Archive for July 2011

Haute Couture

Bouchra Jarrar Couture Fall 2011: Quiet Chic

Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.

PARIS–Yesterday, prior to the anticipated Dior show, far from the madding crowd of fashion frenzy, Bouchra Jarrar presented her fourth collection with a show at the reception hallways of the sumptuous Théatre de l’Europe. Built in 1779, it’s now one of France’s six national theaters.

Her collection–17 looks mostly in light grey, deep blue, and black–featured jackets with sharp v-neck lapels, crisp tropical wool pants, a navy wool v-neck blazer with side closure, a strapless dress fitted to the body, and a hand knit zippered vest made of blue and grey interwoven yarns–distilled the essence of couture: Perfectly made clothes without the needs for a single ball gown.

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  • Long Nguyen
  • Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 6:30 PM
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Haute Couture

Paris Fall Couture Shows: Day 1

PARIS–New week, new fashion week–although the male collections were only 30 seconds ago and we’re still feeling sleep-deprived, couture is dragging us out of bed.

The entire city is sartorially obsessed for the week, and as if catwalks weren’t enough, heaps of exhibitions, openings and launches become mandatory.

Here is our selection from the first day:

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Sales

Racked Dealfeed: Henri Bendel Semi-Annual Sale, A.P.C., ABC Carpet & Home and More

Edit
Deal: 40% to 70% off select merchandise including Alexander Wang, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Proenza Schouler, and Thakoon
When/Where: Monday, June 27 through Wednesday, July 6. Mon—Sat 10:30am—6:30pm, Sun by appointment only. 1368 Lexington Ave between 90th and 91st Sts (212-876-1368)
Link: www.editnewyork.com
Ends: Wednesday, 6 Jul 2011

Henri Bendel
Deal: Discounts of 25% off storewide at the Henri Bendel semi-annual sale
When/Where: Ongoing. Mon—Sat 10am—8pm; Sun 12pm—7pm. 712 5th Ave at 56th St (212-247-1100)
Link: henribendel.com
Ends: Monday, 11 Jul 2011

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Beauty

We Want Every Single Polish in Zoya’s New Designer-Inspired Fall Collection

If Zoya’s fall 2011 nail polish collection is an indication of things to come for our nails, we can’t wait for the leaves to start falling. Called “Smoke and Mirrors,” it’s a 12-color collection which includes six cream shades and six metallics. You can pre-order them now from Zoya’s website if you can’t wait until the official July 15 release; they’ll go for $8 a pop.

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News

Kate Middleton Wears Malene Birger in Yellowknife (Canada Outfit #10)

By Dhani Mau Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 4:15 PM

Photo: Getty

The Duke and Duchess just arrived in the Yellowknife region of Northwest Canada for Day 6 of their Canadian tour. For outfit number 10 (technically it’s 11 but we’re not counting yesterday’s dragon boat race outfit), Middleton wore a cream linen shift with shoulder pads by Danish-born British designer Malene Birger and paired it with those L.K. Bennett nude pumps she loves so much. Read more »

People We Like

Sea of Shoes’ Jane Alridge Talks Her New Book, the State of Fashion Blogging and Why She’s Still Never Been to a Fashion Show

Sea of Shoes blogger Jane Aldridge and almost every other well-known fashion blogger on the planet have imparted their style advice in a comprehensive new book called Style Yourself (WeldonOwen, $24.95), which is billed as “inspired advice from the world’s top personal style bloggers.” Everyone from Tavi to Susie Lau to Jazzi McGill is in there (as well as contributions from 92 other bloggers). The book is in essence a guide to styling for everyone from aspiring fashion bloggers to regular folks who don’t know the difference between a dolman sleeve and a bell sleeve and how to tell which style looks best on them.

We chatted with Jane, who penned the introduction to the book, to find out why she decided to lend her voice and eye to this project, what she’s got in the works, and her take on the whole fashion blogger phenomenon.

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Giveaways

Last Chance to Win Maybelline’s Entire Line of Color Sensational Lipcolor–That’s 68 Lipsticks!

By Fashionista Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 3:15 PM

Nothing changes your look quicker than a fresh swipe of lipstick, so imagine having an entire line of shades at your disposal. Maybelline is giving one lucky Fashionista reader its whole Color Sensational Lipcolor line–68 lipsticks. This includes: 48 shades of Color Sensational Lipcolor, 10 shades of Color Sensational Pearls Lipcolor, and 10 shades of Color Sensational High Shine Lipcolor, which just launched this month. You’ll never again have to say you don’t have a good lipstick to wear!

Want to see some of these colors in action? Check out Maybelline’s website, especially the NYC365 tab, which highlights a daily street style shot by none other than famed street style photog, Mr. Newton. And Fashionista’s very own beauty editor, Cheryl, was featured this week wearing her fave Maybelline lip color, Fifth Ave Fuchsia (which is now worn down to a nub.)

So visit Maybelline’s site for inspiration, then click here to win an entire lipstick wardrobe. You have until TOMORROW, Wednesday July 6 at 11.59pm EST, to win this lipstick junkie’s dream prize.

Good luck!

Christy Turlington behind the scenes for the Color Sensational High Shine Lipcolor shoot

*Photos: Jonathan Pozniak

Streetwalker

Street Style: Glamour Paris Editor Caroline Loves Disco

Name: Caroline Christiansson

Occupation: Director of Glamour Paris

How would you describe your style? Colorful in the summer. I love sheer colors with prints.

What is currently on your iPod? Disco. I love ’70s disco!

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Campaigns

Watch: Mary-Kate and Ashley Pose Suggestively For Terry Richardson in this Behind-the-Scenes Video For Stylemint

By Dhani Mau Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 2:15 PM


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Fashion Is Fun

Would You Rather…? Kate Middleton Vs. Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen

By Dhani Mau Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 1:45 PM

Apparently, Anne from Anne of Green Gables wasn’t the only person Kate Middleton was channeling when she chose a cream Alexander McQueen sweater dress for her visit to Prince Edward Island yesterday. It turns out Sarah Jessica Parker wore the same McQueen number in navy to the unveiling of her husband Matthew Broderick’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January of 2006. Read more »

Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Another Emma Watson Cover, Nicola Formichetti Won’t Style Fat People and Jason Wu Makes Plastic Shoes

Emma Watson’s Harper’s Bazaar UK Cover: Watson continues to dazzle post-Potter with a stunning Jekyll-and-Hyde dual cover for the British mag’s August issue. It’s gorgeous and definitely more interesting than her Vogue cover. Which do you prefer, the lighter newsstand copy or the subscriber’s darker edition? {Fashion Gone Rogue}

Read: Suzy Menkes Questions Fashion Exhibitions: International Herald Tribune style critic wrote an excellent opinion piece on the proliferation of global fashion exhibitions, questioning the reasoning behind the trend and if fashion can really be considered museum-worthy art. A very worthwhile read for anyone who’s ever seen a curated fashion exhibit. {NY Times}

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Haute Couture

Dior Haute Couture Fall 2011: Heritage and the Future

Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.

PARIS–An explosion of green and blue lights–as well as a thunderous roar of music–signaled the start of the Dior fall couture show yesterday afternoon. Taking place inside a small tent at the garden of the Musée Rodin, the show officially opened Paris fall couture season. The streamlined stage décor–a simple sculpture by set designer Michael Howell, rather than a full on mise en scène like a maritime port or a tulip garden–was the first sign of a sharp break from the past.

Indeed, the house was staging its first couture show without longtime designer John Galliano. But that was not all that had changed.

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  • Long Nguyen
  • Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 / 12:47 PM
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