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Kate Moss Tapped by Mango, Fashion Shows Go Digital, and Alexa Chung's New Gig

Christina Perez — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:33:53 PST

>> These stories and more - here, in our daily news roundup.

Christian Louboutin shares his favorite New York City spots [5th & 58th]

KCD is launching digital fashion shows for fashion week; the first designer to participate will be Prabal Gurung [Wall Street Journal]

Alexa Chung styled and starred in Superga's Spring 2012 campaign; the company gave her creative "free rein" [Vogue UK]

Designers love Wallis Simpson - and her hair [New York Times]

Mary Katrantzou's collection for Longchamp is now available [InStyle]

Kate Moss is the new face of Mango [Huffington Post]

Photo: Mango's Spring 2012 ad campaign starring Kate Moss

Giambattista Valli Is Now Designing for Longchamp

fashionologie — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:17:41 PST

>> Giambattista Valli has quietly taken on a new side gig: he's the new ready-to-wear designer for Longchamp, which sounds to be branching out from its handbag mainstays. At the label's showroom today, Valli's offerings - including leather miniskirts and "well-cut" quilted coats for Fall 2011 - were already on display, Vogue UK reports. [Vogue UK]

See Kate Moss's Bohemian Spring 2011 Longchamp Bag Collection

Chi Diem Chau — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:02:20 PST

>> In addition to recent rumors of her engagement to longtime beau Jamie Hince, Kate Moss is continuing her long lasting relationship with another somebody - Longchamp. Her latest collection of bags for the brand, under the Kate Moss for Longchamp label, sees her foraying into more summery territory than previous collections - think oversized woven bags, satchels, plus her signature leather buckle bags. The lookbook, shot in Morocco by Alasdair McLellan, shows Moss in a groovy fringed 'do, sporting kaftans, wrap dresses, crochet tops, wide-legged trousers, and of course - her bags.

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Which Designer Is a Likely Candidate to Make Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress?

fashionologie — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:07:18 PST

>> Kate Middleton now has the ring - Princess Diana's own engagement ring, an 18 carat sapphire surrounded by diamonds - but what about the dress?

Now that it has been officially announced that Middleton and Prince William are to wed in Spring or Summer 2011, wedding dress speculation is sure to follow. But Middleton typically goes without big designer labels, instead preferring jeans, tailored jackets from the British designer Katherine Hooker, and practical carryall bags from Longchamp.

She also favors brands like Jigsaw, the high street chain whose owners are old friends of her parents, and Issa, the London-based label known for its jersey and cotton-printed dresses. For the official engagement photos today, Middleton wore a simple blue Issa dress, and the British press are already speculating that Issa's Brazilian-born creator and owner, Daniella Helayel, will do Middleton's wedding dress, as well.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 02/03/10 Kate Moss Wants to Design Jewelry, London Fashion Week Goes Digital

coutorture — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:20:39 PST

In an article promoting her handbags for Longchamp, Kate Moss reveals she would love to design a jewelry line based on her personal collection.

London Fashion Week goes digital with a new website hosting live streamed runway shows and fashion films.

Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of Cushnie et Ochs are collaborating with Albertus Swanepoel on hats for their fall 2010 runway show on February 11. Get a sneak peek at a few pieces from the upcoming collection here.

Gucci has tapped into its archives and will uses images shot for the house in the Sixties of Veruschka and Peter Sellers for a new accessories campaign.

Marc Jacobs will live stream his fashion show on February 15 at 8pm EST.

American athletes at the Winter Olympic opening ceremonies will be wearing navy puffer jackets with red stripes, a chunky white sweater, and white pants by Ralph Lauren. The official gear will be available to consumers as limited-edition pieces.

Kate Moss Launches Longchamp Handbag Collection with a Bang - Lots of Zebra, Too

fashionologie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:29:14 PST

>> Last night to close out couture, Kate Moss held a launch party for her first Longchamp handbag collection at the Ritz Club in Paris. With zebra print everywhere - on the carpet, on the walls - which has become somewhat a signature for the line, featured in both the lining and a scarf that can be tied around the handbag strap, Moss and her silver-streaked hair were joined by the likes of boyfriend (maybe fiance?) Jamie Hince, Maryna Linchuk, Frida Gustavsson, Lauren Santo Domingo, Hamish Bowles, Giovanna Battaglia, Giambattista Valli, and Carine Roitfeld, who coincidentally wore a zebra print coat the day before.

