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Peruse the Entire Karl Lagerfeld for Macy's Collection; Plus, A Peek at the Campaign

fashionologie — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:23:28 PDT

>> Karl Lagerfeld's 45-piece limited-edition collection for Macy's hits 235 of the retailer's stores and online later this month - on Aug. 31 - and finally, there's a look at more than just one dress from the line. The collection, which runs $50 to $170, stays much within Lagerfeld's designing comfort zone - lots of black and white with pops of pink, lots of high collars, several pieces showing off imagery of the designer himself. The full collection - plus a peek at the ad campaign, featuring Coco Rocha - in the slideshow.

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Zac Posen Resort 2012

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:01:38 PDT

>> The idea behind Zac Posen's Resort 2012 collection? American Royalty. "It's about how to be dressed up and poised, but still cool; Patti Smith in a gown and Penelope Tree in a trench," says Posen. The way Posen plays with silhouettes is a study in contrasts: a soft, buttercup-printed chiffon dress is gathered into bodice-hugging seams, only to be let loose in a flurry of ruffles at the hip; a peplum waistcoat with a second-skin fit gets a hit of volume at the sleeves with tiers of unfinished chiffon ribbons. But this is still classic Zac - with lots of show-stopping gowns on offer. The stand-out number? A 720-yard, hand-dyed vermillion confection with a swirling, mermaid train.

Click through to see the lookbook featuring Coco Rocha, who - according to Posen reps - did the whole 33-look shoot in under two-hours, finishing each shot in the length of time it took for a new song to play on the stereo.

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Models and Their Men Get In Front of the Camera for Vogue's February 2011 Issue

fashionologie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:52:04 PST

>> In anticipation of Valentine's Day, Vogue had Patrick Demarchelier capture six models and their men for the February 2011 issue.

Among those featured: the newly affianced models Anja Rubik and Sasha Knezevic, who went to Central Park on their first official date. According to Rubik: "We actually came wearing identical Rag & Bone shirts and Helmut Lang jeans." There's Coco Rocha and her husband, James Conran, who are celebrating their first Valentine's Day married by going to see Prince - his favorite musician - in concert; and Angela Lindvall and Mark Wystrach, an actor and co-founder of People's Shoe (a line of eco-friendly footwear). They had their first date two years ago, Lindvall says - "We took his Volkswagen, went surfing, ate shrimp burritos" - and now reside together on seven acres in Los Angeles's Topanga Canyon, where they've planted an organic garden and 60 fruit trees.

Alessandra Ambrosio and her fiance, Jamie Mazur, who owns a denim company, met at a mutual friend's wedding in Rio de Janeiro. But they didn't start dating until two years later, when they ran into each other at Coachella. Ambrosio says of Mazur: "I always have new jeans, and because he has to follow trends, I get the best gifts - like Louboutins and vintage sunglasses. One Valentine's Day, he learned all my favorite Pearl Jam songs and serenaded me."

And rounding out the bunch, there's Aminata Niaria, who met Laurence Dennis (he works at British Embassy in Paris) at a Halloween party he hosted five years ago. He was a mummy, she was Catwoman. And models Bonnie Chen and Rock Ji, who met backstage two years ago at Beijing fashion show. Soon after, he surprised her by showing up at the University of Pennsylvania campus, where she was majoring in psychology.

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A Peek Inside Coco Rocha's Manhattan Apartment

fashionologie — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:51:59 PDT

>> Coco Rocha opened up her two-bedroom Gramercy Park, Manhattan apartment, which she bought three years ago and shares with her husband James Conran, to Vogue.com. Shown lining her walls are teapots she collects from "from all the different places I have been to for photo shoots - from Morocco to Michigan”; there's a photo (left) of Rocha, who explains it was a wedding present from Steven Meisel - "I’ve never liked hanging my model photos in my home, but this is an exception because it almost looks like a painting”; and on a table, a handbag piggy bank, which Rocha says is one of her favorite things: “I love how at first glance it looks like a YSL bag, but when you take a closer look you realize it actually reads, 'yove saved la rent.' It’s genius!” More photos at the link. [Vogue.com]

Fashion's Night Out's Fashion Show Featured a Dancing Gisele, a Rapping Pharrell, and a Whole Lot of Designer Duds

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:30:24 PDT

>> The audience at tonight's Fashion's Night Out fashion show wasn't limited to the 1,500 ticket-holders - crowds gathered behind police barricades across the street from the Lincoln Center Plaza for a glimpse of New York City's largest fashion show. Those who were lucky enough to nab tickets to the show were treated to a concentric-circled runway setup, with rows no more than two deep. Not only that, but among the audience was a large smattering of designers - Tory Burch, Tommy Hilfiger, Diane von Furstenberg, Jenna Lyons, Michael Kors, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Vera Wang, Francisco Costa, and Donna Karan among them; models - Lauren Hutton, Bar Rafaeli, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann; and other industry figures, including Anna Wintour, with favorites Blake Lively and Roger Federer next to her, and Si Newhouse himself. Bee Shaffer arrived 45 minutes early to the event, holding hands with boyfriend Jake Hurwitz.

