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• Giambattista Valli Autumn-Winter Fashion 2011-2012 Collection At Paris Haute Couture

  
  04 July 2011
  

  Giambattista Valli Autumn-Winter Fashion 2011-2012 Collection At Paris Haute Couture - Latest Giambattista Valli Autumn-Winter Fashion Fashion Trends 2012 at Paris Haute Couture 2011: Someone who should be waking up feeling very pleased with himself this morning is Giambattista Valli.

  The Roman-born designer who dresses Queen Rania, Penelope Cruz, Victoria Beckham, and is responsible for reviving the puffball skirt and glamorous ski bunny look with his reassuringly expensive Moncler Gamme Rouge padded jackets, conquered Paris much in the same way as his ancient Roman ancestors last night.

  The Roman-born designer who dresses Queen Rania, Penelope Cruz, Victoria Beckham, and is responsible for reviving the puffball skirt and glamorous ski bunny look with his reassuringly expensive Moncler Gamme Rouge padded jackets, conquered Paris much in the same way as his ancient Roman ancestors last night.

  In pictures: Giambattista Valli couture autumn/winter 2011

  The Italian, who trained with fashion legends Emanuel Ungaro and Roberto Capucci, pulled off an astonishing haute couture debut showing 45 perfectly formed day and eveningwear garments with the ease of someone twice his age and experience.

  Watched by a posse of gorgeous 'it' girls - Caroline Sieber, Astrid Munoz and Olivia Palermo - who crammed into the Galerie de la Madeleine, in the rue Boissy d'Anglas, wearing new season autumn/winter 2011 wool mini dresses despite the blistering heat, Valli treated his audience to a fashion feast of unadulterated glamour.

  Many Valli signatures were here, including winter white caped jackets and Dolce Vita ballerina-length chiffon dresses in vintage shades of rich magenta and coral, translated into unmistakably couture fabrics with dazzling effect.

  Although this designer has dabbled with demi and semi couture in the past, both in Fifties feel and textiles, the confidence and clarity with which Valli showed in this show will ensure him entry into the big brand superleague of designers in the very near future we feel.

  His day and eveningwear contained so much workmanship much of it produced it's own 'sound-effects' audible over the Vivaldi-esque soundtrack playing in the long, thin chapel like venue.

  Real coral and sequin-encrusted jackets jangled. Jet and crystal beads crunched. Tiny lily of the valley petal petals quivered just like real flowers.

  As well as an evening section that harked back to an age when women dressed for formal evening functions which required long, gowns with matching cloaks, he offered power-suits brimming with his particular take on maximal minimalism. Lurex tweed was encrusted with crystal and jet and ostrich feathers and one stretch georgette crepe dress contained three prints in leopard, ocelot and jaguar, as well as being embroidered with pheasant features.

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  (telegraph fashion news)

• Christian Dior Autumn-Winter Fashion 2011-2012 At Paris Haute Couture

  
  04 July 2011
  

  Christian Dior Autumn-Winter Fashion 2011-2012 At Paris Haute Couture - Latest Christian Dior Autumn-Winter Fashion Fashion Trends 2012 at Paris Haute Couture 2011: There are fashion shows. There are haute couture fashion shows and there are Christian Dior haute couture fashion shows.

  

  Yesterday the French superbrand attempted to go about their business as usual, despite this being the first time in 15 years John Galliano, perhaps the greatest showman in fashion, was not in charge.

  The venue - a more scaled down marquee than usual in the rose-lined gardens of the Musée Rodin - was the same. So too the customers, bird-like and bejeweled perched on elegant grey chairs.

  When the house lights dimmed and the thumping soundtrack began it almost felt like old times again.

  Bill Gaytten, Galliano's assistant for 23 years stepped in to try and fill a gaping hole - and pulled off an impossibly difficult task with a playful sense of assurance and canny sense of knowing what sells.

  Being given the reigns for the first time, the 51 year old from Oldham, Lancs, allowed the audience to get to know him slowly, with a colourful, pop-art print opening sequence featuring tutti-frutti embroideries on skirts and structured, embroidered mosaic-effect jackets before launching into romantic mille-feuille rose-petal effect taffeta fluttering ballgowns, so huge models couldn't pass each other on the runway and a finale of supermodel Karlie Kloss dressed as Pierrot.

  The sometimes crazily schizophrenic themes which leapt from wafting Seventies maxis to Fifties New Look couture ball skirts were all inspired by roses. As in artistic interpretations of roses from Eighties art director, Jean Paul Goude to the Italian architect Ettore Sottsass. Just like his predessor, Gaytten likes to throw in a general knowledge lesson during a show and why not indeed.

  Backstage, post-show, Gaytten was mind-bogglingly calm. Tellingly so too Dior's chief executive, Sidney Toledano, who remains tight lipped about any official announcement concerning Gaytten's promotion to the top job in fashion.

  "We shall see, " said Dior's grande fromage, giving the diminutive designer - who was dressed in a simple chambray shirt and slacks, a big squeeze.

  "The big Grace Kelly dresses were inspired by Marc Bohan," Gaytten revealed, adding the atelier had spent time developing new techniques, rather than plundering archives. Perhaps a dig to his predessecor. "I wanted this collection to be very modern." Modern? I'll say. This was the beginning of a new era.

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• Women's Flower-print Fashion 2012 - Floral tributes Fashion Trends 2012 For Women

  
  04 July 2011
  

  Women's Flower-print Fashion 2012 - Floral tributes Fashion Trends 2012 For Women: The happy snap of a pink-jumpered Carolyn Bourne, beaming from behind a bed of her beloved dianthus, shows a woman who could quite easily be a poster girl for fashion's current horticultural passion. Instead, she has been globally headlined as the "mother-in-law from Hell".

  

  Unfortunately, Mrs Bourne decided not to say it with flowers, and vented her spleen via an email to her future daughter-in-law, Heidi Withers, which promptly went viral. Nobody emerges from this little saga of modern manners - or, rather, the perceived lack of them - exactly smelling of roses.

