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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on March 7th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
It was always going to be difficult to write an unbiased report of yesterday’s runway show featuring the A/W collection for John Galliano’s self-titled diffusion line – the whole world is extremely angry at the volatile designer right now for the unjustifiable anti-Jewish remarks he was heard to make last week. With an impending court trial and many influential friends turning their back on him, the future of his career is extremely uncertain.
All events considered, the show was downsized to a more intimate setting for just editors and buyers to enjoy. What is sad about the whole affair is that this is a collection that showed just how good a designer Galliano truly is – the whole collection was a glamorous, heady mix of 1930s silhouettes and opulent fabrics. His talents as a couture designer have never been so obvious as now, as models came down the runway in soft cloche hats, furs and nipped-in skirt suits, lending the show a “silent movie actress” feel. However, nothing that we saw from the designer this season blew our minds – known as he is for radical fashion and innovative design, the collection played it a little too safe for our tastes. That’s not to say that we didn’t like the collection. The luxurious setting of chintz furniture, silks and flowers reminded us of Brideshead Revisited and worked perfectly with the clothes.
All in all, it was a pretty collection, full of the dark glamour that Galliano has made his trademark, but as we looked at the runway photos we didn’t feel the earth move. And considering that this could be the last show he ever puts on, due to the racist and reprehensible remarks that he’s made, he’s gone out with less of a bang and more of a subdued mutter.
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Designer collaborations, Designers, Events, Features, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 16th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
As the end of the year draws to a close and we start looking forward to the beginning of 2011, we’ve decided to do a little reminiscing over the past year. Who’s designed the best collections, who’s worn what, who’s launched this and whose names we should know. Below is the top 10 countdown of our favourite all-time fashion moments over 2010, the ones that we think have been the most important. Check it out below.
10. Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress
Whether you loved it or hated it, the meat outfit that Gaga wore to the VMAs this year certainly got people talking. Her choice of dress material raised severe criticism from animal rights groups such as PETA - her claim that the message of the outfit was that she was "not a piece of meat" was met with some cynicism. Was she being avant-garde, or just extreme for the sake of extreme?
Tags: 2010, Alexander McQueen, anna dello russo, avant garde, celebrity, couture, event, royal wedding, top 10 fashion moments, tribute, Versus, Vogue
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Designer Fashions, Designers, dresses, Fashion News, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on November 26th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Alice Temperley Bridalwear
Following on from yesterday’s drooling over Kate Middleton’s stunning engagement ring, we’ve been thinking about the royal wedding dress – who can forget the dress, designed by the Emanuels, that Princess Di wore for her wedding? The puffs, the frills? The 1980s were a terrible time to let a pair of fashion designers get carried away with the most important wedding dress design of the decade. But we’ve moved on, fashion is infinitely better today and there’s a whole wealth of designers that may be stepping up to design Kate Middleton’s gown for her wedding next year. But who are they?
There’s a reckoning that couture veteran Bruce Oldfield could be in the running – with a portfolio of stunning gowns and a whole array of celebrity fans such as Jerry Hall and Princess Diana herself, perhaps our future Princess will decide to stick with traditional British grandeur for her walk down the aisle.
We’d all like to see Miss Middleton fly the fashion flag for Britain by tying the knot in a wedding dress by Alexander McQueen, but perhaps the much-loved designer’s bridalwear is a little too “out there” for the occasion – still, we can all dream. Similarly, it’s no secret that Kate loves Issa and the fashion house’s feminine, draped collections, but is it too informal for the big day?
Other designers who could be perfect for the job include much-loved Erdem, Valentino, Jenny Packham, Amanda Wakeley and British favourite Alice Temperley. Have a look at the gallery above for our favourite bridalwear from some of these designers, then vote for your favourite below.
Tags: "Kate Middleton", bridalwear, British fashion, couture, designer, Prince William, princess diana, royal wedding
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Fashion News, Haute Couture, Models, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By Andrea Thatcher on January 23rd, 2008
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The Christian Lacroix haute couture presentation in Paris yesterday was a study in mixing. Mixing patterns, mixing colors, mixing fabrics, mixing silhouettes – and mixing a drink to bring yourself down from the over-stimulation. Couture isn’t meant to be wearable, it’s true, but we did find the pieces grounded a bit more in reality, like the black ensemble and maroon gown above, the most beautiful. If you click through the jump, you’ll see examples of the more outlandish looks referred to – a sort of mish-mash of Lacroix staples like the gypsy and 18th century woman.
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Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Haute Couture, Models, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By Andrea Thatcher on January 22nd, 2008
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Beautiful tailoring came in carefully molded suits and elegantly draped evening gowns at the Giorgio Armani Prive haute couture show on Monday. The gowns really stole the show with beautiful lines, fan pleating, and subtle details we’re just itching to see on the red carpet. The dresses were traditionally romantic and feminine, while the suiting acheived the same affect in a more modern way. Jackets were molded onto the body and skirts expanded on the volume we saw at Dior in a more subtle, geometric way.
Many more pictures after the jump.
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By Andrea Thatcher on January 22nd, 2008
Valentino is in no rush to make his final bow on Wednesday after a 45-year career.
“I must leave a souvenir to all of my friends of something to remember, not five seconds of show,” he told WWD. Those friends expected to attend include Gwyneth Paltrow, seen with the designer above, Uma Thurman, Liv Tyler and Elizabeth Hurley.
The show will include 75 looks, which is a lot for any show but particularly – amazingly – for haute couture.
“I really enjoyed very, very much making this collection and, on purpose, I decided to make it a little bit bigger,” he said. The designer seems to be conciously cultivating a very upbeat atmosphere around his final show, as opposed to a sentimental showing.
For details on the looks we can expect, keep reading.
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on September 4th, 2007
Everyone from WWD to Forbes is anticipating the announcement of Valentino’s resignation later today. Obviously orchestrated to coincide with his 45th anniversary celebration in July and tomorrow’s kickoff of New York Fashion Week, the news comes as confirmation of established rumor to most in the industry. His next two collections — his upcoming Paris Ready-to-Wear collection and the later couture collection — will be his last, and are sure to be grand extravaganzas. With hardcore fans both within the rarefied world of couture and the elite red carpet, those with the pocketbook will be thanking their lucky stars for vintage — which is sure to become even more pricey and hard to come by!
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