According to US Weekly, Lindsay Lohan could be the new face of Louis Vuitton’s autumn/winter collection, if so she’ll be replacing Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. ApparentlyLindsay was personally asked by head designer Marc Jacobs and she promptly accepted. The deal should at least ease her disappointment at losing out as the face of Chanel to Keira Knightley…..
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Kate’s Mates Stand By Her
Kate Moss’ recent apology has worked in her favour, Rimmel London have decided to stick with Kate and Christian Dior, H Stern and Fred Paris seem to be doing the same. However she has lost 3 high profile contracts with Burberry, H&M and Chanel and further reports claim Burberry may be replacing Kate with Sienna Miller. A bit sad really considering Sienna is a complete copycat of the supermodel, but like a fake Gucci bag, she will never be the original. Photographer Mario Testino is in talks with the label to shoot the campaign which will be a very difficult choice considering he is one of Kate’s closest friends.
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Burberry, Chanel and Gloria Vanderbilt will be cancelling any future ad campaigns with Kate Moss as a result of her recent bad press. A Burberry spokesperson confirmed that they had come to a mutual agreement with Kate and decided it would be “inappropriate to go ahead” adding “Kate has always been highly professional for Burberry. We are saddened by her circumstances and hope she overcomes her problems as soon as possible.”
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Friday 27 May 2005 Anne Valérie Hash Fashion shows at 13.30, 15.30, 19.00 & 20.30 Raphael Gallery One of France’s rising couture stars, Anne Valerie Hash cites Coco Chanel as her greatest inspiration. Her deconstuctionist styles have been internationally applauded for their unique blend of menswear and delicate femininity and the subtle craftsmanship of their external seams and bindings. Fashion In Motion presents Hash’s Summer 2005 couture collection. Free entry but tickets are very limited so booking is essential Tickets are available from 16 May 2005 Call +44 (0)20 7942 2820 Visit www.vam.ac.uk
Read MoreH & M Hits the Jackpot
Fashion king Karl Lagerfeld is a mega-hit for the masses from Manhattan to Milan. Throngs of style seekers stormed H&M stores around the world yesterday to scoop up the first moderately-priced collection from the world famous Chanel designer. By the end of the day, the Karl Lagerfeld for H&M line sold out at the chain’s seven Manhattan stores and across the Atlantic in cities from London to Milan, Munich to Stockholm. Read more with nydailynews Visit H&M
Read MoreThe First “Technological Stylist”
There are those such as Vincent Van Gogh, Prince and Coco Chanel who are considered to have been ahead of their times. Switch to today and that could not be said for many, apart from Alexandra Fede. While most fashion designers are still experimenting with the combination of different eras, Alexandra Fede has taken her creativity one step further with the fusion of Science, Technology and Fashion. Resulting in a portfolio filled with remarkable creations such as Anti Violence, a range of garments made with fabric resistant to bullets, knives, razors and more. And the Gold Dress, a dress made of gold cards and kilometres of gold wire as featured in the Guinness Book of records 1999. And while not many of us are walking around in Alexandra Fede it can be safe to say that if she has her way, we will be. The idea of combining science with fashion is extremely innovative, what inspired you to develop this concept? Fashion has always been for me an extremely creative world but I have always had the feeling that something has to change for a better quality of life. In today’s world creativity is not enough. I started researching to give some added value to the wearer. Thanks to the haute couture, which I used as an experimentation lab, I tested new fibres and finishes along with a design and style that would reflect sometimes invisible innovation in the apparel. I had many inspirations coming out from observing the people’s needs and my own. For example: one day I was flying from Rome to Paris for an important meeting and you know what happened on the plane? Due to the turbulence I spilt all my orange juice on my clothes. At that time I felt terrible as I did not […]
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This is a very interesting article which highlights the point that unlike the music and film industry the fashion world accepts rather than rejects imitations. I have never actually thought about this in depth before and I have always viewed copying as the norm in the fashion industry. It is not unusual that you have the runway shows full of new trends and creativity and within 6 months there are duplicates in the high street shops. If there are complaints from designers I don’t hear about it too much and I think this is probably the reason why. For virtually all players in fashion, some form of derivation, recombination, imitation, revival of old styles, and outright knockoff is the norm. Few denounce, let alone sue, the appropriator for “creative theft.” They’re too busy trying to stay ahead of the competition through the sheer power of their design and marketing prowess. Designers are always are trying to keep ahead and if they attempted to sue all those that copied their work they would never work themselves. Whether its right or wrong for their creativity to be re-worked I cant really say. I can completely understand why they would be irritated. But to be honest I have always viewed it as a compliment for the designer and not as if they are being ripped off. For me, when I make it big one day, I would feel a large sense of happiness to walk into a high street shop and see an imitation of my design. Mainly because if I do make it to the level of the Prada’s and Gucci’s, I would appreciate that not everyone could afford my clothes. I would want them to wear my vision and if they couldn’t afford it then fine wear a copy. At the […]
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