Posts for July 3rd 2008

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs Caught Scoping His Own Work at Paris Airport; A New Model Coupling

»Marc Jacobs was seen at Charles de Gaulle looking at the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag selection, en route to the Hamptons for the Fourth of July [WWD] »A same-sex model couple formed recently, involving a "French Vogue favorite" and a "tattooed catwalker" [Style File] »Alber Elbaz waxes philosophical on pink [The Moment] »Olivier Theyskens thought the The Kills's performance at the Longchamp party was an underground, word-of-mouth-only show [Style File] »Is Anna Wintour feuding with Interview?
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»Marc Jacobs was seen at Charles de Gaulle looking at the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag selection, en route to the Hamptons for the Fourth of July [WWD]

»A same-sex model couple formed recently, involving a "French Vogue favorite" and a "tattooed catwalker" [Style File]

»Alber Elbaz waxes philosophical on pink [The Moment]

»Olivier Theyskens thought the The Kills's performance at the Longchamp party was an underground, word-of-mouth-only show [Style File]

»Is Anna Wintour feuding with Interview? [Gawker]

»The bar at Mario Testino's opening party went dry 20 minutes into the event, so the topless male waiters had to offer up water instead [Style File]

»Sean Avery got traded to Dallas . . . a move that might put a damper on his burgeoning fashion career [Daily Intel]

»Full Rag & Bone Resort 2009 collection [Style.com]

Roland Mouret, Still Sticking To What He Knows
Roland Mouret

Roland Mouret, Still Sticking To What He Knows

>> Amongst significantly less hubbub — no Net-a-Porter selling his clothes right off the runway this time — Roland Mouret debuted his second collection yesterday under his new RM by Roland Mouret moniker.  The new set of dresses are definitely cut from the Mouret cloth — sheaths tailored with precision, oragami shapes — but for a man who's been using the same silhouettes since 2005, it's time to grow the aesthetic, not stand still in time.
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>> Amongst significantly less hubbub — no Net-a-Porter selling his clothes right off the runway this time — Roland Mouret debuted his second collection yesterday under his new RM by Roland Mouret moniker.  The new set of dresses are definitely cut from the Mouret cloth — sheaths tailored with precision, oragami shapes — but for a man who's been using the same silhouettes since 2005, it's time to grow the aesthetic, not stand still in time.

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Natasha Poly Georgina Stojiljkovic Elsa Sylvan Vlada Roslyakova Liu Wen Anna Gushina
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Coutorture Community's Must Reads 7/3
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Coutorture Community's Must Reads 7/3

We hope you have a relaxing holiday weekend.
by coutorture We hope you have a relaxing holiday weekend. If fashion is what relaxes you, take a calming tour through today's Must Read posts from: Flying Saucer feels inspired by a uniquely coordinated outfit. Times of Glory puts us in a summer mindset with a stunning original pictorial. Cuffington reminds us if you see something, you'd better say something. The Beauty of Life reviews Dermaquest Lip Enhancer. Style Finds draws inspiration from her native Canada.
Valentino

She's really marking her territory over there, like a dog just pissing all over the Place Vendôme.
by She's really marking her territory over there, like a dog just pissing all over the Place Vendôme. But it's working.
Natalia Vodianova

>> BLOWING THE COVER —Lily Donaldson is long past overdue for a Vogue UK cover, especially with her London blood.
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>> BLOWING THE COVER —Lily Donaldson is long past overdue for a Vogue UK cover, especially with her London blood. She finally joins the ranks of Agyness Deyn, cover regular Kate Moss, Sasha Pivovarova, and Natalia Vodianova this month, nabbing the August 2008 issue for her own.  Up-and-coming Australian photographer Emma Summerton did the honors. [Models.com]

Roberto Cavalli Freedom Bikini
Swimwear

Bikini Round Up

Those of us who don't opt to sweat it out on that silvery tarmac that covers most Manhattan rooftops, will probably be heading for the beach or lake or some other body of water for the weekend.
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Those of us who don't opt to sweat it out on that silvery tarmac that covers most Manhattan rooftops, will probably be heading for the beach or lake or some other body of water for the weekend. Below, our list of the best suits based on the 'Can I eat a hotdog in this?' judgement system. What tops our list? The Roberto Cavalli Freedom Bikini. First off, those four words have a brilliant cadence to them (try whispering it in someone's ear and you'll see). In fact, from now on we're going to start replacing the word 'cool' with 'Roberto Cavalli Freedom Bikini' just 'cause. Like, 'Wow, that PS1 party was so Roberto Cavalli Freedom Bikini' (well said, man, well said). We digress. Anywho, it's a denim bikini with little tiny pockets down by the hips (just like jeans!) and an underwire top. We think it might be perfect for the more curvaceous among us, especially those who want to rock that whole pin-up girl thing via a printed scarf and red lipstick. If you'd rather go one-piece or otherwise, there's more to covet below.