  Fashion, too, has its own code of behaviour, which it is wise to follow, particularly when it concerns wearing floral patterns. Overdo it, and you could end up looking as if you are wearing a pair of curtains. Underplay it, and you could well resemble a faded bloom.

  Fortunately, this season, everything in the garden is lovely, especially when it is printed on frocks and smocks, sunglasses and shoes. The trick, however, is not to try wearing it all at once.

  Some of this summer's prize specimens are simple shifts with a print of one oversized bloom, such as French Connection's tropical "orchid" dress, Jaeger's vibrant peonies, or the startling lime and purple chrysanthemums emblazoned across the design by Clements Ribeiro.

  Other more abundant fashion florals take inspiration from a wildflower meadow, such as Antonio Marras's lush-toned, long, bandeau-dress for Kenzo; an English country garden, as in Helene Berman's eye-catching prom-frock for Fenwick, W1; or the slightly Impressionistic florals on the Marks & Spencer maxi.

  Simply add a fascinator, now restored to fashion's front line by the Duchess of Cambridge, and you are wedding-guest ready. But go easy on the accessories elsewhere, showcase florals against a plain colour.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Latest Claudia Schiffer Wear Style 2011 - She wears it well

  
  02 July 2011
  

  Latest Claudia Schiffer Wear Style 2011 - She wears it well: Claudia Schiffer  supermodel demonstrates this season's put-together yet understated denim trend.

  

  Supermodel Claudia Schiffer on the school run

  Claudia Schiffer is a woman who has got her day-time wardrobe down. I'm not sure when she decided that the 2010s was the time to start dressing like a Charlie's Angel but she has and she's sticking to it.

  So the chosen era is the 70s, the silhouette long and lean, the key item: denim. You'll rarely see Schiffer on the school run without her high-waisted, kick-flared jeans and some sort of silky blouse or a nipped-in cashmere jumper (keep your eyes peeled for her new cashmere line coming out this summer). This look from a couple of days ago is her version of that '70s thing, starring this season's Gerard Darel A-line button-through skirt.

  Although, it's all highly put-together the recurring denim motif keeps Schiffer's head-to-toe look understated. The '70s aesthetic also gives legitimacy to her cascading blonde locks, which are the 40-year-old supermodel's trademark, but might start raising eyebrows if she was teaming them with black leather or short skirts. Who am I kidding? Like anyone's got the balls to question a supermodel's choices these days....

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Wedding Dress 2011 Very Nice of Kate Moss Supermodel

  
  02 July 2011
  

  Wedding Dress 2011 Very Nice of Kate Moss Supermodel - Look Wedding Dress Style 2011 of Kate Moss: Every bride is beautiful on her big day. Even girls who are not pretty in the traditional way look stunning walking down the aisle. So, no one had any doubts that Kate Moss would look bad. In her wedding dress the supermodel looked very cute and very happy.

  

  I would never call Kate Moss cute in any other situation but being a bride she looks just like that – very cute. We have no full picture of her wedding dress yet but from the photo of her sitting in a car we can clearly see the gown is covered with rhinestones. There is also a glimpse of the vintage veil that is delicately embroidered. Natural makeup and perfectly styled hair complete the look. Oh no! It’s the happy smile that complete Kate’s wedding look.

  

  Here are the photographs of the wedding dress itself. It was designed by John Galliano. And I think it was Kate’s friendly gesture to the designer who is currently under disgrace.

  

   

• Fashion news 2011: Kate Middleton is a style star 2011 on the first day of Canada visit

  
  30 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Kate Middleton is a style star 2011 on the first day of Canada visit- Latest Kate Middleton Style 2011: Catherine Middleton , Duchess of Cambridge, arrived with her husband Prince William at Heathrow airport on Thursday looking as serene and chic as ever. Here is a woman born for the international stage, as she continues to impress the fashion world with her impeccable taste.

  

  Catherine Middleton arrives in Canada wearing Erdem 2011
  
  Her navy blue jacket was by Canadian fashion house Smythe Les Vestes, a nod to the fact her first foreign trip as a member of the Royal family is to Canada . Her navy dress was by Roland Mouret, a French designer based in London and her shoes were Manolo Blahnik. Her handbag was by Mulberry, the traditional British accessories label.

  

  Arriving at Healthrow for her flight to Canada with Prince William, Middleton wore Roland Mouret and Canadian designer, Smythe Les Vestes
  
  Middleton is a fantastically careful dresser. Her choices so far - and there have only been two on her first day of this tour - have been right on the mark, making the appropriate nods to Canadian designers, while not abandoning her British sense of style.
  
  Back when the Obamas made their first official trip to the UK last month, Michelle Obama was criticized by Oscar de la Renta for championing British labels and not wearing enough American designers. The Duchess of Cambridge is unlikely to receive any criticism from fashion circles; her outfits have been a faultless combination of British and Canadian labels so far. It was noted that during the run-up to her wedding and since, she has championed only British designers.
  
  Landing in Ottawa several hours later Middleton had changed into a navy blue Erdem dress with nude L.K. Bennett shoes. We are sensing navy might be her favourite colour since it brings out the blue in her sapphire engagement ring, and is a timeless, classic choice. The lace "Cecile" dress is from the designer's pre-spring 2011 collection.

  

  Catherine Middleton arrives in Canada wearing Erdem.
  
  Erdem Moraliolglu is the current darling of the British fashion industry, and was born in Montreal, Canada, to a Turkish father and a British mother. Alongside Samantha Cameron and Michelle Obama; Keira Knightley, Alexa Chung, Anna Wintour, Ashley Olsen, Kirsten Dunst, Chloe Sevigny, and Sarah Brown are all fans.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2012: Victoria Beckham launches new dress 2012 collection

  
  30 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2012: Victoria Beckham launches new dress 2012 collection: As Victoria Beckham announces 'Victoria by Victoria Beckham' a new collection of girly dresses, she sits down with WWD to talk fashion, pregnancy and those naked US Vogue cover rumours

  

  Victoria Beckham launches dress line 2012

  Blame it on the hormones, the fact that she's expecting a girl, or simply that she's tired of wearing dresses that require six inch stilettos and a fierce attitude to pull off, but Victoria Beckham is finally embracing her girly side, announcing the launch of a new range of ultra-feminine dresses.

