| Pretty dresses dominate the runway
The success of the dress continues. At the Wednesday morning preview of BCBG Max Azria's spring collection, the first womenswear line presented as part of New York Fashion Week, one delicate dress floated down the runway after another. The best part: many were wearable. The femininity came from the fabrics, mostly organza and tulle, in a subtle dusty palette with only the occasional pop of a blush pink. Because some of the dresses would have been sheer on their own, the husband-wife design team of Max and Lubov Azria layered them, often with a silk slipdress under a wrap dress or one with panels. "Hiding in the light you will find traditional tailoring and corsetry deconstructed to define a modern woman," said the Azrias in their notes explaining their inspiration.
MY KINDA TOWN | East London Lin Mark – Be proud and passionate
LIN Mark started Evergreen Indoor Gardens in 2000. They supply indoor plants to businesses and maintain them on a weekly basis. In 2005 Lin purchased the sole distributorship of Silksense, which are silk flowers set in clear gel in glass vases. These various arrangements are rented and rotated on a monthly basis, so every month you can have a different arrangement. If you could give up your current job and become a full-time activist, what cause would you fight for? Definitely very close to my heart is the abuse of women and children, which I can strongly relate to. What music do you listen to? I enjoy playing one of my worship CDs in the morning before the staff arrive for work, to sort of get the day started the right way, otherwise I enjoy all kinds of music � not too fussy.
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