Posts for May 26th 2009

Givenchy Fall 2009 Ad Campaign Revealed Today

Givenchy Fall 2009 Ad Campaign Revealed Today

Givenchy's Fall 2009 ad campaign, which is poised to debut in the July issues of French Vogue and L'Uomo, leaked today. WWD debuted five images from the campaign featuring models Mariacarla Boscono, Leonor Scherrer, Iris Strubegger, Ranya Mordanova and Adriana Lima for womenswear. It is the first campaign in nine seasons not shot with Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, instead Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci chose Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott to collaborate with. 

Source: WWD
quote

Quote Of The Day: Suzy Menkes On 1940's French Wartime Fashion

The 1940s look also pinpoints the defiant glamour of Paris during the occupation.
by coutorture The 1940s look also pinpoints the defiant glamour of Paris during the occupation. Those wartime clothes — the strict, tailored jackets or floral dresses, set off with whimsical hats, scarlet lips and shoes made from any material other than rationed leather — represent to the French the “R word”: Résistance. But a new exhibition tucked away behind the Gare Montparnasse in Paris suggests something more intriguing. That it is R for recession that brings out utilitarian elegance and creative ingenuity that we are again experiencing in 2009.
Missoni Resort 2010
Layout

Missoni Resort 2010

For Resort, Missoni kept things in step with the Fall 2009 collection by way of loose knits and casual layers.
by coutorture

For Resort, Missoni kept things in step with the Fall 2009 collection by way of loose knits and casual layers. Global economic challenges might cause some to design with structure and severity, but for Missoni, a more relaxed response is preferred. In the Resort collection slouchy trousers, shorts and tunics make that message easy to decipher.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 05/26/09 Burberry Showing In London & More
Burberry

Fashion In 50 Seconds 05/26/09 Burberry Showing In London & More

Burberry Prorsum will close London Fashion Week this Spring 2010, rather than show in Milan, in honor of LFW's 25th anniversary.
by coutorture

Burberry Prorsum will close London Fashion Week this Spring 2010, rather than show in Milan, in honor of LFW's 25th anniversary.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana face charges of more than a billion dollars in unpaid taxes and fines, due to allegations surrounding the sale of Dolce & Gabbana and D&G in 2004. 

Lily Cole debuted her first major movie role at Cannes this weekend and was complimented for her performance. 

Former Aquascutum ceo Kim Winser is rumored to be moving on to Versace, although, so far, Versace denies this to be true.