March 15th, 2010
Posted by Veronica Valter
This girl has had some problems with her career and reputation recently. But the memory of her being called a fashion icon by Karl Lagerfeld three years ago are still fresh in my mind.
Now Amy seems to be returning to normal life and her involvement into fashion has been resumed. First rumours appeared a few months ago that the singer was working on a fashion line with the British label Fred Perry. And today the gossip has been confirmed by WWD telling that the upcoming range will include 17 pieces, each developped by Winehouse and the designer team.
The line will feature ‘preppy gingham prints in a palette of pink and black, pencil skirts, girly twinsets, and polo shirts with popped collars’.
According to a Fred Perry spokesperson, the star attended all of three design meetings “where she was closely involved in product style selection and the application of fabric, color and styling details.”
The collection will become available in stores this October.
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March 10th, 2010
Posted by Veronica Valter
John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld are designers who present their shows monumentally, with chic and splendor. Of course they cost lots of money and take many efforts but they definitely become memorable. Don’t you remember McQueen’s monster show? Or last season’s Chanel show with all that straw and playful activities? Yes, you do! And you will remember the Autumn/ Winter 2010/ 2011 show, too. Why? Because I bet you have never seen so much ice and water in Grand Palais.
The theme of the collection was the global warming or ‘the global cooling’ as Lagerfeld called it, and its effects on our lives. Male and female models had to walk on a wet surface of the runway sometimes sending little droplets of water to the front row where stars like Lindsay Lohan and Vanessa Paradis were sitting.
The huge chunks of ice on the stage were absolutely real as were the models strutting in head-to-toe coffee-colored yeti suits and shaggy snow boots. The line was more couture than ready-to-wear though I am sure it would have lots of fans living in normal climate.
The amount of fur amazed everyone but PETA activists should not call Lagerfeld bad names, the fur was fake.
The designer told The Telegraph:
It’s so good now, technical advances are so perfect you can hardly tell fake fur from the real thing. Fake is not chic – we have got a new Chanel tweed to stop copies – but fake fur is.”
Only best models were chosen to wear the luxurious pieces on the catwalk including Freja Beha Erichsen, Lara Stone, Abbey lee Kershaw, Coco Rocha, Sasha Pivovarva and others.
Brown tweeds, capes, bonnets, furry trousers, coats – all had a level of lavish elaboration usually reserved for haute eveningwear. Accessories were perfect. Jewelry was very similar to little pieces of ice, sparkling and mysterious.
More Chanel here…
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February 19th, 2010
Posted by Veronica Valter
Chanel Spring-Summer 2010 ad campaign features beautiful models Claudia Schiffer, Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi posing in greyness of Argentina’s Gothic buildings and medieval fences.
The clothes they wear look chic even on such background, imagine what they will do in a more cheerful environment?
Karl Lagerfeld did his best to show the luxury he had created for us in his collection for the upcoming season. Simple but elegant outfits come in powder colors and seem to tell us that it’s not the brightness that looks classy.
See more pictures…
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January 29th, 2010
Posted by Veronica Valter
Chanel is timeless. Karl Lagerfeld puts all his soul in pieces he creates and that makes his collections unforgettable. Everyone can look stylish wearing Chnael.
The Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2010 collection is very feminine and romantic. Most of the pieces are airy and almost transparent like spring light clouds and tiny field flowers.
No black was used, just white, beige, pale pink, yellow and silver. Satin, chiffon, organza were the main fabrics while rosettes and embroidery were the preferred adornments.
The collection described as ‘neon baroque’ gives the impression of chic, elegance and sophistication. Some of outfits seem to be perfect wedding dresses. And the oversized bows pinned to models’ hair reminded us of ladies of past centuries who were lucky to wear these to balls.
See more Chanel styles…
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January 16th, 2010
Posted by Veronica Valter
It’s cold outside and we all want spring to come as soon as possible with its warmth, sun and greenness. And while there is little brightness out there we can think about things that can enliven our life.
Let’s talk about bracelets now. Bracelets are must-haves in any woman’s wardrobe. And we all have so many of them! But do you know that they initially were worn only by men? Read the history of bracelets here.
Spring-Summer 2010 season sees lots of bracelets worn all over the arm, from wrists to forearms. And the diversity of styles and designs is huge.
Let me show you the bracelets I liked the most in designers’ collections.
John Galliano and Lanvin created very elaborate and chic pieces, with lots of beads, chains and gemstones.
Jean Paul Gaultier preferred plastic to other materials and made very extravagant bracelets which could be worn on forearms and elbows.
