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RAFW diary: Favourites from the finale of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:57:00 -0700

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DON ARNOLD/GETTY IMAGES

The second half of fashion week brings some of the buzziest shows—notably Dion Leeand Josh Goot who are known at home as well as abroad as the new kings of Australian fashion. Both put on an impressive and memorable show for their adoring subjects, and their joint reign remains unchallenged.

Dion Lee has come back to the Sydney Opera House’s glass front foyer for his Spring show—and why wouldn’t he? Of all the images from last season, the ones of rows of models in pastel draped minidresses, framed by the soaring glass structure, are the most enduring. Local PR powerhouse Holly Garber, in a navy Dion Lee dress and complicated-looking headset, directs seating with military precision, but can’t control the searing beams of morning sunshine assaulting the eyes of the front row on the lower level. Happily, I’m facing the other way. Models walk along the two levels and up and down the shallow stairs in stiff, short dresses with moulded shoulders and skirts—even bootleg trousers have strategic volume behind the ankle, like rounded alien shin-fins. Shoulders and hips appear through Lee’s signature cutouts, keeping things light and allowing natural movement. He’s added brightly coloured prints—one resembles a photograph of a sheet of crumpled metal foil. There are shiny black accents, and metallic ones. Makeup impresario Napoleon Perdis has delivered wondrously illuminated skin that gives the sunlight some reflective competition. Flat Camilla Skovgaard Grecian sandals quickly give way to vertiginous ones, and metal breastplates provide a layer of glimmering protection. At the end, the models line up like a resolved and very pretty army—if Lee continues this show format, these money shots will provide an interesting slideshow of his development as a designer.

Ellery is a fashion show more ridiculous than sublime. Held in a two-level gallery after a protracted schmoozy reception, it starts eons late, and even later for those of us on the lower level: after the pre-show music has been turned off, we hear clomping footsteps on the floor above for what seems like ten minutes before we actually see any clothes. Eventually the models emerge, two at a time, overly choreographed, turning to each other and back and then walking forward at a glacial pace. (There are only about 12 looks, total.) But Kim Ellery’s signature look is dramatic in a fun way, often layered with light cottons and a thick, nubbly linen/silk shot with sheeny thread—the polished and put-together buyer next to me says the clothes sell very well. There is a pair of white layered outfits, then acid yellow, then pink. A spectacular pair of evening looks stand out, especially model Julia Nobis in a heavily beaded silver tank with a feathery white skirt made of shredded pieces of gauzy fabric.

A cavernous concrete former car workshop in East Sydney with chairs around the edges sets a starkly beautiful scene for Josh Goot’s nighttime show—though we have to walk up a lot of steps to get to it. At show time the space goes pitch black, then fluorescent panels flicker on slowly, one by one. Models make their way around the lengths of runway in structured, voluminous knee-length dresses adorned with Goot’s famous colourful prints, which are more sophisticated than usual—there are vivid brushstrokes on white and what appears to be spray-spattered paint within a stencil of stripes. Colourful heels with contrasting straps and interesting shapes have tall, covered platforms. The afterparty upstairs is awash in Moet and Belvedere, and draws all of the week’s most colourful front-row characters, like MTV glamour-girl Ruby Rose, who’s known for dating models like Freja Behar Erichsen and Catherine McNeil; the glossiest upper echelon editors from Australian Vogue and Harpers; and the omnipresent gaggle of international bloggers Susie Bubble, Tommy Ton andPhil Oh of Streetpeeper. Goot himself mingles about, looking relaxed and relieved, as well he should.

source: fashionmagazine.com

Fashion - Rachel McAdams Puts It Bluntly

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Wed, 11 May 2011 08:54:00 -0700

The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially under way and day one is already shaping up to be a good one for celebrity beauty sightings, much to the enjoyment of the throngs of spectators camped out in front of the Hotel Martinez. Salma Hayek delighted crowds in a décolleté-bearing Gucci dress this morning to promote Puss in Boots with Antonio Banderas, and Woody Allen was out and about with Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams, the co-stars of his flick Midnight in Paris. McAdams was sporting a new, Riviera-friendly hair look for the occasion, complete with chunky highlights of the platinum and honey variety and a new, extra-long, blunt-cut fringe. Color us excited for the rest of the week’s events. You too?

