The final Alexander McQueen collection designed by the label’s founder was seen in Paris today. Just sixteen pieces were shown to an intimate guest list in a gilded room at Francois Pinault headquarters. Though the collection was short, the impact was enormous – both because McQueen delivered a stunning couture-like pieces with immaculate embroidery...
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After just one savagely criticised collection, Lindsay Lohan has been dropped from the house of Ungaro like the hot, carb-filled potato Estrella Arch above clearly never eats. The Spring 2010 collection that the tabloid star contributed to via “artistic direction” not only flopped critically, but caused stores like Neiman Marcus to drop the label...
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Elton John AIDS Foundation There’s a new “it” party in town on Oscar night. Arrivals for this party were packs with stars and style, including high points from Victoria Beckham (wearing a dress from the Fall 2010 of her namesake line), and Alan Cumming – showing that, yes, men CAN participate in fashion. Vanity Fair The...
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The nominees for best dressed include women that didn’t play it safe in pretty, but managed to be gorgeous and forward with their fashion. They are Zoe Kravitz It’s too bad Zoe Kravitz isn’t a bigger “name” because her amount of coverage was nil compared to many of her more famous red carpet counterparts. Zoe was...
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In a world that online sample sales are becoming more common and more trashy, Gilt Groupe stands out as one of the best. The members-only shopping site originally offered mostly women’s fashion, but now has dedicated sites for mens fashion, lower-priced brands, and travel packages. Now Gilt has something for art lovers, with a...
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There’s something going on in the fashion world. An uprising is brewing and the Wintours and Lagerfelds on high are being forced to recognize that their body ideals are destructive and unrealistic. The people are angry (low calorie diets tend to make you cranky) and ready for change. And like so many rebellions...
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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are just days away, and as per usual the main event for the Cult will be the red carpet (especially since there’s no music this year!). Here a little of what we hope to see nominated actresses wearing. The following. is excerpted from the Pinkertons Shoppe Blog. BEST ACTRESS Meryl Streep, “Julie...
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Who knew MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had to ability to influence anything fashion-related (we love you Rachel, but um…). It turns out Andre Leon Talley coined his term “drecktitude” after watching an episode of TRMS. If Talley’s term wasn’t already common knowledge, it will be after the 14th cycle of America’s Next Top Model. The...
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**B&W Red Virtual Band Styled on Looklet.com – lead singer, guitar, background vocals, drums, strings, bass** Earlier this week fashion blogs and even business sites were buzzing about a new outfit creation called Couturious.com. Okay they weren’t buzzing, but they mentioned it. The site is made by the people behind polyvore.com and like.com and it...
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I’ve spent plenty of time in my personal conversations and on this blog defending fashion as an art. But now I’d like to propose that fashion is also a sport. And in that sport Christopher Bailey is London’s star quarterback. For the A/W 2010-11 shows live streams are a common thing. But yesterday Burberry Prorsum...
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Do a net search for “Elle Style Awards” and Google/Bing/Altavista(huh?) will certainly deliver you tens of thousand of Web pages to browse. But even the most relevant of these will tell you very little about this obscure little ceremony – even the Elle Magazine Website itself! What you will get is a slew of...
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Lara Stone has been a lightning rod in the hoards of otherwise bland and forgetful fashion models. Not only has she actual womanly curves (gasp!) she is pretty much constantly naked and her Vogue Paris spread by Steven Klein caused a big silly mess because she was shot with dark makeup on that make...
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The latest news in the suicide death of Lee Alexander McQueen is that the designer’s namesake label will continue despite his death. Additionally, the McQueen Fall/Winter 2010-11 collection will be shown in Paris next month. From The Baltimore Sun: Alexander McQueen’s namesake label will continue despite the death of the designer, the parent company PPR SA...
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It’s pretty hard to outshine Lady Gaga on the red carpet these days. Although she rarely goes for pretty, her look is always striking. She did especially well to tame the drama at the 2010 Brit Awards – striking an elegant balance between fashion and Gaga costume. She scored even bigger onstage: At the 30th...
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Women’s Wear Daily is reporting that Madonna is forging a deal to start hawking womenswear, lingerie, and accessories branded with the popstar’s notorious moniker(s). Frankly, the Cult finds this to be about two decades tardy, as ‘91/’92ish may have been the peak of Madonna’s fashion relevance. Granted, there’s a definite 90s revival brewing ...
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Here at The Fashion Cult, we may seem to obsess over extravagant runway item and red carpet dresses, but we’re well aware of the more down to earth side of fashion. Accordingly, we’re in the process of building a listof essentials, which the average jane can use to build a strong style foundation. In...
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Winning a reality TV contest is definitely no guarantee for real-life success, but a few smart winners have turned their 15-minutes into genuine, respectable careers. Project Runway Season 6 winner Irina Shabayeva hasn’t quite proven that she’ll be around for the long haul, but she showed that she can produce a collection as well...
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See the playlist below for 18 shows from Alexander McQueen, dating back to 2005. Get your own piece of fashion history: Shop clothing and accessories for men and women by Alexander McQueen. Alexander McQueen – 1106403Q012 (White/Black) – Accessories Zappos.com is proud to offer the Alexander McQueen – 1106403Q012 (White/Black) – Accessories: You’ll howl over this hauntingly...
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He was just 40 years old. McQueen’s death comes just days after the death of his mother, Joyce. UK’s Daily Mail online reports that he hanged himself. McQueen’s diffusion line McQ was set to show today – the first day of New York Fashion Week – at Milk Studios. The designer’s presentations were always...
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The above question is one that, shamefully, I have asked myself. At a healthy size 8 (& bigger in the bust) one can feel rather invisible in the fashion world. Browse your average street style blog and note that nearly all subjects are a 4 and under. Sadly, the fashion eye is just trained...
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