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The much-awaited New York Fashion Week takes place next week at the heart of one of the world’s fashion capital and designers are prepared to reveal their Spring 2010 lineups.

Leading fashion magazine editors, celebrities and fashion designers are expected to be billeted and seated at the audience areas as newest designs are flaunted by the models on the catwalk. The biggest fashion houses such as DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg, BCBG, Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren are expected to lend their support in this undertaking.

However, the global financial crisis has an effect in this grand event. According to reports, there are now lesser invitations being sent to individuals and that the giveaways will be noticeably lesser compared to the prior years. Despite these adjustments, the fashion week show is as grand as ever with fashion industry players proving that financial challenges are just part of this glamorous business. There will be a complete range of fashion items from clothing to lingerie and shoes.

Despite the global economic crisis, a number of men and women all over the world are still aspiring to fulfill their childhood dreams – that is, to become a model. However, modeling is not an easy world to penetrate due to competitiveness and that only a few can have that “it” look.

This doesn’t mean that you have to give up that easily. It’s not over till it’s over as the saying goes. This time, you need to be aggressive when it comes to promoting yourself to modeling agencies; which means wear the right clothes, and being professional. With the advent of the internet, one of the best modeling tips you’ll ever get is to have your own online portfolio.

Popular modeling agencies already have their own websites so having an online profile would be easy for these agents to check you out as soon as you send your application. Sending by regular mail can be a hassle these days, considering the longer time it would arrive to the agency and the possibility that it could get lose during delivery./p
pIn order to get the good side of these agents, you have to be responsible of your own online modeling profile. Sign up to popular social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Make sure you don’t post pictures of yourself that could turn off anyone.

This is just some of the modeling tips for you to start with. The rest is up to you.

New York fashion week is in full swing. It started out with designers showing easy looks for spring. Designers like Derek Lam showed tan and peachy tones over cropped genie pants. Marc Jacobs’ younger line showed girls in white coats and scarves worn over pleated floral flocks. The designer even included pegged pants and fanny packs – yes, fanny packs. But, through all the loose fits and neutral shades came the corset.

Just as people were falling in love with the lazy trend, fashion designers started to dish out cinched waists and structured bodices.  Rib hugging pants and skirts even appeared in a few of the fashion shows. Boned corsets were usually paired with flowy, feathery tulle and printed silk chiffon.

It started with Monique Lhuillier who showed structured dresses and corsets accentuated with soft flowly fabrics. High waists and skinny belts were also seen in Lhuiller’s fashion show. Some fashion designers opted to go for SNM looks that were paired with tailored soft suits. Other designers who included the corset in their fashion collections include: cooky and fun Betsy Johnson, Luca Luca, Isaac Mizrahi, Proenza Schouler and Herve Leger.

Fashion week still has a few more days to go. Some of the biggest names haven’t even shown their collections yet. Who knows where the panache corset will be by then.