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Remembering Vidal Sassoon
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2012
It was only a few weeks ago that I was sitting with Vidal Sassoon in the living room of his sprawling Bel Air home. It was a chilly early evening and we warmed ourselves by the heat of the fire that was roaring in the fireplace. We were drinking green tea – it was always green tea for Vidal – and he’d been reflecting on his earlier years in Hollywood.
Can Tel Aviv become a center for fashion?
Jewish Journal
November 28, 2011
For Israeli fashionistas, last week’s inaugural Tel Aviv Fashion Week proved what they’ve known for years: Israeli fashion is creative, current and worthy of worldwide attention — and, hopefully, sales.
Israeli designers works on display in Milan
Jewish Journal
April 12, 2011
An exhibition showcasing the work of 45 Israeli designers will be featured at the International Furniture Salon trade fair in Milan.
Calendar Girls picks and clicks for April 26-May 2
Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
April 24, 2008
Winner of the Camera d\’Or prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, \”Jellyfish\” is another example of the remarkable cinematic explosion of Israeli films garnering
Got Sababa?
Keren Engelberg
May 12, 2005
More fashion for a cause? You betcha. After all, why \”Livestrong\” when you could \”Get Sababa?\”
Lance Armstrong\’s yellow \”Livestrong\” bracelets to benefit his cancer foundation are already passé. But hoping to start a fashion craze of her own, 27-year-old Traci Szymanski has launched Get Sababa, a clothing line in progress, complete with the now-requisite rubber-band bracelets. (Hers are blue-and-white tie-dye.)
Holy Knots
Esther Hecht
December 30, 2004
My 90-year-old mother-in-law, who was born in Jerusalem, says that when she was a child no one had heard of red string. It was red ribbon then, and a bit was tied around her wrist after she recuperated from typhus.
Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve
Jewish Journal Staff
January 23, 2003
Tired of wearing designer clothes and lining the pockets of fashionistas? These days, clothing companies are banking on Jewish pride and charity as the impetus for their labels.
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