Archive for March 2010

Fall 2010 Paris

Love is Blind. We Are Not. Liar Liar.

Which editorial team is sending raging sample requests to New York publicists demanding AW10 samples immédiatement? Meanwhile, the magazine’s editors and fashion directors are at upwards of 7 shows a day, and maybe three parties, without an editorial shoot in sight.

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Oscars Edition

Thanks so much for joining us last night! We had so much fun! Our picks: Carey Mulligan, Diane Kruger, Maggie Gyllenhall, Meryl Streep and Tom Ford.

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Adventures in Copyright

Five Oscars Dresses ABS by Allen Schwartz is Bound to Knock-Off

We’re sure the looks will be revealed on Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood either this evening or the next, but we decided to make predictions on who Allen Schwartz–the unofficial king of Adventures in Copyright–will make undeserved bank on this Oscars season. We say:

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Fall 2010 Paris

This Way for Paris Fashion Week Coverage

It may be last, but it’s certainly not least. Paris Fashion Week is upon us! While Britt’s in Paris attending shows we’ll be here collecting all her reviews, news, gossip, parties, and anything else Parisian in this post. Bookmark it s’il vous plaît to have immediate access to PFW. xo, Fashionista.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Vanessa Paradis Loves Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld To Shoot Pirelli Calendar & Flying Cats at Vivienne

Coco Cocoon: Vanessa Paradis will renew her contract as the face of Chanel. The French singer/actress currently appears in ads for Chanel’s Rouge Coco lipstick, and Karl Lagerfeld has asked her to star in the campaign for Chanel’s Coco Cocoon handbags. The campaign will be shot by the designer and are scheduled to appear in [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Sonia Rykiel’s Smiles & Pom Poms

Yesterday marked my first Sonia Rykiel show. (I actually tried to go to the 40th Anniversary bash a few seasons ago, but it was my first season in Paris and a 60€ taxi ride later, I ended up in a suburban French forest, convinced I’d never find my way home. And since the show still [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Issey Miyake, Azzaro & Costume National

Issey Miyake built the most elaborate set inside the Louvre. A maze of blue nets stretched from floor to ceiling across the runway mimicking his opening looks of pulled, twisted and knotted scarves. Miyake was inspired by a complex mathematical equation–he sat his mathematician front row–and wanted the scarves to visually represent the movement of [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

My First Phoebe Philo Show: Céline AW10

13:01 Céline’s venue is practically empty. It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to see Celine, but that the show’s being held in tennis courts in the suburbs. Thank goodness for the fashion bus. 13:05 I realize I’m blinded by love for Phoebe Philo. At this point, if she sends out burlap sacks I’ll love it. [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Akris’ Essentials

Scene: Akris, the old Swiss family brand designed by Albert Kriemler showed in the basement of the Palais de Chaillot in the Trocadero, right across from the Eiffel Tower. Models: With Céline right after I expected a slew of unknowns (or lesser knowns), but Karlie Kloss, Chanel Iman, Kim Noorda, Alana Zimmer and Liu Wen [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Lindsay Lohan Booted from Ungaro?

After last season’s disastrous showing, it seems that Lindsay Lohan might have been “let-go” from the post of artistic advisor at Emanuel Ungaro. (Although there were rumors that she wasn’t getting paid, anyway.) The disturbed actress was a no-show on this morning’s runway in Paris, according to Racked NY. It’s no surprise, given that nearly [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

LCD Soundsystem Live at Tonight’s YSL Show

Stefano Pilati’s showing YSL’s Autumn/Winter 2010 collection at the Grand Palais tonight, but to add excitement to anticipation, he’s recruited LCD Soundsystem to play live at the show. Pilati’s been working with James Murphy (the producer behind the French project) for almost two years now, but it’s the first time he’ll appear live. The musical [...]

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Red Carpet

We’re Live-Blogging the Oscars Red Carpet–Right Here, Right Now!

For our red carpet coverage, we’re using Cover it Live, a program that allows us to blog away while you give your opinion, too. Below this sentence you should see a box that says “Play.” Click on that to join the conversation. Fashionista’s Live Red Carpet Coverage from the Oscars

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