On This Day In Fashion

OTDIF on Hiatus

Ali Basye — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:29:28 +0000

You may have noticed that we haven’t posted in a while and perhaps you are wondering what’s up. The short story is that after two years of rain here in Seattle, we had an awesome summer and I didn’t feel like blogging. The longer story is that this website was an experimental project I launched after the recession hit and had I lost a lot of my regular clients. Starting a website and learning social media and the digital side of the writing world seemed better than developing a daytime TV addiction, returning to bartending or finding an office job. And the experience has been great and I’ve learned a lot and made amazing connections and new friends. But 18 months later, work has picked back up. I’m teaching two classes, creating a couple of custom publications, doing lots of digital retail writing (thanks partially to this site!) and writing freelance stories for a handful of publications. I also have a few book pitches floating around that I hope turn into something interesting—and here’s something I haven’t done in a while: I’m working on a creative textile project. So whether I’ll pick back up with On This Day In Fashion remains unknown, but right now it’s looking unlikely that I will find the time in the near future. Check back occasionally and see what’s happening, otherwise, it’s been great sharing fashion history with you!!

Fabulous Fashion Birthdays for July 20

Ali Basye — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:01:44 +0000

People in fashion born on July 20:

Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian fashion model; 1980
Olcay Gulsen, Dutch fashion designer; 1980

Photo: Gisele photographed with Azzedine Alaïa for the January 2003 Elle magazine by Giles Bensimon.

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Fabulous Fashion Birthdays for July 19

Ali Basye — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:13:59 +0000

People in fashion born on July 19:

Bruce Darnell, American fashion model and choreographer; 1957
Sedene Blake, Jamaican fashion model; 1990

Photo: Sedene Blake looking amazing (along with Ayan Elmi) in Vogue Italia by Greg Lotus.

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Fabulous Fashion Birthdays for July 18

Ali Basye — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:55:41 +0000

People in fashion born on July 18:

Charles James, American couturier; 1906
J. Alexander, American model and runway coach; 1961
Ranya Mordanova, Russian model; 1991

Photos: Ranya Mordanova by Tom Munro for Vogue Russia, 2009.

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Fabulous Fashion Birthdays for July 17

Ali Basye — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:39:17 +0000

People in fashion born on July 17:

James Abbe, American photographer; 1883
Sir Edwin Hardy Amies, British fashion designer; 1909
Jean Muir, British fashion designer; 1928
Diahahnn Carroll, American fashion model, singer and actress; 1935
Flavia de Oliveira, Brazilian fashion model; 1983
Ali Carr, Canadian fashion model; 1990

Photos: Ali Carr by Rupert Tapper for Yen #46 (left) and Flavia de Oliveira (born on July 17) by Fabio Bartelt Below: Diahahnn Carroll (left) and a portrait of the Astaires by James Abbe.

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