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fashionologie — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:06:29 -0700

>> THE MODELIZER -Lily Cole wasn't the only model who had a film debut at Cannes - Laetitia Casta, who is currently pregnant with her third child, her second by boyfriend Stefano Accorsi, had a movie in competition - Face (trailer here) - which screened Saturday. She wore Givenchy. The film apparently flopped, with half the audience walking out, but Casta already has her next role, playing Brigitte Bardot, carved out - she dyed her hair blonde for it. [AFP]

Cannes Film Festival 2009: Carine Roitfeld Appearances, Chanel Movie Screenings, and Lily Cole Film Debuts

fashionologie — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:06:13 -0700

>> While fashion types are currently migrating to Venice for tomorrow's Chanel Cruise 2010 show - Karl Lagerfeld arrived Monday with Baptiste Giabiconi and his runway favorites Siri Tollerod, Heidi Mount, Liu Wen, Charlotte di Calypso, and Denisa Dvorakova are all already in town for fittings and the dinner Karl's hosting tonight - many are continuing on to the Cannes Film Festival, which opened today.

In fact, the Chanel theme carries over in Cannes - Jan Kounen’s Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, starring Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen, screens May 24, the closing day. In between now and then, Carine Roitfeld - as well as Donatella Versace and Kenneth Cole - will make her annual appearance at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS benefit on May 21 at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, which also features an exhibition by photographer Bruce Weber.

Lily Cole, Laetitia Casta have films debuting »

Olivier Theyskens Is Still at Nina Ricci's Table

fashionologie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:06:24 -0800

>> Although sources are saying that Puig already has a new designer lined up to take Oliver Theyskens's spot at Nina Ricci, he looked right at home at the Ricci table last night during the annual Sidaction AIDS benefit gala, right down the way from Nina Ricci president Manuel Puig. Maybe he's going to ride out his contract until October, after all? But it another fashion fixture who was on everyone's minds last night - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, making her first appearance at a fashion event and breaking her usual ties with Dior by wearing Yves Saint Laurent as the guest of Pierre Berge.
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fashionologie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:50:51 -0800

>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL -Those who were hoping Kate Bosworth might snag the Spring 2009 Miu Miu campaign will have to hope for another season. Not since Fall 2007, when Laetitia Casta was cast, has Miuccia Prada used a model for the label - since it's been Vanessa Paradis, Kirsten Dunst, Lindsay Lohan - but for Spring 2009, she "looks set to conscript some models." [TI]

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Laetita Casta Takes Paris for Louis Vuitton

fashionologie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:23:09 -0700

>> Back in June, Laetitia Casta shot a mysterious campaign with Annie Leibovitz for Louis Vuitton, and now we get to see the product. She follows in an illustrious line of Leibovitz-lensed Louis ads - Catherine Denueve, Sofia Coppola, and Mikhail Gorbachev have all come before her, and Sean Connery is said to be next.
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A First Peek at Laetitia's Surreptitious Shoot for Louis Vuitton

fashionologie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:27:25 -0700

>> Earlier today, Laetitia Casta was in attendance at Yves Saint Laurent's funeral, but four days ago, she was shooting at Pont Neuf in Paris for Louis Vuitton. Word is now circulating that she might be a new campaign face - but it's not for Fall, Eva Herzigova has already claimed that crown - so maybe Louis Vuitton Journeys?
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Hundreds Turn Out To Mourn at Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral

fashionologie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:36:10 -0700

>> Over 800 mourners paid tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away on Sunday after a year-long battle with brain cancer.

Applause erupted from the hundreds of onlookers as the designer's coffin was carried into the Eglise Saint-Roch for the funeral mass. A string quartet played as invited guests took their seats in a church decorated with jasmine and white lilies.

During services, former YSL muse Catherine Deneuve, visibly moved, gave a reading from a Walt Whitman poem, followed by a eulogy from Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent's former lover and long-time business partner: "He turned fashion on its head, making it socially relevant rather than merely aesthetic. With Saint Laurent, women ceased being merely clothes-horses or the objects of designer fantasies."

As expected, a number of fashion figures attended - John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta - but noticeably absent was rival Karl Lagerfeld, who according to a Chanel spokesperson was "away on business." Most of the women attendees were dressed in pants suits, in tribute to the designer's reputation as the man who put women in pants.

Yves Saint Laurent's body will be cremated and then scattered in the Majorelle Gardens in Morocco, where he spent much of his life. A short video of the services is here.
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Droves of Designers, Models Expected to Lay Yves Saint Laurent to Rest Tomorrow

fashionologie — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:13:39 -0700

>> As funeral services for Yves Saint Laurent near, the list of attendees grows — almost 1,000 guests plan on attending.

Among the substantial group, YSL's designer peers Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Stefano Pilati, John Galliano, Hubert de Givenchy, Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Hedi Slimane, Kenzo Takada, Sonia Rykiel and Jean-Louis Scherrer, plus his former muses Catherine Deneuve, Laetitia Casta and Claudia Schiffer, are all expected.

During the services, which are tomorrow at the Eglise Saint-Roch in Paris, the YSL headquarters and YSL boutiques worldwide will all be closed in memoriam.
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