Georgia May Jagger may have been keeping her head down while she’s been studying for exams, but the model has now come back with a vengeance. The model has just been announced as the new face of Hudson Jean’s A/W2010 range.
Ben Taverniti, creative director at Hudson Jeans, told Vogue: “Georgia May is a true embodiment of the spirit of the Hudson brand.
“She has that certain Je ne sais quoi.”
Mario Sorrenti and creative agency LIPMAN shot the campaign at Aldor Manor, an Italian Renaissance style house in New York. The new images show Hudson’s key styles for the season, as well as designs from its Classic, Custom, Capsule and Collection lines.
Lady Gaga’s eccentric fashion sense has inspired and attracted equally quirky Zandra Rhodes.
The Brit designer has told Vogue that she would love to dress the pop princess, saying: “I just love how she puts her own take on things – I could make her a transparent kaftan and she’d look fabulous.
“One could do something quite extraordinary with her.”
She also told the magazine how she would like to have the singer round to the studio for a fitting.
“If she did ever want me to design her something, I’d do what I did with Freddie Mercury and Queen – I’d just get her to come over and she could pick out the sort of thing she fancied and I’d work with that,” said Rhodes. “It’s all about seeing how something moves. She could try a few pieces on and we could go from there.”
If you’ve seen Avatar then you’ll remember its sexy female leading actress, Zoe Saldana, being all blue and leaping about on screen. Well, now she’s set to become the face of Calvin Klein’s new underwear campaign. I personally think she looks way better without the body paint and dodgy dreadlocks.
Said Zoe Saldana, on her revealing photoshoot for CK: “Calvin Klein has always put forth such beautifully executed campaigns and it’s very exciting for me to be associated with such an iconic, globally recognised brand.” She’ll be joining the legion of other beautiful famous faces that have modelled over the years; Calvin Klein’s ad campaigns not only kick-started the career of actor Mark Wahlberg in the 1990s, but were also responsible for supermodel Kate Moss’ climb to international fame. Calvin Klein ads have most recently featured such famous faces as the star of Twilight, Kellan Lutz, Eva Mendes and tennis star Fernando Verdasco. Congratulations, Zoe!
Karl Lagerfeld has become one of the most popular designers of our time, with many of us wishing we could afford some of the fabulous pieces he’s bought into the fashion world for Chanel.
So we’re delighted to hear that he’s finally going to be recognised for all his hard work.
According to WWD this Thursday French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to anoint Karl with a Commander of the Legion of Honour. This is France’s highest civilian award and will be presented in a ceremony at the Elysée presidential palace.
The honour comes with a silver medal suspended from the collar from a red ribbon and we really hope Karl uses it as in inspiration for a few of his upcoming collections.
It’s a question that’s been going around fashion circles since the tragic death of Alexander McQueen. After the Gucci Group made it clear the label was here to stay, everyone was left wondering who would replace the designer as creative director.
However, it seems the wait is over. According to WWD, McQueen’s right-hand woman Sarah Burton, is about to be given the role.
Sarah had worked with McQueen for 16 years, and even oversaw the completion of his final collection in time for Paris Fashion Week. With credentials like that we know she’ll do Alexander proud
Louis Vuitton has had a slap on the wrist by the UK Advertising Standards Authority.
Just a day after the designer gained great acclaim for his Maison store opening, two of his adverts, which show craftsman stitching his leather goods by hand, have been banned over here for “misleading” customers.
The ASA said the ban was because Vuitton’s bags and wallets are made by machine, not by hand. It said although Louis Vuitton provided it with evidence that many ‘hand-crafting techniques’ were used in the production of the bag and wallet, it fell short of what was needed to prove the products were made by hand.
“We noted that we had not seen documentation that detailed the entire production process for Louis Vuitton products or that showed the proportion of their manufacture that was carried out by hand or by machine.”
We don’t think this would be something that would stop us from buying the brand, it’s more our overdraft and credit card limits that are to blame for the lack of LV items in our wardrobes.
Has this put you off buying the brand. Leave your comments below and let us know.
It’s hello Giles Deacon and “Lindsay Lohan who?” in the word of Emanuel Ungaro.
The brand has today confirmed that the designer has become its new creative director.
Ungaro hasn’t been generating the best press over the past months. The fashion house suffered a fashion media backlash after Lindsay Lohan, the labels artistic adviser and head designer Estrella Archs were criticised for their poor fashion designs at Fashion Week last year. They have consequently left their roles.
But will Giles do any better when he reveals his first collection for the brand this October? Judging by his passion we think he might.
The designer told WWD: “I’m totally aware and respectful of the pressure but at the same time, I’ve run my own business for eight years and worked in lots of places.
“I think as soon as you start worrying and thinking about that too much, you’re not concentrating on doing good work, which is the most important thing.”
We’ve got bags of respect for Lulu Guinness. Not only is she a talented designer but she’s also leant her name to a range of charity ventures this year. And it doesn’t seem as though she’ll be stopping anytime soon.
