Modeling the world

The fashion designer is trying to make his own vision of fashion in line with his impression of Russian beauty.

Russian designers have been trying to create it big on foreign cat walks for many years but have never achieved world fame. Russian fashion designer Max Chernitsov says the solution to global success is for the country’s fashion to go back to its Russian roots.

To get big in the West there are two extremely vital rules you have to follow. The first is to be understood by anyone on the planet; the second is to create your own, individual, authentic mark, Chernitsov said.

This individual mark comes from a range of places: the artist’s personality and style, their ethnicity and the age they live in. Ethnicity is just as significant as style.

He says Russian designers follow all the rules of internationally recognized fashion but this will not assist their brands to make it big.

University of Alabama graduate Anthony L. Williams returned to “Project Runway” on Thursday, one week after he was removed from the fashion design reality show.

On Thursday night’s episode, Williams was permitted to return after another contestant quit.

He was one of two champions in this episode’s challenge.

Guest judge Jessica Alba articulated interest in wearing Williams’ design to a red carpet event.

Judges had censured his designs as “too safe” when eliminating him.

After an opening hitch on the first day of the 15th Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, the event started smoothly on Thursday with three designers displaying their collections at the first show.

The extravagant event was believed to start on March 24 but ran into trouble with the police officials who stopped the event claiming that the organizers did not have essential permits from fire department.

But the organizers Fashion Design Council of India have certain that there will be no more problems as they have acquired the necessary permits.

Today’s event will go on as per schedule, we have all the approvals in place and the other requirements have been met. The show will go on and it is business as common at WIFW, said Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI.

Designer duo Gaurav and Ritika’s collection displayed at the first show was enthused by the eco-friendly concept of the green house, with colors like orange and yellow ruling the palette.

The collection is concerning the structures and the philosophy of shapes. We have used dissimilar objects to show luxurious garments. Also we tried to show that winters is not all about greay and black by using different colours, said the duo.

Designer Astha Behl’s Autumn/Winter collection showcased here was enthused by nomadic tribes and journalist Malvika Nanda was her showstopper. The clothes occupied patchwork and presented a bevy of colours.

The theme of my show was the records of nomads; they have so much color in their life! My muse Malvika Nanda’s contemporary outfit had a group of patchwork and colors, said Behl.

The first show saw a poor turnout of audience with many seats residual empty.

The Tokyo Collection Week began Tuesday at the Tokyo Midtown business complex, showcasing the newest designs by some 40 Japanese brands for the 2010-2011 autumn and winter seasons.

The catwalk displays, the centerpiece of the 10th Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo, started with a show by Entoptic, a brand formed by Wataru Matsumoto and Kenta Kakinuma.

The brand, which contributed in the Tokyo collection for the first time, displayed monotone items with an urban style, including a jacket with sleeves made of knit material.

The Tokyo Collection Week will run for four days, with world-famous Japanese model Ai Tominaga showing as an official supporter for the event, the organizer Japan Fashion Week Organization said.

During the week, a charity event will be held, with admired photographers taking photos of actresses in the latest fashions, as well as T-shirts made by Tokyo brands.

The participating actresses comprise Erika Sawajiri, Ryoko Hirosue and Meisa Kuroki. Their photos and T-shirts will be sold afterward.

CHICAGO (AP) — after making her mark on fashion by making clothing for first lady Michelle Obama and other celebrities, designer Maria Pinto says she’s closing her Chicago boutique because of the poor economy.

Signs situated this week in the window of Pinto’s store read “Closeout” and “Final Sale” as the designer hosts a liquidation sale through Saturday. Pinto focused the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and launched her own label in 1991. She has said she builds her clothes for real women, not trends.

Pinto says her time-off plans contain traveling, painting and drawing. And she says she desires to study the fashion industry to see where I want to fit myself into it.

Michelle Obama wore Pinto’s clothes on the campaign trace and then at the White House.