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The Brandery
The Brandery was an urban fashion show, organized from 2009 to 2012 by Fira de Barcelona and held twice a year, in summer and winter.La Vanguardia, 22/06/2010The Brandery cumple un año con nota y un futuro prometedor a pesar de la crisis The first edition was held in July 2009 at the Montjuïc exhibition site in Barcelona and was initially addressed exclusively to professional visitors.brandlandusa.com, April 4th, 2009Barcelona Fashion Brand Show Set for July/ref> History The first edition had 113 participating brands. The third edition, from June 28 to June 30, 2010, had 215 brands and 17.000 visitors, with 25% of them coming from outside Spain. The fourth edition, in January 2011, hosted buyers such as the department stores El Corte Inglés, John Lewis, La Rinascente and Galeries Lafayette, and included “Windows on the Move”, a window-dressing competition involving more than 100 top stores in Barcelona, distributed across the city center.fashionandrunway.com, 25 January 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasarela The Brandery 2
Pasarela may refer to: *Pasarela (Dalmata song), "Pasarela" (Dalmata song), a song by Ñejo & Dalmata, Dalmata *Pasarela (Daddy Yankee song), "Pasarela" (Daddy Yankee song), a song by Daddy Yankee {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camper (company)
Camper (; , meaning "farmer") is a footwear company with headquarters in Mallorca, Spain. Lorenzo Fluxà founded the company in 1975. The Camper brand is marketed globally and is present in 40 countries, with more than 400 stores and sales of around 4 million pairs of shoes annually. Company overview In 1877, Antonio Fluxà, a Mallorcan cobbler, introduced the first sewing machines on the island and introduced a mechanized approach to shoe making. In 1975, Lorenzo Fluxà, grandson of Antonio Fluxà, founded Camper. In 1981, the first Camper store opened in Barcelona, Spain. In 1992, Camper opened stores in Paris and Milan. An American retail store opened in 1999 in New York City. In 2005, Camper began brand diversification by launching a hotel concept, ''Casa Camper'', in Barcelona and later in Berlin, and ''Dos Palillos'', a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Raval district of Barcelona. In 2006, Camper launched ''Camper Together'', a collaboration project with brand partne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parah (fashion)
Parah ( he, פָּרָה) is the name of a treatise in the Mishnah and the Tosefta, included in the order Tohorot. The Pentateuchal law (Num. ) decrees that a red heifer, "wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke," shall be burned and her ashes mixed with spring water, that the compound so obtained may be used to sprinkle and cleanse every one who becomes unclean. The burning of the heifer and the preparation of the ashes, as well as the fetching of the water and its mixture for sprinkling, were attended by strict ceremonies. The treatise Parah contains a detailed description of these ceremonies, as well as various regulations concerning the purity of the water for sprinkling and its different effects. In most editions the treatise is the fourth in the mishnaic order Tohorot, and is divided into twelve chapters, containing ninety-six paragraphs in all. Contents *Chapter 1: Contents. Age of the red heifer and of the young heifer (comp. Deut. ); explanation of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli (; born 15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He is known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The high-end Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli sells luxury clothing, perfume and leather accessories. Former Acne Studios creative consultant Paul Surridge succeeded Peter Dundas as creative director for the brand in May 2017. Biography Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Italy. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was an artist and a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli enrolled at the local Art Institute, concentrating in textile print. While still a student, he made a series of flower prints on knit that caught the attention of major Italian hosiery factories. In the early 1970s, he invented and patented a printing procedure on leather, and started creating patchworks of different materials. He debuted these techniques in Paris, immediately getting commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moschino
Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino in Milan known for over-the-top, campy designs. The company specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, and fashion accessories. History Founding and 1990s Franco Moschino was born February 27, 1950, and raised in Abbiategrasso, Italy. Moschino studied at ''Accademia di Belle'' in Milan from 1968 to 1971, at the dismay of his father, who hoped Franco would continue his family's work in the iron industry. While a student, Franco freelanced designs and illustrations for magazines and fashion houses. Upon graduation, Franco worked as a design sketcher for Versace from 1971 to 1977 and designed for Italian fashion house Cadette until 1982. The following year, Franco created "Moschino Couture!", owned by Moonshadow, its Milan-based holding company.Glynis Costin and Sara Gay Forden (September 20, 1994)Franco Moschino Dies in Italy''Women's Wear Daily''. Franco gained a reputation for implementing innovative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta Ferretti
