[ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC by Marina Araujo Alvarez

<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D7nWXAgSjVE/UD9bUjQTy4I/AAAAAAAAHRM/XeOJwZUeR8E/s750/Goth-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D7nWXAgSjVE/UD9bUjQTy4I/AAAAAAAAHRM/XeOJwZUeR8E/s750/Goth-01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SGPJH4ykRAc/UD9bVw1yy8I/AAAAAAAAHRU/k9puvPUlaI0/s750/Goth-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SGPJH4ykRAc/UD9bVw1yy8I/AAAAAAAAHRU/k9puvPUlaI0/s750/Goth-02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PJtXAG7JQLw/UD9bXP1VLHI/AAAAAAAAHRc/XI-zSLEcB34/s750/Goth-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PJtXAG7JQLw/UD9bXP1VLHI/AAAAAAAAHRc/XI-zSLEcB34/s750/Goth-03.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Today's post </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">[ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Marina Araujo Alvarez </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">who is a <b>Fashion Designer and Stylist</b> located in Barcelona, Spain.</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, </span><a href="http://marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> and her website </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.marinaaraujoalvarez.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">marinaaraujoalvarez.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   </span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div>

[ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC by Marina Araujo Alvarez

Today's post  [ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC , is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor  Marina Araujo Alvarez ...

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>>DESIGN CONTEST - RIVALATION . LADY GAGA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sW5hDiWEDOI/UDkBzckbjgI/AAAAAAAAHHI/wcqfSTszMK0/s1600/gaga_header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sW5hDiWEDOI/UDkBzckbjgI/AAAAAAAAHHI/wcqfSTszMK0/s1600/gaga_header.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>Rivalation's Fashion Design Challenge 2012</b> is <b>Lady Gaga Funeral Outfit</b>.  This fashion design contest is open to all <b>students, designers and young professionals in the fashion industry</b> and anyone interested in <b>fashion and design</b> since no specific fashion design training is required.  Are you ready to <b>design an outrageous and fashion forward </b>funeral appropriate outfit for fashion megastar, Lady Gaga? <br /><br /><b>Registration</b> starts <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Sept 3th - 30th </b></span>and final design <b>submission deadline</b> is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Oct 15th</b></span>.  Check out the details <a href="http://studentcompetitions.com/competitions/rivalation-lady-gaga-funeral-outfit-fashion-design-challenge-2012/visit" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.

>>DESIGN CONTEST - RIVALATION . LADY GAGA

Rivalation's Fashion Design Challenge 2012 is Lady Gaga Funeral Outfit .  This fashion design contest is open to all students, designer...

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>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALESSIA LANDI

<b>Alessia Landi</b> is originally from Florence, Italy living in Gent, Belgium is our featured illustrator.  She is a Scientist but has a deep love for<b> fashion and art</b>.  She spends her free time either <b>drawing or photographing</b> and she can't spend a day without doing so. Alessia has been impressively featured by <b>The Man Repeller</b>, <b>7 For all Mankind</b>, the fashion magazine <b>Glam*it</b>, and <b>Grazia.it </b>to name a few. Go <a href="http://www.the-reddot.com/press/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> to view her press information. <br /><br />Visit her portfolio website <a href="http://alessialandi.com/illustrations/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">alessialandi.com</span></a> and visit her blog <a href="http://www.the-reddot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">the-reddot.com</span></a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BeYG90ayC4U/UDmZSO_rNVI/AAAAAAAAHPY/vWJENLSlpdQ/s800/ALESSIALANDI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BeYG90ayC4U/UDmZSO_rNVI/AAAAAAAAHPY/vWJENLSlpdQ/s800/ALESSIALANDI.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">© 2012 by Alessia Landi - all rights reserved.   L</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ayout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">.</span></span></div><br />

>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALESSIA LANDI

Alessia Landi is originally from Florence, Italy living in Gent, Belgium is our featured illustrator.  She is a Scientist but has a deep lo...