Moss said of the collaboration: "'I've been working with Longchamp for a while - we just get on. It was a fabulous opportunity for me." She named the bags, out Feb. 11, The Glastonbury, after her favorite music festival, The Soho, and The Glouchester - prices start at $155 for a small purse, clutches are $490 to $780, handbags are $780 to $1,700, and weekend bags are $1,290 to $2,500. Already, a video of her campaign shoot has popped up - the ads will run with taglines like "Don't You Wish Your Bag Was Hot As Kate's?," "An Absolute Moss-have," "Kate Is Not A Plastic Bag," and "My Moss Bag Brings All The Boys To The Yard."

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Kate Moss For Longchamp Releases a Video and Celebrates Collection at The Ritz in Paris

coutorture — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:58 PST

The first seasonal collection of Kate Moss for Longchamp-12 styles each named for Moss' favorite spots in London-doesn't hit Longchamp stores until February 11, but images of the collection from Vogue Paris and a newly released video from the ad campaign photo shoot reveal looks from the lineup.

Last night Moss celebrated the Longchamp collaboration at the Ritz in Paris with over 700 guests including Jamie Hince, Carine Roitfeld, Giambattista Valli, Loulou de la Falaise, the Longchamp family, and the Queens of Noize, who gave a live performace. Check out both the photo shoot video and gallery of images from the Paris event below.

Source: WireImage

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fashionologie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:32:12 PST

>> Karl Lagerfeld On What to Expect at Chanel Couture -When Karl Lagerfeld showed up to take his usual front row seat at Dior Homme Saturday (he shoots the brand's campaigns), he was feeling generous with hints on what to expect at the Chanel Spring 2010 couture show tomorrow: “Two words: neon baroque.” Chanel isn't the only headlining act yet to play this week in Paris: Natalia Vodianova is hosting a dinner for her lingerie collection with Etam, for which Charlotte Gainsbourg will perform, and Kate Moss is holding a Longchamp party at the Ritz, with a Queens of Noize performance promised. [WWD, Style.com]

First Look: Kate Moss for Longchamp Handbags

fashionologie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:51:00 PST

>> Just last week, it was announced that Kate Moss is working on a multi-season handbag line for Longchamp. Now, courtesy of the February 2010 issue of Vogue Paris, we get a look at the goods - which hit stores Feb. 11 - and Kate elaborates on the first collection and her inspirations (loosely translated from French):

The emerald green pochette, whose color I love, I wanted to be very simple, based on the shape of an envelope. I would wear it with all black or all navy. Because I love to wear dove grey, I wanted a bag in that color to go with my grey jeans. The zebra was inspired by an old pony printed valise from the '70s that my boyfriend [Jamie Hince] brought back from San Francisco, very dry, very trashed, without any glamour, and which I loved. As for the bags in cognac leather, it's a color and a very supple leather that we found in equestrian accessories stores, and we unfortunately can no longer find.

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Fashion in 50 Seconds 01/15/09 Kate Moss for Longchamp, Ryan McGinley's Film for Pringle

coutorture — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:33:44 PST

Kate Moss is designing a line of handbags for Longchamp.

Ryan McGinley made a video during the Pringle campaign shoot with Tilda Swinton-and this is not your typical music-over-broll clip.

Lancôme signs on to sponsor Victoria Beckham's New York Fashion Week presentation.

The first fashion shows of 2010-at Pitti in Florence-highlight ecological, technological, and classical values.

Fashionable gin drinkers rejoice: Jeremy Scott revamps Tanqueray's packaging.

Alessandro dell'Acqua returns with a new collection called N° 21-the designer's birthday and lucky number.

Classic American menswear brand Gant is back with Michael Bastian at the helm.