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Last night numerous fashion and glamor  industry execs attended FMD Industry Night. Fabulous event held at Canvas Soup Photography Studio. Hairstylists were giving live demonstrations, jewelry retailers displayed their lines and beneficial conversations between company kept on going till late in the night. more photos.

Here are some snapshots from Mercedes Benz Fashion week. You can see more at our Facebook page. Thanks to everyone who caught us on twitter and Facebook I was there. Special thanks goes out to Sonya Cashner, Oz Sultan, Fashion Group International Philadelphia, and Social Media Week.

Here are the top 10 Fame Appeal posts for 2010.

Fame Appeal Fall Fashion and Style suggestions:
Nail art has been all the rage, so we suggest Chanel Nail Lacquers as high quality backdrop for your doodles.
As for men, you really Need that Tweed!, we suggest Rag and Bone as the designer label of choice.
Check out Her Handbag and His Briefcase for the corresponding articles, and previous editions

Advice to New Designers: Bring Something New Because Our Closets Are Already Full.
Nov 11- At Moore College of Design and Fame Appeal was able to meet:
Alexandra De Yonge – Fashion Designer at Diane Von Furstenberg Studio and Moore Alum
Kristin Haskins- Simms – Creator of Strangefruit and a Project Runway Season 8 contestant!
Craig Arthur von Schroeder – Founding designer of Commonwealth Proper, a clothing company completely made in USA and based out of Philly!
Auralis Herrero Lugo – Founding designer of Auralis Inc, an ecologically friendly fashion line and Moore Alum

Philadelphia’s best dressed and cutting …

Last week, @FameAppeal tweeted out many pictures from a convention. The name of the particular convention that FameAppeal attended was the Sneaker Con Convention in Soho, New York City. One of FameAppeal’s associates was in attendance, while representing a new and up-and-coming brand, Chivalrous Culture, a brand that “mixes elements of refined style and represents them from the runway to the streets.” It was the first time Fame Appeal attended the Sneaker Con convention, but it was well worth it.

The Sneaker Con Convention was created by two brothers, Alan and Barris Vinogradov, …

By no means is Fame Appeal a political blog, nor do we intend to get political. However, today, I witnessed something a little out of the ordinary, a Delaware Senate debate at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington Delaware. It was the Republican Party represented by Christine O’Donnell and the Democrats represented by Chris Coons. Christine O’Donnell accused Chris Coons of not being educated in constitutional law. However, time and time again Christine O’Donnell was taken to “law” school by Chris Coons.

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The month of September has been so hectic for fashion in the north east… Fame Appeal attended New York Fashion week and it was fantastic… I was able to meet a wide range of  buyers from Neiman Marcus all the way to small boutiques in Northern New Jersey.   Talk about a microcosm of the fashion world. People came from all over, China, Germany, Sweden and even South Korea.  Of all the shows I was able to go to BCBG blew me away, there were what seemed to be thousands of people the energy of …

Counsel for Microsofts IP policy in China, Mark Cohen (featured above) captured the audiences attention with advice for lawyers when dealing with international IP issues. The IP production in China is sky rocketing, at the same time there is a strong political stronghold on IP policy. For example, in order to protect economic growth, the Chinese judicial system offers a  “rocket docket” policy where parties must have a result from the judicial system within 6 months!!! (While in America litigation can last years hindering profits). Speaker Sonia Baldia added that the Indian …

Jumping out of a taxi, I see one model after another walking towards a tall unnamed brick building.  Am I in the right spot, little did I know that in this weathered commercial space, serious professional activities were taking place.  I interviewed two budding entrepreneurs in their 20′s who dream of taking their unique take on fashion to the runways across the world. Kevin Parker (co-founder of FBH) and Sherwin Raven (publicist) candidly talked to me about FBH modeling agency and their presentation of Philly Fashion Week Fall 2010.
What is Philadelphia Fashion …