Posts for July 8th 2009

July 8, 2009 9:40 pm >> Vogue Is Still Top When It Comes to Luxury Ads —Despite Elle surpassing Vogue for the first time ever in overall ad numbers and an anticipated drop in the September 2009 ad pages, Vogue is continuing to focus its efforts on luxury advertisers.
Valentino Fall 2009 Haute Couture
Valentino Fall 2009 Haute Couture July 8, 2009 7:14 pm Paris 07/09/09.
Loafers Are in the Spotlight for Fall July 8, 2009 3:00 pm Flat shoes are all the rage for Fall, and nothing says 'I mean business' more than a leather loafer.
Kristen McMenamy Storms Back for July 2009 Vogue Italia
Kristen McMenamy Storms Back for July 2009 Vogue Italia July 8, 2009 2:40 pm >> Kristen McMenamy has been resurrected on and off for the past few years since her heyday in the '90s, making an appearance on the Spring 2008 Givenchy runway and in the Fall 2006 Marc Jacobs campaign, and now Steven Meisel has brought the her back for the July 2009 cover of Vogue Italia and an accompanying 31-page spread dubbed "The Legend."
July 8, 2009 1:51 pm >> Peter Copping's First Nina Ricci Collection Said to be "Great" —We have yet to see any work from Peter Copping for Nina Ricci — his first collection for the line, for the Cruise 2010 season, was supposed to come out late last month and seems to be running a bit late — but it sounds like it's something to look forward to.
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 Haute Couture
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 Haute Couture July 8, 2009 12:55 pm Paris 07/08/09 Photos by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images.
Valentino Goes "Radical" in Black for Fall 2009 Couture
Valentino Goes "Radical" in Black for Fall 2009 Couture July 8, 2009 12:46 pm >> Just as editors privy to a preview hinted yesterday, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli's second couture outing — for Fall 2009 — was heavy on the black, lace, feathers, and gothic look — "radical," in a word, for Valentino.
July 8, 2009 11:12 am >> Two Vogue Editor-in-Chiefs MIA at Couture —Anna Wintour isn't the only one who is mysteriously missing from the front rows at couture, an unprecedented move; British Vogue's Alexandra Shulman is also missing in action.
Jean Paul Gaultier Goes Old Hollywood for Fall 2009 Couture
Jean Paul Gaultier Goes Old Hollywood for Fall 2009 Couture July 8, 2009 10:21 am >> Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2009 couture show was a spectacle — pre-show, Sasha Pivovarova sketched backstage, free Magnums and ice cream bars were handed out to help stifle the heat (Jean Paul even ate one as he took his bow).
Elie Saab Fall 2009 Haute Couture
Elie Saab Fall 2009 Haute Couture July 8, 2009 10:14 am Paris 07/08/09 Dominique Charriau/WireImage.com.