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First preview of the MQ Vienna Fashion Week 2024 with campaign images by photographer Sasa Felsbach and daughter Callas as model The Viennese fashion scene doesn't just look like one big family. The photographer and the model of the MQVFW24 campaign are the mother-daughter team of Sasa Felsbach, who photographed her daughter Callas in fashion pieces by Sabine Karner, and Nicolas Dudek, who recently collaborated with Humana to create couture pieces from vintage clothing... 20-point maintenance plan for e-bikes! Upway launches refurbished e-bike marketplace in Austria The marketplace Upway is available in France, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany and since March 12th in Austria. Unlike platforms that merely facilitate transactions, the company guarantees quality by subjecting each e-bike to a rigorous 20-point maintenance plan carried out by professional bicycle mechanics. The maintenance plan differentiates between electrical components such as motor and pedal assistance, lights and mechanical components such as brakes and tires... Austrian Fashion and Tuscan Style. Lena Hoschek presents traditional dresses and ready-to-wear fashion inspired by the famous Italian landscape and culture Austrians have a passion for Italy. Italian cuisine and culture are strongly associated with la dolce vita and the lightness and playfulness of Made in Italy design and art. Just the thought of visiting Italy is like a short vacation. The rich art history and scenic beauty of Tuscany, its palaces and its frescoes, inspired two collections by Austrian label Lena Hoschek, known for incorporating the country's traditional clothing into fashion items that bridge cultures and styles... The Austrian State Prize jury selected the finalists. Shortlisted products for the Staatspreis Design 2024 include trains, a sailboat, bikes, an e-scooter, firefighters' gloves, AI binoculars,... Fashion.at looked through the shortlist for the Austrian State Prize 2024. The products range from trains, a sailing boat, bicycles, e-scooters, rollators to AI binoculars and seating solutions for public spaces or a guidance system for a museum. The shortlist was published after the jury met in Vienna to select the finalists. The State Prize for Design, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary... A wedding dress reveals the hidden sides of the fashion industry in the theatrical play 'Lacrima,' which will have its world premiere at the Wiener Festwochen in May Fashion.at looked through the program book of the Wiener Festwochen and stopped at the entry for the world premiere of the theatrical production 'Lacrima', a play about a dress and the globalization across continents for the production of individual luxury haute couture items. 'Lacrima' is written and directed by Caroline Guiela Nguyen... Second-hand booms and turns into couture. Social business Humana Austria is expanding its chain of second-hand stores and teamed up with the country's youngest designer, Nicolas Dudek. Second-hand clothing is booming worldwide as an alternative for those who want to change their wardrobe more often and in a way that conserves resources without creating waste. The social business Humana is a pioneer in sustainability by establishing a cycle that starts with the professional collection of clothing and ends with the offering of used fashion items in its stores. Now, Humana has launched a collaboration with Austria's youngest designer to ever participate in Vienna Fashion Week, 17-year-old Nicolas Dudek... Trends in Austria: Survey by Marketagent shows the trends of celebrating Easter in comparison between 2011 vs 2024 Fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday is much more popular among the population, Easter eggs are a big deal, and giving presents to children is customary in Austria. These are three of the most important facts about the traditions of Easter, which is celebrated by the majority - 79 percent - of Austrians. The Austrian online research company Marketagent released the results of the survey 'Easter in Austria. Celebrations, Fasting, Holidays'... Preview of the exhibition of comic art by Simon Schwartz about the history of the salt mine in Altaussee, which was partly told in the Hollywood movie 'The Monuments Men' The salt mine and its history during the Second World War became internationally known through the Hollywood movie 'The Monuments Men' with George Clooney and Matt Damon. The history of salt mining in Altaussee goes back to the Middle Ages, to the 12th century. 'Verborgen im Fels' (Hidden in the Rock) is the title of a new exhibition and accompanying comic book by Simon Schwartz. The German artist's 'Vita Obscura' comic strip regularly fills a page of the FAZ magazine, where Karl Lagerfeld's 'Karlikaturen' of current events and personalities were once published until his death in 2019... Update of Cytara's quiz on the history of clothing and fashion with a reference to the influence of the media on fashion and a question about a symbol of the French Revolution Greetings are random. Fashion.at used AI to generate the image of Cytara. The picture shows Cytara in the reading room of a library. She is sitting at a table with a classic green Art Nouveau lamp and reads a book with fashion illustrations from past centuries. Cytara, Fashion.at's AI Chatbot: "Hello! My name is Cytara, and I am the AI chatbot for the users of the magazine Fashion.at. I'm here to talk about fashion, culture, art, and design. If you have any questions or if there's anything specific you'd like to learn or discuss, feel free to ask! Now, let's dive into a quiz on the history of clothing and fashion..." |
