A Couture Newcomer With Sex Appeal To Spare
Nineteen-year-old Zahia Dehar unveiled her debut collection of lingerie on the Couture catwalk in Paris yesterday. Haute couture is typically a masters-only field, but Dehar, who is a mere 19 years old, doesn’t even have a design background. Rather, she made a name for herself at 16 when she found herself at the center of [...]
Karl Vs. Karl
In terms of diffusion lines, Karl Lagerfeld’s new collection, launching on Net-a-Porter, is shrouded with a particular amount of buzz that comes with the Lagerfeld name. Here, in this Style.com exclusive, the Kaiser interviews himself about the concepts of the line. “If I see you I think we are quite fresh and relevant. What’s your [...]
Pregnant Ambrosio On the Runway (Again), Versace Back At Couture, Tod’s New Capsule Collection, And More…
Alessandra Ambrosio walked the runway for Colcci in São Paulo over the weekend and showed off her baby bump. Ashton Kutcher, who is also a face of the brand, was in the audience. [Huff Po]After an almost eight-year hiatus, Versace made its return to the Couture runways in Paris today. Donatella Versace called the [...]
Cameron Silver’s Journey Through The World Of Chanel
My typical response when receiving an invitation to an out-of-town party is “send a plane.” Amazingly enough, that’s exactly what Chanel did for the opening night of Numéros Privés: A Journey Through the World of Chanel at the Wynn Las Vegas on Friday. The label chartered five planes from New York, six from Los Angeles [...]
Karlie Kloss Makes A Tumblr, J.W. Anderson Debuts His Aldo Collaboration, Balenciaga’s Patti Smith-Inspired Campaign, And More
Model-of-the-moment Karlie Kloss was inspired by her friend Coca Rocha to start a Tumblr, called Kloss Gloss, which she launched this week. She has posted her latest editorials and a behind-the-scenes video from her Numéro shoot with Greg Kadel. [Kloss Gloss]J.W. Anderson celebrated his collaboration with Aldo at Selfridges last night in London. The designer, [...]
Black And White
In 2011, vibrant colors made their bold return to the runways. While the Spring ‘12 and pre-fall collections have shown no sign of the color trend disappearing, black and white is popping up in a big way. Designers including Monique Lhuillier, Maria Cornejo, and Phillip Lim all worked the classic color combo into their pre-fall [...]
Gymnastics In Chanel
Joan Smalls and Saskia de Brauw might be a little too tall for gymnastics, but Karl Lagerfeld decided to give them a shot anyways for his Spring ‘12 Chanel campaign. To Smalls’ and de Brauw’s credit, they’re looking in great form perched on those uneven bars, in their matching white Chanel pencil skirts and cropped [...]
Karl’s Crush
After WWD reported last week that Alice Dellal was rumored to be Karl Lagerfeld’s new gal, Chanel has confirmed that the drummer of Thrush Metal is indeed the new face of the Boy Chanel handbag collection. “The designer had a crush on this unique, charismatic young lady, who is both a model and musician, during [...]
Pleats And Leather: Better Together?
Remember Melanie Griffith’s famous quote from Working Girl—”I have a head for business and a bod for sin”? We’re not sure the actress wore a pleated leather skirt in that classic eighties flick, but every time we see one on the runway, that’s the line that goes through our mind. One part lady, another part [...]
The View From The DJ Booth
Industry legend Michel Gaubert is one of the go-to DJs for the fashion set, spinning tunes for Chanel, Balenciaga, Proenza Schouler, Gucci, and more. (He counted down his Top 10 runway soundtracks of the decade 2001-2011 here.) He was in the booth for Chanel’s Paris/Bombay Métiers d’Art show, and in between spinning tunes—including George Harrison’s [...]






