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September 26, 2011 6:00 pm
Noticed in Milan: The cream of the crop, both on and off the runway, is doing bold, belly-baring looks. If you don’t have a well-toned stomach like Natasha Poly or Karlie Kloss, the abundance of crop tops, like the sexpot lace numbers at Pucci or the red-hot tops at Dolce & Gabbana, might serve as motivation to put in a few extra gym hours before spring hits. Tommy Ton caught a few catwalkers on the street who are already wearing the trend.
tags: AC Milan, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Karlie Kloss, Milan, Natasha Poly, Tommy Ton
Going Long In Venice
September 1, 2011 9:30 am
The 68th Venice Film Festival kicked off yesterday with a screening of George Clooney’s political thriller, Ides of March. On the red carpet, the stars maxed out on this summer’s maxi trend with floor-length gowns, despite the heat.
Ides of March star Marisa Tomei chose a Marios Schwab dress in this season’s seventies-approved mustard; Diane Kruger went ethereal in an Elie Saab Couture gown; and Bianca Brandolini d’Adda went leopard, in a couture piece by her friend Giambattista Valli.
tags: Bianca Brandolini d'Adda, Diane Kruger, George Clooney, Ides of March, Marisa Tomei, Venice Film Festival
Noticed At Couture: Hiss Miss
July 7, 2011 6:00 pm
Serpentine accessories slithered onto the scene during Couture. Tommy Ton snapped Anna Dello Russo (above left) wearing her snake-inspired bracelets during the Paris week, while Giovanna Battaglia toted her Bulgari Serpenti bag (above right). Looking to get your own? Try Aurélie Biedermann’s twining earrings ($215, available at www.mytheresa.com), Chloé’s two-tone satchel (for information, visit www.chloe.fr), or Gaia Repossi’s black gold and pave diamond ring ($16,615, available at www.barneys.com).
tags: Anna dello Russo, Aurelie Biedermann, Bulgari, Chloe, Giovanna Battaglia
Muddy Buddies
June 27, 2011 4:44 pm
Festivalgoers at Glastonbury this weekend all found themselves wearing the same thing: mud. But a little dirt is no match for the Wellie Brigade. Alexa Chung, Lily Donaldson, Pixie Geldof, and co. rocked their Hunter boots with knee-high socks, denim shorts, and plaid shirts as they trekked through the goopy grounds to catch acts like U2, Coldplay, and Beyoncé. Here, Alistair Guy’s best shots.
tags: Glastonbury, Street Style
In Paris, Flower Children On Parade
June 24, 2011 12:41 pm
Hothouse blooms and leafy plants are springing up everywhere at the Paris men’s shows (and not just because Louis Vuitton showed Kim Jones’ first collection in their usual sultry greenhouse space in the 15th). Bold print has been one of the hallmarks of the season since Prada, Versace, and D&G went maximal in Milan, but here in Paris, there’s a floral cast. For their second men’s collection for Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli reimagined camouflage as an army green palm tree print—a Hawaiian in disguise, literally. (It fit in nicely with the odd resurgence of tropical chic, from Opening Ceremony and Reyn Spooner’s new collab to Stella McCartney’s Resort womenswear to Jean Paul Gaultier’s floral bermuda shorts and full-on Hawaiian tux. Christophe Lemaire, too, screened oversize flowers, borrowed from a midcentury print, on blouson jackets and slouchy pajama-style pants. It remains to be seen whether the purple blossoms Riccardo Tisci grew for Givenchy’s Fall ‘11 womenswear collection will reappear tonight at his men’s show, or whether Lemaire’s new green thumb will carry over into his second Hermès collection.
tags: Louis Vuitton, Opening Ceremony, Reyn Spooner, Valentino
Sole Men
June 20, 2011 10:12 am
Ever since the Prada creeper brogue clomped its way down the runway way back in Spring ‘11, the heavy-soled shoe has been the go-to for menswear editors and savvy shoppers. In Milan, the layered brogue-espadrille (brogue-adrille?) was still one of the shoes of choice among the showgoing class, and on the runways, lace-ups continued strong. At Burberry, Christopher Bailey showed crafty, thick-soled espadrilles, some with kiltie details. At her golf-inspired show, Mrs. Prada introduced kiltie shoes, too, in layers of ultra-bright color and gum soles. Italo Zucchelli of Calvin Klein did a typically futurist take on the style, with clear-plastic soled lace-ups, and today at Gucci, even the house that horsebit built was showing oxfords. So much for thinking light next summer. See you next fall, loafer?
