Store Windows in Andorra: Yes, They Have Mannequins
@ 6:19 pm May 11, 2008Filed under: Store Windows, shopping
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By: Marsha Bentley Hale
Photos by Marsha Bentley Hale
Taking time to cruise the avenues of Andorra La Vella on foot, clothing boutiques of every kind are to be found, from fun youthful fashion to sophisticated designer wear.
Some of the more liberal window displays present mannequins with bright pink hair or long dreadlocks. Their children mannequins are cartoon-like.
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Many stores have limited window space trying to grab your attention using figures with a punk rock edge. With hiking and skiing are major pastimes in Andorra, sports clothing and equipment stores are plentiful.
The trend of the chalk-white or pale beige mannequins with sculpted hair is seen in Andorra as in Barcelona and Paris. This plastic population is multiplying.
Headless mannequins are still in many windows though the trend is less. Boutiques such as Rosa Clara, which specialize in gowns, continue to use figures, which have the feel of dress forms.
From: Andorra: Shangri-La in the Pyrenees
Store Windows in Andorra la Vella
@ 12:26 pm May 10, 2008Filed under: Store Windows
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DALLAS, May 10, 2008 / FW/ — Written and all photos shot by Marsha Bentley Hale in 2004, under the title ‘Andorra: Shangri-La in the Pyrenees’, part of the article is re-printed here to see once more the store windows in Andorra la Vella, the capital of the principality of Andorra.
Shopping ‘til You Drop
The Principality of Andorra is a tiny country, 179 square miles. It is a rare jewel tucked high and away in the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France. The mountains are reach as 2947 meters (approx. 9823 feet). Access to this country is not easy; there is one road to Barcelona, Spain and another to Toulouse, France. It is a good 3 to 3/12 hours in and out by car if there is no traffic.
Shopping ‘til you drop is a favorite past time of many people who visit Andorra. At the edges of the country and in downtown Andorra La Vella the duty free stores are never ending.
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(Photos by Marsha Bentley Hale)
Reality Advertising, Another First from Lord & Taylor
@ 4:49 am May 9, 2008Filed under: Boutiques, shopping
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NEW YORK, May 9, 2008 / FW/ — After re-launching its iconic rose last month, Lord & Taylor takes us inside its stores to hear what its customers are saying. Commissioning TV personality and celebrity stylist Robert Verdi to find out, the phrase ‘my favorite store’ kept on coming up.
Together with a camera crew, Verdi surprised customers shopping in the store’s flagship on Fifth Avenue, as well as in its branches in Scarsdale, NY, and Ridgewood, NJ, were delighted to offer to a roving Verdi their opinion about the iconic retailer, America’s oldest.
When asked why she shops at Lord and Taylor, Terry gave Verdi a long list of reasons, ending with “…and because it’s a no brainer.” Margaux, another customer, talked about the great jeans the store has and “…because they have every kind of make-up,” while Joanna, who Verdi found shopping for shoes, said she had come for her prom dress, adding, “….they have a great selection. I come here all the time.”
A radio campaign starring the Lord and Taylor customers interviewed by Verdi will be broadcast in the New York Metro area, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Syracuse, NY, starting May 8. In New York City, taxicabs will feature a video of the interviews.
And as part of this campaign, a video of Verdi’s fashion tips will be featured online in the store’s website, www.lordandtaylor.com.
Founded in 1826, Lord and Taylor is America’s oldest department store and one of America’s premier retailers. In almost 200 years of its history, Lord and Taylor has established a remarkable reputation for personal service, quality and innovation. With a style deeply rooted in American tradition, the store became a standard-bearer for the fashion and retail industries and the favorite of generations of shoppers.
“I remember going to Lord and Taylor every weekend with my Mom when I was a kid … there was always something so captivating to me about the Lord and Taylor lifestyle. All the best dressed people shopped there and I knew that I wanted to be just like them,” Robert Verdi said. “They’re a shopping institution and my favorite store.”
AAU at New York Fashion Week: Young Jun Ryu, Textile Design
@ 12:41 am May 8, 2008Filed under: Runway Shows
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DALLAS, May 8, 2008 / FW/ — One of the two Academy of Art University graduates who presented a menswear collection, Young Jun Ryu who majored in Textile Design printed and manipulated faux fur with heat thus pushing his experimental bent to the limits.
Inspired by the artwork of M.C. Escher, geometric shapes and nature, the South Korea-native created textiles that are evocative of today’s youth zeitgeist. Impressed by Young Jun Ryu’s undergraduate work, General Motors offered Jun the position of Associate Creative Designer and he had accepted.
For the graduation collection, the main theme was the refined classic and comfortable aesthetic of James Dean. Using Jun’s textile designs, Jaime Cole, Desiree Daniels, Lauren Hume, Johanna Hatzenbuehler, Anne Jones, Muriel Jordan, Kara Laricks, Aurelie Martin-Chiari, and Warot Subsrisunjai designed menswear meant for their age group.
Photo by Randy Brooke, courtesy of AAu
AAU at New York Fashion Week: Soo Jung Sung, Fashion Design, and Ivanka Georgiev, Textile Design
@ 12:57 am May 7, 2008Filed under: Runway Shows
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DALLAS, May 7, 2008 / FW/ — With the knowledge that a good textile design will have a positive effect on the silhouettes, Fashion Design graduate Soo Jung Sung and Textile Design graduate Ivanka Georgiev collaborated for their graduation collection and pushed their creativity to its limits without restrictions producing unexpected results.
Korea native Soo Jung Sun found inspiration for her collection in the movie Blue Swallow (Cheong-yeon) about Park Kyung-won, the first female aviator in Korea. Park Kyung-won, who lived during the early 1900s when Korean society was conservative and discriminative against women, the heroine had passion and an independent spirit for her job.
Translating that passion and independent of spirit into silhouettes, Soo Jung reinterpreted the early Korean pilot uniforms and early 1900s Asian influences.
Bulgaria native Ivanka Georgiev used the pilot’s point of view overlooking the land from above for her textile inspiration. Instead of using the more traditional patchwork approach to represent the land, she combined textile techniques with hand drawing to create the feel of paintings.
Georgiev bonded newsprint paper and brown paper to the base fabric, applied pigments using silkscreen techniques and drew patterns using a knife. For some, she used a chef’s torch to create a burnout effect. The overall impression is that of an art piece instead of a typical printed textile.
Photos by Randy Brooke, courtesy of AAU