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10/31/2011

New Carolina Herrera Beautiful Wedding Dresses


Now up on Brides.com: the newest gown choice from Carolina Herrera. in comparison in the direction of the designer's last collection, which featured elaborate hand-painted skirts and bold black-and-white bodices, this newest build of gowns appears an amazing offer much more understated and subtle. My favored styles consist of the dusty-pink strapless design and design (left)—I possess a sensation we could possibly be seeing a massive amount of gowns in several shades of pale gray—as properly as this sheer-sleeved chiffon amount (right). look at all within of the newest Carolina Herrera gowns here. —Heather Lee.


10/30/2011

Angelina Jolie: 'In the Land of Blood & Honey' Trailer!

ler for Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, within property of bloodstream & Honey!

“It’s a heavy film,” the 36-year-old actress, who also authored the drama, previously informed EW.

The movement image centers near to some youthful Serbian person (played by Goran Kostic) as well as a Bosnian-Muslim female (Zana Marjanovic) who fall in adore preceding to the Bosnian War of 1992 pulls them apart.

Angelina cast neighborhood actors and scenes have been shot simultaneously in English furthermore to the Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian voice recognised as BHS. The English edition is founded getting released within United States dec 23!

10/27/2011

Crybaby Also Has Something To Smile


“After discussing the believed of opening a store, we experienced identical eyesight of combining good art, fashion, and pattern within of a cohesive and extremely curated space,” says Crybaby provides co-founder Lisa Ziven. “We do not think this believed existed in L.A. and felt that it required to,” adds her partner Dakota Solt.


Thus, the two L.A.-based RISD graduates solved the dilemma by developing Crybaby Presents, a space for designers and designers to show and market their work. For their preliminary exhibition, Holy Smoke, debuting in L.A. tomorrow night, the duo named on designers Leo Fitzpatrick, Glen Baldridge, Adam Marnie, and Kevin Zucker to create limited-edition pieces. “Adam Marnie build a sculptural set up to the space,” Ziven says.


All belonging toward products inside the most recent set up could possibly be accessible on the net later on this month, when Crybaby launches its e-commerce site. This set up ends dec 1, but “Crybaby provides will hold on to possess exhibitions seasonally, curating every show near to good art, fashion, moreover to other kinds of design.”

10/26/2011

The Proenza Schouler boys are tired of leggy

The Proenza Schouler boys are tired of leggy. For Spring, they went lady, or in the minimum that was the first impression at today's delightful, inventive show. The earliest glance out was an ivory tweed jacket although in the Chanel mold used owning a skirt hand-dyed from lavender silk although in the conventional shibori design the duo experimented with for Resort.

The models' straightforward pumps experienced been about as much apart when you might get by method of the hyper-designed platforms and wedges the designers have favored the last few of seasons. "We preferred it to develop to be merely a tiny a whole great offer more polished," Jack McCollough stated backstage, preceding to Lazaro Hernandez jumped in: "So we took all these feminine codes—the embroideries, the flowers—and mixed them up within our individual way. We preferred to finish a little something devoid of any obvious references."

 Their way meant a salmon matte crocodile coat with oversize hook-and-eye closure; bold, oversize, arts-and-crafts-y necklaces; and slipdresses flounced with ruffles and used over retro bras and briefs (side note: It's great to determine that some designers will make pretty, however sensible solutions to sheer). it absolutely was as over-the-top multi-colored since it seems and loaded with sensory details.

10/25/2011

CFDA's New CEO Gucci's Coming to America

MEET THE CEO: Steven Kolb, who has served as executive director belonging in the direction of Council of style Designers of America for the previous 5 years, is becoming promoted to chief executive officer. The newly made part recognizes Kolb’s contributions in the direction of CFDA because joining. The choice was produced over the CFDA executive committee last week, and Kolb will hold on to declaration to CFDA chairman Diane von Furstenberg along using the CFDA board. “Steven could be considered a ceo,” von Furstenberg informed WWD. “This name is lengthy deserved. Steven could be the best.…He is smart, delicate to expertise and performs very, amazingly hard. We started out with one another at CFDA, and I cannot image CFDA without the need of him.”

10/24/2011

Louis Vuitton Neverfull Handbags

The latest Louis Vuitton catalog was one of the best photographed catalogs I have seen in a long time. There was a holiday theme which was not over-the-top cutesy, rather sophisticated and perfectly fitting. One of my favorite photos was a fairytale-like forest scene accented with an array of Louis Vuitton Neverfull Bags.


