The struggle of coming out as a new fashion designer: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
(The Rise of a New Fashion Designer)
Annotated Bibliography
Cesar Chavez The University of Texas at El Paso
References
The Associated Press (2014, March 19). Death Of Designer L'Wren Scott Is Ruled A Suicide : NPR. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=291411246
This article talks about the death of fashion Designer L’Wren Scott. She committed suicide, her assistant found her dead hung on her knees and tied to a door. She started off as a model then decided she didn’t want to be in the clothes she wanted to design. She managed her way to Paris to go to fashion school then became stylist in L.A. and designed costumes for movies. Her high end label came out in 2006, big celebrity’s names wore her designs on the red carpet. Her label was in debt and owed a lot of money in Paris, and canceled fashion week a month before cause of late production.
Carey, A. (2013, December 4). Diane Linston leaves struggles behind, makes fashion designer dream a reality: Fashion Flash (slideshow) | cleveland.com. Retrieved from http://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2013/12/diane_linston_leaves_struggles.html
A fashion designer from Cleveland talks about the struggles she faced as a fashion designer in a city like Cleveland. She talks of her first fashion collection, she had so many orders to fill that she knew for sure she couldn’t do it all on her own. She looks for a manufacturing company in China to make her clothes for less. She has a non-expensive line and high end line witch sell very well. A lot of major stores carry her line and she also sells on amazon. She talks about the struggle of canceling fashion week and production because of a health condition. She proved to Cleveland that she could make it as a fashion designer in her home town.
Lee, J. J. (2005, October 11). Struggling to succeed in Paris - The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/10/style/10iht-rindie.html
Many designers dream to move to Paris to become the greatest haute couture designer but it’s not as easy as it looks. It takes more money to make the clothes than the money you make. It’s tough for a designer to stay in business for ever many retire and go work for other fashion houses. It’s a hard dream to achieve you have to impress everyone not just your target. When it comes down to the production of a garment it is a very expensive proses plus the cost of models advertising and shows. A lot of designers aren’t aware of this and fail miserably, and end up working for other designers. You’re ompeting against a lot of designers so you need to stand out to the buyer.
Odell, A. (2012, February 15). Hungry for Attention, New Designers Struggle Through Fashion Week - The Cut. Retrieved from http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/02/new-designers-struggle-through-fashion-week.html
Amy explains that some fashion designers do not make it to fashion week for several reasons. The designer is blinded by the glitz and glamour of fashion week that they don’t realize what is important for the future. They waste all of their time, energy, and money on one show they don’t have anything left for production of the orders they reactive. Many designers have to be showcasing in fashion week for about four seasons before they are seen by the big people in fashion. A new designer has to compete with the completion of the notorious houses of high fashion.
Peake, J. (2013, September 3). Fashion designers setting new business trends in struggling retail market - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-03/fashion-designers-setting-business-trends/4931982
This article focuses on how Australians are doing more online shopping than regular shopping. Many designers are selling their product online because it’s efficient and you don’t spend money on an actual store. Many of these online stores don’t have an actual boutique but advertise with help of the social media. Designers started pop up shops which allows them to sell product all around the city and helps them spared the word of their online stores. Many top names are staring to put their store locations in Australia in order to compete with the online world. Being a designer is hard but especially selling haute couture on the internet, because of the measurements and fabric choices.
Seely, T. (2014, February 12). Grand Avenue designer to release clothing line in debut fashion show | Downtown Devil. Retrieved from http://downtowndevil.com/2014/02/12/54760/grand-avenue-designer-to-release-clothing-line-in-debut-fashion-show/
A new fashion designer is showing his new collection and hopes to succeed in the fashion business. Brian Cresson has been a fan of fashion since he was child. He would take clothes in his back pack to change before class, since his mother had very strict rules. He has been working on his recent clothing line called “Free Ego” a lot of screen prints on a basic cotton T shirts. He plans for his collection to be affordable and free spirit. He’s been getting a lot of help from different organizations that help local businesses in Phoenix, Arizona. He has put a lot of work into his fashion show like, advertising, designing, and the details for the show.
Sweeney, B. (2012, July 2). Crain's Chicago Business : Subscription Center. Retrieved from http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120630/ISSUE01/306309986/local-fashion-designers-find-no-fast-buck-in-chicago
This article expresses the different types of events the city throws in order for their local fashion designers to emerge and sell their merchandise. They want the local fashion designer to have enough money for production and still live a pretty wealthy lifestyle. The article stresses that Chicago wants to have more fashion and have designers sell their clothing, and to have more job opportunities. Brigid explains how they are doing plenty to stabilize fashion names in Chicago. Chicago is offering a new store to help various designers sell their product with just a business boot camp and a $200.00 for rent space.
