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Monique Pean

Monday August 13th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Karl Lagerfeld May Design Keira Knightley’s Wedding Dress, W Denies Fashion Feud, and Vanessa Paradis on ‘Fragile’ Love
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Karl Lagerfeld May Design Keira Knightley’s Wedding Dress, W Denies Fashion Feud, and Vanessa Paradis on ‘Fragile’ Love

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Some girls just have all the luck: Karl Lagerfeld has reportedly volunteered to design Keira Knightley’s wedding gown. Karl, if you need a project and you’re just giving things away, we’re always available. {Vogue UK}

Would you take out insurance on your favorite handbag? French bank Société Générale thinks that’s what women want, but some women are crying sexism. {HuffPo}

All might be fair in love and fashion, but W Magazine would like you to know that they aren’t feuding with founder John Fairchild, thank you. (Also, check out The Cut’s revamped site – looks good guys!) {The Cut}

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Sunday February 19th, 2012

Sunday June 13th, 2010

Thursday June 3rd, 2010

Gap Reveals Its Annual CDFA Collaboration, Featuring Incredible Designs by Monique Péan, Patrik Ervell and Sophie Theallet

Gap Reveals Its Annual CDFA Collaboration, Featuring Incredible Designs by Monique Péan, Patrik Ervell and Sophie Theallet

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When CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winners and nominees design for Gap, two things happen:

1. The piece goes down in history. (Like Philip Lim’s white blouse, Alex Wang’s khaki motorcycle jacket, or Vena Cava’s printed dress.)

2. The piece is completely forgotten. (For this, we have no examples, because we can’t remember them.)

Rest assured, this season’s designs–including jewelry by Monique Péan, menswear by Patrik Ervell, and women’s wear by Sophie Theallet–are almost guaranteed to fall into the first category.

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Published at 12:47 PM

Monday December 14th, 2009

Get Your Ball[Gown] On

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Tonight’s the Fourth Annual Ball to benefit Charity: Water. It boasts a stellar host committee, including Kyra Sedgwick and Adrien Grenier, but on the fashion front it includes Jessica Stam and Blake Mycoskie of Tom’s shoes. Lauren Bush, Sessilee Lopez and recent CFDA finalist, Monique Pean are on the guest list, too. Charity: Water’s a Read more →

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Tuesday November 17th, 2009

And The Winner Is…

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Sophie Theallet won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award last night. The ceremony featured a keynote address from Alber Elbaz, who co-hosted with Nicole Kidman and told the crowd, “Success is like a bottle of perfume. Smell it, don’t sniff it and don’t drink it.” Patrik Ervell and jewelry designer Monique Pean both took home $50,000 Read more →

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Published at 8:59 AM