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Designer Fashions, Designers, Features, Gallery, Haute Couture, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on January 25th, 2012
Yesterday we bought you all the fashion fun from the Versace Haute Couture show and today we only thought it fair that we included a range of the other gorge designs shown off at this event.
We’ve therefore decided to put together what we think are the best five looks from a range of designers at this year’s fashion shin ding.
Of course we couldn’t compile a list like this without including Chanel, which amongst other great designs gave us a very 50s sequined blue shift frock with a hint of 80s styling in the shoulders.
Dior gave us a stunning girly net tea length dress, while Louis Vuitton went all lacey and 60s with a cute cream frock.
Over at Giorgio Armani the tone was all glam, with our fashion eyes landing on a metallic fishtail frock and bolero, while Stephane Rolland went all out with a flamboyant twisted white skirt and black bodice. We heart.
See the gallery below for our top five.
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Tags: "Haute Couture fashion week", catwalk looks, chanel, Christian Dior, dresses, fashions, Louis Vuitton, Paris, SS 2012, Stephane Rolland, Versace
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Christmas outfits, Designer Fashions, Features, Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on November 30th, 2011
The 70s are a hot fashion topic right now. And while we love all the funky prints and denim the best style to come out of this era and into this season is of course the jumpsuit.
This little one piece has been around for a few seasons but for AW 2011 its taken on a wide legged silhouette and a satin, velvet or silk appearance.
If you want to wear one of these lovelies to that Christmas party then keep it simple. Add a thin waist belt to accentuate that wide leg and add some super high heels.
Finish off the look with a little leather jacket to go right back to that Studio 54 look.
See the gallery below for some designer inspiration.
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Tags: AW 2011 Catwalk, Balmain, chanel, Christmas party outfits, jumpsuits, michael kors
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Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on November 23rd, 2011
Stella McCartney will show at London Fashion Week for the first time in 2012.
The British designer will showcase a “one off special fashion presentation” on February 18 ahead of an assault on the British capital which will see her launch a ‘World of Stella’ exhibition of Selfridges, a new fragrance launch, and the opening of a second store.
However, she will then present her new collection in Paris, France as she has done for the past decade.
Meanwhile, dates for the ‘Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs’ exhibition at Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris have been announced.
The celebration of the long-running collaboration between the designer and the French leather goods firm will begin on March 6, the day before Paris Fashion Week wraps up and is set to run until September 16.
Despite being linked with a move to Christian Dior to take over from disgraced designer John Galliano, Marc recently revealed he has no plans to leave Louis Vuitton because he enjoys considerable freedom with the company.
He explained: “I could never do this anywhere else. It’s not just a Paris thing – Vuitton allows me. It’s really, really something I feel particularly proud of and am grateful to the team for. We’ve all worked really hard and gone through a lot to get this to where it is now and we’re starting to see results.”
Tags: AW 2012, Catwalkqueen, LFW, show, SS 2012, Stella McCartney
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Celebrity gossip, Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on November 22nd, 2011
Michelle Williams was involved in choosing the look of her character Marilyn Monroe for new movie ‘My Week With Marilyn’.
The actress plays the troubled started in the new movie and costume designer Jill Taylor reveled she was impressed with Michelle’s opinion on what she should wear.
She told Vogue.co.uk: “Michelle has this real vulnerable quality to her – she’s like a little girl. She’s almost fawn-like, a real Bambi. I think that’s something she brings to each film she does, but it was especially helpful in ‘My Week With Marilyn’ because it meant she really understood and captured the essence of the Marilyn we were trying to convey. You work with so many people in film who give you nothing, but that just wasn’t the case with Michelle. I’d be round hers late at night to do fittings and she always had an opinion on the costumes.”
Jill also revealed she used fashion to represent the “private” of the tragic actress in the film and discovered that Marilyn was ahead of her time when it came to fashion.
She said: “What we wanted to represent was the private side of her. She’s known for her show-stopping glamorous gowns, but after studying hundreds of books and photographs we found out that actually Marilyn dressed for comfort. She was ahead of her time in terms of style. The Fifties look was very much based on structuring and tailoring, but she was often chose quite American sporty clothes to wear. She was the Calvin Klein girl before there even was Calvin Klein. In private, she kept to very simple lines and silhouettes.”
Tags: costumes, Marylin Monroe, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marylin, style
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Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on November 16th, 2011
Alice Temperley picked up the Designer of the Year gong at the Hollywood Style Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The British designer – who won worldwide praise for the emerald green gown she created for Pippa Middleton for the royal wedding reception in April – revealed her delight at winning the award just weeks after Queen Elizabeth presented her with an MBE.
After being presented with the prize by British actress Alice Eve, she said: “It was amazing to go into Buckingham Palace and meet Queen Elizabeth and now the flattery of being on the other side of the planet being honoured for what we do especially when you work so bloody hard . it’s a big compliment.”
The stars turned out in force to celebrate the artists who help them to look good including hair stylists, makeup artists, colourists, wardrobe stylists and photographers.
