The Fashion Designer Development Fund has been created to aid established designers catapult their career in these rough economic times, which have unfortunately hit our industry viciously hard.  The neat thing about this reward is that it’s specifically geared to those who already have a line and may be struggling to keep it afloat so the eligibility requirements are quite specific:

Eligibility

• Applicant must have an established womenswear and/or menswear fashion design business in the Canada.
• Applicant must have been in business for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and a minimum of 2 consecutive seasons.
• Applicant must be a designer of ability, exemplified through editorial coverage.
• Applicant must be able to demonstrate wholesaling for the duration of your business.

The Award

• A minimum financial reward of $10 000.00 to be used toward implementing and furthering the recipients business objectives.
• Business mentoring from Robin Kay, President of the Fashion Design Council of Canada, Director LG Fashion Week.
• Runway Category Fee at LG Fashion Week Fall 2010.

For more information visit LG Fashion Week.

With names like: Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor & Rolf and most recently Matthew Williamson under their belt – H&M obviously does a big collaboration or doesn’t do one at all.

For their first collabo with an accessories brand they decide to team with British powerhouse - Jimmy Choo.  Keeping with the staple Jimmy Choo glamorous & sexy style, these shoes, accessories and handbags will be no different.  The surprise twist – it will also include a men’s collection of shoes, bags, & accessories!

The collection will launch Novemeber 14 in 200 H&M stores accross the world.  If you’ve learned nothing from past collaborations, know this: people will sleep on the street to get these.  Go early or don’t go at all – as I predict this collection could easily be sold out by November 15.

Computers keep us connected to the real world, but what keeps us connected to our feelings and fantasies? The secret to a wonderful full life is having a healthy imagination and a healthy expression of your feelings. Your imagination can actually keep you on track with your turning your dreams into a reality with creative visualization. Here is even more incentive to get dreamy and writing in a space that is personal and spiritual…Payaya Journals

They are key to surrendering your thoughts to the pages. Every design is so surreal and beautiful. If you want to diary your own life as it is happening or be inspired do it in style and ambient energy with Payaya Journals. The best energy I’ve ever felt from a book.

Denise Reytan has taken the concept of the watch to a new level with this very cool  ‘T1mepeace.’  Its sleek design looks like a watch, but is merely just the outline. I call it the un-watch because the symbolism behind it reminds you to stop watching the time and start living your life!

It also is the un-watch because you can really wear it with virtually every time piece of clothing you have and it will fit, making this piece truly Timeless.

All Things Accessories at 80sPurple.com

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Mac Cosmetics Urban Jungle Collection Lipstick Powder n Paint

I’m sure you have heard of all the customizable makeup out there whether it be foundations, blush, lipgloss etc.  Smashbox has come out with a line of customizable “O” products and they are amazing.  All products go on clear and then react to your own skin chemistry for your personal shade of perfect pink.

They use an exclusive Goji Berry-C Complex which is packed full of ginkoba biloba, pomegranate seed antioxidants, revitalizing marine botanicals and avocado oil for added shine.  It gets Sephora’s exclusive ‘natural seal,’ and is a ‘Best of Sephora’ 2008 winner.  They also do a lip plumping version, as well as a blush with the same formula complex.

Now all of that info is great, but does it work?  Absolutely, my end result was one I didn’t think I could achieve without lipstick.  I LOVE mine… my lips have never been so perfectly pink.

Most would say of course!  The Mac!  But amazing as they are, does the sleek polished appearance count as a fashion statement or is it simply a trend?

In an attempt to win over the PC fashionista’s in their market, Hewlett-Packard teamed up with Vivienne Tam to make a limited edition laptop that will make you want to trade your apple for a peony.

The peony design is what really stood out in Tam’s Spring 2009 collection and is what makes the HP Mini Vivienne Tam edition a true statement piece.  (And really isn’t that what fashion is all about, making a statement?)  This notebook has a 10.1″ display, weighs in at only 2.45lbs and is merely 1″ thick.  It retails for $699.00USD which will also get you a matching Vivienne Tam sleeve or you could opt for the exclusive tech-chic bundle which includes a matching Vivienne Tam scarf and tote for $899.00USD.

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Gucci has heart shapes all over their on their new line of bags. Hearts are main logos for this new fashion social awareness ad campaign for the Argentina clothing company Ona Saez promoting “I am what I am”…I am seeing a trend here. I heart trends. I heart hearts.

Ps- You all know snake skin is in, from Shelley’s earlier post this month, and there is a heart on this Gucci messenger bag. I’ve mentioned 4 trends in this post. I heart fashion. I heart theitlists.

The Military Jacket no doubt is this seasons must have.  It seems everything that hit the runway for the Balmain S/S ‘09 collection has quickly developed into a trend and one amazing embellished jacket comes to mind whenever I think of that collection.

But really who can afford that jacket?  Military jackets are popping up as we speak.  I snatched up an amazing white one at the Flare Magazine FCUK event which was undoubtedly my best purchase of the season.

And for summer days when you can’t justify rocking 3/4 sleeves a great variation is the military vest.  I saw an amazing one at Bebe that I’ve not been able to get off my mind.  Pair with a silk racerback tank, light denim skinny ankle jeans and some fierce stilettos and be prepared to be ‘fired’ with compliments.