If there was any question (hope?) as to whether fashion’s obsession with songstress Lana Del Rey was fleeting this should confirm that she’s here to stay, at least for a while (regardless of her contestable talents as a ‘vocalist’): Brit heritage brand Mulberry has created a bag for her.
The ‘Del Rey’ debuted on Mulberry’s runway for their fall show yesterday and on the arm of Miss Del Rey herself, who sat front row. Del Rey’s white ostrich version of the bag was made especially for her. According to a release, Mulberry creative director Emma Hill met Lana last year and was “captivated by her soulful, melancholy voice and the nostalgic beauty of her Video Games single and video.” Read more »
New York Fashion Week is usually deprived of anything Miu Miu (the brand shows in Paris). But not this week. We had a hint Miu Miu was up to something in our fair city when we heard about a party they were throwing on Valentine’s Day cryptically called “The Woman Dress.” We hear that the party has something to do with a premiere for the next installment of “Miu Miu Women’s Tales Saga,” the brand’s film series that explores “the feminine love affair with Miu Miu.” But Miu Miu hearts NY in more ways than one this week.
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Remember the spring 2012 shows? If you need a refresher, look no further than Zara‘s spring 2012 collection, which will be rolling into stores shortly (we’re usually thrown off by spring clothes hitting stores in February, but with today’s bizarre 60 degree weather, it’s actually pretty appropriate). We’re not going to call out Zara for knocking off any specific designers, but the spring trends are there: mixed prints (especially bold florals), pastels, high slits, baggy silhouettes and mesh, to name a few. Read more »

The menswear shows don’t often garner as much buzz or celebrity than womens’ RTW collections but Prada’s fall 2012 show, presented today in Milan, proves the exception. Acclaimed actors Adrien Brody, Tim Roth, Gary Oldman and Willem Dafoe closed the show. And judging from the photos, they held their own on the catwalk. Tim Roth cracked a smile but everyone else kept their game face on–especially Adrien Brody, swoon (but no surprise there). According to WWD, the star-studded close “had the laidback men’s pack roaring with applause.” We’d have joined in, too. These men look good in Prada’s East Berlin-esque military inspired collection. Gary Oldman could easily have donned some of Miuccia’s less colorful pieces as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (go see it if you haven’t already).
Click through to see each actor on the runway, as well as the full collection (video too).
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