  Drawing inspiration from edgy teenage cartoon character 'Emily the Strange' - who's so stylish she already has her own clothing line - Victoria's new range called 'Victoria by Victoria Beckham', focuses on a looser silhouette, and characterises the alter ego of her super-glamorous main line customer.

  "These are the kind of dresses I've been searching for," Beckham told WWD , "The perfect little summer dress, something that was fun, something that was girly, something that was easy to wear, something that would take you from day through the night."

  Beckham aims to reach a broader audience with this range, which not only features significantly lower price points than her main line, with dresses set to retail primarily around the £350 - £560 mark, but also caters for women not possessed of a size 6 figure.

  "I'm opening these designs to women and girls of all different shapes and sizes, people who maybe want something less tight and clingy and structured. It also makes it more comfortable for during the day. You can wear them with a pair of flats or a pair of heels and they look great."

  Flat shoes? Definitely the hormones.

  Alongside this new range, Victoria will continue with her main line which she shows twice a year at New York Fashion Week, her denim collection, accessories, eyewear and fragrance. With husband David launching his 'bodywear' line and fragrance, it seems Britain's alternative royal couple are becoming quite the fashion force.

  "Everything David's doing and everything that I'm doing, we're doing together. It's myself, it's David and it's Simon [Fuller, their business manger]. Whether it's the Victoria Beckham line or it's David's new underwear line, it's the three of us. I'm very lucky to not have anybody else to answer to."

  The range will hit stores next spring, with the fashion press set to get a sneak peek during London Fashion Week in September.

  And it seems Victoria has already been amassing a substantial wardrobe for her daughter "but not in an obnoxious way at all. I love the French clothes for little girls. I like little girls to look like little girls."

  But the question on everyone's lips is can we expect to see that rumoured naked US Vogue magazine cover any time soon?

  "Nope. Sadly not. I'm not really one of these people that likes to go out and pose and flaunt being pregnant. Not like there's anything wrong in that. I'm so proud to be pregnant and I feel so blessed and so happy, I really do. But I'm just not that kind of person. So, no, I won't be taking my clothes off. I don't think anyone needs to see that, other than my husband. Absolutely not."

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Lady Gaga debuts new look on Japanese TV

  
  30 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Lady Gaga debuts new look on Japanese TV: Lady Gaga's latest 'panda' look has Japanese TV hosts in a whirl of excitement.

  She may stand accused of siphoning off charity funds from Japanese Tsunami fund bracelets, but never one to cower in the face of adversity, Lady Gaga chose the very same country to debut another off-the-wall look.

  Appearing on the Japanese talk show Sukkiri yesterday, Gaga fashioned her outfit on the native panda, with painted black eye-sockets on a blanched out face. "I've been eating a lot of bamboo this week", the singer announced to the panel of excitable hosts.

  Though her eccentricity usually goes it alone, fighting her for top spot on the "crimes against fashion" list was none other than one of the show's male co-hosts, who, in checkerboard trousers, heel-less black platforms, mirrored glasses and a bowler hat, nearly pipped her to the post. But a deconstructed xylophone down the bib of Gaga's dress edged her just in front.

  But, why the face paint Lady Gaga? "Because panda's have paws and I always tell my friends to put their paws up so…".

  Well, I suppose that's as good a reason as any.

  telegraph fashion news

• Fashion news 2011: Ferragamo's star-studded Resort 2012 collection

  
  30 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Ferragamo's star-studded Resort 2012 collection: Ferragamo's creative director Massimiliano Giornetti talks to Melissa Whitworth about Hollywood muses Greta Garbo, Tilda Swinton and Angelina Jolie at his star-studded Resort 2012 show in New York.

  

  Eva Mendes attends the Ferragamo Resort 2012 collection in New York. Photo: Billy Farrell Agency

  When your first Hollywood client and muse is Greta Garbo, as was the case for Savatore Ferragamo's eponymous label founded in the Twenties, where do you go from there?

  "I want beauty!" exclaims Massimiliano Giornetti, the creative director at the fashion house who took over womenswear last autumn. "I want beautiful girls, I want chic and elegant people. I don't believe in fast fashion, that is not the spirit of Ferragamo."

  

  Ashley Greene and Freida Pinto at the Ferragamo Resort 2012 collection in New York.

  He names in quick succession the modern-day Hollywood actresses who could perhaps rival Garbo as the house muse.

  "Tilda Swinton - she is so strong in her taste and her personal life, and the aesthetic of her movies is really inspiring me. Julianne Moore is so chic and elegant. Angelina Jolie I like so much because of her personality, her family and her humanitarian work - she is not just a beautiful face on the red carpet."

  Giornetti's Resort 2012 collection was presented at James B Duke's 1900s mansion - the former home of Doris Duke - on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Backstage, pictures of the American heiress, philanthropist, art collector and horticulturalist, were pinned to the mood board alongside photographs of the models Giornetti had hand-picked to model his clothes: Mariacarla Boscono, Karolina Kurkova and Karlie Kloss.

  Eva Mendes, Freida Pinto, Emma Roberts, Minka Kelly and Ashley Greene were among the celebrities and socialites in the crowd. "I have always been a fan, and I am really excited to see his new collection," Mendes told the Telegraph .

  The collection drew heavily from the Thirties era, with silk trouser suits, high-waisted sailor pants, huge raffia sun hats, and evening gowns made of metallic tassels and fabric interwoven with small crystals or gold thread. There were striped long Provençal cotton skirts in maritime-inspired prints.

  The shoes - Ferragamo created the cork wedge sandal in 1936, when trade restrictions made it near impossible to use leather - were inspired by the vast archive held at the design house's museum in Florence; Eva Peron and Marilyn Monroe apparently adored Ferragamo's shoes.There, exhibits rotate each year, but draw on over 13,000 pairs of shoes in the collection, including period shoes from the 18th and 19th century. For this show, the wedges were clad in glass mosaic and mock tortoiseshell.

