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TRENDLETTER 7-March-2024

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Couture from Old Clothes; Theater Play about Wedding Dress; Nominated Music Score;...


Couture from old clothes
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...


Theater play about a wedding dress
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...


Oscar nominated score recorded in Vienna
Oscar nominee Laura Karpman, composer of the jazzy music for the film 'American Fiction', recorded parts of the score in Vienna Austria doesn't have its own production at the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, but expectations are high. The ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood will be broadcast live in Austria on public television and in movie theaters. Nominated or not, the Viennese are eagerly awaiting the jury's decision - especially the musicians and music technicians involved in the nominated score for the satirical film about the expectations of producers, publishers and audiences to conform to stereotypes...


Easter trends in Austria
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'...


Fruit Omelet à la Fashion.at
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...


Wiener Prater in state of flux
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...


Cytara's quiz about the history of fashion
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..."

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