Francisco Costa

Calvin Klein Pre-Fall 2010

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

At Calvin Klein, Francisco Costa stayed true to the classics while playing with proportions.

Calvin Klein Has Seoul

Fashionista.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Over the past couple of years, it's become all the rage to throw fashion events in China. Karl Lagerfeld has definitely been out in front on that one from Fendi's show on the great wall to last week's pre-fall extravaganza in Shanghai. Now Calvin Klein is set to throw a big to-do in another Asian country, South Korea, showcasing S/S 10. In Seoul to be exact. We're sure there's been a very nice market...

Metamorphosis

Fashion Week Daily - Chic Report (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009

If you’ve yet to hear about Morphoses/Wheeldon Ballet, take note. The show stunned in London, New York, and more, with such heavy hitters behind it as artistic director Christopher Wheeldon, Australian choreographer Tim Harbour, costumes by Francisco Costa, and installations used as sets by artists Hugo Dalton. Miss the show? Désolée, darlings–but one consolation: Dalton’s...

Going for Broken

Style.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Pedro Almodóvar is known for his female ensemble casts, and fittingly, quite a crew of gals came out to support Tuesday night's Cinema Society screening of the Spanish director's latest film, Broken Embraces . Fergie , Mira Sorvino , and Angela Lindvall were among those who showed at the Crosby Street Hotel screening and Standard Hotel after-party. Almodóvar himself couldn't make it,...

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards: Who, What, Wear

Flypaper - Stuck on Style (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

I'm still wiping up the drool caused by the smorgasbord of titillating fashion, that arrived on the Red Carpet at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards the other night. Putting aside the super big names like Anna Wintour, Nicole Kidman, Diane von Furstenberg , Francisco Costa, Vera Wang , Derek Lam, Doo-Ri Chung, Chanel Iman, Jason Wu, Tracey Reese, Rachel Roy, Sophie Buhai and Georgina Chapman; the...

Francisco Costa on Dressing Penélope Cruz: “She’s an Angel”

Off The Rack (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage In her new film Broken Embraces, Penélope Cruz dresses the part of a mogul’s wife and budding movie star, but at the Calvin Klein-sponsored Cinema Society premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel last night, she looked simply angelic in a long white velvet coat and matching dress from Calvin Klein with glittering [...]

Calvin Klein, CK Jeans, and CK Underwear Spring 2010 Campaign

FashionFame (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Clean, Precise, and Minimal. These three terms are perfect for describing Calvin Klein’s Spring 2010 collection. Staying true to house’s less-is-more aesthetic, Francisco Costa has delivered a line of basics with sexy and sensible nature. In this collection, you’ll find organic fabrics and many colors of rainbow like white, sand, and khaki as staples, melon, canary, [...]

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The Fashion Statement: Cruise into 2010

Luxist (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

There was once a time when the resort/cruise collections were made for the rarefied woman who could afford to escape the winter by heading to the tropics (she needed swimwear and a caftan, did she not'). Not anymore. While still a David to the Goliath fall and spring collections, resort is catching the attention of more and more people. Like air travel and cell phones, is resort bound for the masses?...

Singing the Art World Electric

Style.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Film, theater, fashion, music: What have these fields got that the art world doesn't? Up until now, an awards ceremony. "I thought it was missing, so here it is," explained artist and event organizer Rob Pruitt at last night's First Annual Art Awards at the Guggenheim Museum. In an effort to keep the tone irreverent, Pruitt tapped art-world satirists the Delusional Downtown Divas to host;...

Giuseppe Zanotti Won’t Do Diffusion Line; Diane Von Furstenberg Robbed

Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York... (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Karlie Kloss in the September issue of Australian Vogue. • Giuseppe Zanotti said he would never do a collection for H&M and is not inspired by Harry Potter . His custom kicks for Rihanna are in production right now and have "fireworks and explosions on them." [ Stylelist ] • Diane von Furstenberg was robbed while on vacation in Spain. She Tweeted the news, and then followed...

Mariah Gets Her Calvin on

Fashion Week Daily - Chic Report (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Well, not literally. Mariah Carey may not have actually been sporting Calvin Klein Collection (not body-con enough for you, Mimi?), but the diva showed her support of Francisco Costa and Co. in Brazil this weekend at the first-ever Oi Fashion Rocks event in Rio De Janeiro. Carey belted the tunes while Costa showed his Fall [...]

Vision of Love

Style.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

The people of Rio de Janeiro welcomed the cast of Fashion Rocks with open arms—and in the case of Mariah Carey, cheers and tears. During Mimi's weekend stay, a constant crowd was camped outside the Copacabana Palace, praying for a glimpse of the pop queen. Not that Mario Testino was letting her have all the glory. The photographer, who celebrated the launch of his book MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino...

Tasty Reads

Style.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

The fashion world put on its reading glasses last night for an early look at two books about to hit shelves. A compendium of the past half-century's biggest style icons, The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places makes liberal use of the magazine's impressive photo archives. "It's a treasure trove," said Hamish Bowles , who co-edited the tome with Vogue style director Alexandra Kotur ....

Katie and the Women of Hollywood Celebrate With Elle

Fabsugar (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009

The Elle Women in Hollywood Awards brought out some of the town's biggest names last night. The ceremony was held to coincide with the magazine's similarly themed upcoming issue , and cover girl Katie Holmes hit the cream carpet to show her support. Apparently Suri helped Katie select her all-black outfit, and the proud mom even opened up about their adventures in Boston . Katie commented that , "She...

Ryan Kwanten and Sam Trammell Attend Calvin Klein Party

TrueBloodNet.com - True Blood News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009

True Blood heartthrobs Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) and Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte) attended The Calvin Klein Collection’s Spring 2010 show, followed by dinner and an after party hosted by Francisco Costa, Calvin Klein’s creative director at New York’s Standard Hotel. The evening was attended by a large number of models, celebrities and New York socialites. In addition [...]