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Karl Lagerfeld’s launched a website, Karl.com, so that all of his witty gems—like the one above—are easily accessible in one place.
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Piers Morgan may consider Kate Moss a “vile little creature,” but two other mouthy Brits think she’s Absolutely Fabulous. The model, whose limited acting credits include two video shorts and one 1992 made-for-TV flick, will appear on a one-off episode of the raunchy cult classic. Its an unexpected move for Moss, who, for such a public face, is fiercely private and rarely grants interviews—especially on camera. Joining designer pal Stella McCartney and athletes Linford Christie and Colin Jackson, Moss will reportedly make her comedic debut on a March 23 episode benefiting UK charity initiative, Sport Relief. The charity’s particularly championed by David Walliams, whose wife Lara Stone would round out that foursome quite well. Stone tweeted the other day that she was on set for a Sport Relief shoot, but no word on whether or not she’ll join the lineup of attractive guest stars on Ab Fab. “Kate was really excited to get involved with the show. She’s a real fan and always quotes it with her mates,” a source tells the Mirror. “When she got the script, she squealed with delight. She thinks it’s brilliant, and she likes having a giggle at her own expense.”
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Rihanna’s partnership with Giorgio Armani is going strong—her most recent video for the brand dropped just last week, and the latest iteration of her design collaboration with Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani Underwear is about to be released. “It’s like 7 to 10 pieces,” she told Ryan Seacrest. “Apparel and accessories. We’ve done the fall collection already, and it was very, very successful, and now the spring collection is about to drop.” But it sounds like she may soon be pulling a Kanye West and venturing out on her own. She told Seacrest: “After that I’m really pursuing a fashion line of my own. I want to design. This is also a road that I want to earn it. So I’m working with designers. Designers that I respect, and [fashion] companies that I respect. I want people to really trust me before I just say ‘Buy it, because it’s mine.’”
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Jennifer Lawrence has been on a world tour on behalf of The Hunger Games, first wearing gold Prabal Gurung to the film’s New York premiere, then gold Ralph Lauren for the London premiere. Yesterday, she switched it up with black zippered backless dress from Tom Ford for The Hunger Games premiere in Paris. While Ford’s Fall 2012 collection has yet to make its public debut in full (only buyers and select editors have seen it thus far), the designer has chosen to give sneak peeks via the red carpet, first with Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars, and now with Lawrence. Click through to see the front of the dress!
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H&M H&M’s eco-friendly Conscious Collection is getting a little red carpet glamour for spring. Not only will the sustainably-made capsule include its usual breezy dresses and floral prints, there are dressier options this season—still made in fabrics like organic cotton and hemp—as part of the new Exclusive Glamour Conscious collection. Proving its red carpet-readiness, two looks from Exclusive Glamour have been taken out for a spin—on just such a venue: Amanda Seyfried wore the blue short suit to the In Time premiere in London last October, and Michelle Williams chose the collection’s two-tone gown for the BAFTAs in February. FabSugar has a look at more of both collections, which will be in stores April 12, and see Michelle’s red carpet look after the jump.
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Another juicy nugget buried in today’s WWD—Kel Markey, the 19-year-old, Florida-born model, says she heard that custom built train at Louis Vuitton’s fall show cost $8 million. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, click through to watch the video. It was easily the highlight of fashion month.
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From left to right, Prada, YSL, Miu Miu & Kenzo. Photos: Imaxtree The most striking statement of the season may have been Miuccia Prada’s lineup of pantsuits at Miu Miu. After years of darling frocks in girly prints and often retro silhouettes, the designer took a hard right toward the 70s and sent out one printed suit after the other. Of course, the coordinating prints were spring’s big trend, making it slightly easier on the eyes this time around. Instead of bright florals and tropical prints, designer used plaid, checks and tapestry-like fabrics usually associated with sofas forty years ago. The print on print suit is still hard to wear in real life, but other designers—including Marc Jacobs, Stefano Pilati, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at Kenzo, Viktor and Rolf—seem to think you should give it a shot come fall.
