Claudia Schiffer For Dolce & Gabbana’s Resort Collection?
Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer has booked the campaign for Dolce & Gabbana’s Resort Collection, Fashionista reports.
The Dolce & Gabbana’s Resort Collection ad campaign hits in December in major fashion books.
The new socialites
Forget Paris and Lindsay, there’s a new breed of socialites taking the party scene by storm. Here’s a guide to who’s who.
Peaches Geldof
The 19-year-old daughter of Brit rocker Bob Geldof and his then-wife, the late TV presenter Paula Yates, has made more than a few headlines for her rebellious antics. Her day job? In 2005, Peaches wrote and presented her own television program, Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind, which spawned other TV appearances. She’s also penned several articles for British newspapers, and is the face of Aussie fashion label Dotti. Currently dating: Faris Badwan, lead singer of Brit garage rock band The Horrors.
Lauren Conrad
Star of reality TV show The Hills, “LC” lives in the Hollywood Hills, and spends her time partying at hot clubs, shopping with friends and working out at the gym with MTV cameras following her every move. The 22-year-old famously fell out with her one-time BFF and co-star Heidi Montag, who dates the show’s villain, Spencer Pratt.
Princess Beatrice of York
Who said royals couldn’t be IT girls? When the 19-year-old isn’t undertaking work experience as a “stylist” at UK department store Selfridges, Bea attends lavish parties with her mum (the other Fergie), and goes clubbing with friends including Kelly Osbourne and Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keough.
Agyness Deyn
After being “spotted” at a UK shopping centre as a teen, 25-year-old Agyness (real name Laura Hollins) has become one of the world’s most famous models. Also a singer, Aggy often DJs at nightclubs, and thanks to her quirky style, regularly makes “best dressed” lists. Currently dating: Albert Hammond Jr of rock band The Strokes.
Lydia Hearst
Despite being the heiress of her great-grandfather’s publishing fortune, 23-year-old Lydia has also carved out a career as a model, played a guest role on Gossip Girl, and is a columnist for the New York Post.
Lily Allen
Though best known for her hit single ‘Smile’, Lily, 23, has been doing more partying than singing lately. The daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen was recently kicked off a yacht during the Cannes Film Festival after ripping of her bikini top and jumping into the ocean.
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From a Shirt to a Skirt: The Extremes of Androgynous Fashion
It’s one thing to take on androgynous styles like flinging on your boyfriend’s slightly oversized shirt and transforming it into a svelte shirt-dress or casually throwing on a checkered shirt atop a dress and calling it a carefree chic day. But when you take a masculine dress shirt and deconstruct it down to a distinctly feminine piece of clothing in the form of a skirt, then you’ve deftly pushed the envelope on androgyny.
Fashionably speaking, what we have here is ingenious. On first glance, I was unsure what was before me: a tattered skirt perhaps or maybe a traditional garment of Swedish culture like the kilt is to the Scottish. Curiosity got the best of me as I continued to pore over the picture a few more times and an “aha!” moment finally surfaced.
In a gutsy attempt to move away from the tedium of fashion conservatism, it came to me that this young lady from Stockholm, Sweden had decided to alter her father’s shirt into a skirt! With several folds and tucks, she was able to render a men’s dress shirt into a very complicated silhouette that serves as a skirt.
However, as I revisited the look a couple more times (I was kind of dazed and confused by it all), the complexity of the skirt became a gift and a curse. On one hand, the oddity of the skirt was a definite lure, but at the same time it seemed all too fastidious with the make-shift skirt’s undulating folds and creases.
All the same, applause is owed to the young Swede. The mere idea can only be fathomed by a few like minds—Marc Jacobs and his inverted heel pumps—that tick to the rhythm of a different drum. That being said, curiosity did kill the cat so I’m not expecting hoards of you to all of a sudden start rummaging through your boyfriends’ closet (men, breathe easy) to scrunch up his shirts into skirts, but consider this hodgepodge skirt as a rather convoluted addition to current androgynous styles women have at their disposal. Mind you, it’s not for the fainthearted!
www.myfashionlife.com
Mischa Barton gets naked for 99-cent undies?
The way Mischa’s career has been going lately, this wouldn’t be that surprising, but no, of course it isn’t real. Clearly, the image is merely the actress’ face plastered on of some random topless body.
But where did it come from?
The photo was snapped by a reader of the blog, dlisted, who writes: “So I’m going through the aisle and I see that this store sells everything, the kitchen sink, your moms, and panties. Below is the picture of the panties they are selling. I’m pretty sure Mischa Barton doesn’t want you to know she’s hawking 99 cent store panties.”
Not exactly a stellar Photoshop job by the makers of Tyrone’s 99-cent underwear — but you never know, it might fool some people into dropping their hard-earned quarters on a pair of Mischa panties.
http://www.styledash.com/
Sexy Retro Swimwear
Of course summer is always about the itty-bitty-bikini, but this year’s bathing suit trend is about the classic retro look. Urban Outfitters new swim line has some eclectic, retro looks, for fabulous prices.
These swimsuits are classic and stylish and come in fun funky colors for summer. If you’re a fan of the one piece, they have flattering styles for every woman. If you’re a fan of the two piece, you can find sexy, high wasted two pieces. Very Marilyn Monroe!
