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What's Black and White, Gold, and Lacy? Jason Wu's Fall 2011 Collection

fashionologie — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:29:36 PST

>> Karlie Kloss, Jason Wu's usual runway opener, was at his show as usual . . . but this time, she walked second to last - Daphne Groeneveld opened, and Kloss's best friend Jourdan Dunn closed. But that wasn't the only big change Wu made for this season - though known for his use of color, Wu's Fall 2011 collection - "baroque American sportswear," as he called it - is primarily black and white.

Gold was also on the designer's mind, thanks to his inspiration - the restoration of Versailles. He had the models walk on a slippery runway of gilded antique mirrors, some with gold paint in their hair, in gold-dipped stiletto heels. Lace, too, played a major role - a number of models wore structured lace Maison Michel masks, and Wu incorporated more than 15 different types of lace, specially woven in France, into the collection.

It was the end of an intense marathon for Wu - he said backstage that he slept only two hours last night, and hadn't eaten in two days.

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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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Maison Michel Enlists Karl Lagerfeld and Crew for Fall 2009 Lookbook

fashionologie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:16 PDT

>> For Fall 2009, Maison Michel, whose art director Laetitia Crahay doubles as Chanel's accessories designer, asked her other boss Karl Lagerfeld to photograph the milliner's lookbook. The result is a veritable list of Chanel favorites - Karl's muse Lady Amanda Harlech, Chanel face Heidi Mount, Karl's male model favorite of the moment Baptiste Giabiconi - and plenty of other models including Lara Stone, Angela Lindvall, Sasha Pivovarova, Erin Wasson, plus surprise appearances by Olivier Theyskens and Crahay herself, all donning the latest in Maison Michel's headgear.

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