Presenting snapper Randall Slavin with his Photographer of the Year award, Eva Longoria said: “If it was up to me I’d have the whole world see me how Randall Slavin does. He has the ability to make a girl look persuasive and fierce and fragile and delicate and a million other things that you never thought could be possible.”
Jaime King presented ‘KickAss’ star Chloe Moretz with the One to Watch award, Selma Blair passed out the Hollywood Boutique of the Year title to Decades while Mandy Moore also took the stage as she announced Molly Stern as Make-Up Artist of the Year.
Hair Stylist of the Year went to Mara Roszak as ‘Sex and the City’ actress Kristin Davis named Elizabeth Stewart as Stylist of the Year.
Meanwhile Khloe Kardashian honoured her younger half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner with the Stylish Sisters trophy.
She said: “Kendall and Kylie are incredibly bright, down-to-earth and amazingly stylish. I really wish I was that stylish at their age. I still take inspiration from them now.”
Tags: "Kate Middleton", Alice Temperley, designer of the year, style awards
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Celebrity gossip, Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on November 14th, 2011
Nicole Richie is designing a fashion line for QVC.
The 30-year-old designer will further expand her work with a “cute” range of clothing for the home shopping network, which will launch in February.
A source told Usmagazine.com: “The line is cute – it can be worn by teeny-tiny girls but also goes up to size XXXL. Nicole has a great fashion sense, and she’s very hands-on.”
The launch of the line will tie in with the premiere of reality TV show ‘Fashion Star’, on which Nicole – who has a line of womenswear called Winter Kate, an accessories line called House of Harlow 1960 and Nicole, her maternity collection – acts as a mentor for aspiring designers.
The reality TV star – who was recently named Influencer of the Year at Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards for House of Harlow 1960 – recently said she designs for women who are not “afraid to take risks” and enjoy having “fun” with their wardrobes.
Describing her typical customer, she said: “[She is] a multitasker, a woman who wears many hats, someone who isn’t afraid to take risks and have fun with fashion.”
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Designer collaborations, Designer Fashions, Fashion Crush, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on November 1st, 2011
We heart Topshop at the best of times but when it adds a quirky collection from a designer we love it even more. Simone Rocha has come up with a funky range of workwear, with a netted and cable knit twist.
Her clean-cut shirt finds a new lease of life with neon gauze-like sleeves and her beautiful blazer with cable knit sleeves will warm while it keeps you cool.
Get a piece of the collection from Topshop now.
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Tags: Designers, Simone Rocha, TopShop, workwear, workwear with a twist
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Tags: "Philip Lim", AW 2011 make up trends, chanel, Designer and celebrity make up AW 2011 Trends, Eye make up ideas for Christmas, fendi, make up ideas, make up ideas for Halloween, metallic make up
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Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on October 19th, 2011
Diane von Furtstenberg believes her greatest achievement is giving women confidence.
The 64-year-old designer – who is most famous for the wrap dress she designed in the 1970s, which enjoyed a revival over two decades later – is proud that people enjoy wearing her creations because they make them feel good about themselves, though she hopes she still has things to achieve.
She said: “I am against anything that objectifies women,
“My greatest achievement is that I have given confidence to women with my clothes.
“The word ‘accomplished’ makes you think with a full stop. I hope I am accomplishing!”
Diane believes that female designers make more appealing outfits because they are practical fashions, whereas she thinks her male counterparts prefer “costumes”.
She said: “Women design clothes for women to wear. Men design costumes.”
Diane admitted she felt “humiliated” when she was learned pregnant after getting engaged to Prince Egon of Furstenberg but was determined to forge a career and insisted on learning the basics of fashion before marrying at 23.
She told the Guardian newspaper: “I was working in a clothing factory in Italy when I discovered I was pregnant. I was humiliated, worried people would think I’d done it to get the ‘best catch in Europe’. So I said to my boss: ‘I’m getting married and moving to America, but before I go, can I learn how to make clothes?’ And I stayed after work with the patternmaker, and that’s how I got into fashion.”
Tags: confidence, diane von furstenberg, DVF, fashion, inspiration, Women
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on October 17th, 2011
Stella McCartney will launch a line of eco-friendly sunglasses next year.
The British designer and environmentalist – who is a vegetarian and refuses to use leather or fur in her creations – revealed the new collection will be made of more than 50 per cent natural and renewable materials.
She told WWD: “The greatest challenge was the amount of time that was spent on research and testing to get the best quality product possible with the highest performance in terms of resistance, while still maintaining the style and finish we always try to achieve.”
This is not Stella’s first sunglasses collection, she released a line in 2009 in collaboration with Luxottica and says it’s important to have fun with them.
She explained: “Women have two sets: a classic pair they’ll have forever, and a more playful pair. We’ve added that fun element to the line. ‘My mum had this mad pair with Christmas trees on them that I loved when I was little. Sunglasses are one of the only accessories that can really have a sense of humour. But you walk a fine line between looking like a complete idiot and getting it just right.”
Tags: Designers, eco friendly sunglasses, launch, Nancy Shevell's wedding to Sir Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney
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Celebrity gossip, Designer Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on October 4th, 2011
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s $39,000 alligator backpack was the first item to sell from their new handbag range.
