Jean Paul Gaultier From Sidewalk-Catwalk:Dallas Museum Of Art

Photo by PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images – Dallas art lovers and fashionistas, rejoice! The Dallas Museum of Art be hosting a fabulous exhibit making the first of two US stops here in Dallas. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk will showcase the artistic genius of French designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashion designs. The exhibit opens Monday, November 13th and will run through February 12th, 2012. You can feast your eyes on approximately 130 haute couture dresses and ready-to-wear pieces designed by Gaultier between the 1970s and 2011. On display will be pieces that he has designed for musicians, such as the corsets famously worn by Madonna during her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour, as well as many pieces that have never been seen by the public. This multi-media exhibition is an absolute must-see! For more information, go to the Dallas Museum of Art’s website. [ www.dm-art.org ]

Creative Talents Emerge

In the thirteenth of our series of ‘Top Ten Creatives of the Week’ taken from

ARTS THREAD’s graduate portfolios, we showcase 10 upcoming talents from the world of fashion/textiles/accessories. [Fashion, Textiles and Accessories featured] – - CLICK

Fashion Photography examples

In fashion critiques are enhanced and so happens in fashion photography, this meaning that a photographer must pay a lot of attention when taking a photo of this kind, making sure it has beautiful colors, style and showcasing the beauty of a person or a piece of clothing. I like it how a lot of these photos have a conceptual feeling added to them, that takes the photos to a whole new level. Check out Next Day Flyers for fast brochure printing services and excellent prices. – - lots more Fashion Photos here

CLOCKED: 50 most Stylish New Yorkers

New York City is a, if not, the, fashion capital of the world. An amalgamation of high fashion, retro appreciation, individual style and more than a little personality epitomizes a city that lives and breathes fashion – even by proxy, sometimes serendipitously, almost always uniquely. We’ve gathered 50 New Yorkers from editorial, retail, beauty, music and beyond who exemplify the reality of our New York – to bring you New York’s 50 Most Stylish. – Kerry Pieri Be sure to check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot on our StyleCaster Facebook page !! – - Read more here

Graduate, Peter Nguyen Showing at Vancouver FW

Peter Loc Tan Nguyen, a 2011 B.F.A. Graduate from the Fashion Design and Knitwear Dept., headed by Gladys Perint Palmer, at the AAU, San Francisco, will be showing his senior collection as part of Vancouver Fashion Week. Peter is currently studying abroad at Studio Berçot in Paris, but is making a special trip back to North America for VFW. When designing his collection, Peter found inspiration in blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity, adapting men’s tailoring concepts to women’s wear. The mixture of hard angles, soft curves, and delicate fabrics made for a stunning collection. Peter’s fashion show will be held on Thursday, November 3 at 8:50 PM at Masik Studioin Vancouver. For more information and to buy tickets to Vancouver Fashion Week, click here. To read an article on Peter, in The Province’s “Designer of the Day” column, click here. Peter’s work is Shown below: 
Good luck Peter – we wish you all the best!

The Fabric of the Cosmos

 

Pixeldust Studios produced over 1,000 animations and visual effects that will be featured in the upcoming, four-part NOVA television series, The Fabric of the Cosmos. Based on the best-selling book by author Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe), The Fabric of the Cosmos will air on PBS for four consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Nov. 2. For Ricardo Andrade, Pixeldust Studios’ founder/executive creative director, The Fabric of the Cosmos presented a unique opportunity to imagine the mysteries of the universe in visually engaging and accessible ways. – – follow more Read

JAPAN: Harajuku Fashion & Art

Harajuku Fashion Walk “FUNtasy Halloween Night” Party Pictures. This year, the already-super-dressed-up-and-colorful Harajuku Fashion Walk crew threw a big bash called “FUNtasy Halloween Night” at club Milkyway in Shibuya. The event was supported by several popular Harajuku fashion brands, including Super Loves and Hyper Core. The quirky colorful J-rock band Broken Doll headlined the event. Other musical acts included Lancer>>Bee (whose singer is KERA model Ayumi Yamauchi) and Full House. The DJs for the night included ITARU (this guy has the most amazing two-tone hair you’ll ever see on a guy), Emuoka, and Asacho (the super-fun girls in the pumpkin costumes).- – lots more pics here
Coming to Los Angeles: SWEET STREETS: Art Exhibition Co-Curated by Spank!

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Fashion Photography Guide

This is a small tutorial of Fashion Photography. This is my first article on Indoor Photography, and I’ll write in my usual style of touching the technical aspects from a newbie’s perspective.In studio photography we have to work with props, we focus on light settings, if we don’t have a studio we create a soft box in the spare room in our home. We are so much involved in setting up these things that we completely forget about the concept. Today I have a fast-track guide on fashion photography about how to do it and what are the important elements you need to focus. Let’s begin! Don’t just walk into the studio with empty hands and mind. You should carry some inspirational material with you. There are loads of magazines and catalogues which provide this inspiration service. You should have them with you. In photography, you lose your creative touch sooner than you thought, so inspiration is a necessity. Before taking the shots, you should have a concept in mind that what do you want to achieve. – - continue Guide here.