PARIS–Stefano Pilati’s reign at Yves Saint Laurent can’t be described as anything else but a roller coaster. Sometimes he’s lauded, at other times mocked.
In a season when other designers have been inspired by his master’s Le Smoking suit, safari jackets, and other ’70s styles, Pilati looked to the archives with flamenco dresses and perfect pants.
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PARIS–Much like her predecessors, Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo, Chloe‘s Hannah MacGibbon designs for a specific woman. She’s ageless, but youthful. She’s also impeccably groomed.
And she loves classic silhouettes with a modern edge. As a follow up to last season’s smash hit camel collection, MacGibbon sent out a ballerina-inspired collection: white wrap dresses, taupe body suits paired with pants in the same tone, and a brick red dress coat that added the pop of color spring collections need.
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eBay’s New Look: eBay just launched ebaylookbook.com, a style site with user-generated personal style that visitors can vote on. Popular participants can win fashion accessories. There’s also a trends and style tips section contributed by our very own Lauren Sherman. {eBay Lookbook}
Marc Works Hard For the Money: It sounds like Marc’s seventies infatuation will carry over to tomorrow’s Vuitton show. Supposedly, his inspiration for the collection was disco sensation Donna Summer. {Daily Front Row}
Dov Charney Continues to Dodge Bullets: American Apparel will not file for bankruptcy thanks to an alteration of their agreement with lenders at Lion Capital. The agreement sounds like it came with some conditions. “We are working together with Dov to realign the capital structure of American Apparel to support a number of key initiatives within the business, including the hiring of several new senior executives,” said partner Lyndon Lea. Sure this is all great news for the company and its patrons, but this doesn’t in any way mean the end of all of American Apparel’s problems. {NY Mag}
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After an onslaught of highly dramatic episodes of Mad Men, episode 11 returned to the close and tense philosophy of seasons past. Sure the plot moved at supersonic speed, but the emotional reactions set off may take months to fully release.
Lucky Strike’s departure to BBDO was but the catalyst for everyone’s problems. Don goes off the wall, but instead of turning to alcoholism (he now has a three drink maximum) he turns to fury. Snapping first at Pete and later at Roger, Don is relentless in his desire to blame someone. Dashing into the office post-date with Faye, Don wears a tan overcoat with a white shirt, black pants, and a slim black tie, a look so perfect I had visions of his “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” sequence. That perfection was short lived, as Don later changes into his first brown suit ever to deliver the bad news to the SCDP employees. Don says nothing will change, meaning everything will change, and fast. Glo Coat leaves SCDP moments after Lucky Strike is announced as lost, causing Don to plead with Faye to compromise her morals and push clientele to SCDP. It’s a totally unreasonable request, and Faye knows it, waltzing out in a huff wearing an orange tie neck blouse and straight hair.
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Lauren Conrad’s newest book, Lauren Conrad Style is out today. While we have differing opinions on this site as to whether Conrad’s a true style authority, this adorable baby photo from LC proves she had style from her her heart-shaped sunnies down to her toddler ankle that she holds just-so (though the Lauren Conrad of today would never let a snapper get so close to an upskirt shot). Conrad’s style evolved from Laguna Beach to The Hills to today, and her evolution into a polished classic California cool girl has inspired and influenced countless teens. And let’s face it, if you ever rocked a small braid, some credit is due to Miss Conrad (and her hair stylist). Of course, now we’ll be able to get more LC style in her newest MTV show, which will focus on her contemporary line, Paper Crown.
Lauren Conrad Style offers style advice and tips that helped transform the reality show star into the polished young lady she is today. Here, from her new book, her five go-to pieces:
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PARIS–Why Chanel does not show in the last slot of Paris Fashion Week mystifies me. If there was ever a grand finale, this morning’s performance at the Grand Palais was it. Karl Lagerfeld sent out 80 models, over 85 looks, and brought in a symphony to accompany the models strutting down the runway. Jean-Baptiste, Crystal Renn, and Erin Wasson were there, along with the legendary Inès de la Fressange, who played with her soft, wavy black bob as she swept the white pebbled floor.
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On Saturday, The New Yorker Festival presented Fashion Forward, a panel that included Maria Cornejo, Phillip Lim, Naeem Khan and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright from Rag & Bone. As you may have heard, Maria Cornejo expressed her not so high opinion ofCarla Bruni-Sarkozy at said panel. We were there, and surrounding that brief and hilarious moment, was a very thoughtful and open discussion about the business of fashion.
The New Yorker labeled these designers “The New Guard.” They have all established measurable success and are probably on their way to becoming household names. Cornejo and Khan have designed dresses for the first lady. Phillip, David and Marcus have won CFDA awards. All of them have impressively withstood the shaky economy and none of them were born in the U.S.
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Earlier this year we dubbed Jane Aldridge from Sea of Shoes one of the most influential style bloggers.
Now, in addition to blogger and (sometimes) designer, Jane is taking on a new role: Art critic. Jane has come up with a contest, asking readers to choose their favorite look from Spring 2011 and create a sketch inspired by that look. On November 1, Jane will post her 15 favorite submissions and post them on her blog.
With hundreds of entries already pouring in, winning this contest might be a little difficult. Lucky for you, we’ve created some guidelines that will ensure you a spot on the top 15. Take a look.
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Which legend rocks the kilt better: Diddy while performing in Scotland or Marc Jacobs while doing almost anything?
In high school I used to swagger up to make-up counters, ask a bunch of questions, pretend I was going to buy something, then sheepishly ask for some samples. Which I usually got, but not without feeling rather undignified after the whole process. (Full disclosure: I still sometimes do this.)
Enter Birchbox, a new beauty e-commerce site with a few unique twists, which just launched this September. For $10 per month or $110 per year, Birchbox will send you a pretty pink box full of deluxe, oversized samples once a month. Samples span all product categories including fragrance, make-up, skin care, and hair care.
The premise is that the founders want you to be able to try a carefully curated batch of higher-end products before you invest. If you like a product, you can then buy the full-sized version directly from Birchbox. To encourage loyalty, they will give you rewards points for ordering from them, referring friends, and answering surveys. The points can be used towards future purchases.
To round it all out, Birchbox offers editorial content on the site in the form of short articles and videos. Plus all samples arrive with write-ups and how-tos which the company likens to “opening the latest magazine and having the featured products pouring out.”
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London-based designer Erdem Moralioglu has had his fair share of press. But we were still curious about the man behind those neo-Edwardian prints. So we recently caught up with the designer, whose show was underwritten by Swarovski this season, to chat about everything from the Royal College of Art to finding good food in The Big Smoke.
Fashionista: You’re best known for your prints–now everyone seems to be designing and creating their own textiles–what’s your reaction to that?
Erdem Moralioglu: I think it’s really exciting to see what you can do with new technology and apply it to textiles. Innovation in any form is really exciting.
You’re Canadian, you’ve worked for DvF, and you’ve settled down in London. What’s the best thing about working as a designer in the city?
London is where I trained as a designer and is also now my home. The best thing is probably being close to my friends and family but also everyone that I work with.
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