CHAITEN — The volcanic eruption of 2008 almost obliterated the small town of Chaiten,…
Amy Winehouse dress sold for over US$67,000 to Chilean museum
SANTIAGO – The Fundacion Museo de la Moda, a fashion museum in Santiago, bought one of Amy Winehouse’s dresses for over USD$67,000 at Kerry Taylor Auctions in London on Nov. 29. It is a white chiffon dress with red polka dots which was worn on the album cover of ”Back to Black,” the second and last album of [...]
Make-A-Wish “Shopping for a Dream” event this weekend
by Avery Cropp SANTIAGO — Make-A-Wish Chile will hold a fundraising event on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3 in benefit of its organizational mission to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. The event, “Shopping for a dream,” will include special sales from a variety of companies. The companies involved in the event include Montemarano, Lía [...]
Back to the 80s at the Museo de la Moda
Santiago’s Museo de la Moda has opened the second part of its exhibition “Back to the 80s”, which is mainly based on the movie of the decade: “Back to the Future.” This time the fans will be delighted with the DeLorean, the car with which the character of Michael J. Fox, Marty McFly, traveled back three [...]
Tailor made: How to dress for a job interview in Chile
Years back dressing for a job interview here in Chile only required one to wear a suit, polished shoes, tie and be well groomed. Today however there is a need to fit in with the demands of different working environments, a trend that has become implanted due to outside influences especially from Europe, the USA [...]
Tailor made: Errors in the fashion stakes
“Cada uno va a lo suyo” or as we British say “Each to his own”. How many times has one heard this to justify individuality? In the majority of circumstances this is a very fair call especially when it comes to fashion. Style. Everyone has their own and it should be respected. There are those cities [...]