Videography: Beyoncé

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

In the post-millennial pop culture landscape, there is one name that stands a stiletto taller than the rest: Beyoncé.

WATCH: Kanye West’s Latest Fashion Foray, “Lost in the World” Music Video Directed by Ruth Hogben

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Kanye West has teamed up with Webby Award winning SHOWstudio and acclaimed fashion filmmaker Ruth Hogben for his new music video, “Lost in the World.”  Described as breaking “the mould of popular rap aesthetics,” the clip stars West — his face partially or entirely obscured for the duration — and six dancers matching the song’s intensity step for step and writhe for writhe. Featuring Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, “Lost in the World” is Yeezy’s fifth single from the Grammy-winning My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Hogben’s film for Gareth Pugh‘s spring 2012 collection was recently nominated in the fashion category at the Design of the Year Awards. All those accolades add up to a brilliant piece that not only “breaks the mould” of the traditional rap video but dances on its shattered remains. Check it out after the jump.

Olympic Torch Beats Out Royal Wedding Dress, Savage Beauty for Design of the Year

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Well, you can’t win ‘em all. Sarah Burton‘s wedding dress for the Duchess of Cambridge and Alexander McQueen‘s Savage Beauty exhibit had to take a backseat at the 2012 Design of the Year Awards as The Olympic Torch burned down the competition to take home the top prize.

Couture for Sale: Christie’s Previews Daphne Guinness Fashion Auction

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If you’ve got a few thousand pounds saved up, it might be time to break that piggy bank in two because Christie’s today has unveiled some of the pieces from Daphne Guinness‘ upcoming auction to launch and raise funds for the Isabella Blow Foundation. 

Pugh’s Tutus, Lagerfeld Says Sorry to Adele with Chanel and Ryan Gosling Saving the World One Woman at a Time

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- Called it. Leonard has confirmed the exit of Maxime Simoens. I knew I couldn’t trust that Simoens as far as I could throw him. Which would be pretty far, he seems rather willowy. Let the Dior speculation continue! [WWD, sub req'd]

- Gareth Pugh‘s costumes for the Royal Opera House production of the ballet Carbon Life — which also features music by Mark Ronson — and it’s safe to say this is not your traditional tutu. Which is perhaps the only safe thing about this. [Telegraph]

Paris Fashion Week Packs in the Trends & Carries Them For You

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And the French get the final say. Paris Fashion Week has drawn to a close and we’ve sifted the runways for the trends that will affect your wardrobe come September, or sooner. Designers have squared off, whited out, and swept their competition. Karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs were on some similar wavelengths for the new silhouette of Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Ann Demeulemeester and Gareth Pugh finally got coordinating dragon tattoos. Meanwhile, the leg bomber strikes again and we’re still highlighting the hot outline. Now, follow the bell hop to the trends of Fall 2012. 

Vivienne Westwood, Gareth Pugh and Jason Wu Go Plastic

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In a sleek store that feels like Calvin Klein went to a festival (think stark white with a glow stick explosion), sits a display of plastic. Plastic molded into shoes. Shoes by some of our favorite designers of all time. Gareth Pugh, Jason Wu and Vivienne Westwood are some of the latest designers to team up with Melissa to create a line of shoes that embody their aesthetic at a price point we mere mortals can afford. Melissa has been jellying shoes in Brazil since 1979, and just opened their first U.S. store in SoHo three weeks ago. We took a look around at the baller collabs and the trippy vibes that reverberate within the shop. 

Gareth Pugh Fall 2012 Is For The Birds

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Not just any bird. Our bird. The Bald Eagle. And how regal they look! Fur and feathered arms for wings, expanding at the hand ready for flight. The skullcap heads with hanging layers of fur seals the bald theory, and the tufty strands build like plumes. Gareth Pugh keeps it in his grayscale threshold for Fall 2012, and soars with a strong, if not endangered theme. 

Virtual Statues of Daphne Guinness to Go on Display in Paris Department Store

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Daphne Guinness is going on display once again. But this time it’s not a window performance piece at Barneys nor an exhibit dedicated to her enviable collection of couture. Paris department store Printemps has teamed with the heiress and photographer Nick Knight‘s SHOWstudio to create virtual mannequins of Guinness for their store windows, using photographic images rendered using cutting-edge three-dimensional scanning technology. 

FIT Celebrates “The Great Designers” in Two-Part Exhibit

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For its ambitious, year-long, two-part exhibit  “The Great Designers, Parts One and Two,“  the Museum at FIT went about acquiring some never-before-seen items to add to its already extensive permanent collection of 50,000 garments and accessories. 50 pieces, organized alphabetically by designer, will be displayed per exhibit;  from iconic brands like Christian Dior, Chanel, and Givenchy to young, avant-garde designers like Boudicca and Gareth Pugh. Part One, which opened yesterday, runs through May 8, followed shortly by Part Two, opening on May 23.