  "Salvatore Ferragamo was a genius - super creative and super talented," says Giornetti. "He was always linking beauty together with craftsmanship and quality."

  "When I am going deeply into the archives, I am thinking about beauty and glamour. I want to remake this as a story of when Ferragamo was designing in Los Angeles 80 years ago. I want to remake that moment in a way that is cool and fresh."

  He says the collection was like making the movie of Doris Duke and her perfect wardrobe, as if she was "ready to leave for a beautiful journey."

  And what would Giornetto dress Greta Garbo in today?

  "The first look, with the wide white pants, which are very fluid in heavy silk - they give the silhouette a femininity that I like so much. For evening wear, I like the beaded Karolina Kurkova dress," he says referring to a navy silk fringed evening gown with brooch detail, "because it's just impressive."

  ̣telegraph fashion news

• Fashion news 2011: Natalia Vodianova's winning lingerie collection for Etam

  
  29 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Natalia Vodianova's winning lingerie collection for Etam: Natalia Vodianova - The Russian supermodel's bras-and-knickers range has a fan in Justine Picardie.

  

  Jardin cotton bra top, £29.99, and cotton knickers, £13, etam.co.uk

  Readers often ask what surprised me most in the course of researching the legend and life of Coco Chanel, and the truth is that I continue to be intrigued. (Like any long-lasting relationship, mine with Chanel is a blend of admiration, exasperation, and continuing affection.) But one of the unexpected discoveries was her choice of what to wear underneath her couture: perfectly plain white cotton, simple as the collars and cuffs of the nuns who raised her in a convent orphanage.

  I was reminded of this last weekend by two women, a chic Parisian and a glamorous Russian. The conversation turned to underwear, and it emerged that the British favoured white or black cotton knickers (mine are still from M&S), and even when they did shop at Myla or Agent Provocateur, the men in their lives were not unduly excited. The two were bemused by such unsophisticated choices - they declared that they always wore gorgeous silk underwear, as did their compatriots - and then suggested that I look at the new range designed for Etam by Natalia Vodianova, the Russian supermodel.

  The Etam underwear is lovely, with something for everyone. There are itsy-bits of frilly silk and lace that would suit those of a high-maintenance disposition, but I was pleased to see soft cotton pieces inspired by vintage broderie anglaise camisoles and knickers. The only problem? They're called Baby Love, an unfortunate moniker that may deter grown-ups. Coco Chanel - a champion of women gaining sartorial dignity - would have snorted with derision, but she'd approve of the cotton.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Topshop’s big 2011 summer giveaway

  
  29 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Topshop’s big 2011 summer giveaway: Track the Topshop summer truck around the UK throughout July and August to win delicious treats and prizes in store.

  

  Hearing the plinky-plonky melody of an ice-cream van driving by on a summer's afternoon never fails to seduce anyone within earshot. It's like Pavlov's dogs but with ice-cream. Or rather with fat-free, organic frozen yoghurt and a free shopping spree thrown in. Yes please.

  Today Topshop announced that it is teaming up with our favourite frozen yoghurt company FRAE to celebrate summer in style. A quaint ice-cream van has been transformed into the Topshop truck, complete with frozen yoghurt dispenser, and will hit the road on weekends throughout July and August. Previous collaborations include soup and hot chocolate giveaways during London Fashion Week.

  All you need to do is track the truck's location via Topshop's Facebook and Twitter pages then queue up for a free tub of FRAE organic frozen yoghurt, each serving is fat free and packed with probiotics. The really exciting part is that on each tub there will be a secret code that you then take in-store to find out what prize you've won. Prizes include Topshop make-up, purses, £100 gift cards and a chance to win a £250 spending spree in-store.

  Catch up with the Topshop truck from 10am-6pm in Southgate Square, Cardiff on 23-24 July; Queens Street, Bath 30-31 July; Dortmund Square, Leeds 6-7 August; The Great Hall Entrance, Trafford Centre, Manchester, 13-14 August and Northumberland Street North, Newcastle 20-21 August. Or head to Topshop's flagship store on Oxford Circus, London for the FRAE pop-up shop in-store from Monday for three months.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Christopher Kane’s rainbow Resort 2012 collection

  
  29 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Christopher Kane’s rainbow Resort 2012 collection: Scottish designer Christopher Kane serves up yet another covetable collection for pre-spring 2012.

  

  With a fan base that counts political 'First Lady' Samantha Cameron , supermodel Claudia Schiffer and girl-of-the-moment Alexa Chung , Scottish designer Christopher Kane has secured himself as arguably the hottest young name to emerge from London Fashion Week.

  Season after season, his collections define trends and spawn a thousand copies, and his offering for pre-spring 2012 is set to be no different.

  Inspired by prisms, rainbow prints provide the bold colour theme of the collection, which is punctuated against blocks of black via minidresses, shift and plain tops. Echoes from the neon-hued spring/summer 2011 collection are evident - the latex, laser-cut floral dresses have been reworked in rainbow and black - while the squiggly motifs from the forthcoming autumn/winter collection have been incorporated on to lamé, pleat-skirt dresses in silver and pink.

  Kane's last Resort collection, which featured dresses in both micro mini and voluminous proportions adorned with galaxy prints, proved a huge success with the red carpet elite. Alexa Chung, model Jade Parfitt and actress Rosamund Pike were pictured wearing the same dress from the collection, and we predict a bun fight over the 30+ looks this time around.

• Fashion news 2011: Elle Macpherson: the real reason I look hot on the school run

  
  28 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Elle Macpherson: the real reason I look hot on the school run: Elle Macpherson The Australian supermodel is regularly photographed looking catwalk-ready as she ferries her younger son to the school gates.

  Elle Macpherson: the ultimate "yummy mummy" 2011

  However, Macpherson has insisted that she only looks that way because she is on her way to work and denied that she makes a special effort to look like the ultimate "yummy mummy".

  "I find it amusing that so much is made about my appearance, especially when I'm dropping my son off at school. I'm often on the way to work, so I've spent two hours having my hair and make-up done, and I'm wearing 'work clothes'.

