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Knits are my best favorite! Knits are created by genuine expertise & super sophistication and talent. Sonia Rykiel - the Queen of knits, passed on at 86. A captivating talent. We miss her already.

From Frida Kahlo's brows to Lauren Hutton's gap-toothed grin. From Coco Chanel - the first Trendsetter, wearing pants with Chanel no.5 perfume & with her era defining bob, to Jean Seberg's pin striped sailor T shirts and pixie hairstyle. Alembika AW16-17 All these women and many more, opened the door for all of us and made it possible for mainstream fashion to enable women to choose their identity via clothes. Alembika AW16-17 Fashion offers today so much innovation and daring that it is up to us to pick and choose and make it happen. Alembika AW16-17 (37) Make us keep our identity.

Layering is an important factor in tackling the change of seasons & to achieve a cool and nonchalant look. Yet - layering is also a potential aesthetic disaster. This should be remembered when shopping for Spring weather. ALEMBIKA RESORT 2016 May & June are the ideal months to peel off all our Winter clothes and go on a shopping spree for light weight, layering pieces to uplift and renew our look. Start by replenishing your closet with shirts of all kinds: from crisp cotton T shirts to appealing blouses. Add to the mix a light weight cardigan, some shawls and a long jacket. And here is my tip for the jacket: Shirt dresses! Multi-functional as a dress and when worn...

My friend never went to her prom. Now & then she is flooded with a deep feeling of loss. She checks her keys, her purse, counts her kids & generally feels she is losing her mind. Then it dawns on her. Nothing is missing except for the side effects of her missing the prom! This gave me the idea to disintegrate all Hollywood cliches and propose a substitute for any age and ALL events. Ji-U Spring 2017 First step: drop cliche no.1: who needs a long dress with a certain possibility to trip on it? Any fine dress with a Gold or Fishnet jacket thrown over your shoulders will do the trick. For a stronger effect you may even dress...

1968 was a banner year! In Paris, Emanuel Ungaro presented his armor-like metal bra, at the same time Yves Saint Laurent shocked with his sheer "birthday suit". Lauren Vidal The combination, from then on had sheer clothes highlighting the bra, which became a fashion accessory on it's own merit - being flashed out as a fashion statement. Lauren Vidal Transparency has been around since the 1970's. First came the celebrities: movie stars and singers who showed off their intimately designed accessory, the bra. Then came the night crowd in night clubs and bars. Gradually this trend found it's way to mainstream fashion. Interesting techniques were developed in various fabrics to enhance this look, and made it possible to "Hide &...