Milan Fashion Week A/W11: Missoni
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
It’s a hard thing being a heritage brand. Not only do you have to cater your long standing customers that want to see the brand’s signatures each season, you also need to make sure that you’re keeping up with the pace, albeit one step ahead of it. This season Missoni showed that they do that [...]
[Read More]Jackie May: Mainstream discussion about the Joburg Fashion Week was not about this autumn/winter’s new lines, shapes and colours. Hot topics were tardiness, and disrespect for waiting guests. In London, talk about their London Fashion Week is dominated by skeletal models.
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
After Joburg-based David Tlale’s magnificent almost two-hour late finale, talk was all about, well, being late. Never mind the wonderful location and that, I think, the clothes were rather magnificent, Twitter was dominated by remarks like this one from Dion Chang: “Like champagne losing its fizz, the buzz for the David Tlale show is starting [...]
[Read More]After a whirlwind week in New York City, Fashion Week finally arrived in London. For designers, this was the moment where six months of hard work was put to the test as the industry’s foremost fashion figures flocked to the capital in order to view and review their Autumn Winter 2011 collections.
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
Five days and countless shows, presentations and parties later, London Fashion Week has drawn to a close. Show reports are going out thick and fast and the editors are already preordering their favourite pieces for the coming season.
Read on for your guide to who’s hot and who’s not for AW 2011.
A British legend, and one [...]
Curvy models bring a new look to fashion magazines
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
Three young women stand nervously on the catwalk, lights dimmed, the spotlight on them. Just over a week ago, during London Fashion Week, Look magazine held its third annual fashion show and these young women, the finalists of the magazine’s “search for a curvy supermodel competition”, were waiting to see if they had won.
They had [...]
Oscar’s best and worst dressed: Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett wow for totally different reasons.
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
This year’s Oscar ceremony was underwhelming in myriad respects. One of them was fashion. This year’s crop of gowns failed to produce even one buzzy fashion trend. And wiith considerably less bling on the red carpet, 2011 may just go down in history as the year that Oscar fashion was a bit of a yawn. [...]
[Read More]Oscars Countdown: What Will The Stars Wear?
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
With just hours before the biggest red carpet event of the year >squeal< Grazia Daily looks into our magical crystal ball to predict what the stars will be wearing to the Oscars 2011…
We can guarantee one thing: all eyes will be on Natalie Portman at tonight’s ceremony. Not only is she nominated for Actress in [...]
Claire Danes: Pre-Oscar Dinner with Hugh Dancy!
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
Claire Danes and hubby Hugh Dancy step out together on Saturday (February 26) for the Chanel & Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Dinner Celebrating Fashion & Film, held at Madeo Restaurant in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old Temple Grandin actress rocked a black dress from Chanel’s 2011 Cruise Collection with floral necklace from the 2011 Spring/Summer costume jewelry collection.
Earlier [...]
Fresh, fashion-forward designs at the Finale Designer Showcase
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
Chic and stylish locals gathered for Sacramento Fashion Week’s Finale Designer Showcase at the Elks Tower Ballroom Saturday night.
The showcase, hosted by KCRA reporter Kristin Marshall, started at 8 p.m., featuring work from established designers. The fashion show ended at 10 p.m.
The Elks Tower Ballroom turned into a high-profile fashion event, with screens set up [...]
Sarah Harding swaps blonde for brunette as she debuts new dark locks at London Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
But now Sarah Harding has appeared to have turned the old adage on its head and decided that it’s brunettes that have more fun.
The pop star was almost unrecognisable as she arrived at a catwalk show for London Fashion Week yesterday.
Is that you, Sarah? Miss Harding has swapped her trademark blonde for a darker look [...]
Samantha Cameron shows off more adventurous side with leather skirt for another day at London Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
As London Fashion Week comes to a close, Samantha Cameron appears to be vamping up her wardrobe.
The First Lady opted for a leather skirt as she attend a press preview for the upcoming Alexander McQueen’s exhibition – a braver choice than her usual demure look.
Samantha wore a Whistles skirt, McQ by McQueen tuxedo jacket and [...]
Oscars: Lead actress: ‘Black Swan’s’ Natalie Portman made worthy sacrifice for her art
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
The agony and ecstasy of Natalie Portman’s “Black Swan” is a kind of gothic perfection.
It is her passion play, as much as a performance, born of a long desire to take her acting into the world of ballet that she fell in love with as a child. Perhaps if her dreams had unfolded differently, we [...]
Milan fashion both retro and futuristic
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
MILAN — As Milan’s fashion week wound up, some themes for next winter have become apparent.
Feathers will be big, colors bold, buttons oversized and sequins everywhere. There’s a slight couture feel to the collections, which somehow manage to be both retro and futuristic at the same time.
Designers are favoring a flattering A-line shape, with an [...]
Hailee Steinfeld wears ‘one of a kind’ Oscar dress
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld, 14, said she is wearing a “one-of-a-kind Marchesa dress” on the Oscar red carpet.
She tells USA TODAY’s Andrea Mandell, “I had an image in my mind. I drew it out. And it’s basically like this,” she said pointing to her dress.
Hailee Steinfeld wears ‘one of a kind’ Oscar dress
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld, 14, said she is wearing a “one-of-a-kind Marchesa dress” on the Oscar red carpet.
She tells USA TODAY’s Andrea Mandell, “I had an image in my mind. I drew it out. And it’s basically like this,” she said pointing to her dress.
Milan Fashion Week A/W 2011: Roberto Cavalli
Posted by Lucky on Feb 28, 2011
Dark, fearsome and fighting an apocalyptic war was the woman who walked in Roberto Cavalli’s A/W ‘11 ready-to-wear show last night. Returning to his early days of chiffon in various types of animal print (leopard and tiger spots and zebra stripes), Cavalli incorporated these into a new kind of armour born from detailed workmanship and [...]
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