Lady Gaga has once again roped Armani into her crazy world of fashion. The designer who has in the past created a range of outfits for the singer, including those she wore at the Grammy awards, created the outfit for Lady G’s much talked about performance on American Idol, which was filmed last night.
Armani told Vogue: “American Idol is a real modern phenomenon that has captured the public’s imagination and delivers great drama.
“To complement the spirit of Lady Gaga herself, I have let my imagination run free, and the outfit I have created for her for American Idol performance is pure fantasy.”
The outfit last night was a typical Gaga get-up consisting of a silk mesh bodysuit embroidered with Chantilly lace and crystal and jet beading. Miss G teamed this up with a silk organza cape, embroidered hood and black patent stiletto boots.
As Lady Gaga‘s fame reaches astronomical heights more and more magazines are vying to get their hands on the singer.
One mag that’s recently succeeded in doing this is V. It’s featuring a Gaga Journal, which has been shot by Matthew Williams who has documented Lady Gaga’s life over the past months in NY, LA and Miami.
And if this wasn’t enough V will also feature some never before seen Polaroid snapshots, which Lady G become the Creative Director for in a speciality line of Polaroid imaging products, in their upcoming release.
And V isn’t the only mag that’s prowling around Lady G. According to WWD rumour has it that Vanity Fair is plotting to put a real, live celebrity on its September cover — and yes you guessed it, it’s Miss G.
If the rumours are to believed the singer will appear in the mag’s fall Style Issue, which last year featured archival images of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, instead of January Jones and Jon Hamm of “Mad Men,” as originally planned.
However, Vanity Fair isn’t giving anything away. A representative for the magazine said: “It’s our policy to not talk about future covers or stories, whether we are or are not working on them.”
CoverGirl is a brand we have recently been associated with America’s Next Top Model after Tyra Banks tells the contenders every single week that one of their prizes will be a contract with the brand.
However, it seems that a CoverGirl model is more than just a NTM, she’s also a celebrity too.
Joining the celebrity CoverGirl brigade, which currently includes Rihanna and Drew Barrymore, is Taylor Swift who has described her new role as “a dream come true.”
Swift has just finished shooting her first ads, which will debut in January, and she will represent a new line of luxury products for the brand.
“I am so excited to become the next CoverGirl,” the singer said. “I have admired many of the CoverGirls since I was a little girl . . . great artists and actresses who are confident and still themselves. It’s like a dream come true to be a part of the future of CoverGirl.”
Want to have Lady Gaga wrapped around your finger? Or would you prefer her under your thumb? If the answer to any of these is yes, then you’re in luck.
A clever designer, Mullish Muse, over at craft and designer auction site Etsy has created a range of finger puppets based on celebrities and there’s one of Miss G to be had. We love these tiny felt dolls, which really are a fantastic likeness to the kooky singer, considering how small they are.
And if you don’t want the Lady then there are also a range of other puppets including Bono and fashion icons Anna Wintour, Vivienne Westwood and Coco Chanel. Put them together and have a mini puppet celebrity party.
We wonder what Anna Wintour would say about Lady Gaga’s style though?
It’s been a few months since Alexander McQueen’s death, but we know, like us, many people are still saddened by the tragedy.
And today we’ve been reminded of the event as the inquest in to the death of Alexander McQueen has just been closed by the coroner, who confirmed that the designer had “killed himself while the balance of his mind was disturbed”.
Dr Paul Knapman said that McQueen had “a history of depression and anxiety, and was grieving for his mother,” both of which contributed to his death on February 11 this year.
According to WWD the coroner also said he had found a “significant level of cocaine,” sleeping pills, and tranquilisers in the blood samples taken after the designer’s death.
With the wait for the Sex and the City 2 film nearly over many companies are beginning to make a big song and dance about it introducing jewellery, clothing and other accessories to tie in with the launch.
Debenhams however has gone one step further. The retail store has announced that it is the official retail partner of the film.
To celebrate, the highstreet store put together a fashion shoot in the Amanjeena Hotel, in Marakesh, Morocco, where the actual movie was shot. Hundreds of girls were interviewed to find four “doubles” for Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte and were dressed in the style of each character from Debenhams designers including Julien Macdonald and Matthew Williamson.
