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Christopher Kane wants all his collections to be different.
The designer – who counts the likes of Alexa Chung, Leighton Meester and Freida Pinto among his celebrity fans – admits he gets “bored easily” so is always coming up with new ideas for his creations because he enjoys a challenge.
He told Stylist magazine: “Every season I design a very different collection to the last because I like to learn new techniques. I get bored easily so I feel I have to move on. The pressure of that is good because it keeps me on the straight and narrow.”
Christopher also says he appreciates criticisms because he thinks it makes him a better designer and is always willing to learn from his mistakes.
He said: “It’s good to have criticism – I had a lot at college and it didn’t hurt me, it built my confidence.
“Our business has made mistakes along the way. I’m young and not very patient. One minute I love something and the next I hate it. But I don’t regret anything.”
Michelle Obama stole the fashion show yesterday when she stepped out to meet Nelson Mandela in South Africa.
The First Lady went firstly for a taffeta peach frock and matching cropped jacket for meeting Mr Madela’s wife, before changing in casual attire of jeans and a waistcoat accessorised with a scarf to play with local children.
Over in the US Liv Tyler stepped out in a slinky blue frock for the Ledge Premier. She was joined by Olivia Palermo who looked stunning in what looks to be a yellow Victoria Beckham designed frock.
Kristen Stewart however decided to play it casual in cropped jeans and a black tee at the premier of A Better Life.
Britain’s Prince William and new wife Duchess Catherine will go canoeing when in Canada.
The royal couple are making their first official overseas visit to the country – where William’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth is the head of state – from June 30 to July 8, and their official itinerary has now been released.
The pair’s first official engagement is the laying of a wreath at Canada’s National War Memorial in Ottowa, but they will also canoe, spend a night on a navy frigate on the St. Lawrence River and attend the Calgary Stampede – the second largest parade in the world.
Following their Canadian visit, where they will meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Prince William and Duchess Catherine will go to Los Angeles, where they plan to help budding British talent get a break in Hollywood.
Discussing the BAFTA Brits to Watch black tie event they will attend, their private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton said: “We hope it will get them that big break but also that it will generate greater interest in investment in UK creative industries.
“The duke sees this as a tremendous opportunity to build on the momentum of British success in TV, film and video games.”
Kate Moss is planning a second hen party in Paris.
The 37-year-old supermodel – who is set to wed The Kills frontman Jamie Hince on July 1 – recently enjoyed a party at the Isle of Wight music festival with 30 of her closest pals but now wants to arrange a more upscale bash ahead of her nuptials.
Kate has reportedly booked the four-bedroom, £8,000 a night penthouse suite in the luxury Ritz hotel so she and her friends can enjoy another bash in the French capital.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “She wants a posh do so they can get dressed up and go clubbing.”
Kate and Jamie recently changed their wedding date from July 2 to July 1 leaving their 300 guests confused with a cryptic invitation that gave no reason why the nuptials have been changed, or whether her plans for a “festival” to celebrate her marriage will still go ahead.
A guest revealed: “I received a piece of white card with silver writing on it. It read, ‘Kate Moss and Jamie Hince will be marrying pm Friday July 1. Save the date’.
“The date has shifted from Saturday the 2nd but there’s no information about where the wedding is, how many days, nights, etc. Kate’s doing her usual secret mission stuff but it’s not so funny when the wedding’s just a few weeks away.”
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Azzedine Alaia turned down the chance to replace John Galliano at Christian Dior.
Galliano was sacked from the French fashion house earlier this year after he allegedly made anti-Semetic remarks in a Paris cafe and Alaia was offered the job of helming the label, but decided it wasn’t for him.
Journalist Vanessa Friedman reported in the Financial Times newspaper: “Mr. Alaia wasn’t interested. Flattered, but not about to pursue. The story of what happened with John was a sad story, he said when I asked him, and he didn’t want to be part of the next chapter. And that’s even before you got to the other stuff.”
Alaia is not the first designer to be linked the creative director post at Dior.
Riccardo Tisci – head of Givenchy – is also in the running and refused to confirm in recent interview what his future holds.
He said: “I don’t know what will happen. Sincerely, I feel sorry for John. But for this moment I am leaving aside all the gossip of ‘I am going here, I am going there,’ because there is a lot of gossip circulating and there always will be. I will tell you, in this moment, I am very happy at Givenchy and it is a moment in which I am bringing the game to the next level. So I tell you, I feel at home. It’s as if it were my son. I don’t know how to explain it. It would be very difficult for me to leave.”
