If you’re searching for that perfect yet simple makeup look for SS 2012 then look no further then the cat eye trend.
Hot on the catwalks of Jonathan Saunders, Dolce & Gabbana and Armani, this look is great for day and night.
Keep it casual with a thick kohl pencil as seen Dolce & Gabbana or go all out with big flicks a la Badgley Mischka.
For an evening look take inspiration from Richard Nicoll and go for big bold lines that come out to to the brow lines. See our top five cat eye looks in the gallery below.
One of the up-sides is having to say goodbye to summer is picking out a cool new toasty coat to keep you warm when winter shows up. Luckily, this Autumn/Winter was all about coats so there are loads of different outerwear trends to dip your toes into. One of our favourite coat styles, thanks to Dolce & Gabbana, is the androgynoustrend – and if you want to try this trend out with any conviction then you’re gonna want a boyfriend coat.
I completely love the slouchy, wide-shouldered style of the boyfriend coat because it gives a knowing nod to the sexy power-dressing era of the 80s. If you want to completely do it like a dude then team your sexy new coat with a pair of super-skinny jeans and brothel creepers with slicked-back hair – or if dressing like an eighties male pin-up isn’t your bag, the boyfriend coat will work just as well with a pretty minidress and heels for a cool masculine/feminine balance.
Our absolute favourite coat is the Pins and Needles coat from Urban Outfitters, which is dark wool with a leather collar for a nasty hard edge. All you need is a crisp high-necked shirt and a pencil skirt for an outfit that is both edgy and wearable at the same time.
Check out the gallery above for our top 5 boyfriend coats.
With starlets everywhere choosing to chop off their looks for boyish styles and spurning evening gowns for tuxedo jackets and suits, androgyny has never been hotter than it is right now. Thanks to Dolce & Gabbana and Stella McCartney, this Autumn it’s going to be all about doing it like a dude, and we want in.
Luckily there’s a cool and easy way to go androgynous without having to wear a zoot suit, if that sounds a little daunting to you – forget your trusty ballerina flats and trade them in for a masculine, classic pair of brogues or loafers a la Alexa Chung, because within a month or so they’ll be the only flat shoe that matters. They’ll look good with anything, whether it’s a floaty summer dress or a pair of skinny jeans and a band shirt. (Especially good with skinny jeans and a band shirt).
The high street is allll over this trend – I particularly recommend Topshop, whose scarlet leopard-printed loafers are a quirky and colourful take on the trend and will look great with a pair of leggings and a slouchy jumper for a laid-back look. Another favourite pair is the metallic pewter pair from Asos, which will jazz up a pair of jeans or an old dress.
This is a great trend for us Brits because classic masculine footwear is what we do best. It’s quirky, old fashioned and cool – get on board with this season’s It shoe and check out the gallery above.
When it comes to compiling a holiday or a summer wardrobe, everyone knows the importance of a good pair of shoes. After all, the right apparel on your feet can either make or break an outfit. But sometimes it just seems too daunting to pull on stilettos or monster heels just to feel confident and stylish – and that’s why we’re thanking God for the espadrille wedge, one of this season’s hottest shoes thanks to designers D&G. Pretty, leg-lengthing and comfy, investing in a pair is going to be a serious thought this summer.
Luckily this is one particular trend that the high street is embracing wholeheartedly, so you don’t have to pay designer prices for a great pair of summer shoes. When we trawled the internet to look at what’s out there we found masses of great styles, but to keep things simple we’ve condensed things down into our top 5 to save you time (you lucky, lucky reader).
ShinyStyle’s star buy? Topshop’s floral cotton wedges, complete with a pretty print and ankle ties. Wear them to a summer BBQ or out to a party – no matter where you are, your feet will be beautifully adorned.
Dolce and Gabbana have launched a T-shirt design contest with Kylie Minogue.
Fans are asked to design a T-shirt inspired by the ‘All the Lovers’ singer’s ‘Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour’ with the winning design being worn by the star at a photo shoot.
The design will also be featured on websites www.kylie.com, www.dolcegabbana.it and www.swide.com and the signed garment worn by Kylie will be presented to the designer.
A statement on talenthouse.com explained how the winner will be picked, saying: “Kylie Minogue, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana will select the winning design from the pool of outstanding entries.
“The 50 top-voted submissions will be considered, but the winning entry may be selected from the larger pool of submissions.”
Dolce and Gabbana designed all the clothing for the ‘Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour’ which started in Denmark in February.
Kylie – who has had chart hits since her debut single ‘ I Should Be So Lucky’ in 1988 – recently said she felt the creativity of her elaborate live shows has had a direct influence on Lady Gaga,
She said: “I set the benchmark for Gaga. We’ve done it before, with all our creative shows, and now the new artists are following us.
“She inspires me and I love what she does. But we’ve done it before. I had the Aphrodite theme and no one has done that before. Think outside the box is what I do, and that’s what keeps it fresh for me. I set the benchmark and now I can’t wait to see what the new talent will do next.”
