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FASHION NO-NO BY VANNA WHITE

I like to watch game shows especially Jeopardy to challenge my mind but yesterday, I was shocked when watching Wheel of Fortune and at the end of the show Vanna White was wearing a leopard print dress, it wasn't the prettiest dress shes worn but then again the show is not about her but she gets some airplay.

As the show ends, Pat comments on her dress and she responds “ Leopard print never goes out of style”. Was she on something? I was gagging, Are you kidding me, All styles, and prints go in and out of style. When did she become a fashion designer or stylist?

The key is to know when to bring it out and when to keep it in the closet. I have to admit, she’s been kind of a style Icon but she’s not all that. She should keep to wearing what she wants and turn the squares; not impose a style that’s not in right now.

This summer, go with solids, not prints especially animal prints!!!! Look at corals, light tans, bronzes, taupes, not even pastels and mix it up, please not animal prints. Sorry Vanna, not a good call....

Viktor Franovik

FRANOVIK'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

Exciting news: Franovik's expanding to the International Market!

Arianna Diaz to be appointed INTERNATIONAL LIAISON for Franovik's new division FASHOMODA Consulting!

This new venue will place Franovik on the International Forefront by opening satellite office in countries outside the United States.

The first country will be Venezuela. Venezuela will be key for various reasons. The most obvious is because Franovik's lead designer Francisco Perez is from Venezuela. Francisco is also President of his family owned business in Caracas.

Francisco will be key in FASHOMODA's development. I will always be involved since FASHOMODA Consulting is another division of VMV Marketing-Franovik Designs, which I

continue to be sole proprietor and Chief Executive Officer of all divisions.

Plans for other countries to consider will be Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and India. This will be a huge undertaking for us at Franovik Designs but we feel it's the next step in branding Franovik, Models&Designers magazine, and the other divisions.

Congratulations Arianna, Lets Make it Work!!!!!

Thank you for your continuous support,

Viktor Franovik

THE ROYAL WEDDING

Like everyone else, at least fans of the Royals, I was up at 4:00am to see the pageantry of the wedding and everything that goes with it. Also I wanted to gasp for air on the fashions and criticize the “what was she thinking” Celebs, royals and guests.

Now onto the bride: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. She was stunning, simple but elegant. She was being compared to Grace Kelly and the late Diana. No comparison between her and

Diana, two different era’s and situations.

I absolutely love the dress, especially when I saw the train and the dress skirt were one; Sarah Burton created a stunning design! They spoke about the detailing but you really could not see it but I trust we will soon.

I was also checking out the ladies in the beautiful church, dress attire nothing to brag about unless you were Victoria Beckham, which I will get too. The hats were stunning, OMG, Victoria’s was chic, cute, loved the color and the hair was working.

I loved them; there was one in particular that was “FREAKIN” Amazing, it was a side hat, shinny charcoal which also had a bow on her hair. My God, I wanted that hat, for my collection ofcourse (not for me, I have a big head, no sense of making it bigger). Anyway and the Bird wearing it was lovely as well.

There were a few I hated, the first that comes to mind in Camilla’s…(What were you thinking). You’re Camilla!!!! You should have had one of the CHICest, most Stunning, most Savage, most OOTW-“Out Of This World” hat. This should had been the hat of all hats, yet you went with that pasty beige color atrocity which had a bow or a flower, I had to pull away and not look any further, two thumbs down.

Also, The Queen, Lemon? Wow, although the color is very in now because of spring but the hat, What Happened? I assume that hat was the most expensive of all the hats there but so simple? I, me, myself would have had the most Kickass Alexis Carrington, throw down, in your face Badass hat. Mine would have told every other hat to go home, even the fabulous Victoria and Black Charcoal hat with bow; that I just adore.

I won’t go on but Prince William and Harry’s cousins (Eugenie and Beatrice) did not fend well either, maybe the cute little blue feathered one but not the other hat which looked like abnormal curved antlers. OMG WWST (what was she thinking).

It was a wonderful wedding; Unfortunately, I had to get to work but not before seeing them on the balcony and seeing them kiss, as I did before with Charles and Diana.

The wedding has set the tone of my day, nothing better to see a lovely wedding and or celebration in the morning before going to work.

