Women's Fashion Icon Accuses Publications of Rascism

Naomi Campbell, who appeared on the cover of Vogue at the age of 17, has accused fashion publications of "sidelining black beauty".

Campbell, thirty-seven, said she was so unhappy by the lack of black models on the front of glossy magazines that, 2 decades after her Vogue debut, she was planning to set her own agency in Kenya to redress the imbalance.

"Even myself, I get a raw deal from my own country in England. For example, I hardly come on the front pages of the London Vogue magazine. Only white models, some of whom are not as prominent as I am, are put on splash pages. I don't want to quit modelling until I find that black models get equal prominence and recognition by the world media," she said.

Take a look at women's fashion Icon Naomi, black is beautiful baby.

Women's Fashion Giant Celebrates 100th Birthday

Neiman Marcus, the admired luxury store, will rejoice its 100th anniversary On Sept. 10th. A hundred years is a landmark for any business, moreover, it's significant for a vendor dependent upon the whims of high fashion.

In 1907, the store opened "at the crossroads of cotton and cattle" in Dallas, says Ken Downing, fashion director and Senior Vice President of Neiman Marcus. The town was far away from being recognized for its stylish culture.

Herbert Marcus, his sister, Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, the founders were all under the age of thirty when they fashioned the specialty store for the Texans who were coveting, but not capable to find, the latest in fine apparel from New York and Paris. Lore has it that women lined up in front of the store at Elm and Murphy streets on that September day, some wearing no shoes.

The owners, who had invested twenty five thousand dollars into the company, had a hit on their hands. "Within a month after the store opened, they had to make a pilgrimage to New York to restock," Downing says.

Nowadays, Neiman Marcus is surreptitiously held and has thirty nine stores all through the United States, as well as in Palo Alto and San Francisco. It's well-known for its annual holiday catalog, which always offers one shocking "His and Her" gift. The offerings have ranged from airplanes and submarines to Shar-Pei puppies and action figures made in your likeness.

Women's Fashion Sunglasses Affecting Driving

Too many women drivers are taking risks by wearing the wrong type of sunglasses while behind the wheel.

Research by insurer Sheila's Wheels found that just eighteen per cent of female motorists have a pair of sunglasses specifically for driving, while sixty-one per cent said they regarded women's fashion & style as more important than safety considerations when selecting shades.

As a result many women are driving wearing sunglasses that adversely affect vision because the lenses are too dark or limit peripheral vision because their arms are too wide.

Niki Bolton, a spokeswoman for Sheila's Wheels, said female drivers need to start putting road safety ahead of women's fashion considerations.

"We'd like to encourage all women to keep a sensible, practical pair of sunglasses for driving at hand in their glove box, free of scratches and smears," added Ms. Bolton.

Women's Fashion by Ledard

World-famous model Ledard, known for fashion pages in Sports Illustrated and Essence has been the premier face of Metrostyle since 2002. Taking her fashion fame and venturing into the design world last spring with her debut line, ROXS, Ledard is now working up with metrostyle to introduce M by Shakara. The new partnership will give her design talent greater public reach, targeting a vast demographic ranging in size and shape.

"It is very important to bridge the gap between style and size," said Shakara Ledard, Designer of M by Shakara. "The collection is designed to flatter not only the tall and lean but also the uninhibited curvaceous woman. This collection is made for the woman who is not afraid to stand apart from the crowd, a woman who sets her own trends and a woman who is proud of the reflection in the mirror. This is a Metro woman."

"We are excited about this new collection by Shakara, which blends her fashion savvy style with appealing designs that metrostyle customers will not only find affordable, but will also add a spirited, sexy flair to their wardrobe," said Christophe Gaigneux, Executive Vice President of the Boston Apparel Group for Redcats USA. "I am confident that our partnership with Shakara will be successful since her energy and style resonates with the metrostyle customer."