As we spring into warm-weather season, it’s officially time to put away those midnight blacks, dark browns and jewel tones, instead, opt for uplifting and soft pastels. Paired perfectly with florals, these two trends are made for each other. Take your colour inspiration from blooming tulips, cotton candy at country fairs and of course, Pinterest.
Metropole rug, KORHANI home
Today is the big day! The KORHANI home runway show is tonight at 7 p.m. at Toronto Fashion Week! Will you be there? And more importantly, what will you be wearing in the tents? What Canadian influencers will be in the front row?
What surprise do we have in store for you this season?
Join the conversation! We want to hear what you think of the show! Tweet at us @KORHANIhome! #KORHANIrunway #WMCFW
Tomorrow tune into The Global Morning Show with Liza Fromer LIVE at 8:30 a.m. ET to see Kirsten Korhani talking about her Fall/Winter 2013 Collection and see looks from each theme on our models.
Do you dream about attending Fashion Week? Here’s your chance to get in on the fashion action. Enter the KORHANI home Sweepstakes to win an exclusive runway experience at World MasterCard® Fashion Week in Toronto!
Win a seat for you & a guest to our carpet couture runway show!
Win invitations to experience World MasterCard Fashion Week and see a runway show courtesy of KORHANI home.
We are giving away 10 pairs of invitations to our carpet couture runway show at 7 p.m. Wednesday March 20, 2013 at David Pecaut Square.
Simply enter to win on Facebook via our “contest” tab or through Twitter @KORHANIhome on tweetsw.in
Tweet via tweetsw.in to enter “Follow @KORHANIhome, and RT this for a chance to win 2 seats to our carpet couture runway show at #WMCFW #KORHANIrunway”
Rules for 2013 KORHANI home Sweepstakes
1. Sweepstakes open only to residents of the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding cities).
2. Sweepstakes applicants must be 19 years of age or older at the time of entry. Winner(s) and guest(s) must bring valid government-issued identification to gain entry into World MasterCard® Fashion Week and the KORHANI home runway show.
3. Invitations are non-transferrable and have no cash value.
4. Only one entry per household allowed.
5. No purchase necessary. Winners are responsible for their own transportation to and from World MasterCard® Fashion Week.
6. IMG Fashion, a division of IMG Worldwide, Inc., and its affiliates, employees and agents and World MasterCard® Fashion Week, its sponsors and vendors, are released from all liability arising from claims arising out of, or in connection with, our consumer promotion and/or contest.
7. Except where prohibited, by participating in the KORHANI home sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless KORHANI home and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotional partners, prize partners, providers and their respective agents and agencies, officers, directors, and employees (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in any KORHANI home Sweepstakes or receipt, use or misuse of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the KORHANI home Sweepstakes; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone, cellular, or network lines; (c) errors in the administration of any KORHANI home Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (d) late, lost, or undeliverable email; or (e) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the KORHANI home Sweepstakes or receipt, use or misuse of any prize.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hopefully today you will get a gift that is shiny and gold. From white to yellow to pink, each color of gold has been on-trend depending on the year. Currently, rose gold is on a roll.
Bracelet, Marc Jacobs; vintage ring, Pinterest; Vanesa rug, KORHANI home; model in Atelier Versace; oil, Bobbi Brown; light fixture, Anthropologie.
Rose gold is created by adding small amounts of copper to 24 karat yellow gold.
Not only has rose gold taken off in jewelry trends, but has exploded on the runways and is even trending with lifestyle products – like the rose gold iPad and KORHANI home Vanesa rug.
Taylor Rose Gold headphones, bestbuy.com; jacket, Topshop; bow tie, Gender Bender; lock, Tiffany & Co.; model, Herve Leger; Adena flat, Sam Edelman; iPad, goldgenie.com
So what do you think? Is rose gold a trend that is going to turn classic? One thing is for certain, this trend isn’t fading anytime soon.
The Roaring ’20s brings to mind prohibition, jazz, flappers and an era of distinct fashion. From fringe on skirts to form-fitting hats, many modern day designs are derived from the past.
I love this ad from a 1920′s catalog, “now you can buy hats for all your outfits.” If only those prices were the same today!