From the minute the Louis Vuitton Neverfull hit the scene, it was a handbag lovers favorite. The design is inherently simple yet functional. And then Louis Vuitton decided to dress up the Neverfull with Crocodile skin, which had us at hello (though the $32,000 price tag is a bit out of reach).
The Neverfull is available in Monogram, Damier, and Monogram Roses right now (with new versions being released periodically). There are three sizes as well.

10/23/2011

Reed Krakoff downsizes with its Mini Shoulder Bags

The Reed Krakoff Mini Shoulder Bags adhere to the design and design aesthetic that people have appear to find out away from your producer within of a more compact useful bag. The excellent rendition with this design and design leaves you with ample storage space space for all of your necessities without any the bulkiness and surplus weight of the enormous shoulder bag.


The price tag from the plain leather-based types is $525, which could be instead well-priced. inside the plain leather-based edition the colours getting supplied for Spring 2011 consist of red, brilliant blue, black, as well as a neutral/gray combination. There is definitely an additional option produced of Tejus lizard pores and skin which retails for $1490. The within lining is leather-based as well as the hardware is dark nickel or rhodium, the two are an unexpected wonderful touch.

10/20/2011

Meet DVF Check Out Patrik Ervell's Boffo Pop-Up


SOHO—You may need to plan forward for this one: subsequent Thursday, October 27, Diane von Furstenberg will possibly be greeting possible customers on the Sephora on Broadway. purchase any Diane fragrance on the store commencing at 10am, and you'll obtain a wristband that guarantees you a photo with DVF as well as a signed postcard and completely free cosmetics pouch.

TRIBECA—The reduce requires a tour of Patrik Ervell's Boffo pop-up, which displays his sportswear in opposition to some backdrop of decaying raw components made by London-based artist Graham Hudson. mind greater than there for just about any slideshow, or pop affordable to 57 Walker path to decide it for yourself.

10/19/2011

Rebecca Minkoff is identified for her hardware detailing

Rebecca Minkoff is identified for her hardware detailing, as well as although the Nikki I exclusive does not possess an enormous amount of even more details, the hardware nonetheless adds a little bit of extra fat using the bag. If I hold this bag for several hours straight, I will start to change it from shoulder to shoulder to split the extra fat as a accomplish result of the reality using the bag filled up it digs into my shoulder and feels heavy pursuing a while.

As I discussed in aesthetics, the deal with reduce operates as lengthy as I’m not placing on something as well thick and sits nicely on my shoulder. The bag hugs tight to my whole body which regularly will ensure it is really feel much more secure. The best closes owning a magnetic snap closure, leaving two ends in the bag accessible to undesirable arms – but that could only take place whenever you experienced been carrying the bag within your crux of your arm or hand. When used on my shoulder, the bag feels safe and seem and snug. i am aware a zipper best appears like it could be annoying to available and shut, but because I am for the go so drastically – I favor it for safety reasons.

I have research opinions of people within your RM boards which have experienced troubles with their RM bags. However, using the time which i have owned and operated this bag, I have not experienced any level of quality problems. The thick leather-based carries a slight glossy accomplish as well just as if I literally scratch my toenail much more compared to bag, it does not leave a mark. I haven’t used the bag lengthy enough to ascertain the number of years of use results it, the corners are in terrific situation proper now furthermore to the hardware has held up.

10/18/2011

Humberto Leon & Carol Lim for Kenzo

Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim may appear an unexpected assortment to think about much more than Kenzo quickly after Antonio Marras’s boho silhouettes but their major collection, introduced all through the brand’s mind workplace by Palais regal to the seem of the drumming Jason Schwartzmann, brought a whiff of urban je-ne-sais-quoi to the now traditional Franco-Japanese label. “Colour, boldness, blend and match, a hold out on proportion – which is all inherently element of Kenzo, but factors we adore too,” Lim informed one more quickly after the show. “But additional importantly,” additional Leon, “Kenzo has regularly been about how he brought his character to the brand, and which is what we are also steering to hold out – with respect to his DNA of course.”
The assortment attempted the perilous increased start in between 1970s Parisian observed by making use of the eye balls of the Tokyoite and an “East-Coast West Coast dialogue” and landed on its feet. The spirit of old-school Kenzo was certainly present: maxi leg pants, intrepid prevent colours and contrasting patterns – however merged with tongue-in-cheek straw baseball hats with oversized visors, windbreakers and snap fastener trousers. The duo subtly switched the brand’s trademark flower motifs for fishnet imprints and science book-like small rodent prints; deconstructed trench coats; ankle time-span body-con garments and artfully mismatched ensembles, all in the cheerfully decrease East facet atmosphere.

