BONARA FASHION'S "EMBRACE YOUR EXOTIC BEAUTY" COLLECTION

Inspired by the beautiful country, Myanmar and their beautiful fabrics, Owner and Fashion Designer of Bonara Fashion, my very good friend, Meme Ekpenyong, teases our senses with her second  prêt-à-porter collection called Embrace Your Exotic Beauty. 

Organized by Xenon Company Limited, the Embrace Your Exotic Beauty fashion show held on February 12, 2015 . . . here is the collection.

CONTACT
EMAIL: bonarafashion@gmail.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: Bonara Fashion


CREDIT
PHOTO CREDIT- Aung Pyae

LVMH Prize 2015- Young Fashion Designers

Launched in November 2013, the LVMH Prize was created to reveal and support young fashion designers. Each year, the LVMH Prize recognizes a young designer and three graduates from fashion schools.

The Young Fashion Designers' competition is open to designers from every country who have produced at least two collections and who are under 40. To help them develop their creative work, LVMH gives the winners:

• A grant of 300,000 euros
• Personalized technical and financial support from the Group for a 12-month period following the LVMH Prize award. This support covers all the areas of expertise that are critical to a young fashion brand (intellectual property, sourcing, production and distribution, image and advertising, marketing, etc.).  

The “Graduates” prize is open to students of fashion schools who are completing a degree course at a fashion school in 2015. The three winners receive a 10,000 euro grant and an opportunity to work as part of the design team at an LVMH brand for one year.

IF

You have a young fashion brand and you meet the following criteria:

You are older than 18 and under 40
You have produced at least two collections

Your collections are menswear or womenswear (not accessories)

APPLY HERE

OR

You are graduating and you meet the following criteria:

You are graduating in 2015.

You have created at least six original outfits in menswear or womenswear

APPLY HERE


**Applications close February 8th, 2015 11:59 PM GMT +1

PANTONE 2015 COLOUR OF THE YEAR

In 2013 we rocked Emerald  . . .

In 2014 we dazzled in Radiant Orchid . . .

Now, we seduce with Marsala . . .

Here's officially introducing the Pantone 2015 colour of the year, Marsala Pantone 18-1438. For 15 years, the Pantone Color Institute has been showing us the future colour trends and how colours affect our thought processes. 

The red-brown Marsala is one colour that started trending during the Spring 2015 runway. No doubt, we will see more of this warm colour in the areas of graphics, fashion, beauty and interiors. No one will be left out when it comes to this shade that can be a used to design billboards, cakes and cars; men's trousers, suit and tie, women's evening dresses, shoes and bags; hair colour, eye shadow and lipstick; and home appliances, curtains, throw pillows and walls.

There is so much versatility to this colour because it can stand alone and can also be paired with colours like white, black, yellow, gold, blue and orange . . . to enhance its beauty - watch out for aso-ebi belle and event decorators . . . we no go hear word again!

2014 Red Carpet (Vogue)

 A naturally robust and earthy wine red, Marsala enriches our minds, bodies and souls.

IMAGE CREDIT: 

Vogue.com 

Pantone.com

STOP! REWIND!

Let me start by saying Happy New Year!!!

Whatever you dream . . . 

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” 

― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist.

You forgot to set your alarm or slept through it or perhaps you just aren't a morning person . . . clearly…things aren't going as planned. Now, you are late and everything is going fast. You have one leg in and another leg out the door. You are multitasking between what you need to take to the office or wherever, and the things you have to do . . . before you know it, you are out the door but just hold up…STOP! REWIND!

In the words of my Italian teacher, “boys and girls, stop!”  So why do you need to stop and rewind you wonder? Look in the mirror dear. It may seem so unimportant but it does matter. You may not be bothered but it does matter. You cannot make a first impression twice so get it right the first time.   

“It takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. In this short time, the other person forms an opinion about you based on your appearance, your body language, your demeanor, your mannerisms, and how you are dressed.” 

--- MindTools

So this leads me to ask you, what vibes are you giving off, especially early in the morning?

Ladies don’t focus on your hair and makeup alone; guys don’t focus on your shirt and shoes alone . . .or whatever you all focus on. Style is about the total package. So when you rewind, you can decide on what you are going to wear the day before or have in mind plan A, B and even C so that when you get up in the morning, the last thing on your mind is “what to wear or perhaps what not to wear?” Also, don’t focus on one fashion accessory alone. From head to toe, there should be a perfect blend; a oneness of style; fashion - cohesion! When people look at you they should see you first before they notice the different fashion accessories that make up your total package.

When it comes to an overall look, ask yourself this question, where are my going? And you can have a follow up question of, who could I possibly run into?