(The Rise of a New Fashion Designer)
Annotated Bibliography
Cesar Chavez The University of Texas at El Paso
References
The Associated Press (2014, March 19). Death Of Designer L'Wren Scott Is Ruled A Suicide : NPR. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=291411246
This article talks about the death of fashion Designer L’Wren Scott. She committed suicide, her assistant found her dead hung on her knees and tied to a door. She started off as a model then decided she didn’t want to be in the clothes she wanted to design. She managed her way to Paris to go to fashion school then became stylist in L.A. and designed costumes for movies. Her high end label came out in 2006, big celebrity’s names wore her designs on the red carpet. Her label was in debt and owed a lot of money in Paris, and canceled fashion week a month before cause of late production.
Carey, A. (2013, December 4). Diane Linston leaves struggles behind, makes fashion designer dream a reality: Fashion Flash (slideshow) | cleveland.com. Retrieved from http://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2013/12/diane_linston_leaves_struggles.html
A fashion designer from Cleveland talks about the struggles she faced as a fashion designer in a city like Cleveland. She talks of her first fashion collection, she had so many orders to fill that she knew for sure she couldn’t do it all on her own. She looks for a manufacturing company in China to make her clothes for less. She has a non-expensive line and high end line witch sell very well. A lot of major stores carry her line and she also sells on amazon. She talks about the struggle of canceling fashion week and production because of a health condition. She proved to Cleveland that she could make it as a fashion designer in her home town.
Lee, J. J. (2005, October 11). Struggling to succeed in Paris - The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/10/style/10iht-rindie.html
Many designers dream to move to Paris to become the greatest haute couture designer but it’s not as easy as it looks. It takes more money to make the clothes than the money you make. It’s tough for a designer to stay in business for ever many retire and go work for other fashion houses. It’s a hard dream to achieve you have to impress everyone not just your target. When it comes down to the production of a garment it is a very expensive proses plus the cost of models advertising and shows. A lot of designers aren’t aware of this and fail miserably, and end up working for other designers. You’re ompeting against a lot of designers so you need to stand out to the buyer.
Odell, A. (2012, February 15). Hungry for Attention, New Designers Struggle Through Fashion Week - The Cut. Retrieved from http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/02/new-designers-struggle-through-fashion-week.html
Amy explains that some fashion designers do not make it to fashion week for several reasons. The designer is blinded by the glitz and glamour of fashion week that they don’t realize what is important for the future. They waste all of their time, energy, and money on one show they don’t have anything left for production of the orders they reactive. Many designers have to be showcasing in fashion week for about four seasons before they are seen by the big people in fashion. A new designer has to compete with the completion of the notorious houses of high fashion.
Peake, J. (2013, September 3). Fashion designers setting new business trends in struggling retail market - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-03/fashion-designers-setting-business-trends/4931982
This article focuses on how Australians are doing more online shopping than regular shopping. Many designers are selling their product online because it’s efficient and you don’t spend money on an actual store. Many of these online stores don’t have an actual boutique but advertise with help of the social media. Designers started pop up shops which allows them to sell product all around the city and helps them spared the word of their online stores. Many top names are staring to put their store locations in Australia in order to compete with the online world. Being a designer is hard but especially selling haute couture on the internet, because of the measurements and fabric choices.
Seely, T. (2014, February 12). Grand Avenue designer to release clothing line in debut fashion show | Downtown Devil. Retrieved from http://downtowndevil.com/2014/02/12/54760/grand-avenue-designer-to-release-clothing-line-in-debut-fashion-show/
A new fashion designer is showing his new collection and hopes to succeed in the fashion business. Brian Cresson has been a fan of fashion since he was child. He would take clothes in his back pack to change before class, since his mother had very strict rules. He has been working on his recent clothing line called “Free Ego” a lot of screen prints on a basic cotton T shirts. He plans for his collection to be affordable and free spirit. He’s been getting a lot of help from different organizations that help local businesses in Phoenix, Arizona. He has put a lot of work into his fashion show like, advertising, designing, and the details for the show.
Sweeney, B. (2012, July 2). Crain's Chicago Business : Subscription Center. Retrieved from http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120630/ISSUE01/306309986/local-fashion-designers-find-no-fast-buck-in-chicago
This article expresses the different types of events the city throws in order for their local fashion designers to emerge and sell their merchandise. They want the local fashion designer to have enough money for production and still live a pretty wealthy lifestyle. The article stresses that Chicago wants to have more fashion and have designers sell their clothing, and to have more job opportunities. Brigid explains how they are doing plenty to stabilize fashion names in Chicago. Chicago is offering a new store to help various designers sell their product with just a business boot camp and a $200.00 for rent space.