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- Seems like Dior‘s top 3 choices to replace John Galliano have all been ruled out — Haider Ackermann is apparently “way too edgy”; LVMH wants Marc Jacobs to stay at Louis Vuitton; and Riccardo Tisci just doesn’t want anything to do with it – leaving sweatpant provocateur Alexander Wang somehow in the running. [Vogue UK]
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Bring me…my girls. From fresh faces to bona fide supers, these seven models are not only having a moment, they are the moment.
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- Anna Wintour may finally, much like the rest of the world, be over Sienna Miller. Thanks to some car trouble, Sienna was a half an hour late to buddy Matthew Williamson’s fashion show. The designer foolishly kindly held the show for her, much to the chagrin of the Bobbed One who was seconds away from storming out and burning down the designer’s entire spring line. [Metro UK]
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Spring 2012 is blooming before our very eyes as trends fall in fringe, sprout like flowers and actively kick it into hyperspeed. Designers from New York and London are on a wavelength that transcends oceans, and that frequency is tickling our future wardrobes with trends we love.
Photos from Style.com
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To celebrate its forty years of delivering sub-par coffee at exorbitant prices, Starbucks has tapped CFDA /Vogue Fashion Fund winners Alexander Wang, Sophie Theallet and Billy Reid to design tops inspired by the coffee conglomerate.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Surely sheers are sexy. They are the reason so many nipples exist on the runway. Clearly, we won’t be wearing them commando commes des models, rather these sheers are a sign that reads: make sure you are buying fantastic undergarments. Bandeaus, booty/bike shorts, itty bitty camisoles and more clothing-less-lingerie-like bras. Spring 2012 will be free of inhibition. Just ask Alexander Wang, Peter Som, Marc Jacobs and sensational others.
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VLOV-QingQing Wu is what menswear should be. The edgy cuts, V-shapes and asymmetric zipper detail added an urban warrior aesthetic to men’s suits and are certainly not for the faint of heart. Eye-catching and edgy, the collection was perfect for Wu’s New York Fashion Week debut. Being one of China Fashion Week’s top 10 fashion designers for the past two years, we will surely be seeing more of him.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
According to New York Times style columnist/Lady Gaga‘s archnemesis Cathy Horyn, the must-see shows for New York Fashion Week are Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet, Calvin Klein, Narciso Rodriguez and Marc Jacobs. However, some designers not mentioned have a few things to say on the matter.
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There are three occasions I look forward to, in terms of getting dressed. First and foremost, is my annual gaycation to Provincetown, during which the booty shorts cum denim panties too risqué for even Chelsea and the sequined leggings too “say-something” for a work look are paraded about on a daily basis. More recently, I’ve gotten into Halloween just for another excuse to wear a heel. And then of course, there is Fashion Week. It’s a battlefield out there; survival of the chicest. The ante has been further upped by the explosion of photoseekers running around, snapping pics of the best-dressed stomping in and out of shows. So how do you catwalk in front of the lens and into the hearts of the new social anthropologist — the streetstyle blogger? Here are 5 looks to get you noticed.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Welcome to our month of Fashion Education. To start you off in the right direction, let’s examine your choice of design university, or more importantly, the fashion schools of choice. Certain alma maters produce an exceptional level of talent, consistently. Let us see where you stand, and who stands out as your alumni and professors. (Note: we are only looking at schools that speak English. Paris has burned.)
