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fashionologie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:19:38 PDT

>> Michaela Kocianova Reportedly Dating Guy Ritchie -Over the weekend, 41-year-old Sherlock Holmes director (and Madonna's ex-husband) Guy Ritchie was snapped on a pub crawl in London holding hands with a "mystery woman." The woman has since been identified by Grazia as 21-year-old Michaela Kocianova, and this marks the first time she and Ritchie have been seen out publicly together. [News of the World, Grazia]

Christian Lacroix Bugs Out for Fall 2008 Couture

fashionologie — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:38:14 PDT

>> Usually Christian Lacroix's designs are a little too overwrought to speak to me, but something about this set sits just right.

Maybe the scarlet backdrop is to blame, setting off all the intricate detailing with its vivid hue: the peekaboo lace sleeves, the bell-shaped cocktail dresses, the gossamer tufts; or maybe I've just gone buggy for Lacroix's insect-inspired fantasy world. If so, I'm not the only one: the attendees showered the designer with carnations at the end of the show.

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John Galliano Plays Peekaboo with Fall 2008 Dior Couture

fashionologie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:42:03 PDT

>> Transparency is still the word, in John Galliano's mind. The beanie-sporting designer had Lisa Fonssagrives, wife to Irving Penn and oft-credited as the first supermodel, in mind when producing his typical voluminous dresses, but with layers of light chiffon, rather than the heavier, stiffer fabrics Christian Dior couture has boasted in recent seasons.

Frequent collaborator Stephen Jones, meanwhile, looked to Eduardo Garcia Benito, famous for his '20s Vogue cover illustrations of women in cloches, when creating the accompanying skull cap-cum-cloches.

Peplums were aplenty and Galliano couldn't help himself, sneaking a little leopard print into the bunch. But the unifying thought with this collection seems to be: What will we see on newfound Dior client Carla Bruni-Sarkozy first?
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Alexander McQueen Femmes Up Milan

fashionologie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:03:34 PDT

>> Instead of opting to do a by-appointment presentation like some designers or a full-blown runway show like other designers, Alexander McQueen chose to present his Resort 2009 collection yesterday in Milan along with his men's Spring 2009 collection because "they both go into the shop together."

He also wanted to play up the importance of resort season - get this - it makes up about 60 percent of his business. Given that fact, expect to see lots of the body-conscious cocktail dresses with neon punches, illusionary prints, japonisme-inspired motifs, and Margiela-like colorblocking in the next couple of months.

Full gallery of all 13 looks below.
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