—Celia Ellenberg

source: style.com

Paris Highlights: Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear ~ Fashion And More

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:04:00 -0700

Paris Highlights: Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear ~ Fashion And More

Paris Highlights: Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:59:00 -0700

Paris Highlights: Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear

All the latest trends and insider perspectives from Paris' Fall 2011 fashion week.

source: style.com

Do-Gooding In Technicolor

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:52:00 -0700

Art and design go hand in hand with fashion, so no surprise to find plenty of style-world names on the invitation to next week’s Museum of Arts & Design gala and auction. Waris Ahluwalia, Tyson Beckford, and Mazdack Rassi (founder and creative director of Milk Studios) are a few of the evening’s co-chairs, and Mandy Coon, Kevork Kiledjian, Kate Lanphear, and Robert Geller all among the host committee members. This year is the Fluorescent Ball, where all things eye-popping are in, from the artworks in the silent auction (like a neon-bright surfboard by Rogan Gregory to Dan Flavin-esque fluorescent-tube art pieces by Julian Lwin, Tapp Francke, and Lite Brite Neon) to the dress code for the night.

Also lighting up the scene: the just-announced celebrity co-chair of the evening, Community and Mad Men actress Alison Brie (left, with an appropriately fluoro-clad Estelle, at Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring ‘11 show). Arts education—the beneficiary of the gala’s proceeds—is close to Brie’s heart. “I’ve always been a fan of arts education—my mother works in education, and that’s always been a big priority in my family,” Brie told Style.com from the set of Five-Year Engagement, the romantic comedy she’s filming with Emily Blunt. (Plus, of course: “Tyson Beckford’s gonna be there so you know it’s going to be a fun time.”) As for her fluorescent outfit for the evening? “The dress I was thinking of wearing is a Lela Rose bright orange one. Her use of color is fantastic,” she says, describing the shade as “neon-ish.” “I’ve definitely been to some neon after-hours parties in L.A. where I’ve really gone all-out. I don’t know if I’m going to go quite as…uh, whimsical.”

For tickets and more information, visit www.thefluorescentball.com.

—Matthew Schneier

source: style.com

Abbey Lee’s Latest Role: Mountain Maiden, Plus More Of The Day’s Top Stories…

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:27:00 -0700

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Hats are having a real moment right now, so maybe that’s why Abbey Lee Kershaw (left) has tried on three new ones: tambourinist, keyboardist, and vocalist for her band, Our Mountain. Their debut single is now available. Watch your back, Florence Welch?

Speaking of fashionably outré divas, Björk, too, has a new project: A revamped web site, designed as a teaser to her upcoming multimedia spectacle,Biophilia.

Karl Lagerfeld is a well-known bibliophile, but his latest project would strain even the largest libraries: a 12-volume edition of the last German philosopher with a world view as domineering as the Kaiser’s own: Friedrich Nietzsche.

Rich and fabulous? Forget packing for Cannes, in that case. Just drop by Louis Vuitton’s new pop-up shop on La Croisette, opening just in time for the film fest.
Offering discounts on guilty pleasures like seaweed body wraps, designer dresses, and Pilates classes hasn’t turned a profit yet for Gilt Groupe Inc., but the company has recently been valued at $1 billion, thanks to funds raised from investors. According to Gilt chief executive Kevin Ryan, profitability is “not a top priority.

source: style.com

Fashion- Alexis Mabille ~ Fashion And More

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:46:00 -0700

Fashion- Alexis Mabille ~ Fashion And More

Fashion-Louise Redknapp returns as the face for Wallis Petite

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:24:00 -0700

This Spring Summer sees the return of the beautiful Louise Redknapp modelling the Wallis Petite Collection. Highlights from the collection include; an ivory crochet pleated dress, a monochrome striped sleeveless prom dress, a colourful maxi and fruit print dress in addition to a stylish navy bandeau jumpsuit.

Louise Redknapp makes the perfect ambassador for the Wallis Petite Collection as she understands how important dressing for the petite shape really is. On the shoot, Louise says “I love the beautiful maxi dress, it is a great length and has a lovely shape around the arms, which I know as a woman you’re very conscious of.”

The product has been designed specifically for woman of 5 foot 3” and under. The Design team have created pieces unique to the Petite range as well as cleverly adapting key styles from the core range to suit the Petite customer.
Wallis Petite collection is available in sizes 8-18 in all stores nationwide and online now at wallis.co.uk.

Fashion-Would You Wear A Dress Slit Way Up-To-There?

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:58:00 -0700

Between the Fall runway shows and Monday night’sCostume Institute Ball—think Ashley Olsen in vintage Dior or Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Burberry—the upper-leg area hasn’t gotten so much attention since Suzanne Somers’ ThighMaster heyday. “We wanted to do something fun,” said Jason Wu of the hip-high slit on the skirt he made for Diane Kruger’s march up the Met’s steps. While most designers go straight for red-carpet appeal with sky-high slashes, Joseph Altuzarraand Jonathan Saunderswhipped up slightly more casual takes on the look at their February shows. Trust us, though, they’re still guaranteed to keep the flashbulbs popping.

CLICK FOR A SLIDESHOW and let us know just how much leg you’re willing to show.

