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LA Fashion Trends: Wonderland
Los Angeles designers are no strangers to drama. Whether creating the perfect dress for a grand entrance on the red carpet or a night on the town, the look is decidedly geared for a theatrical debut. And with inspiration from pop culture this season—i.e., Lady Gaga and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” soon to hit [...]
Jackie O.’s 80th Birthday: See Her Post-Camelot Style
She’s most famous for her first lady fashion, but Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who would have turned 80 today, was just as stylish from the time she left Washington until she passed away on May 19, 1994 at age 64. Here’s a look at her most remarkable moments.
Hippie Sportswear: Easy Does It
Taking a relaxed approach to the season, designers add hippie touches to sportswear. THIS FEATURE STYLED BY KIM FRIDAY. MODEL: CINTIA/MARILYN; HAIR BY MOIZ ALLADINA FOR BUMBLE AND BUMBLE AT ART DEPARTMENT; MAKEUP BY CHRISTINA REYNA FOR CHRISTIAN DIOR AT RAYBROWNPRO.COM; CONTRIBUTING MARKET EDITOR: PEJU FAMOJURE; FASHION ASSISTANT: AJA MARIE JOHNSON. SPECIAL THANKS TO LATTINGTOWN [...]
Madonna in hot New Vuitton Ads *PHOTOS*
RAY OF LIGHT: Marc Jacobs was so pleased with this spring’s Louis Vuitton campaign featuring Madonna that he was eager to do an encore. “But very quickly Marc said, ‘I want something completely different,’” related Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s communication director. The new ingredients included a dash of Tamara de Lempicka and a soupçon of Man [...]
Is the time right for Slow Fashion?
The Slow Fashion/Slow Clothing movement is a patchwork of the old and the new. It borrows heavily from Slow Food ideas of knowing more about what you buy, finding out who produced it, and using that knowledge to buy quality and to make socially and environmentally responsible choices. You’ll find Slow Fashion on the gritty [...]
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The Fashion Flock Toasts Waris Ahluwalia’s Avian-Themed Jewelry
Waris Ahluwalia, the part-time actor, part-time jeweler, part-time artist, and full-time man-about-town, is always on the lookout for inspiration. Even, apparently, when he’s in strange restrooms in Paris. That’s where, while working on a project with his friend, the film director Wes Anderson, he got the idea for Omnia Vincit Amor, a new jewelry collection [...]
Gaultier’s 51-Year-Old Runway Star: Inès de la Fressange
As always, this week’s Paris couture shows have been the stomping ground for stick-thin models with high cheek bones and clenched jaws. But Jean-Paul Gaultier is not one to abide by rules. Despite the presence of singers Kanye West and Kylie Minogue, it was the former French supermodel Inès de la Fressange who stole the [...]
The singular sensation is back
The off the shoulder dress is back and here are some shots of starlets rocking it quite nicely. While others,,not so good. I’m just happy to see the look come back. I’ve always found it so sexy without showing too much , just arm and shoulder, very hot!
How to shop for vintage fashion
The seasoned bargain-hunter and style journalist Bay Garnett shares her tips for buying second-hand clothes DON’T BE FOOLED Essentially, ‘vintage’ is just another name for second-hand clothing, but it’s a label that has been adopted by the fashion industry to make it sound more exclusive and aspirational, like ‘vintage champagne’. In other words, expensive! Yes, [...]
Emilio Pucci
When you look back at the stellar career of the late Italian designer Emilio Pucci, it’s hard to imagine how this icon of the fashion and design industry managed it all. According to Wikipedia, Pucci was a member of the Italian olympic ski team of 1934 and in 1935 won a skiing scholarship to Reed [...]