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All are Navy Blue
Times are a changing and navy blue became more popular instead of black. This shade has been reinvented appearing on the catwalks at Lanvin, Chanel and Marc Jacobs. Trend reporter Martin Raymond to Vogue
explained,
Navy blue is a serious, ‘can do’ colour that suits this mood.”
Women’s Small Enamel Circle Earrings
Sophisticated circle earrings bring style to any ensemble.
Women’s Long Gumball Necklaces
Your fun, fashion-forward look is complete with a juicy gumball necklace. Graduated beads are strung together with tiny spacer beads for a look that’s bursting with color and style.
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Swarovski runway rocks in London
Live from LONDON at Phillips de Pury & Company, 9 Howick Place, London SW1 on Wednesday 11th June 2008 – 20h30 onwards GMT/BST, as part of the first ever Coutts London Jewellery Week.
RUNWAY ROCKS celebrates jewellery design and innovation showcasing the internationally acclaimed couture collection of spectacular catwalk jewels, specially commissioned by Swarovski from the most directional designers around the world!
Watch the spectacular couture show with jewels from leading international designers including Manish Arora, Erickson Beamon, Francesca Bristol, Alexandra Byrne, Hussein Chalayan, Ana de Costa, Ligia Dias, Naomi Filmer, Elizabeth Galton, Collada Garcia, Zaha Hadid, Kirt Holmes, Christopher Kane, Farah Khan, Shaun Leane, Julien Macdonald, Hannah Martin, Corto Moltedo, Nusch, Rodrigo Otazu, Mr Pearl, Johnny Rocket, Marios Schwab, Pippa Small.
A model walks down the runway at the Swarovski Runway Rocks fashion show
LONDON – JUNE 11: A model walks down the runway at the Swarovski Runway Rocks fashion show during London Jewellery Week, at the Phillips De Pury Gallery June 11, 2008 in London, England.
Celebrities and the fashion glitterati turned out in force 11 July 2008 night for the fifth annual Swarovski Runway Rocks event. Held as part of the Coutts London Jewellery Week, the party showcased Swarovski’s latest collection of show-stopping couture jewellery.
Held at the Phillips de Pury Gallery in Victoria, guests including Jaime Winstone, Rosamund Pike and Lulu Guinness walked a crystal-strewn carpet to watch the show. Collaborations with everyone from fashion designers Christopher Kane, Marios Schwab and Julien Macdonald to architect Zaha Hadid made their way down the catwalk, and the creators had clearly let their imaginations run wild. An enormous Indian headdress, crystal antlers complete with small birds and a technicolour Robo-Cop-meets-skeleton suit all made an appearance.
LONDON – JUNE 11: Nadia Swarovski and husband Rupert Adams ahead of Swarovski Runway Rocks event in on June 11 2008 in London, England.
A model walks down the runway at the Swarovski Runway Rocks fashion show during London Jewellery Week - June 11, 2008 in London, England
Marios Schwab’s piece was inspired by “the topography of the internal body.”
A model walks down the runway at the Swarovski Runway Rocks fashion show during London Jewellery Week – June 11, 2008 in London, England
Collado Garcia whipped this ensemble up with a dash of reptile and a pinch of cyborg, saying:
This is the look of an intergalactic creature who found her way into a dragon’s lair, fell asleep on a nest made of precious stones and woke up with the gems fused onto her skin.
Good makeup and bad makeup
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez positively glows in the fresh faced look on the left, but an overload of shimmery charcoal eyeshadow and too-nude matte peach lips weighs her down.
Fergie
Same pose, different face! She’s got the eye makeup and blush, but Fergie must have forgotten her foundation at home. Smooth even skin paired with bright defined lips help Fergie look truly Gorgeous.
Christina Aguilera
Ms. Aguilera loves to emulate Marilyn Monroe’s blonde bombshell style, but shiny red lips, heavy eyeliner and way too shimmery shadow hide the Beautiful girl underneath.
Jessica Simpson
It’s Jess the Joker! Simpson admitted to over-plumping her pout with Restylane, and this bright red lipstick sure didn’t help.
Beyoncé
Even Beyoncé seems aghast at her over-styled look on the right! This natural beauty looks best in subtly colored, minimal makeup (read: no vampire-red lips
Drew Barrymore
If Drew were on her way to a Halloween party, we might understand this look. Unfortunately, she caked her face with white powder for the London premiere of her blockbuster Charlie’s Angels. Scary!
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture
Jean-Paul Gaultier’s ornate bodice “cages” and skirts were literally sculpted from thick sausages of silk satin, looped and twirled like cornelli lace.
Not impressed at all. It kinds of gets too old and ugly: does anyone want to look like a cake these days? Moreover, PETA hates you for using too much fur.
Jean Paul Gaultier 2008
One of the few things I liked was the new idea for fringe. The bright underline is very playful. It looks like it was sprayed right on the forehead.
Overall, call me a bitch, but I find Gaultier’s collection this year extremely ugly and I would never wear it for this ammount of money, well, even if I was payed by the house to wear it. Don’t want to look like the Cruella de Vil. Really.
Givenchy, Givenchy Fall 2008 haute couture show by designer Riccardo Tisci
Givenchy Fall 2008-2009 haute couture show by designer Riccardo Tisci
Givenchy couture took a tour of the Andes this week in Paris, as the house’s creative director Riccardo Tisci sent out a phalanx of models in alpaca en route on a motorbike tour of Peru.
