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Image of the Day: Prada’s Fall Campaign Features Brand New Model Kelly Mittendorf
Fresh faces are taking over the AW11 campaigns, first Vuitton, then Burberry and now Prada. Kelly Mittendorf, who is brand-spankin’-new to the industry, landed Prada’s AW11 campaign shot by Steven Meisel. Not too shabby for her first gig.
Best of Fall 2011 Fashion Month
Our favorite collections of Fall 2011, arranged in alphabetical order. Did your pick make the cut?
Trendspotting: Don’t Step on My Snakeskin Shoes
Apparently a memo about snakeskin boots is being sent around the fashion community, with varieties of the style appearing at Prada, Dries Van Noten, and Missoni. I just want to know how to get on this email list….
Fall 2011: Best Beauty From the London and Milan Shows
Beauty looks at Fashion Week should complement a designer’s vision and help cement an image and theme in your mind when you view a collection. We saw some spectacular looks in New York, and the next two cities didn’t disappoint either.
While New York Fashion Week feels like a marathon, London and Milan are more like whirlwind sprints. In case it went by too quickly for you, stop here and breathe for a second, before we head to Paris.
Click through for the best and most interesting beauty looks from London and Milan.
Best Dressed: Rainbow Bright Takes Over Milan Fashion Week
The ever fashionable Anna Dello Russo once again pulled off a daring and fabulous Miu Miu neon dress and jacket. MIA goes green in Versace, and Susie Bubble and stylist Elisa Malin wear vintage for Milan Fashion Week.
Milan Fashion Week Fall 2011: The Ten Best Collections
Milan Fashion Week is where editorial meets commercial in the most natural way. Click through to see our ten favorite collections of the week.
Trendspotting: Seeing Cruella’s Spots
Ferragamo, Topshop and Marc Jacobs are all seeing spots for fall. We like to call it Cruella-chic.
Love is Blind. We are Not. Kiss and Make Up?
What EIC tried to make nice with a star backstage at Milan Fashion Week? S/he really irked this performer last year with a negative cover story.
Trendspotting: Drop it Like it’s Hot
From Richard Nicoll to Jil Sander, Moschino to Prada, dropped waist dresses are making a comeback this season.
My Milan Fashion Bus Adventure
MILAN–Before I get into my morning adventure, let me explain the fashion bus.
At pretty much every fashion week other than New York, there is a bus that those who don’t hire a private car can take from show to show. In general you need to have registered with whomever runs the fashion week to be able to use this service, but it’s common knowledge that they’re pretty loose with this rule.
In London, I use the fashion bus now and again. In Paris and Milan I rarely take it, mostly because every time I have I’ve been late to the next show.
But this morning after leaving Bottega Veneta, I was in a bind. We were in the middle of nowhere, without an available taxi in site. I saw a sign for the bus and decided to wait in line. Soon enough it pulled up, with several empty buses behind it. Unfortunately, only about five people were allowed to board.
Why? Because the rest of us–I’d say about 10 people in total–didn’t have our Milan Fashion Week passes. (Some claimed that they had forgotten theirs–I simply kept silent, because I hadn’t registered officially.) But the Camera Moda attendants wouldn’t budge. No one was going to be allowed access without a badge. (Camera Moda is the organization that puts together MFW.)
Usually at this point I would have scooted off, but then things started to get good, so I decided to stick around to see what would happen.
