July 5th, 2011 by Oscar Farber
Im sure very few of you are considering what youll look like at your funerals (those of you who are, you are very creepy). But just in case, Brit cosmetics company Illamasqua has partnered with London funeral home Leverton & Sons to provide makeup looks to take you into the afterlife. Their reasoning for opening up to the funeral market? According to their blog:
Illamasqua encourages people to self-express and embrace their alter ego in every way why should this be any different when you pass away? It is a celebration of life, and one that should be indulged for your last glamorous look.
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July 5th, 2011 by Oscar Farber
Paris and Nicky Hilton’s aunt and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills gave us a peek at her personal style during an event for the Los Angeles Lakers’ and the Staples Center’s youth foundations that was sponsored by Spiegel, Express and Zeghani.
WHAT SHE’S STYLIN’: I have on an Alice + Olivia jacket, Hermès belt, Paige jeans and Chanel bag. Loree Rodkin rings, Rolex, Anita Ko—my favorite bracelet. I’m also wearing a ring my husband bought me from XIV Karats.
FASHION PHILOSOPHY: My style varies depending on the mood. I
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July 5th, 2011 by Sophia Bendrodt
Thom Browne
Thom Browne staged his flapper-and-fringe-themed show in the dining room of the famed Maxim’s restaurant, to the strains of “Willkommen” from Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret.”
What followed was Browne’s usual curio cabinet of tailored pieces, garments that often seem designed more to showcase his skills than to be worn out in the real world — such as the fringed lampshade bucket hat worn by the first model down the runway.
Based in a color palette of black and gray with Browne’s traditional red, white and-blue accents, the collection of suits, jackets, capes, shirt dresses and shorts was heavy on the stripes and nearly as heavy on the fringe, which seemed to dangle from every garment edge imaginable — jacket shoulder pads, trousers, hems of jackets and shirts, scarves and the aforementioned lampshade hats. Fri
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July 5th, 2011 by Sophia Bendrodt
Americans have Tom Ford seeing fat, not fashion.
At least, that’s what the designer said when asked where he finds his inspiration.
The Texas native held nothing back in an interview with Time Out Hong Kong, telling the magazine that he thinks Americans are “too fat.”
“I have to say if we have to talk about things like this, Americans are too fat. And in London, they are starting to get fat too,” he said, when asked whether or not his collection is made to fit everyone.
“I find it refreshing that everyone [who is] Chinese is slim,” he added.
Ford, who served as the creative director for both Gucci and Yves St.
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July 5th, 2011 by Eliza Mingay
Yellow Celebrity Look Book
Kate Hudson, Zoe Saldana and Gwyneth Paltrow have brought yellow fever to the red carpet with full-length, buttery yellow gowns and bold, golden shifts; whilst Leighton Meester used the power of accessories to add a pop of colour to her outfit with yellow shoes and bag.
For true wardrobe whizzes though, note Beyoncé and Mischa Barton – who perfectly pair yellow with other continuing styles for autumn and winter; sixties nostalgia and pleats
On the Runway
Chanel gave us soft, barely there yellows in tailored forms and checks (a big hit for autumn and winter as well), whilst Christopher Kane worked chartreuse into delicate, lace dresses and sharp strips through printed pieces. The
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