I have attached information from the Official Royal Wedding website and The Huffington Post, so you can read and catch up as I did.

The Huffington Post:

It's Sarah Burton!

The Alexander McQueen designer made Kate Middleton's wedding dress.

Burton was long-rumored to be the dressmaker, with buzz starting in March that she'd been tapped for the job. The Sunday Times of London first claimed Burton was The Chosen One and the rest of the British newspapers and, of course, Twitter really went to town.

But, Burton squelched the speculation, telling Vogue UK, "I am not doing it," and McQueen CEO Jonathan Akeroyd, who was said to have leaked the news to a colleague, which then ended up in the Times, denied the reports, remarking, "No, not at all. I am the CEO. I would know if we were doing it."

The turning point was Thursday night when a photograph of a woman appearing to be Burton was spotted entering The Goring Hotel, where Kate Middleton spent the night.

Miss Catherine Middleton's Wedding Dress has been designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.

Miss Middleton chose British brand Alexander McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing. Miss Middleton wished for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterizes Alexander McQueen's work. Miss Middleton worked closely with Sarah Burton in formulating the design of her dress.

The dress epitomizes timeless British craftsmanship by drawing together talented and skilled workmanship from across the United Kingdom. The dress design pays tribute to the Arts and Crafts tradition, which advocated truth to materials and traditional craftsmanship using simple forms and often Romantic styles of decoration. Ms Burton's design draws on this heritage, additionally giving the cut and the intricate embellishment a distinctive, contemporary and feminine character.

The design

The lace appliqué for the bodice and skirt was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace. The lace design was hand-engineered (appliquéd) using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the 1820s. Individual flowers have been hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle to create a unique and organic design, which incorporates the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock.

Hand-cut English lace and French Chantilly lace has been used throughout the bodice and skirt, and has been used for the underskirt trim. With laces coming from different sources, much care was taken to ensure that each flower was the same color. The whole process was overseen and put together by hand by Ms Burton and her team.

The dress is made with ivory and white satin gazar. The skirt echoes an opening flower, with white satin gazar arches and pleats. The train measures two meters 70 centimeters. The ivory satin bodice, which is narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips, draws on the Victorian tradition of corsetry and is a hallmark of Alexander McQueen's designs. The back is finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons fastened by Rouleau loops. The underskirt is made of silk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.

The Fabrics

French Chantilly lace was combined with English Cluny lace to be hand-worked in the Irish Carrickmacross needlework tradition.

All other fabrics used in the creation of the dress were sourced from and supplied by British companies. The choice of fabrics followed extensive research by Sarah Burton and her team.

The Royal School of Needlework

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), based at Hampton Court Palace, assisted the Alexander McQueen team in accurately cutting out the delicate motifs from the lace fabrics and positioning the lace motifs with precision into the new design. The lace motifs were pinned, 'framed up' and applied with stab stitching every two to three millimeters around each lace motif. The workers washed their hands every thirty minutes to keep the lace and threads pristine, and the needles were renewed every three hours, to keep them sharp and clean.

The RSN workers included existing staff, former staff, tutors, graduates and students, with the youngest aged 19.

The RSN's work was used primarily for the train and skirt of the Bride's dress, the bodice and sleeves, the Bride's shoes and the Bride's veil.

Veil and Jewellery

The veil is made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers, which was embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework. The veil is held in place by a Cartier 'halo' tiara, lent to Miss Middleton by The Queen. The 'halo' tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 and was purchased by The Duke of York (later King George VI) for his Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) three weeks before he succeeded his brother as King. The tiara was presented to Princess Elizabeth (now The Queen) by her mother on the occasion of her 18th birthday.

The Bride's earrings, by Robinson Pelham, are diamond-set stylized oak leaves with a pear shaped diamond set drop and a pavé set diamond acorn suspended in the centre. Inspiration for the design comes from the Middleton family's new coat of arms, which includes acorns and oak leaves. The earrings were made to echo the tiara. The earrings were a personal gift to the Bride from her parents for her Wedding Day.

Robinson Pelham have also designed and made a pair of diamond earrings for Miss Philippa Middleton. These earrings are more floral in nature to compliment the headpiece worn by Miss Philippa Middleton during the Service.

