As glamorous as the fashion runways can be, they aren’t always practical. Looks that saunter down the catwalk often inspire furrowed brows from industry outsiders. It can be difficult for the average Jane to imagine how certain garments can possibly translate in a context other than New York Fashion Week.
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We’ve all been there. The dressing room, flooded in a sea of denim, tears threatening to drop.
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SO RIGHT NOW
In the grand hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a runway is the center of attention. Neon lights, fog effects and loud house music set the scene. It’s business as usual at MAGIC (Men’s Apparel Guild in California), the fashion trade show that visits Las Vegas twice a year.
For college coeds back-to-school shopping takes on an entirely new meaning. Now, they have to hunt for bedding instead of backpacks, shelving units as opposed to shoes and desks rather than denim.
The bad news for parents of tweens: Your children are celebrity crazed, like the rest of America. The good news: Their celebrity obsessions all dress with decency. If ever there was a justification to celebrate this fact, it’s back-to-school shopping time.
This Alexander McQueen doctor bag is everything you need to “make it all better.” If the price tag ails you, get a good dose of the alternatives.
Jaslene Gonzalez, “America’s Next Top Model” season eight winner, hosted a fashion show at Christian Audigier The Nightclub last weekend. While she was in town, the svelte model stopped to chat with Image. Here’s what she had to say.
