Posts for January 26th 2009

Chanel

>> INSIDER WIRE —Chanel's Spring 2009 couture collection doesn't debut until tomorrow morning, but Cathy Horyn went by the atelier and has a few hints about what we can expect to see.  Freja Beha Erichsen has been chosen as the couture bride, and will wear a pants ensemble with white paper headdress and a train "that swept across half the studio floor."  Everything in the collection is white, or black and white, and centers around Karl Lagerfeld's favorite thing — paper (even though he apparently had a Kindle on his desk).
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>> INSIDER WIRE —Chanel's Spring 2009 couture collection doesn't debut until tomorrow morning, but Cathy Horyn went by the atelier and has a few hints about what we can expect to see.  Freja Beha Erichsen has been chosen as the couture bride, and will wear a pants ensemble with white paper headdress and a train "that swept across half the studio floor."  Everything in the collection is white, or black and white, and centers around Karl Lagerfeld's favorite thing — paper (even though he apparently had a Kindle on his desk). The silhouette is "as modern as can be — short and trim — with a sharpness to the lines that evokes cut paper."  And the girls will be decorated with flowers, hair ornaments, and little caps, all made out of paper. [On the Runway]
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Raquel Poses, Picks Pomegranates for Marc Jacobs Spring 2009
Marc Jacobs

Raquel Poses, Picks Pomegranates for Marc Jacobs Spring 2009

>> A couple of Marc Jacob's Spring 2009 ads have been floating around, but now we've got what looks to be the complete set — collect them all!  No odd legs-coming-out-of-shopping-bag shot this time — it's all Raquel Zimmermann standing on chairs, leaning against ladders, and balancing on monster-sized carts in a pastoral pomegranate mini-orchard.  Juergen Teller did the honors again this time around, though — you can see his shadow in a few pictures — so there's still one distended legs-coming-out-of-nowhere shot.
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>> A couple of Marc Jacob's Spring 2009 ads have been floating around, but now we've got what looks to be the complete set — collect them all!  No odd legs-coming-out-of-shopping-bag shot this time — it's all Raquel Zimmermann standing on chairs, leaning against ladders, and balancing on monster-sized carts in a pastoral pomegranate mini-orchard.  Juergen Teller did the honors again this time around, though — you can see his shadow in a few pictures — so there's still one distended legs-coming-out-of-nowhere shot.

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Christian Dior

>> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha may not have ended her modeling sabbatical just yet — maybe we'll see her at Chanel tomorrow?
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>> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha may not have ended her modeling sabbatical just yet — maybe we'll see her at Chanel tomorrow? — but another model who took a break is back.  Irina Lazareanu, who took the Spring 2009 season off — runway, editorial, and all — walked Alexis Mabille and Christian Dior today.

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Spring 2009 Dior Proves Couture Still Going Strong
Christian Dior

Spring 2009 Dior Proves Couture Still Going Strong

>> While editor attendance may not be as high as in the past, executives aren't too concerned about the state of couture.  In fact, this week, no drop in client attendance is expected at the shows, and growth — albeit lower than that in 2008 — is still predicted for 2009.  Judging by John Galliano's colorful, theatrical Spring 2009 outing today, with blue and white delft prints, stained glass backdrop, and corseted crinoline gowns that took 300 to 400 hours each to make, the top brass at Dior isn't too worried, either.*image: source, source
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Spring 2009 Dior Proves Couture Still Going Strong

>> While editor attendance may not be as high as in the past, executives aren't too concerned about the state of couture.  In fact, this week, no drop in client attendance is expected at the shows, and growth — albeit lower than that in 2008 — is still predicted for 2009.  Judging by John Galliano's colorful, theatrical Spring 2009 outing today, with blue and white delft prints, stained glass backdrop, and corseted crinoline gowns that took 300 to 400 hours each to make, the top brass at Dior isn't too worried, either.
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Bruna Tenorio Michelle Westgeest Chanel Iman Laura Blokhina Alexandra Tretter Emmanuelle Alt, Carine Roitfeld
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Coutorture Community Must Reads 01/26/09
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Coutorture Community Must Reads 01/26/09

The Budget Babe has the scoop on a pair of Abaete for Payless gladiator heels which retail for only 38 dollars.
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The Budget Babe has the scoop on a pair of Abaete for Payless gladiator heels which retail for only 38 dollars.

Handmade Detroit makes Valentine's Day cards for Fred Flare's Valentines For A Cause promotion. 

Shiny Squirrel loves the vibrant mixed prints in a photograph by William Eggleston. 

The Shoe Goddess reports on the opening of a Browns concept store that will benefit shoe lovers worldwide. 

Chanel

>> INSIDER WIRE —We saw the revealing behind-the-scenes video for Louis Vuitton's Spring 2009 campaign, and now Chanel has posted a few idyllic pictures of Karl Lagerfeld and camera shooting Heidi Mount in his six bedroom Vermont house, complete with views of the backyard.
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>> INSIDER WIRE —We saw the revealing behind-the-scenes video for Louis Vuitton's Spring 2009 campaign, and now Chanel has posted a few idyllic pictures of Karl Lagerfeld and camera shooting Heidi Mount in his six bedroom Vermont house, complete with views of the backyard. [Chanel]