Mon, 01/25/10 — 09:19:14 AM
>> John Galliano kicked off Spring 2010 couture today with a show inspired by golden age designer Charles James (who influenced the original Christian Dior). However, much of the show's attention seems to pulled away from the clothes by the "outrageous pink bow," as one show attendee called it, on front rower Tavi Gevinson's head. A Grazia editor chimed in with "not best pleased to be watching couture through 13 year old Tavi's hat," and then posted a picture of her view from behind Tavi's Stephen Jones bow, with the caption, "Dior through Tavi's pesky hat."
But back to the runway. Riding habits and all the necessary accessories — whips and riding crops — abounded, flowing into frillier, ruffled numbers before ending in what appears to be a modern interpretation of the original Dior's Junon couture dress from Fall 1949. Galliano came out for his bow in full riding gear, dropping to one knee to kiss current Dior face Karlie Kloss's hand.
Curiously missing from the cast were Dior couture usuals Sasha Pivovarova and Natasha Poly; although Sigrid Agren and Georgina Stojiljkovic were both present after sitting last runway season out.
Thu, 06/25/09 — 03:40:56 PM
>> The Kate Moss Effect: She's Still Got It for Cruise 2010 —The gold lame Stephen Jones turban and matching Marc Jacobs dress Kate Moss wore to the Costume Institute Gala in early May is still resonating with designers for resort: Marc Jacobs decided to use the dress in his collection; Roksanda Illincic, Alexander Wang, and Michael Kors threaded gold lame through their collections; and Yigal Azrouel used turbans to top off his looks. [Style File]
Wed, 02/25/09 — 03:44:26 PM
>> Before jetting off to Milan, London fashion's finest gathered for a dinner last night at the Double Club, in honor of Another Magazine's newest issue featuring Tilda Swinton. Kate Moss, freshly returned from a safari in South Africa, made her first and only London Fashion Week appearance, dropping in with Jamie Hince for Jefferson Hack's Congolese family-style dinner. Lily Cole, who sat front row at Vivienne Westwood Red Label earlier this week and then walked in the Qasimi show before heading back to Cambridge, popped back into town for the party, where Peaches performed her Karoake favorites while Kate, Tilda Swinton, and Daphne Guiness all sang along.
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Thu, 09/18/08 — 12:54:23 PM
>> INSIDER WIRE —Those finely crafted straw boater hats Stephen Jones made for Marc Jacobs's Spring 2009 show? They were finely crafted by the sole of a boot: "We trod on them to get that flattened effect," Jones divulged. [WWD]
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Fri, 08/15/08 — 01:41:25 PM
>> INSIDER WIRE —Anna Piaggi's silhouette is as synonymous with hats as Isabella Blow's was. Every time she thinks, "Mamma mia! I have nothing to wear!" Stephen Jones will send her a sketch — if only that was the norm. But her favorite chapeau, at left, has been around, she admits: "I'm thinking of throwing it a 20th birthday party next year." [NYT T Magazine]