By Roni Rabl I gave my granddaughter a chore. I sent her to go out and find any item she can find in Jersey in color Red, where she shops her clothes. She came back empty handed. Roni Rabl Grizas Red has been through History the color of Kings and Nobility. The reason being that plants with Red pigment are uncommon in nature and have always been a rarity. Today, with all new technology , we have yet to solve the issue of bleeding in red colors, especially in natural fibers. Therefore, going through all shopping centers, in all price ranges, a Red T shirt is very hard to come by. Red was, and will be, a color of desire....
By Roni Rabl Beauty is in the eyes of the Beholder.This time I was the Beholder and I liked what I saw. Izik Galilee, Israeli born and very talented. He made his acquaintance with fame on stages in all the capitals in Europe and wow…. did I love his latest piece - Man of the Hour. The senses are tuned to see, hear and feel, all at the same time.The group of dancers is an All Men group, with 2 Opera singers who participate in the performance as well. Izik is a choreographer who uses all the senses to envelop us in his creation.The stage is beautifully lit to enhance the male body and the extraordinary beautifully framed pictures he...
By Roni Rabl In 1933 WWD raised a controversial question: will women ever wear trousers? Pants was not yet an existing word as only men wore them. It was around that time that the limelight was turned to this phenomenon and trousers for women became a trend. Actresses Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo lent it glamour and World War 2 made industry rely on women as their working power instead of the masculine majority who were at war. That is how the masculine wardrobe became a legitimate source of inspiration for working women and those who wished to upgrade it into their daily wear. It started simply with women raiding their men’s closets to find a comfortable outfit for their...
By Roni Rabl In the 1920 & 1930, with the burgeoning movement for equal rights & new opportunities for women, Fashion too made a drastic leap. From Hemlines, to values and attitudes. This was also the era when Morality was gradually less overrated. Hemlines were a big issue and vast change in the ability of women to move easier, get jobs and be a part of active society. What is the reason that today’s fashion brings back long hemlines? Though bodies of garments are now very comfortable, following the woman’s body instead of chocking it with a corset, we see a multitude of the lingerie look. Alembika It seems that while covering up there is a deep need to show...
By Roni Rabl 5 floors under the ground, in a huge building site in downtown Tel-Aviv, yesterday morning, hundreds of people stood in line for the opening show of the Israel Fashion Week. It opened with Maskit - an old label which was started by Ruth Dayan - Moshe Dayan’s mother who is still with us and sharp as ever nd came to honor the show. The label was bought by a young designer who tries to keep some of the guidelines that which Ruth Dayan establishedSecond came our favorite Alembika by Hagar Alembik. Whenever we think: what else can be done? We just have to follow Hagar’s show. Endless imagination with exquisite workmanship. Bodies that flow and hug the...
