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Burberry brings in the stars to London Fashion Week
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, News, Women,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Liv Tyler and Emma Watson were among the stars who watched the Burberry show at London Fashion Week yesterday, September 22, 2009. The event closed the womenswear previews, and attracted a host of famous faces from Hollywood actresses to legendary photographers and famous magazine editors.
Models Twiggy, Agyness Deyn, and Daisy Lowe, photographer Mario Testino, actress-and-designer Mary-Kate Olsen, TV presenter Alexa Chung, actress Freida Pinto, actor Dev Patel, U.S. Vogue editor Anna Wintour and French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld all sat in the front row. The show marked Burberry’s first at London Fashion Week in 10 years, with the brand deciding not to show in Milan as usual to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the U.K. capital’s fashion week.
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Style Embraces the iPhone
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, Models, News, Sales,
While I will be the first to happily share my sad obsession with my Blackberry, never before have I betrayed her to say that I wanted an iPhone so badly. That is until now, of course.
Style.com, owned by none other than Vogue itself, has an extremely convenient application for the gadget that will stop your head from spinning with all of this fashion week craze.
It’s basically all that you need if you want up-to-date fashion reporting and chic coverage in a handy-dandy, simple app. What are you waiting for? Download it now!
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New York Fashion Week Recap
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, News, Videos, Men, Women,
From Derek Lam and Alexander Wang to Max Azria and Jason Wu (and many more!), a quick recap of New York Fashion Week is covered in this 5-minute clip, spliced with interview clips from designers and celebrity fans.
Designer Phillip Lim had quite a tongue-twisting way of describing his collection: “It is about the mystery woman. Us as voyeurs, us being curious as who this woman is and how she goes on about her life, from day to night, weekend to weekday. And it starts with the idea of deconstructing construction to reconstructed.”
And you should hear what Michael Kors had to say about a certain pet peeve…
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Kate Lanphear Talks London Fashion Week
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fashion Shows, News,
Amidst all the New York Fashion Week craze, I nearly had forgotten about our beloved Kate Lanphear, style director of US Elle.
No worries though—Kate is a regular on the London Fashion Week circuit and took some time out before the headline-making Burberry show to talk about how the city has (or hasn’t?) changed over the past years.
“Everything changes but everything stays the same. When you are on the bandwagon going from city to city, every city really does have its own flavor and its own feeling and its own voice, and I don’t think the voice here in London changed so dramatically. You really get the feeling it one-upped itself, it upped the ante and everything had to become a little bit more polished and produced, for better or for worse.”
A style icon herself, Kate points out that she’s seen some of the best conceptions come from the UK capital: “Coming here in the past, I have always said, some of the best ideas I have seen any place, every season—maybe sometimes the execution wasn’t quite there, but the ideas certainly were—were in London.”
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Topshop Asks You to Help Photographer Corinne Day Battle Cancer
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Health & Beauty, Models, News,
Much like Donatella Versace, British retail chain Topshop is feeling charitable lately, calling upon its shoppers to help Corinne Day battle cancer. The famed photographer has captured some of Kate Moss’s most iconic images, including her infamous Vogue photo shoot in the ‘90s.
Teaming up with Premier Model Management, the two forces are attempting to raise the $164,000 needed for Day’s treatment. Apparently, all they’re asking of you is a text (“moss”) to 60777—the message costs roughly $1.60, with 40% of each one sent going to the charity.
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Victoria Beckham’s Fashion Visit
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, Models, News, Men, Women,
Victoria Beckham flew into London yesterday for a special London Fashion Week dinner. The former Spice Girl-turned-designer wore a stunning tricolor off-the-shoulder dress from her own collection to the event at Le Caprice, hosted by British Vogue magazine editor Alexandra Shulman, with Net-A-Porter.com, to celebrate 25 years of the famous fashion event.
Other stars in attendance included supermodels, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer, presenter Alexa Chung, and rising catwalk stars Pixie Geldof and Daisy Lowe.
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Versace Leaves Designing to Kids
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, News, Sales, Boys, Girls, Women, Accessories,
In very strange but charitable fashion news, Versace’s latest handbag collection has been designed by children.
Iconic fashion designer Donatella Versace has teamed up with a group of youngsters to create a charitable new accessories range and allow her to help those less privileged.
“When you are successful in your life, you want to give back,” Donatella said.
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Kate Moss Saved Money on Make-Up
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty, Models, News, Rumors, Women,
Apparently make-up artists need to save money, too—Kate Moss wore only moisturizer for a Calvin Klein photo shoot to save money.
Renowned makeup artist Kay Montano has revealed that she only used a lightweight base on the supermodel when preparing her skin for a perfume campaign in the late ‘90s because she had been urged to be frugal by bosses.
“Yes, the recession came and after that fashion and beauty became rather more pared down. One of my first jobs after moving to New York was to make up Kate Moss for the Calvin Klein Obsession fragrance campaign, and I just used moisturizer. She looked absolutely perfect.”
Kay, who has worked on London Fashion Week since it began 25 years ago, made a name for herself as the woman behind the dramatic make-up of the ‘80s. The British beauty expert said that her trademark smokey eyes were inspired by many of the decade’s biggest stars.
“My icons were women like Debbie Harry, make-up artist Barbara Daly—who did all of the Stanley Kubrik films—Jerry Hall and a makeup artist called Yvonne Gold. Yvonne had big, blonde dreadlocks and worked with Vivienne Westwood and her partner Malcolm McLaren who at the time had a new-wave band Bow Wow Wow. A signature technique of hers was to use gold paint over the Cupid’s bow, which makeup artist Pat McGrath uses a lot now.”
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More Images of Jimmy Choo For H&M Leak
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fashion Designers, News, Sales, Men, Women, Dresses, Footwear, Boots,
Slowly but surely, more pictures of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection emerge online, and to be frank, aside from the shoes, I’m not too impressed.
The suede and animal prints are a bit on the tacky side; as for the clothes, I could find the same pieces for most likely less than half the price at Forever 21. The sandals, over-the-knees boots, and men’s footwear, however, are killer.
Check out all 20 images after the jump.
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Anna Wintour Feels Sorry For Designers
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fashion Designers, Fashion Shows, News,
First she proves that she laughs, now Anna Wintour says that she feels sorry for upcoming fashion designers.
The Vogue editor, who is regarded as one of the most influential voices in the fashion world, empathizes with new stylists and designers because the fashion market is currently swamped with impressive talent.
“Now is not an easy time to start as a young designer—unless you are very special and dedicated, and not afraid of hard work.”
The magazine chief says that upcoming designers must question their determination and longevity before committing to a fashion career, as it is growing increasingly difficult to become an established name in the industry.
“Talent is obviously important. But you need someone with personality, too, someone who is willing to listen. A designer really needs to spend five or 10 years learning the craft, learning the business. Sometimes you can get someone who has become a huge star overnight, but it is so rare that it works. Sometimes a lack of understanding, a certain naivety about the business can be refreshing, but it so often doesn’t work. People can get carried away with what is new and young and different, but unless you are someone like Marc Jacobs, you should think long and hard. So many are struggling.”
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