  "It takes ten minutes to get ready otherwise - I don't wear make-up, high heels and leather trousers in everyday life," Macpherson, 48, told Radio Times .

  The model, nicknamed "The Body", is mother to Aurelius Cy, eight, and Arpad Flynn, 13. She has a busy career, with a best-selling underwear business and a job presenting Britain's Next Top Model .

  A recent study by Mumsnet, the parenting website, identified the "Unfeasibly Glam Mum" as one of the banes of the school run. Macpherson's fellow supermodel, Claudia Schiffer, and Gwyneth Paltrow are serial offenders.

  Kirstie Allsopp, the Location Location Location presenter, has children at the same school as Schiffer's offspring. She once despaired: "There is a certain person whose child goes to my child's school and I've never seen her looking anything but immaculate. She's always in the press on the walk to school.

  "A friend said, 'The photographers are not there for you', but they're not going to say, 'We won't take your picture, Kirstie, because you rushed to school looking God-awful, harried and hot'. They still take the odd snap."

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Kate Moss’s wedding in US Vogue

  
  28 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Kate Moss’s wedding in US Vogue: Supermodel Kate Moss's upcoming wedding will be documented in the American style bible.

  

  Kate Moss with fiancé Jamie Hince 2011

  If you haven't received your invite to the wedding of the year yet - no, not the royal one, we're talking, of course, of the other Kate, Queen Kate of Croydon - it's probably safe to assume that your name isn't on the list.

  But those hungry to see just exactly what the supermodel wore (will it be Galliano?) ; who turned up (did fellow fashion rival Sienna Miller make the cut?); and who performed (Dame Shirley as rumoured?) will be able to consume all of the aforementioned in the September issue of US Vogue.

  Renowned fashion photographer and long-time friend of Kate's, Mario Testino, has been commissioned to document the event, where the 37-year-old will say 'I do' to her rock star fiancé, Jamie Hince.

  Styleite also report that Moss will grace the issue's cover - which is the largest and biggest-selling issue of the year.

  If the mother-of-one's hen do was anything to go by - the 'congregation', which included Jade Jagger, Sadie Frost and Meg Matthews arriving in pink stretch Hummers - expect a party to end all parties.

  So while all we really know about the wedding is that it will take place next weekend in Oxfordshire, The Sun have got a hold of Kate and Jamie's wedding list. Among a request for a £6,600 silk rug and a £5,000 cutlery service are a £12 bottle of Berry's claret and a pair of tea strainers for £12.95.

  See, they're just like the rest of us really...

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Hailee Steinfeld's Miu Miu campaign revealed

  
  28 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Hailee Steinfeld's Miu Miu campaign revealed: When you're already a red carpet legend at the age of fourteen, where do you go next? A major fashion advertising campaign of course!

  

  Bruce Weber/Miu Miu 2011

  The first image from True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld's highly anticipated campaign for Miu Miu autumn/winter 2011 has been leaked online - as all the most exciting things are these days - and it's cuter than a week-old kitten.

  Of course, Miu Miu's stock-in-trade is cute, so despite her tender years, Steinfeld should prove the perfect fit for the brand which she championed so stylishly over the 2011 awards season.

  Renowned fashion photographer Bruce Weber is the man behind the camera, artfully capturing Steinfeld roadside in ladylike 1940s mode, kitted out in a black and white swallow print pencil skirt and matching top.

  Let's not forget the accessories either - some fancy shades, some amazing chunky heeled sandals and an oversized clutch bag - at least, we think it's supposed to be oversized…

  Steinfeld follows in the fashionable footsteps of Katie Holmes, Lindsay Lohan, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst who have each taken a turn as the face of Miu Miu in the past.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Glastonbury 2011 fashion hits and misses

  
  28 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Glastonbury 2011 fashion hits and misses: I know, I know, Glastonbury is a festival, not a fashion show right? WRONG! While it's important to be practical - anyone trying too hard in torrential rain and six inches of mud deserves all the misery and ridicule that will surely ensue - anyone operating under the illusion that a pac-a-mac from Millets and their dad's old wellies will suffice, needs to go back to festival fashion school.

  Alexa Chung hits the right note at Glastonbury 2011

  There's a reason why magazines and shops have been ramming 'festival fashion' features down our throats since February, and like so many fads the nation is obsessed with, it can all be traced back to Kate Moss. Ever since she put in her stylish turn at Glastonbury 2005 on the arm of them boyfriend Pete Doherty, dressed in the image of Anita Pallenberg circa the Moroccan years, festivals have become just another exit on life's great catwalk.

  

  Wayne and Coleen Rooney - shabby but chic

  Although Mossy did put in an appearance at this year's Glastonbury to cheer on her husband-to-be's band The Kills, she seems to have finally packed away her hotpants, handing the style-setter baton over to her younger incarnation, Alexa Chung.

  Chung definitely lead the fashion pack in her distressed denim shorts, boyfriend T-shirt, leopard print fur coat, fedora hat and mini-Chanel handbag. Hawk-eyed fashion observers will also have noted that Chung has distanced herself from the now ubiquitous Hunter welly, opting instead for a riding style boot. Google that yellow label now, whatever it is, it's the new Hunter.

  Pixie Geldof referenced her friend Alexa's look in cut-off denim shorts, wellies, a simple t-shirt and designer handbag (Pixie's was from Mulberry), but did so with significantly less finesse due to her disappointing accessories and decision to go braless…

  Coleen Rooney meanwhile looked giddy with excitement at being able to take a day off from impersonating Victoria Beckham (who, let's face it, would never be seen dead in wellies at a muddy festival), donning a Barbour-esque jacket and hoodie to escort Wayne around Worthy Farm. Coleen hit the sweet spot between stylish and practical while Wayne even managed not to embarrass her - until he took his hood off that is.

  The one Glastonite hard to diagnose was Jaime Winston. Was she trying too hard or not hard enough? At the risk of sounding like my mother, it's just so hard to tell these days. The fact that she packed so many looks (all of them awful) - from her prison regulation striped babygro, to her German army helmet, topped off with a selection of nightmarish lipsticks - is a big clue.