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>>TRENDS - CSI/FASHION SNOOPS - F/W 2013

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>COLOR SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> is a color resource provider.  To order their current <b>Fall/Winter 2013 inspiration</b> color standards and their individual ribbons, go</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.colorsolutionsinternational.com/Fall---Winter-2013.cfm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> In partnership with <b>FASHION SNOOPS</b>, an online global forecasting service and consulting company, here is their <b>A/W 2013 runway color direction for the season</b>...</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--aNFsasIOH0/UDketSkhCYI/AAAAAAAAHKA/bGioXH9kHzM/s1600/FA13-Ladies-base-colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--aNFsasIOH0/UDketSkhCYI/AAAAAAAAHKA/bGioXH9kHzM/s1600/FA13-Ladies-base-colors.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bDD_Ffw57FA/UDkevGEiMRI/AAAAAAAAHKI/tGx8e3EfpkA/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Cool-Colors-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bDD_Ffw57FA/UDkevGEiMRI/AAAAAAAAHKI/tGx8e3EfpkA/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Cool-Colors-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pHf9FSsdlVQ/UDkevlprrLI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/DKkZtaI7xUI/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Cool-Colors-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pHf9FSsdlVQ/UDkevlprrLI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/DKkZtaI7xUI/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Cool-Colors-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVlLzIcOZyI/UDkewTqnfrI/AAAAAAAAHKY/FKkxka3g0h4/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Warm-Colors-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVlLzIcOZyI/UDkewTqnfrI/AAAAAAAAHKY/FKkxka3g0h4/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Warm-Colors-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-am10O3Wpcpg/UDkexSmWSNI/AAAAAAAAHKg/xJAT9oLwPOI/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Warm-Colors-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-am10O3Wpcpg/UDkexSmWSNI/AAAAAAAAHKg/xJAT9oLwPOI/s1600/FA13-Ladies-Warm-Colors-2.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>

>>TRENDS - CSI/FASHION SNOOPS - F/W 2013

COLOR SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL  is a color resource provider.  To order their current Fall/Winter 2013 inspiration color standards and their...

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>>TRENDS - MPDCLICK . F/W 2013-14

<b>MPDclick</b>, UK's largest trend service preview of<b> three themes</b> for the upcoming <b>women's Fall/Winter 2013-14 season</b>. Go <a href="http://www.mpdclick.com/mudpie/action/viewHome" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> to learn more about their services and to view their blog <b>Trend Journal</b>, go <a href="http://trendjournal.mudpie.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">   WANDERLUST  </span></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wilderness travel inspires a high-winter trend that combines the keen sense of adventure of iconic explorers with a renewed fascination for the great outdoors. This lifestyle trend combines modern functionality with traditional fashion styles.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3D95kjJuw9M/UDkYSohzXGI/AAAAAAAAHIc/PZUjB3J75t8/s1600/fw14_w1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3D95kjJuw9M/UDkYSohzXGI/AAAAAAAAHIc/PZUjB3J75t8/s1600/fw14_w1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">   REFLECTIVE   </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Modern generations mix nostalgia for their Soviet heritage with their contemporary futures, resulting in a blend of quirky folk, Soviet style packaging and a fascination with branded sportswear.</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEjkPu71Ykc/UDkYTuJF0RI/AAAAAAAAHIk/pZbZv4syqD8/s1600/fw14_w4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEjkPu71Ykc/UDkYTuJF0RI/AAAAAAAAHIk/pZbZv4syqD8/s1600/fw14_w4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">   EXPRESSION   </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Creativity is reinterpreted using expressive freedom within the urban environment: a rise in art-squats ensures a considered approach to artistic ventures, commenting on social change with a refective and humorous slant.</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pm6f_PfEDMM/UDkYURK0ILI/AAAAAAAAHIs/GWMXBGaMQsQ/s1600/fw14_w7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pm6f_PfEDMM/UDkYURK0ILI/AAAAAAAAHIs/GWMXBGaMQsQ/s1600/fw14_w7.jpg" /></a></div><br />

>>TRENDS - MPDCLICK . F/W 2013-14

MPDclick , UK's largest trend service preview of three themes for the upcoming women's Fall/Winter 2013-14 season . Go here to le...

