What would Haute Couture be without Chanel? The iconic fashion house did not disappoint this year putting on a theatrical show at the Grand Palais attracting the likes of Anna Wintour, Diance Kruger, Alexa Chung, Elle Fanning and Charlotte Casiraghi. Held at 10 pm under the starry Parisian sky, Karl created a mock Place Vendôme,...
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Angels Meet Birds of Paradise was the name for Givenchy‘s Autumn/Winter 2011 haute couture collection and it was simply magic. Containing only 10 pieces, the ivory and gold gowns stood out as individual master pieces. Instead of going for the conventional approach of a catwalk and models, Riccardo Tisci instead suspended...
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We woke up to an interesting email this morning (Australian time) with the subject line: Labor Rights Activists Make Versace Run and Hide on Facebook. It claims that Versace turned off fan comments/wall posts on the their Official Versace Facebook Page, after a group of a group of activists led by the Clean Clothes Campaign wrote...
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High end fashion and beauty often go hand in hand, after all where would a fashion show be without a crew of hair and makeup artists to make the models’ faces look gorgeous? Well Fashionista are reporting that French fashion house Balmain are entering the world of beauty via a haircare line, a rather unconventional route at that....
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Over the last fortnight, two of the Italian fashion industry’s brightest stars made their debut on a public stock exchange. Prada SpA floated 16.5% of their equity on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana accommodated the initial public offering of Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, which sold 22.7% of their shareholdings. A few...
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In honour of victims of Japan’s tsunami Armani Prive showed a Geisha inspired collection at the Palais Chaillot. The sweeping arcs of the facade of the Pallais paying tribute to the waves that rocked the country. Armani’s collection gave the traditional kimono and Japanese prints a modern feel; using bright colour...
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After 15 years of John Galliano at the reins, Christian Dior‘s first Haute Couture show without him was dramatically different. The much anticipated collection drew the likes of Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee, Russian model Natalia Vodianova and half of Paris with streets being closed off around the Musée Rodin. With...
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If you follow us on Twitter, you probably saw that yesterday Australian department store David Jones held their semi-annual casting session for their upcoming Spring/Summer 2011 runway show yesterday and we were invited to come along for the ride. A chance to hang out with 250+ leggy and good looking models? Why not, I haven’t...
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We’re putting it out there – with all the fuss and hype over Kate Moss‘ wedding (aptly nicknamed Mosstock)and what the bride will be wearing in her wedding to Jamie Hince… we think Kate Moss will be taking wedding dress design cues from Gwen Stefani. The No Doubt singer also had her wedding dress designed by...
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