Clockwise from top left, above: Prada; Burberry; Gucci; Calvin Klein Collection.
tags: Burberry, Calvin Klein Collection, Christopher Bailey, Gucci, Italo Zucchelli, Miuccia Prada, Prada
Looking Cool (And Feeling Hot) In Bonnaroo
June 13, 2011 5:55 pm
Bonnaroo took Tennessee this past weekend, and forecasts of rompers, bandeaux, maxi dresses, and crop tops (as well as of 90-degree temperatures) were all amply fulfilled. On stage, Florence Welch looked chic in flowing, sheer black, as did Karen Elson in a peach-colored frock. On the dusty fields, the festivalgoers kept cool in bright tanks and boyfriend jeans, oversized striped sunhats, shades of all shapes, and cowboy boots (it was Tennessee, after all). Style.com rounded up the best of the fest; check out the full lineup here.
tags: Bonnaroo, Florence Welch, Karen Elson, music festival
On Our Radar: The Pouch Bag
June 8, 2011 1:51 pm
Designers spoke, and we all listened: Goodbye, big bags; hello, minis. I’ve been toting an envelope clutch around during the day—I even swapped my wallet for a Valextra card holder to save space. The clutch only has space for my barest essentials—cards, phone, sunglass case, and a lip gloss. I’m not ready to go back to big, but while I like the lean look, sometimes a clutch is just too small. That’s why I’ve got my eye on a drawstring leather pouch. I’ve been seeing great versions at my market appointments. When The Row introduces handbags to its collection for Fall (they’ll be at Barneys in July), it’ll include an amazing blush python sac. Balenciaga offers a version with its classic metal details. Loewe’s come in candy colors, and VBH’s is ultra-luxe, with studded python. They’re perfect for those days when less just isn’t more.
Above: Pouches by The Row (top left), VBH (top right), Balenciaga (center), and Loewe (bottom).
tags: Balenciaga, Loewe, The Row, VBH
The New Pregnancy Trend: Sheer?
May 25, 2011 10:39 am
A new class of mothers-to-be are celebrating their pregnancies in style—and definitely not covering them up. January Jones and Charlotte Gainsbourg, both visibly expecting, have both stepped out in recent days in sheer black outfits: Jones (above right) in a more casual Alternative Apparel silk modal boyfriend tee and jeans while shopping in L.A., and Gainsbourg (above left) in a see-through black gown at the premiere of Melancholia in Cannes. But street-style blog watchers may remember that the trend isn’t, strictly speaking, new: Stylist Julia von Boehm (bottom) who wore a similar look way back in 2009.
Giovanna Battaglia’s Best-Of-Gala Gown—Revealed!
May 20, 2011 3:23 pm
At last night’s amfAR gala in Cannes, one partygoer stood out for us among the rest: stylist and W contributor Giovanna Battaglia, who showed up on the arm of boyfriend Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in a jaw-dropping, barely-there gown we didn’t recognize. (Internet speculation briefly misidentified it as vintage Versace.)
On a hunch that it was, in fact, vintage, we asked vintage guru Cameron Silver of L.A.’s Decades to weigh in. Silver spotted it straightaway as a Stephen Sprouse. And this afternoon, Battaglia herself wrote in to confirm. The piece, Battaglia says, is a 1992 Sprouse from Rare Vintage, Juliana Cairone’s New York shop. (Longtime readers may remember Cairone from the postcard she sent us from her trip to Hong Kong.) Battaglia paired the gown with Sergio Rossi shoes and clutch and an Emilio Pucci jacket, but the dress itself is clearly the centerpiece. “I was so happy when I found it!” she says. “It’s a true art piece for me.”
tags: Cameron Silver, Decades, Emilio Pucci, Giovanna Battaglia, Juliana Cairone, Rare Vintage, Sergio Rossi, Stephen Sprouse
