H&M Taps Vanessa Paradis as the Face of Its Conscious Collection
H&M has traded “Dark Paradise” for Vanessa Paradis.
The fast fashion mega chain has enlisted the French actress/singer/deity to model its latest Conscious collection.
H&M has traded “Dark Paradise” for Vanessa Paradis.
The fast fashion mega chain has enlisted the French actress/singer/deity to model its latest Conscious collection.
The Kardashians may have one cover of Cosmo UK‘s December issue, but we’re more into the One Direction version. The lads, most barely over 18, are Cosmo‘s Men of the Year. {PopCrush}
Michelle Obama’s daughters have been taking serious style notes from their mom: Not only did Sasha Obama wear a totally adorable Chris Benz skirt on election night, but it was a hand-me-down from older sister Malia. {Lucky}
These are apparently supposed to be never-before-seen ‘candid’ photos of Lana del Rey, snapped by the songstress’s sister. What, don’t you sit around posing and pouting all day? {Vanity Fair}
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}
What is it about the French? Or French women to be exact? No matter what they’re wearing–whether it be a t-shirt or a ballgown–they always manage to exude that certain…je ne sais quoi.
And it’s precisely that je ne sais quoi that has inspired designers (and our wardrobes) for generations.
So in honor of Bastille Day, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite french style icons–from those of the past like Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, all the way up to the new guard, like Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lea Seydoux.
Click through to see them all.
Kaiser Karl Lagerfeld has long been regarded as a king of fashion, and now he’s taken over an actual palace: He staged Chanel’s 2012 Cruise collection runway show on the grounds of Versailles this afternoon. But since we’ve been enjoying the lovely weather here in New York a little too much to bother flying seven Read more →
Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt. PARIS–Walking up a small steel circular staircase to one of the halls inside the Grand Palais on Tuesday morning to the Chanel couture show, none of us had any idea that after passing through a long silver corridor we would be inside an exact replica of an Read more →
Yesterday in Paris, Karl Lagerfeld was on hand with Vanessa Paradis to unveil the holiday windows for chic department store, Printemps. The windows, which WWD calls Chanel-themed, are really Karl-themed.
The Kates were only the beginning.
Remember when everyone in Hollywood was pregnant? Now, they all seem to be engaged. The most recent starlet to get a ring put on it is the always-stylish Carey Mulligan, whose engagement to Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford was announced yesterday.
A ton of other well-heeled celebs are planning to tie the knot, from Kim Kardashian to Sofia Coppola to Natalie Portman to Zoe Saldana. And since it’s currently wedding season, we thought this would be a good time to speculate on what dresses those celebs might wear down the aisle. Or, at least, what we would like them to wear.
Click through to see our picks!
Arizona Muse is without a doubt the model to beat. She burst onto the scene during the Spring 2011 season, with her only visible credit being an Urban Outfitters online model, and has yet to slow down. Dazed and Confused dedicated an entire issue to her, which means that she’s in the popularity realm of Agyness Deyn circa 2008 when i-D identified the pixie hair model as an icon.
Musician/Chanel spokesmodel Vanessa Paradis took to the stage in this tiered printed maxi dress. Blake Lively wore a slightly more off-the-rack-looking version to the Chanel couture show in Paris. Which Chanel-loyal blonde wore it better?
Coco Cocoon: Vanessa Paradis will renew her contract as the face of Chanel. The French singer/actress currently appears in ads for Chanel’s Rouge Coco lipstick, and Karl Lagerfeld has asked her to star in the campaign for Chanel’s Coco Cocoon handbags. The campaign will be shot by the designer and are scheduled to appear in Read more →
On the one hand, Vanessa Paradis for Miu Miu makes as much sense as Johnny Depp for Captain Jack Sparrow – quirky, elegant and sexy in an offbeat way. But on the other hand, while Vanessa might not have an official contract to wear Chanel every time she steps out of her house, we can’t Read more →