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[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zX8vTQspOlg/UDb8PmN2ObI/AAAAAAAAHFc/46rZ1oFGS3w/s1000/gassiraropost3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zX8vTQspOlg/UDb8PmN2ObI/AAAAAAAAHFc/46rZ1oFGS3w/s1000/gassiraropost3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">FV contributor  <b>Jen Gassiraro's</b>  <b>[ artINSPIRES ] series</b> to inspire us with <b>design, home, artist and style images</b>.  She will also feature her new, an amazing <b>paintings and such</b> from time to time.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Visit her inspirational sites: </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ART</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.jengassiraro.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">jengassiraro.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">BLOG/inspiration </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.jengassiraro.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">jengassiraro.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PINTEREST/inspiration</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/jngassiraro"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">pinterest.com/jngassiraro</span></a></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Images via:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1· </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">       </span></span></span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ARTIST</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Lisa Hochstein collage </span></span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345780695_0" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lisahochstein.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">lisahochstein.com</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="yiv1912038312Apple-style-span"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345780695_0" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lisahochstein.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2·        </span></span></span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">DESIGN </span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Katie Lewis illustration </span></span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345780695_1" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.katelewisart.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">katelewisart.com</span></a></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345780695_1" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.katelewisart.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3·        </span></span></span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">HOME</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Amy Butler's living room via </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.gallery.apartmentherapy.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">gallery.apartmentherapy.com</a></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.gallery.apartmentherapy.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4·        </span></span></span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">STYLE</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Coach purse </span></span></span><a href="http://www.coach.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; 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[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO

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>>FEATURED ARTIST - RACHEL CLORE

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;">Freshly graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, <b>Rachel Clore</b> is a budding <b>textile designer</b>. Her most recent works have been inspired by her experiences while living and studying traditional<b> tie and dye techniques</b> in India.</span><br /><div class="yiv630278463MsoNormal" style="color: #454545; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <br />While living in India, Rachel was <b>inspired by everything</b>—the <b>vibrant markets and bazaars</b> of bustling New Delhi, birds (most often the colorful Kingfisher), mangoes, chikoo (a delicious fruit), ornate gold jewelry and temple architecture, electric color, painted elephants, marigolds and other flowers, truck decoration, decoration in every sphere, and the people she encountered every day.<br /><br />Upon returning home to the United States, the<b> culture clash</b> forced Rachel to examine her most vivid memories. Her memories, <b>sketchbook pages, paper clippings, photographs, and writings</b> then helped inform the creation of digital repeats for fabric. As time passes, Rachel has turned again and again to thoughts of color, food, and the mesmerizing visual clutter that embodies India’s energy and spirit. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="yiv630278463MsoNormal" style="color: #454545; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="yiv630278463MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_1_13441888523671379" style="color: #454545; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Read more about Rachel’s prints and journey through India at<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344191599_0" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://rachelclore.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">rachelclore.com</span></a>.</span></span><br /><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344191599_0" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiCEozYqscE/UB7CeMFVfLI/AAAAAAAAGnM/-8x0e4arcTQ/S900/ALICEWILSON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiCEozYqscE/UB7CeMFVfLI/AAAAAAAAGnM/-8x0e4arcTQ/s900/ALICEWILSON.jpg" /></a></div><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344191599_0" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv630278463MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_1_13441888523671379" style="color: #454545; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344191599_0" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">© 2012 by RACHEL CLORE - all rights reserved.   L</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">ayout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.</span></span></span></span></div>

>>FEATURED ARTIST - RACHEL CLORE

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>>TRENDS - TEXTILE REPORT . WOMENSWEAR A/W 2013

<b>Textile Report's Womenswear  AW 2013 Trends</b>. This single publication has 145 pages of com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">prehensive <b>textile and fashion</b> <b>trend information. </b> Featured are <b>womenswear reports, street fashion, designer shows, styling and color trends as well as fabric and print ideas, trade fair reports</b>. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Go<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://www.urbanview.net/textile-report-2013-p-1056.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here </span></a>to order your copy, this publication is very reasonable for all the trend information that you need at a glance. </span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TG8xnATXBlc/UCgzBJQ0aAI/AAAAAAAAG4o/o4qMcOVub_M/s1600/TR32012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TG8xnATXBlc/UCgzBJQ0aAI/AAAAAAAAG4o/o4qMcOVub_M/s400/TR32012.jpg" width="311" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6_xb11JSMw/UCgzBljaTRI/AAAAAAAAG4w/k5OG5OMpL3w/s1600/TR32012_offen01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6_xb11JSMw/UCgzBljaTRI/AAAAAAAAG4w/k5OG5OMpL3w/s400/TR32012_offen01.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFRHt6eIq90/UCgzCbNqDEI/AAAAAAAAG5A/tlrCZAqCxfI/s1600/TR32012_offen03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnTiNvpVTvw/UCgzC342mtI/AAAAAAAAG5I/-eckJobVPv8/s1600/TR32012_offen04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnTiNvpVTvw/UCgzC342mtI/AAAAAAAAG5I/-eckJobVPv8/s400/TR32012_offen04.jpg" width="316" /></a><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFRHt6eIq90/UCgzCbNqDEI/AAAAAAAAG5A/tlrCZAqCxfI/s400/TR32012_offen03.jpg" width="313" /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>