ROBERTO CAVALLI FREEDOM Bikini Gottex One Piece Tank Swimsuit Karen Millen Low Rise Belted Hipsters Island Company Le French One Piece
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Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2008 Couture Cages Not So Cagey
Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2008 Couture Cages Not So Cagey

>> Jean Paul Gaultier was high energy yesterday at his Fall 2008 Couture show, exuberantly explaining his choice of outfit to Hilary Alexander pre-show, and running through the fluorescent green laser beams that panned the runway post-show, poking Coco Rocha on the way.  For all of JPG's exuberance, I am less than excited about this sci-fi, cage-inspired outing.  Underneath all the decoration were a few solid pieces, namely a coral lace-like cage dress worn by Patricia Schmid and a tux suit worn by Sasha Pivovarova, but for the most part, a lot of it ended up looking less than luxe, especially if croc was involved.  *image: source
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>> Jean Paul Gaultier was high energy yesterday at his Fall 2008 Couture show, exuberantly explaining his choice of outfit to Hilary Alexander pre-show, and running through the fluorescent green laser beams that panned the runway post-show, poking Coco Rocha on the way. 

For all of JPG's exuberance, I am less than excited about this sci-fi, cage-inspired outing.  Underneath all the decoration were a few solid pieces, namely a coral lace-like cage dress worn by Patricia Schmid and a tux suit worn by Sasha Pivovarova, but for the most part, a lot of it ended up looking less than luxe, especially if croc was involved. 
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Shopbop video look book
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Rebecca Minkoff Talkin' About Bags

Our Network Partner, Chic & Untroubled, clued us into a new feature on Shopbop.
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Our Network Partner, Chic & Untroubled, clued us into a new feature on Shopbop. Handbag designer Rebecca Minkoff, whom we interviewed a few weeks back, has filmed a short video walking Shobop customers through her Fall collection. This, we think, is big news indeed. Right now we're seeing a cross-pollination of fashion editorial and shopping. Ecommerce is going editorial (see Net-a-Porter's magazine, Shop Bop's video look books) and editorial, is going ecommerce (see our Shopstyle spreads). Online shopping and online reading never meant to mimic the magazines and developments like these really drive that point home. What does it mean to read about fashion online? Well, to us, it means following the process from runway show to shopping bag and reveling in all the particulars along the way. Did that trend we talked about seeing on the runways ever make it to the street? Is that pair of sandals we saw editorialized sold out for the rest of the season? If we don't have the budget to buy those tights, can we make them ourselves? All of these details are aspects of what it means to be interested in fashion and, if you ask us, helps us to be educated consumers indeed.To make things really postmodern we've included a spread of our top five favorite Minkoff bags, all from Shopbop, below.

Rebecca Minkoff The Bread & Wine Bag Rebecca Minkoff Steady Tote Rebecca Minkoff Metallic Nikki Bag Rebecca Minkoff Steady Tote Rebecca Minkoff A La Playa Morning After Mini Bag
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Joseph Font Haute Couture
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DIY Hosiery Part Three

Josep Font's haute couture collection helped us complete our trilogy of DIY hosiery ideas.
by coutorture Josep Font's haute couture collection helped us complete our trilogy of DIY hosiery ideas. The first we picked up from our Network Partner, Style Bubble, who cut carefully spaced holes into a pair of tights as she saw them in a shop window. A few days later we saw Network Partner, The Coveted, dip dyed her tights so that they resembled those seen in the Christian Lacroix haute couture runway show. And now we've come up with our own idea for runway-worth hosiery you can whip up at home--the Josep Font way. Perhaps those printed tights you've stocked up on over the season's are sitting in a pile in one drawer or another and have yet to be realized as having DIY potential. After all, they've already so much going on. Well, whip out that glue gun and go to town. In Font's show, floral patterns were made couture by way of same-color stones. The result is intense eye candy, the kind that might just make passersby feel like they've taken hallucinogenic drugs. That's what fashion is for, right?! These tights are pretty wild but we're sure a couture-loving chicster or two will be up for the challenge. We can already imagine them worn with jean cut-offs and black Doc Martins. How nineties would that be?