RetroRama in review: Modern designers combine politics and fashion - Minneapolis City Pages (blog)
25 May 2012, 11:54 am
She says that she was originally exploring the idea of creating a garment representative of women like Rosa Parks or Angela Davis, but decided to create a black grosgrain ribbon hoodie dress to honor Trayvon Martin. "I listen to MPR non-stop, and am often ...

Aishwarya Rai: Return to Glamor and Elegance at Cannes 2012 - Sawf News
25 May 2012, 1:24 am
Photo Credit: L'Oreal Paris She wore a silk ombre full length dress, grading from black to ivory with graphic black grosgrain trim in the shoulder straps and front detail. The dress is cut as a huge rectangle, collapsing at the sides into an ...

Delicious Inspiration: Chocolate Wedding Cakes for Your Big Day - 1UP.COM
18 May 2012, 11:29 pm
Another addition is placing wide ribbons for the base of each tier with the cake. grosgrain or satin ribbon is typical or the baker can create faux ribbons from the frosting. Mimicking a pattern or maybe a motif from the wedding planning gown is another ...

New Ways to Apply Dressmaker Details in Home Decorating Projects - YAHOO!
18 May 2012, 6:00 pm
Accent the leading edges of draperies with braid, banding and trim. This is the perfect place to add a decorative tape, braid, grosgrain ribbon or tassel trim because it will be visible all the way down the panel—and more noticeable than if placed across ...

Bravo School Of Art: Cocktail Hat/Fascinator - KPBS
17 May 2012, 3:49 am
Learn basic millinery techniques and the art of hand-stitching to craft your own cocktail hat/fascinator using felt, feathers, netting, grosgrain and more. Little or no sewing experience required. Class size is limited to 8 students.

Trend Report and DIY: Strapping stripes - Stuff
16 May 2012, 4:01 pm
One roll of ribbon. grosgrain or satin - it's up to you. I just suck at sewing and grosgrain is more forgiving. And the inevitable and all-important matching thread (or sewing machine). Pin said ribbon to outside seam of said trou. Cut to length ...

London designers bring bold look to shirtwaist style with vest, skirt: Clotheslines - Cleveland Plain Dealer
16 May 2012, 6:06 am
The tripartite-shirt look illustrated here consists of a 100 percent Egyptian cotton shirt with a charcoal grosgrain border. The shirt ($490) is layered over a longer Swiss cotton jersey mesh "shirt vest" ($230). The "shirt skirt" ($305 ...

Eva Longoria Rocks a Victoria Beckham LBD That Will Give Men Everywhere Heart Palpitations - Entertainment Online
10 May 2012, 1:16 pm
Technically—technically—we may be looking at a garment that is little, black and a dress. But with the pale gray grosgrain ribbon straps, booty-hugging zipper and fringe-trimmed Brian Atwood shoes... Confidential to Ms. Longoria: the talk show host is ...

Mother's Day Gifts Under $100 - NY1
9 May 2012, 6:53 pm
Allison Parris Fashion - $75 Chain Belt with grosgrain Ribbon. NY1 viewers get 50% off through mother's day with code "NY1" at check out. • Of A Kind - $80 Gemini Pouches and $98 Catch All Totes.

Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady Kiss on Met Gala Red Carpet - WonderWall
8 May 2012, 9:01 am
Husband Brady, 34, looked especially handsome in a velvet Tom Ford evening jacket, black tuxedo pants and grosgrain bowtie. The New England Patriots quarterback proudly showed off his supermodel wife as they enjoyed a date night out. Bundchen and Brady are ...