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>>DESIGN CONTEST - BETAFASHION . ORIENTAL OPULENCE

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nejo7Nd5yZ8/UDN_DeFK2eI/AAAAAAAAHDQ/s9hyw0VyITI/s700/Screen+shot+2012-08-21+at+7.24.52+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nejo7Nd5yZ8/UDN_DeFK2eI/AAAAAAAAHDQ/s9hyw0VyITI/s700/Screen+shot+2012-08-21+at+7.24.52+AM.jpg" /></a></div><h5 style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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color: black; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span></div></h5><h5 style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h5><h5 style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">   ORIENTAL OPULENCE   </span></span></span></span></h5><div><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Check out<b> Beta Fashion's</b> latest<b> DESIGN CONTEST. </b>Trend image via <b>ASOS</b>, go <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.asos.com/Women/A/W12-Trend-Guide/Cat/pgehtml.aspx?cid=15973#trend-07"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> </span>to shop and be inspired<b>:</b></span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Oriental trends</b> have been prominent on the <b>A/W 2012 catwalk with many designers</b> leaning on the <b>bold and opulent oriental prints</b> to create drama in their collections. <b>Florals, birds, dragons and fish</b> are just some of the topics that feature heavily in such prints, always presented in distinctive colour ways that are both strong and at the same time delicate. For this project we want you to draw inspiration from this print theme to create <b>beautiful and contemporary designs</b> to be used on our range of scarves.</span></span><br /><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4 winners will be selected, each being<b> awarded £300</b> and seeing their <b>designs produced and sold</b> in our online store, Topshop and more.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Go </span></span></span><a href="https://www.betafashion.com/competition.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> to submit your designs and <b>final submission date</b> is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>09/13/2012</b></span>.</span></span></span></div></div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pjV7r25hSM/UDD2nyi-bgI/AAAAAAAAHB8/mIVqyRb7XKY/s1000/I+P+%5B7%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pjV7r25hSM/UDD2nyi-bgI/AAAAAAAAHB8/mIVqyRb7XKY/s1000/I+P+%5B7%5D.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9b228mQiEo/UAVbabejJOI/AAAAAAAAGM4/FYpWE1DIMQI/s7500/I+P+%5B6%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the latest </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Inspiration + Illustration series</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Melanie Boychuk</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">illustrator contributor</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> for FV. Here, she shows you her source of inspirations [ Elle magazine photo ] to create her illustration and photo media collage. </span></span></span></a></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You can also check out her website, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://missmel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">missmel.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">to view more of her work and to contact her if you need an illustrator for any projects.  To also view her past illustration posts on FV, go<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://fashionvignette.blogspot.com/search/label/Inspiration%20Illustration"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; color: #7f7f7f; display: inline; float: none; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">© 2012 by MELANIE BOYCHUK illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved. No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">  </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series . MELANIE BOYCHUK

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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8g-HMyvoZ48/UC2jgBOImcI/AAAAAAAAG9g/Mvxngyiv0j0/s750/Military-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8g-HMyvoZ48/UC2jgBOImcI/AAAAAAAAG9g/Mvxngyiv0j0/s750/Military-01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWbRPqiWdHs/UC2jhSPJpJI/AAAAAAAAG9o/Rk9Cm_QrAWc/s750/Military-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWbRPqiWdHs/UC2jhSPJpJI/AAAAAAAAG9o/Rk9Cm_QrAWc/s750/Military-02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lsm8CMFzh1c/UC2jiYotrTI/AAAAAAAAG9w/fThZ9iwXF2c/s750/Military-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lsm8CMFzh1c/UC2jiYotrTI/AAAAAAAAG9w/fThZ9iwXF2c/s750/Military-03.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Today's post </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">[ TREND REPORT ] MILITARY INFLUENCE</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Marina Araujo Alvarez </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">who is a <b>Fashion Designer and Stylist</b> located in Barcelona, Spain.</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, </span><a href="http://marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> and her website </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.marinaaraujoalvarez.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">marinaaraujoalvarez.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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[ TREND REPORT ] MILITARY INFLUENCE by Marina Araujo Alvarez

