The event was wholly dedicated to fashion and those people who have contributed to its development within the last 25 years. Over 500 people arrived including industry leaders, celebrities, designers, retailers, models and journalists.

Lots of celebrity women appeared on the red carpet wearing sumptuous outfits. Singer-turned designer Victoria Beckham wore one of her own creations – a floor-sweeping silk crepe Eighties-style gown with crystal embroidery on the shoulderpads. She looked gorgeous as always.

The Bristish supermodel Kate Moss opted for a similar-to-Posh’s dress – a sheer black Flamenco-style tiered dress with a super-long train. To cover her dignity a bit Kate donned a black blazer. Beautiful!

Bond-girl Olga Kurylenko looked stunning in a short black dress and a bolero, which she paired with black suede pumps and a clutch.

Designer Myleene Klass looked absolutely fabulous in a black frock with sheer sleves and a pair of perfect red shoes.

The other two girls in black were Eva Herzigova and Daisy Lowe who both rocked wonderful long gowns with cutaways and long splits.

Rising star in modelling business Amber le Bon sported a black mini and a blazer together with a pair of grey pumps and a white bag.

A splash of color after a series of black outfits was marked by Claudia Schiffer who wore a red Peter Pilotto dress with black opaque tights, ankle boots and a clutch.

Natalia Vodianova adorned the group of beauties with her skimpy blue sheath dress that she paired with a golden clutch and black-and-white shoes.

Model Ben Graims looked wonderful in a long two-colored dress and two bags worn together.

Vivienne Westwood was inimitable in her neon orange outfit, black ankle boots with huge platforms and polka dot tights.

Sarah Brown went classic with her total black attire and bright red necklace.

Pixie Geldof preferred Goth look while Rosamund Pike was all about glamour and romance.

Holly Branson wore a nice unusual multi-colored dress and a pair of black classic pumps.

Twiggy brought her daughter Carly Lawson to the event. Both women chose Stella McCartney’s creations.

Another mother-and-daughter appearnce was Jerry Hall and Georgia Jagger. Model mother wore a gradient-color suit. Georgia opted for a marvellous richly-printed strapless dress and a pair of black sandals.

Reena Hammer looked vibrant in a bright orange mermaid gown.

Speaking about the winners we should say that the event was really pleasant for Christopher Bailey as he was chosen the Designer Of The Year and the brand he works for – Burberry – was named Designer Brand Of The Year.

Kate Moss received London 25 award, which meant she was the most influential person in British fashion world and often presented London at global fashion events.

Other winners are:

Model Of The Year: Georgia May Jagger

Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Accessories: Holly Fulton

Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Ready-to-Wear: Peter Pilotto

Menswear Designer Of The Year: Kim Jones for Dunhill

Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design: John Galliano

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Grace Coddington

Accessory Designer Of The Year: Katie Hillier

BFC British Collection of the Year: Christopher Kane

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Her recent achivement has been a contract with a company producing sophisticated drink Campari. Olga was asked to front the campaign.

Having agreed for collaboration the 29-year-old followed in the footsteps of actresses Jessica Alba, Salma Hayek and Eva Mendes who used to represent the brand.

Olga will start the work in 2010 but the first photoshoots have already been made for the Italian brand’s 11th calendar, dubbed Campari Milano.

Although she doesn’t look to be the best choice after A-list celebroties who have fronted the campaign, her supermodel looks have played their role and she was offered the deal. And now we can see her gracing the calendar’s 12 months in ultra glamorous fashion.

Olga was a natural choice,’ said Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz.
‘[She has] great charm, grace, elegance and sensuality that represents the perfect incarnation of the Campari brand.’

The photos are great with Olga looking hot and sophisticated. The actress feels delighted about the collaboration:

I was delighted and intrigued by Campari’s proposal: to play the Campari woman and interpret the essence of Red Passion.’

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The Chanel couturier Karl Lagerfeld, who currently wrote the epitaph for “bling” and noticeable using, has shown a million of ideas for “recession luxury” in his Paris Haute Couture Fashion week collection.

The show was splendid in more ways than one.

The catwalk models wore white paper head-dresses made in origami-style by the Tokyo milliner, Kamo, and their nails were painted in white color.

The idea was a white page,” Lagerfeld said days before his show.

The outfits, gracefully-cut as if with a knife for butter, were in parchment-cream and virgin white. The white color was one of Coco Chanel’s favorite colours from the start of her career in the 1920s.

An casual blaze of black PVC or smoky-grey rose-print appeared through white colors.

The show was placed in a former bank. It’s columns and ceiling garlanded with elaborative white paper flowers and doilies.

Designer commissioned a floral Eden crafted from 4,000 meters of clear, pure paper.

Paper is my favourite material,” Lagerfeld declared and “wanted everything graphic itself, no bling-bling”

This great idea came to Lagerfeld just after his over-the-top Russian-inspired attendant show in December:

Everything was so pushed — housecleaning was needed.”

Of course, here was no lack of complete delight, a line inventively devised and infallibly executed, from the marvellous paper headpieces crafted by Japanese hair artist Katsuya Kamo to various chic takes on observer sandals.

And the real miracles of the day: the outfits.

Designer Lagerfeld sent out fantastic day clothes line working a celestial focus — tiered construction in different shades of white color.

The main of the looks was a square shoulder, often in a short, straight capelet.

These were high atop small jackets and crisp A-shaped skirts with an accidental flash of crisp black trim.

The classic Chanel cardigan suit was renovated, in tweed, silk and sequins, as a present-day two – or three-piece; its jacket crease to a demountable ‘yoke’. The skirt is an A-line with inverted pleats or over-panels at the sides.

A plain suit featured a rustle of chiffon at the wrists; a dress’ odd lace motif was styled from feathers.

We are entering a phase of reality fashion.” said Lagerfeld. “This is right. This is exactly what Chanel did; she wore the clothes she designed. We talk about the financial crisis, but it is also healthy. People who have been making 20% increase, year after year, and then are not making 20% any more, they are not poor. So don’t cry for them. We have got into bad habits and it is not a bad thing to have a new starting point.”

Tight rows of bugle beads settled shimmery stripes, spangles played as polkadots, and the bride wore an ascetic sequined Sixties Space Age jumpsuit outfit, her eternal vain train decorated with paper fancywork, done by M. Lesage.

Keira Knightly, the British actress and the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle scent, was among the celebrities seated at small tables to watch the show, along with James Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko; Marianne Faithfull and Anna Mouglalis.

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Olga Kurylenko poses for cover of the November 2008 edition of Elle Russia.

Her story is that ten years ago, the girl from the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, went to Paris to work model. Now the actress is a Bond Girl in Quantum of Solace.

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