Posts for June 2010

Sunglasses

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Launch Eyewear For Elizabeth and James

Having already launched one eyewear collection this spring (under the designer label The Row, with Linda Farrow), Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen announced today they will also produce sunglasses for their contemporary brand, Elizabeth and James.

Having already launched one eyewear collection this spring (under the designer label The Row, with Linda Farrow), Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen announced today they will also produce sunglasses for their contemporary brand, Elizabeth and James.

In a collaboration with Hong Kong-based Absolute Black Design, the Olsens are offering two eyewear looks for Elizabeth and James this season. The Hudson and the Fairfax are both oversize black frames, the former inspired by a classic aviator and the latter a cat-eye-style sunnie.

According to Jill Collage, president of Dualstar Entertainment, stand-alone retail boutiques and a handbag collection are also in the works for Elizabeth and James in the very near future

Fashion in 50 Seconds 06/02/10 Abbey Lee Performs With Boyfriend's Band, Gant Does Womenswear

Abbey Lee Kershaw will play the tambourine with boyfriend Matthew Hutchinson's band, Our Mountain, this week at Pianos in New York.

Abbey Lee Kershaw will play the tambourine with boyfriend Matthew Hutchinson's band, Our Mountain, this week at Pianos in New York.

Gant by Michael Bastian is launching a womenswear collection for spring 2011.

The fourth Gap and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund collaboration (featuring designs by Sophie Théallet, Monique Péan, and Patrik Ervell) will be on sale June 3 at a pop-up store at 680 Fifth Avenue in New York.

Yi Fang Wan, Phillip Patterson, and Alex Mullins take the top prizes at the Central Saint Martins fashion show in London.

Source: WireImage

Theory

Olivier Theyskens and Andrew Rosen Offer Details of Theyskens Theory Collaboration

Some additional details surrounding the Olivier Theyskens deal with Andrew Rosen's Theory are finally out, and the seemingly unlikely pair are proving to have a lot more in common than one would imagine.

Some additional details surrounding the Olivier Theyskens deal with Andrew Rosen's Theory are finally out, and the seemingly unlikely pair are proving to have a lot more in common than one would imagine.

Since leaving Nina Ricci in 2009 (largely due to the house not feeling his collections were commercial enough), Theyskens has reportedly been searching for the opportunity to design more accessible fashion and was the one to initiate a meeting with Rosen.

“There is always a difference between how people perceive you — and I think image is very important in that regard — and the reality of the market,” Theyskens told WWD. He says an improvement in textiles and manufacturing added to his desire to create something more democratic. “It’s more that I see all the possibilities, and that’s very stimulating. I like things to be well thought out, to have a line, and I feel comfortable — I feel this is a very logical fit with what I’ve been looking for.”

Having only inked a deal two weeks ago, Rosen and Theyskens are still figuring out exactly how the partnership will evolve and what the upcoming collection might include. Two things the duo has confirmed—Theyskens will be based in New York, and the collaboration will be called Theyskens Theory.  As for a release date, Rosen announced the line will be presented with showroom appointments in New York around the time of the Spring 2011 fashion shows this September.

Louis Vuitton

Naomi Campbell Unveils Louis Vuitton-Designed 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Case

Soccer stars love their designer logos, and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has a similar, newfound focus on fashion.

Soccer stars love their designer logos, and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has a similar, newfound focus on fashion. The 2010 World Cup Trophy, which since 1930 has traveled to host cities in an armored metal suitcase, will this year take the trip to South Africa in custom Louis Vuitton. The case, commissioned by FIFA, was created at Louis Vuitton's original workshop in Asnières, and will hold the solid 18-karat gold trophy until the final match on July 11 in Johannesburg.

"There was no reason why security couldn't be synonymous with elegance," said Louis Vuitton spokesman Antoine Arnault.

It appears FIFA agrees, as soccer's governing body has already placed an order for a similar design to be used during the 2014 World Cup.

 

Missoni

Angela Missoni Does '60s Silhouettes and Tribal Prints For Resort 2011

Angela Missoni pumped up the color with her latest cruise collection, mixing graphic combinations of bright yellow, red, orange, green and purple with jolts of black to create distinctive tribal prints.


Angela Missoni pumped up the color with her latest cruise collection, mixing graphic combinations of bright yellow, red, orange, green and purple with jolts of black to create distinctive tribal prints. Her fabric treatment may have been rooted in African motifs, but silhouettes were altogether taken from the '60s—with mini shifts and long halter dresses paired with armfuls of bangles, hoop earrings and head scarves.

Roberto Cavalli

Fashion in 50 Seconds 06/01/10 Miranda Kerr For Numéro, EDUN Kicks Off World Cup

A strawberry blond Miranda Kerr poses as a naughty nun in Greg Kadel's editorial for Numéro's June-July edition.

A strawberry blond Miranda Kerr poses as a naughty nun in Greg Kadel's editorial for Numéro's June-July edition.

EDUN kicks off the FIFA 2010 World Cup with summer tees designed by African schoolchildren. The 100 percent organic cotton shirts are available at Barneys starting today for $60.

Oscar de la Renta was not happy to find a Max Mara Studio tribal print (in the window of Lord & Taylor) identical to the one he had custom designed for his spring 2008 collection.

Roberto Cavalli does not believe any other designer could take over his namesake label.