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Sean John's Return to the Runway Documented in MTV's 'If I Were King'

NEW YORK, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Sean John, the world's fastest growing line of sportswear for men and women, has documented their return to the runway during New York Fashion Week for Fall 2008 with a feature documentary airing on MTV. The documentary surrounds Sean "Diddy" Combs and the preparation to the show. The dream of a prince in the year 2020 who discovers himself through love and war as he ascends to the great leader he is destined to be. With this theme, the documentary delves into the backstage world of fashion week and the Sean John show. Not since Isaac Mizrahi's "Unzipped" have viewers had such a dynamic insider's look into the behind the scenes drama and chaos of a runway collection and the designer's road to a show's critical review. It is a journey that is brilliantly explored in this feature documentary airing Wednesday, April 9th on MTV.

Sean "Diddy" Combs said, "I am honored with the opportunity to present this to the world and to highlight what I have put into this show and this business of Sean John. It is extremely important to me to allow people in to see all the blood, sweat and tears that went into the Sean John show and to relay the important message of honor and ambition and going forward with a dream and there is no one better to portray this message than MTV."

Combs then continued, "I am so excited that this documentary is airing at such a crucial moment for the Sean John brand as this year marks our 10th anniversary. What better way to emblazon the current success of the brand and to recognize our unbelievable past."

Sean John, a privately held company, was created by music icon and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs and made its fashion debut with a men's sportswear collection for the spring 1999 season. In 2004, Sean "Diddy" Combs for Sean John was honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America as Men's Wear Designer of the Year. With annual retail sales in the United States of over $525 million, Sean John is sold in better department and specialty stores across the country, as well as select retailers around the world. In 2006 Sean John, in partnership with Estee Lauder Companies, launched its signature men's fragrance, Unforgivable, which remains one of the highest selling men's fragrance in department stores in America. Its feminine counterpart launched in the fall of 2007 and continues to be in the top 20 best selling scents in the category.

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A Brief History of Hip Hop Fashion
by Ispas Marin

Hip hop clothes have become more and more popular, representing a fashion which is making a statement. As any other fashion trend, hip hop clothes have changed over the years and they have been adopted all over the world.

Hip hop clothes have been firstly worn by big hip hop stars like Run-DMC and LL Cool J in the 1980s. They were wearing big glasses, many rings, sneakers with  phat shoelaces. Big, gold necklaces and jewellery were also worn by other hip hop stars like Big Daddy Kane or Kurtis Blow. The haircut was another symbol of the hip hop trend: some singers were having Jheri curls; others had hi-top fade. But the Black Pride movement was the most powerful trend of the hip hop culture in the  80s. It was symbolized by dreadlocks, Africa chains and black-green-and-red hip hop clothes.

In the 1990s the hip hop music changed, therefore the hip hop clothes suffered some changes too. Some singers (The Fresh Prince or Left Eye of TLC) were wearing bright coloured clothes and baseball caps. Other hip hop clothes were inspired from the dress code of street gangs and even prison uniforms. The prison inmates  fashion of not using a belt (the belt always being confiscated by the wardens whenever a new prisoner was brought in) has inspired the wearing of baggy pants with no belt. Some regions of the USA have contributed with some special symbols to the hip hop fashion. New York preferred hooded clothes and Timberland boots while the West Coast liked big flannel shirts and Converse sneakers. The South brought in gold teeth fashion.

The mid-90s brought in another trend, the mafioso fashion, represented by hats and alligator skin shoes worn mostly by hip hop stars like Jay-Z or the Notorious B.I.G.

The new rising stars at the end of the 1990s  Sean  Puffy Combs came with new symbols as shiny, flashy suits and platinum jewellery to replace the gold one. Combs saw the business opportunity of selling hip hop clothes; therefore he started his own clothing line. Other clothing companies as FUBU or Karl Kani earned millions of dollars from selling hip hop clothes.

But the hip hop fashion started to become distinctive for female singers. Lil Kim and Foxy Brown were famous for their shiny, couture appearances while other singers like Lauryn Hill or Eve were known for a more low-profile clothing style.

But jewellery remained the most distinctive symbol of the hip hop fashion. Hip hop singers wore platinum necklaces or rings with big embedded diamonds. Some of them even had platinum teeth.

Nowadays, hip hop clothes have turned into extremely famous clothing labels. Many hip hop singers have their own clothing lines like Jay-Z s Roc-a-wear or Russell Simmons Phat Farm.

The hip hop clothes have changed from the street style to the more glamorous style of the stars.

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 THE ROD ELAM COLLECTION IS THE HOTTEST FASHION THREAD TO HIT THE URBAN RUNWAY THIS SEASON

Philadelphia, PA (BlackNews.com) - (1/12/06). The last two years have proved to be a watershed year for designer Rod Elam and his urban clothing line, The Rod Elam Collection. Elam's distinct collection of urban inspired, street authentic outerwear made a smashing season debut this fall, as shoppers searched for the latest designs. The collection's threads are intrinsically inspired by Philadelphia style and flair, but have earned the collection prime placement in trendsetting cities like New York, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and more. The Rod Elam Collection flooded the racks of well known retail chains in 15 markets including 4 out of the 5 major U.S. cities across the U.S.

Elam's eye catching logo and vibrant hues appealed to the fashion elite while curious shoppers made their way to the world wide web (www.rodelamcollection.com) and local stores to find out more about the clothing line, and the native Philadelphia designer. In less than 30 days of hitting the stores, several of the chains requested reorders as shoppers and entertainment heavies have taken notice of Elam's wears. Big Tigger of BET's 106 and Park was recently seen sporting a jacket from Elam's collection in December. Other high profile sporters include, gospel rap artist, T-Wise, and actor, Trey Chaney, of HBO's hit series, The Wire.

Since 2001, Elam's authentic leather and varsity style jackets made a lasting impression on retail buyers at the Magic Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Magic is the super bowl of the apparel and fashion industry where national designers showcase their latest wares for thousands of retail buyers and sellers. In their first year attending, the Rod Elam Collection managed to secure 2 national accounts with well known retail stores. But Elam's climb to the top will not end this season. His team is currently in preparations to attend Magic again in February, to unveil the 2006 spring collection.
To see the Collection and store locations, please visit us online at www.rodelamcollection.com.