And it’s good news for SATC fashion girls because all the clothing will be available to buy in time for the film’s debut on 28 May.
But the good news doesn’t end there because four lucky customers will also win a trip to New York in conjunction with SATC 2. The prize includes flights and hotel accommodation for four people (one winner and three friends) and $1000 spending money.
Dannii Minogue has become one of our favourite style icons over the past few months.
She’s become the face of M&S starring alongside the likes of Twiggy, showed off her fashion flair on the X-Factor last year and also designed a range of clothing, Project D with her friend and designer Tabitha Somerset-Web.
Therefore we were hardly surprised when she rocked up at the launch of this fashion line at Selfridges looking stunning and showing off her gorgeous baby bump in a sparkling midnight blue asymmetric dress, which of course was from the new collection.
‘This one’s stretched sequin thankfully, so it goes over the bump!’ she said.
‘Being pregnant has completely opened my mind to having to try really different shapes and things I haven’t worn before. You’ve got to dress cleverly around it, but I’ve managed to get into my dresses without any alterations,’ she said.
And she’s continued to show her pregnancy style. The star was also spotted looking laid back and chic wearing a black dress and on-trend straw hat on a trip to Heathrow airport.
Will Dannii’s pregnancy style lead her to design a range of maternity clothing? Watch this space.
It doesn’t seem as though the celebrity designing trend is going to end anytime soon. Everywhere we turn new actresses, models and singers are announcing collaborations with designers and today it’s the turn of Joss Stone.
The songstress who prefers to go barefoot when she performs in concerts has announced that she will be designing a range of footwear for Nine West, which the company claims will be based on the “many facets of her personality” and her array of floral tattoos
However, we’re a little bit disappointed with this Brit singer who will be designing for the US arm, which has a moto of “rugged American individualism.”
Despite that, there is a silver cloud here. The A/W collection will be raising funds for the charity Soles4Souls.
She may have hung up her mic, but Lily Allen hasn’t disappeared from our radars especially when it comes to the fashion scene.
The singer who is taking a break from her music to open a fashion boutique called Lucy In Disguise, with her sister, has just announced that she will be allowing Channel 4 cameras to record her as she makes her first steps into the fashion world.
And just in case you were worried that this was once again another rumour, we have it in erm, writing.
There’s nothing not to love about Burberry this season. From floaty florals to socks and sandals the design house is at the top of it’s game and judging by it’s AW2010 show, which gave us a range of aviation trends, we know we’ll be loving it all the way through to Christmas too.
However, if it’s clothing range isn’t enough to get you drooling then the news that the iconic British brand is launching its first ever make-up range most definitely will.
Burberry’s creative director, Christopher Bailey, told WWD he wanted to launch the line after being frustrated with caked-on makeup in the wrong colours for his fashion shows. He said in order to solve this problem he had created a new range, which will contain 96 pieces inspired by the iconic Burberry trenchcoat, which is currently modelled by Emma Watson.
“Like the trenchcoat, it can be worn anywhere and at any time,” he told WWD.
Ever wanted to be a privileged teenager attending an elite high school on Manhattans Upper East Side in New York City? I don’t think they’re is anyone out there who wouldn’t be curious enough to make the life switch for one day at least. Well, thanks to miss Selfridges, though you may be far removed from the identity of one of NYC’s elite teens, you can at least dress like them. And at a much reduced rate.
What is it that I am getting at? Yes, Gossip Girl has released a range of 8 dresses in collaboration with Miss Selfridges, at friendly local prices. Pick your socialite, and pick up their dress, and hey presto, the new you. All the dresses are undeniably sexy, striking and very very sleek. Based on the designs from the gossip girls costume design wizard Eric Daman, choose from leopard print maxis, body-con bondage, lace and ruffles. Not for the faint hearted, all these dresses are punchy and attention grabbing. But with prices starting at £39, you can’t really go wrong.
It’s been a few months since we last kicked off about clothes sizes.
