Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine was an easy win for last night’s 53rd Annual Grammy Awards red carpet best dressed. She was effortlessly chic in a gown from Givenchy Spring 2011 couture. And it wasn’t just the dress, but they way she wore it – with relaxed hair, minimal accessories, and...
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H&M’s creative director Ann-Sofie Johansson has taken the scraps from that Lanvin x H&M collection that so many people went apeshit for, and – dare I say – the results are much more fantastic than that Alber Elbaz creations. Like, easily so. Hopefully the fast fashion chain will do more of this and less...
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Whether she’s tilling a garden, giving a speech, or receiving foreign dignitaries, much ado is made about what Michelle Obama wears. So when the First Lady wore British label Alexander McQueen to this week’s state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao the choice let loose a storm of praise and criticism. Most assumed that...
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In honor of tonight’s finale of Project Runway season 8, we feature Season 6 alum Althea Harper‘s latest collection for Spring-Summer 2011. Harper, who narrowly lost the win to designer Irina Shabeyeva, showed a much matured and polished version of her reality TV self at a presentation during New York Fashion Week in September....
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The late Alexander McQueen was a virtual couturier among ready-to-wear designers, and his final eponymous collection for Fall 2010 was a shining example of that fact. Like previous collections, each piece is of such a spectacular (read: expensive) order that they were rarely seen outside of the red carpet and pages of magazines –...
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Much ado is made about American Vogue EIC Anna Wintour, & indeed she is a business force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry. But if it’s a creative powerhouse your interested in, then look to Carine Roitfeld of Vogue Paris. The editor and her team have delivered a whopping 620-page issue for...
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When I saw the excessive, lopsided, and over-sized cuffs on the Viktor & Rolf runway they struck a chord somewhere deep in my nostalgia centers, and I started craving candy corn and Treehouse of Horror episodes (might be the weather, too). Then it hit me: “It’s tucked into my socks!” The wonky collars and...
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Rick Owens protege Gareth Pugh has made incredible strides in distinguishing himself in the fashion community. He may not have the commercial success of Alexander Wang, for example, but among emerging designers he definitely sets the avant garde pace. Pugh was one of the first to do the fashion film, which is quickly heading...
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Ever wonder what Donatella Versace & Christopher Kane’s love child would look like? If you’re curious, look no further than the Versus Spring 2011 collection. Though it’s Versace’s second fiddle brand, some people are saying that the line – designed by British fashion star Christopher Kane – is outshining the main Versace line itself....
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Lovers of bold color will have to rely on Italian designers next spring, as the best of Milan Fashion Week departed from the hoards of sheers and nudes seen on the runways of New York and London. Donatella and team also broke away from the pack by foregoing the ubiquitous (and at times ridiculous)...
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