Gemma Shepherd, the mind and hands behind her eponymous label, Shepherd England, never really expected to fall into the world of knitting. "I wasn’t very good at hand-knitting," she says, noting that, in fact, "it was hilarious how bad I was." But with an art school background in graphic design and photography, she's long been interested in capturing and creating new patterns.
"America's Next Top Model" is going co-ed this year with its "Guys and Girls" installment.
The 20th cycle of Tyra Banks hit competition series -- which will debut in the summer of 2013 -- includes eight male models competing against eight female models for the first time in the CW series' decade-long history.
In fashion, it's trendy to act different, look alternative and incessantly say things 'over it', 'loves it' or 'kale is so the new lettuce.' However, actually being different is another matter altogether. In fact, it's borderline unacceptable and somewhat frowned upon.
This is something I learned firsthand while planning the DL1961 Runway Show at Lincoln Center.
LOS ANGELES — You know those tall, leggy beauties that normally carry the Oscar trophies so the stars can present them?
They've been replaced this year by aspiring filmmakers. Six college students from across the country won a contest to help present the Oscar statuettes this year.
Move over oxblood -- spring nails are lightening up big time with new ultra-chic pastel polish collections.
