Stardoll Dresser: fashion-week
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Showing posts with label fashion-week. Show all posts

Thursday, September 28, 2023

September 28, 2023

Milan Fashion Week: Runway Comp

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Milan Fashion Week: Runway Comp

Now that Milan Fashion Week is over, we have seen some great collections. With seeing new fashion, it is not only fun to watch, but also fun to get inspired and to recreate! So, without further ado, here is the comp:


Comp

Choose 1 designer from Milan fashion week (schedule here) and do a look inspired by their Spring 2024 Ready-To-Wear collection. Most collections have slideshows available on Vogue.com.


Win 50sd (+25d for 2nd and 3rd place each) in wishlist gifts!


Conditions:

  • state your doll's name with your photo
  • state which designer your outfit is inspired by
  • the outfit can be made in starplaza
  • if you use any doll besides your own, state their name
  • for less than 5 entries, prizes will be reduced by 50%
  • entries have to be submitted until Monday, October 2nd, 10pm UTC
The winners will be chosen through a poll.

Bonus
If you happen to choose one of my (Nicky) top 3 designer collections for your comp entry, you will receive a wishlist gift for up to 12sd when the comp is closed. 
Hints:
  • I watched all of my top 3 shows as a livestream
  • I featured fall looks from 2 of the 3 designers in the Milan post
  • 1 of the designers was already featured in a Tribute Season in Stardoll

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Monday, September 25, 2023

September 25, 2023

Paris Fashion Week S/S 24

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Paris Fashion Week S/S 24

Bienvenue à Paris!

Leaving La bella Italia, we arrive at the last stop of fashion month, Paris. Widely known as the city of love, there will hopefully be lots to love about the fresh collections we are about to see. 

Paris Fashion Week takes place from September 25th to October 3rd. 
While I often think of Paris as the origin of fashion shows with salon showings happening since the 1700s, an organized fashion week has only been taking place since 1973. With famous names like Charles Worth and Paul Poiret emerging in the late 19th century and early 20th century, Haute Couture fashion has a long history in Paris. Haute Couture is defined as made-to-measure clothing, hand-sown by a team of high-skilled artisans in the fields of embroidery, stitching, and beading, and using only highest-quality materials. Ready-to-wear fashion (mass-produced fashion made to a number of sizes) emerged for women's wear in the early 20th century with the upcoming more free silhouettes, names like Coco Chanel and later Yves Saint Laurent came up. 
Paris has since had big names in both departments, and the first fashion week reflected that, organizing ready-to-wear, Haute Couture, and men's fashion into one week of events. Nowadays, there is both the Paris Fashion Week and the Haute Couture Week, both organized by the "Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode" (Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion).

Paris is in UTC+1 timezone, in case you want to watch any liveshows (schedule available here and here (I recommend the latter). The big names tend to have liveshows, so you have something to watch everyday. I watched some liveshows from Milan, and I really enjoyed how much more of the collection I got to see, with it being in motion, and being able to view the fashion in context with the background and the order. Try watching a liveshow for yourself and see how you like it!

The sheer number of Paris designers that were featured in our beloved game (highlighted in cursive) is incredibly high, higher than any other city with 14 names (Milan being in second place with 10 names). With that in mind, I decided to list a few more names than for the previous weeks (even though I already had to shorten the list quite drastically):
  • Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, Marni, Dries Van Noten, Acne Studios, Balmain, Lanvin, Chloé, Givenchy, Schiaparelli, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Giambattista Valli, Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, Hermès, Elie Saab, Comme des Garçons, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Valentino, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, Mugler, Maison Margiela, Chanel, Miu Miu
Which new collections do you want to see most?

Some of my favorite black & white outfits from the Fall 2023 Ready-To-Wear collections are featured below. You can click on the images for better quality.
From left to right: Chanel, Balmain, Dior, Alexander McQueen, Chanel
From left to right: Schiaparelli, Valentino, Givenchy, Giambattista Valli, Chloé

(I might share some street style from the fall shows later on, as I have exams on Tuesday and Thursday, wish me luck!)

Share your favorite looks from the runways and the streets down below in the comments, shout about specific pieces or designers you want to see in future Tribute Seasons on Stardoll, and be inspired!

Keep your eyes open for the Milan Runway comp :)
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Monday, September 18, 2023

September 18, 2023

Milan Fashion Week S/S 24

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Milan Fashion Week S/S 24

Ciao tutti!

As we depart London and continue our journey in Milan (or Milano in Italian), I hope you're all healthy, happy, and feeling inspired by what we saw so far!

Milan Fashion Week takes place from September 19th to September 25th. 
There is a women's fashion week (the one we're looking at now, but as fashion gets more and more mixed, we're also getting some looks for the guys), and a men's fashion week, both are happening twice a year since 1958. 
The first Italian fashion shows actually didn't take place in Milan, but started in Florence in 1951. These shows taking the name "Pitti Imagine" in 1952, they were the biggest European fashion happening during the 1950s. With designers eventually leaving for Milan and new designers popping up, Milan became the centrum of Italian fashion in the late 1970s. 
Some designers emerging in the 1970s include Giorgio Armani, Versace, Gianfranco Ferré, Laura Biagiotti, Roberto Cavalli, Iceberg, and Byblos. Brands like Gucci and Fendi started launching clothing, having formerly done only bags and other leather goods. 
In the early 1980s, brands like Alberta Ferretti, Luciano Soprani, Enrico Coverani, Dolce & Gabbana, and Moschino sprung into existence, with Prada following in 1988.

