Karl Lagerfeld designed The Dying Swan’s most impressive costume from different feathers (3 women and over 100 hours of work into that unique Chanel tutu) The dress hits the stage at Sadler’s Wells, London June 16th and the Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona September (besides Elena Glurdjidze exclusive performance for Lagerfeld in Chanel’s Haute Couture [...]
May 27th, 2009 by kpriss — Art & Deco, Designers, Dresses, Events, Quick Links
A catwalk ripoff isn’t generally limited to one or two versions, especially if we’re dealing with highlighted designers. Christian Louboutin’s collaboration with Philip Lim has created a wave of ruffles in a sea of shoes! Everybody’s ruffling their sandals these days! Asos and Pour La Victoire created their own version of the Louboutin-Lim ruffled beauty [...]
May 27th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Shoes, Trends
It’s that Kanye & Louis Vuitton sneakers time again! Backstage photos of the design sessions Mr. Kanye West puts in for Louis Vuitton have surfaced on the web. Let’s take a look, shall we? Kanye’s looking impeccable, for a traffic stopper. I imagine, in his own mind, he must be looking dazzlingly hot and trendy. [...]
May 27th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Designers, Featured, Shoes, Street style
Questioning your identity might just become the next big thing! Karl Lagerfeld puts us on the next bag-hot-track: the psy bag. It’s like having a quiet, honest dialogue with yourself (or is it a monologue?)! So therapeutic but so Beyond! The Kaiser was spotted in France, at the Nice airport, wearing this Fake Karl lookalike [...]
May 26th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Designers, Featured
I always preferred good advertising campaigns for fast fashion retailers. The good ones! There’s something relaxed, authentic about some of them, a broken rhythm you won’t find in haute couture/luxury houses ads. Gap’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund’s collection this year is on the khaki. Savannah moods, urban jungle looks, Gap’s khakis are signed by Alexander Wang, [...]
May 25th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Designers, Trends
I guess everyone heard about the fascination around Acne and their unbelievably fashionable collections. I’m not one easily fooled by trends, so I question Acne’s wearability. I’m sure many fashionistas would daydream about their wardrobe getting a full Acne makeover, but their Fall Winter 2009/2010 collection is highly questionable. Let’s start with the shoes: of [...]
May 20th, 2009 by kpriss — Dare to wear, Designers, Dresses, Featured, Shoes, Trends
If I had any doubts that everything Marc Jacobs touches instantly turns into gold, a quick look at Thom Browne’s Men Skirt Suit stock is enough to establish MJ as the absolute fashion visionary. Thom Browne’s Dark Grey Wool Skirt Suit, on sale for just $1,288, was labeled after only one day as Sold Out. [...]
May 19th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Trends
Let’s start counting the ways designers love the Segway! First there was Chanel. (but entre nous, the Chanel Segway is not a Segway, it’s Beyond!) Now there goes Cavalli riding his Segway in Cannes. Style copycats, prepare your black shirts, half unbuttoned, the way Cavalli likes’em, your blue jean, your white dandy-ish sneakers, your faithful [...]
May 19th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Trends
