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Snowy Street Style from the Couture Shows
A lesson in being stylish even when it’s snowing.
Eddie Borgo Walks Us Through His Awesomely ’90s Costume Jewelry-Inspired Spring Collection
There’s always something very specific inspiring jewelry designer Eddie Borgo.
Last season his collection was influenced by the cogs and gears and machinery hidden beneath New York’s city streets–the stuff that makes Gotham hum. This season he did a bit of a 180. For spring 2013, he was inspired by a person–the legendary, the infamous, stylist Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele, and her work from the late ’80s and early ’90s. (And so you can add Borgo to the list of designers feeling the ’90s this season.)
Click through to see the collection and hear what Borgo had to say about it.
Trendspotting: Can’t Stop a Train
Don’t you hate it when you can’t decide between a dress or pants? Luckily, Paris offered up lots of options to split the difference.
The 2 Most Buzzed About Shows From Day 9 of Paris Fashion Week
Well, here we are. Le fin of Paris Fashion Week–and the end of our four-week, four-city international fashion marathon. On the day of second acts, Miuccia Prada did some typically subversive takes on ’50s shapes at Miu Miu. But it was Marc Jacobs–that guy who defined this season’s graphic obsession with his collection of stripped down stripes for his namesake line back in New York–who made Louis Vuitton’s iconic damier motif look not-so-square. Checkmate.
Here’s what the critics were buzz-buzz-buzzing about.
Buyers Liked Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent Collection A Lot More Than Critics Did
While critics were not exactly over the moon about Hedi Slimane’s YSL debut, buyers apparently were. And isn’t that ultimately more important?
Watch: Karl Lagerfeld Explains How to Use that Huge Chanel Hula Hoop Bag
The Chanel hula hoop bag may have been the most talked about accessory to hit the runway this season. After seeing it, many wondered–why is it so big? Does it fold out into a bicycle? Can it be used as a chic lean-to in inclement weather? Well, Karl Lagerfeld himself decided to clear the issue up.
Speaking in a video interview with the Telegraph Lagerfeld said:
Rachel Zoe Doubts She Was an Influence for Hedi Slimane’s Debut Saint Laurent Collection
We’re not sure who Saint Laurent’s spring 2013 show was more of a coup for: Designer Hedi Slimane–or Rachel Zoe. Because it was the latter’s name that online commenters were using to describe the aesthetic of the collection–one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the season.
But it wasn’t just the online community that noticed the similiarities between Slimane’s debut and Zoe’s aesthetic.
Hedi Slimane Just Won’t Quit: The Designer Takes To Twitter to Hate On Cathy Horyn Again
This is getting completely out of hand.
If you’ll recall, today Cathy Horyn dismissed Hedi Slimane’s open letter to her (in which he called her a “schoolyard bully” and attacked her personal style), calling it “silly nonsense.”
We figured that was the end of it. We were wrong. (We should have known better.)
Slimane is back at it on Twitter:
From Karl to Kanye, Everyone In Fashion Showed Up All Smokey-Eyed for Carine Roitfeld’s MAC Party in Paris
Last night in Paris Carine Roitfeld threw a ball in Paris and everyone in fashion came (except Cathy Horyn and Hedi Slimane–because, wow, that would’ve been awkward).
Can Chanel Make the French Manicure Cool Again?
Yep, the French manicure is back.
Trendspotting: Reduced Ruffles
These designers all prove that ruffles don’t necessarily have to be over-the-top.
Whoa: Hedi Slimane Writes Open Letter to Cathy Horyn, Calls Her a ‘Schoolyard Bully’
The anti-Cathy Horyn club has an official new member: Hedi Slimane. Following Horyn’s piece in today’s New York Times claiming that she had not been invited to Hedi Slimane’s YSL debut because of an eight-year-old grudge the designer was holding, Slimane took to Twitter to issue a response and, um, blow off some steam.
Here’s Karl Lagerfeld’s Hilarious Response to Paris’s ‘Le Smoking’ Obsession
Plus, find out why he didn’t go to Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent show.
Trendspotting: Rein ‘Em In
Naughty harnesses are sure to keep the fashion folks in line.
The 3 Most Buzzed About Shows from Day 6 of Paris Fashion Week
Sunday was a very good day for the fashion week lunch bunch, with Sister Maria looks at Givenchy and cute jungle cats prints at Kenzo. But for the woman of a slightly older demographic, critics concurred that Céline’s furkenstocks–and inimitably chic new twist on soigné dressing–made a powerful statement for the working mother who would wear her house slippers proudly out in the world.
The critics have spoken, and here’s what they said.
Kenzo Flies in Momofuku Milk Bar Bakers to Make 6000 Tiger-Shaped Cookies for their Paris Show
Kenzo knows the fashion pack has a sweet tooth (even if they talk a big game about their pre-fashion month diets/juice cleanses/fasts).
