Laura’s Fashion Files

Fashion & the “It” Girl

0 / January 18, 2012 8:50 pm

By Laura Trask “How will we get our fashion and style in the new year? Who will wow us? Who will inspire us? Will it be a hot new designer? An entertainer?” These were the questions I was asking myself. [...]

Fall: Time to turn up the volume

0 / September 8, 2011 3:52 pm

By Laura Trask It is easy to see why Vogue’s September Issue is the most important fashion magazine of the year. Loaded down with fall fashion, this edition (all 758 pages) weighs in at a whopping 4 lbs., 6 oz., [...]

Bikini Dos and Don’ts

Bikini Dos and Don’ts

0 / July 14, 2011 1:08 pm

  Just in time for Water Festival By Laura Trask Nothing says summer in Beaufort like boats, beer and bikinis, and with the 56th Annual Beaufort Water Festival upon us (and since this is a fashion column), we had better [...]

SCAD welcomes two fashion giants

0 / June 16, 2011 1:39 pm

By Laura Trask We all know that Savannah College of Art and Design is on par with some of the finest internationally recognized art schools, but this Lowcountry girl did not realize how prestigious the fashion design school at SCAD [...]

Mad hatters

0 / May 11, 2011 11:08 pm

By Laura Trask Laura’s Fashion File When it comes to hats, which the British  aristocrats have always favored, all bets are off, and the competition is on. So when Kate Middleton (a commoner) managed  to snag one of the few [...]

Living on the WEDGE

Living on the WEDGE

0 / April 27, 2011 9:27 pm

Laura Trask Often in life when we say we are “living on the edge,” the feeling that comes to mind is negative. As if one more step could end in disaster! When talking about shoes however, living on the wedge [...]

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