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>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALICE WILSON

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Meet talented illustrator,<b> Alice Wilson</b> who is a 20 yr old English student studying literature at Trinity College Dublin but her real love lies in <b>art</b>, specifically <b>portrature</b>. She has a fascination in people, characters and the story behind them. She lived in Paris for a year giving her the oppurtunity to see some of the world's most talented artists an obviously draw some wonderful people! She is happiest when<b> drawing/painting </b>using a variety of <b>mediums: ink, pencil, watercolour and oil as well as mixing up textures</b>. She has had no training but through her blog has increased publicity and therefore increased commissions!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Take a look at her <b>portfolio/blog </b><a href="http://aliceauxpaysenchantes.blogspot.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">aliceauxpaysenchantes.blogspot.co.uk</span></a> and do ask for commissions by emailing <a href="mailto:wilson.a2@hotmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">wilson.a2@hotmail.com</span></a>.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rda95X5XB5c/UB64jUAEH7I/AAAAAAAAGko/7977FyIN_qk/s900/ALICEWILSON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rda95X5XB5c/UB64jUAEH7I/AAAAAAAAGko/7977FyIN_qk/s900/ALICEWILSON.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">© 2012 by ALICE WILSON - all rights reserved.   L</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">ayout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span>

>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALICE WILSON

Meet talented illustrator, Alice Wilson  who is a 20 yr old English student studying literature at Trinity College Dublin but her real love...

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>>TRENDS - A + A PRINT TRENDS - F/W 2013-14

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>A + A Print Studio's trend publication</b> is a comprehensive report of <b>key trend in prints for the fashion and decor industry</b>.  This single publication has 175 <b>exclusive designs</b> divided into <b>6 trend themes</b>, inclusive CD-ROM for further creative elaboration and application of the prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">This trend report includes <b>inspirational all-over prints, fabric swatches and yarns by each trend themes</b> and ideal design tool for your own graphic and print motif designs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Go <a href="http://www.modeinfo.be/EN/AA_Vision__Print_Trends__F_W_13_14-product-51513.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> to order your copy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vqVw6lyDmiI/UCg1cZhqoUI/AAAAAAAAG5g/jFaQmmZC454/s1600/33565959693416479_CpqDeiK6_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vqVw6lyDmiI/UCg1cZhqoUI/AAAAAAAAG5g/jFaQmmZC454/s400/33565959693416479_CpqDeiK6_f.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B7qMEi5c-6o/UCg1bcpl-II/AAAAAAAAG5Q/boQNQ_SU1zg/s1600/33565959693416477_I0RH4Uz0_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B7qMEi5c-6o/UCg1bcpl-II/AAAAAAAAG5Q/boQNQ_SU1zg/s400/33565959693416477_I0RH4Uz0_f.jpg" width="337" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTZC3X92qxY/UCg1c_G2DtI/AAAAAAAAG5o/3ehtxQejoG4/s1600/33565959693416480_6mgzY9EO_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTZC3X92qxY/UCg1c_G2DtI/AAAAAAAAG5o/3ehtxQejoG4/s400/33565959693416480_6mgzY9EO_f.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfu2XiMgwJI/UCg1byXgbtI/AAAAAAAAG5Y/FokgwN1bV-8/s1600/33565959693416478_Zk2PswSW_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfu2XiMgwJI/UCg1byXgbtI/AAAAAAAAG5Y/FokgwN1bV-8/s400/33565959693416478_Zk2PswSW_f.jpg" width="342" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

