Flanked by two large flags — one Israeli and the other American — fashion models strutted down a long, white catwalk, showing off versatile fashions by local Israeli and Jewish designers during a fashion show at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on May 12, held in celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut.
Fashion designer John Galliano was fired from his own designer label over accusations of anti-Semitism and racism.
An exhibition showcasing the work of 45 Israeli designers will be featured at the International Furniture Salon trade fair in Milan.
Fashion designer John Galliano denied accusations of anti-Semitism and racism that cost him his job, but he also apologized for his behavior and \”personal failure.\” \”I must take responsibility for the circumstances in which I find myself,\” Galliano said in a public statement issued Wednesday, adding that he is \”seeking help.\” The fashion house Dior announced Tuesday that it was firing its star creator after a video surfaced this week showing Galliano praising Hitler, and a second complaint of anti-Semitism was filed against him regarding events that took place last October.
The Oscar-winning, Jerusalem-born Natalie Portman has spoken out against the anti-Semitic remarks Dior’s just-terminated chief designer John “I Love Hitler” Galliano allegedly made after assaulting a couple in Paris last week, as caught on video.
A video of fashion designer John Galliano saying he loves Hitler has emerged after he was suspended from the Christian Dior fashion house for allegedly harassing a couple, using anti-Semitic and racist slurs. The video, posted Monday on the website of the British The Sun newspaper, shows Galliano yelling at a different couple at the same cafe at a different time, and captures him saying \”I love Hitler.\” He also tells the couple \”People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f**king gassed.\”
Eli Frenkel never imagined he’d know this much about makeup. A former building engineer, the 33-year-old Israeli is the brains behind Micabella, a mineral makeup and skincare line sold in over 150 retail locations throughout the United States and overseas. He was first introduced to mineral makeup as the owner and operator of several carts selling Dead Sea products in malls throughout Southern California.
In “The September Issue,” R.J. Cutler’s new documentary about the behind-the-scenes workings of American Vogue magazine, the formidable editor-in-chief Anna Wintour lives up to her reputation as the frosty doyenne of the fashion industry — aka Nuclear Wintour — who inspired Meryl Streep’s imperious performance in the film version of “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Saaks is the exclusive T-shirt mohel (circumciser) for the fashion lines of French designer Christian Audigier. He specializes in Ed Hardy, the line incorporating designs of American tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy.
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
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