The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be defeated On an otherwise unremarkable grey autumn day in London last month, a few hundred protesters took to the streets around Knightsbridge armed with home-made...
Hollywood Rag (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
(Wenn) Via Telegraph: Daul Kim, a South Korean supermodel who starred in a string of high-profile fashion campaigns, has been found dead at her luxury apartment in Paris. Her death was discovered after she left a series of messages on a website saying she was "lonely" and "depressed". Kim, 20, was a regular on catwalks in New York, Milan and Paris was found hanged in her city center...
Styledash (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Filed under: News Daul Kim on the runway in February. Photo: AP South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment on Nov. 19. She was 20 years old. The prosecutor's spokeswoman told Reuters that police were investigating the cause, saying it was most likely suicide. "She was a top model and a great friend to all of us at Next ," her agency said in a brief statement. "Please...
shefinds (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
If you thought Alexander McQueen’s now-famous Fashion Week pumps were monstrous, get a load of these crazy, ultra-glam shoes from Louise Goldin for Topshop. We got a sneak peak of the upcoming collection, thanks to Mykromag, and although it’s clear you could seriously injure someone while wearing these, we still think they’re pretty darn cool. [...] More Like This: Sponsored Post:...
Styledash (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Filed under: Fashion , Runway Report Designers who show in Paris have always been considered among the most avant garde in the world, but China Fashion Week took it to a new level recently with its kooky creations that included a polka dotted body suit affixed with clocks, a comic book-esque checkered jumpsuit with cat ears and paws, and colorful Harajuku girl-inspired ensembles (replete with stuffed...
CrAzY 4 WoRld (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
You may or may not know that London Fashion week was last week and was a week long event that we had the pleasure of taking in. It is one of the biggest fashion events for the UK fashion industry and features a whole heap of quality deisgners showcasing the new styles and pieces for [...]
i69 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
At the Paris Fashion Week (PFW), Indian designer Manish Arora was voted as one of the top ten designers in a survey taken by JC Report, a prominent fashion website. The others on the list include Lanvin, Victor and Rolf, Alexander Mcqueen and Givenchy. It is a feeling of pride to ...
Buzz7.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
At the Paris Fashion Week (PFW), Indian designer Manish Arora was voted as one of the top ten designers in a survey taken by JC Report, a prominent fashion website. The others on the list include Lanvin, Victor and Rolf, Alexander Mcqueen and Givenchy. It is a feeling of pride to see an Indian designer amongst [...]
Love B. Scott (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Alexander McQueen presented his Spring 2010 collection during Fashion Week last month where some of his models wore these Python “Armadillo” heels. The shoes measure at a whopping 12 inches tall! I’m surprised those models didn’t fall while walking down the runway. Love muffins, what do you think of McQueen’s shy high heels? Do you [...]
shefinds (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Appropriately enough, today Slate ran a slideshow run-down on the history of skulls in fashion. Once scary, then edgy, and now solidly entrenched in the chic mainstream, the look is everywhere. Evidence of that fact is Alexander McQueen’s knuckle duster, which is priced well over a grand, yet somehow still sold out everywhere in black [...] More Like This: Fashion Week Editor’s Pick: The...
Pedestrian.tv (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Twenty-Two year old Abbey Lee Kershaw wields beauty that’s as disarming as it is innocent. But don’t be fooled, beneath the cherub like visage lies a resilience that has helped the Melbourne beauty prevail over the unluckiest of missteps. And in Kershaw’s case, we mean this quite literally. In 2008 she famously fainted on the runways of Paris - the show was Alexander McQueen’s...
fashionmagazine.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Thierry Mugler Womenswear may be back on the runway next year. Creative director Rosemary Rodriguez, who has been designing Mugler menswear, just showed a mix of new and archived pieces during Russia’s Volvo Fashion Week, sparking rumors that she’s prepping for a RTW show. [FWD] Giorgio Armani has been hinting at retirement. He told reporters in [...]
ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Tokyo Fashion Week went on as usual despite the recession's effect on Japan's consumer spending. Dress33 showed bright colors and cellophane hats. Be sure to check out designer Toshikazu Iwaya's amazing alligator cuff earring. It was actually hard to focus on what he was saying, because he looks like he has a baby alligator about to crawl into his ear. No wonder they call him Japan's Alexander McQueen....
Beauty Blog (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The packed to the rafters runway fashion show for Pink Tartan during LG Fashion week did not dissapoint. Kim Newport-Mimran the designer of the Pink Tartan collection delivered a fashion forward look which is also wearable immediately off the runway. Refreshing! There is something...
Milan City (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Last month, we showed you our favorite invitations from New York fashion week. Now that we’ve returned from Italy and France, it’s time for an ...
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