Latest Posts archive 18 Mar 2024 - Vienna Easter Fashion Pop Up (March 21-23; opening party on March 21) at Sumpf Concept Store with Austrian labels Christina Seewald, Florentina Leitner, Published By, Martin Niklas Wieser and Mühlbauer. 15 Mar 2024 - Call for papers for the E-Textiles 2024 conference (November 19-21 in Berlin, Germany; hosted by Fraunhofer IZM). The call is open from today until June 30th for topics such as User Centric Design or the topic Co-Creation & Design Thinking in the category 'Design & Fashion', Fibertronics or Sensors & Actuators in the category 'Research & Technology'. Other categories are 'Sustainability & Circularity', 'Applications', 'Manufacturing', and 'Reliability & Testing'. 15 Mar 2024 - Trendletter 15-March-2024: Design Prize Finalists; Local-Global Diversity; E-bike Maintenance Plan;... 15 Mar 2024 - 'Classical' by Vampire Weekend, album 'Only God Was Above Us' (April 5) Works by Madame D'Ora, photographer from Vienna, presented in the MK&G Hamburg exhibition 'Fragile Beauties: Lace in Fashion and Photography' The exhibition 'Fragile Beauties: Lace in Fashion and Photography' at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MK&G) Hamburg focuses on the work of Madame d'Ora, a renowned fashion photographer from Vienna in the early twentieth century. It's announced that the exhibition will offer an exploration of the delicate allure of lace and its representation in both fashion and photography... Salzkammergut traditional clothing in a campaign about local and global diversity. Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh created art project 'Åndas Beer' in cooperation with the brewery Schloss Eggenberg. The European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut presented the collaboration of the Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh with the private brewery Schloss Eggenberg, one of the official partners of the European Capital of Culture. The artist, known for his sound and culinary art, created the beer 'Åndas'. The word is a dialect form of the German word 'anders', which means 'different' in English... Salzburg Insight: Traditional Clothing, Alpine Fashion Fair 'Fesch' presented the Trachten Trends Autumn/Winter 2024/25 Time passes fast. It seems like only a few months ago that Fashion.at visited the Spring/Summer 2024 trend show at the 'Fesch' trade fair for traditional clothing and alpine fashion in Salzburg. Now, after the new Trachten Trends Autumn/Winter 2024/25 were presented at the latest trade fair, Fesch sent out the trend guide introducing eight key trends... Thoughts on a fundraising t-shirt by Fashion.at publisher Karin Sawetz Fashion.at publisher Karin Sawetz thought about a new fundraising campaign for the magazine and came up with the idea to print a QR code on t-shirts for donations via PayPal. But the question that put an end to Karin Sawetz's dream of raising money with a t-shirt... Fashion.at's walk past the 'Geldscheisser' sculpture and packaged and new attractions in Vienna's Prater, which is currently in a state of flux. The first 'artwork' that caught Fashion.at's eye was the life-size sculpture of the 'Geldscheisser', which can be translated as 'money pooper'. The 'Geldscheisser' is a symbol of good luck and can be found on Christmas trees as well as New Year's figurines - or, in the case of the sculpture, as a manifestation of the derogatory humor that runs through the Viennese dialect. The word Geldscheisser is used in the phrase... Recipe for an afternoon dessert: Fruit Omelet à la Fashion.at with marzipan The Fruit Omelet à la Fashion.at is an interpretation of the classic omelet and the Austrian dish 'Kaiserschmarrn', a pancake with raisins, which has a thicker consistency and is more fluffy than a normal omelet. Instead of raisins, Fashion.at took a potpourri of fruits from the kitchen - strawberries, blueberries, grapes - and marzipan... The luxury Alpin Resort Sacher in Seefeld, Tirol, is organizing a series of events around International Women's Day with experts focusing on health, empowerment and self-care The luxury Alpin Resort Sacher in Seefeld, Tirol, Austria, sent out information about the upcoming series of events, including lectures and coaching sessions, such as Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Huber's talk on biological rhythms in women's lives on March 2, Austrian designer Rebekka Ruétz's talk on fashion design and trends on March 9, and events where participants can explore their stress and health levels, such as a sports science pop-up testing lab to locate the source of pain and learn simple options for improvements in everyday life and sports... The most iconic piece of clothing developed in relation to water is once again a must-have in fashion: Ecoalf presents raincoats in classic trench and car coat cuts made from recycled materials. The design of the iconic raincoats in water-repellent materials dates back 200 years to the 1820s with the development of fabrics that were resistant (resisting water penetration to a certain degree) or even waterproof (suitable for heavy rain). The history of the trench coat begins with World War I when it was used as soldiers' outerwear for the muddy trenches - hence the name 'trench coat'. Later, the coat became an international fashion standard... |
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