Great Expectations – The Inimitable Carey Mulligan

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Great Expectations - The Inimitable Carey Mulligan, Photos Vogue USA

With the release of the film rapidly approaching for the upcoming ‘The Great Gatsby’ adaptation, (along with 3-D effects and a soundtrack produced by Jay-Z, Baz Luhrmann’s spectacular all-star production) featuring Leonardo DiCaprio’s mysterious titular character and Carey Mulligan as Gatsby’s bewitching obsession, Daisy Buchanan... based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel of the same name – unquestionably one of my favourite books of all time.

Let’s take a look at the fabulous photos by Mario Testino for Vogue USA

Chanel Haute Couture sequined dress. Necklace from the Three Graces with enamel portraits (worn as headband). Lorraine Schwartz earrings. Diamond ring from De Vera. Headpieces throughout created by Julien d’Ys.

Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington

Chanel Haute Couture chiffon, feather, and tulle dress with flouncing open shoulders. Twenties headband from New York Vintage.

 Miu Miu dress, embroidered with Swarovski Elements, and heels.

Oscar de la Renta beaded silk organza top and matching skirt.

Alexander McQueen ostrich feather dress with chiffon-covered pearls. Tiffany & Co. earrings. Miu Miu jeweled heels. Fred Leighton bag.

Nina Ricci silk-satin dress with flower appliqués. Chanel Fine Jewelry diamond-and-onyx earrings. Bracelet from Gray & Davis, Ltd.

Carey Mulligan in a Dior Haute Couture top, sautoir from Stephen Russell, and bracelets from Gray & Davis, Ltf. Headpiece created by Julien d’Ys.

 Vogue USA - On newsstands nationwide April 23.

Karlie Kloss for Moda Operandi Spring 2013 Campaign

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Karlie Kloss for Moda Operandi Spring 2013 Campagain

Karlie Kloss, the US beauty has shed her Victoria’s Secret wings to appear in the new campaign for Moda Operandi. For those of you unfamiliar with the website, Moda Operandi is allows you to shop before the hottest fashion pieces hit the stores by ordering straight from the runway. And who better to represent high fashion fresh from the catwalk than the 6ft superdupermodel?

It’s safe to say these images are nothing short of beautiful. Take a look through the gallery to see KK at her finest and click here to see all of MO’s covetable goodies: www.modaoperandi.com

For Moda Operandi’s latest campaign “La Vie en Rose”, Karlie Kloss and the team headed to Yonkers Greystone Mansion for a spring-ready shoot. The floral heavy designs offset by the floral heavy decor are stunning to watch, but the real magic is seeing why Karlie makes the big bucks in the behind the scenes video. Also, around second 00:11, you’ll find the secret to her wind blown looks, i.e. the hair dresser fanning her with a board. Now you know.

Watch the video:

Alexander McQueen New Book by Eyrolles

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Alexander McQueen New Book by Eyrolles, Vogue Paris

Three years after the tragic passing of legendary London-born designer Alexander McQueen, Eyrolles have published a new book retracing the life and work of this creative genius.

Illustrated with breathtaking photographs, new retrospective Alexander McQueen, offers the chance to rediscover the eponymous designer’s shows, as the true artistic performances that they were. The preface, written by McQueen muse and confidant Daphne Guinness, offers an inside view into the life of the designer and the book goes on to pay homage to the wonderful world of Alexander McQueen follows the great designer’s rise to fame citing the inspiration he drew from his own life experiences along the way. The Eyrolles publication takes the reader on a journey into the tortured yet captivating universe of an acclaimed fashion genius, through personal accounts from colleagues and close friends.

White evening dress embellished in gold. The bubble hemline of the skirt hints at grassy meadows whereas, in contrast, the tight overworked effect of the upper half is reinforced by  embroidery. A Sarah Burton creation for Alexander McQueen, photographed by Sølve Sundsbø.

This Edwardian-style denim dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and high-necked Queen Alexandra collar is brought into the modern era through the use of distressed denim, ripped and splattered with red paint, to evoke the red African earth and the hard lives of female missionaries from  West Africa.

Daphne Guinness in a lilac tulle evening dress sprinkled with Swarovski crystals for Sarabande, photographed by Sølve Sundsbø. The hourglass silhouette with oversized hips and gentle volume  of the dress from the knee down extends into a billowing train, in a piece with all the voluptuous charm of Mae West as dressed by Hollywood costume designer Travis Banton in the 1930s.

 Daphne Guinness  © Art + Commerce, Sølve Sundsbø

One of the hybrid women from Eclect Dissect, McQueen’s second collection for Givenchy, in a silk one-piece with high shawl collar and lace sleeves and legs.  A Burman-inspired spiral-bound long choker and  horns-like hairstyle encrusted with crystals provide the finishing touch. 

