Tag: Michelle Obama
Preen Fall/Winter 2015 collection
Preen was founded in 1996 by Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, with a joint love of all things Victoriana, a passion for recycling, and with that masculine and feminine, hard/soft mix the couple bring to their designs. Their debut collection at London Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2001 composed of punkish elements; vintage lace and hand crafted effects, this collection received rave reviews, described as a sartorial traditional clash, with a very British sense of tongue-in-cheek chic. Liberty Ross wore their ‘rosary bead’ blouse to the British fashion awards straight from the runway, putting Preen firmly on the fashion map.
Michelle Obama with first Fashion Education Workshop 'Celebration of Design'
150 high school and college students (designers-to-be) were selected by the White House to participate in this first of its kind Fashion Education Workshop, aiming to show what it takes to be a success in the fashion industry.
"Best dressed woman" according to People magazine
People magazine voted "Best dressed woman in the world" and the award is for the actress Kerry Washington.
Michelle Obama praised fashion as an "American art form"
The US First Lady was honoured at the Council of Fashion Designers of
America (CFDA) awards in New York last night (15.06.09) and praised the
industry in a pre-taped video message.
She said: "Fashion is an American art form with ingenuity
and craftsmanship
that contribute so much to our economy and culture." Noting her "meteoric rise as a fashion icon",
CFDA president Diane Von
Furstenberg paid tribute to the wife of President Barack Obama, saying she
had a unique look that balances the duality of her lives as an adviser and
mother to Sasha, eight and Malia, 10.