Last time it was jeans that fell foul of our fashion eye after we had a rant about the different fits and sizes. And now research has found that some highstreet stores are increasing the size of their garments to convince shoppers that they wear a smaller clothing size.
According to The Times stores such as Marks & Spencer, Gap and John Lewis are creating “vanity sizes”, which means they are expanding the ideal measurements described for each clothing size, to make us feel better about ourselves.
For instance, in some stores we can easily slip into a size 10 dress, but in another we can’t even get our foot in a size 10.
Marks and Spencer of course denied the claim telling the paper it had not altered its measurements for suppliers since 2003, following a 3-D body scanning survey of women’s bodies, it has reportedly increased its ideal measurement guidelines.
“We are not sweetening the sizes or softening the blow for anyone but in 2007 we introduced a size 6 and a size 30 to our range and we tweaked the sizes on our website so they are based on an average body,” a store spokeswoman told The Times.
“We were trying to more accurately reflect what customers’ body shapes would be showing them. We did not change the size of the garments.”
Gap said that its sizes “depend on the fit and style” of the garment, while John Lewis said “emerging fashion trends and seasonal influences dictate sizing adjustments.”
We’re not sure what to make of this research, but we have been silently campaigning for shops to introduce universal measurements for a good few months now (wouldn’t it be lovely just to grab your size and leave instead of tirelessly trying on different ones?). We’ll be asking for your help with this shortly.
In the meantime we want to know what you think about this research. Should stores continue with their “vanity sizing” or are they doing more harm than good? Vote below and let us know.
With summer on our heels, Mango has teemed up with Scarlett Johansson once again to produce the ‘summer light’ collection, now viewable online at www.mango.com. This new collection will get you grasping for the credit card and persuading yourself that these are essential purchases, and the only possible way you will get through the sweltering heat of the English summer. A stark contrast to the dark and vampishly sexy campaign of last season, Scarlett and Mango have enlisted the help of top photographer Mario Sorrenti to produce a campaign that showcases a collection that has something very different to say. Discarding the black leather and leopard print this time round, for pastel shades, and contrasts of simple silhouettes and feminine florals and frills. Not to mention plain pastels and paisley prints. Using a colour palette that clings to the lighter shades of blue, pink, off white and grey, the collection is undeniably summer and light. More importantly, in producing these fluid, soft, voluminous shapes with a country twist, comfort, femininity and style are brewed together into an unmissable concoction. Scarlett’s most versatile beauty leaves her almost unrecognisable in some of the photos, which should be appreciated as beautiful in their own right. Appearing natural with an almost dreamy quality, adds to the overall ethereal image of this seasons romance infused creations. My top items are the white lace dress at £119.90 (which looks like an expensive vintage find you just picked up in Paris last week) and the collection of platforms soon to be walking out of stores near you. If you are more of a flat shoe kind of gal, and assume that this makes summer your season for shopping, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. It seems to be all about the platform, so step up, or step out.
Browse the gallery below to see what both Mango and Scarlett have on offer…
A few weeks ago Katie Price came under our Shinystyle spotlight for announcing that she was thinking of creating a range of make-up for children and judging by your votes many of you agreed that it was encouraging children to grow up too quickly.
And it seems she’s not the only one accused of encouraging this. Primark this week has come under fire from MPs and parenting charities after its decision to sell padded bikinis for 7 year olds.
Following complaints Primark issued a statement claiming: The company has stopped the sale of this product line with immediate effect. Primark will donate all the profits made from this product line to a children’s charity, and apologises to customers for any offence caused.’
But it doesn’t look as though the chain will be getting off that easily as yesterday politicians were still furious
Mr Cameron said yesterday: ‘There is a classic example today where Primark are apparently pushing padded bras on seven-year-olds, which I think is completely disgraceful.
‘The sort of country I want is one where it is not just the Government that feels outraged about the early commercialisation and sexualisation of our children, but companies should stop doing it, they should take some responsibility,’ he added.
Do you think Primark behaved immorally by selling these bikinis or do you think it’s just a lot of fuss over nothing. Vote and leave your comments below and let us know.
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