Digging up the past can be fun. Raid your mom’s closet or grandma’s attic and dig up some treasures from the past. Combining new and old pieces make for the best outfits. Antiques can add an element of surprise to an otherwise modern room design.
With The Great Gatsby coming to theatres in May, home and fashion trends are exploding with remnants of the prohibition-age.
Dior (left); KORHANI home rug pattern from Puttin’ On the Ritz (top right); KORHANI commercial shoot (bottom right)
Let’s bring back the ’20s! Is there a decade that inspires your wardrobe or home décor?
We’re back from Berlin and our show had a great turnout. Here are some of our favourite celebrity photos from the event if you weren’t there to catch a glimpse in person! The red carpet was on fire with German celebrities Palina Rojinski, Lexy Hell and Bonnie Strange making appearances.
Starting clockwise: Kirsten Korhani & model Franziska Knuppe; actress Mirja Du Mont; Verena Kerth, Kirsten & Marion Fedder; actress Janina Uhse.
Model Lexy Hell (left); MTV host, DJ & actress Palina Rojinski
Spotlight on Bonnie Strange opening for KORHANI home
Bonnie is wearing a carpet couture dress made out of our Belle du Jour carpets (available February 1 online.) This sexy theme is perfect for a walk-in closet or an area rug in a powder room.
Next show: World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto…see you on the runway x x
Sadly, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin has come to an end. From Basler to Hugo Boss the week was full of engaging shows.
Favourite piece: Schumacher’s beautiful gold dress with the long, flowing train.
Schumacher
Fav colour: Basler’s hot pink faux-fur coat…or maybe I should call it a dress!
Basler
Fav celebrity appearance: Miss Anti-Fashion of Fashion, the in-your-face Bonnie Strange opening for KORHANI home.
Bonnie Strange (left); Kirsten Korhani & Bonnie Strange (right)
Our team is stuck in London because of a huge snow storm! More pics to come from the runway soon. We miss Berlin already…
The past two days have been chaotic with final model castings and fittings. Our show producer Hans and our creative director Kirsten had so many talented models to choose from for our runway show.
Now with models chosen, each carpet couture outfit has to be tailored to fit perfectly for each of our 33 looks. To kick-off the show celebrity model Bonnie Strange (with her bright green hair!) will be dressed as one of our Femme Fatales in our Parisian Affair theme. Her energy and persona is exactly what we were looking for.
Can’t wait for the KORHANI home show tomorrow! Keep posted for more backstage pics and photos from our show.
To celebrate KORHANI home’s first runway show at Berlin Fashion Week (January 15 – 18), we are giving away carpet couture bags each day of Fashion Week from our Puttin’ on the Ritz Collection!
To enter on Twitter: Tweet “Follow @KORHANIhome & RT this for a chance to win a Gatsby-inspired carpet couture tote bag! #WinInBerlin”
To enter on Facebook: ‘Like’ the KORHANI home business page & ‘share’ the #WinInBerlin contest post. Email contest@korhani.com with your name and mailing address. (So, we have a way to contact you & send you your bag!)
Or, enter below!
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Rules:
1. Contest open to residents of Canada and the United States of America (excluding Hawaii, Alaska & the Northwest Territories).
2. One winner per household.
3. Entering from multiple Twitter or Facebook accounts is prohibited and disqualifies you from winning.
4. Contest opens at 9 a.m. EST Tuesday January 15, 2013 and closes 11:59 p.m. EST Friday January 18, 2013.
5. Winners will be notified via email. We will need your name and mailing address to post the carpet bag to you.
Ever wonder what goes into the production of our carpet couture collections for Fashion Week? Making garments out of rugs is definitely an art form – more sculptural than you would expect.
Traditionally, when designing a garment you would:
Using rugs as the “fabric” changes the process, bringing in tools you wouldn’t expect to manipulate the material.
With rugs being so heavy, sewing machines alone just don’t cut it. Other materials we use are: hammers, hot glue, staples, duct tape, rivets, lacing, Velcro, snaps and zip ties.
The garments fit almost like a puzzle, with our stylists piecing them together for the fittings before each show. The final fitting needs to be tailored to each unique model chosen for the desired look. 
KORHANI is blending the lines between fashion & home and continually tries to showcase that the same seasonal trends apply to both. Is there a fashion trend you want to bring into your next home decorating session?