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May 31, 2011
Let me just state one thing clear – I’ve never been a fan of sports. Actually, I loosely describe myself as a lazy person when it comes to sportive physical activity. I know it’s far from being a good attitude, but it’s who I am (for now). The only exception is tennis – which I love to practice, if given time and opportunity, with my Adored Husband.
Now when I look at this Colette Away Kit for the French National Football Team, I feel my fashheart fluttering with [...]
May 31, 2011
What a way to finish off Fashion Week! Christopher Esber was the last ticket on our RAFW dance card, and thanks to his inspired S/S vision the week has finished on a incredibly high note. The designer spoke to us earlier about his much-anticipated show, and hinted that we’d see tuxedo and beach culture references today. Even with the heads up, we were still (pleasantly) surprised by Mr Esber’s incredible tailoring and fresh aesthetic. Traditionally masculine suit shapes were re-cut in interesting ways, with hems given geometric [...]
May 31, 2011
When Gordon isn’t wearing his jammies, his Style is pretty basic. Onesies, leggings, socks, his wardrobe is so bland that the subject has never come up between my husband and I. This weekend, however, I took the opportunity to step up his look for a family wedding and suddenly the little guys clothes became an issue. Tiny (adorable) man-sandals were vetoed. A plaid Scally Cap narrowly made the cut. Madras Pants and collared shirts were given the stink eye.
There will be plenty of years for him [...]
May 30, 2011
Over the course of 40 years in the Fashion business, I have never before been accused of running a sweatshop. To be honest, I’m shocked.’
This is David Reiss talking on the morning this newspaper published a piece about the nude ‘Shola’ dress the Duchess of Cambridge wore to meet Michelle Obama.
The article accused the Reiss fashion brand of paying sweatshop wages (£168 a month, which is above the minimum wage) in a Romanian factory, where women work in bleak overheated conditions, behind barred windows and an 8ft [...]
May 30, 2011
COSTING £175 ($270) on the high street, it helped Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, outshine America’s First Lady.
But the Reiss dress (left) that made such an impression when the pair met last week was produced by women paid only 99p an hour in a poor suburb of the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
The camel-coloured "Shola" design was made for less than $23 by seamstresses earning $1.54 an hour less than the average salary for textile workers in the eastern European nation.
Kate Middleton, or Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge [...]
May 29, 2011
White lace is suddenly out and about. Shalini Shah takes note of its many avatars at the Cannes film festival
There’s a certain stigma attached to the delicate beauty of white lace. Traditionally, it’s always been what brides wear. Or something that makes for old people’s altar cloths and curtains. And coverlets and doilies. So it was both clever and ironic when Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, in the D&G Spring/ Summer 2011 line showcased in Milan, turned to the hope chest — with its paraphernalia of bed linen, [...]
May 28, 2011
Sie ist eines der erfolgreichsten französischen Models des 21. Jahrhunderts: Constance Jablonski ist gerade einmal 20 Jahre alt und hat schon für fast alle großen Designer gemodelt Bewerbung beim Model-Contest
Constance Jablonski ist am 29. Oktober 1990 im französischen Lille geboren und im nahegelegenen Vimy aufgewachsen. Als Kind spielt sie neun Jahre lang leidenschaftlich Tennis und träumt davon Profi zu werden. Aber 2006 nimmt Constance Jablonski am "Elite Model Look Contest" teil. Sie ist 1,80 Meter groß, hat die Idealmaße 89-60-90, lange blonde Haare und [...]
May 27, 2011
Angehende Designer, Grafiker oder Illustratoren aufgepasst: Ihr habt die einmalige Chance, zwei der weltweit größten Modedesigner auf euch aufmerksam zu machen. Domenico Dolce und Stefano Gabbana suchen euer T-Shirt.
Inspiriert von der aktuellen Tour des sexy Popflohs Kylie Minouge "Aphrodite – Les Folies" suchen höchstpersönlich die 50 besten Designs raus. Vom 12. – 17. Mai erhaltet ihr dann die Möglichkeit, beim offiziellen Partner das Gewinnerdesgin per Abstimmung zu bestimmen.
Kylie Minouge, Domenico Dolce und Stefano Gabbana suchen dich. Foto: D&G
Kylie Minouge wird das Gewinnershirt signieren und bei einem offiziellen Fotoshooting [...]
May 26, 2011
Quali saranno state le star protagoniste della decima giornata del Festival di Cannes 2011? L’importante evento cinematografico che si sta tenendo in Francia terminerà nella giornata di domani, e fino all’ultimo vogliamo continuare a fornirvi informazioni in merito a stilisti e look. Cannes ha accolto l’arrivo della cantante Gwen Stefani, splendida con il suo lungo abito bianco con inserti neri di Armani Privé, con il quale si è presentata alla Premiere di “This Must Be The Place” di Sorrentino.
Sono molte altre le star che [...]
May 25, 2011
Klassische Breton-Streifenshirts haben sich einen festen Platz in unseren Schränken erobert – auch in diesem Sommer. Dazu haben sich gestreifte Alternativen ergeben.
Das klassische Breton-Streifenshirt wurde um 1900 ursprünglich von französischen Fischern getragen. Knapp 50 Jahre später haben Stilikonen wie Audrey Hepburn und Coco Chanel den Look abgeschaut und sich zu eigen gemacht.
Heute stehen blau-weiß-gestreifte Shirts immer noch für Marine, Meer und Sonne – und lösen bei uns automatisch Urlaubsgefühle aus. Wahrscheinlich hält sich der Breton-Streifenlook-Trend deshalb so hartnäckig in den letzten Jahren. In diesem Sommer ist allerdings noch [...]