  Some might say she was dressing to please herself, but don't be fooled, Winstone gave a master class in dressing for the photographers, and while it won't win her any fashion plaudits, her strategy worked - of all the celebrities at Glastonbury, there are more pictures of Jaime than anyone else.

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Burberry homecoming

  
  28 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Burberry homecoming: The Transformers: Dark of the Moon promotional trail has taken Devon beauty Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to some far-flung corners of the world recently.

  Rosie Huntington Whiteley at the London premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, wearing a custom-made Burberry gown

  For the German premiere she dazzled in a silver sequinned Naeem Khan gown; in Moscow she opted for sheer, floaty Gucci. But for the London premiere, she went patriotic and stole the breath of hundreds of male (and female, for that matter) onlookers in a custom made, navy blue, backless Burberry gown.

  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Burberry, pictured arriving at Morton members club in London after the 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' film premiere

  "Rosie has an effortless beauty and an incredible body. She has been part of the Burberry family since she was 17 and we are enormously proud of her success," said Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey.

  And Rosie looked to Burberry again for a quick outfit change to attend the after-party at Morton's members club. She chose a cream, thigh-split dress with embellished shoulders and a keyhole neckline from the label's new Resort 2012 collection.

  The 24-year-old, who now resides in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, fellow British actor Jason Statham, first hooked up with the heritage brand to star in its autumn/winter 2009 ad campaign with Control star Sam Riley. She is currently the face of Burberry's beauty collection, alongside home-grown models Nina Porter and Lily Donaldson.

  "We are working on something exciting together which we will be announcing soon" Bailey also revealed.

  Could it be something to do with this Tuesday's Serpentine Summer Party, which Burberry is co-hosting, and where girl-of-the-moment Alexa Chung will be DJing…?

  (telegraph fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Thom Browne's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris

  
  26 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Thom Browne's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris - Latest Thom Browne's Men Spring Fashion Trends 2012: One iconoclastic designer staged his latest image smashing collection in the restaurant of the most famous fashion iconoclast of them all in Paris on Sunday, June 26.

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  The younger revolutionary was Thom Browne, the impertinent American tailor, who this season sent out his male models in transparent cocktail dresses and covered their heads with lampshades instead of hats in a spring 2012 collection staged in the famed Paris restaurant Maxim's.

  Pierre Cardin, the first designer to ever stage a men's show a half century ago with students from the Sorbonne, and the first to create everything from a jeans brand to restaurant chain, has owned the posh eatery for the past 30 years. Cardin, who sat quietly at Browne's show, has also opened Maxim's everywhere from Rio to Beijing.

  "Monsieur Browne definitely has a point of view, which I can only respect. It's a different sort of proposition than mine, for I had clearly a more revolutionary modernist perspective," the firm of handshake and still bright eyed 88-year-old Cardin said.

  Though the images and code he so much enjoys breaking down are all very much American, Browne's shows have become cult events in Paris. Several hundred fans begged to get into the show, all to no avail. Inside, every menswear editor of note sat sardine-packed on tiny bistro tables, sipping champagne as a pianist thumped out a dramatic intro.

  This is a designer known for his theatrical staging. This show was no exception - opening with two hyper dandies in tuxedos with huge lapels but no sleeves, taking their seats on Maxim's small stage, to act like critics or show producers inspecting each model before they toured the twisting catwalk.

  Throughout Browne poked fun at our traditional notions of male dressing - attiring men in tuxedos that morphed into floor-length evening dresses where the lapels ended at the crotch, and fitting out guys in nightclub singer bugle beaded pants or blazers in Indian embroidery more associated with a Park Avenue grand dame than a suited gentleman.

  As a designer, Browne has passed several key tests - he has invented a signature look, his short-sleeve, short-leg strict little gent's suit, and created an easily identifiable look. But the reason he may ultimately be regarded as a great designer is that his collections provoke thought. With the very deliberate act of breaking unspoken masculine mores about how a man is meant to dress by creating collections full of grandee gender bending gestures, Browne reminds us how much we are slaves to our tradition and past than we realize, or suspected.

  (Yahoo fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Lanvin's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris

  
  26 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Lanvin's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris - Latest Lanvin's Men Spring Fashion Trends 2012: Turning militarism into something chic, reinventing the visual codes of the military to suggest something poetic may sound like a stretch, but it was the basis of the stylish, novel and dreamily subtle collection presented by the house of Lanvin this weekend in Paris. The result was the most accomplished wardrobe and single most inventive collection seen in the Europe this month, in either Milan or Paris.

  

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  Staged Sunday, June 26, in the former commodity market of Paris, a beautiful circular cut stone and giant glass roof structure, this spring 2012 menswear collection was above all a heroic moment, where the very grandeur of the location complimented the sophistication of the clothes.

  The opening half dozen models looked like returning heroes, albeit officers who had all just had a long shower, and been to see a very savvy tailor. Tunics and wide-sleeved bomber jackets in micro-fiber so fine it looked like liquid metal, all anchored with ammunition style belts, managed to be tough yet graceful,

  The collection then crossed from the armed forces to airmen, with lots of long zippered redingotes, flight jackets and pilot's jerkins in chiffon and mercerized cottons.

  "Militaristic, yes, but an army that begins as one of force but ends up one of peace," explained Lanvin's creative director Alber Elbaz, after he and the house's menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver took an extended bow to the noisiest applause of the Paris season.

  The duo took their share of risks in tailoring; especially several pagoda shoulder felt cotton suits in strawberry or blood orange.

  Adding to the sense of a complete wardrobe, were the leather brogues with erratic woolen stitching, as if mended by a corporal in a foreign fox hole, or dark paratrooper boots with zips in weird hues like turquoise and silver.

  "There's a certain, strange attitude that journalists can only understand one thing at a time. So that a runway show should just have one idea, one silhouette, one aesthetic. But to me journalists are also consumers, who like to see different propositions, which is what we wanted to suggest in this show," Elbaz explained.