10/17/2011

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

London, Milan, Paris... It was a long and tiring fashion week. But it was great!
I finished my work and finally have some time to blog again!
So many new polaroids to share! Can't wait to upload them all!


I was really happy to meet Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Paris. They looked amazing at Kanye West's show!

10/16/2011

Ashley Tisdale Joins the Celebrity Birkin Club


I do not know about anybody else, but if I experienced been carrying an Hermes kelly bag as huge as Ashley Tisdale‘s, I’d undoubtedly possess a appreciably happier glimpse on my face. In fact, I think that this could possibly be as unhappy as just one is capable of looking even although toting a brand brand brand new Hermes handbag. specifically since the buying bag and box are huge adequate which they practically undoubtedly should consist of the brand brand brand new Hermes? handbag. I wonder what she has in there. Birkin and Kelly, in between the an amazing offer much less well-known Hermes bags? With Tisdale’s style, I wouldn’t be astonished if it experienced been a crossbody Jypsiere.


Let’s not permit disregard what Ashley has in her other hand, though, that is just as needed,Hermes – a Balenciaga Weekender Bag. It appears as although she’s producing utilization of the airport, to be certain that is not genuinely an enormous shock for that deliver about that Balenciaga’s weekenders are lightweight and roomy adequate to create a excellent carry-on as prolonged at any time you are not lugging a hefty laptop.

10/13/2011

AnOther invited its contributors to share their personal highlights

Five weeks, 4 metropolitan areas and almost 700 (!) exhibits and presentations later, the merry-go-round inside the global spring/summer womenswear style several weeks has last but not very least drawn to some close. getting experienced a few times to digest the shows, one more invited its contributors to write about their individual highlights...
Editor Nancy Waters on Louis Vuitton's carousel... "An e-mail experienced gone near to the evening earlier to the fact that show will be starting 5 mins early, so the atmosphere on the Cour Carrée du Louvre was at current electrical using the mad buzz of everyone dashing to acquire to their seats. once the curtain went as drastically as reveal a fairytale carousel using the types serenely perched on light ponies staring in to the crowds, the applause erupted and since it started out to steadily spin toward the seem of tinkling bells we have been just looking at each and every other in awe.

I do not think i have experienced tears in my eye balls at a style show earlier to however it experienced been utter spine-tingling magic." Senior Contributing Editor Tim Blanks on goth as well as the drowned world in Paris... "In Paris, I experienced an assault of adult-onset Goth – loved Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Ann Demeulemeester. And i experienced been mesmerised from the "drowned world" theme at Armani, Givenchy, Chanel and McQueen (Charlotte Olympia's shoes too).

When do everyone get that memo?" Editor in Chief Jefferson Hack on Miu Miu and Marios Schwab... "The Miu Miu assortment experienced an elegance and coolness about it. there is a fabulous proportion toward the jackets, exceptional colours – purples, maroons – and marvelous prints that bodily appearance slightly incorrect together. Marios Schwab utilized beautiful, optical film game titles in his collection.

10/10/2011

Marc Jacobs Lion Show

NEW YORK, February 6, 2006 You know this very much about Marc Jacobs: You in no way know what he'll do next. Replacing the Nittany Lions marching strap and his spring parade of high-school beneficial girls gone bad experienced been Philip Glass' symphony Heroes jointly with a troupe of vagabonds in muted layers of plaid flannel.
The just one term he didn't use, although it experienced been uttered by loads of inside the audience, was grunge. Was this a reprise inside the seminal assortment that lost him his duty at Perry Ellis back again in 1992? Jacobs wasn't saying. But you saw factors of it inside the flannel that was repurposed as strapless dresses, the sweaters that dragged along the knees, as well as the pants that experienced been so puffy they looked as although they required their individual hand pump. (Somewhere, Kal Ruttenstein, the person who famously championed that controversial assortment and also to whom Jacobs dedicated this show, was smiling.) appear evening, the designer's gorgeous urchins wore dark net and metallic sequin clothing distressed in the direction of the place of tatters. inside the midst of all this experienced been eminently functional, to not mention desirable, coats, capes, shawls, and jackets. And, of course, superluxe bags; this wouldn't be considered a Jacobs runway without the need of them.

