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Karl Lagerfeld Shot Olivier Theyskens, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Lou Doillon and More For Maison Michel's Spring 2011 Lookbook

Chi Diem Chau — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:23:23 PST

>> Karl Lagerfeld first shot Maison Michel's lookbook back in 2009 (the millinery's art director Laetitia Crahay doubles as Chanel's accessories designer), and now he's back to capture the Spring 2011 Maison Michel collection, bringing some of his favorite faces along with him. In addition to highlighting the famous Maison Michel bunny ears, the lookbook also features new pieces like sculpted metal headbands, floral hair pins, and posh trilby toppers modeled by the likes of Olivier Theyskens, Irina Lazareanu, Leigh Lezark, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Lou Doillon and her son Marlowe, as well as Mark Ronson and girlfriend Josephine de la Baume. The complete lookbook, which features special pieces designed for Opening Ceremony, in the slideshow.

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"Zac-ettes" Crystal Renn, Hilary Rhoda, and Anna Cleveland Model Zac Posen's Form-Fitting Silhouettes For Pre-Fall 2011

Chi Diem Chau — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:00:52 PST

>> For Pre-Fall 2011, Zac Posen shot his form-fitting collection on the “Zac-ettes”: Crystal Renn, Leigh Lezark, Hilary Rhoda, Ruby Aldridge, and Anna Cleveland. "They’re all women who have been significant for me this year,” said Posen. “All the young women I love working with and making an image of are all very ambitious and take great pride in being a woman. . . . That was really important [to me] to show how different types of personalities can wear different groups of the collection.”

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A Look at Givenchy's Spring 2011 Campaign Featuring an Albino Model; David Lauren and Lauren Bush Are Engaged

fashionologie — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:49:09 PST

Riccardo Tisci is following up his Fall 2010 campaign featuring the transsexual model Lea T. with a Spring 2011 ad campaign featuring albino model Stephen Thompson, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in black and white alongside Mariacarla Boscono, Daphne Groeneveld and Iris Strubegger; the idea came from a Robert Mapplethorpe photo of an alabaster Roman bust juxtaposed against leopard print fabric [WWD]
39-year-old David Lauren and 26-year-old Lauren Bush, who met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala six years ago, got engaged Friday at the museum; she Tweeted today: "Thanks for everyone's warm wishes about our engagement! I am so happy, and really enjoying every minute of it! I am truly a lucky lady!" [NY Post, @LaurenBushTweet]
Conde Nast looks to be in shopping mode: its parent company just raised $500 million for mergers and acquisitions [All Things Digital]
Karolina Kurkova posted a teaser photo of her and androgynous model Andrej Pejic on the set of Jean Paul Gaultier's Spring 2011 ad campaign [Frockwriter]
Before The Sartorialist's Scott Schuman stops someone to ask to take their picture, he says, "I pretty much know where I'm going to stand, where I'm going to place them in relationship to the light, where in the street . . . so as soon as they say, 'Okay,' I'm pretty much ready to go." He continues: "I'm not much of a people person, I don't push to find out that much more [about his subjects]. I want to shoot them the way that I see them; as opposed to really creating a true essence of who they are, it's my idea of who they are." [NY Times]
Christian Louboutin, on how extremes have changed in his twenty years in the business: "When I started, I remember people saying, ‘Oh my God, I can’t walk in that!’ It was like, three inches - they look like kitten heels now. The low cleavage I was doing was considered too sexy, but now what I call a low cleavage is much lower. It’s really very much a mental shift. I remember doing very pointy lasts. People would say, ‘I like the shoe, but it’s too pointy.’ And then the year after, it’s fine." [Style File]
Marc Jacobs may bring his legendary holiday costume party - which hasn't happened since 2007 - back next year [The Cut]
Anna Dello Russo is evasive on how she affords her two apartments and thousands' worth of designer clothing; her only response: "Of course, I am journalist! Then I have discount, I am privileged!" [Guardian UK]
Peep Zac Posen's Pre-Fall 2011 lookbook, featuring "Zac-ettes" - his words (“They’re all women who have been significant for me this year”) - Hilary Rhoda, Crystal Renn, Anna Cleveland, and Leigh Lezark [Vogue]
Reiss is planning on reissuing the dress Kate Middleton wore in her engagement photos as part of their Spring 2011 collection [The Cut]
Former WWD Eye editor Emily Holt has been named fashion news editor at Vogue; she started last Monday [DFR]
Leighton Meester is rumored to be the new face of Missoni [InTouch]
Christian Lacroix is art directing and selecting the 150 Middle Eastern pieces to be featured in the Musee du Quai Branly's "The Orient of Women" exhibition, opening Feb. 8 [WWD]

Watch the Lanvin for H&M Short Film!

fashionologie — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:37:53 PDT

>> Now that you've seen the entire Lanvin for H&M collection in still pictures, it's time to check it out in motion. Watch the collection's campaign girls Natasha Poly, Hannelore Knuts, Tatiana Cotliar, Jane Schmitt, and Garance Dumont; the collection's lookbook model Irina Lazareanu; plus Leigh Lezark, Milagros Schmoll, and Tao Okamoto in the whimsical vid styled by Camille Bidault Waddington - complete with thought bubbles and an Alber Elbaz cameo.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 8/16/10 Leigh Lezark Is DKNY's New Muse, FNO Brings Designers, Celebrities Out to Party

coutorture — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:15:11 PDT

FNO brings celebrities, designers out to party.

