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All the Spring 2012 Ad Campaigns, So Far (New - Eddie Borgo, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin)

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:42 PST

>> Campaign season is here. So far, there have been Spring 2012 ad moments for Gisele Bundchen, Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Julia Stegner - and more. See those, plus all the Spring 2012 ad campaigns, in the slideshow - with more added as they arrive.

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Valentino Spring 2012 Couture

Christina Perez — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:37:59 PST

>> Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli went soft and lovely for Spring 2012, tapping the romance of the Age of Enlightenment and the innocence of Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon for a couture collection rife with delicateness - or as they put it, "deep lightness." For day, there were softly swishing knee-length dresses with ruffled necks and sheer sleeves; for evening, full-length strapless or long-sleeved gowns in heavy silk and taffeta - some embellished with crystals and pearls, and others printed with antique-looking florals and toile.

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This Week's Best Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:14:17 PST

>> Winter white came out to play this week - much to our pleasure. See who chose the snowy hue - and who chose otherwise - in the slideshow.

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This Week's Best Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:52:45 PST

>> Ivory, black, and nude reigned queen amongst this week's best looks. See who's wearing which - and where - in the slideshow.

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Valentino Garavani to Launch Virtual Archives

fashionologie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:53 PST

>> Next month, Valentino will open his archives to the world. Using 3D technology, the Valentino Garavani Virtual Musuem - found at Valentino-Garavani-Archives.org - catalogs over 300 dresses from Garavani's five decade-long career, including Julia Roberts's Oscar dress and the couture dress Jackie Kennedy wore to wed Aristotle Onassis.

The site, which officially launches Dec. 5, will also feature over 5,000 images and 95 fashion show videos. Giancarlo Giammetti, Garavani's longtime business partner, explains of the site's content: “Animated galleries show a life’s work, and key dresses have been photographed in 360 degrees. Click on them and they revolve to show every line and stitch. Click again and discover the history of the dress, who wore it where and when, see it in the amazing campaigns that we created for the collections in the late 1960s, 1970s, '80s, '90s . . . move through to other spaces leading off the sunlit courtyards under the Roman sky to new galleries full of photographs of friends, models, drawings, animations, videos.”

Garavani adds of the project: “I see it as part of my legacy. I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it, and in a manner easy and accessible for the younger generations. But it is also important to remember things of the past, to review the fashion that has shaped our lives. I would call it ‘Future Memory.’”

A preview video of the site, below.

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A Look Backstage at Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli, Chloe, Valentino, YSL, and Louis Vuitton

fashionologie — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:58:53 PDT

>> The end is here: we've got your last backstage look until next season. See Stella McCartney celebrate the end of her show, Marc Jacobs chatting with Kate Moss behind-the-scenes at Louis Vuitton, the super cool Yves Saint Laurent hairpieces, plus snaps from Alexander McQueen, Chloe, Valentino, and Giambattista Valli in the slideshow.

Photos by Greg Kessler

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Valentino Spring 2012

fashionologie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:03:52 PDT

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Proenza Schouler Stake Officially Sold To Theory Founder Andrew Rosen

fashionologie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:46:03 PDT

>> As suggested, after more than a year of negotiations, Permira has finalized the sale of its stake in Proenza Schouler to a group of investors that include Theory founder Andrew Rosen and John Howard.

According to a statement from Proenza Schouler, the new partnership is a "recapitalization" of the label and will allow it "to enter a new phase of development.” Valentino Fashion Group (which is owned by Permira and bought the 45 percent stake in Proenza Schouler in 2007 for $3.7 million) will keep a minority share in the new partnership.

“We are thankful to VFG for giving us a start, and allowing us to get where we are today,” Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez, and Proenza Schouler CEO Shirley Cook said in a joint statement. “There’s so much we’d like to accomplish and have found the perfect complement in John and Andrew to help us realize our dreams.”

Rosen and Howard, meanwhile, jointly commented: “When we look at the current state of American fashion, we see the next generation focused in the advanced contemporary space. We believe that the Proenza business is the future of American luxury, and uniquely poised to compete in a global marketplace, which is currently dominated by European designers. In infusing this brand with our resources and experience, we will position this business to achieve its full potential."

This is a personal investment for Rosen, who also hold similar investments in Alice + Olivia, Gryphon, and Rag & Bone.

Victor, Victoriana - Summer's Moody Florals

Christina Perez — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:04:51 PDT

>> Play on to the dark side. Jason Wu showed inky florals for Resort 2011, Valentino offered vines of black lace for Spring 2011, and coming soon for Fall 2011? A whole host of enigmatic blossoms in dusky hues from the likes of Bensoni, Chris Benz, and Lanvin (left), just to name a few. Victorian drama, it seems, is here to stay. Slip into the long shadows of Summer with these darkly romantic pieces - and let them linger straight through Fall.

Image courtesy of Greg Kessler

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See (and Watch) Scenes from Natalia Vodianova's Fairy Tale-Themed Love Ball Bash

fashionologie — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:16:09 PDT

>> To close out the Fall 2011 couture season, Natalia Vodianova invited a who's who of fashion to her White Fairy Tale Love Ball last night, hosted at Valentino Garavani's Chateau de Wideville estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her goal? To raise money for her Naked Heart Foundation, which has already built 60 playgrounds in 44 Russian cities.

She succeeded in pulling in 2.3 million euros ($3.3 million) from the night, which included a fashion show featuring 45 custom dresses created by Olivier Theyskens, Alexander Wang, Stella McCartney, and every designer in between. Although the night's dress code called for white or silver gowns, Vodianova, for her part, wore a scarlet Little Red Riding Hood-inspired confection by Garavani himself - the first dress he has made since retiring in 2008. “I always wear red to my events,” Vodianova explained.

A video from the festivities, below.

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