For their fall show last season, Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon flew Magnolia’s bakers over to Paris and had individually boxed cupcakes placed on every seat. This season, they were back to their sugary-sweet ways and, obviously, we were psyched.
Here Are the Weird, Furry Celine Shoes Everyone is Talking About
Celine always makes covetable, well, everything. From the cool girl coats to the wait list-worthy bags, Phoebe Philo makes the clothes we crave every season. But is she laughing at us this spring?
The 3 Most Buzzed About Shows from Day 5 of Paris Fashion Week
Pop quiz: Design in Paris is A) conceptual B) kinda weird C) joyous D) all of the above. On a day that zipped from Space Age sportswear at Junya to crushed can crowns and Comme, Report Card can tell critics were thinking really deeply about meanings. So extra credit goes to Jean Paul Gaultier for interrogating the dichotomy between a runway show and a concert–and reminding us all that fashion is also FUN!
Here’s what the critics were buzzing about.
60-Year Chloe Retrospective Reveals the Label’s Quirkier Side
This weekend in Paris, Chloe celebrated its 60th birthday with the opening of a retrospective exhibit called Chloé.ATTITUDES at the Palais de Tokyo.
Having only a sense of what Chloe looks like under the creative direction of ’70s-leaning minimalist cool girls–from Stella McCartney to to Phoebe Philo to Hannah MacGibbon to Clare Waight Keller–I was surprised to see how whimsical and how much of a sense of humor the label had under earlier designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Maxime de La Falaise. A white v-neck bathing suit with a pineapple on the crotch? Why not?
All the Deets on Those Crystal-Covered Eyes at the Dior Show
Besides the now-ubiquitous blue eye makeup, a mini-trend of hot pink eyes, and a few alien-esque theatrical looks, eyes on the runway this season have been pretty darn boring–until Pat McGrath came along at Dior and bedazzled the heck out of everyone.
The Most Buzzed About Show From Day 4 of Paris Fashion Week
In case you hadn’t heard, Dior. Is. Back. Friday there really wasn’t a candidate for salutatorian, as all buzz was droned out by the roar of support from critics for Raf Simons’s New New Look–a sensually minimalist take on maximalist femininity.
The 3 Most Buzzed About Shows From Day 3 of Paris Fashion Week
Thursday designers went back to school–in some case, literally–as Alber Elbaz commenced his second decade at Lanvin with a concise essay on those icons of French femininity, le smoking and the LBD, at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. At Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquière earned top marks for his more-pragmatic-than-usual collection inspired by the house founder’s ballet costumes, while at Balmain, Olivier Rousteing was deemed a quick study in the pop culture of the decade in which he was born.
The 3 Most Buzzed About Shows From Day 2 of Paris Fashion Week
“Smarten up” seemed to be the coaches’ message Wednesday as the first big shows in Paris got underway. Enfant terrible Gareth Pugh was promoted to Varsity when he went medieval on critics–in a totally soigné contemporary way. Meanwhile, in the battle of moody romanticism between two great print houses, Dries van Noten and Rochas, Dries’s flannel à la française scored a touchdown–and that’s how the game was won.
Isabel Marant Reveals the Inspiration Behind Her Hit Wedge Sneakers
While visiting Isabel Marant’s new Paris store, we asked the designer about the origin of those famous wedge sneakers.
Here’s the Invite to Chanel’s Spring 2013 Show
You’re invited to Chanel! Just kidding. But if you were, this is what your invitation would look like.
So what does it mean??
Raf Simons Vs. Hedi Slimane: A Closer Look
While we’re fairly certain neither designer is actually that concerned about what the other is doing, there are some undeniable similarities and easy-to-draw comparisons between the two, aside from them being the exact same age and sort of looking alike. So, we decided to analyze this “face-off” with a Venn Diagram and more!
The 2 Most Buzzed About Shows From Day 1 of Paris Fashion Week
Bienvenue à Paris! Tuesday the underclassman kicked things off in the City of Light, with former Cacheral creative director Cédric Charlier showing a replicant-chic lineup for his sophomore collection under his own name. And for the woman who will settle for little less than showing her entire leg, critics concurred that Anthony Vaccarello definitely brought the heat.
Talking Powerpuff Girls and Hard Nipples with Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevingne
Cara, Karlie and Jourdan discuss the merits of pointy nipples on the runway. And sing the Powerpuff Girl theme song.
All Hail the Return of Anja Rubik’s Right Hip Bone at Anthony Vaccarello
Hooray! Anja Rubik’s right hip came out for an encore at the Anthony Vaccarello show in Paris yesterday.
Attend Paris Fashion Week from Your Couch: Here’s the Full List of Livestreaming Shows
All the glamour of the Paris shows. All the comfort of your sweat pants.
Watch the Topshop Unique Livestream Here NOW!
We’re in London covering LFW, and we want you here with us! We’re livestreaming the Topshop Unique Spring 2013 show right here, right NOW so you can see all the looks as they happen, too. Click through to watch with us!
