Fashion :: Steven Kolb Interview, Executive Director, CFDA
For ZOOZOOM, fashion has always been about more than just clothes and shoes; it's
about lifestyle. And by lifestyle we don't mean where you summer and how you spend your Sundays; we're talking about how you choose to inspire those around you (and who you allow to inspire you) - in effect, fashion is about what you do with the knowl-
edge and resources you have.
For the upcoming Spring 2009 New York Fashion Week, ZOOZOOM and Gay Men's Health Crisis entered a partnership to explore the relationship between the fashion community and humanitarian advocacy; after all there must be a way to balance style and conscience.
Who better to talk to about not-for-profit advocacy for artists and fashion than the Council of Fashion Designers of America? (A partner of GMHC on their fashion event 'Fashion Forward'). Executive Director Steven Kolb joined us to give us some insight on their partnership, independent designers and what fashion's future holds.
Kolb isn't just dapper... he has a perspective that transcends non-profits, business, fashion, and cultural theory, and better yet, relates them to one another with great ease. more
The BUZZ
Fashion :: Zero + The Luddite
I've always been a sucker for the romantic side of things, frills, victorian lace, and all the other sort of otherworldly turn-of-the-century things Luddites collect, nostalgic for a life they never lived.
That's why my love of Chilean-born, English-reared Maria Cornejo is so steadfast. What her line, Zero + Maria Cornejo offers is anything but nostalgic. It challenges my aesthetic habits. Cornejo's clothing illusrates a reimagined present with a tangible sense of a time when humans lived in nature. Her concise construction paired with her organic reason, and sensitive palate for materials (like techno-colored horsehair and feathers) conjures images of native Chileans running barefoot in modern silhouettes. more
ZOO Daily :: New York Fashion Wars Fall 2008 Season Results
Joanna Mastroianni, Pamella Roland and Tracy Reese are sold out. Academy Of Art are bargain basement in our overall results for New York Fashion Wars Fall 2008. more
Beauty :: Losing My Religion
The tenets of Catholicism have generally opposed the criterion of the modern fashionista; Roman Catholic doctrine suggests that 'the way of dressing should meet three conditions; the need of hygiene, modesty and decorum.' The Fashionista has three conditions, too: a high price tag, a trend from the glossy pages, and sufficient recognition for all the effort (while somehow looking effortless.)
We've never been a huge fan of extremes, or over-simplification, whether it be the conservative or the capitalist flavor, it still leaves a bitter taste in our mouths... more...
ZOOZOOM Interactive Fashion Week Map :: Spring 2009
This easy to use Google map mash up brings together a New York City street map or satellite photograph together with ZOOZOOM's own fashion show tags. You can zoom onto a show location, can get directions to and from each event and can even get the start times and all show details. With this season featuring more shows than ever, staying on track is the season's key accessory. more...