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The Schmooze Joseph’s Dreamy Technicolor Rainbow Print is Trending
It wasn’t too long ago that Rosie Assoulin brought the technicolor trend to the limelight with her rainbow lame pleated halter gown, sweeping the runway with glitz and shimmer. Now, the one-off trend is making a major comeback with appearances on and off the catwalk. Whether or not Joseph from the book of Genesis truly…
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The Schmooze Derek Lam Presents ‘Clueless’ Cher Horowitz-Style Collection at NYFW
Derek Lam’s All-American designs represent a lot of things. The prints are, for the most part, entrenched with subtle beauty. Other times, they’re fabricated with bold, intricate accents. And, there’s always a nod to femininity and traditional craftsmanship. This fall, the 2005 CFDA Award winner stayed true to his brand’s American sportswear aesthetic by donning…
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The Schmooze It’s Official, Prairie Dresses Are In: Batsheva Hay Presents At New York Fashion Week
It was a dreary Wednesday afternoon when the sky, seemingly tired of simply teasing bad weather, opened up to a Biblical-level deluge. But inside the Square diner, attendees at the Batsheva Spring Summer 2019 Presentation (designed by Jewish vintage connoisseur Batsheva Hay) stayed dry and warm as they were transported to an idyllic 1950s-era scene….
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The Schmooze 10 New York Fashion Week Looks That Prove Modest Clothing Continues To Be On The Rise
As long as designers create whimsical couture gowns and politically inspired graphic tees, there will always be a place on the runway carved out for conservative women. Season after season our eyes remain glued to the catwalk, awaiting a fresh batch of orthodox-like ensembles to wear. We will never tire of the way mainstream and…
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The Schmooze Ivanka’s Website is Officially Shut Down
This is the end for Ivanka…or, for the time being, her fashion brand’s website. Her entrepreneurial spirit was doused earlier this summer, when the brand announced that they would discontinue in order for Ivanka to concentrate solely on her political work in Washington. Ivanka explained her reasoning behind this strategy, saying, “After 17 months in…
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Life The Genius Behind It-Brand ‘Batsheva’ Talks Vintage And Modesty
Two women walk down a dirt path, hand-in-hand, their backs to the camera. They are clad in long, shin-skimming dresses in muted floral prints to match the dusty rural landscape. No, this isn’t a scene from Little House On The Prairie, or a photo of two Satmar women walking through their Catskills bungalow colony. It’s…
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The Schmooze 15 Synagogue-Chic Dresses Under $100 For Rosh Hashanah
As the dog days of summer continue in earnest, and the oppressive heat assaults all the senses, the last thing you want to think about is fall fashion, with its heavy fabrics and layered looks. But with Rosh Hashana less than a month away, the time has come to consider that all important question: “What…
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Life Israeli And Palestinian Fashion Entrepreneurs Join Forces With Emerging Brand
With Jerusalem’s lush terraced hillsides as backdrop, two designers hunch over a work table strewn with embroidery floss and half-drained coffee cups, discussing how they will construct an embroidered clutch for their latest collection. Although the scene looks like any humdrum snapshot of the production side of the fashion industry, something extraordinary may be taking…
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