DKNY for Lezark.

Fashion's Night Out, now with GPS.

A Moschino moment on film.

Alessandra Ambrosio bleaches eyebrows for Love cover.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 05/28/10 Leigh Lezark Lands a Vogue Cover, Theyskens Explains Theory Collab

coutorture — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:46:32 PDT

Leigh Lezark appears on the June cover of Vogue Turkey.

Olivier Theyskens explains his partnership with Theory: "For a long time, I've been looking for a way of working with affordable fashion. . . As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche. I'm a guy who can also put his mind to something more global and accessible. Also, I've always been hoping that my friends can buy what I design."

Azzaro is opening a temporary boutique in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Madewell has finally launched e-commerce and just in time for Alexa Chung's collection release this fall.

fashionologie — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:08:28 PDT

>> First Look: Karl Lagerfeld's New Short Film, Remember Now -Last night's flight from New York to Nice, transporting a number of journalists and Karolina Kurkova to Saint Tropez for Chanel's Cruise 2011 presentation tomorrow, was delayed by six hours due to volcanic ash, but it ended up landing just fine this morning. Kurkova appears in Karl Lagerfeld's new short film, Remember Now, to be presented at the show tomorrow, along with actors Elisa Sednaoui and Pascal Greggory in the leading roles, and Freja Beha Erichsen, Magdalena Frackowiak, Baptiste Giabiconi, Sebastien Jondeau, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Leigh Lezark, and Heidi Mount supporting. The trailer, below. [Chanel News]

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Karl Lagerfeld Shoots Short Film in Saint Tropez Over Weekend, Karolina Kurkova Among Cast

fashionologie — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:25:00 PDT

>> Over the weekend, Karl Lagerfeld was snapped in the Saint Tropez harbor, where he was shooting the short film for the upcoming Chanel Cruise 2011 show on May 11. Last week, it was confirmed that Heidi Mount would star in the minimovie with French actor Pascal Greggory, but also appearing on set were Karolina Kurkova, Magdalena Frackowiak, Leigh Lezark, Freja Beha Erichsen, and Abbey Lee Kershaw. Lezark Tweeted yesterday, "2nd day of shooting in st. tropez! @ Karl's Villa, volcano ash cloud: please never go away!"
*image: Bauer-Griffin Online and WENN.com

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fashionologie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:18 PDT

>> Chanel Names Five It-Girls As Ambassadors -Christian Dior named it-girl Harley Viera-Newton a house DJ for Dior Beauty last August, and it was only a matter of time before another brand caught on to the concept. On Tuesday, Chanel announced five it-girls, perhaps in a nod to Coco's favorite number - Jen Brill, Poppy Delevigne, Vanessa Traina, Leigh Lezark, and Caroline Sieber - as part of their new beauty ambassador program. The latter two are often spotted wearing Chanel, anyway. [Style File]

Burberry Brings Rain, A New Skyline Addition to New York

fashionologie — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:56:28 PDT

>> New York Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday "Burberry Day," in honor of the lighting of the brand's logo atop its new US headquarters - watch a video of it going down here - and the weather complied with rain, appropriate for a brand known for their trench coats. "I was worried about the drizzle before, but now I love it," said Christopher Bailey, in town to celebrate. "It's all very English."

Christopher arrived to the unveiling last night with Lily Donaldson on his arm, who grinned and gushed about being "a Burberry girl" and "part of the [Burberry] family." He went on to explain what an honor it it is to have the Burberry logo lit in the first place: "It's one of only six grandfathered buildings in New York where you can do that, so it's a big deal for us to be able to affect the iconic Manhattan skyline, which I love."

The excitement seems to have made him chatty - he covered a range of topics, from admitting that he dyed his hair blue once to discussing advertising fees - like Mario Testino's, which runs $140,000 a day: "You’re buying talent. And I think talent never goes away with the changing economy, and talent is something we all need to keep nurturing."

Models (Hilary Rhoda, Helena Christensen) mingled with editors (Kate Lanphear, who apparently has dyed her hair black underneath, Amy Astley, Cecilia Dean) and it girls (Byrdie Bell, Alexa Chung, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Harley Viera-Newton), and the mix left at least one girl confiding that she didn't recognize Blake Lively - Lily Donaldson, who admitted: "I don't watch Gossip Girl. But you can't blame me. I don't even own a TV at the moment!"

The celebration seemed a success, except for skimping in one area. An alcohol shortage kicked in around 9:30 pm, leaving one guest unhappy: "That's the driest party I've ever been to." Same goes for Harley, Leigh Lezark, and Derek Blasberg, The Cut tweeted: "The party has run out of glasses, and the trio is displeased."

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