Something new, something borrowed...

The Fasion Telegraph has reviled the top 10 products that dropped in stores and online this week. I have choosed my favouirite 3.

No 1. Christopher Kane's new clutch bags
The neon leather clutches with laser-cut lace will look great are available in four trendy colours and will cheer their owner.
Cost: £295.

No 2. Zara pleated waist skirt.
This Jil-Sander-esque maxi skirt has a great color and cut. All trends in one product: maxi and neon.
Cost: £39.99

3. Warehouse vintage rainbow swimsuit.
Prada decided to give us a big amount of stripes for this summer. This swimsuit will give you serious attention with stylish twist.

Cost: £35.00



J. Mendel is the winner

J.Mendel will be this year’s fashion design award winner at the annual National Design Awards of The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.
Gilles Mendel’s designs for J.Mendel won against Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu. The lucky winner will be awarded during the dinner at Pier 60, which will take place on the 20th October 2011. Congratulation!

Gilles Mendel for J.Mendel, Spring 2011



Taylor Swift in Gilles Mendel's design at the Costume Institute gala



Gilles Mendel

Are you Lucy in Disguise?!

Lily Allen and her sister, Sarah Owen created a vintage-inspired standalone line, Lucy in Disguise, which officially launched in London last night (25th May). The collection includes for example maxi dress, a sparkly jumpsuit, and a retro mini sailor suit ( the 18-piece in total) and will be available at Shopbop in the U.S., Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, and Harvey Nichols in the U.K..

The line has a great website. I like the design and music on Lucy in Disguise’s website and the lips that fallows my every move. The intro movie is great and very interesting. I think that this is a great project and what else can I say: Well done to the team that has created Lucy in Disguise, especially to Lilly and Sarah!

Lucy in Disguise website 

 

New Boy Bag Chanel Collection 2011

Chanel launches a whole new line of Chanel bags this Fall. The bags are inspired by hunting cartridge style, originally carried by Coco Chanel herself. The new Boy bags are designed to represent the androgynous charm the designer was known and admired for.

The bags will be available in September in a palette of red, grey, and ivory . The price range: from $2500 to $4300.



Picture: Fashionologie 

Fashion Fringe 2011 - the finalists

 

Fashion Fringe has announced the finalists for 2011.

The finalists, who will now show their collections at London Fashion Week in September, are:

1. Fyodor Golan
2. Heidi Leung
3. Nabil El-Nayal

Fashion Fringe panel is made up of 5 industry professionals:  Anne Pitcher (Selfridges), Bel Jacobs (Metro), Claudia Schiffer, Roland Mouret and Roy Peach (London College of Fashion).

The final designers will be working through the summer on their Fashion Fringe capsule collections for London Fashion Week in September. They will receive studio and business mentoring from key sponsors. The overall winner will be announced after the catwalk show in September and will receive a 2-year development package.

Good luck! I am looking forward to see the effect of their work.

 

Fyodor Golan

Heidi Leung

Nabil El-Nayal

Source: Fashion Fringe http://www.fashionfringe.co.uk/

Cannes Film Festival 2011, first week

The red carpet during Cannes Festival is a joy for eyes. Let's see some of the best looks from this year's festival on the red carpet.

Zoe Saldana in Armani Privé with Nicholas Kirkwood shoes.

Angelina Jolie wore a chocolate silk Atelier Versace gown and Ferregamo heels. 

Mia Wasikowska in Valentino Couture.

Sonam Kapoor in Jean Paul Gaultier.

Actress Aimee Mullins in Stéphane Rolland Couture. 

Models' nightmare became a reality

Clearly there was something wrong with the shoes! During the Fashion for Relief 2011 catwalk fund-raiser in Cannes models tumbled on the catwalk. Three of the models had a problem staying on their feet and fell over a number of times before managing to escape backstage. The crowd treated each stumble with good humour and supported the models. I felt sorry for the models, but to be honest it is very funny to watch and I could not stop myself from embedding the movie from the show into this blog. Besides dodgy shoes both the dresses and models looked beautiful. The event was raising awareness and funds for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. 

Rise of Asian models

In the new Vogue I read a report about the growing popularity of Asian models in the world of fashion. The Asian beauty is slowly starting to be appreciated in the global fashion industry after many years of waiting. I found this report very interesting, because even though I have watched fashion shows and read fashion magazines regularly it has never struck me that there are very few Asian looking models. Lisa Movius described Li Ai’s story of how she has tried to break onto the international fashion stage for years and every time she has heard ‘We don’t want an Asian’. Thank god that this is changing and we can observe the shift of Asian models to the middle of the stage. My favourite Asian model at the moment is Liu Wen. She has dramatic cheekbones, which makes her stand out from the crowd. I am not the first person admiring her look.  In the autumn/winter 11’ season 18 houses choose her to represent their collection on their catwalk show. Here you have a few pictures of Asian models, hope you will like it.

Liu Wen



Liu Wen for the Maison Martin Margiela 2010



Liu Wen for Vogue China