Posts for October 3rd 2012

Karl Lagerfeld Explains Chanel Hula Hoop Bag

Chanel Oct 03, 2012

Chanel's Hula Hoop Explained, Alexa Chung's Book, and Insiders' Big Breaks

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

by Justin Fenner

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

Remember the hula hoop bag from Chanel's Spring 2013 show? "It's for the beach," Karl Lagerfeld says. "You need space for the beach towel, huh? And then you can put it into the sand and hang things on it, and things like that." [Styleite]
Alexa Chung is writing a book that will be released in September 2013. We wonder if it'll debut during Fashion Week? [Vogue UK]
Cathy Horyn has responded to an open letter from Hedi Slimane, in which the designer called her a "schoolyard bully" for her critique of his debut at Saint Laurent. "It's just silly nonsense to me," she says. [WWD]
Fashion Week founder Fern Mallis got her first job in the industry by winning a contest at Mademoiselle magazine. "I was the guest editor. I won that contest, and that really started the whole ball rolling," she said. [Teen Vogue]
Victoria's Secret has asked Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Bruno Mars to perform at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [Jezebel]

fashion week Oct 03, 2012

Elie Saab Spring 2013

Lebanese designer Elie Saab was feeling monochromatic for the Spring 2013 season.

by Melody Nazarian

Lebanese designer Elie Saab was feeling monochromatic for the Spring 2013 season. He sent down a bevy of all-blue, head-to-toe turquoise, and entirely blush looks in all silhouettes and styles: dresses, silk blouses with trousers, shorts suits. Each look even came with its own matching bag. But after a matchy matchy start, Saab switched things up with a handful of colorful printed pieces that lit up the catwalk. Then it was more monochromatic styles in red, black, and white before the designer finished strong with what he's best known for: dramatic, jaw-dropping, red carpet-worthy gowns.

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Ferragamo Oct 03, 2012

Exclusive: Salvatore Ferragamo's Fall 2012 Collection Stars in New Film

To showcase Massimiliano Giornetti's beautiful Russian-inspired Fall 2012 collection, Salvatore Ferragamo has created a short film featuring some of Russia's biggest style stars.

by Justin Fenner

To showcase Massimiliano Giornetti's beautiful Russian-inspired Fall 2012 collection, Salvatore Ferragamo has created a short film featuring some of Russia's biggest style stars.

Miroslava Duma, Elena Perminova, and Anya Ziourova star in the one-minute clip, which shows them getting dressed in the collection for a night in New York City, with the Russian band Tesla Boy's song "Spirit of the Night" playing in the background. The trio then heads out to see the band's first performance in the United States, where they run into industry types like Anna Dello Russo and Hilary Rhoda.

All of the clothing captured in the film is available for purchase. A look at the stylish evening below.

The Best Street Style From Paris Fashion Week | Spring 2013

Street Style Oct 03, 2012

Paris Fashion Week Street Style — Spring 2013 Edition

The first few days of Paris Fashion Week may have been filled with wind and rain, but that didn't stop the fashion set from bringing major style to fashion month's final stop.

by Christina Perez

The first few days of Paris Fashion Week may have been filled with wind and rain, but that didn't stop the fashion set from bringing major style to fashion month's final stop. And really, with the likes of Natalie Joos, Elisa Nalin, and Emmanuelle Alt storming the streets (or should we say rues?) it's no surprise that the looks are just chic as can be. See it all — with more to come as the week goes on — right here.

Paris Fashion Week Street Style Spring 2013

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fashion week Oct 03, 2012

Miu Miu Spring 2013

Miuccia Prada has never been shy about referencing the '50s or '60s (we submit Prada's Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 collections as proof of this), but her Spring 2013 collection for Miu Miu took the two decades' ladylike style and subverted it with unexpected materials and accents.

by Justin Fenner

Miuccia Prada has never been shy about referencing the '50s or '60s (we submit Prada's Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 collections as proof of this), but her Spring 2013 collection for Miu Miu took the two decades' ladylike style and subverted it with unexpected materials and accents.

The first look that came down the runway? A dark denim coat and high-waisted skirt paired with a white midriff top and green leather gloves. The styling here was '60s couture, but the attitude was uniquely modern. The same can be said of a few fabrics that look like they'd been tie-dyed here or there; shiny, almost plastic materials on elegant coats and skirts; and brightly colored furs with unregulated striped sections of black.

The overwhelming feeling was one of contrasts, and Prada herself got to the bottom of that. "It's about elegance, not elegance. Couture, not couture. Tailoring, not tailoring," she told WWD. Was it Spring, but not Spring, too? That would explain all the lovely furs.

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fashion week Oct 03, 2012

Louis Vuitton Spring 2013

Checkmate. For Louis Vuitton's Spring 2013 collection, Marc Jacobs took the house's iconic damier check, blew it up, and applied it to, well, everything.

by Justin Fenner

Checkmate. For Louis Vuitton's Spring 2013 collection, Marc Jacobs took the house's iconic damier check, blew it up, and applied it to, well, everything. The models appeared on one of four escalators whose stairs were decorated with white and yellow stripes and walked onto a floor decorated with the check pattern.

The clothing, done in shades of yellow, green, brown, black, and white, were similarly checked. A large version of the yellow and white damier appeared on the first long-skirted suit that came down the runway, then got smaller in the black-and-white bralette top and maxi skirt that came after it. As if to underscore the duality of the print (or at least the colors in it), Jacobs sent his models down the runway in pairs, with each pair wearing coordinating looks.

All the models in this show wore bows in their hair, and nearly all of them carried bags in the damier check. The styling and feeling was slightly '60s, but the rounded shoulders on jackets and shirts felt modern — and so did the inclusion of lots of different skirt lengths.

There was a dialogue between this collection and the Spring line for his namesake brand, which was heavy on stripes. This show, however, was cleaned up and a little more sophisticated — and all the bright yellow gave you an unavoidable sense of happiness.

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