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fashionologie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:20:36 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -Like mother, like daughter: Anna Wintour's been known to reuse dresses and shoes for events, and now Bee Shaffer's done the same. She donned a minidress and chunky yellow shoes to Fashion Rocks last night - both the same as she wore to the Costume Institute Ball after party in May. Speaking of daughterly similarities, Bee was also caught making the patented Anna grimace on the Fashion Rocks red carpet (left). [FWD]

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Karl Lagerfeld Wishes He Could Be a Rapper

fashionologie — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:52:32 PDT

»September 2008 Harper's Bazaar features designers dressed up and photographed in their fantasies — and Karl Lagerfeld picked to be a rapper [FWD]

»Ralph Lauren likely had to pay to design the US Olympic opening ceremony uniforms, but at least he's making money off of it now [The Cut]

»A first look at Samantha Pleet's "goth-and-lollipops" Rapscallion collection for Urban Outfitters [The Pipeline]

»Bergdorf Goodman is hosting a Bill Cunningham retrospective during New York Fashion Week [Fashionista]

»Behati Prinsloo and model boyfriend Jamie Strachan: still going strong [Chic Report]

»Hearst is launching a competitor to Conde Nast's Fashion Rocks in September called 30 Days of Fashion [WWD]

Karl Lagerfeld, Still Feeling the (Self-)Love

fashionologie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:02:07 PDT

»When it comes to good causes, Karl Lagerfeld supports himself [Fashionista]

»Jil Sander may be for sale again; Would Kanye West cough up for ownership? [WWD, FWD]

»Brian Reyes was well-repped at The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 premiere last night [Chic Report]

»Nick Knight joins Naomi Campbell in taking a stand [The Cut]

»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld met boyfriend Magnus Berger at Fabien Baron's Baron & Baron, where he still works [FWD]

»Project Runway's Austin Scarlett: Like a poor man's Yves Saint Laurent [FabSugar]

»A preview of Sasha Pivovarova in Fashion Rocks [The Cut]

55 Striking Street Style Looks From Day Five of Paris Fashion Week

Christina Perez — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:24:50 PDT

>> The event schedule was jam-packed, the weather was unseasonably warm, and the super-chic were out in full-force - here's a look at some of the knock-out street style spotted during Day 5 of Paris Fashion Week. Click through to see Anna Dello Russo in three different eye-catching ensembles - complete with matching headgear; Julia and Carine Roitfeld, Liv Tyler, and Leigh Lezark rocking this season's panther prints at the Givenchy afterparty; and Chanel Iman stepping out in the Giuseppe Zanotti-designed booties from Kanye West's debut collection. All this, plus more in the slideshow.

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Glamorous Ghouls and Gorgeous Girls - Backstage at Lanvin, Dior, Balmain, Carven, and Rick Owens

Christina Perez — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:58:06 PDT

>> Lanvin, Dior, Balmain, Carven, Rick Owens - the past few days of Paris Fashion Week have been busy ones, so it's no wonder that the backstage mood has been just as high-energy as ever. The ladies of Lanvin played up the mystique with giant fans and new-wave shades; the girls at Dior looked demure in ladylike lipstick and super-sweet poses; and there was plenty of playful frolicking - not to mention an eye-catching array of candy-hued shoes - at Carven. Balmain offered up a dose of rock n' roll glamour with gilded shorts and heavy hardware, while the ethereal vibe at Rick Owens made for lots of ghoulish creeping. All the behind-the-scenes action and more, here in the slideshow.

Photos by Greg Kessler

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Carine Roitfeld Plans to Launch a Magazine Next September

fashionologie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:59:04 PDT

>> Carine Roitfeld has been hinting a lot at her next big project, but now she confirms (translated from French): "It will be a magazine." She continues: "I would love to do four times a year. Initially, I wanted it on the Internet, but it's a lot of investment, a lot of time, I do not know if it suits me. I know that now you have to work with the Internet, and the photos are of very good quality on the iPad, but things quickly go out of style on the Internet. We'll start with print. A September issue next Fall, in English."

Roitfeld told Dazed Digital of the magazine last week: "It will be something less frequent than a monthly to make it more iconic, more collectible. I want to make something really beautiful, chic, different. . . . I have to find a new way, so I am dreaming about it and working it out."

She also recently hinted at who she might be working with: "I have a lot to say about fashion, not just about fashion but beauty, art. I'm looking for a new way to talk to readers. We make the dream team - Marie-Amelie Sauve, [Mario] Testino, Stephen Gan."

As for whether she has a name for the magazine: "Yes. I cannot tell you, I'm trying to see if it's not already filed, but I think it suits me, it's pretty rock and roll. I could call it Carine Roitfeld in the manner of Oprah Winfrey, and put myself on the cover every month like she does, but I'm not sure if this is what people want. At the moment, they see me a lot, I'll even do a signing [of her new book, Irreverent] at Colette and it amuses me, but after I want to disappear."

And how she envisions the magazine: "I do not want to compete with Vogue. Besides, I'm not sure they see me coming from a very good eye. It will not be easy for me to run independently. It's a little earthen pot against the iron pot. But I still have friends willing to support me. I would like to succeed in mixing a lot of people very different, as for a dinner."

18 Striking Street Style Looks from the Last Day of New York Fashion Week

fashionologie — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:30 PDT

>> Yesterday marked the last day of New York Fashion Week, and to mark the occasion, more casual wear was brought out: Giovanna Battaglia rocked flats, and more than a few style favorites - Shala Monroque, Meredith Melling Burke, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Cecilia Dean, to name a few - went with denim pieces. See all those looks, plus 13 more, in the slideshow.

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Fall for This Season's Rock-Bohemian Mood

Christina Perez — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:06:27 PDT

>> Going for Baroque. Take a cue from the Fall 2011 runways of Emilio Pucci, Alberta Ferretti, and Roberto Cavalli (left) and inject a little rock n' roll opulence into your new season look. A slick of gold, a flash of sequins, a touch of leopard print - this look is all about luxe textures, so don't be afraid to mix it up and pile it on. Click through to see the best of the new season's moody rock-inspired pieces - from Lanvin's gold lamé shorts, to Balmain's metallic jacquard blazer, to Cavalli's vertiginous gold cage heels.

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Joanna Hillman's Posh-Grunge Style

Christina Perez — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:01:58 PDT

>> Go to great lengths with a little inspiration from this Fall-ready look, snapped on Harper's Bazaar senior fashion market editor Joanna Hillman. '90s redux was big on the Fall 2011 runways - think Altuzurra, Vena Cava, and Alexander Wang - and here, that same posh-grunge vibe is captured perfectly. A glammed-up sequin maxi skirt and artistically-printed tee get a little structure with the addition of a tailored short-sleeve blazer. Tough silver jewelry, super-dark shades, chunky black wedges, and a zippered Alexander Wang bag add a bit of refined rock'n'roll edge. Click through to shop the look.

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Club Monaco's Fall 2 Collection

fashionologie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:15:00 PDT

>> '70s rock n' roll, Ossie Clark and old-fashioned Hollywood glam were just some of the inspirations behind Club Monaco's Fall 2 collection. Hitting stores in October, the collection features a moody palette of rich autumnal hues and plenty of tactile, cozy fabrics. Stand-out styles included a one-shouldered dress in navy chiffon, a faux-fur-paneled cardigan, and a burgandy biker jacket. A rustic, tooled-leather purse also topped our can't-wait-for-Fall list.

photos courtesy of Club Monaco

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