  Whether or not many man will swallow all of the Lanvin propositions is open to debate; wearing a jacket over leather tunics over trousers is not for most gents, nor are leather shorts in summer.

  But these are small quibbles compared to the bravura elegance of this collection, most of which was pretty sensational, particularly the finale which featured officer beat poets in tie-dye leggings, pajama fabric shirts and elongated gunners jackets.

• Fashion news 2011: Dior Homme's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris

  
  26 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Dior Homme's Men Spring 2012 Fashion Week in Paris, Latest Dior Homme's Men Spring Fashion Trends 2012: Less was very visibly more at Dior Homme on Saturday, June 25, in Paris, when the tailored refinement of the house's latest menswear collection synched smartly with the charming unfussiness of this show's great staging.

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  An elegantly constructed and enlarged version of Dior's world headquarters in Paris, the set was like an architectural model that was nearly twice as large as the original.

  "The first five looks were like toils," Kris Van Assche explained backstage, using the French term for patterns made of light fabrics. "And just as you can see through a toile, you could see through this setting, since these walls were transparent fabrics."

  Van Assche entitled the collection "LessAndMore," an ideal title given the way the artfully constructed garments had a hipster grandeur by virtue of their deceptive simplicity.

  His opening quintet was in felt ecru cottons and wools, the jackets draped with aplomb and cut away at the front, the trousers trimmed at the ankles with mini turn-ups.

  Subtly mixing hard and soft, Van Assche paired laser cut leather vests and tops with floating cotton trenches and reefer jackets; and trimmed waistbands and lapels with tobacco-hued lambskin. Paired with wingtip bovver boots and punk rock wristbands, the look was gentlemanly yet street sharp, a tricky balancing act, but one this designer accomplished well.

  Van Assche has also built a respectable hat business for Dior, this season showing everything from white felt stove pipes to coal black rebel fedoras. Indeed, he now must rank as the leading hatter among men's designers anywhere.

  Composed in tobacco, pacific blue and dark as night turquoise, the collection was right in line with the deeply somber color palette seen throughout this season in Paris, a gigantic contrast with the effervescence and optimism of Milan menswear shows last weekend.

  But the big message here was Van Assche's evident self-assurance, a designer given the job at Dior of succeeding a design legend, who today struck one as very much his own man, and very much in control of his own history.

  (Yahoo fashion news)

• Fashion news 2011: Bill Gaytten steps out of the shadow at Galliano

  
  26 June 2011
  

  Fashion news 2011: Bill Gaytten steps out of the shadow at Galliano: The house that John Galliano built is now that of Bill Gaytten. 

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  Never heard of him? Neither had most of the fashion editors, journalists, stylists and buyers at Friday's spring-summer 2012 menswear display at John Galliano, the label that bears the name of the disgraced designer who was sacked from Christian Dior and his own signature label earlier this year after a video showing him praising Hitler went viral on the internet.

  The house of Galliano, which is owned by Dior parent company LVMH, had not announced a replacement for the wildly inventive British designer, and so when Gaytten — a fellow Briton who was long a close Galliano collaborator — shyly took to the catwalk for a post-show bow, members of the audience shot one another puzzled glances and shrugged their shoulders in bewilderment.

  Label officials said Gaytten had officially taken the mantle of creative director for the brand as he set foot on the runway Friday.

  "Things change, things move on, that's life," Gaytten summed it up after the show, which capped day three of a Paris menswear week overshadowed by the ongoing Galliano saga.

  The designer's trial Wednesday on anti-Semitism and racism charges coincided with the first day of the shows here. The tale that emerged from the court proceedings of a creative genius pushed to the brink by the ever-rising pressures of the fashion industry was worthy of Balzac, and the story of his alcohol-soaked, pill-popping fall from grace had many of the fashion insiders packed into the Paris courtroom on the brink of tears.

  Still, there was more to Friday's displays than just Galliano.

  Military drab bloomed with tropical flowers and sweatshirts scintilated with sequins at Givenchy, with a ravishing collection that was equal parts couture and gangsta.

  Stefano Pilati, the master tailor from Yves Saint Laurent, delivered a mouthwatering selection of jackets for every mood and occasion (though, sadly, not for every budget.) Madcap Belgian Walter Van Beirendonck angled for an altogether bolder demographic with ball-shaped, tulle-covered forms that swallowed the models up to their knees, turning them into walking topiary.

  Another Belgian, Kris Van Assche delivered a sober collection in a nearly monochrome palette of charcoal greys. For his signature line, Van Assche, who also designs menswear for Dior Homme, looked to the mod movement, sending out high-water, drop-crotched trousers with Harrington jackets.

  At crosstown rival Balmain, Olivier Rousteing made his debut since replacing Christophe Decarnin as the label's supervising designer for the men's and women's lines in April. Roustaing was promoted from within weeks after Decarnin failed to show up for the March women's fashion show, sparking rumors he'd had a nervous breakdown. A spokesman for the company insisted he was just resting on doctor's orders.

  With the spring-summer collection shown in a showroom presentation, Rousteing remained true to Decarnin's vision of the Balmain man as a luxury rocker. Hardcore biker jackets and trousers remained core piece, though Rousteign pumped up the color, dousing the pieces in a florescent rainbow. Knockout pieces included a sleek tuxedo jacket entirely in black crocodile.

  Brazilian-born, Paris-based designer Gustavo Lins also sent out a florescent-saturated collection that paired lime green jackets with sumptuous trousers in charcoal knits. Held in a postage stamp-sized art gallery in central Paris, the earnest show was a welcome change from the over-produced blockbusters staged by the luxury giants, where everything goes off without a hitch.

  Once the day of frantic racing from show to show was complete, the fashion circus descended on the Petit Palais, where French sportswear label Lacoste was feteing its collaboration with American interior design giant Jonathan Adler, who collaborated on a special edition of polo shirts embossed with oversized striped crocodiles.

  Paris' five-day-long menswear extravaganza enters the final stretch on Saturday, with shows at Dior Homme, Kenzo and Maison Martin Margiela.

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  "It was a funny moment for me."

