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Bread & Butter is most big event in world in to the informal fashion – which the young people wear to the city streets, will pile together from 16 to 18 January in Barcelona over 1000 exhibitors. Will take part, among which are the marks Ben Sherman, Bj rn Borg, British Knights, Chevignon, Converse, Hilfiger Denim, Crocs, Levi’s, Indian Rose, Marlboro Classics… Expected the number of visitors beat all over expectations – more 100 000.More than just a showcase for the latest trends, fashions and creations this show is a very important platform for the movers and shakers of the industry, from the well established industry giants like Hooch and Bench to emerging talent. This is an opportunity not just for designers but also fabric producers and other related industry producers to show the cutting edge of creativity. The July 2007 event registered 91.000 visitors at the event and the first one of the new year promises to be equally as successful. Leading brands from the high-end segment of contemporary fashion culture will be presenting their designs at a venue covering 80,000 sq.m.

I present you Vertical Garden which is creation of Patrick Blank. He overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings in the most beautiful way. His Vertical Garden consists a variety of plans trailing gently up any interior or outside wall. Patrick is not just simpy putting green on the walls, he studies many ways plants adapt to extreme situations at the CNRS, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris since 1982.

Before twelve years ago Patrick worked for museums in Paris, Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul or the 21^st Century museum of contemporary art in Kanazawa. Besides covering shop interiors like Girbaud’s in Paris with moss and ferns he designed for companies like Samsung or the Hypo Vereinsbank.

He also designed for French couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier. Patrick’s ‘Robe Végétale’ was a prestigious wedding dress for Gaultier’s fashion show in 2002 that tastefully stretched its ivory tendrils around the model’s outlines.

Now the secret method how do you actually glue these plans on the wall is composed of three parts: a metal frame, a PVC layer and felt. The metal frame is hung on a wall or can be self-standing. It provides an air layer acting as a very efficient thermic and phonic isolation system. A 1cm thick PVC sheet is then riveted on the metal frame. This layer brings rigidity to the whole structure and makes it waterproof. After that comes a felt layer made of polyamide that is stapled on the PVC. This felt is corrosion-resistant and its high capillarity allows a homogeneous water distribution. The roots are now growing on this felt.

Watering is provided from the top with the tap water being supplemented with nutrients. The process of watering and fertilisation is automated. The whole weight of the ‘Vertical Garden’, including plants and metal frame, is lower than 30 kg per square meter. Thus the Vertical Garden can be implemented on any wall without any size or limitation of height.

Plants don’t need soil in any situation because the soil is merely nothing more than a mechanic support. Only water and the many minerals dissolved in it are essential to plants, together with light and carbon dioxide to conduct photosynthesis. Wherever water is available all year long as in tropical forests or in temperate mountain forests, plants can grow on rocks, tree trunks, and slopes free-of-ground.

This is the beautifull way of living!

Toni & Guy is a British hairdressing company, the London-based company, founded by Italian brothers Toni and Guy Mascolo, is known for its fashion-forward designs that work equally well on the runway and the street. Toni and Guy was founded in 1963 by businessman Toni Mascolo and his brothers Guy, Bruno and youngest Anthony. There are more than 400 salons internationally in the chain – in the UK, Germany, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Australia, which has won many hairdressing awards including London Hairdresser of the Year 2005.

Haircuts at Toni and Guy are expensive, but you are paying for a sophisticated atmosphere. There is barely any wait, and you are quickly brought in for a shampoo. The facilities are very clean and everything has a modern look. The stylish nature of the salon brings in more creative hairdressers, so be careful what you say when asked how you want your hair cut. Funky can easily turn into a mullet.

The TONI & GUY philosophy is to make each client FEEL GOOD and LOOK GOOD. That is why education is never compromised; TONI & GUY’s unique standard of quality is achieved with on-going training and product knowledge classes, consistently updating stylists and technicians with the latest trends and techniques. The company prides itself in quality customer service; therefore a great deal of time is spent educating team members t create the ultimate salon experience that an international clientele would expect. Including highly popular TIGI hair – care and m. Label professional products (coming soon), TONI and GUY has been elevated to “super brand” status. The tier pricing system means that there is something for everyone. Student discounts are offered. A

Milan is Italy’s cultural, industrial and financial center, it is also one of the main fashion centers in the world and the second biggest city in Italy. But probably what has made this city famous is its design and architecture. Business hub and crucible of chic, Milan is Italy’s most populous and prosperous city, serving as the capital of commerce, finance, fashion, and media. It’s a city with many important museums and wonderful monuments.

