A softer color palate incorporated with flowing ruffles, lace, and bows all kept romance alive during Milan Fashion Week, thanks to designers like Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, and Alberta Ferretti.

A closer look at the Fendi Spring/Summer 2010 shoes.

Neck wear is huge this season, from multi-beaded to leather, necklaces are the must have accessory of the fall.

Those shoes are so killer. I must own them. See the rest of the shoot on Cult

SOURCE: Fashion Gone Rogue

Fendi’s Fall/Winter ‘09 collection of handbags. See the rest on Cult.

SOURCE: My Many Bags

I’m still not understanding why high-end fashion houses find it necessary to lend their names to various modes of transportation and other outdoor apparati. I mean, is there a market for this kind of absurdity? First Chanel comes out with a segway and now Fendi has produced this $9,500 fur-accented deluxe bicycle that defies both logic and good taste. Granted, it’s not as obnoxious the segway, and with it’s detachable Fendi case, leather accessories, and vintage, almost rustic design, some might even call it charming. However, this is just another example of conspicuous consumption—and what person who could actually afford such frivolity would have the compulsion to ride one? Isn’t that what chauffeurs are for?

I’m 99% sure that these shoes are illegal, but how crazy are Solefood Shop’s “Canal Street” Air Force Ones!? The gnarly kicks combine several brand-name logos, from Louis Vuitton and Chanel to Fendi and Prada, making them the most ultimate knockoff find! Hilarious how the typical velcro strap is replaced with a watch band.

Thanks Highsnobette!

As an heir to the Fendi empire Delfina Delettrez is on her way to making her name known. Her signature collection of jewellery artfully blends her love of anatomy, nature, and jewels. Althought the cost of her pieces is astronomical, her asthetic gives each design a life of its own. 

 Swoon!  Diane Kruger (with the better-with-age Joshua Jackson) hit up the 6th Annual New Yorkers for Children Spring Dinner Dance Thursday night.

Diane looked adorable (and appropriate for the event’s springtime theme) in her silk dress from Marchesa Fall 2009, an Alexander McQueen clutch, and Fendi pumps.

Photo from Lainey Gossip.

I’ve been extremely pleased and excited with the Italian designers’ collections for fall 2009. The Fendi runway proved to be no different. Unfinished hems mixed with tailored leather offered a cool, heavy vs. light juxtaposition. The shoes were my absolute favorite; most of them were a platform heel with an attached spat-like, knee-high piece. Many pairs matched the looks they were being worn with. I was super impressed with the dress selection on the runway as well. From mini and fun to long and flowing, Fendi had something for everyone this season.

GALLERY: Fendi Fall 2009

LINKAGE: Style.com

Leighton Meester has a hidden little editorial in the March 2009 issue of InStyle (Sandra Bullock cover).

She looks a little sleepy, but I like the styling – it’s springy but subdued, and full of Armani, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Cavalli, and others.

GALLERY: Leighton Meester for InStyle, March 2009.

(Don’t get me wrong. Gray is my new favorite color. As of right now.)

On Tuesday David and Victoria Beckham went to a Fendi party during Milan Menswear Fashion Week. Posh wore her own design, while David dreamied it up in a shiny gray suit. All their colors go well together, and I think a gray suit is always a great way for men to stand out in a formal setting.

BUT. If it’s one thing I hate, it’s the superfluous scarf. I don’t know how cold it is in Milan right now, but Davey, you’re wearing more than your lady, and you have considerably more muscle mass to keep you warm. I’m assuming your body temperature is functioning properly. It looks like your face is in the process of getting cocooned or mummified. Or your head is being held on with a huge gray bandage.

Take it off!

Image from PopSugar.

Karl Lagerfeld has shot Fendi’s latest campaign, and I must comment on how good it looks. The simplicity of the black chair in a white room really complements model Toni Garrn’s outfit. Her hair looks really wacky, but I love the dress, shoes, belt and bag. Perfect frock for an April Sunday brunch, yes?

Thanks to FashionCopious for the image.

Dita Von Teese looks amazing as always in the winter 2008/2009 issue of Citizen K. The burlesque beauty appears on the cover and in a fabulous spread shot by photographer Sol Sanchez. Her wardrobe consists of flowing frocks and accessories by Derek Lam, Prada and Fendi. My personal favorite reminds me of the spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp…only it’s made more appealing with a diamond bracelet.

