Waxing Nostalgic: Kate Middleton in Issa, McQueen and Madame Tussauds

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

If the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look a little more stiff than usual you can thank Madame Tussauds, the famed hall of wax build-ups, which revealed Kate Middleton‘s very first rendering today in London. Her royal fierceness wears an exact replica of the Issa dress in which she announced her engagement to Prince William all those many months ago. Simultaneous exhibits in the museum’s New York, Amsterdam and Blackpool locations feature the future Queen of England in dresses by Alexander McQueen, Temperley and Jenny Packham, respectively. I wonder if they captured Will’s thinning hair as well…

Designer Daily: Paper London

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Business wear rarely makes the ranks of Designer Daily, but the three brilliant ladies behind the brand new brand Paper London are being a bit brighter about it. And crisply chic. The designers Lea Carreno (formerly of Tommy Hilfiger), Kelly Townsend (ex-Temperley) and Philippa Thackeray (no longer a lawyer) all ditched their day jobs to make you look better at yours. With acidic pastels, precision color blocking, and a trompe l’oeil tie amidst a tangerine cropped suit, we warn you, the Spring 2012 collection may make you like werqing overtime.

SAG Awards 2012 Red Carpet: Our Top 10 & All the Rest

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

The 2012 SAG Awards took place last night, and our applause goes out to all the big winners. As always, we were super excited to see what everyone was wearing on the red carpet from the couture dresses to the 6-inch high stiletto platforms. See what all the Screen Actors Guild talent wore to the awards in our gallery after the jump.

Ditch the Coat, Take a Cape

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

This is a call to arms, to remove them from the narrow shafts of coat sleeves. Let them live with the rest of the body underneath a cape or a drape. The shape is free and flowing, the cuts are crafty and they’ve got a wrappable capacity that keeps you roasty toasty. As they say, keep the chest warm, the arms will take care of themselves.

British Council of Fashion Designers Play a Love Game at Wimbledon

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Groundhog Says We Can Wear Spring Sooner

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Spring’s a comin’ early! Punxsutawney Phil (and Staten Island Chuck?) insists that warm weather is coming sooner than later, by virtue that he did not see his shadow this morning. We thank him profusely, for perhaps it was the little furry shadow fearing creature that called off today’s looming NYC blizzard. Well, a more expedient arrival of Spring means all of those looks we’ve been lusting over since September(!) are almost ours to taste. And it also means farewell to those trends we’ve gotten plumb sick of in this snow heavy winter.

Diffusion Lines Done Right: Viva Vena, Rag & Bone/JEAN + ALICE by Temperley

Edited by The Fashion Web

10 Fall 2010 Trends: Ponchos, Shearling, Velvet, and More!

Edited by The Fashion Web

                             

LOOKBOOK: Temperly Spring/Summer 2010

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

I’m always looking for great flat shoes, especially since I do so much walking, and I’m currently obsessed with oxfords, which is probably why I love this collection.

Ludicrous Looks from London Fashion Week

Edited by Kirby Marzec

Duro Olowu

House of Holland

Temperley

Danielle Scutt

Eley Kishimoto

Need I say more?

Thanks NY Magazine!