AUS style (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sorry that this post is coming super late but when the international fashion weeks were ACTUALLY happening, my internet was shaped and viewing collections on style.com was super dooper painful. I managed to download some style.com videos during my off-peak internet time though. Gotta love their little recaps. Some say "skip the commentary, just show the clothes!" but I say no runway review...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As one of Michelle Obama's designers, Maria Cornejo continues to gather steam. While quietly creating some of New York's coolest clothes, Maria launched into the land of prints. Along with Balenciaga 's designer Nicolas Ghesquière, Maria is at the forefront for the print phenomenon. Taken from her trips around the world and extracted and stretched digitally, these prints are truly original....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The long-range fashion forecast is in for next summer. Marks & Spencer and Topshop both presented next year's collections to the press yesterday, giving the first clear indication of which trends from the recent catwalk shows will make the all-important leap from designer sketchbooks to commercial success. Brace yourself for cycling shorts, denim biker jackets, big knickers and lace blazers. Although...
Miss Shlog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
December 2003 issue of Vogue US, featuring Natalia Vodianova as Alice in Wonderland shot by Annie Leibovitz. Jean Paul Gaultier Karl Lagerfeld Helmut Lang Tom Ford Donatella Versace John Galliano Christian Lacroix Viktor & Rolf Nicolas Ghesquiere Marc Jacobs (When he was still a dag! Or the glory days as I like to call them) Big thanks to Maison Chaplin for posting the editorial, otherwise I would...
Hapsical (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Balenciaga FW06 collection was really amazing, probably among our top recent women's RTW collections (along with the floral SS08 Balenciaga collection, but that's definitely worth another post of its own at some point...) so we thought we'd slightly randomly do a post about it. Nicolas Ghesquière referenced the Balenciaga archives, picking up on several of Cristóbal Balenciaga's signature...
SHOWstudio (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The first shot of Nick Knight's shoot with Natalia V for British Vogue is now underway - with Natalia sporting a somewhat sensational Prada creation of ombre chiffon and crystal beading, specially designed for the shoot. Other designers who have hand-fashioned exquisite gowns for this 'Fairytale' shoot are Dolce e... [ more ]
The Society Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
By Adriana Noton Some of the most gorgeous wedding dresses and stylish wedding suits are worn by celebrities. We often see pictures of these celebrities on their wedding day in magazines, newspapers, and on the internet. Famous designers provided the wedding attire because of the great publicity they receive. Some of the most celebrated designers provide the stunning and elegant wedding attire for...
Fragrantica.com Perfumes (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Balenciaga Paris is a new fragrance by the house of Balenciaga and it was launched as the first fragrance after starting partnership with Coty, in 2008. Designer of Balenciaga - Nicolas Ghesquiere worked on developing the new fragrance and was meticulous about every detail of Balenciaga Paris edition. Perfumer who created this composition is Olivier Polge of IFF. Balenciaga Paris is not a roman...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Uma Thurman. FRAGRANCE • Uma Thurman, face of Givenchy 's upcoming fragrance Ange ou Démon le Secret, on whether she would star in a campaign ten years ago: “At the time, there weren’t a lot of actors doing endorsements or doing a creative commercial like this. It seemed very risky to the creative career. Times have changed; now all my colleagues have perfumes or stuff like...
Kingdom Of Style (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
I've been hankering after some seriously structured clothing for a while now but of course good structure is hard to come by unless you are willing to part with some reasonable cash, which is completely understandable as properly structured garments...
Grazia Fashion (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
When Grazia shot Miranda Kerr for a fashion story in Australia last week, we had no idea how much of a hoo-hah the whole thing was going to create. Kerr’s angular poses and super-skinny appearance caused headlines around the world. It seems model-of-the-moment Kerr is creating waves wherever she goes this month – a fortnight ago she made a shock appearance on the...
Frillr - It's the little frills tha (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere showcased bright, vintage floral prints, accessories and techno designs for the Balenciaga Spring-Sumer 2010 Collection. read more
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A Carlos Falchi for Target faux-snakeskin bag ($24.99). • Jennifer Connelly reportedly will not return to star in the Balenciaga campaign next season. Nicolas Ghesquière is said to have cast Kasia Struss this season, along with three other unknowns. [ Modelinia ] • Santo Versace sent Italian president Giorgio Napolitano a letter nominating Giorgio Armani for a seat in the Italian...
MISS GLITZY (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
As Nicolas Ghesquiere brought back the plumetis polka dots tights on the Balenciaga runway, I was pretty sure to see a lot of them during this last fashion week. Bingo! I already had a talk with friends about their come back, shall we or not wear them again as we used to in the 80's? Some of them are definitely not going to but I still don't know... And what about you'Alors plumetis ou pas
Fashionista.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
We hear Balenciaga's readying to shoot their new campaign. Not a celebrity in sight this time around though. Charlotte Gainsbourg's at home in Paris and Jennifer Connelly's snug in New York because Nicolas Ghesquière chooses models this season. The line up so far includes Kasia Strauss and "three unknowns." Whether they're grouped together or on their own, we're not sure, but we will...
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