>>TRENDS - A + A PRINT TRENDS - F/W 2013-14

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>>DESIGN CONTEST - UNIQLO . T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Here is <b>Uniqlo's </b></span><b>UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) Grand Prix 2013 annual T-shirt design contest</b>. Participants from around the world turn <b>T-shirts into creative works of art</b>. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Music is the theme</b> of the UT Grand Prix 2013 T-shirt design contest, with six very popular artists set to participate. <b>AC/DC, David Bowie, Madonna, KISS, the Sex Pistols and members of The Who</b> will personally select the winning entries, with each artist responsible for choosing the six Artist’s Choice Award winners.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The <b>competition is open to anyone</b>, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Entries will be accepted from all countries around the world.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">To learn more about the contest and to submit your designs, go <a href="http://www.uniqlo.com/utgp2013/en"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>. The <b>deadline to submit your designs</b> is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">September 2, 2012</span></b>.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">Total prize = $30,000 where Artist's choice winners (6) will each win $4000 and then the People's choice winners (6) will each win $1000.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--rwOtVQDYBE/UCfVwa1ZODI/AAAAAAAAGw8/rw43IynJ3ls/s1600/img_logo_en.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--rwOtVQDYBE/UCfVwa1ZODI/AAAAAAAAGw8/rw43IynJ3ls/s640/img_logo_en.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AIz6rxRW4C0/UCfVxHwPEsI/AAAAAAAAGxE/Y83mWkF6UZA/s1600/img_main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AIz6rxRW4C0/UCfVxHwPEsI/AAAAAAAAGxE/Y83mWkF6UZA/s640/img_main.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

>>DESIGN CONTEST - UNIQLO . T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

Here is  Uniqlo's UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) Grand Prix 2013 annual T-shirt design contest . Participants from around the world turn T-shirts i...

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>>TRENDS - MUNICHFABRICSTART . FALL/WINTER 2013

<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The <b>MunichFabricStart</b> is an international fabric trade fair that holds two fair trades a year.  A wide range of <b>textiles, accessories and trims</b> will be at this exhibition. The fair is scheduled to be held for 3 days from Sept 4-6, 2012 and to order your admission online, go here.... <a href="http://www.munichfabricstart.com/visit.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">munichfabricstart.com/visitor ticket</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here is <b>MunichFabricStart's Fall/Winter 2013 trends</b> for the season:</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>MAXIMALISM-MINIMALISM</b>... below are just a few samples of some of their trends and to view more, go <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.munichfabricstart.com/view-munich-fabric-news.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.  </span>You can also order their very reasonable <b>Spring/Summer trend catalog and color card</b> online, go <a href="http://www.munichfabricstart.com/catalog-and-color-cards.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span>and stay tuned for their Fall/Winter 2013 materials.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4K8yKTBYsps/UCfgXmp3iKI/AAAAAAAAG1o/-pkPDizXjrY/s1600/Clash-of-Plenty-ef0fc8e1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4K8yKTBYsps/UCfgXmp3iKI/AAAAAAAAG1o/-pkPDizXjrY/s1600/Clash-of-Plenty-ef0fc8e1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HeOI22nwD4/UCfgWDi-mRI/AAAAAAAAG1I/EVhBYgOND34/s1600/01Retro-7f95cf4b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HeOI22nwD4/UCfgWDi-mRI/AAAAAAAAG1I/EVhBYgOND34/s1600/01Retro-7f95cf4b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-te2_ClVKvbM/UCfgWsSZA-I/AAAAAAAAG1Q/PQAUil3sz4g/s1600/02Aura-fe4770a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-te2_ClVKvbM/UCfgWsSZA-I/AAAAAAAAG1Q/PQAUil3sz4g/s1600/02Aura-fe4770a4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gm-QNPEz7gI/UCfgW8WpwRI/AAAAAAAAG1Y/LqOEuKhchaw/s1600/03Freak-107425cd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gm-QNPEz7gI/UCfgW8WpwRI/AAAAAAAAG1Y/LqOEuKhchaw/s1600/03Freak-107425cd.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XPEoWUWWPNM/UCfgXbR2TGI/AAAAAAAAG1g/deocKRKy9tc/s1600/04Came-a8c1a6d5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XPEoWUWWPNM/UCfgXbR2TGI/AAAAAAAAG1g/deocKRKy9tc/s1600/04Came-a8c1a6d5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Editorial via <b>MunichFabricStart</b>....</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">RETROFITTED FUTURE</strong><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />The coolness and future oriented approch of the 50s and 60s determine this theme. A mixture of innocence and sexiness. Science-fiction brings the required surreality into this theme. Retro, future and design are the key words of this mixture.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AURA OF PARANOIA</strong><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Mystical, gloomy and serious. A dark undertone finds its expression in austere elegance. Everything is wrapped in a general coolness. Powerful forms take over the appearance and minimize the sight onto the carrier. Matching is taking place here in topics, as medieval times with cyber, gothic with protection, baroque with reduction or femininity with power.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CALULATED FREAKMIX</strong><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Normality bores. With a lot of courage, surprising and lust for something new, this theme brings us all the fun. Unbiased, like a brainstorming, ideas sputter and interact freely. Like different snapshots of a kaleidoscope in multi-pattern-material-mix, we can witness an extract of one of this season´s theme: clash of plenty.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAME, SAW, CONQUERED</strong><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />A fashionable trophy hunt begins. Show-off, no must, but en vogue! Luxury exposed in its prettiest form. No matter if ceiling fresco, candleholder, golden adorenment or persian rugs, they all serve as inspiration for prints, applications, stitchery or whole models. Aristochratic and chic is the mixed diversity made of rich and traditional materials like velvet, satin, duchesse, tweed or corduroy.</span></div></div>