The T-shirt design competition is open until May 11, with the winner announced on May 18.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana will not stand trial for allegedly evading one billion euros in tax.
An Italian judge decided there was not enough evidence to take the fashion duo – popularly known as Dolce and Gabbana – to court after an investigation into the company Gado Sri they set up in Luxembourg.
The investigation by Italian authorities was based on the alleged failure of the pair to declare revenues of approximately 840 million euros and claims by investigators that Gado Sri is a legal entity set up to avoid higher tax rates in Italy.
Giuseppe Bana, the lawyer representing the designers’ accountant Luciano Patelli, told WWD: “I am very pleased with this decision.
“The judge prevented this from going too far. It’s an investigation that should never have been initiated in the first place.”
Addressing the allegations previously, the former couple said: “It’s an absurd demand based on a completely abstract calculation.
“We will tell the 3,800 employees of the companies, which compose the group, that we have paid all that was due and that we will strenuously defend ourselves to avoid being unjustly forced to pay for something that never existed in the first place.
“This higher taxable sum is a virtual figure we have never received, the result of a theoretical accounting exercise.”
Dolce and Gabbana took a totally different approach to other MFW labels giving a nod to the feminine floral girly trends we saw displayed by many a designer at LFW.
The talented duo sent their girly models down in check summer dresses in bold reds and whites as well as gardening-inspired floral apron dresses, camisoles and playsuits. Long floral chiffon gowns worn with printed patent wedges with 50s style skinny waist belts completed the looks.
Dungarees, checked headscarves, heeled gumboots also took a stance with the designer’s digging at a casual gardening look.
We’ll be hosting a D&G inspired garden party as soon as this winter weather blows away.
Those of us who know a little bit (or alot) about the way couture items are made, will know that even a pattern drawing or stitch a millimetre out of place could ruin the whole outfit, making clothes pukker or sit funny when they are on.
And this is an even more important rule for tailored couture menswear, especially suits. So we were really pleased to find this video by Dolce and Gabbana, which shows exactly how it should be done.
The video, which shows a preview of their men’s winter 2010 collection shows how a suit is painfully put together and covers everything from the pattern cutting to stitching. It’s been made to mark a decade of sharp menswear by the brand.
Time to get the scissors and sewing machines out girls.
However, not to be out done by her successor, pictures of Madonna’s new ad campaign for Dolce and Gabbana have also emerged.
We’re sure you’ll agree that despite the age gap, and completely different styling, Madge looks just as good as Lara and it shows why she was picked up so quickly by the brand.
In fact we think this campaign shows a much softer side to the singer than her previous Louis Vuitton stint.
Scarlett Johansson is no stranger to the world of modelling and over the year has signed up for a range of lucrative shoots, including modelling a collection for Mango.
However, this time Scarlett has left the highstreet behind and taken on a far bigger project in the shape of Dolce and Gabbana.
The actress has become the new face of the brand’s The One and L’eau The One fragrances, and we’re sure you’ll agree, that once again she pulls off the shoot, shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, perfectly.
View the video below to see Scarlett in her full modelling glory.
I have been a bit confused about why the Writer’s Guild of Hollywood strike might ruin our red carpet fashion season, and so I thought some of our readers might be too and we could all use a good explanation. It is not just that the writers are refusing to work for the Golden Globes and Oscars, some of the biggest nights in fashion. It’s more about the fact that the writers may be picketting these events, they already have plans to picket the Golden Globes, which would mean actors who walk the red carpet would be crossing picket lines – which so far most have refused to do. Actors have been showing tremendous solidarity with the writers.
What could this mean? There are predictions of a more low-key red carpet, like the one after 9/11, or a regular awards show dinner like they did in the old days without a red carpet. In this contingency, we’re guessing that after parties like Vanity Fair’s would turn into the fashion show.
Let’s hope Padma Lakshmi, host of Bravo’s “Top Chef” didn’t have to read any lines to marr this beautiful image at the 4th Annual Black Ball concert for Keep a Child Alive presented by Conde Nast at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night. While she seems perfectly lovely in unscripted interviews, her hosting of the cooking competition can only be described as wooden. Moving on the the important stuff – her dress – Padma looked ravishing in this Dolce and Gabbana gown. The spaghetti strap dress featured a bustier look and a subtle yet sweeping train. But in a gorgeous cream, she’d better keep that frock out of the kitchen.
Always-stunning Heidi Klum surely succeeded in project: red carpet in a stunning Dior strapless number. It was nice to see a model and fashion-television personality do homage to a big name coutourier amidst some more low key names at the Emmy Awards. Nominee Mary-Louise Parker, of “Weeds”, kept the fashion stakes high with a curve-hugging Dolce and Gabbana gown, which she told E! didn’t leave room for figure fixers like Spanx. Luckily she doesn’t need them. And finally, in an eye popping cherry red, Kathryn Morris, of “Cold Case”, looked hot.
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