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Naomi Campbell has reportedly designed a line of jeans for Fiorucci.
The British supermodel is set to show her debut collection for the Italian denim wear label at Milan Men’s Fashion Week – which is currently underway – although it has not been announced on event schedules.
While denim wear is thought to be an unusual choice for Naomi, 41, as she hardly ever wears jeans, she was spotted in denim at the recent Cannes Film Festival in May.
Fashion website Fashionista.com said: “It’s a denim line and we almost never see her in jeans… [a] photograph from Cannes this year is bit of an anomaly.”
However, on the rare occasions Naomi does decide to wear jeans, she usually relies on her close designer pal Victoria Beckham to get her out of a style rut.
She said: “Victoria is amazing, a real sister. When I’m stuck in a rut, she’s always at the other end of the phone to send a pair of jeans.
“They work wonders on the legs. I love her designs. I’m always in them. I’ve worked with Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and so many great designers. So I’m proud Victoria is up there too.”
Fiorucci enjoyed huge success in the 70s and 80s and is now owned by Italian fashion giant Ittierre after financial and legal issues in the 90s.
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Versace is to collaborate with H&M.
The Italian fashion house – headed up by Donatella Versace – has teamed up with the Swedish high street brand to create a collection, which will include menswear, womenswear and homeware.
Donatella said: “I am thrilled to be collaborating with H&M and to have the opportunity of reaching its wide audience. The collection will be quintessential Versace, perfect for H&M and Versace fans everywhere.”
Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M – who has masterminded collaborations with Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garcons and Jimmy Choo in the past – added: “Versace is one of the most important brands of recent times and their collection for H&M will be glamorous and flamboyant – everything Versace stands for. Donatella Versace is sharing with us iconic designs from the archives. This is such a celebratory collaboration and is perfect for the party season.”
The collection will go on sale on November 17 and will be followed by a pre-spring collection that will be available online from January 19.
The news of the collaboration comes three ways after Donatella ruled out a high street diffusion.
She said: “I respect everyone who does it. But the reason I didn’t do it is because I work very hard to put the Versace line in the luxury section. I think to put the Versace line in H&M would confuse the brand.”
Kim Kardashian is planning a “wedding slim down”.
The 30-year-old socialite – who will marry basketball star Kris Humphries later this summer – revealed she will start using weight loss supplement QuickTrim again, on which she has previously lost 15lbs, in order to get in shape for her nuptials.
When one of Kim’s twitter followers tweeted her yesterday saying, “On my way to GNC to buy some quicktrim”, Kim responded by writing, “Take some for me! I’m about to start again! Wedding slimdown (sic)”
Kim has also been beautifying herself ahead of the big day by using at home skin care and hair removal treatments from TRIA Beauty.
She tweeted: “I have been using the new @TRIABeauty Laser since they first sent it to me to try & now I’m fully ready for summer!”
Although Kim has not announced the date of her wedding, the reality TV star and her fiance – who proposed with a 20.5 carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond ring – are said to be eager to tie the knot as soon as possible.
A source said: “The wedding will happen within six to eight weeks.
“The wedding shower will take place about a month from now. They’re doing things very, very quickly. It’s being fast-tracked.”
Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress from ‘The Seven Year Itch’ has fetched $4.6 million at auction.
The white dress – which the late actress wore during a scene where a gust of wind from the subway blows through a grate in the pavement, puffing up her dress and exposing her underwear – vastly exceeded expectations as it was sold along with a host of other memorabilia belonging to actress and collector Debbie Reynolds this weekend.
The dress had been designed by William Travilla and was made from rayon-acetate to give it sharp pleats.
Describing it, he once said: “I wondered what could I do with this most beautiful girl that Marilyn was to play to make her look clean, talcum-powdered, and adorable.”
At the opening of the auction Debbie had joked to the room of bidders, “I’ve been collecting for 45 years and I’m only 40,” although by the time the lots had closed she was left in tears.
Debbie had acquired the dress in 1971 when she bought all of Marilyn’s wardrobe from studio 20th Century Fox. She had held onto the memorabilia of the late star for as long as possible, but upkeep of the items had driven her into debt and she had failed to find a museum which would look after the whole collection.
Among other items to be auctioned were racing clothes worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1944 film ‘National Velvet’, which went for $60,000, her headdress from ‘Cleopatra’ and a dress and a pair of ruby slippers worn in a screen test for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by Judy Garland, which sold together for $1.75m. Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hat, as worn in ‘The Little Tramp’ fetched $135,000.
The identities of the buyers are largely unknown, but several are said to have been based in Saudi Arabia and Japan.
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