>>TRENDS - MUNICHFABRICSTART . FALL/WINTER 2013

The  MunichFabricStart  is an international fabric trade fair that holds two fair trades a year.  A wide range of  textiles, accessories and...

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[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO

<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XSZQLPMfglA/UCMVB3sY5_I/AAAAAAAAGqM/JZEcG8vjFmY/s1000/gassiraropost2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XSZQLPMfglA/UCMVB3sY5_I/AAAAAAAAGqM/JZEcG8vjFmY/s1000/gassiraropost2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">FV contributor  <b>Jen Gassiraro's</b>  <b>[ artINSPIRES ] series</b> to inspire us with <b>design, home, artist and style images</b>.  She will also feature her new, an amazing <b>paintings and such</b> from time to time.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Visit her inspirational sites: </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ART</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.jengassiraro.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">jengassiraro.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">BLOG/inspiration </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.jengassiraro.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">jengassiraro.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PINTEREST/inspiration</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/jngassiraro"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">pinterest.com/jngassiraro</span></a></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Images via:</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1·        ARTIST Beatriz Milhazes via </span></span><a href="http://www.durhampress.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344474874_0" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">durhampress.wordpress.com</span></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2·        DESIGN</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.hollysharpe.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1344474874_1" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hollysharpe.com</span></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3·        STYLE Noir Jewelry via </span></span><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/" rel="nofollow" style="outline-color: initial; 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[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO

FV contributor   Jen Gassiraro's    [ artINSPIRES ] series  to inspire us with  design, home, artist and style images .  She will also f...

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[ GOFA Inspiration + Illustration ] August MMCF - The Dark Knight

