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Barbie, is that you? Coco, is that you? Yes…and…Oui. Before you get out your Visa to buy this online, the blonde Chanel is not for sale. The Chanel Barbie is the latest in a series of artworks by Jocelyne Grivaud. [Look for a future post on her very soon.] It’s not all bad…Uncle Karl is [...]
Mon dieu! A British classic has gotten hot under the collar – in the form of gold studs. Our favourite muso/designer, Christopher Bailey, has come up with a French twist on the basic trench, in an exclusive collection for Colette. Only good things happen on Rue St. Honoré – I run into Uncle Karl or [...]
Jil Sander’s +J line for Uniqlo is in its second season, with the SS10 collection hitting this side of the Atlantic in days. The collection was already big in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 23rd. The UK got it Jan 7th, the Soho store in NYC will get the goods Jan 14th [...]
Fashion, meet art. Art, meet fashion. I know you two will be a match made in heaven. [Click on each image to see a larger, animated version.] This gorgeous editorial is from the December 2009 issue of 160grams magazine, entitled And The Villain Still Pursues Her, obviously inspired by the film. Photography by Pamela Reed [...]
I loved the perfect imbalance in this image for Balenciaga’s Spring 2010 women’s ad campaign. It’s whimsical, no? [Click to get a larger view.] Image courtesy of Balenciaga.
Big news in Canadian retail today…changes at the haute seat at Holt Renfrew. Caryn Lerner is out as president and CEO. Mark Derbyshire is in. He was formerly the chief talent scout for Holts’ holding company. Guess you could say he had an “in” with their top recruiter. So an HR guy is now running [...]
I endured the People’s Choice Awards tonight, in a quest for fashion. For you, my dear readers – I make these sacrifices because I love you. There was only one dress worth writing home about. Katie Cassidy of the new Melrose Place looked fresh and confident in this satin and spiked frock by German designers, [...]
A couple of rumours about fash and the cash that fuels the creative fire behind it… First, at Lanvin. Turns out that the investor/buyer of that 12.5% stake the company sold last November could be Ralph Bartel. He’s the Chairman of Travelzoo – the online travel firm in New York. Interesting, given the digital dipping [...]
Let’s face it. Fashion is fickle. While we women may dabble in a trend here, a fad there, some key fashion staples hold our closets in place. One of those binders is the jacket, or blazer (a term my Brit friends love to hate). Great jackets were all over the collections for FW09, and into [...]
When we last left our exploration of Gothenticity, we were speaking of the Victorians and their musings over dark, albeit ladylike duds. That Victorian influence is still evident today in dresses like the one by Olivier Theyskens in the last post or this one by goth guy, Lee McQueen. The sweeping gown is still there [...]
It’s a New Year, my fashion friends. Put on your shiny new outfit and… Resolve…to sparkle. Resolve to…never forget tradition and where you came from. Resolve to…travel, to do and learn something new. Resolve to…be beautiful – inside and out. These beautiful illustrations are the work of Lauren Bishop, based in the UK. They inspired [...]