The designer, alongside Alice Temperley, Issa’s Daniella Helayel and Diane von Furstenberg will hand-paint one of 250 life-size baby elephants to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered Asian elephant.
The venture created by the Elephant Family charity, will see London turned into an urban jungle with the elephants placed around landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square and the Southbank from May to July. If you want to see them all in their full glory you can head down to the public exhibition at the gardens of the Royal Hospital later on in the year.
To raise money the elephants will then be auctioned off in the autumn.
Alexander McQueen’s ashes are to be scattered on the Isle of Skye.
The designer, who was born and bought up in East London, is said to have felt a strong connection to the birthplace of his father Ronald. He had previously told his family he wanted the island to be his final resting place.
Mr McQueen’s brother Michael said: “Alexander was back and forward all over the world, but he felt at home when he was in Scotland”
And his love of the Scottish Isle’s showed in his work including his ‘Highland Rape’ collection and use of tartan in his pieces.
With the Sex and The City 2 film looming in the not so far distance, we’re getting ready for backstage gossip, promotions and of course lots of pictures of the girls.
However one person doesn’t seem so excited by all the drama surrounding the film and that’s one of our favourite shoe designers Christian Louboutin.
Following a bust up with Manolo Blahnik, the designer associated with the Sex and The City girl’s footwear, producers decided to enlist Louboutin’s creations for the next film.
Any other designer would be over the moon at the thought of this, but Louboutin doesn’t seem to fussed.
He told The Guardian: “I think it’s a good thing because people tell me it is. I don’t have a TV, you see.”
We would love for you to come over to ours and watch the series Mr Louboutin and no need to bring the popcorn, a pair of shoes would be just fine.
It’s happened to the best of us. We’ve walked into a store in the middle of the summer to get ourselves kited out with a new bikini for our summer holiday, only to find we’re too late and the shelves are already stacked with cosy looking jackets for the winter.
They may look lovely, but let’s face it, that parka is not going to be any use to us on a beach, unless of course you have very poor circulation.
And guess what, we’re not the only ones that get frustrated about it.
Designer Donna Karan is fighting to get the system changed. “I hate to say it, somebody’s got to take the leap of faith and deal with the June, July market,” she told WWD. “Pre-fall shouldn’t exist, I’m sorry. Wrong. Let’s start there. We’ve got to bring clothes into season.” Donna has said she wants clothes, especially winterwear, to hit shelves when, well, it’s actually cold.
We can see Donna’s point, and completely agree that it’s a bit of a nightmare finding fashions to suit seasons when the shops are one step ahead. We’re sure were not the only ones who struggled to get excited about the pretty floral short sleeved tops when it was snowing back in early Februar, but will doing this change the whole fashion ethos and catwalk shows as we know them?
Let us know what you think by leaving your comments below.
It was the collection we were all waiting for; the late Alexander McQueen‘s final range during Paris Fashion Week. Unfortunately we couldn’t be there, but we’ve heard and read that it was an emotional, yet beautiful display.
The sixteen outfits shown were 80% finished by the time of McQueen’s death last month and the final touches were administered by Sarah Burton, who worked alongside McQueen for sixteen years.
They were themed around a medieval idea with angels and demons as well as images and influences from Renaissance and Byzantine art.
There were brocades, billowing capes, ornate gold leaves. We’ve found a slide show of some of the designs, which we hope will give his last collection the justice it deserves.
Plastic bottles aren’t exactly what we would call fashionable, but add an iconic designer into the mix and you’ll get something pretty special.
Dame Vivienne Westwood has paired up with SIGG, the makers of the original Swiss reusable aluminium bottle, to build awareness around the unnecessary waste and harm that is caused to the environment by purchasing and throwing away plastic.
And the strange, but kooky relationship between the two has created a limited series of design bottles.
The three Limited Edition Vivienne Westwood bottles will be launched later on in 2010 and will coincide with the main fashion shows in June and September.
These limited editions will be exclusively available to invited guests and backstage at the shows, as well as a few available in selected stores.
Get drinking ladies. It’s good for fashion and the environment.
In Victor Meldrews words “I don’t believe it.” So what’s got us moaning like an old man from One Foot in the Grave? News that Diane von Furstenberg has just released an album to raise money for charity.
We’ve heard of models and actresses turning to the microphone but this one has got to be a first. However, before you get too excited at hearing the designers singing talents (if they’re as good as her designs we’re in for a treat) we have to point out that she actually sung. The album is a compilation of songs by her favourite female artists, including Estelle and Annie Lennox, to mark next week’s International Women’s Day.
‘Proud To Be Woman’ is available to buy from itunes and money raised will be donated to Vital Voices, a charity that champions women’s rights across the globe. We think this is a unique idea and we’re all up for helping charity but we think it may have been better for the designer to do what she does best. We’d definitely buy a charity t-shirt, dress or jumper if she designed one.
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