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Carine Roitfeld’s Barneys Lookbook For Less

Jessica Lapidos — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:46:27 +0000

While she is no longer the editrice of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld is still turning it out, now on her own terms. In her latest project, she styled the Barneys lookbook, gathering a collection of werqing women that move her, and dressed them in that way that made French Vogue so epic. Here, we’ve taken five of our favorite looks and (though we’d love to go to Barneys for them, a. these pieces are not available online, and b. pshh we wish) found their essences for less.

Izabel Goulart, a Brazilian model whom Carine discovered at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, turns it in a Mugler top.

For a cut-out zig, zag into this ribboned and mesh-topped tunic from Topshop for $66.

For the zag on a long sleeve shirt, check out what Karl Lagerfeld did for Macy’s for $99. Pair it with Tom Ford sunglasses for a killer downtown look.

Olympia Scarry in Haider Ackermann

Fei Fei Sun in Bottega Veneta

Crystal Renn in L'Wren Scott

Mary Frey in Stella McCartney

Saskia de Brauw in Nina Ricci

Victoire de Castellane in Azzedine Alaïa

Malgosia Bela in Celine

Vanessa Traina in Altuzarra

Joan Smalls in Commes des Garçons and Gianvito Rossi

Marie Agnes Gillot in Ann Demeulemeester

Theodora Richards in Rodarte

Izabel Goulart in Mugler and Gianvito Rossi

Dasha Zhukova in Proenza Schouler

Daphne Groeneveld in Rochas

China Chow in Giambattista Valli

Bambou in Lanvin

Melanie Huynh in Yves Saint Laurent

Alexandra Richards in Maison Martin Margiela

Jessica Hart in Marc Jacobs

Carolyn Murphy in Marni and Gianvito Rossi

Marie-Amélie Sauvé in Balenciaga

Giovanna Battaglia in Junya Watanabe

Naomi Cambell in Fendi

Are You A Young Designer In Need of $40,000?

Samantha Lim — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:06:48 +0000

Last night FashionIndie helped celebrate the debut of the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, a $40,000 endowment to help young designers establish their brand. The winning designer also gets an expenses paid presentation during Paris Fashion Week at the Plaza Athenee. (Get on it young designers, there are only a few weeks left to apply!)

Held at New York’s Palace Hotel, we channeled out inner Chuck Bass and mingled in the Madison Room sipping on Belvedere “Thomas Tait” concoctions and the fanciest version of a breakfast sandwich I’ve ever seen (tapioca bacon balls with whipped egg and crunchy toast crumbs).

Last year’s winner Thomas Tait stood proudly by one of his stunningly sculptured pieces for Fall/Winter 2011. Tait is now also a design consultant for one of the Dorchester Collection hotel’s newest locations.

The competition judges were whisked to the hotel in breathtaking Rolls-Royce Phantoms (ahem, Rolls Royce, feel free to send some love our way), where they mingled with last year’s winner and shared excitement for what type of talent was yet to come. The panel includes: Giovana Battaglia, Derek Blasberg, Shala Monroque (photo above) Thom Browne, Francisco Costa, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Elizabeth Saltzman.

The winning collection by Thomas Tait.

Panel judges Thom Browne, Shala Monroque, Francisco Costa, Giovanna Battaglia, Derek Blasberg.

Atmospere at the Dorchester collection fashion prize north american launch at the New York Palace hotel on May 4, 2011 in New York City. 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize North American Launch At The New York Palace The New York Palace Hotel New York, NY United States May 4, 2011 Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images North America To license this image (64593885), contact WireImage.com

Fashion editor Giovana Battaglia, fashion writer Derek Blasberg, and Shala Monroque attend The New York Palace Hotel on May 4, 2011 in New York City. 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize North American Launch At The New York Palace The New York Palace Hotel New York, NY United States May 4, 2011 Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images North America To license this image (64592446), contact WireImage.com

Fashion designer Thom Browne, Shala Monroque, fashion designer Francisco Costa, fashion editor Giovana Battaglia, Derek Blasberg attend dorchester collection fashion prize north american launch at the new york palace hotel on May 4, 2011 in New York City. 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize North American Launch At The New York Palace The New York Palace Hotel New York, NY United States May 4, 2011 Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images North America To license this image (64592673), contact WireImage.com

Fashion designer and Dorchester honoree Thomas Tait attends dorchester collection fashion prize north american launch at the new york palace hotel on May 4, 2011 in New York City. 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize North American Launch At The New York Palace The New York Palace Hotel New York, NY United States May 4, 2011 Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images North America To license this image (64593187), contact WireImage.com

10 Best-Dressed Magazine Editors

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:10:39 +0000

They’re the dictators of decorum, the tyrants of taste and the sultans of style, but how do the names above the mastheads and behind the editorials stack up in fashion’s game of cards?

1. Anna Dello Russo, Editor-at-Large, Vogue Nippon

Style: “Balls to the Couture Wall”

2. Shala Monroque, Editor-at-Large, Pop

Style: “Hip Gal About Town”

3. Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue

Style: “Baddest Bitch in the Game”

4. André Leon Talley, Contributing Editor, Vogue

Style: “Great-cape Expectations”

5. Carine Roitfeld, former Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Paris

Style: “Parisian Perfection”

6. Giovanna Battaglia, Fashion Editor, L’Uomo Vogue

Style: “City Sleeker”

7. Hamish Bowles, Editor-at-Large, Vogue

Style: “Dandy Does It”

8. Lauren Santo Domingo, Contributing Editor, Vogue

Style: “New Yorker State of Mind”

9. Glenda Bailey, Editor-in-Chief, Harper’s Bazaar

Style: “Tea Time with the Tudors”

10. Stefano Tonchi, Editor-in-Chief, W

Style: “Gentleman’s Agreement”

STREET HERO: Chanel Iman and Giovanna Battaglia

Saynt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:23:26 +0000

Chanel Iman and Giovanna Battaglia make me wish for more stylish friends. I really just want to be seen walking down the street with people who look this good in what they wear. Instead I’m stuck with dudes who wear Yankees hats way too much and chicks who really, really, really love to wear sweatpants everyday. I’m totally interviewing new friends.

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