April 2011
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VOGUE On The Royal Wedding Dress
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Catherine Middleton and Sarah Burton have successfully kept the best-guarded secret in fashion history. The incredibly moving moment when the new Duchess of Cambridge stepped out of her car in an Alexander McQueen dress was the fantasy everyone in fashion has been dreaming would come true.
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It’s a beautiful dress and a nice tribute, but if you didn’t tell me it...
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We are down to just 4 contestants and the competition is heating up. Asked to design a bridal shoe for a real client, the contestants all came up with their idea of the perfect shoe to go with the gorge Vera Wang gown.
Matthew: So by now, everyone knows we are Huge fans of Matthew. Your shoe, however, was not our fave for this particular client or gown. It was a tad conservative, but...
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Footwear News ShoeStar Episode 12: Bridal Style
We naturally assumed the girls would have a competitive advantage in this challenge. Since most of us (not Shannon!) are born with a wedding at least in the back of our brains, we should instinctively know the questions to ask when it comes to determining someone’s bridal style.
HOWEVER, Matthew surprised us again by winning the “who...
Not surprisingly- our boy Matthew cleaned house yet again. Congrats to all the contestants though, on a difficult project. And farewell to Hyojin. We’ll miss seeing your avant-garde designs. Don’t give up. Your dreams of being a designer are within reach.
We’re super excited about next week’s challenge. Having long felt that a void exists in the bridal footwear market we...
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This episode rocked. The 5 remaining contestants designed and presented their “toning” shoe and we loved the different approaches each took.
Rachel-Girrrl, we loved your marketing-not only did you do research by wearing different toning shoes currently available-but you also presented yours really well. The clear inset on the sides of the shoe was genius-especially for younger...