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Celebrity Style

Rihanna collaborates with Armani on new fashion range

By Andrea Petrou on November 23rd, 2011

Rihanna has unveiled her debut fashion line.

The ‘We Found Love’ hitmaker has created a capsule collection for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans – both of whom she already fronts advertising campaigns for – comprising of denim and lingerie featuring her R logo and the fashion house’s signature eagle.

The collection includes biker jackets, a canvas rucksack, two styles of jeans – skinny and tight boys cut – t-shirts emblazoned with silhouettes of the singer’s face or animal print designs and lace underwear that come in navy blue and pearl grey.

Rihanna has previously revealed she likes to shock people with her fashion choices.

Talking about her future look, she said: “I probably see a lot of menswear, or something extremely, extremely feminine. But I like to play with both. It would have to be so extreme that it’s a look, because I don’t usually like typical ladylike, girly-girly stuff. It would be a look if I were to do it. I always like something that’s a little off, so it’s just not typical or expected.”



Celebrity Style

Lily Allen admits her fashion range isn’t “ground breaking”

By Andrea Petrou on June 15th, 2011

Lily Allen admits her fashion range isn’t “ground breaking”.

The ‘Not Fair’ hitmaker – who married building firm boss Sam Cooper on Saturday admits she and her sister Sarah Owen don’t do the actual designs for their Lucy in Disguise label and knows their collections are unlikely to change the face of fashion.

She said: “Sarah and me work with a designer called Nadia Jones. We tell her what we want and she does the sketches.

“We were inspired by vintage clothing – we’re not doing anything ground breaking.”

Lily also admitted working with her sister can be “challenging”, but she is more honest with her about her feelings than she is with anyone else in their company.

She told more! magazine: “It’s challenging. It can be a struggle with family members. It’s difficult not to be honest all the time. There’s a lot of tongue biting.

“Crispin, who I work with, and I disagree about stuff, but I always hold back because we’re not related. There’s a lot more horrible stuff I could say! But yeah, with my sister, when she starts to irritate me I just want to pull a face. But I don’t think everyone else in the office would like it very much.”



Designers, News

Blake Lively not designing her own fashion range

By Andrea Petrou on March 23rd, 2011

Blake Lively won’t design her own fashion range because she could never compete with Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld.

The ‘Gossip Girl’ star was named the official ambassador for the French fashion house’s new Mademoiselle handbag line earlier this year and while Blake loves fashion, she revealed she knows her own design limitations and plans to stay in front of the camera.

Asked if she would consider designing a fashion range, Blake told WWD: “I’ve been asked about that but I have such a respect for fashion and such an appreciation for it that, if there are people like Karl Lagerfeld out there designing, who am I?”

Blake has previously revealed she was “intimidated” when she first met Karl and struggled when she was

talking with the German-born designer because of his “genius”.

She said: “I was wildly intimated. He’s an incredibly intimidating person because he’s so accomplished and he’s such a genius, but the moment you meet him, he doesn’t try to intimidate you. He’s so kind and humble and alive and passionate. I love and respect him so much.

“I wouldn’t want to work with anyone else. The moment I met him I said, ‘I don’t want to do a campaign unless it’s Chanel’. So it’s nice that we get to work together.”



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Emma Watson’s new fashion range for Alberta Ferretti inspired by Jane Birkin.

By Andrea Petrou on March 7th, 2011

Emma Watson’s new fashion range for Alberta Ferretti was inspired by Jane Birkin.

The ‘Harry Potter’ actress – who recently released her third and final set of designs for ethical clothing brand People Tree – has worked with the designer on a “green” capsule collection and Alberta revealed 64-year-old actress-and-singer Jane was influential when Emma was working on the eco-friendly designs.

She said: “Emma had a Jane-Birkin-in-the-70s image in mind.”

Alberta also revealed she has admired Emma for some time and is impressed with her dedication to green issues.

She told WWD: “I’m grateful Emma accepted this creative partnership that can contribute to fashion and to the health of the planet.

“She’s an actress I’ve followed since her early days. I like her freshness, her spontaneity and simplicity. She is intelligent, with a strong personality, a young, modern girl of today but aware of social issues at the same time and very rigorous. This is a moment that demands strong attention to these issues and we can help in communicating them.”

Emma – who has worked on five pieces including two dresses, a shirt, a long skirt and a pair of denim shorts for her line called Pure Threads – spoke about her devotion to the ethical clothing cause and said she is delighted that Alberta has gotten involved.

She said: “I’m pleased that a luxury brand such as Alberta Ferretti has decided to create ecological clothes. I believe this is a big step forward for all of the international fashion industry, but also an important step for an increased sensitivity to the problem of ecology.



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Jennifer Lopez pulls the plug on her Sweetface fashion line

By Kimberley Foster on June 24th, 2009

Dolce & Gabbana Jennifer Lopez.jpgIt looks like it’s all over red rover for Jennifer Lopez’s fashion label, Sweetface in America. The singer is pulling the plug on her contemporary sportswear brand after six years.

“In light of some new company strategies, we have decided to put the Sweetface line on hiatus while we prepare to reintroduce the brand in the near future with new messaging points and an entirely new fashion point of view,” the company said in a statement.

When Jen is planning to relaunch her label is as yet unknown, but it marks the latest blow in her clothing empire. In 2007, the company shut down its JLO brand and replaced it with justsweet to be distributed outside of the U.S. This line was also closed down after only a few seasons. The good news is that Sweetface Fashion Co., her parent company will continue to distribute her brands overseas.




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