L’Officiel Paris just released the cover for their 90th anniversary issue, starring none other than blogger/editor Tavi Gevinson. Confusingly, Beyonce’s controversial cover from March was also billed as the 90th anniversary issue, but considering the gigantic “90″ encircling Tavi here, we’re inclined to believe this is the real thing. Read more »
The whirlwind of fashion week continues; this show included a scenic dash past the London Eye, over London Bridge and up to the Tate Modern, the artistic home for the modern the new, and, now, Matthew Williamson’s spring show.
Outside, an ice cream van and tourists jostled with the fleet of black cars (and women in black) that had descended for Sunday’s show, as inside the iconic turbine gallery lit up with purple hues of light. Racing down the sloped hallway (killer for heels) and up to the gallery, I saw some of fashion’s greatest–Anna Wintour, Anna Dello Russo, Hamish Bowles–sitting front row with Matthew’s “beautiful friends”–Jacquetta Wheeler, Tallulah Harlech, Poppy Delevingne, herself a recently appointed Ambassador for the British Fashion Council, and her ‘bestie’ Sienna Miller, who needs no title to be one of Matthew’s great muses.
The collection was a joyful mix of oranges and yellows, silk prints and sophisticated soft draped silhouettes.
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Erdem Moralioglu showed his spring collection at the Savoy Hotel, in a ballroom that was painted a soft, barely-there baby blue–a color motif that seemed to inspire a huge portion of the show.
The clothes were covered in muted floral wallpaper prints–a far cry from the bold blooms we saw during NYFW–or bathed in solid pastel shades. It was a far quieter print than we’ve seen from the designer (who has been deemed “The Master of Floral“) in past collections. But don’t let the sedated color palette fool you: This was not a collection for wallflowers.
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The backstage world before a fashion show can be a weird and wonderful place. My experience at Topshop Unique was especially so on Saturday, not for any specific lightning bolt reason, but more because of a culmination of many small experiences.
I gathered a lot of information that afternoon (and a lot of poor quality pictures) and decided it was worth a re-telling. So, put on your special all-access wristband and follow me:
1:30: Arrive at train station, to creepy unused old Eurostar section. Get wristband and head up a long ramp and non-functioning escalator. Oh! There’s a glass ceiling and tons of light. No longer creepy.
1:35: I notice that the models all have gold paint in their hair. And I also say hi to Charlotte Free, the pink-haired model who was a fixture for a season or two on the runways. She still has pink hair.
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Monday was a good day for both clothes and celeb spotting at the London shows. While London front row faves Irina Lazareanu and Harley Viera-Newton chatted at Pringle of Scotland, Tilda Swinton quietly and gracefully swanned in and took her seat. She’s completely stunning, and rather unassuming in real life, posing for pictures then quietly sitting down. And tall! Pringle should have begged her to take to the runway for them.
Speaking of the runway, you’ll recall that Pringle has had some creative director upheaval. Clare Waight Keller went to Chloé early in the summer; this is Alistair Carr’s first collection for the label. For his first outing, he mined the 1960s and the Pringle archive, specifically riffing on the twinset.
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London Fashion Week has been a host to a great deal of pastels. The collections from the past few days have included lots of light, airy colors (tons of yellows and oranges), something we saw a lot of in New York come to think of it (especially in those last few days). Jonathan Saunders was a parade of pretty tints while Jaeger featured light colors mostly for day. It’s a slight departure for a city known to be the edgier and more experimental of the top fashion capitals but, like the yummy sorbet these colors resemble, it’s a very welcome palette cleanser.
You don’t want to miss this, Chris Benz is hiring Studio and Production Interns!
Studio Intern
Duties Include:
-Tracking and managing the loan of collections to press and private clients
-Assisting with sales and design appointments
-Facilitating the day to day running of studio, including filing, faxing, and answering phones in a professional manner.
Production Intern
Duties Include:
- Tracing and working with patterns and patternmakers
- Monitoring factory progress
I wasn’t really prepared for the drama of the Christopher Kane show on any level–or the fact that some of the drama was going to happen before the show actually even started.
The venue was a sleek, metal-tiled room with sunny open windows, the sun glinting off the metal, giving the effect of the room being lit from below. As I settled into my seat, I noticed people in seats surrounding me getting up to move. The reason? Anna Wintour a row in front of us, surrounded by video cameras, mics, and flashbulbs. That explains the mass exodus–no one wants to be an extra in an Anna interview. I stayed put, however, to eavesdrop glean words of widsom from her interviews.
During the course of one conversation, her phone fell to the ground without her realizing it. Dear readers, I retrieved it, waited until she was done, and handed it back. (And yes, Twitter followers, she said thank you.) I was pretty sure nothing was going to top that momentous occasion.
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MyFashionFixx is a daily deal fashion site launching in early October that will sell clothing, accessories and jewelry at up to 70% off the retail price. With a new deal every day and featured fashion tips, it’s sure to be a great site to add to your online shopping roster–especially because on the first day of their launch, they’ll be giving away some free accessories!
Though it’s not selling clothes yet, starting tomorrow you can sign up to be added to their email list (so you never miss a great deal!) and be entered to win the $500 giftcard, which will be selected on October’s launch. Just head on over to their wbsite, MyFashionFixx.com, and enter your email. But hurry–you wouldn’t want to miss out on all that potential Nordstroms’ swag!
Name: Dani Stahl
Occupation: Style Editor, Nylon
What are you currently obsessed with? I’m obsessed with this vest and my Charlotte Ronson for Sephora Lip gloss in Eleanor.
What is currently on your iPod? Mumford & Son’s, Jay-Z and Kanye.
If you were a rapper what would your name be? D-Stizz.
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Dree Hemingway to do porn. Okay, not really, but the model will be playing a porn star in Sean Baker’s upcoming film Starlet. We’re sure great-grandfather Ernest would be proud. {Style.com}
Roberto Cavalli will start making house calls. The Italian brand is launching a home collection, which will include furniture, wallpaper, tiles, textiles and bed, table and bath linens. {WWD subscription required}
That’s not model behavior! Gisele Bundchen got pulled over this weekend in Cape Cod for going 15mph over the speed limit with her son and stepson in the back. But while she may not be a great driver, Bundchen certainly knows where her strengths lie: the son of the cop who pulled her over tweeted, “He let her go, but in return she signed her autograph on the citation with kisses.” {Boston Herald}
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Poor London. Despite being seen as a breeding ground for talent, London’s fashion week is the smallest, both in length and, it seems, power, compared with its bookends in New York, Milan and Paris. As London is only five days and features fewer established designers than its competitors, a lot of press only attends one or two days en route to Milan or skips London altogether. And now, according to the Telegraph, London Fashion Week is “in chaos,” with models literally being pulled from shows at the last minute because of powerhouses in other cities, like Marc Jacobs and Gucci. London designers and modeling agencies are not pleased.
So what does this mean for the fate of London Fashion Week?
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