Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

PFW Fall 10: Everyone in Black & White at the Chanel presentation

The perfect outfit for a Chanel presentation? Well, it is kind of easy to answer to this one: Black & White… The monochromatic duo has proven to be an elegant way to face Paris Fashion Week’s frenetic pace. Latest face of Chanel, Vanessa Paradis went for a classic tailoring version. We totally love the so [...]

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Isabel Marant Fall 10: Tell me more, Tell me more…

Isabel Marant, the designer for cool girls, watched probably Grease over and over to create this Autumn-Winter 2010 collection. High Ponytails, large earrings, skinny Capri trousers paired with low heels, the Marant girl is a new alluring and ingenious Olivia Newton John. This Marant wardrobe will probably be extremely bankable: her spring-summer collection was [...]

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Paris calling… Paris Fashion Week is off the ground!

Finally… the wait is over… Paris here we come… The only bad news that comes with Paris, is that it signifies the end of the frenzied fashion week shows… Oh well, as one would say, “we saved the best for the end”. We can’t wait to see our favourite Frenchies at work: Balmain, Chloe, YSL, [...]

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Spring 2010 Couture: Chanel and Givenchy

Couture continues in Paris and there has been plenty of sartorial eye candy on show in the past few days to get fashionistas whipped into a frenzy.
Karl Lagerfeld steered clear of black and navy for the first time in his career, and focused the Chanel collection around the idea of “neon baroque” – pastel and [...]

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Spring 2010 Couture: Armani Prive

With awards season in full swing and Couture Fashion Week kicking off with a bang on the Sunday just gone, it’s only inevitable that we see some of these magical creations being lifted almost straight off the runway and onto the red carpet.  Two we are crossing our fingers (and our toes) in the hopes [...]

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Video: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 – THE show of the season?

The show everyone is raving about today is Alexander McQueen.  Incredible clothes, incredible hair, incredible makeup and the shoes… oh dear Lord, the shoes!  This is a show that MUST be watched – be entranced, be shocked, be inspired – and then, tell us: is this *the* show of the season for you?  (You can [...]

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Video: Critics pan Lindsay Lohan's debut for Ungaro – watch and judge for yourself

So when it was announced not even a month ago, Lindsay Lohan was being brought on board as an “artistic advisor” at Emanuel Ungaro,  no one was really sure what would unfold.  After having only three weeks to hastily scrape together a collection to debut at Paris Fashion Week, new designer Estrella Archs and Lohan [...]

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Which of Katy Perry's Paris Fashion Week looks do you like best?

Ditching rumoured new beau Russell Brand in London, pop star Katy Perry has wasted no time seeing the sights of Paris – well, the Fashion Week sights, that is.  Stopping by the Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel and Jean Paul Gaultier shows over the weekend, she managed to pull off four very gorgeous looks.  From futuristic [...]

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Video: Balmain Spring/Summer '10 at Paris Fashion Week – highlights

The word on the street is that Balmain Spring/Summer 2010 is a few parts Xena: Warrior Princess attending a rock concert all glammed up in sparkles, as the collection which was sent down the catwalk in Paris was full of shredded, toga-like dresses embellished with chain mail or sequins, leather or sequinned jeans, military jackets [...]