Fashion A Thing Of Beauty?



Who has the time to tear around the world to visit thefashion world's hot spots? Paris, London, New York andMilan are hardly near to each other and shows go on in eachplace several times each year. There's always at least oneyoung designer who is 'it' for the year and who will be inthe limelight for many years to come. So, who is at theforefront of trends in the next few years? Keep an eye openfor:

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Anna Sui is a name that might sound familiar to many andwill continue to be heard and recognized for many years tocome. Anna Sui's start in fashion begins with an adorablestory of a young girl who would dress her dolls and theneighbor's action figures for her own individualizededition of the Academy Awards. Her love of fashionblossomed as she began to design her own clothing and tookpictures from magazines as her own personal inspiration.She is often quoted as referring to her collection offashion clippings as her 'genius files'.

After school Anna worked as a stylist and in retail butshe continued to design and make her own clothes.Eventually she had the confidence to enter six designs inthe Boutique Show and was rewarded with an order fromMacys. Anna branched out on her own, running her businessthrough her apartment for ten years before she feltconfident enough to open a boutique in the SoHo area of NewYork. In 1999 it was a natural progression to open a secondboutique in Los Angeles. Anna's designs remain at theforefront of fashion world and she is an inspiration toabsolutely everyone who comes across her.

In addition to underwear and outer wear, fashion alsoinfluences the accessories we use both personally and inour homes. One of the leading names in this area is KateSpade who is absolutely at the cutting edge and has beensince she started designing her own handbags whilst workingon the Mademoiselle magazine.

Her first line was a selection of classically shapedhandbags using innovative colors and fabrics. In 1993, withher husband, she launched 'Kate Spade Handbags' which havebeen honoured by the fashion industry for their excellentdesigns. Kate Spade is quite simply known as the producerof sheer elegance in accessories.