global success, bringing together 20 ‘best-in-show’ final-year student collections from Turkey, Taiwan, Israel, Japan, America, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Pakistan on one catwalk.
Fencing and surgical-look collections vied with pom-pom spacesuits and plywood dresses. Dandy-ish girls’ tailoring was juxtaposed with his ‘n’ hers floral appliqués in organza. A barefoot ‘Nirvana’ bride contrasted with Islamic-style lace veiling which encased the models’ entire bodies. And spiral hats clashed with the spiked and encrusted ‘one eye’ helmets of futuristic samurais.
VIDEO: Marina Maximilian Karni for BelleMode Magazine Cover Shoot | FashionTV
Marina Maximilian Karni
Musician Marina Maximilian Karni poses with a pineapple for Israeli fashion magazine BelleMode.
From bags to riches: Louis Vuitton flagship store opens in Tel Aviv
The world’s most valuable luxury brand brings its famous leather and logo to a large and luxurious new home in the Ramat Aviv Mall.
North Tel Aviv is about to get even posher. Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s most recognizable luxury brands, is opening its Israeli flagship store on Thursday at the Ramat Aviv Mall and with it comes an invasion of its iconic logo, the interlocking initials LV.
The new 300 square meter store, designed by architect Panagiotis Chatzinas, a frequent Louis Vuitton collaborator, features separate sections for women’s bags, shoes, menswear and other collections. The merchandise will mix iconic items with fresh, seasonal interpretations and the latest accessories.
The interior furnishings will mirror other Louis Vuitton flagships around the world, save for Israeli artwork on the walls to give it a local touch. Naturally, there will be a VIP section dedicated to rare and unusual leather goods, tucked safely behind closed doors and with an expert shop assistant at your service.
Prices will range from NIS 2,500 to NIS 15,800 for bags; NIS 10,300 to NIS 22,000 for luggage, and NIS 2,090 to NIS 3,150 for shoes.
Louis Vuitton founded his eponymous fashion house in Paris in 1854; his signature handbags and luggage have since become synonymous with old-world wealth. When designer Marc Jacobs was named LV’s artistic director in 1997, the label rapidly expanded its international operations, moving into ready-to-wear fashion lines, shoes, accessories, watches, glasses and jewelry, all sold through a network of 463 stores spread around the globe.
The brand, named the world’s most valuable for an eighth year in a row, is now part of the world’s largest luxury brand empire, Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Under that golden umbrella is a number of other well-known fashion labels, such as Christian Dior, Givenchy, Fendi and Celine. The conglomerate, estimated to be worth $22.7 billion in 2013 (according to Millward Brown Optimor’s 2012 BrandZ study, down 12 percent from 2012), is run by Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest person in France.
Louis Vuitton has run a small boutique shop in Kikar Hamedina in Tel Aviv for the past 12 years. The store, which sold mostly bags, recently closed.
Four years ago, Louis Vuitton added Tel Aviv to the prestigious City Guides series it publishes every year. In the guide, Tel Aviv is described as an open and stylish city, the center of gay culture and the Israeli left, still waiting for peace to come with its neighbors.
Though the arrival of the flagship may not contribute to the latter issues, at the very least, Tel Aviv is about to become a bit more stylish.
Source: Haaretz.com
VIDEO: Israeli Ethiopian models reaching for success
Selection of first Ethiopian-born Miss Israel reflects growing trend, as more and more opportunities become available for local Ethiopian beauty to be exposed, promoted
VIDEO: BAR REFAELI In a Supermodel BAR BRAWL (TMZ.com)
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Two bars are always better than 1 … especially when they look like Bar Refaeli and “Pain & Gain” stripper Bar Paly. So, the only real question here is — who will be objectified more in this video?
What are the odds there is another hot model from Israel named Bar? 100% … ‘cause Bar Paly wore a dress last night that’s making us forget all about that other Bar.
Source: TMZ.com
VIDEO: Renuar Israel’s latest ad… It’s inspirational to say the least…
