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Posts for March 13th 2012

Prada Real Fantasies Video by James Lima
Prada

Watch — Prada Debuts New "Real Fantasies" Video Lookbook

>> Only the creative people who work with Prada could make a video layered with so many elements look so cool.
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>> Only the creative people who work with Prada could make a video layered with so many elements look so cool. For its latest video lookbook, Prada hired director James Lima — who's also made fashion films for Alexander Wang and Versace — to create a trippy viewing experience. The end product combines imagery of Jessica Stam, Ginta Lapina, and Lindsey Wixson dancing around in Prada's Spring collection with footage from old films and Prada's Spring print ads. It's the perfect accompaniment to Steven Meisel's video campaign, which debuted last month. Take a look at the new video below.

Spring 2012 Trends
New York Fashion Week

The Best Spring 2012 Trends

>> New York, London, Milan, and Paris — all the best trends, from all the Spring 2012 collections.
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Spring 2012 Trends

>> New York, London, Milan, and Paris — all the best trends, from all the Spring 2012 collections. Mid-century silhouettes, sherbet hues, and a dash of deco thrown in for good measure —plus more. Click through for all the key looks of the season, here in the slideshow.

Pleats Rounded Shoulders Black and White Bra Tops Doily Lace Zigzags and Chevrons Clear Shoes
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Gloria Sachs Dead at 85
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Saying Goodbye to Designer Gloria Sachs

>> Gloria Sachs, the 85-year-old fashion designer credited with inventing capri pants, died Monday night in her sleep.
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>> Gloria Sachs, the 85-year-old fashion designer credited with inventing capri pants, died Monday night in her sleep.

WWD reported that Sachs's death was unexpected — she'd planned to spend a month in Shanghai this Fall to help set up an exchange program between fashion design students in New York and China. Her involvement in the fashion industry was truly international. After college she apprenticed with painter Fernand Leger in Paris, then worked for architects Gio Ponti and Franco Albini while she modeled for Balmain and Balenciaga. She also worked for Bloomingdale's and Saks and for decades ran an eponymous label known for its luxurious sportswear. All the while, she exhibited her own painting and sculptures everywhere from New York's Museum of Modern Art to the Art Alliance of Philadelphia.

Her critics regarded her work as inspired — and she drew from a wide variety of sources for that inspiration. Per WWD:

"According to her daughter, Sachs was the first to bring capri pants back to the U.S. While on her honeymoon in 1953 with her husband, Irwin, in Capri, she saw the shorter pants and brought them back to the U.S. and named them 'capris.'"

To be sure, capri pants are an important addition to the fashion lexicon, but it would have been lovely to see her finish her mission of bridging the gap between the American and Chinese fashion industries. Here's hoping someone will pick up where Sachs, unfortunately and unexpectedly, left off.

Jessica Biel W Magazine April 2012, Agyness Deyn Dr. Martens
Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel Covers W, Taylor Tomasi Hill Dances, & Agyness Deyn Teams With Dr. Martens

>> Those stories — and more — in today's news roundup.
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>> Those stories — and more — in today's news roundup.

  • What's more British than Agyness Deyn and Dr. Martens? Actually, a lot of things, but that didn't stop the model from collaborating with the shoe brand on a limited-edition capsule collection due out this Fall. "The brand is a great fit for me, as it stands for strong character and being able to shape your own personal identity," Deyn explained. [The Daily Telegraph]

  • Looks like Taylor Tomasi Hill and Harley Viera Newton might have had more fun than anyone else during Paris Fashion Week. Moda Operandi recently released a video of the two dancing around, eating macarons, and riding carousels between shows in the City of Light. [Fashionista]

  • Barneys now offers more than just clothes, shoes, and accessories. The retailer just opened up an art print pop-up store in its Chelsea Passage location. [Fashion ETC]

  • Jessica Biel is stunning on the April cover of W. Also stunning: her confession that she cut the heads off all her childhood Barbie dolls. "It looked demonic," the actress said. [Styleite]

  • Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana certainly love their pasta. Not only did their Spring 2012 show feature earrings made of the stuff, but for the April issue of Harper's Bazaar, the duo planned a big Italian dinner complete with spaghetti, pizza, and guests Pixie Geldof and Eva Herzigova. Terry Richardson photographed the festivities. [The Huffington Post]
    • Jennifer Lawrence Hunger Games Premiere Pictures
    Prabal Gurung

    See The Fall 2012 Prabal Gurung Dress Jennifer Lawrence Wore To The Hunger Games Premiere

    >> Talk about star power.
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    Jennifer Lawrence Hunger Games Premiere Pictures

    >> Talk about star power. Last night at the premiere of The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence donned a gold lamé Prabal Gurung dress that isn't even in stores yet.

    Gurung debuted the molten gold gown during his New York Fashion Week runway show — just over a month ago. The original dress featured a dramatic leg slit accented by gathered fabric above the thigh, but in Lawrence's version, the slit was only visible when she pulled a full-on Angelina.

    It's the perfect dress for the actress who plays The Girl on Fire — that's the nickname Lawrence's character Katniss Everdeen goes by after wearing an outfit covered with literal flames in the movie (and in the book). Click through to see the dress on Lawrence and on the runway.

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