……………….The FACETED RESIN BEADS were used on these two wool crepe dresses…..Giselle, to the left is wearing a more FIT & FLARE SILHOUETTE in RED……..While the model to the right is wearing a short sleeve A-Line dress in HOT PINK……One of my nieces wore the red dress to her senior prom…..She felt so special, and looked like no one else!………………As a designer, my way of thinking was…..NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO TRENDS!……they come….and they go……I always stayed away from the “current hot look”, because I knew the next year they would be gone with the wind!…….I always strived to design timeless, unique clothes that could be worn forever……I think I accomplished that with these two dresses…..A STORY….When I first started in the “Fashion Business” in 1969 “TRENDS” were extremely important…..What were the “trends” out of Europe?……What the skirt length would be and the colors of the season were very important is make a success line….To be “On Trend” was paramount!……I recall there was one “fashion editor” at a major magazine who was secretly paid to find out what the other designers were doing. She had entre into ever designer’s studio due to her position. She would then inform this very unscrupulous desperate designer what all of the top designers were doing!……Eventually, the secret came out about what she was doing and who the designer was……It could never be proved that it was her, but everyone knew that she and this particular designer were best friends…..It was a major SCANDAL, and the news spread like wild fire!…..She was not fired from the magazine, but she was no longer allowed inside the inner sanctum of designer’s studios…..That was a long time ago, and as time passed “trends” like these were no longer important……INDIVIDULATY was the key to a successful designer.
