Posts for July 13th 2012

Best Dressed Celebrities, Parties, and Models Week of July 9, 2012
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This Week's Best Dressed

It was another busy week — one that was filled with nonstop chic.
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Best Dressed Celebrities, Parties, and Models Week of July 9, 2012

It was another busy week — one that was filled with nonstop chic. Among the style moments of note: the premiere of Farewell My Queen in New York, which brought Diane Kruger in her Azzedine Alaia finest, and the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, where Jessica Biel stunned in a stellar Christian Dior frock and Zooey Deschanel — sans black tights — sparkled in Oscar de la Renta.

The week's best looks — including Michelle Williams's gorgeous printed Giulietta shift and Dita Von Teese's shimmering floral Jenny Packham gown — plus more, in the slideshow.

Diane Kruger Maria Sharapova Chanel Iman Sofia Vergara David Walliams and Lara Stone Michelle Williams Ashley Greene
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Le Look du Jour: 24 Modern French Muses

"With French women you first see the woman and then you see the clothes," Carine Roitfeld has said when describing the essence of French style.
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Modern French Style Icons

"With French women you first see the woman and then you see the clothes," Carine Roitfeld has said when describing the essence of French style. "It's more the way you mix the clothes and how you move, how you open your bag, how you cross your legs — just little things that make a difference."

Roitfeld makes it sound simple, but that perfect mix of irreverence, glamour, beauty, effortlessness, sex appeal, and slouch? Easier said than done. "It’s the fantasy of the entire world of women, even French women, to be the perfect Parisienne," Le Figaro columnist Bertrand de Saint Vincent explained recently in The New York Times.

Elusive, yes, but not impossible. Brigitte Bardot did it. Francoise Hardy and Jane Birkin, too. And while there's no denying the allure of those indelible dames, they're not the only ones. In honor of Bastille Day, check out 24 totally modern French femmes who somehow embody that certain je nais se quoi to a T.

Clémence Poésy Cécile Cassel Vanessa Paradis Elisa Sednaoui Ana Girardot Constance Jablonski Marion Cotillard
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Mila Kunis's Second Miss Dior Ad
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Mila Kunis's Dior Ad, Ralph Lauren's Olympic Controversy, and Andrej Pejic's Reality Show

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.
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Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Carine Roitfeld styled Mila Kunis for her second Dior campaign, a series of black-and-white photos taken by Mario Sorrenti in Los Angeles. [WWD]

  • Ralph Lauren is under fire for manufacturing the United States Olympic team uniforms he designed in China. Even politicians have weighed in: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, "They should take all the outfits, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over." [NPR]

  • Andrej Pejic is the subject of a new reality show that will follow him as he works on assignments. The show will also star Pejic's mother, Jadranka Savic. [Fashionista]

  • Mario Testino has opened a cultural center in his native Peru called Mate, with the goal of supporting and promoting Peruvian art. "I wanted to give back to my country and I figure the best way that I can do this is by giving back through culture," he said. [Vogue UK]

  • Speaking of Testino, his management agency Art Partner recently started a blog on which it shows off the work of its clients, who also include Mario Sorrenti, Mert Alas, and Marcus Piggott. [Art Partner]
Dior Couture Space Filled With Millions of Flowers
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Behind The Scenes: How The Flower-Filled Dior Couture Set Was Made

Over a million flowers covered the mansion in Paris where Raf Simons staged his couture debut for Christian Dior this month, and the process took several days — plus a team of florists, truck drivers, and set designers — to pull off.
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Over a million flowers covered the mansion in Paris where Raf Simons staged his couture debut for Christian Dior this month, and the process took several days — plus a team of florists, truck drivers, and set designers — to pull off. Workers started cutting and packaging the flowers three days before the show, then began a two-day installation process that took all weekend. By the time Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, and Azzedine Alaia arrived for the show on Monday, July 2, five rooms had been covered with delphinium, orchids, zinnia, golden rods, Queen Anne's lace, and roses in a variety of colors. A look at how the walls of flowers were built in the video below.