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Photo: Getty Images Among the other topics dominating Paris Fashion Week—Jil Sander, Raf Simons, YSL, Dior—there was Kanye West. Would people go to his show? Would the clothes be any better? Would he keep on trying? The answer to all three was yes (though there’s some debate on number two). Plenty of people went to both his 9:30PM show (late, even by Paris standards) and his afterparty. Both serious editors and buyers as well as West’s friends like Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, P Diddy. Rosario Dawson, Common and Mos Def sat front row. Conspicuously missing, however, were the designers who so enthusiastically showed up to support West’s debut effort last September: Azzedine Alaïa, Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Delfina Delettrez Fendi and the Olsens. Instead, there’s just one other designer’s name being bandied about: Riccardo Tisci. Yesterday, the Post reported the spread of Parisian gossip about the rapper’s close friendship with the Givenchy designer. Tisci worked with West and Jay on last year’s Watch the Throne and has recently vacationed with West, but is he helping West design clothes? Probably not. Tisci’s influence can be felt in nearly every collection that Phoebe Philo’s can’t. As for the critical reviews of West’s fall collection, no one actually name checked Givenchy. Here’s a roundup of what they did say: Eric Wilson, The New York Times “After a debut collection that was a critical flop last fall, Kanye West resumed his fashion career in Paris on Tuesday night, picking up right where he left off, with a spectacle of slinky dresses, leather pants that didn’t quite fit, furry peplums, broadtail stretch pants, some souped-up go-karts and Kim Kardashian. Well, at least that was an improvement.” Luke Leitch, The Telegraph “The collection? Well, it was no hit – but neither was hit with a capital S.” Tim Blanks, Style.com “He reduced his first collection’s profligacy to a more concise statement in leather, velvet, and astrakhan, most often in black and always wrapping a legging or pencil-skirted lean silhouette. It was a declaration that West is learning self-discipline in design.” Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian “Kanye West not only loves fashion, but has an impressive instinct for the catwalk zeitgeist. This show included almost every major trend from next autumn’s collections: black leather, velvet, high necklines, crocodile effect, and influences from sportswear, gothic and baroque aesthetics. It did not however make a strong case for West’s possession of an original point of view on the season’s trends. No one doubts that Kanye West genuinely loves fashion, but for the moment the passion remains unrequited.”
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It may not be as earth shattering as Raf Simons leaving Jil Sander or Stefano Pilati exiting Yves Saint Laurent, but today’s news that Derek Lam will step down (or has stepped down) from his role as creative director of Tod’s after six years is still surprising—and leaves yet another open fashion wound. WWD‘s reporting that he’s already gone, though they were unable to obtain comment from either Tod’s or Lam. Lam’s the first person to hold the position, and has definitely attracted a younger audience (along with Anne Hathaway), but hasn’t had the chance to work on ready-to-wear for the Italian brand. Perhaps he’s looking for a role in which he can design clothes for a larger brand or, on the other end of the spectrum, to focus on his ready-to-wear collection, an oft-noted favorite from the New York collections.
ElleGirl- So many things have been going on lately in between all the Fashion Week craziness! Right before Fashion Week started, I was very honored to be selected as a judge for the fashion and jewelry division of the Scholastic Awards for Arts and Writing. It’s such a great award program because it’s the only national program that showcases children with artistic talent, not just athletic or intellect abilities. Needless to say, I was really blown away by the level of talent and creativity from all the students. It was hard to decide who would move forward, but luckily I had some great help from my fellow two judges—one a head designer at Natori and the other a head at FIT—and I felt extremely confident in our choices! It’s great to see students take an interest in fashion at such a young age. I was really into art in high school, and I did a little sewing on the side, but I really didn’t learn garment construction until college. It would have been so helpful if I’d started a little younger, so I was really impressed at the students’ level of skill. I would recommend taking sewing classes in high school to any student that has any interest in going in fashion.
I also headed down to Philadelphia the week after Fashion Week to do a segment on Good Day Philadelphia and judge a competition for Rowenta at Drexel University. The competition was inspired by a yet-to-be-released iron, and I can’t wait to share all the designs with you as soon as it becomes available! Again, I was really inspired by the student’s talent. The Good Day Philadelphia segment was a lot of fun but also a little stressful. Live television is never “relaxed,” especially when you have a limited amount of time! The whole segment idea was about making small alterations to an old bridesmaid dress you have to make it wearable for future events. Luckily, I got to start out with a cute bridesmaid dress, but you can take these tips and apply them to any formal dress—prom, homecoming, etc.—you own, no matter how horrible! The three main tips that I recommend are adding straps, adding a belt, and shortening the hem. Adding the straps makes the garment a little less dressy and a lot more functional. The belt will break up the dress and hide the waist ruching that is usually very common in those times of dresses. Shortening the hem keeps it younger, and you can also set the length at a height that is flattering to your legs. I would recommend using a Rowenta steam station as a one stop shop because it had a powerful iron for when your are setting the hem but also has the steam capabilities that is needed for the material of the dress. Watch the Good Day Philadelphia segment below! The Reinvention Of The Bridesmaid Dress: MyFoxPHILLY.com Read all Althea’s posts here!
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