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Valentino Garavani might be retired and just shy of 1,000 years old, but he and longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti are still very much with the times. To wit, the duo has conceived the Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum, a downloadable desktop application that archives 50 years of the designer’s work — officially launching December 5.
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Illustrator Sandra Suy renders the 20th century’s ultimate style icons in today’s chicest looks for Chinese pub, ROGUE Magazine. Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe get modern makeovers in Burberry Prorsum, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and of course, Chanel.
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The late Diana Vreeland, one of the most fabulous ladies of the 20th — or really any — century will come roaring back to life thanks to a new documentary and accompanying coffee-table book this fall.
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How do you solve a problem like Halston? Once the de rigeur designer of the haute fabulous set — Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Jackie Kennedy, Babe Paley, Lauren Hutton, Liz Taylor; we’re talking Glamour here — the company faltered in the early 80s with the ousting of Roy Halston. Roy, too high on caviar wishes and cocaine dreams, had sold equity in his company in 1973 and was fired in 1984 only to die of AIDS-related complications in 1990. Numerous attempts to revive the brand faltered over the last two decades with the latest manicured finger of blame being pointed dramatically at Carrie Bradshaw.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is, as I’m sure you’re all aware by now, pretty goddamn perfect. Now that she and hubby Prince William have traversed the pond on their visit to Canada and later this week California, we North Americans can finally be a little closer to her royal fierceness. FashionIndie is proud and a little ashamed, to bring you every wrap dress, wedge and fascinator on her stylish adventure with our Kate Middleton Transatlantic Lookbook, updated regularly for your viewing/stalking pleasure.
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Everyone’s favorite effete dandy, Hamish Bowles, is finally gifting the world with his autobiography, detailing his many shenanigans under the scornful gaze of Anna Wintour.
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Hollywood is buzzing with ingénues — young actresses who are typically cast as innocent or naïve characters, which is ironic in itself since there’s nothing innocent or naïve about anyone in Hollywood. There are, however, a crop of lovely ladies who stand head and collar bone above the pack, due to their talent, their beauty and their sense of style. Of course, one could argue that they all have a team of stylists and professional gays that keep them looking flawless, but you can throw anyone in couture; some sink while others end up doing backstrokes all over the competition. These are the 10 gals who are setting both the screen and red carpet ablaze. Let ‘em burn!
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Over a week after she wore an Alexander McQueen gown to the state dinner for Chinese president Hu Jintao, opinions are still rolling on Michelle Obama‘s choice in designer. But New York Times Style reporter Cathy Horyn thinks that all this focus on what the First Lady wears could distract from all the good she does.
