March 9th, 2010
Diane von Furstenberg, designer and President of Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), is known for casting models of different ethnicities on her runways at Fashion Week. However, she had a wider range of diversity at NY Fashion Week Fall 2010. 16 of her 43 looks were worn by models of color and she will make sure to promote more diverse models in the future. According to NYMag.com’s The Cut, Furstenberg said at a launch party of her new CD Proud to Be Woman, “I insist. It’s my rule, and I always tell my casting agents. That’s it! Otherwise, I don’t hire them. I send everybody an e-mail right before Fashion Week to remind them to do it.” It sounds like she means serious business.
Bravo to Furstenberg for speaking up about a change that many people have been wanting to see in the fashion industry for years. If we want to attract a wider audience at fashion shows every year, then we need to be more diverse on the runways. Hopefully, more designers will welcome this need for diversity, and embrace her example.
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February 23rd, 2010
Betsy Johnson rocked NY Fashion Week 2010 with a brightly colored, western extravaganza! Her collection featured gun belt clad cowgirls adorned with bandannas, hats and nearly neon suede boots.
Kelly Osborne stole the show appearing first as a cowgirl, and, later, in a white Charlie Chaplin style dress complete with a black bowler hat, tie, mustache, cane and her black Pomeranian.
Also spotted in the crowd were New York stylist Patricia Fields, and, former Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Heart.
The show ended with a model, donning bright red wax lips, walking the runway followed by a man holding a sign that read, “Long Live McQueen”. Betsy Johnson took her bow in a “chain gang” inspired pair of long johns with a sparkling sequined heart placed squarely on her rear end.
Yet again, Betsy Johnson proved to her NY Fashion Week audience why she is the reigning queen of the runway.
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February 9th, 2010
As the fashion world waits, in eager anticipation, for NY Fashion Week, Elle.com has launched a new Fashion Week page on its website in preparation for the affair. The page will feature exclusive content from Elle’s fashion week coverage: runway shows, audio content, and behind the scenes footage of all the week’s events.
Twitter will feature Tweets from Joe Z, and Anne Slowey; as well as tweets from elle.com which include comments from regular Elle contributors, designers and celebrities.
Designer Files allows the user to look up the names of designers whose ready-to-wear collections were featured at NY Fashion Week.
Fashion Week News covers all the latest, breaking news from the fashion industry during fashion week.
Runway Videos will make fashion fans everywhere feel as if they too posses coveted access to the fashion week runway shows.
So for all you loyal fashionistas out there, who can’t make it to Fashion Week, have faith-Elle will make sure you don’t miss a beat!
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February 2nd, 2010
People’s Revolution owner, The City cast member, and, one tough cookie, Kelly Cutrone, made her Bravo TV debut last night in her new show Kell on Earth. With a name born from an insult hurled by a nasty, former lover, Kell on Earth gives us a glimpse into the everyday life of the shrewd, successful, and, at times, kinda scary fashionista.
Cutrone calls her reality tv show, Kell on Earth a “girl power show” that highlights brazen business women as they conquer the world while also allowing viewers to follow her life away from the “Priestess Temple” that is People’s Revolution. Behind her hard veneer is a woman who, shockingly, lives in a pink and white house and appears to be a jovial person with a heart of gold.
The other side of Kelly Cutrone is an unexpected and interesting one. We meet a woman who loves to cook “psychic recipes”, which consist of going to the market and asking the food what it wants to become, and someone who includes driving to her home town, Syracuse, with an all black clad entourage, for a trip to her favorite ice rink, on her list of favorite things. At home, Cutrone is in her most important role as mother to adorable, seven year old daughter Ava, and, as she fondly puts it, interracial wife to Ava’s nanny.
With so many insipid reality tv stars stinking up the atmosphere, the introduction of a trend setter and a fashion powerhouse to the fray is a breath of fresh air.
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January 29th, 2010
Jean Paul Gaultier wowed guests of his runway show at Fashion Week in Paris. Reportedly, the show was visually astounding. The models almost looked like tropical birds as they made their way down the runway. The brightly colored garments and their intricately designed accessories were reminiscent of an Amazonian rainforest. Some wore cowboy boots, others wore beaded sombreros or had palm leaves woven into their hair.
According to Gaultier, his inspiration was a recent piece of popular culture. James Cameron’s latest film, Avitar, not only grossed $2 billion dollars, but it also was the spark that fueled what was, arguably, the most imaginative production of the entire season. Hopefully, his show was an exciting preview of what NY Fashion Week has to offer.
For more exciting Fashion Week coverage, read Riley Keough’s interview on Modelinia.com.
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January 15th, 2010
If denim on denim doesn't look good on a model, how will it look on you...
Every season, a respected designer unveils a denim-on-denim look – an inevitable (and unfortunate) fact in fashion. This year, Chloe has the honor.
We’ve seen denim on denim touted as a trend for Spring 2010 (and every other year for that matter) – but as always, we’re just not buying into this look. Best to leave the “Canadian Tuxedo” to those folks up north – and by “up north”, we mean in Siberian where it’s too cold to notice what someone is wearing.
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January 6th, 2010
Billowy dresses signal a shift to comfort-wear
One of the more exciting trends in Spring 2010 fashion (at least in our opinion), is the resurgence of the draped dress. Antithesis of the minidress, draped dresses and gowns project an aura of sophistication, luxury, and most importantly, comfort.
Fashion is oftentimes associated with uncomfortable clothing – we love any look that challenges the convention. Draped dresses are calm, cool, and breezy – and will find themselves in our closet this Spring.
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December 28th, 2009
The Minidress, as modeled by the red carpet crowd
This spring, we’re expecting the minidress to become a more prominent street look. The short/tight dress has been a favorite of designer RTW collections since Fall 2008, and subsequently, these designer dresses have appeared on the red carpet – but the general public hasn’t adopted the look. Expect that to change. As the country pulls out of the Great Recession (or as long as it continues to feel that way), party dresses will grow in popularity (and will no longer be a sin of conspicuous consumption).
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December 21st, 2009
Yves Saint Laurent -- Jean Paul Gautlier -- Alexander Wang
Lingerie-inspired fashion is one of the hottest trends to hit the Spring 2010 runways. The looks, ranging from totally sheer tops to the solid white bra-top (see above), are daring…you’ll need some guts to pull them off. Our favorite bra-top look is the Yves Saint Laurent ensemble on the left. We can totally see this in a resort collection, and it seems doable on a vacation (or tropical locale).
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December 15th, 2009
ELLE magazine recently ran a fun article on the best celebrity New Year’s Eve dresses. Let’s take a look at some of the photos:
Bright colored dresses
As far as the bright colored dresses go, our personal fav is Sarah Jessica Parker – which kind of surprised us. Her pink cocktail minidress is the most youthful and fun look, despite SJP being the oldest celeb in the picture.
Metallic evening gowns
Among the more glamorous looks, we have a spread of metallic evening gowns. We’ll eliminate Robin Wright immediately (she looks for forlorn), but both Vanessa Hudgens and Zoe Saldana look absolutely faboulous in bodacious bodyhuggers.
Sparkling minidresses
Next up is an array of sparkling minidresses. In our opinion, neither Diane Kruger nor Taylor Swift have enough curves to pull off their respective looks. Our winner in this set is Fergie all the way.
Visit ELLE.com to see the rest of the New Year’s Eve dresses and to vote on your favorite >>
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