Fashion Crush Friday : Donna Karan
In observance of tomorrow’s impending celebration, today’s Fashion Crush Friday highlights a person who has played a significant role in defining America’s fashion identity: Donna Karan. On Tuesday, Karan announced that she will be stepping down as the head designer of her eponymous label. The news came on the heels of Donna Karan’s parent company, […]
Fashion Crush Friday: The Row
Within the past few weeks Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have been making headlines. They celebrated their birthdays by creating the “Olsen Olympics”, a party where the twins and their friends competed in a number of games. The most significant reason behind the celebration was their award for Womenswear Designer of the Year, given to […]
Fashion Crush Friday: Diana Vreeland
Another week brings another fashion crush and this week’s subject is well worth the wait. Today, we take a look at the incomparable “Empress of Fashion,” Diana Vreeland. Many in our generation recognize current Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour as the face of fashion editors worldwide and while Wintour is certainly a genius at what she […]
Ameera Delandro : Heart of a Lion
What do you get when you mix a hit television series, a talented singer/songwriter/guitarist, and a love of zodiac signs and people? The simple answer is Ameera Delandro. The local songstress was born and raised in Richmond and was a part of Christina Aguilera’s team on Season 8 of the NBC series “The Voice.” […]
The CFDA Awards: Best and Worst Dressed
Allison Oberlin, guest columnist The CFDA, or the Council of Fashion Designers of America, is a non-for-profit trade association dedicated to supporting American fashion designers. The organization holds an awards night to recognize the successes of designers and businesses within the past year. Although this event focuses on designers, many other musicians, models and celebrities […]
Fashion Crush Friday : Maison Margiela
Campuses across the nation may be out for the summer, but class is officially in session here at INK. It seems that many of us can spout off names like Givenchy and Raf Simons, but do we even know why they’re worth mentioning at all? In our latest feature, we’ll be uncovering the various […]
Dior and I: A Documentary by Frederic Tching
Written by Allison Oberlin The world of haute couture fashion appears exclusive, mysterious and to many consumers elitist. Haute couture is the non-commercial side of fashion that is more theatrical and meant to create a spectacle. It also stays true to the origins of fashion before machines had been invented and people sewed […]
Azztek
Interview by Gabe Lugo Gabe, you recently opened for Terravita. It was a pretty small crowd, but it definitely started to pick up later in the night. How did you feel about that experience? I feel really good about it. First time using CDJ’s, I usually use a controller… but I’ve been practicing and […]
BIG SECRET – A Creative Profile
Interview by Kelly Reyes Video Team: Mary Swanson, Will Nelson, Sarah Thaw The first in a series looking in to the minds behind the creative scene of Richmond. Ink sat down with Jason Lefton, the owner of Big Secret, a laser engraving studio located in Jackson Ward. Lefton tells us a little more about his […]
Winter First Fridays
By Gabriella Lacombe, contributing writer My dear readers, I ask you, for a moment, to imagine a venn diagram. Do not be afraid, this isn’t elementary school. The left circle is dedicated to Art. Written inside are the words “life in palpableform”, “human experience”, “passion” and “feeling”, all finger-painted in a rainbow of gouache. The right circle […]
The Identity Monster and You
Gabriella Lacombe, There is a scene in Alice in Wonderland that I think of often when I get the feeling that someone is going out of their way to impress or be likeable. It is when Alice meets the hookah smoking caterpillar. While he tries to give Alice advice on how to make her way […]
Winter, I hate you
By Gabriella Lacombe, guest columnist Photo by Jose D’Alta The streets of Richmond are grey and baron this week, and the people passing by are grimacing from the involuntary tears streaming out of their eyes– if their faces aren’t covered up by a thick scarf or ski mask. Three blocks suddenly seems much further away […]