Fall ’08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the ’70s are back
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
The fourth day of New York Fashion Week debuted few daring designs even from designers known for such work. With few exceptions, the overwhelming theme was “old is new” and that the ’70s were even more in fashion than the shows on Sunday suggested. Among the designers to unveil their Fall 2008 lines on Monday were Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Betsey Johnson, Proenza Schouler and a rejuvenated Halston line, under the direction of designer Marco Zanini.
Both global warming and the slowing economy have been cited as reasons for the overwhelming use of lighter fabrics over heavier attire. Also, retro designs and continuing trends have been used in effort to save money, like the tights that were expected to go out of fashion this year. Even in the glamorous world of high-end fashion, money has been tight, and with the world economies in a collective downturn, major designers have been more wary of continuing to churn out the stream of couture designs that past Fashion Weeks have seen.
Proenza Schouler’s show took the ’70s retro theme to a fever pitch, liberally using bows on designs and debuting more retro-era wide-legged pants that were first seen in Sunday’s shows. Zanini’s Halston label also brought back the ’70s, resurrecting old designs that the founder of the line made famous. Since the designer Halston’s death in 1990, many designers have tried to take the label in different directions. Zanini’s unveiling on Monday brought the line back to its Studio 54 roots, while using trenchcoats, sheer fabrics, and cardigans to finish the ensembles with a modern twist.
Betsey Johnson also debuted old and new styles on Monday, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her fashion label. Copies of her original 1978 one-piece bathing suit as well as some early 1980s fashions started off the show. Her new pieces, such as animal print leggings coupled with a short twill jacket, were perceived as very skintight and criticized for not representing more fuller figures. Johnson brushed off the criticism, noting, “It’s tighter and sexier, but I still believe the girl brings the sex to the clothes…You won’t look sexy in a tight, below-the-knee skirt if you don’t feel good in it.”
The lone daring designer for the day was Carolina Herrera, who discarded the furs she promoted in the Fall 2007 show to focus on a Peter Pan theme, with earth tones and bird feathers. To further the “flying Peter Pan” motif, models donned such designs as a chiffon dress with ostrich feathers and a taffeta gown with a feather waistband.
Oscar de la Renta opted for more traditional blacks, golds and grays, debuting lines for men and women in fabrics he is familiar with. Men were outfitted in tweed while women were fitted in dresses that experimented with embroidery and tulle, both shades of past collections.
New York Fashion Week runs until Friday. Among others, labels Badgley Mischka, Diesel, and Vivienne Tam unveil their newest collections on Tuesday.
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The secret recipes | Eggplant with Sesame Cream
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Eggplant with Sesame Cream
Preparation time:20 minutes
Cooking time:1 hour
Difficulty:*
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Serves 5
- 1 kg/2 /4 Ib eggplant 6 cloves garlic
- 4 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp olive oil juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tsp ground cumin salt
- pepper
Hardy under its purple cover, the eggplant is most prevalent in recipes from the Mediterranean basin, although it is native to Pakistan. This vegetable can be grilled, baked, found in fritters, moussaka and ratatouille-the number of possibilities is count less. If Lebanon uses it lavishly in an assortment of mezze, or appetizers, Egypt uses it frequently in baba ghanoush, so this dish of grilled eggplant, pureed and then mixed with sesame cream, has a different name in Egypt and Lebanon. The sea soning is the only difference between the countries-and of course the palaces!
For Mohamed Fawzi Kotb, selecting the eggplant is very im portant. The largest and oldest vegetables have more seeds, so a smaller variety is the way to go. Try a mini-eggplant with shiny, smooth skin that is almost black with firm flesh. After poking several holes in the eggplant with a fork or a knife, it
takes about an hour to bake in the oven. The flesh must be cooked, but not to the point where it starts to break apart.
If larger eggplants are desired, these can take about 20 minutes longer to cook. After the eggplant cools and is separated from its skin, it is first cut into large pieces and then chopped. Garlic is added to intensify its flavor. Baba ghanoush must have a smooth texture, but is not pureed.
Famous in the Middle East, tahina or tahini, a paste of ground sesame seeds, enriches the eggplant with the velvet smoothness of its volatile oil. As for the cumin, let its acrid aroma penetrate the eggplant s lemon-flavored skin.
In Egypt, it is customary to serve Eggplant with Sesame Cream with a bowl of tahini. Each guest can add as much cumin and lemon juice as they like.
1. Prick the skin of each eggplant with a knife or fork. Put them in a baking dish and bake at 200 CI390 F for 1 hour. Place the cooled eggplants on a chopping board. Split down the middle with a knife. Open and completely remove the flesh.
2. Put the eggplant flesh in a pile on the chopping board. Chop it into large chunks with a knife.
3. Peel and chop the garlic, then toss it onto the pile of eggplant. Finely chop the mixed garlic and eggplant. Save this mixture in a salad bowl.
4. Put the tahini in a small pitcher. Pour it onto the garlic and eggplant mixture and stir together with a whisk.
5. When the sesame cream is mixed well with the eggplant, pour the olive oil over the top and whisk together.
6. Juice the lemons into a small bowl. Pour the juice into the mixture. Sprinkle the cumin, salt and pepper on top and whisk vigorously Serve in small dishes.
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K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
On Monday, South Korea’s TOP Media entertainment management company announced Seo Minwoo, lead singer of K-pop band 100%, had died at his home in South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday; reportedly, in the evening, local time. In the official statement, the agency said, “The deceased was found to have a cardiac arrest in his home in Gangnam, Seoul. 119 [helpline number] paramedics were dispatched, but he was found to have died.” ((ko))Korean language: ???? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? 119???? ?????? ????? ?????.
Seo was 33 years old. He made his acting debut more than a decade ago, in 2006. He appeared in Korean television series Sharp 3. A year later, Seo appeared in The King and I. In 2012, Seo took up singing, and became the lead singer of 100%.
In 2014, Seo rendered compulsory military service. He featured in another television drama in 2016 called Twenty thousand won to Pyongyang.
“The funeral will be held quietly according to the will of the family” ((ko))Korean language: ???? ???? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?????, TOP media’s announcement read. The boy band had concerts scheduled for April 21 and April 30 in Japan.
