-Supermodel of the world, Gisele Bündchen Brady, made Balenciaga‘s Nicolas Ghesquière change out the shoes in the Spring 2011 show because she was apparently “not used to walking with heels anymore.” Can’t walk in heels?! That’s like finding out Santa Claus doesn’t exist or Anna Wintour is actually human. [The Cut]
Hey Indies- Summer is quickly coming to a close, but the good news is the sales are just beginning! Here comes another jam packed week full of your favorite designers and stores….
Week #10 of the Fashion Indie exclusive DOAFA’s Top Super Secret Sales of the Week.
- Michelle Obama, in a rare sartorial misstep, scheduled the National Design Awards for Sept. 13th, also known as the middle of New York Fashion Week. Finalists Jason Wu and Prabal Gurung can’t make it while winner Gilles Mendel had to reschedule his runway show. [WWD]
In the wake of Gallianogate and her scathing public denunciation of Dior‘s creative director John Galliano, Oscar winner Natalie Portman is back on the couture bandwagon for Diorskin Forever cosmetics.
Inspired by the darkly romantic characters John Singer Sargent’s A Parisian Beggar Girl and Miss Havisham of Great Expectations, Prabal Gurung‘s Fall 2011 collection was moody, whimsical and chiefly elegant. To remind us of its splendor, a disheveled Julia Saner was beautifully photographed in Gurung’s exquisite designs by Daniel Jackson for the fall ad campaign.
Hey Indies- another jam packed week of sales and Summer deals ahead. Hope these events make your week fly by….. Onto another edition of my Fashion Indie exclusive DOAFA’s Top Super Secret Sales of the Week.
What if you were going through one of those nightmare situations where someone steals all your clothes and chucks them out a hotel window? How can you walk down the street without getting arrested? Do it like Mariacarla Boscono and Andrés Velencoso in Loewe‘s Autumn/Winter 2011 ad campaign and use an ultra luxe, extra large handbag to cover your private parts.
Lachlan Bailey’s street style editorial for Vogue China, entitled “Handsome Girl,” features a rough-and-tumble Tao Okamoto sporting a tousled bob by hair stylist Rudi Lewis and a vibrant red lip (we’re all about the red lip at FashionIndie) by Sally Branka. Read the rest…
Five of China’s top models, Fei Fei Sun, Liu Wen, Ming Xi, Shu Pei and Xiao Wen Ju, were photographed by prolific duo Mert and Marcus for Lane Crawford‘s fall campaign.
- The sixth issue of LOVE is turning out to be the best magazine ever. 92 (more or less) gorgeous covers, an epic Mert and Marcus editorial and now this: Liza. Motherfucking. Minnelli. As shot by revered auteur, Terry Richardson. Take notes, kids. It’s called being a star. [Vogue UK]
The Dutch designer clothing brand has released that Hollywood bad boy and famed actor/director, Vincent Gallo, will star in there latest campaigns along side Gemma Arterton.
- Alexander McQueen‘s fall 2011 as starring Raquel Zimmermann is kind of epic. [TFS]
Forbidden love, over-saturation, and Marc Jacobs, oh my! This whimsical spread in Vogue for their August issue had us all sighing in wonderment. Read the rest…
For their fall campaign, Gap won’t be featuring any dancers, models or celebrities; rather, they’re sharing an inside look at their operations and the people who run it all.
My expectations for the last Haute Couture Fashion Week shown in Paris at the beginning of July, was not of the kind that I thought would leave a lasting impression. Read the rest…
