. February 15, 2006 issue I Published Twice Monthly . Free Subscription . Features . Trade Shows . Sponsor Advertisers                  & Credits . Editorial . Rep's Directory who's who . Advertise with Us & (rates) . Archives . Links . About Us & Contact information . Return to Front Cover Women's News

Women's News Page 3 . Feb. 20-23, 2006  Rio Hotel in Las Vegas  Nevada Two Thousand lines of Women's Apparel. For Information . . isabellaTM  The art of Sensuality Hosiery Made in the USA  North Carolina . Phone: 847--515-8795 . Fax: 847-515-8807 . E-mail: Isabellahosiery@comcast.net . Your Rep. for the USA:      Diana Chap              www.isabellaSales.com At Isabella Hosiery we offer a complete selection of plus sizes for the fuller figures. We have a  full variety of stockings, thigh hi's, and pantyhose from One/Size, Queen, 1/X 2/X, 3X/4X, and 5X/6X Our many styles and colors are available in 100% nylon as well as nylon/lycra. All of our hosiery is made in the USA. . . Position Available: Customer service or sales with fabric experience Manufacturer, Dazian fabrics in California Email:  sweiss@dazian.com Please Note:     Beginning in March 2006 Manufacturers may advertise FREE    in our www.ApparelNewsBlog.com  with Positions available,    Those who are looking for Positions may do the same for Free    Just Blog to your success !! . . Refection Shoes Reflection Shoes 8511 Lankershim Blvd Sun Valley CA  91352 . Ph: 818-768-8866 Fax: 818-768-0946              E-mail: sales@reflectionshoes.com             www.ReflectionShoes.com   Reflection Shoes are 100% hand crafted in Sun Valley USA. Products are designed, soles are manufactured with most updated finishes and technologies.   Since 1978 . . Serena Williams Starts Flirt Cosmetic Line "I've always been a beauty junkie," Williams told The Associated Press. "I've tried every product. I'm addicted to products. I can't go into the mall without buying everything. I said to my manager, 'I should get a beauty deal, I'm going to go broke buying all these products." "Flirt! fits my personality. It's young, colorful, funky, cool — it's a great fit for me." Among the products that will have Williams' stamp are lip glosses that are attached to necklaces, which will be in stores February. Williams also has a fashion company named Aneres, her name spelled backward. Serena said she had multiple offers but that she decided to go with Flirt! which is produced by Estee Lauder. Serena even wears makeup on the tennis court, but not much because of the few waterproof cosmetic products on the market. "Maybe that's next for me," she joked. She last year turned heads after taking to Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing knee-high black boots, a denim miniskirt and a studded black tank top. . . www.Manning-Photography.com Manning Photography Portfolios, Commercial, Catalogs, Swimwear, Lingerie, Runway & Magazines. "Let us Focus on your Image" . Allen Meeks 6612 Tensaw Dr.   Fairfield AL 35064 205-785-3299  E-mail: AlansPhoto@aol.com . .

. .  . . . Features . Fashion Week . . Serena Williams Flirt Cosmetics . . WomensWear at the Las Vegas Rio . . WWDMAGIC Show in Las Vegas . . Consumer Sales . . Project Runway .

.
.
All Rights Reserved
Women's Wear News
2005

.

Get ready for a major retrospective of Balenciaga in Paris.

The city's Museum of Decorative Arts will stage a six-month-long show dedicated to the house founded by Cristobal Balenciaga seven decades ago.

Entitled "Balenciaga Paris," the exhibition will be run from July 6 to January 28, 2007.

Balenciaga is widely regarded as among the half dozen greatest designers ever, someone who genuinely influenced fashion with his simple sophistication and legendary cut.

The exhibition is the latest mono-designer show presented by the rue du Rivoli museum, and follows not long after the important retrospective on Yohji Yamamoto. It also marks the first time Paris has seen a major show on Balenciaga, a once legendary house that has staged a massive comeback recently under the design helm of Nicolas Ghesquiere.

Balenciaga opened his first house in San Sebastian at the age of 23, later doing the same thing in Madrid and then Barcelona. He was famed for deconstructing garments of other talents like Elsa Schiaparelli and Madeleine Vionnet, to better comprehend their secrets. He moved to Paris in 1937, launching his own maison at 10 Avenue George V. His pure style, obsession with black, Spanish influence and subtle use of fabrics were evident from the beginning.

The couturier presented his final collection in 1968, when, in reaction to the violent events of that summer, he suddenly quit Paris and left for his native Spain, where he passed away four years later.

Since 1997, Ghesquiere, whose powerful personal aesthetic has been brilliantly allied with the house's iconic imagery, has directed Balenciaga.

The upcoming exhibition, with scenography by Dominque Gonzalez-Foerster and Benoit Lalloz, will feature over 160 works, and include pieces by Ghesquiere.