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We are thrilled to share our newest contributor </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Windsor & Sparrow's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">first post today. Windsor & Sparrow is a </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">creative agency</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> who works with a variety of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">talented artist, designers and individuals</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> to turn </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">concepts and ideas into projects and products</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.  The collaboration is with the company's newest project, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gallery of Fashion Art, </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">an online gallery featuring the works of</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> fashion illustrators. </span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>T</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>he Gallery of Fashion Art's </b>post is featured on their site's <b>MMCF</b>, which every month the artists will share new illustrations based on a film and illustrated in their interpertation for their love of <b>fashion</b>. Every month the <b>artists on the site's MMCF</b>, will share <b>new illustrations</b> with you where they critique, illustrate and investigate current films, their costumes and their character. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Today's post features their <b>August MMCF - The Dark Knight</b>....., go <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.galleryoffashionart.com/2012/08/07/august-mmcf/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> </span>to check out their site.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QgSz460Bztc/UCOns-bqbrI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/LTVjBekKytY/s1000/GOFA-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QgSz460Bztc/UCOns-bqbrI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/LTVjBekKytY/s1000/GOFA-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUxeCX5iq14/UCM77qw3xZI/AAAAAAAAGs8/-0lOqx6xE98/s1600/GOFA-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUxeCX5iq14/UCM77qw3xZI/AAAAAAAAGs8/-0lOqx6xE98/s1600/GOFA-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Images for Michelle Macias product inspiration via</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Clutch/</span><a href="http://int.youheshe.com/she/all-styles/products/ipad+laeder+sleeve++clutch-(0112mi-ipadenvelope_sort_os).aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">youheshe.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">  Bag/</span><a href="http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=5688554&langId=-1&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-3ETWvbn9.cJGYYYmO5.qzA&cmpid=aff_ls_tsus&_$ja=tsid:21416%7Cprd:Hy3bqNL2jtQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">topshop.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">  Bag/</span><a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/product/187989?VendorCode=JFH&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-lg1XXA2cy595fBl2gU93UA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">karmaloop.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Wedge/</span><a href="http://www.boohoo.com/usa/footwear/hi-tops/icat/hi-tops/wedges/elyssia-black-leather-look-lace-up-hi-top-wedge/invt/azz61628?utm_source=AWIN&utm_medium=AFF&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-Affiliate_Window-_-92295-_-0&awc=2319_1344263722_3b52b20784d0506b99d10508cbd54e8e"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">boohoo.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Mary Jane Platforms/</span><a href="http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=6176238&langId=-1&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-eXBQe1tdlLKj0dR.EY.6tA&cmpid=aff_ls_tsus&_$ja=tsid:21416%7Cprd:Hy3bqNL2jtQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">topshop.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Cateye Sunglasses/</span><a href="http://www.romwe.com/cats-eye-box-frame-black-sunglasses-p-33414.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">romwe.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Cateye Sunglasses/</span><a href="http://www.romwe.com/cats-eye-sexy-black-sunglasses-p-33423.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">romwe.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">  Stretch Leggings/</span><a href="http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=6160245&langId=-1&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-KYftOxgmK3vJyCjIqRRKLw&cmpid=aff_ls_tsus&_$ja=tsid:21416%7Cprd:Hy3bqNL2jtQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">topshop.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Chiffon Top/</span><a href="http://www.sheinside.com/Yellow-Lapel-Sleeveless-Single-Button-Asymmetrical-Chiffon-Shirt-p-92054-cat-1733.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">sheinside.com</span></span></a></div>

[ GOFA Inspiration + Illustration ] August MMCF - The Dark Knight

We are thrilled to share our newest contributor Windsor & Sparrow's first post today. Windsor & Sparrow is a  creative agency w...

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>>TRENDS - MUDPIE WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY & CASUAL FALL 2013/14

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Mudpie Women's Fall 2013/14 Contemporary and Casual trend book</b> features<b> three trends</b>, New <b>Renaissance, Avant Garde and Modern Artisan</b>.  The <b>key themes</b> are compiled into "<b>Career", "Luxury Casual" and "Urban" </b>with both sophisticated ranges and contemporary styles. The book is complete with Pantone referenced colour palettes, versatile garments, accessories, directional graphics, prints and more. To learn more and to order your copy now, go<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://www.diamondpublications.com/MPD-Female-Fall-Winter-2013-2014-MPDCC1314.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfuDmYNglYI/UB3rVHV-MkI/AAAAAAAAGhU/UF1sbl3Rif0/s900/Binder1_Page_091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfuDmYNglYI/UB3rVHV-MkI/AAAAAAAAGhU/UF1sbl3Rif0/s900/Binder1_Page_091.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYdd4VZGqMs/UB3rRl3bRoI/AAAAAAAAGhE/wxuyz2GDT9Q/s900/Binder1_Page_059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYdd4VZGqMs/UB3rRl3bRoI/AAAAAAAAGhE/wxuyz2GDT9Q/s900/Binder1_Page_059.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5rjahLFXV4/UB3rTcBHTKI/AAAAAAAAGhM/UPvlCYSimNc/s900/Binder1_Page_061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5rjahLFXV4/UB3rTcBHTKI/AAAAAAAAGhM/UPvlCYSimNc/s900/Binder1_Page_061.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jsl3J9w0rfg/UB3q2mKR6LI/AAAAAAAAGg8/Ue3yVBJWLyg/s900/Binder1_Page_053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jsl3J9w0rfg/UB3q2mKR6LI/AAAAAAAAGg8/Ue3yVBJWLyg/s900/Binder1_Page_053.jpg" /></a></div>

>>TRENDS - MUDPIE WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY & CASUAL FALL 2013/14

Mudpie Women's Fall 2013/14 Contemporary and Casual trend book features three trends , New Renaissance, Avant Garde and Modern Artisan...

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