ZIAD NAKAD Fall 2017-2018 Couture

“THE SNOW CRYSTAL FOREST”

For this couture collection, designer Ziad Nakad proposes his romantic vision of a season in magic colors where white predominates. A white that appears as cold as snow and that gradually heats up when velvet, feathers, tulle and lace are interwoven through learned embroideries.

Numerous cut-outs on the back and shoulders draw the body to reveal a bewitching femininity. Navy, gray and red enriches the colors of this magical forest. And a bride like a queen of an exceptional night, dressed in white and gold that illuminates this universe fit to the legends of a thousand and one nights.

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Thom Browne Spring 2018 Menswear

“I like the idea that when you are a baby you wear pretty much the same clothing as your brothers and sisters. And I think that culture dictates which way and what kind of clothing you wear—but it is nice that you can pretty much do whatever you want,” Thom Browne

Thom Browne Spring 2018 Menswear - SEE collection.

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Annual Summer Sample Sale

The Anne Barge Sample Sale

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Brides-to-be, this weekend is calling your name. It's the Annual

Anne Barge

Summer Sale where the bridal gown of your dreams is saying "I do."

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Behind the scenes with Anne Barge

Anne Barge is an inspiration. Her tremendous talent has created some of the world's most timeless and exquisite wedding dresses. But don't call what she does work! Oh no. Anne is living her life's dream so because she loves what she does, it is not work! Tony Conway's Estate was the perfect setting for our conversation. Look for the video right here coming soon. In the meantime, visit AnneBarge.com and treat your eyes & soul to heavenly ruffles, lace and couture!

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Black Bride Bridal Showcase Rewind

The

Black Bride

bridal showcase at the impressive Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta last Sunday sent across two very clear messages: 1. People of color GET MARRIED (and in style!) 2. You can be black, white, blue, pink, green or purple, Black Bride welcomed everyone. The grand ballroom housing the well attended event was bustling with love, glamour and energy all day long.

Geri Sims

, a wedding and event planner, set this lavish staging up as the Social Media Cafe. I was invited by Black Bride president, the lovely

Mary

Chatman

, to serve as the host and to invite Atlanta's top tweeters to the party. The amazing team that got the

twitterverse

buzzing #

BBBridaShow

included

Shameeka

Ayers

/

@

brokesocialite

;

Tammie Reed

/

@

talkingwithtami

;

Alicia Edwards

/

@

aliciastyle

and

Caleb

Spivak

/

@

whatnowatlanta

. Follow them (and me,

@

fashionadostyle

) for the latest fashion, celebrity, food and retail news! And just overall fun tweets!

Exhibitors presented beautifully elaborate wedding themes to entice guests into a fairytale wedding. There was an abundance of bridal couture, deliciously catered samples, photographers, wedding planners, floral designers and even a groom's suite by

Kings of Atlanta

who offered complimentary chair massages. Caleb and I zoned out for a few minutes as we each got ours.

Here comes the bride... and she's black, bold and beautiful! Yes, there was a mock wedding for everyone to enjoy!

One lucky bride-to-be went home with this gorgeous bridal couture gown by

Allure

. This was one of many fabulous giveaways.

Collections by

Therez

Fleetwood

and Chicago based designer

Bryan

Osburn

wowed guests with their beauty and elegance. The fashion show which also featured groom's wear, was the perfect fairytale ending to an incredibly successful

showcase.

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