Fashion New and Noteworthy This Week

Happy December! We hope you’re enjoying a cozy morning curled up with hot (chocolate , coffee, tea), getting up to date on what’s new and noteworthy in fashion.  We tend to skip the obvious (i.e. Wang + Balenciaga) and share the bit more obscure.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

EVENTS:

Marilyn Monroe Exhibit, The Erno Laszlo Institute  (382 West Broadway New York, NY) Free, ends December 31.

Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA , ends Feb 3, 2013

Roger Vivier: began his career as the shoe designer for Christian Dior and was “the epitome of mid-century glamour”. The Batta Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario, ends April 7, 2013

ROUNDUP:

Diane von Furstenberg Inspires Diane von Furstenberg (via Fashion Trends Daily)

That Hat is On (via The Wall Street Journal)

5 Ways to Measure Blogger Outreach ROI (via Social Media Explorer)

EYECANDY:

Color story: Rose + Black + Muted Lime (via Mimi+Meg)

Color Inspiration

African print on a Pueblo inspiration (via Poppytalk)

Print inspiration
Print artist: Sarah Renert
Print Design

VIDEO: Peter Lik; Behind the Scenes, NYC

Nicole Giordano

Nicole is the founder of StartUp FASHION, an online resource and community supporting for independent designers around the world with building their businesses. A deep love for the craft of fashion paired with an adamant belief that success is defined by the individual, led her to found StartUp FASHION, where she helps independent designers and makers screw the traditional fashion business rules, create their own paths, and build businesses they truly love. More than anything else, she’s in the business of encouragement and works every day to remind makers and designers that they have something special to offer the world and that they can, in fact, do this thing!