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Thursday March 8th, 2012

Accessories

The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season

by Steff Yotka

We’ve scoured the Fall 2012 collections for the most amazing shoes, and it was easy, because there were plenty. The best part? Footwear options for Fall 2012 are a lot more reasonable than their Spring 2012 counterparts. (Remember those 6 inch Versace lucite wedges?)

Fall 2012 saw lots of wide heels and mary-janes on the runway, and sometimes both simultaneously–like at Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Marni. Knee-high black boots ruled at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Givenchy, and Rick Owens, and ladylike pumps could be found at Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Jil Sander. Of course, if you’re looking for something crazy, look no further than Alexander McQueen’s heel-less fur shoes. Impractical, but so lovely.

Take a look at all the amazing shoes from Fall 2012 and just try to pick a favorite. It’s near impossible.

Reviews

Elie Saab Gives His Red Carpet Gowns a Moody Twist

by Leah Chernikoff

Elie Saab is synonymous with the red carpet. Ever since Halle Berry wore one of his gowns when she won her Oscar in 2002, his fate as a red carpet favorite was sealed. The Artist actress Berenice Bejo wore a long-sleeved Elie Saab creation to the Oscars just a few weeks ago, and Rosario Dawson Read more →

Reviews

That ’70s Show: Victoria’s Secret Models, Bjork, and Printed Pantsuits at Miu Miu

by Leah Chernikoff

Miu Miu is the reason most major editors take a later flight home from Paris during fashion week. Everyone wants to see what Miuccia Prada has dreamed up. She always has a strong singular vision and sets trends. And her Miu Miu shows tend to produce so many of those ‘It’ items we see on Read more →

Fashion Is Fun

People Are Actually Wearing That Balenciaga Visor–Here’s How Much It Costs and Why You Can’t Get It In The U.S.

by Dhani Mau

There is no better time or place than Paris Fashion Week to try out the season’s most over-the-top, impractical items. And that is what the fashion crowd has done this week with what is arguably spring 2012′s most ridiculous accessory: Balenciaga‘s visor hat. Yep, people–well, fashion people–have actually been wearing this black Darth Vader-esque number Read more →

Reviews

Folk Art Prints Get the Valentino Touch

by Leah Chernikoff

PARIS–After weeks of being presented with more challenging, boxy, and sometimes oversized silhouettes, it was so nice and even refreshing to take in Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli ultra-feminine, just plain pretty fall collection. Sumptuous soft black leather toughened up the pretty a bit–on a cape, a skirt, and a gorgeous leather jump suit to open the show.

Beauty

The Best Models in the Business (Including Andrej Pejic!) Share Their Beauty Secrets With Us

by Cheryl Wischhover and India-Jewel Jackson

Models spend a lot of time in hair and makeup chairs at shows and for shoots, and they have access to some of the most talented hair stylists and makeup artists in the world. It stands to reason that they’ve picked up a few beauty pointers along the way, so this fashion month we decided to ask some of the best models in the business what tricks they’ve learned.

We chatted with Jourdan Dunn, Coco Rocha, Andrej Pejic and many more backstage at shows in New York, Milan, Paris and London. Click through to learn all their beauty secrets.

Reviews

Should Kanye West Just Focus on Accessories?

by Long Nguyen

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

PARIS–Fashion can be a cruel business, when one minute you’re hot and the next you’re forgotten, never to be heard from again. But fashion is also a place where redemption can occur; one good show can wipe out the previous seasons’ debacles…just like that.

Kanye West’s debut collection was simply bad, even for those of us who actually rooted for him to succeed. Because the negative criticism of his spring collection was fairly unanimous, it cannot be dismissed as media bias. “Has he learned a hard lesson and can he redeem himself?” was the question on our minds as the car breached the secure steel gate to enter the back docks of the vast Halle Freyssinet complex on a frigid Tuesday night.

Fashion Shows

Three-Year Old Chanel Model Hudson Kroenig Gave Karl Lagerfeld Toys For His Kitten

by Dhani Mau

Karl Lagerfeld is known for keeping a stable of “it” girls and boys around and the latest is the three-year-old son of model Brad Kroenig, Hudson. So far, Hudson has walked in two Chanel shows, including yesterday’s, in which he walked the runway holding Heidi Mount’s hand and wearing a purse. Eric Wilson has caught on to Kroenig’s rising star and thus he is probably the youngest model to get a Times profile.

The article, headlined “A Minimum Age? Not for This Model” is not long, because he’s three, but it’s real cute.

Fashion Week

Watch Miu Miu’s Fall Show LIVE Right Now at Fashionista

by Hayley Phelan

Get front row access to Miu Miu’s fall 2012 show as it streams live from Paris RIGHT NOW! Click through to watch!

Reviews

Stefano Pilati’s Finale Collection: A Reflection on His Time at Yves Saint Laurent

by Long Nguyen

Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt. PARIS–Even before the last model, Elza Luijendjik, passed the halfway mark on her return down the long wooden runway at the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie last night at YSL, you could hear the cheers from backstage. They got louder and louder as she approached the Read more →

Fashion Shows

Everything You Need to Know About Kanye West’s (Already Poorly Reviewed) Show

by Cheryl Wischhover

We weren’t at Kanye West’s show today, but in this age of Twitter, you almost don’t have to be anywhere anymore–just follow a few well-placed people and you’re all set. Plus it’s fun to piece it all together, sort of like a scavenger hunt. So, here goes:

Reviews

Would You Rather…? The Fall 2012 John Galliano vs. Carrie Bradshaw Bird-On-Head Edition

by Leah Chernikoff

When Carrie Bradshaw was all dressed up and ready to marry Big in the Sex and the City movie she wore a Vivienne Westwood dress and a fancy bird hat, which we think was Philip Treacy (anyone?). When Big’s a no-show she gripes, “I put a bird in my hair for him!” Well, Bill Gaytten, Read more →

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Thursday March 8th, 2012

The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season

Elie Saab Gives His Red Carpet Gowns a Moody Twist

That ’70s Show: Victoria’s Secret Models, Bjork, and Printed Pantsuits at Miu Miu

Wednesday March 7th, 2012

People Are Actually Wearing That Balenciaga Visor–Here’s How Much It Costs and Why You Can’t Get It In The U.S.

Folk Art Prints Get the Valentino Touch

The Best Models in the Business (Including Andrej Pejic!) Share Their Beauty Secrets With Us

Should Kanye West Just Focus on Accessories?

Three-Year Old Chanel Model Hudson Kroenig Gave Karl Lagerfeld Toys For His Kitten

Watch Miu Miu’s Fall Show LIVE Right Now at Fashionista

Stefano Pilati’s Finale Collection: A Reflection on His Time at Yves Saint Laurent

Tuesday March 6th, 2012

Everything You Need to Know About Kanye West’s (Already Poorly Reviewed) Show

Would You Rather…? The Fall 2012 John Galliano vs. Carrie Bradshaw Bird-On-Head Edition

Thursday March 8th, 2012

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