The fashion design duo – who celebrated the luxury collection, which launched under their fashion label The Row, with a cocktail party at Paris store Montaigne Market – were thrilled with the sale of the controversial bag, with Ashley noting that luxury items perform well during uncertain economic times.
She told WWD: “It was the first thing that sold off the shelf. During our last economic crisis in the U.S., the only thing that went up was Hermes.”
Shoe designer Christian Louboutin spoke of his admiration for Mary-Kate and Ashley’s collection and revealed he feels protective of the twins.
He said: “I feel very much like a godfather to them. I adore them both. They are very cute and very clever.”
Averyl Oates, buying director for Harvey Nichols, who stock The Row, recently claimed the success of the label is due to its “timeless generational appeal”.
She explained: “The label carries timeless generational appeal while still remaining directional.
“Mary-Kate and Ashley recently achieved their ambition of dressing Michelle Obama. Lauren Hutton has also worked with the brand and I think the ageless appeal lies with the fact that the collection has a crystal-clear DNA.”
Tags: Aligator handbags, Fashion Designers, handbag collections, lauren hutton, Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, michelle obama, style, the Row, vintage
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Designer Fashions, Designers, dresses, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 3rd, 2011
Gisele Bundchen
Gisele dances the night away in black trews and a white tee
Genin Nicolas/ABACA/Press Association Images
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Tags: Gisele Bundchen, Givenchy, Jennifer Hudson, Paris Fashion Week, Ricardo Tisci, Spring 2012 fashion, X Factor
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Designer Fashions, dresses, Fashion News, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 3rd, 2011
Hermes Spring/Summer 2012
A model displays a creation by designer Christophe Lemaire for Hermes Spring-Summer 2012 Ready-To-Wear collection show held at Jeu de Paume in Paris, France, on October 2, 2011.
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Tags: fashion week, Handbags, Hermes, Models, Paris Fashion Week, Summer 2012 trends
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Designer Fashions, Designers, dresses, Gallery, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By emilyborrett on September 15th, 2011
Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2012
Proenza Schouler may still be a relative fledgling label in the fashion industry, but, my god, they churn out incredible collections like they’ve been going for the last thirty years. Design duo Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez couldn’t be doing any better right now – and I am completely besotted with their new tiki Hawaii-inspired S/S 2012 collection.
The Spring/Summer line was deceptively austere at the beginning of the show, with neat waisted jackets in charcoal grey and prim little high collars, but look a little closer at the skirt and short suits and there was actually some cool, unusual tiger-print panelling. From a glance, a little bit drab – but get closer and it’s actually got a cheeky, subtle twist.
Dark muted tones soon gave way to crisp white tailored pieces and yellow florals. We especially loved their cute tie-waisted skirts in delicate blue and white prints with yellow floral overlay – so summery and playful that we want to hit the beach right away. There was a bit of a mesh between different eras – the Hawaiian-style prints reminded us of American summer holidays in the 1950s, while the super-sexy tiger-printed mini skirt-suits gave more than a nod and a growl to the power-bitch era of the 80s.
The 50s/80s era clash reared its head again in the collection when McCullough and Hernandez cleverly combined classic pin-up styles such as full-skirted sun-dresses and high-waisted beach shorts, but reworked the classic styles by making them in black and white PVC for a sleek, modern look. It might get a bit hot on the beach, but who cares if you’re lucky enough to be wearing a bit of Schouler?
All in all, it’s a really great, flirty collection that we can guarantee A-listers will be scrapping over very, very soon. To see our highlights of the Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2012 show, check out the gallery above. Surf’s up!
Tags: beachwear, floral, fur collar, hawaii, leather skirt, mercedes benz, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, Proenza Schouler, spring/summer, SS2012, tailored
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Events, Gallery, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By emilyborrett on September 15th, 2011
3.1 Phillip Lim Spring/Summer 2012
If effortless, edgy city-girl style is what you’re all about then you’ll appreciate the new 3.1 Phillip Lim collection which was shown at NYFW yesterday. For a label junkie he’s an absolute must-have, having proven very popular so far with the likes of Olivia Palermo and Alexa Chung.
There was a definite androgynous feel to Lim’s Spring/Summer designs, with sweet feminine twists in the form of sugary pastel tones and bright whites. To balance heavy masculine shapes such as slouchy, wide-shouldered shirts, straight-legged city trousers and padded coats, they were deftly teamed with cute silk tees in pale peach and lilac or short white shift dresses.
Dresses-wise, we were shown a cool, low-key collection of playful black silk pieces, flowing grey jersey dresses and navy-white optic floral prints which were really cool. What we love about 3.1 Phillip Lim designs is that there aren’t any frills or showiness, just simply elegant, fashion-forward and wearable pieces. You don’t need to be a mad Isabella Blow type or a Parisian couture princess to wear his designs – Lim designs for every woman out there in the city streets, and we think that’s really cool.
Check out the gallery above to see the new 3.1 Phillip Lim collection.
Tags: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexa Chung, androgyny, blazer, city style, edgy, mercedes benz, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, pastel colours, Urban
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