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Letters from the Avant-Garden

It seems a few designers took a page from this book when it came to inspiration, this season. Images: Vogue.com, Elle.com and WLIFW.

Piping In

Oh look, there is someone else piping in on the piped trench I love so much. So lovely in midnight blue, too. Image courtesy of Burberry.

A Cuff’s Enough

It doesn’t take a grand ball gown to impress me. Life is all about the perfect little moments – in between the fancy parties. It’s about the enjoyment of the daily pleasures – like the length of the perfect cuff. Sometimes, my dears, that’s simply enough. Image: Elle.com.

Métiers de Mumbai?

The House of Chanel releases a Métiers d’Art collection annually to highlight the fine work of the seven Paris couture ateliers which Chanel owns. And each year, Uncle Karl gives us a dream – whether it’s the perfect marriage of Paris and London, a journey through time to the Byzantine age, or an ode To Russia, With [...]

Japanese Blossoms

Edita Vilkeviciute, photographed by Sølve Sundsbø for the November issue of Vogue Nippon’s beauty supplement. A study in beauty, indeed. Images: TFS.  

Fashion Set Fêtes Filmmaker

Pedro Almodóvar loves strong women. Well, many a fashion femme fatale showed up at the MoMA last night to fête the famous filmmaker at the Museum’s fourth annual Film Benefit – A Tribute to Pedro Almodóvar. I am not a party girl, but this is one I wouldn’t have minded being an extra in, if [...]

Fresh Funds and Faces

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund fête was held in New York last night. It made me smile to hear that Joseph Altuzarra won this year’s Fund, taking home $300,000 USD. I met Joseph briefly at the FIT Symposium in New York a couple of weeks ago, where he spoke about both the creative and the business [...]

Déjà Vu: Ophelia

Shakespeare’s Ophelia: O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! The courtier’s, scholar’s, soldier’s, eye, tongue, sword, Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, Th’ observ’d of all observers- quite, quite down! And I, of ladies most deject and wretched, That suck’d the honey of his [...]

Mellon Moves On

Tamara Mellon, the founder and chief creative force of famed footwear brand, Jimmy Choo, seems to have kicked her habit for the label, post Labelux. WWD reported today that Mellon and CEO, Joshua Schulman have both resigned from the company, but Schulman tells the trade publication, the two departures are unrelated. Schulman will remain on [...]

No Reason or Rhyme

Sometimes, it’s Paris – and sometimes, it’s Harris that you want. Many a mood can be tailored by mode. Image: Liberty.

Lest We Forget

The best accessory you can wear today…is remembrance…and gratitude. Photo by striatic.

Apply Two Coats

I’m having trouble deciding which Theyskens’ Theory cover up I like better. Best to apply two coats, in this case. Images: Vogue.com.

RAmpal.One

You know, it’s true what your mother told you… It’s not the clothes, but what’s underneath that counts. My dears, I give you Mr. Rampal - in character for Ra.One – the Bolly sci-fi action/adventure flick in theatres now. WhileRampal has always been buff (he’s a former model), this is a whole new level of lean [...]

Boys and Girls on Film

The boys are back. The original scene stealers and directors of fashion films in the form of music videos are in top form, after more than 30 years. Duran Duran have given us a piece of visual culture as only they can deliver, in a shiny, oozing new vid for Girl Panic, featuring not models [...]