  That's how Gaytten described taking to the catwalk for the bow that thrust him from the shadows into the limelight.

  "It was the first time — normally it was John — so it was a bit scary," the label's new creative director told reporters in a backstage interview closely monitored by the label's press handlers, who banned any questions on the touchy subject of Galliano himself.

  The rigorous weeding out of journalists' questions was part of the house's evident strategy to make the transition as smooth as possible. Friday's show had all the telltale marks of a classic Galliano display, from the way the seating was arranged down to the language of the collection notes, to the way the models clomped angrily down the runway.

  Like shows under Galliano himself, the display was divided into four sections — streetwear, business attire, intimates and eveningwear — all linked together by an overarching narrative.

  Swinging '60s London was the theme of Friday's collection, with models in the first section sporting military jackets with drop-crotched silk pants and leather caps. Though the clothes and the styling evoked Galliano, they felt like a meek and timid version of the designer — pared down and de-clawed.

  Despite the stomping models, the earsplitting soundtrack and the set made from wildly blinking lights, the show lacked the energy of a Galliano display of old. Somehow, though the ingredients were the same, something just didn't coalesce, and the whole thing fell a bit flat.

  YVES SAINT LAURENT

  Just how many variations are there on the jacket? YSL designer Stefano Pilati served up dozens of fetching, fashion-forward iterations on the menswear staple.

  Pilati has garnered a mixed critical response in seasons past, but Friday's tour de force collection proved for once and for all that the Italian designer is among the most impeccable tailors in the business.

  The selection of jackets was nothing short of mouthwatering: Single-button, two-button, double-breasted, cropped, safari or tuxedo, they sprouted pocket flaps, razor-sharp pleats, hidden paneling and even sexy lacing. It was a testament to Pilati's skills that despite all the embellishment, the jackets exuded an easy, classic elegance.

  These were looks that had the show's VIP guests — including Kanye West, Michael Stipe and Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade, who sported white leather YSL high-tops — drooling.

  The jackets, in khaki, bone white and a dusty blue, were paired with culottes which, cinched high at the waist and flared through the thigh, were a hair less convincing.

  GIVENCHY

  Equal parts gangbanger and flowery, sequin-covered grande dame, the new Givenchy man was as strangely ravishing as the tropical bird of paradise flowers that dressed up his military drab.

  Beefy models sported slim, olive-colored suits printed with the eyepopping flowers and luxe sweatshirts completely covered in sequins. Baseball jackets were paired with pleated skirts that fluttered as the models walked, revealing glimpses of hidden panels of the flower printed silk in saturated jewel tones.

  Sequin-emblazoned baseball caps and scythed-shaped metal earrings that seemed to pierce through the central cartilage of the models' ears topped off the looks.

  The label's Italian-born designer, Riccardo Tisci, has spent time in Rio, and the city's blend of tropical opulence and urban grit seems to have rubbed off on him.

  Friday's show was held, appropriately enough, in a glass-walled hall of the Pompidou Center modern art museum that had the look — and, under a galaxy of blinding, blazing lights — the feel of a hothouse.

  Passers-by pressed against the windows to catch a glimpse of the show and snap photos of the exotic flora inside: the wildly outfitted journalists, editors and stylists, who responded by turning their own cameras on the observers.

  WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK

  If you can imagine a barbershop quartet on psychedelic drugs, you have a pretty good idea of what the Belgian designer's collection was all about this season.

  Clean-cut models, their hair styled in oversized bouffants secured with combs, wore slim, '50s-style pant suits in pastel brocards and over-the-elbow gloves in leather patchworked to resemble cartoon faces, complete with 3-D noses.

  Cable-knit sweaters were shredded down the front into thin strips and paired with checkered, high-water trousers.

  But the collection's highlight was undoubtedly the oversized forms made out of tufts of fluorescent tulle that fit over the models' heads and enveloped them to the mid-thigh, transforming them into walking topiary.

  Blinded behind a green bubble-shaped puff, an oversized cylinder in bubblegum pink or a plump blue and white cloud, the models blundered their way down the zigzagging catwalk, trying not to careen into fashion world heavyweights on their front-row perches. The green ball-shaped walking shrub banged into a door frame several times before managing to exit.

  "The whole thing made me smile, which is really rare," REM frontman and fashion show veteran Michael Stipe said in a post-show interview. Asked if he would dare sport any of the looks himself, Stipe responded, "I'm 51, so I have to be careful about what I put on. But maybe for the stage, I could absolutely imagine wearing something like that for a show."

  (Yahoo fashion news)

• Latest Florence Welch's Wear style 2011 very well

  
  24 June 2011
  

  Latest Florence Welch's Wear style 2011 very well - Florence Welch at the Nylon magazine Music Issue party in New York 2011: British singer Florence Welch does granny chic at the Nylon magazine Music Issue party in New York.

  

  Florence Welch at the Nylon magazine Music Issue party in New York 2011

  We don't see enough Anna Sui out there in my opinion, so big high fives to Florence Welch this week for playing dress-up in this jaunty number from the kooky New York designer's autumn/winter 2011 collection.

  Back to that in two ticks. First of all I'd like to place an official complaint about fashion houses giving famous faces all these ahead-of-the-season clothes. I'm sure it's very exciting for them and everything but it's really not doing the upcoming collections any favours seeing it paraded all about here and there when we can't get anywhere near it yet. In fact, it's making me feel altogether glum about autumn/winter 2011. Like it's already been done and dusted so I might as well just skip to spring/summer 2012 - which probably Gwyneth Paltrow will be wearing any second now anyway.

  (I actually got quite excited earlier today seeing a photograph of Olivia Palermo bucking the fashion-forward trend in a current season Victoria Beckham dress. Spring/summer clothes as late as June ? I exclaimed. Heavens, how novel!)

  Anyway, back to the frock. And it really is a 'frock' this one, isn't it? It's lovely with the Mary Janes and the Chanel Mademoiselle bag, and I do like a red head in shocking pink.

  As ever though, Florence should have left her hat at the door. Always goes a hat too far that one.

  (telegraph fashion news)