Fashion & Lifestyle
Betsey Johnson is a fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows. She took many dance classes as a child and adolescent which inspired her love of costumes. After high school, Johnson studied at the Pratt Institute and then lat...
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The first lady of hip hop is known to some as Dana Owen’s and to countless others as Queen Latifah. She’s strong, opinionated and the humble home-girl from around the way.
Queen Latifah grew up in Newark, NJ. Latifah first stepped onto the hip hop scene as a beatboxing phenom for the rap group Ladies Fresh. She then came out with her ...
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Woman. Mother. Wife. Designer. Fashionista. Innovator. Mogul. Icon…
Diane von Furstenberg was born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin on December 31, 1946, in Brussels, Belgium. She is a Jewish American woman and world renowned fashion designer best known for her signature wrap dress. She studied at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, graduating with a degree in economics. While ...
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Erwin Gomez has been in this business for 18+ years as a National Makeup Artist and is widely known as the ‘Eyebrow Guru’ for Washington D.C. He, along with his partners launched the Flagship Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa in early 2006. They proudly boast and stand behind their five-star accomodations and a quintessence of professional skin, hair and make-up products used throughout the salon. His belief is to strive for excellence and creativity while ...
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If you’ve never heard of Juicy Couture, you and I have very little in common. I mean really, let’s face it… Juicy Couture is a phenomenon. They just keep adding more fabulous items to their line--- from perfume, shoes, jewelry, and of course their sensational bags.
Juicy Couture is based in Pacoima, California and their main secret lies in being stylish and contemporary, and yet usually casual enough to be ...
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Deborah Kalkstein’s Contemporaria – Combining Beauty, Art and Design
A good while back I heard quite a bit of buzz about a chic, new interior design firm and furniture showroom called Contemporaria. My rather snooty interior design friends would say “Oh Paul, you simply must know Deborah Kalkstein of Contemporaria, she’s the Philippe ...
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Roberto Cavalli, one of the most prominent names in fashion, is dressing everyone from Hollywood stars, music industry heavy weights, chic jet setters and ladies that lunch. His designs are instantly recognizable for their over the top extravagance and drama. Just yesterday my friend and I were coming out of an event, we got in her car and two women came running down the street after the car to ask her where she ...
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I’ve been a customer of the trend setting and fabulous Muleh boutique for several years. I love the cool Soho feel, modern furniture and most of all, the unique and form fitting designer duds that help me look like a million bucks. Since TrenDC is all about what’s hot, Muleh is the perfect "guilty little pleasure" to profile. Christopher and I sat down (at our computers) for a little cyber Q & A. We ...
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Anna Sui once said, "I’m an explorer, constantly intrigued and inspired by the beauty of foreign cultures." This describes the wild, hippie, flower child that is Anna Sui. Her dazzling collections reflect her originality and pop cultural influences.
Born in Detroit, she was the daughter of Chinese immigrant parents. She knew from her earliest childhood that she wanted to design clothes. After attending Parsons School of Design in NYC she worked as a stylist on ...
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