10/09/2011

Extraordinaire Gary Card on his latest collaboration for Comme des Garçons’ S/S12 collection

“I obtained a telephone call from Ronnie Cooke-Newhouse telling me to ‘cancel everything!’ as Comme was going to acquire in make contact with about an thrilling challenge that will be as well extraordinary to refuse and which i will require to wait around over the phone,” factors out arranged design and design extraordinaire Gary Card on his most current collaboration for Comme des Garçons’ S/S12 collection. “I was genuinely excited but in add-on only a tiny terrified as I experienced no notion what they experienced been steering to ask for me to do. Adrian Joffe referred to since the subsequent morning to inform me that I'd been selected to create headpieces to the show…”
For custom made Rei Kawakubo’s most current choice she commissioned three performers to create headpieces to accompany her “White Drama” themed collection. providing Card only three words: “white, rubber and object” he was left using a great very creative independence to create what ever he preferred using the only restraints of practicality, “Rei performs in complete secret, certainly not letting anybody see the choice in progress or explaining the direction.

Adrian informed me that it absolutely was the incident of it all coming with one another that Rei continually looked for.” Often utilizing playful objects in his hold out Card was swiftly drawn to “bundling” with one another canine chew toys, rubber animals and clown dolls which after led toward the notion of contortion and inflated amorphic shapes tied with one another with elastic bands, “Latex was an apparent option – it permitted me to hold out using the completely different qualities of latex objects, like deflating as well as dangerously over-pumping them,” factors out Card on his product and process. “I liked the connotations of rubber as well, but actively playing with that as well was fun: producing this 'sexy', 'sleazy' product cuddly and approachable, almost innocent. Subverting the subversive I guess.”

10/05/2011

Steve Jobs Dead: The Best CEO Of The World Dies At 56

Apple has posted this statement on its website:
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com
Steve Jobs' family released this statement on his passing:
Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.
We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.

Steve Jobs
Apple released a statement from current CEO Tim Cook, which was sent to company employees:
Team, I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today.
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
We are planning a celebration of Steve's extraordinary life for Apple employees that will take place soon. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences in the interim, you can simply email rememberingsteve@apple.com.
Obama's campaign added its condolences, tweeting from his official account: "Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. From all of us at #Obama2012, thank you for the work you make possible every day—including ours."

Bill Gates conveyed his sadness, telling AllThingsD: "I will miss Steve immensely."

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg delivered his thanks on his official Facebook page, writing: "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."

10/04/2011

“When you’re putting together a charity party, it’s nice to have rich friends.”

Y’all, last night’s episode of genuine Housewives of Beverly Hills was type of lame, even if a producer new villain within a shirt that wasn’t really large enough to qualify like a shirt was introduced. And really, I could commit the whole recap dissecting what precisely was incorrect with Brandi’s top. She would have been completely a good offer more covered (and a good offer more stylish) experienced she merely taped capuccino filters greater than her bossom.

 Anyway, the episode. Kim was drunk on the non-public jet, and thus continuing in her quest to acquire one of the most depressing individual getting concerning the confront in the planet. (Taylor, for her part, lost some a good offer more bodyweight and vied for 2nd area from home.) Kyle held a charity celebration that nobody in reality desired to go to. Lisa started to be considered a busybody about each Taylor’s bodyweight and New lady Brandi’s romantic relationship with Cedric. That was about it. Really, one of the most fascinating dilemma was that weird top.

As has turn out to be the norm with this show, we started out best suited precisely where we left last 7 days – from the center of the slurred, disoriented cellular phone discussion with Kim from the back again of Adrienne and Paul’s limo. When she lastly showed up, Kim experienced some sort of weird account about how the energy went away on her path and produced her previous due generally because she couldn’t do her wild hair or makeup, but then she stated that she went to her neighbor’s home to pace up the process. Wouldn’t their energy have been completely out too?

There almost wasn’t enough time to even hold into account that contradiction, though, generally because Kim kept speaking at a mile a moment in time about Lisa’s ridiculous fur hat and Taylor in her thong and bra all greater than her within a bed in Colorado and…wait. That last thing, concerning the thong and bra. That do not in reality happen, do it? I do not remember especially what Taylor was wearing, but an underwear-only heart-to-heart with Kim would have certainly stood out, even amidst the utter shitfit that Taylor was owning using the very first half of last week’s episode. with regards to inform stories, Kim rejects our actuality and substitutes her own.