The top 10 finalists for the Danier Design Challenge have been chosen.I want – I got fav, Stefanie Ayoub The second year of the DANIER DESIGN CHALLENGE is well under way at the Ryerson School of Fashion. Having begun with 75 third year design students, the esteemed panel of judges including Robert Ott, Chair of Ryerson’s School of Fashion, Olga Koel, DANIER’s chief merchandising officer, legendary style reporter Jeanne Beker, top fashion director George Antonopoulos, and fashion editor of…

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Christmas stockings with embroidered names

Material Notes

flannel, not sure what the white is just found it in my scraps

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I wasn’t going to knit any gifts this year and then about a day and a half ago I decided to whip up a few items. I turned to my leftover baskets of Spud & Chloë to piece together a couple of gifts. It

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The temperature is rising. But in the glam world, it’s all about ‘plunging’ necklines. Yes, there’s nothing new about showing off cleavage in Bollywood.

The hotties of the 70′s like Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi were cool sporting dresses with plunging necklines. And in today’s highly competitive glam world, the Indian beauties are ready to go that extra mile to show their zing. From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Malaika Arora Khan, everybody is having a flirtatious relationship with necklines.

And reality show queen Rakhi Sawant today attracts more eyeballs with her neckline going beyond the eight inch or nine inch mark in her empire cut numbers. Read more…

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That clothing is not just about fashion but also cultural, environmental and social significance was quite apparent when models sashayed the ramp in Bhusattva’s unisex collection at the Lakme Fashion Week for Spring/Summer ’10.

According to Digvijay Singh (exclusive fashion designer for Bhusattva), the collection this year had 100 per cent organic cotton blended with natural fibers like cruelty-free silks, bamboos, flex, banana fibre and more. The unisex collection showcased in soft shades of yellow, green, purple, browns, grey, ash and wax all coloured with herbal dyes. This was the consecutive second season, when the brand was showcased at the Lakme Fashion Week. Read more…

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This is the 2nd dress of the Candy Cane Dress Collection 2010 that I made for the Princess. She wanted an actual candy cane fabric for the bodice so I went out to a couple of fabric stores and can you believe nothing! I then remembered the shirt I bought for my husband years ago that he did not like and only wore once. It was perfect and of good quality cotton. The Princess wanted a sweetheart neckline with a halter top back. So I cut up the shirt and made it into a halter top. It is hard to see but I added two pleats on the bodice for a better fit and I think it added a nice design to the simple bodice. Read more…

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