—Brittany Adams

source: style.com

Fashion- Alexis Mabille

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:08:00 -0700

PARIS, January 24, 2011

By Tim Blanks

Alexis Mabille likes a schism. It's what has given his work—for men or women, and for better or worse—its skewed charm. Today, he showed in the Musée Bourdelle, the space where, 100 years ago, Antoine Bourdelle made white plaster maquettes as dummy runs for his huge sculptures. Mirror images, if you like. And that was actually the theme of Mabille's show. Each outfit was offered in white and then rerun in a colored version. A fr'instance: Look #1, "Vestale," was a floor-length sheath in purest white crepe, as virginal as its name. It was followed by exactly the same piece in midnight blue.

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Mabille cut one dress from squares of white lace, then duplicated it in the same lace prettily hand-painted in the colors of Sèvres porcelain. The effect had some psychological impact—dark versus light—when an asymmetric, one-shouldered gown in two tones of green with a pink rose garland reappeared in white, the flowers now camellialike. The conceit got tired soon enough, but it did allow plenty of time to reflect on the fragile detail of the designer's work. It had its own quiet drama, too, in final outfits wrapped in huge duchesse satin overskirts that untied to become capes. It was the kind of racy transformation you imagine France's First Lady, a Mabille fan, would be happy to make

source: style.com

Fashion-Rihanna: 2011 Grammy Awards Sheer White Queen

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Mon, 9 May 2011 18:53:00 -0700

Rihanna left a little, almost nothing to imagination as she showed up at 2011 Grammy Awards red carpet event held at LA’s Staples Center on February 13.

22-year-old “What’s My Name” singer was looking sexy like hell in form-fitting sheer white Jean Paul Gaultier dress that alternated from head to do between sheer and white ruffles which ran in circles down the entire dress.

It was without a doubt, one of the most controversial and head turning dress of the night. Rihanna’s stunning see-through ruffled gown was from Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 haute couture collection.

Onlookers were spell bound by Rihanna’s 2011 Grammy Awards gown as it was just “WOW”. Completing Rihanna’s 2011 Grammys look were Christian Louboutin shoes and a Wilfredo Rosado ring.

As of Rihanna’s 2011 Grammy hairstyle, she styled her red hair in a sleek shoulder length softly tousled bob. Her violet-toned makeup served as cherry on the cake.

Despite battling a bout of bronchitis, RiRi dazzled the event and managed to put in a stunning performance, as well. Stunning and fresh looking Rihanna smiled and posed for the cameras.

She was nominated for five Grammy awards and she picked up the award for Best Dance Recording for her song “Only Girl (In the World).”

As of Rihanna’s Grammy Awards 2011 performance, she hit the stage with Eminem for a performance of “Love The Way You Lie,” and later gave viewers a hot performance of her single “What’s My Name?”, assisted by Young Money’s Drake at 53rd Grammy Awards.

For one of the performances, she wore a fringe skirt, beaded outfit and stiletto booties and for other she rocked a voluminous strapless Christian Dior ball gown. So, what do you think about Rihanna’s see through dress and her performance? Share your views with FashionFame.com in comment box below.

Fashion-Miley Cyrus

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sun, 8 May 2011 05:41:00 -0700

Fashion-Selena Gomez

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 21:43:00 -0700

Fashion-Kate Winslet Covers "Glamour"

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 21:22:00 -0700

Fashion-Cheryl Cole’s 2011 Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 21:16:00 -0700

Fashion-Angelina Jolie

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 20:59:00 -0700

Fashion-Cora Skinner- Hollywood

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 20:56:00 -0700

Fashion-Cathy Justo - 19 years old supermodel

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 20:49:00 -0700

Fashion-10 stars bikibi best dressed world's

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 10:27:00 -0700

Magazine man AskMen has released a list of 10 most beautiful people in bikinis in the eyes of men. They are the stars, models, top singers in the world today.

10. Kim Kardashian

9. Gisele Bundchen

8. Rihanna

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7. Alessandra Ambrosio

6. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

5. Adriana Lima

4. Marisa Miller

3. Jessica Biel

2. Jessica Alba

1.Bar Refaeli

Fashion-Kayden Kross

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 10:20:00 -0700

Fashion-F (x) with K-Swiss

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 08:51:00 -0700

Fashion-[Dream.High] Pik Sook (IU)

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 08:41:00 -0700

Nguồn [Kênh.14]

Fashion-SNSD photo shoot for magazines Marieclaire (Hot!!)

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 08:23:00 -0700

Nguồn: 360kpop.com

Fashion-MBLAQ - Jtunes

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 08:00:00 -0700

Fashion-Victoria - Fx Leader [ SME ]

noreply@blogger.com (Star88) — Sat, 7 May 2011 07:55:00 -0700