Posts for June 3rd 2009

Miuccia Prada Mixes Sportswear with Beachwear for Miu Miu Cruise 2010
Miuccia Prada Mixes Sportswear with Beachwear for Miu Miu Cruise 2010 June 3, 2009 6:55 pm >> Miuccia Prada applied a beachy influence to her Prada Cruise 2010 collection, and the same pervaded the Miu Miu resort collection, this time in the form of haltered maillots, bodysuits, and sheer sarong-like dresses.  The two-tone tops that were at Prada were also present here in paler colors and paired with sportswear-inspired pieces: tennis skirts and heeled boxer-like boots.  In a nod to recessionary times, the jeweled bag and ankle straps are detachable and can be worn as a necklace or bracelets.
June 3, 2009 6:29 pm >> INSIDER WIRE —Karl Lagerfeld has consulted on costumes for a couple of upcoming Chanel-related films — Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky and Coco avant Chanel — but in another film, he's taking on a different kind of role.  For the first time, Karl is lending his voice for animation: In the French animated action movie Totally Spies, based on the hit TV series, he will play the story's antagonist, Fabu.
Topshop is Being Hush Hush about Upcoming Christopher Kane Line
Topshop is Being Hush Hush about Upcoming Christopher Kane Line June 3, 2009 6:07 pm >> Christopher Kane teased his upcoming collection for Topshop a month ago as "nothing like any other work I've done in the past."
June 3, 2009 5:44 pm >> THE MODELIZER —New modeling faces are rolling into New York, trying to make a dent in time for resort season, and one girl who's been getting a lot of attention, particularly because she's new on the Prada rotation — she's said to have shot an upcoming (presumedly Fall 2009) Miu Miu ad campaign with Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and just closed Prada's resort show yesterday — is 18-year-old Hannah Holman from small town Utah.
Francisco Costa Pushes the Idea of Resort 2010 with Sheer Dresses for Calvin Klein
Francisco Costa Pushes the Idea of Resort 2010 with Sheer Dresses for Calvin Klein June 3, 2009 4:54 pm >> Francisco Costa was busy playing host Monday night at Calvin Klein's joint party with Visionaire, but today he sent out the label's diaphanous Cruise 2010 collection, without a bikini or caftan in sight.
June 3, 2009 4:09 pm >> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha is no longer a redhead, but another model just took her place in the ginger coalition.
After Three Years of Speculation, Roberto Cavalli Finally Sells Minority Stake
After Three Years of Speculation, Roberto Cavalli Finally Sells Minority Stake June 3, 2009 3:40 pm >> Despite telling WWD a week ago that he was having doubts about selling a stake in his company — “I’m not so sure I want to sell in the end” — and saying that negotiations with potential buyer, Milan-based private equity firm Clessidra, were far from finished, Roberto Cavalli told Il Sole 24 Ore yesterday that he has signed a letter of intent to sell with the firm.Cavalli had been negotiating to sell 20 percent of his company when he talked to WWD, but said Tuesday that the percent agreed on rose to 30.  He has until Sept.
June 3, 2009 2:33 pm >> THE MODELIZER —Jamie Bochert has experienced a career resurgence since Marc Jacobs picked her to open his Spring 2009 show, but she doesn't love it, as her fiance, actor Michael Pitt, tells it — she'd rather be recording her upcoming album: "She pays her bills doing print work, as a model, and, you know, she’s lucky to be able to do that — even though she f*ckin’ hates the business, we both hate it.
Angela Lindvall Opens Her Home to British Vogue
Angela Lindvall Opens Her Home to British Vogue June 3, 2009 2:21 pm >> Fashion magazines' latest obsession: capturing models in their natural habitat.
Oscar de la Renta Resort 2010
Oscar de la Renta Resort 2010 June 3, 2009 2:00 pm New York 06/01/09 Photos courtesy of Oscar de la Renta press office.  View Slideshow ›
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