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HOLIDAY parties are over, but brilliantly bejeweled and glittering eye makeup has been lingering on, an easy way to alleviate the January blahs. “Embellished and dramatic makeup just feels right at this moment,” said Rachel Goodwin, a celebrity makeup artist for Chanel. “It’s like a science fiction movie, a Stanley Kubrick thing.” Or maybe it’s [...]
A new site offering online shoppers a personal shopping experience has been launched by stylist and buyer Elyse Walker, whose clients include Hollywood stars such as Jennifer Garner and Kate Beckinsale. Shipping internationally, Forwardbyelysewalker.com is a partnership between Walker and the founders of online fashion boutique Revolveclothing.com. Featuring labels ranging from Opening Ceremony to Alexander McQueen, the site caters to a variety of tastes and [...]
A video looking behind the scenes at Hollywood actress Kate Winslet’s Spring 2012 campaign for St. John has been revealed, with the star emphasizing how the new line will appeal tocurvaceous women. Winslet, who is also a Lancôme spokesmodel, was announced as the label’s newest face last May, following in the footsteps of supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Karen Elson and film star Angelina Jolie. Judging [...]
Fashion label Tracy Reese has revealed big expansion plans, including a “more interactive” e-commerce site and more accessories offerings. Reese’s eponymous label, as well as Plenty by Tracy Reese and Frock! by Tracy Reese, all come under T.R. Designs, with WWDreporting January 10 that the firm has appointed a new CEO, Karen Castellano, to oversee the development. “This is an amazing opportunity to [...]
There have been a string of Oscar de la Renta expansions of late, although the most unexpected comes in the launch of a partnership with rapper Dr. Dre on a pair of lavish designer headphones which double up as earmuffs. Currently featuring on the “new arrivals” section of the Oscar de la Renta website, the fluffy “luxe silver fox” earmuffs surround [...]
Moschino’s Cheap And Chic label will be making its London Fashion Week debut next month, in a bid to create a “stronger, more autonomous personality” for the brand. Italian fashion house Moschino’s sister line is the latest debut addition to the London Fashion Week schedule, following previous announcements from labels including Alexander McQueen’s diffusion line McQ that they [...]
They had so much fun making the first “Sherlock Holmes” that they all came back for more. So many of the faces were familiar at the Tuesday, Dec. 6, premiere of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, including Holmes himself, actor Robert Downey, Jr., his gorgeous love interest Rachel McAdams, [...]
Color forecasting firm Pantone has declared Tangerine Tango as the defining shade for 2012 in a report released December 8. For more than a decade, the company has selected its Color of the Year, influencing product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries including fashion, home, and beauty. 2012′s shade, PANTONE® 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, is a reddish orange [...]
2012 is set to be a year of fashion debuts, with Italian fashion house Marni launching its first high street collaboration for Swedish retailer H&M, British designer Stella McCartney showing at London Fashion Week for the first time and Atelier Versace making its first appearance on the couture calendar since 2004 at Haute Couture Fashion Week. Read all [...]
Less hyped than Versace for H&M, December 14 will see the international launch of the Swedish retailer’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo collection, inspired by David Fincher’s soon-to-be-released eponymous movie. Other collaborations between the world of fashion and culture include the Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress exhibition in New York, which launched December 8 and [...]