Anna Wintour's fears that the show, scheduled to start at 7:30 pm, would begin late were unmerited - it started on the dot with Alicia Keys's "Empire State of Mind" playing on the loudspeaker as spotlights searched the audience and the fountain in the center of the setup rose and then fell.

As the audience looked for Gisele Bundchen, set to open the show's 171 looks, a Fashion's Night Out doubledecker bus pulled up next to the Plaza, carrying Bundchen, Angela Lindvall, Karolina Kurkova, Coco Rocha, Lily Donaldson, Lara Stone, Jourdan Dunn, Caroline Trentini, Sasha Pivovarova, Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, and Karlie Kloss, each dressed in a Fashion's Night Out tee paired with a long ballgown skirt and heels. The twelve models dismounted the bus one by one, forming a line in front of the Plaza steps as the rest of the 150 model cast filled in behind them.

Gisele leading the way, the twelve openers made their way around the fountain, soon followed by groups of models clipping by showcasing "Fifties Flair," "Tartan Twist," "Rock Chic," "Go Global," and "Jazz-Age Cool." Each group wormed their way around the circular runway, the models coming in quick succession, highly choreographed and sometimes stopping and turning. A few were suffering from their heels by the end - Rose Cordero and Heidi Mount among them - and those in the "Weekend Wrap-Up" group, all swathed in capes and jackets, had sweat rolling from their temples after all the parading, thanks to the humid Indian Summer air.

Pharrell Williams popped up on the center fountain to close the extravaganza in a surprise performance, and Gisele and the rest of the openers paraded and danced back to the bus, this time in full-on designer gowns, with Naomi Campbell in the finale spot. As Pharrell joined them, he encouraged the audience - ticketed and not - to shop New York, because after all, that was the whole point of this 15-minute shindig. So will it work?

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fashionologie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:33:49 PDT

>> Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen to Walk in Fashion's Night Out Fashion Show -There have been names tossed around in the past - but none confirmed for 150-strong Fashion's Night Out fashion show model cast. Until now - and some of the names are bigger than expected. The show on Sept. 7, which marks the biggest public fashion show in Manhattan (and that doesn't even count all the livestream-watchers), will see Naomi Campbell, Coco Rocha, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, Lily Donaldson, Sasha Pivovarova, Gisele Bundchen, and Angela Lindvall all walk. [The Cut]

Coco Rocha's Wedding Day Video!

fashionologie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:07:47 PDT

>> The full Zac Posen wedding gown photo Coco Rocha posted on her blog last week has been quickly trumped by the two intimate wedding day films she posted over the weekend. "Once I saw these films I realized that though personal, they were too beautiful to keep to myself," she wrote. Set on a June day in a French castle - the Chateau Challain - and to music befit of an epic film, Rocha's wedding to James Conran is captured, complete with gown twirl shots and vow voiceovers.

The videos! »

fashionologie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:18:43 PDT

>> Coco Rocha Finally Releases Full-Length Wedding Gown Photo - Coco Rocha, who's now been on two honeymoons (to Corsica and Costa Rica, respectively) with her husband, interior designer James Conran, since their early June wedding, Tweeted the first full-length photo of her custom Zac Posen mermaid wedding gown this afternoon: "I think I've left you all waiting long enough for this one." [Oh_So_Coco]

Fashion in 50 Seconds 08/04/10 Esteban Cortazar is Back, Coco Rocha Blogs Her Honeymoon

coutorture — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:47:56 PDT

Jamie Bochert talks to Vogue.com UK about meeting one of her icons, Patti Smith.

After leaving Emanuel Ungaro last year, Esteban Cortazar is back with a new collection.

Coco Rocha blogs and posts photos from her honeymoon in Corsica.

Elle editor in chief Robbie Myers joins Twitter.

On August 18 Target will host Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular-part light show, part runway show and part dance theater-at the Standard Hotel in New York.

Coco Rocha Shares Corsican Honeymoon Photos and Tales

fashionologie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:32:13 PDT

>> Coco Rocha, who's currently on her second honeymoon - two weeks in Costa Rica - with new husband James Conran (they were also recently photographed together for Vogue), shared with the Huffington Post today a few pictures and details about her original honeymoon: "James suggested Corsica as a possibility. Neither of us had been there and, to be honest, I'd never even heard of it!"

Once they settled on Corsica, Rocha says as soon as they arrived, "James and I set off in our little rental car on a road trip going nowhere in particular and hugged the tiny mountain roads, making stops at old abandoned stone farm houses and ice cold mountain waterfalls where we stripped down and swam . . . When we weren't exploring the island by car, James and I stayed in a gorgeous northern coastal town called Ile Rousse." Needless to say, they enjoyed themselves: "We've said we are going back there for our 10-year anniversary."