La Pucelle, as photographed by Sølve Sundsbø in January 2007. Chainmail hood and golden sequin dress byMcQueen.

A funnel-neck, whalebone corset and Bertha -style silhouette from the 1840s are combined with three-quarter length sleeves, also cut to a form a funnel like shape. The gathered lilac tulle bust, similarly to the skirt, is held rigidly in place by whalebone, to assume the appearance of a trellis. The idea of fertility is accentuated with the fresh and silk flowers between the tulle and the silk lining, stuffed into the sleeves and low-cut collar. 

Taking neoclassic inspiration, this white silk dress finishes above the knee. The white skull covering the chest and the collar is circled with an olive branch design, finished off with a bow motif borrowed from sculpture.

VOGUE PARIS

Dior Café at Harrods – London

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Dior Cafe at Harrods - London

Food is officially fashionable!

The Dior Café located on the fourth floor of Harrods as part of a huge store wide collaboration with Christian Dior – the famed French fashion house wil be open for one month from March 16. This elegant pop-up space is a must for Francophiles and fashionistas alike, serving a stylish selection of French cuisine with a twist.

Inspired by Monsieur Dior’s passion for food and his recipe book published in 1972 - La Cuisine Cousu-Main – will serve his favourite dishes including black truffle omelette, lobster club sandwich as well as afternoon tea with lots of beautiful and delicate pastries, cakes and our favorite, peach and strawberry soup with coconut sorbet and poppy seed tuile. 

Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Rd., SW1X 7XL; 020 7730 1234 

 

Harrods Creates Dior Extravaganza

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Harrods Creates Dior Extravaganza

HARRODS has opened its temporary Dior wonderland. The expansive project – which includes a café, exhibition, window display and pop-up shop – took over 18 months to create and was inspired by the fashion house’s long-term relationship with the famed London store.

Inside, the entire fourth floor has been transformed into a replica of 30 Avenue Montaigne – Dior’s headquarters in Paris, complete with a giant doll’s house which inside features tiny furniture made using J’Adore Dior fragrance bottles, beautiful black and white imagery taken from the brand’s archives, videos explaining the concept behind its campaigns and Dior versions of famous London landmarks – from post boxes to telephone boxes. Its window displays feature mini versions of the capital’s attractions, including Tower Bridge and the London Eye, each bearing a Dior stamp.

An installation feature famous dresses worn by the label’s famous fans, from Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor to the actual stars, including Emma Watson, Marion Cotillard and the Oscar winning Jennifer Lawrence’s Cinderella gown. In addition, there is a Dior cafe, which serve Monsieur Dior’s favorite foods. Who would have guessed that a lobster club sandwich and Dior cupcakes would be the menu highlights?

If you’re traveling to London you will not want to miss the Harrods Dior takeover, which run from March 16 to April 14.

Dior Celebrates New Bergdorf Goodman Boutique

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Dior Celebrates New Bergdorf Goodman Boutique, WWD

Last Tuesday Dior and Bergdorf Goodman Host a Cocktail Party to Fete the Launch of Raf Simons‘ Debut Pret-a-Porter Collection for Spring 2013.

The vernal equinox may still have been more than a week away, but the combined powers of Dior and Bergdorf had the upstairs room at the Midtown power spot in full bloom to celebrate a number of joint initiatives: the fashion house’s new second-floor boutique at the department store; the commercial availability of Raf Simons’ first ready-to-wear collection for the house therein, and a full set of “arrival of spring”-themed Dior windows on Bergdorf’s Fifth Avenue facade on view until March 25.

Following an in-store cocktail party, a smaller, or in fashion-speak “more intimate,” crowd moved on to dinner. An appropriate mix of editors, Dior and Bergdorf brass and brand-outfitted women continued cocktail hour around the table, marveling at the floral pyrotechnics and catching up after the European shows.

The new Dior windows at Bergdorf Goodman.

Linda Fargo in Dior and Sidney Toledano

Olympia Scarry in Dior

 Vlada Roslyakova in Dior

 Jennifer Creel

Eddie Borgo

 View of the Dior boutique

 Linda Fargo in Dior

Peter Marino, Ines Toledano and Jeremy Aidan.

 Marina Rust Connor in Dior

 Julia Restoin Roitfeld

 Giovanna Battaglia in Dior

 The scene at the dinner.

Photo by Steve Eichner and Julian Boudet

The Best of The Oscar 2013

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The Best of The Oscar 2013

Aside from Jane Fonda’s canary yellow Versace (custom-made, according to her stylist) and Anne Hathaway’s light pink Prada, there weren’t too many surprises on this year’s Oscar red carpet.

