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Hey there vintage & fashion lovers and HAPPY MONDAY!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s officially day 5 of New York City Fashion Week!!! If you haven’t caught wind of the excitement for Spring\/Summer 2012 trends yet, you can see the shows so far on Style.com<\/a> and also stream them live thanks to YouTube’s Livestream Runway Channel. <\/a><\/p>\n

So here’s the thing about trends, vintage lovers — everything that exists today is thanks to influences from the past. Sure, there is a novel idea or two embraced on the runway. Creativity is not owned, but rather collaborated upon in order to manifest originality. So while today’s designers are taking cues from their own style experiences, these day-in-and-day-out reflections of fashion have roots in that which has come before.<\/p>\n

In other words: What goes around, comes around …!<\/em><\/p>\n

Which is why this week is devoted to the connection of the past to the present and as we see on the runways this week: THE FUTURE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve been busy preparing for a new episode of Sammy Davis Vintage on YouTube that shows you dresses as designed by designers who are no longer with us. These are the pieces of the most notable names in fashion who in their lifetimes meticulously controlled what debuted to the fashion public.<\/p>\n

Today these “big names” are run by those who design to represent that brand … and no longer the person. While the heritage of the brand remains, you can argue that “vintage” versions of [insert designer here] are undoubtedly better.<\/p>\n

So to share some of what I’ve learned in my research, I wanted to profile three dead designers who still have collections on the runways today.<\/p>\n

Keep reading after the jump to learn more about All-American Bill Blass, happenin’ hottie Halston and industry icon Yves Saint Laurent. Plus, vintage fashion show footage thanks to YouTube!<\/p>\n

When I was just a young thing at 20 years old, I was recruited to work backstage at Fashion Week for the fall\/winter 2006 collection showings. I worked as an assistant to a photographer from London who took me backstage to snap pictures of models, designers and famous people milling about.<\/p>\n

I can remember it like it was yesterday: In one circumstance, I saw a swarm of people surround a fairly short woman. So I pulled Steve [the photographer] to her and in the flash of an eye, put my flash reflector below her face so that he could snap her picture. I had no idea who she was in the moment, until I looked at her face as Steve snapped away … it was CARMEN ELECTRA!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh the stories .. the glitz … the glam … the FASHION! It’s an industry that with the right perspective, can always be fun, fearless and 100 percent you. Enjoy today’s post vintage lovers for some rewind-the-times inspiration and vintage designer<\/a> know-how. And let me know what you think by commenting on the post, sending me a Tweet<\/a> or saying HELLO! on Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n

Until tomorrow!<\/strong><\/p>\n

xx, SD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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