Italian fashion is known for its extravagant elegance, exquisite leather goods, and being rather Italian (remember the Dolce & Gabbana spaghetti dress that we also got in Tribute Season a few years ago?). 
If you're going to watch any shows live, Milan is located in UTC+1. The schedule is available here and here (I recommend the latter). Milan has more live shows than the previous two cities, so take advantage of it!

Milan has lots of the big names, many of which have already been featured in our game before (highlighted in cursive). You might recognize quite a few of these (and I have already shortened the list):
  • Iceberg, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, N°21, Roberto Cavalli, Etro, Diesel, Max Mara, Prada, Mm6 Maison Margiela, Emporio Armani, Moschino, Blumarine, Dsquared2, Tom Ford, Jimmy Choo, Sportmax, Gucci, MSGM, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Missoni, Bottega Veneta
Which new collections do you want to see most?

Some of my favorite outfits from the Fall 2023 Ready-To-Wear collections are featured below. You can click on the images for better quality.
From left to right: No. 21, MSGM, Diesel, Missoni, Gucci
From left to right: Sportmax, Jil Sander, Fendi, Emporio Armani, Versace
From left to right: Missoni, Etro, Jil Sander, Moschino, Dsquared2

(I'm not sharing street style this time, as I'm very busy preparing for exams and didn't have time to compile street style as well.)

Share your favorite looks from the runways and the streets down below in the comments, shout about specific pieces or designers you want to see in future Tribute Seasons on Stardoll, and be inspired!

Don't forget to enter the New York Street Style comp until the 21st :)

There will also be a comp for Milan coming up, prepare to look at the new collections from your favorite designers!
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Thursday, September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023

London Fashion Week S/S 24

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London Fashion Week S/S 24

Hello everyone!

I hope you're doing well and that NYFW has filled your brains with new ideas and got you inspired!

We continue our journey in London, where Fashion Week takes place from September 15th to September 19th. 
Not with such a long history as New York Fashion Week (which we saw a few days ago), the first organized fashion shows took place in 1975. It has the name "London Fashion Week" since 1993 and hasn't gone undergone a number of name changes since, unlike New York. 
Famous London designers are Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, and Stella McCartney, some of whom have since relocated their shows to Paris. 
While London hasn't been along the longest, they have been the first along the "Big 4" to offer designers to live-stream their shows in 2010. If you're going to watch a live-stream, remember that shows are scheduled in London time which is UTC+0.
If you happen to be in London, immediately after fashion week, there is the London Fashion Week Festival, a more consumer-oriented 4-day fashion event that is open to the public. 

Like in every fashion week city, there area a big numbers of designers who show their work, and it's hard to know them all (I don't). But you might recognize some of these bigger names:
  • Rixo, Eudon Choi, JW Anderson, Roksanda, Molly Goddard, 16Arlington, Simone Rocha, Erdem, Halpern, Emilia Wickstead, Palmer/Harding, Ashish, Burberry
Which new collections do you want to see most?

Some of my favorite outfits from the Fall 2023 Ready-To-Wear collections are featured below. You can click on the images for better quality.
From left to right: Jakke, Holzweiler, Molly Goddard, Ashish, Eudon Choi
From left to right: Tove, Molly Goddard, Holzweiler, Asai, Palmer Harding
From left to right: Simone Rocha, JW Anderson, 16Arlington, Erdem, Simone Rocha

With London street style being a little bit less crazy than New York, there is still plenty of interesting looks to take in. With the looks I chose, we're seeing a lot of corset detailing combined with sportier or edgier elements, we're seeing chunky shoes and sneakers, and green tones with especially Kelly green having been on trend for a while and green happens to be my favorite color.
Here are some of my favorites from the FW23 London streets.

Share your favorite looks from the runways and the streets down below in the comments, shout about specific pieces or designers you want to see in future Tribute Seasons on Stardoll, and be inspired!

Don't forget to enter the New York Street Style comp :)
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September 14, 2023

New York Fashion Week: Street Style Comp

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New York Fashion Week: Street Style Comp
As NYFW is coming to a close, we have seen wonderful collections and exciting street styles. With New York street style ranging from elegant looks with a twist, over funky colorful looks, to more edgy avant-garde styles, it has it all. 

Here are some examples that I liked (more on my Pinterest). You can click on them for better quality.

For more inspiration, read the NYFW post and the comments under it, or check out Vogue Street Style, Elle Street Style, Refinery29 Street Style, Instagram #nyfw or one of the numerous other sources found by searching the internet.


Comp

Create a look inspired by NYFW street style! 

Win 50sd in wishlist items
2nd and 3rd place get 25sd in wishlist items each

 Conditions:
  • minimum 5 entries, with less than 5 entries, prizes will be reduced by 50%
  • add your username
  • can be created in Starplaza
  • if you use another doll as your model, credit the doll
Ends September 21st, 10pm UTC+1. Winners will be picked in the following days and have 5 days after announcement to claim their prizes. If a prize isn't claimed until then, it will be forfeited.
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