That’s not to say that the outfits weren’t memorable, just that everyone played it pretty safe. Full-skirted and strapless or body-conscious fishtale were the silhouettes of the evening, and pale pastels, shimmery metallics and basic black were popular.

Best Actress front-runner Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) hit the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars in stunning beauty courtesy of Dior Haute Couture.

Oscar winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”), looked incredibly statuesque in her structured Dior Couture column gown and cropped ‘do.

 Jessica Chastain in a fabulous Armani

Amanda Seyfried in Alexander McQueen.

 Amy Adams Absolutely Magnificent in Oscar de La Renta.

Nicole Kidman in L’Wren Scott

Anne Hathaway in a simple, ’90s-feeling Prada gown.

Side-view of the Prada and Tiffany necklace

 Stacy Keibler in Naeem Khan

Jane Fonda looking ageless in bright yellow Versace.

Zoe Saldana in a spring 2013 look by Parisian designer Alexis Mabille.

Jennifer Anniston in Valentino

Halle Berry chose a silver-and-black 80s-inspired Dynasty styling, Versace

In an unexpected twist, First Lady Michelle Obama was chosen to introduce the nominees and announce the winner for Best Picture via satellite from the White House. She wore Naeem Khan and looked awesome.

Congrats to the Winners

Ben Affleck, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and Adele.

The Best Spring 2013 Ad Campaign – Volume III

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The Best Spring 2013 Ad Campaign - Volume III

What better way to fantasize about hot temperatures than by drooling over the recently released Spring 2013 ad campaigns!

Take a look at the volume III and let us know, what Spring 2013 trend are you most looking forward.

Christian Louboutin Spring 2013

Christian Louboutin has just unveiled the campaign for the Spring/Summer 2013 collection, shot by Peter Lippmann against the backdrop of a fishing harbor.

Oscar de la Renta Spring 2013

Caroline Brasch Nielsen and Liu Wen photographed by Craig McDean.
Photos courtesy of Oscar de la Renta

Alexander McQueen Spring 2013

Raquel Zimmermann photographed by David Sims.
Photos courtesy of Alexander McQueen

Giorgio Armani Spring 2013

Saskia de Brauw photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
Photos courtesy of Giorgio Armani

 Roberto Cavalli Spring 2013

Malgosia Bela and Isabeli Fontana photographed by Mario Testino.
Photos courtesy of Roberto Cavalli

The Best Spring 2013 Ad Campaigns – Volume II

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The Best Spring 2013 Ad Campaigns - Volume II

We might be in the midst of winter, but the campaign Spring 2013 season has only just begun!

What better way to fantasize about hot temperatures than by drooling over the recently released Spring 2013 ad campaigns!

Slowly but surely, designers are unveiling their masterful campaigns and by the looks of this first batch of images, this season is going to be one for the books.

Besides being a visual feast for the eyes, the big fashion ad campaigns give us a taste of what trends to expect; from silhouettes, textures, fabrics, patterns, and more, they are all ideas on how to be fashion forward.

Take a look at the volume II and let us know, what Spring 2013 trend are you most looking forward.

 GUCCI

Anja Rubik and Karmen Peradu by Mert & Marcus

 FENDI

Katie Nescher and Saskia de Brauw photographed by Karl Lagerfeld

 CHLOE

Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Tilda Lindstam, Nadja Bender and Rosie Tapner shot by Glen Luchford

 CELINE

Canadian top catwalker Daria Werbowy is featured on Spring 2013 campaign images of Celine, photographed by Juergen Teller.

 VALENTINO

Photography by Sarah Moon

ALEXANDER WANG

Malgosia Bela by Steven Klein.

 LOEWE

Penelope Cruz by Mert & Marcus

 BALENCIAGA

 Kirstin Liljegren, Kremi Otashliyska and Sam Rollinson by Steven Meisel.

BOTTEGA VENETA

Freja Beha Erichsen by Peter Lindbergh

PROEZA SCHOULER

By David Sims

NINA RICCI

Arizona Muse by Ignez van Lamsweerden and Vinoodh Matadin.

 

Ralph Lauren Runway Show At the Real Downton Abbey

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Ralph Lauren Runway Show At the Real Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey’s third season finally premiered Sunday night and everyone has been swept up in Downton fever lately, including designer Ralph Lauren.

The designer opened his Fall 2013 show with the Downton theme music and sent a parade of English countryside looks down the runway.

Topping that off, he followed up with an addtional runway show at Highclere Castle, the real-life Yorkshire estate where Downton Abbey is filmed, for a lucky highly select audience and this is what it looked like.

  All images via Ralph Lauren Facebook