Alberta Ferretti (; ) is an Italian fashion designer and dressmaker. She designs for her namesake brand Alberta Ferretti, and designed for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti until 2014. Her showroom is in Milan, Italy but her studio is in her native village of Cattolica, near Rimini, Italy. She was among a group of Italian designers who were invited to a reception for 200 designers and retailers held by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street, in October 1988. Early life In 1968, Alberta Ferretti opened her first boutique, called ''Jolly'', in Cattolica. She designed a first collection in 1973 and co-founded (a publicly traded clothing manufacturer and distributor) in 1976. She began showing seasonal collections on the runways of Milan in 1981. She launched Ferretti Jeans Philosophy in 1989, renamed Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti in 1994. In 1994 she renovated a 13th-century castle into the Palazzo Viviani hotel in Montegridolfo. In October 1993 Ferretti presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceberg (fashion House)
Iceberg is an Italian luxury fashion design house. Founded in 1974 by Silvano Gerani and Giuliana Marchini, the house produces women's and men's' ' prêt-a-porter', accessories, fragrances and childrenswear. It is part of the Gilmar Group, founded in 1962. Its headquarters are in San Giovanni in Marignano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The founders' son Paolo Gerani is the creative person and the manager. Starting as knitwear specialists, Iceberg were an early proponent of the concept of fashionable sportswear, later expanding into leatherwear and jeans. Their products have been worn by Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, Lil' Flip, Lil Bill, Lil' Kim and Mischa Barton. Lil' Flip references Iceberg clothing in many of his songs. In July 2011 the company collection was presented at the catwalk of The Brandery fashion show in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blumarine
Blufin S.p.A. is an Italian fashion house founded by Anna Molinari and her late husband Gianpaolo Tarabini. The core brand is Blumarine, which they started in 1977, followed by Miss Blumarine (1987, 8- to 14-year-old girls), Blugirl (1995, for teenagers) and Anna Molinari (1995), which is being repositioned as their luxury brand. History Blumarine was established by Anna Molinari and Gianpaolo Tarabini in 1977, in the town of Carpi in the province of Modena. The name was inspired by the couple's favourite colour and their love of the sea. In 1980 they made their first appearance at Modit in Milan, where Blumarine was named Designer of the Year, which led to their first show at Milan Fashion Week the following year. The 1986 Milan Fashion Week saw the first collection wholly designed by Anna Molinari. As the brand took off and they started to license it to other companies, Blufin was set up in 1988 to act as a holding company. By 2006 royalties accounted for €5.5m of their i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; born 8 April 1941) is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique that she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King's Road, which became known as SEX. Their ability to synthesise clothing and music shaped the 1970s UK punk scene which was dominated by McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols. She viewed punk as a way of "seeing if one could put a spoke in the system". Westwood opened four shops in London and eventually expanded throughout Britain and the world, selling an increasingly varied range of merchandise, some of which promoted her many political causes such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, climate change and civil rights groups. Life and career Early years Westwood was born in the village of Tintwistle, Cheshire, on 8 April 1941, as the daughter of Gordon Swire and Dora Swir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is a daughter of British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and the late American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. Like her parents, McCartney is a firm supporter of animal rights, environmentalism, and is particularly known for her use of vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work. Early life McCartney was born on 13 September 1971 at King's College Hospital in Camberwell, London. She is named after her maternal great-grandmothers (both of Linda's grandmothers were named Stella). Her mother, Linda Eastman McCartney, was of Jewish ancestry. As a girl, McCartney travelled the globe with her parents and their group Wings, along with her siblings: older half-sister Heather (who was legally adopted by Paul), older sister Mary, and younger brother James. According to her father, the name of Wings was inspired by Stella's difficult delivery. As his daughter was bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle & Scott
Lyle & Scott Limited (Scottish Gaelic: ''Lyle & Scott Earranta''), trading as Lyle & Scott, is a Scottish fashion and knitwear brand well known historically for its golfing knitwear. Based in Hawick, Scotland, the brand designs, manufactures and markets knitwear and in the 21st century has become increasingly popular for its clothing such as t-shirts, polo shirts, tracksuits and loungewear amongst younger and middle aged customers. Founded in 1874, the brand primarily focused on golfing attire for much of its history, sported by high-level golfers, and awarded a Royal Warrant of appointment by The Duke of Edinburgh in 1975. From 2004, the brand widened their appeal to a more mainstream audience, while retaining their golfing tradition. History Formation, 1874–2001 Lyle & Scott was founded in 1874 in the Scottish town of Hawick by William Lyle and Walter Scott with an £800 loan. The 125 year old Lyle & Scott archive of designers includes designs by Christian Dior and Michael Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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