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Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/03/09 Michelle Obama Wears Junya Watanabe & More

coutorture — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:58:42 PDT

Michelle Obama wore a Junya Watanabe cardigan to the Royal Opera House last night.

British retailer, Oasis, tapped three recent graduates for an exclusive print collaboration.

Before the rest of New York got out of work, the Topshop crowd was mostly comprised of bloggers, students, and models.

Happy Friday! The trailer for Bruno, Spring 09's most talked about show crasher, is finally here.

Bruno Hits Two More Paris Shows and a Party

fashionologie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:55:04 PDT

>> Sacha Baron Cohen's successful stint as Bruno at Stella McCartney yesterday must have emboldened him, because now he's all over the map. Last night, he was filming at the Givenchy party, and today, he tried to get into Vanessa Bruno wearing a sailor suit and throwing an anchor, but was refused entry.

He was able to get into Jean Charles de Castelbajac, though, and antics ensued: "He whipped out a fold out chair, placed it in front of the front rowers and started writing love letters to girls in the audience. Then he jumped on stage shouting into his mobile phone and walked down the catwalk with the last model."

Video: He also passed notes to the models! »

Did Stella McCartney Invite Bruno to Her Show?

fashionologie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:57:53 PDT

>> After storming Milan Fashion Week, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego Bruno is back for another round - this time in Paris. From his perch second row at Stella McCartney this morning, a sleeveless leather vest-sporting Bruno sat smoothing his hair during the show, showing "wild approval for some looks, disdain for others." And then the fun began.

Apparently, he leaned forward, a red thong clearly visible above his jeans, and pushed those sitting front row in front of him aside so he could get a better look at the models. Clapping along to the music, he pulled a tampon out of his vest and sucked on it, continuing the act until Stella McCartney came out for her bow, when he moved his hand to indicated he deemed the show okay, but not great.

So did Stella invite Bruno? He did have a seat, after all. WWD thinks so and Stella's response to act indicated that she might have - when asked if she knew about it, she broke out into a broad grin. "Bruno?" she exclaimed. "I had no idea!" And then she laughed.
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fashionologie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:22:15 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -Sacha Baron Cohen hit the Agatha Ruiz de la Prada runway this morning as "Bruno" in a goofy outfit, but at Versace last night, it was a different story. Decked out in head to toe Alexander McQueen, he could have definitely passed for a fashion figure - but the security at Versace wasn't convinced. Instead, he was left "frantically making phone calls and crying into his mobile phone trying to get into the show." Now everybody's wondering: Will he show up again in Paris? [Go Backstage]

Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno Causes Mayhem at Milan Fashion Week

fashionologie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:28:46 PDT

>> Bruno is in Milan - that's Sacha Baron Cohen's gay Austrian fashion show presenter alter-ego - and he's filming for his upcoming movie at Fashion Week. It all started Wednesday, backstage at Iceberg, where he threw himself on the floor, dragged down a rack of clothes that stuck to his Velcro-trimmed outfit, and appeared to tear off his clothes until security removed him.

Yesterday morning, he tried to hit up Dsquared, but was blocked by security, and yesterday evening he tried to crash Versace, dressed all in McQueen, but was denied again - the Italian Chamber of Fashion has sent out a press release to designers, warning them not to accredit Cohen's film production companies, after all.

Unfortunately, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada didn't get the memo . . . »

Vanessa Bruno Looked at Spirits of Revolutionists Past For Her Pre-Fall 2011 Collection

Chi Diem Chau — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:36:32 PST

>> For Pre-Fall 2011, Vanessa Bruno drew inspiration from the heroes and heroines of the Bloomsbury Group in England, which was started in 1905 by the writers Virginia Woolf, EM Forster, and others who refused conventional and conservative Victorian ways. So just how did Bruno integrate this idea of liberalism and freedom into her collection? By mixing loose femme looks (demure mid-calf floral print dresses, pops of pink, and thigh-high boots) with masculine pieces like slouchy trousers and boxy coats - all lending themselves to easy movement. We especially love the smart two-toned jacket, seen left.

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15 Tailored Looks From Vanessa Bruno's Resort 2011 Collection

Chi Diem Chau — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:24:03 PST

>> While her Spring 2011 collection was all about the beach, Vanessa Bruno's Resort 2011 focused on her signature casual tailored style. The line included an array of slouchy cotton shorts, crisp coats, cropped blazers, and metallic trousers inducing a casual, yet refined theme. Peep our top 15 favorites from the lookbook in the slideshow.

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Stills From Vanessa Bruno's Short Film with Lou Doillon

fashionologie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:44:32 PDT

>> Vanessa Bruno screened the four minute mini-movie starring Lou Doillon she recently produced for her label over the weekend. While the movie won't be available for viewing online until September 9 according to her website, the film's director Stephanie Di Giusto posted a number of stills from the project to give us a visual tasting in the meantime.

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Isabel Marant Talks Her Stylist Emmanuelle Alt; Vanessa Bruno's Preparing Mini-Movie with Lou Doillon

fashionologie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:23:30 PDT

>> At the opening last night of the Madeleine Vionnet retrospective in Paris - speaking of which, where are Rodolfo Paglialunga's first designs for Vionnet, which were promised in early June? - Vanessa Bruno told WWD she’s been working with director Stephanie Di Giusto on a four-minute mini-movie for her label starring Lou Doillon. The clip is to be screened in July before appearing online.

Meanwhile, the other French designer maintaining a contemporary line of chic basics, Isabel Marant, talked to Russh in their July/August 2009 issue about how she started working with her stylist and Vogue Paris fashion director Emmanuelle Alt:

It's funny because Emmanuelle and I kind of started out together a long time ago. I always admired her style and what she did for Vogue, but we lost contact for a while because she was overloaded with work. Four years ago her husband Franck Durand became my artistic director and I was always saying 'I love what your wife is doing, I would love to work together with her one day.' So it was little by little. Now we have done about five shows together. I love the vision she has for my clothes, she manages to put them together in a way that is a bit more sophisticated than what I did before . . . I love it when she goees tac, tac, tac... puts the different pieces together, and I'm like 'oh yeah, that's exactly it!'

But they don't always agree »

Christian Louboutin, Vanessa Bruno and Then Some Open Their Designer Homes for Domino September 2008

fashionologie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:51:10 PDT

>> We know a lot about how designers work, socialize, and even think, but with the exception of Marc Jacobs, we don't know a lot about how they live. That's where Domino's September 2008 fashion issue comes in — its various stories offer peeks into what might be considered a top designer's last sacred bastion — their home.

Featured within are the favorite rooms of Christian Louboutin (his bedroom in Portugal) and Francisco Costa (his garden in Bellport, NY), plus Yves Saint Laurent's famous Majorelle Gardens in Morocco, Vanessa Bruno's Paris apartment, Matthew Williamson's London home, and Sonia Rykiel in her Paris living room.

So, do their design aesthetics match their living quarters? A few peeks below will give you a hint . . .

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