Know more…
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December 12th, 2009
Posted by Veronica Valter
Roberto Cavalli followed in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld and started photographing. But his pictures are far from fashion world. They are all about nature and simple life.
The fashion designer has recently returned from a trip to Africa and now wants to showcase his creations.
He said:
My dream in the near future is to create a big exhibition that would showcase my work from Africa and other exotic places. I love shooting primitive and simple things. I used to shoot subject for my prints and my passion has evolved a bit.”
This new passion Cavalli has developed being inspired by a world-famous snapper who approved his photographs.
He told ‘The Martha Stewart Show‘:
I actually showed my photos to a big photographer, whom I would like to keep private for now, and he was very impressed. He said, ‘They’re fantastic, you should really make more.’ From that moment I was very encouraged.’
However, the designer knows he doesn’t have all those skills to call himself a real photographer and needs a lot to learn first.
But I’m not a photographer, per se, so I have quite a way to go with my technique!”
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November 29th, 2009
Posted by Veronica Valter
British songbird Lily Allen covers Elle Russia December 2009 issue. The girl looks nice but not chic as might the publishers consider. I’ve seen better covers…
She wears lots of Chanel, including clothes, bags, headwear and other stuff.
The girl reveals that singing isn’t what she plans to do in her further life. She wants to try herself in acting and achive success in that sphere.
Lily says:
The days of me making money from recording music have been and gone as far as I’m concerned”.
Read more…
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October 14th, 2009
Posted by Veronica Valter
Another hysteria is brought up in the fashion world. Had we barely finished discussing skin color discrimination issues when weight discrimination issues got as hot.
The whole subjet started when one of German magazines, Brigitte, told they would no longer publish fashion photographs of skinny models and would use women of normal weight instead. The explanation is simple enough. They got tired of adding curves to thin girls to make those look more similar to the majority of German women.
Editor Andrea Lebert commented:
We will show women that have their own identity – the 18-year-old A-level student, the company chairwoman, the musician, the footballer.”
The statement infuriated Karl Lagerfeld. He said it were ‘fat mummies’ who needed to see bodies similar to their own and not be reminded about their weight problems.
He said:
These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are. Fashion is all about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.”
The 71-year-old Chanel designer said the magazine’s decision was ‘absurd’.
Another designer, John Ribbe, has also expressed his opinion on the question, saying the row over models’ weight is becoming hysterical’.
He added:
It’s just as much a cliche as saying that all models take drugs and get drunk at sex orgies. 90 per cent of them are quite normal, properly proportioned girls with less fat and more muscles who also eat pizzas and burgers.”
However, Brigitte magazine are not going to change their plans. They are to release their first edition with non-professional models on 2 January and are asking readers to sign up for photo sessions.
Tell me what you think about it. I’m really interested in your opinions.
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October 8th, 2009
Posted by Veronica Valter
Karl Lagerfeld surpassed himself when he prepared and then launched the Spring-summer 2010 collection as a part of Paris Fashion Week.
The playful show at the Grand Palais will hardly be forgotten soon with all that hay and flirt things the spectators had an opportunity to see and feel.
A huge fashion barn was made for the show and the models stepped out from it with wheat ears in the hair, straw in their clothes and delighted faces as if something really special was happening inside (I guess you know what I’m talking about! Lol…).
The clothes the girls were wearing looked simple but very nice. Some were created from ordinary cotton but others seemed to be made of chic materials.
As the entire show had a bit of country feel the garments were partially country-inspired: aprons, dirndls, mylticolored sun-frocks, peasant-y poppy prints, etc.
However, Chanel can never be simple and of course, there were plenty of luxury outfits: dresses, skirt suits, blouses, patterned tights and of course shoes, which were absolutely fantastic.
Mostly these were comfortable clogs with schunky heels, occasionally decorated with flowers or nice patterns. Classic shoes were also present, coming in a diversity of colors.
See more…
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July 30th, 2009
Posted by Veronica Valter
Chanel Fall-Winter 2009/10 Ad Campaign is something really new and unexpected.
The campaign features two beautiful girls in military-inspired clothes.
The photos are black-and-white as if they were taken long time ago. I even had a feeling these were shots of the old film about war and love.
What else captivated my attention was an interesting combination of military style with milkmaid hair – looks like the girl is strong enough to protect herself from enemies but at the same time she is very feminine and fragile.
The campaign stars Heidi Mount and Freja Beha Erichsen. Images by Karl Lagerfeld.
See more pictures from the campaign…
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