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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
News Tickets on sale for Charlotte NC Fashion Week
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Wow, has it really been almost a year since these sexy outfits marched down the catwalk at the Mint Museum?
This year's Charlotte N.C. Fashion Week promises to be bigger and better, this year to be held at Bank of America Urban Garden (1 Bank of America Center) and Founders Hall Sept. 23-25.
The theme for this year is titled "City Confidential: the Fashion Chronicles." “City Confidential will highlight the city’s growth and budding fashion scene and those within the community who have helped shape the city’s growth in the areas of fashion, art, culture and entertainment,” said CNCFW Director, Anthony Simmons.
Tickets are already on sale, $36 and up.
Note: Be one of the next 100 people to purchase your ticket to the show on any night and your name will be automatically added to a list to party with the most fashionable audience in Charlotte after the show. A valid ticket purchase must be made by August 21 to qualify. Click here for more info on that.
Events Hang out with The Beautiful People
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Are you a model, photographer or fashion stylist? For guest list consideration, please send an e-mail including your name and occupation to stylemayvinpr@gmail.com. (It may be too late to get on the guest list — sorry for the late notice!)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Videos VIDEO: Rachel Zoe killed by fashion designers
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Model Rachel Zoe is killed over and over again by fashion designers in a photo shoot for Harpers Bazaar. Love this.
Sales End of summer sale at Hong Kong Vintage
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Sales One day sale at Revolve Upscale's Men's Consignment
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:07 AM
If you've got nothing else to look forward to this week, you should look forward to this sale at Revolve Upscale Men's Consignment on Saturday.
50 percent off.
Yep, that's right, 50 percent off everything in the store: Men's shirts, jeans, shoes, etc.
I can already see it's going to be a good weekend.
Upscale Men's Consignment
339 Circle Ave., Suite 1
704-817-7845
Shop Talk Meet fashion designer Melissa Davis
Posted By Victoria Creasy on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Melissa Davis is almost like the Batman of fashion. She’s an executive assistant for Bank of America by day, and the fashion designer/owner of clothing company, Foxx Skynz by Design by night. She’s also self-made, much like Batman (though Bruce Wayne always had money, Batman did not always have a cape) having paved her way into the (often elitist) fashion industry. Maybe it’s because she’s got serious talent and a knack for taking the boring out of office apparel, specifically with her newest collection, a business-meets-edgy design, perfect for the fashionable-yet-timid office worker.
Davis, also like Batman, has an arsenal of varied materials for her garment design. “I use everything from fur to cotton. I am definitely a variety person," she says. "I know for some folks they say, 'Oh you need to have a niche and work in only one.' That’s not me. I don’t want to just do cocktail dresses, I don’t want to just do prom. I want to be able to do the whole rainbow if possible.”
Davis says she never intended to be a fashion designer; in fact, she went to school for communications and landed a job in the banking field. In a way, she kind of fell into fashion design.
“In high school, I actually wanted to take an auto-body class, but the men had it on lock, and they would not let any women in there. I ended up doing sewing. I made a set of scrubs, like what a hygienist would wear, out of denim, with pockets and snaps in the front, it was basic.”
It turned out that it was more than a basic design, as a teacher accused her of buying it at a store and passing it off as her own creation. “That offended me, and I quit the class after proving to her that I did make it. She did apologize. That was in ’87, and I didn’t pick up a sewing machine again until ’97, so I basically had to re-teach myself everything.”
Videos VIDEO: Local style show Speaking Fashionese debuts on Clclt.com
Posted By Web Editor on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Coming Aug. 16, Creative Loafing will debut brand-new episodes of the local style-centric Web TV show Speaking Fashionese, hosted by T. Strong — aka Style Mayvin. Here's a quick look at what's on tap for the next few weeks:
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Street Style Street Style: Modern Renaissance Man
Posted By Alexis Greene on Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Name:
2E
Occupation:
Singer, Producer, Writer and Designer
Spotted:
Phat Burrito on Camden Street
Rockin’:
Hat: HTDOGWTR
Glasses: HTDOGWTR
Shirt: HTDOGWTR
Jeans: HTDOGWTR
Watch: Fossil
Shoes: Nike
What inspired your look today?:
"I woke up feeling purple today... Today is a purple day!"
News Your Consumer Culture picks for the best
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Creative Loafing's annual Best of Charlotte issue is hitting stands today — yay! Want to know what the critics and readers picked to be the best of the best in the Queen City? Click here.
In the meantime, here are the Consumer Culture picks!
BEST NEW STORE (OPENED IN LAST 12 MONTHS) LULULEMON ATHLETICA (Readers' and Critics' pick!)
Critics Picks
BEST CLOTHING STORE BORIS & NATASHA
BEST SHOE STORE BLACK SHEEP SKATE SHOP
BEST HAIR SALON MODERN SALON & SPA
BEST HEALTH CLUB HARRIS YMCA
BEST PLACE TO BUY CDS Manifest Discs and Tapes
BEST YOGA VENUE CHARLOTTE YOGA
BEST PLACE TO BUY DVDS Manifest Discs and Tapes
BEST SEX PARAPHERNALIA STORE THE RED DOOR
BEST PLACE TO FIND A PRESENT FOR SOMEONE ALL ARTS MARKET
BEST PET SUPPLY STORE PAWTIQUE
BEST HARDWARE STORE LOWE’S
Readers Picks
BEST CLOTHING STORE Boris & Natasha
BEST SHOE STORE Nordstrom
BEST HAIR SALON Modern Salon & Spa
BEST HEALTH CLUB (SPECIFY LOCATION) Dowd YMCA
BEST YOGA VENUE Y2 Yoga
BEST PLACE TO BUY CDS (SPECIFY LOCATION) Manifest Discs and Tapes
BEST PLACE TO BUY DVDS (SPECIFY LOCATION) Manifest Discs and Tapes
BEST SEX PARAPHERNALIA STORE The Red Door
BEST PLACE TO FIND A PRESENT FOR SOMEONE Paper Skyscraper
BEST PET SUPPLY STORE (SPECIFY LOCATION) Pet Supermarket
BEST HARDWARE STORE Blackhawk Hardware
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