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Paul Richard Thomas
Paul Richard Thomas (born 1977) is a photographer known for his art, fashion, and beauty photography. Early Years Traveling with his parents (both university teachers), he spent his childhood in Thailand and in Egypt where his father offered him his first camera. Thomas started his career working as an illustrator for press and advertising, before transitioning to early photography for architecture and archaeology editorials. Focusing his creativity on aesthetics and on conceptual images, he quickly entered the world of fashion and beauty photography. Photography Thomas' images immediately attracted exclusive clients, allowing him to collaborate with top models from major international agencies, prestigious brands, and household names. As his career in photography blossomed, he became known for covers, shot in his particular graphic style with international top models and actors such as Béatrice Dalle, Laura Smet, Helena Noguerra, Adriana Karembeu, Laura Paketova, Marie Gil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Bartsch
Susanne Bartsch (born 1962) is a Swiss event producer living in the United States whose monthly parties at the Copacabana in the late 1980s united the ''haute'' and ''demi-monde'', and made her an icon of New York nightlife. "Ms. Bartsch's name," according to ''The New York Times'', is "the night life equivalent of a couture label, thanks to the numerous extravaganzas she staged in cities from Montreal to Miami." Life and career Born in Switzerland, Bartsch left her family in 1979 at the age of 17 and moved to London, where she became an intimate of such celebrities as Jimmy Page and Malcolm McLaren. After moving to New York City in 1981, she opened a clothing boutique in SoHo that gave exposure to new British designers and labels, including Vivienne Westwood, Leigh Bowery, BodyMap, John Galliano, and milliner Stephen Jones. She also helped launch the careers of young American designers Alpana Bawa and Michael Leva, and was a precursor and influence upon the Club Kids. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is a public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Privately managed, it is located between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas ( Sixth Avenue) and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. The eastern half of Bryant Park is occupied by the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. The western half, which contains a lawn, shaded walkways, and amenities such as a carousel, is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library's stacks. The park hosts several events, including a seasonal "Winter Village" with an ice rink and shops during the winter. The first park at the site was opened in 1847 and was called Reservoir Square due to its proximity to the Croton Distributing Reservoir. Reservoir Square contained the New York Crystal Palace, which hosted the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in 1853 and burned down in 1858. The square was renamed in 1884 for abolitionist and journalist William Cullen B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Sorbier
Franck Sorbier () is a Paris fashion house that achieved haute couture status in 2005. After working successfully for Chantal Thomass and Thierry Mugler, the French fashion designer Franck Sorbier, who was born in 1961, presented his first collection in 1987. Then, some major stores, such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus in the United States, Seibu in Japan, noticed him. In 1995, the renowned French jeweller and watchmaker Cartier gave him the opportunity to present his winter 95/96 collection in a prestigious place, the "Carrousel du Louvre". In 1996, he became a member of the French Federation of Couture and Ready-To-Wear, supported by Jean Paul Gaultier and Sonia Rykiel Sonia Rykiel (; ; 25 May 1930 – 25 August 2016) was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French ''Elle'' magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her t .... In 1999, Franck Sorbier designed glasses for Vuarne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Valérie Hash
Anne Valerie Hash () (born 1971) is a French haute couture fashion designer. Biography She graduated from the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1995, and designed for such other labels as Nina Ricci (brand), Nina Ricci, Chloé, and Chanel. In 1995, she opened a small bridal business. Five years later, she became business partners with Philippe Elkoubi, and launched a signature collection of handmade and ready-to-wear pieces, inspired by 14-year-old Parisian, Lou Liza Lesage. She presented her first collection in 2001. For the 2014 Fall fashion season, her label will not present any collection. Exhibitions In 2016, The Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode of Calais (France) is hosting an exhibition on the creations of Anne Valérie Hash. This exhibition - the first dedicated to her in France – takes a look at her first 13 years of designing. "Anne Valérie Hash. Décrayonner" explore of a world still under construction. References External links *Anne Valérie Has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Marant
Isabel Marant (born 12 April 1967) is a French fashion designer, owner of the eponymous fashion brand. She won the Award de la Mode (1997), the Whirlpool Award for best female designer (1998), ''Fashion Designer of the Year'' at British ''Glamour's'' Women of the Year Awards (2012). She was named Contemporary Designer of the Year at the Elle Style Awards in 2014. Her collaboration with H&M in 2013 was so successful that company's website crashed under the demand and the collection was sold out within 45 minutes. Celebrities wearing Marant's designs include Alexa Chung, Katie Holmes, Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, and Rachel Weisz. Life Isabel Marant was born on 12 April 1967 in Boulogne-Billancourt to a French father and German mother. Her parents divorced when Marant was six and she lived with her father who had remarried. In childhood, Marant didn't want to be a designer, she dreamt of becoming a veterinarian when she grew up. She was raised in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Lesage
François Lesage (31 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a French ''couture'' embroiderer. Lesage was globally known in the art of embroidery and worked for the largest fashion and ''haute couture'' houses. His atelier is now part of Chanel through the company's subsidiary, Paraffection. Early life and background Lesage, of Norman origin, was the son of Albert and Marie-Louise Lesage. He had an older brother, Jean-Louis, and a twin sister, Christiane. In 1924, Lesage's parents took over the workshop of the embroiderer Michonet. The workshop, founded in 1858, was known for working with Parisian theatrical costume designers and producing special orders for the court of Napoleon III. The atelier supplied the best-known figures in Parisian couture, from Worth to Paquin and Madeleine Vionnet. Albert Lesage's first career was as a broker in international trade. He was taken prisoner during World War I and began a new life in Chicago, where he was hired as director-designer of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Siad
Fatima Siad ( so, Faadumo Siyaad, ar, فاطمة سياد; born December 17, 1986) is a Somali fashion model. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the last eliminated on ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10''. Biography Born in Mogadishu, Somalia to Somali parents, Siad grew up in Somalia with her mother and two sisters. Her parents divorced at a young age. She underwent female genital cutting when she was seven years old. Her two sisters were killed by the Somali army during the civil war. After her sisters’ deaths, Siad and her mother fled to the United States when she was thirteen for safety. Siad states that she lived in a shack and had low self-esteem when she was younger. While in high school she participated in the Boston University Upward Bound TRIO program. She was a Posse Scholar and went to Bryn Mawr College in 2004. She transferred to New York University to study pre-med and political science. She eventually transferred back to Bryn Mawr College to finish he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlada Roslyakova
Elena Vladimirovna Roslyakova (russian: Елена Владимировна Рослякова; born 8 July 1987), known professionally as Vlada Roslyakova, is a Russian-American model and actress. ''Vogue Paris'' called her one of the top models of the 2000s decade. Early life Roslyakova was born on 8 July 1987 in Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to a lower class family. She was discovered in her hometown of Omsk, Russia, which is located in the Siberian Region where she was nicknamed "Siberian Princess". Vlada did local work before her rise to fame in 2004. Her mother Olga allowed her to model, but her father, who was a police officer, was hesitant. Her mother convinced him to let her. Career Rise to fame: 2004–present Roslyakova belongs to the "Wide Eyed Doll" era of models, along with models Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Lily Cole, and Gemma Ward. In 2005, Roslyakova landed her first Vogue cover with Vogue France. During her second season on the runway, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
