Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Interview for WouldYouRockThis.com by FashionHardDrive
Interview for WouldYouRockThis.com by FashionHardDrive
Me and the WouldYouRockThis Team at the office
Elizabeth Willse and Brandon Graham from PinkyShears.com interview designer Nanette Lepore and Joe Raico from the HBO documentary “Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags.” See editor, Elizabeth Willse’s, “Save the Garment District” recap at http://pinkyshears.com/2009/10/save-t…
Nanette Lepore speaks at Save The Garment Center Rally
“The heart and soul of New York city.” “The key to a diversified economy,” “an education, nurturing young designers,” “the hub of my fashion life,” Whatever words they chose, each impassioned speaker at today’s Save The Garment Center rally took the same message to the microphone. The garment industry is an essential part of New York’s history, and may hold the answer for saving New York’s economy.
Press Release for PinkyShears.com
Announcing the launch of PinkyShears.com, a web magazine created to foster communication across the different aspects of the fashion industry, from design, to manufacture, to marketing.
Geared towards students, industry professionals, and anyone whose curiosity is piqued by Project Runway, PinkyShears.com will use interviews, profiles and news roundups to rebuild communication across the industry.
Free content will include:
* A gallery of contributors’ and readers designs.
* Resources for designers creating their own clothing lines.
* Fashion history and current industry news
On Saturday, September 19, the staff of PinkyShears and friends attended a screening of The September Issue. And then repaired to Stitch Bar and Lounge, a popular fashion industry hangout in the garment industry.
From the perspective of a fashion designer, the September Issue has very few surprises. Magazines are a bunch of [...]
“Futuristic Fashion” of the year 2000, as seen in 1930. Towering hair, sleeves that detach with zippers, and dresses made of netting. “Yet another designer goes so far as to believe that skirts will disappear entirely,” gasps this newsreel.
Then again… those cantilevered shoes look somewhat familiar.
Didn’t we see those on runways last year, [...]