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...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Trish fromBB One.Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Coffee ice cream Q. What’s your birth date? A. November 7 Q. What made you become a store owner?A. I grew up in the rag trade my parents where manufacturers and retailers. I became a textile engineer in Vienna Austria. Visited family in South Africa, married then opened my first children’s store, had three. After moving to the US I went back into woman’s fashion Q. What is the...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Rhona’s!Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Don’t like ice cream much. Favorite would be VanillaQ. What’s your birth date? A. Feb 24Q. What made you become a store owner?A. My love of fashion and ability to put my friends together.Q. What is the most important tip you can give someone who is about to open a store?A. To open a store, don’t do it for the clothing at wholesale. It requires very hard work. Lots of time,...