Thanks Just Jared!

Ashley Olsen’s outfit here is a decent casual, cold-weather outfit. The black is on par for the celebrity lifestyle; the crocodile Fendi tote is luxurious … and then you scroll all the way down.

Walking around the city can wear out your feet, but shouldn’t Ashley, of all people, have better options than a clunky black sneaker?

I’m all for wearing sneakers if you want, but when you’re an Olsen, these Nikes are just a pair of size 5 sore thumbs.

Image from Olsen-Files.

Here are the upcoming Spring collections from the big names in fashion.
Thanks to The Fashionisto for the images

Balenciaga

Judging by the latest spring/summer collections, the fashion industry has taken a deliberately ugly turn. Dowdy or even monstrous silhouettes, discordant combinations of fabrics and colors along with unsightly hair and makeup ruled the runway, while show-goers frequently hid behind oversized glasses in a mock-display of concealment.

Fendi

An abundance of looks featured odd shapes, such as Hussein Chalayan’s fierce molded latex spikes and Alexander McQueen’s skirts with colossal hips and body suits set off by sharp winged shoulders. Many collections also featured grossly oversized garb—a bulky, rigid white dress at Calvin Klein draped over the model as naturally as a cardboard box, a bulbous top at Fendi shifted stiffly from side to side with the model’s steps and a model swimming in a huge top and cuffed capris at Isaac Mizrahi resembled a little girl dressing up in her mother’s clothes.

Hussein Chalayan

Alexander McQueen

Jumbling together unexpected materials was another trend: Junya Watanabe layered rich African-print skirts over baggy cuffed jeans; Gaultier mixed things up by showing a body suit worn on top of a pair of pants; and Christopher Kane had a garish, transparent pumpkin-orange dress trimmed in black fur. Some styles were more sinister in their hideousness. The unsettling, aggressive silhouettes at Comme des Garàons featured cutouts that revealed a misshapen, unattractive portion of the model’s stomach. Maison Martin Margiela’s spectacular and spooky collection featured decidedly unsexy nude-and-white body suits, and disturbing looks such as models bound in ribbons of fabric, their faces concealed by stockings or a cascade of hair.

Commes des Garcons

Calvin Klein

The unsightly trend even extended to accessories and beauty. Gaultier featured a fur stole, complete with all four legs, while Rick Owens had his models’ feet wrapped in trash bag like leather fabrics. Behnaz Sarafpour and Balenciaga showed models who looked like they hadn’t slept in days, their eyes rimmed in shiny brown shadow. At Fendi, runway mane had been teased into spikes, and a rats nest was the hairstyle of choice at Alberta Ferretti.

Christopher Kane

Rick Owens

This ugly aesthetic is also reflected in everyday society. Too—chipped nails are being flaunted on the streets of Manhattan as well as the fingertips of celebrities, while dentists report that patients are requesting their veneers appear less-than-flawless (adding a rounded corner or slight rotation of a tooth here and there, gradating their shade instead of making them snow white). More women are also opting to go sans makeup, wearing baggy tops or pants that disguise rather than show-off their shape.

It doesn’t take more than an awkward smile from Ugly Betty to prove that perfection is pretty boring in its stagnant singularity. The real intrigue sets in when you let yourself branch out from the paragon and explore more multifaceted possibilities. Even if the look isn’t “pretty,” it grabs attention and penetrates the surface—you can’t just glide blissfully by.

Written by Molly Triffin of JC Report

What do you think indies, has fashion gone UGLY?

Controversy bells ring yet again through the pages of Vogue. It is safe to say that there are no more racially stereotypical cover shots subliminally portraying NBA athletes as members of the primate family. This time, however, Vogue India has put critics in uproar over a 16-page spread featuring the indigent and impoverished decorated with designer accessories. From costly Hermes Birkin bags to Fendi bibs and more, critics fear that the poverty of India is exploited and augmented as the models, or should we say “props,” flaunt accessories they cannot even afford to dream about. Despite the claims that fashion is art, no matter how it is portrayed, we as human beings must ask ourselves one very crucial question: Where should the fashion industry draw the line between expression of fashion as art and expression of fashion as unethical, chagrin and downright disrespectful?

Thanks Jezebel!