The mountains, majestic, seem to be to its doors: Milan is in those moments a mountain city. But if the look to the skilful side of the public square is turned, watching from the door the Gallery is picked Vittorio Emanuele. The wall on which it is opened, has the colour of dirty wall. The plague that mine the city and its inhabitants is now the modern step of race, that it impregnates the injurious gas air and impurities in the heavy foggy summery days and those winter ones. The atmosphere collaborates with changing of the organisation of the society to a continuous evolution.

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is in reality a covered street. The gallery has a Latin cross plant, and connects the Piazza Duomo with Piazza della Scala. A big triumph Arch welcomes us in the Piazza Duomo to the gallery, let’s get inside…
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world – the Duomo – dominates Milan’s central square, the Piazza del Duomo. More than 500 years in the making (work began in 1386), it is an intricate and awe-inspiring building and a tribute to the five centuries of artists, artisans, architects, builders and engineers who created it. Climb up to the roof for a stunning view over Milan.This important Neo-Classical monument in Milan was originally built to celebrate Napoleon’s victories and was to be called the Arch of Victories. Construction started in 1807 and the building work was interrupted with the designs changed to commemorate the peace of 1815 instead. Work was eventually resumed in 1826 and the monument was subsequently renamed the Arch of Peace. In 1838 the arch was inaugurated at the coronation of Ferdinand I as ruler of the Lombardy / Veneto region. The arch is situated in north-west Milan and is covered Crevola marble. On the top is a huge bronze named the “Chariot of Peace”, which consists of a chariot and four horses. There are also wonderful views of the Castello and Corso Sempione.
The City Museum: to visit its rooms is to journey through centuries of art and history, from the Bronze Age up to the Renaissance.Santa Giulia is one of the most impressive High Medieval complexes in Northern Italy. The monastery was founded in 753 A.D., by order of the Lombard King Desiderio, on the remains of a Roman-era residence. It sustained numerous alterations in the centuries that followed, which enlarged and enriched the original structure. Tradition holds that in the church of Santa Giulia, Ermengarda, daughter of King Desiderio, was tragically repudiated by her husband, Charlemagne.

The Theatre La Scala, constructed from Giuseppe Piermarini in the 1776-78 is the more famous of Italy and between, musically speaking, the more greater in the world. It appears to the escape of the Gallery, on the side western North of the public square, faced from the monument to Leonardo from Vinci. The entire building was destroyed from the strafing and reconstructed in the 1945-46. The facade was restored in the 1983.

Paris is the undisputed center of the fashion world and Fashion Show. Paris Collections 2007 demonstrates why fashion remains a fine art. Featuring runway garments from the spring collections of ten to twelve influential couturiers and designers. The exhibition explores the ideas and inspirations motivating Paris fashion today and why, in an age of global and instantaneous communication, this venerable city remains the fashion capital. The city has been a magnet for stylish men and women since the seventeenth century, but the French fashion industry has evolved considerably over the centuries—and never more than in the last few years.

The designers highlighted in this exhibition, including Valentino, Lacroix, Dior, and Chanel, bring a unique and clear vision to their work, while still maintaining the high level of craftsmanship for which Paris is justly famous. Paris has long been known as the “City of fashion”. This is the place where it all began. There are haute couture houses like Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Nina Ricci, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. To be called an haute couture house, a business must belong to the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture in Paris, which is regulated by the French Department of Industry. Carcelle, President of Louis Vuitton received the international press and such exceptional personalities as Sagamore Stevenin, Bruno Todeschini, Stanislas Merhar and Jalil Lespert.

About 100 ready-to-wear shows are scheduled at various venues until October 10, including at some of Paris architectural jewels such as the Grand Palais, reopened just last month after a 12-year renovation. In Paris, two of the most influential couturiers are also due to be celebrated with exhibitions. The “Spirit of Dior” marks the 100th anniversary , while the other is devoted to Yves Saint Laurent’s perennial favourite, the tuxedo.
The Paris shows are the last stop on a month-long fashion tour which has already taken in New York, London and Milan. The latter only wrapped up on Saturday with collections revealing a focus on femininity with dresses next summer’s key wardrobe staple.
All rush to come in Paris in the week of the currency. Personalities as Madonna, Demi Moor, Victoria and David Beckham of show as well expect the occupation to see the stylish show. Known models as Heidy Klum, Naomi and others show the newest collections of the stylish catwalk.

With more than 80 shows spread over eight days, the Paris show schedule this season is as packed as ever. Grumbach said an abundance of new names reflected the health of the sector. “There has never been such strong interest in new brands and what is more interesting still is that they are not folding, simply reflects world growth, which has been obvious in the last few years, and which is being felt in fashion.”