A tourmaline and diamond pendant and matching earrings have been designed and made for Mrs. Carole Middleton. Two gold stick pins, one with a single gold acorn at the head and the other with an oak leaf, are also worn respectively by the Father of the Bride, Mr. Michael Middleton, and the Bride's brother, Mr. James Middleton.

Wedding Shoes

The wedding shoes have made hand-made by the team at Alexander McQueen and are made of ivory duchesse satin with lace hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework.

Burton issued a statement to the press talking about the dress (via Harper's Bazaar):

“It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honor to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created. I am delighted that the dress represents the best of British craftsmanship. Alexander McQueen’s designs are all about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a beautiful dress for Catherine on her wedding day.

“The last few months have been very exciting and an incredible experience for my team and I as we have worked closely with Catherine to create this dress under conditions of the strictest secrecy. Understandably, Catherine has been very keen to keep the details of her dress a secret, which is every bride’s prerogative, and we gave an undertaking to keep our role confidential until the day of the wedding.

“Catherine looked absolutely stunning today, and the team at Alexander McQueen are very proud of what we have created. The dress was just one component of a spectacular day, and I do not think it is appropriate to comment any further beyond saying that I personally am very grateful and honored to have been given the opportunity to work on this project, and I wish TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge every good wish for the future.”

Many Blessings to the Happy Couple (William and Kate) and the Royals. Harry your turn!

Thanks to my friends and followers

Viktor Franovik

Photos taken from: Reuters, Associated Press, Getty Images and AFP

HOPE FOR HAITI, FRANOVIK, LEGEND VEGA AND JOSEPH AVIV

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VIKTOR FRANOVIK

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF ME…..

I sit and think of what a year…This economy is still hurting me like everyone else. I’m some what disappointed, we haven’t sold as many garments as we would have wanted, again it goes back to the economy. On the positive side, our garments have been featured in local as well as international events.

I am happy that more people know of FRANOVIK and we are sort after more and more. On and on we have been blessed and have accomplished several things, have created new relationships and severed some older ones.

It’s been a learning experience and we continue to learn. I have faced the facts that some people are just in it for them and although I give them the benefit of the doubt, at the end of the day, it turns out it’s about them. No worries I believe there is a higher power that looks over these things and somehow it evens out….

2010 brought us some wins like out national costume at the Miss Earth competition in Vietnam. Danielle Bounds, the current Miss Earth United States, was spectacular and did our costume justice. Maytee Martinez, one of our models made the cover of LMH wearing one of our dresses.

Models that we have used keep maling them names for themselves, like Esther Dollar, Jana Murrell, Denise Garrido and Sarah Fitzgerald. By the way, our Sarah got married, Congratulations to her and hubby, many blessings. (Kiss, Kiss)

We also created the “Elements of Green” showcase, which was featured in March for fashion weeks in Miami. We were featured in several magazines like BAYFRONT magazine, Nubia Rose magazine, newspapers like WESTON NEWS, HOLA TV in West Palm Beach, Radio station WRHC with Mildred Leal and Web Media, among others.

Still something was missing; my magazine Models&Designers is still not out, it’s finished and still on the shelf. I am debating if I should go digital or actual paper. There is a story on Belinda Carlisle and her son Mason as part of the first celebrity interview done by Christopher DeStefano. Also articles written by Esther Dollar, Tessa Boudreaux and myself.

I guess It’s all about timing. One of my disappointments this year was not being in the Winterfest Boat Parade, but it’s all my fault for dropping the ball. I have dropped the ball this year on many occasions; you see, I fell into a little depression, which comes and goes.

You’re probably wondering, what does that mean?, you either have it or not, but it’s not that simple. Maybe there is a medical term for it but for me, it’s all about what’s happening in my life and the amount of work I have that triggers it.

I wonder if it is worth all the aggravation, I don’t see the progress fast enough although I have been re-assured that I have everything in place done by two independent public relationists and a public relations company in the business.

It’s all about the big break, and God knows I have had them but they’re almost there but something fell short of becoming reality.I have faith it’s going to happen, I believe good things happen to good people or those with good hearts but when do I get to sing, “It’s my turn”….

Thank you all for your continuous support, God Bless and have a Fabulous New Year!

Viktor Franovik