Archive for the ‘Fashion News’ Category

Louis Vuitton’s womanhood celebration closes Paris

Friday, May 7th, 2010
Louis Vuitton’s womanhood celebration closes Paris 
    (AP)

AP – After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today’s catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory at Louis Vuitton.

Marc Jacobs: Yellow Brick Mode (Fashion Wire Daily)

Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Marc Jacobs: Yellow Brick Mode 
    (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – Naivety, albeit of an insider knowing variety, was the theme of the latest collection from Marc Jacobs, unveiled in an all-cardboard setting in New York’s Lexington Armory Monday night, Feb.

In Paris: Practical clothes vs. crazy ones (AP)

Thursday, April 29th, 2010
In Paris: Practical clothes vs. crazy ones 
    (AP)

AP – Sober workaday chic and theatrical extravagance battled for the hearts and minds of the fashion glitteratti on Sunday, day five of Paris’ marathon fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear displays.

DSquared bring smoke and seduction to Milan (AFP)

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
DSquared bring smoke and seduction to Milan 
    (AFP)

AFP – Canadian designers DSquared waved a magic wand on Friday to reveal a black-and-red collection amid smoke and seduction at Milan Fashion Week.

UK inquest opens into Alexander McQueen’s death (AP

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
UK inquest opens into Alexander McQueen’s death 
    (AP)

AP – A British coroner is scheduled to formally open an inquest into the death of fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

Ralph Lauren’s Dark Classicism (Fashion Wire Daily)

Monday, April 12th, 2010
Ralph Lauren’s Dark Classicism 
    (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – Leave it to Ralph Lauren to best capture the mood of New York, with a darkly classic fall 2010 collection on Thursday, Feb.

Predictable Wins at the 2010 Oscars (Fashion Wire Daily)

Monday, April 5th, 2010
Predictable Wins at the 2010 Oscars      (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – At this year’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards, there were very few surprises.

Is Lifetime’s makeover a cable TV fail? (The Newsro

Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Is Lifetime’s makeover a cable TV fail? 
    (The Newsroom)

The Newsroom – Why, oh why, are media executives always trying to fix things that aren’t broken? Lifetime, the cable television network, has been providing reliably middle-brow, often kitschy, occasionally drinking-game-worthy female-slanted programming for nearly two decades now. So when the channel began angling for a more cutting-edge cultural identity — most notably, stealing Project Runway from Bravo, a saga that resulted in a long court battle before the fashion-world reality staple was allowed back on the air — longtime fans began to slip away.

Ben Stiller Turns Down the Volume at the "Greenberg"

Friday, March 19th, 2010
Ben Stiller Turns Down the Volume at the "Greenberg" Premiere 
    (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – You might not even recognize Ben Stiller at the moment, for the usually bulked-up, over-the-top comedic actor has transformed himself into a low-key guy for his latest film, the dry comedy “Greenberg.”

Flamboyant Congolese bring dandy chic to Paris (Reuters)

Friday, March 19th, 2010
Flamboyant Congolese bring dandy chic to Paris 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Scarred by poverty and conflict over natural resources, Congo Republic is showing a brighter side with its most recent export: fashionistas bringing Congolese dandy chic to Paris.