Monthly Archives: June 2016

Meet the CFDA’s Fashion Fund Finalists 2016

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who won the inaugural CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2004, hosted a cocktail at Proenza Schouler’s Greene Street boutique to unveil the 2016 CVFF finalists: Adam Selman (New York); Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk of Area (New York); Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock of Brock Collection (New York); Chloe Gosselin (Las Vegas); Ji Oh (New York); Stirling Barrett of Krewe du Optic (New Orleans); Morgan Curtis of Morgan Lane (New York);  Maryam and Marjan Malakpour of Newbark (Los Angeles); Laurence Chandler and Joshua Cooper of Rochambeau (New York), and Chris Stamp of Stampd (Los Angeles).

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Over the course of the next few weeks, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Selection Committee will meet with each finalist to review their current collections, conduct in-depth interviews and visit their design studios.

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The finalists will also participate in a special design challenge underwritten by Intel, and, in October, they will travel to Los Angeles to present several looks at a fashion show at the Chateau Marmont underwritten by kate spade new york.

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Chris Lee as Gucci ambassador for Asia

Gucci announce renowned Chinese singer and actress, Chris Lee, as its new ambassador for timepieces and jewelry in Asia.

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The choice of Chris Lee comes naturally as her unique personal style is in absolute harmony with Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s philosophy of self-expression.

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In her new role, Chris Lee has been shot by photographer Colin Dodgson wearing items from the House’s timepieces and jewelry collections. While for jewelry, Chris Lee wears  rings, bangles and a matching pendant chain necklace in 18kt pink gold and white enamel.

Manish Malhotra to Open #ICW2016

Making it a star-spangled night to remember, FDCI announced Manish Malhotra, as the opening designer for the India Couture Week 2016. Manish will showcase his bedazzling creations on July 20th at 9:30 pm at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.

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With more than 25 years of extensive experience in the industry, Manish not only created iconic looks for films, but has also contributed to the revival of several Indian crafts from Chikankari to the Benarasi weave.

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Expressing his excitement, Manish Malhotra said, “This July my label completes 11 years. My journey in Delhi started six years ago with India Couture Week. This helped me slowly and steadily getting the people in Delhi and north more aware about my work, which began to do very well with multi-designer stores. This encouraged me to become India’s first designer ever to open a 9000sq ft sprawling huge store, which completes three successful years this 1st November. India Couture Week is most special to me as it has been most supportive to my journey in Delhi.”

Deme by Gabriella’s ‘Experiential Fashion Presentation’

430Designer, Gabriella Demetriades unveiled an exclusive fashion presentation of her label– DEME  at Olive, Bandra, in association with MELORRA, a contemporary fine jewellery label.

Gabriella created a unique experience for the guests with an intimate fashion presentation; Models styled in Deme & Melorra walked amongst the crowd, so as to give the guests a closer look at the ensembles.
Melorra’s baubles made for a great treat for the ladies, as they were seen admiring the gorgeous pieces.

Guests including Lisa Haydon, Amrita Arora, Divya Khosla Kumar, Tanisha Mukherjee, Sayani Gupta, Pernia Qureshi, Ayan Mukherjee, Arjun Rampal, Abhishek Kapoor, Natasha, Waluscha de Sousa, Arunoday Singh, Shibani Dandekar and Sapna Pabbi, amongst others, were seen admiring the presentation, while savouring cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

0039 ITALY X Coca-Cola Capsule Collection

0039 Italy Show - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Spring/Summer 20170039 ITALY, a leading German fashion brand has launched a global fashion capsule collection inspired by the energy and authenticity of Coca-Cola.
The collection featured apparel and accessories inspired by the iconic Coca-Cola Spenserian Script.  It will also leverage the energetic colors of the brand in partnership with inspiring patterns and exquisite materials.

Aysen Bitzer, designer and founder of 0039 ITALY says: 0039 ITALY stands for creativity, passion and fun – added by the Italian joy of life, style and elegance. We are honored to partner with Coca-Cola to bring to life the creative, passionate designs.”

Gucci Fall Winter 2016 Campaign

After diving into the hedonistic abandon of Berlin for Spring Summer 2016, Gucci found a natural focus for its Fall Winter 2016 campaign in the eccentric subcultures of Tokyo. Whereas the raw and romantic collided in Berlin, Tokyo’s bold character offers a kinetic meeting of the traditional and the hyper-modern.

As the tribe of Gucci kids gives itself up to the chaotic lights and sounds of the city, it wanders from tea houses to pachinko parlours with carefree abandon. The ongoing dialogue between the traditional and the modern – between calm and chaos – that characterizes this vibrant place creates a psychedelic assault on the senses that is echoed beautifully in the vivacity of Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s creations.

Campaign Credits:

Art Director: Christopher Simmonds
Photographer/Director: Glen Luchford
Stylist: Joe Mckenna
Hair Stylist: Paul Hanlon
Make up Artist: Yadim Carranza

The Trend Spotter for Men’s from the fashion weeks

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Paris Fashion week has just concluded along with other major Men’s fashion weeks. We went off the runways to the streets of Milan, Paris and London and noticed the boom of various beard trends.

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2Come Movember and one see trends in facial hair.Men use their facial hair to show their style and I think many people are excited for this variable. Facial hair gives men the opportunity to express themselves and to “accessorize” in ways they might not be able to otherwise.

Take inspiration and see how they wore it for you in the gallery of the best beard style looks:

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Dior A/W 2016-17 Ready-to-Wear Campaign

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As the embodiment of the Dior AW16-17 RTW collection, the progressively mobile women captured by photographer Steven Miesel in the ad campaign, is an active and expressive woman of today.

Incarnated by Julia Nobis , her personality is spontaneously expressed in an unfettered mix of garments , motifs and embroideries. In the series of shots her athletic dynamism reveals the inherent richness of the creations she wears.

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Alia Bhatt for Maybelline New York

New York is Alia Bhatt’s favourite city in the world, in her all-new campaign for Maybelline New York, she has personified the Big Apple Reds Collection with her high fashion, rockstar look. She has sported a slinky black leather wrap dress, esque boots and lip and nail colors, which makes her look like she’s just stepped off the New York runway.

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This fashion icon who is also the brand ambassador for Maybelline New York, said “What I love about reds, is that it can transform your look from soft and simple to bold and playful. You can now match your nails with your lip colour and stand out in a crowd. This collection has a red for everyone which oozes spunk, panache and a sizzling ‘Make It Happen’ attitude. The Big Apple Reds collection is all about that, and I love my bold, glamorous look in the campaign!”

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In all its shades, hues and tints, Red is a color that’s perfect for every occasion- date night, work meeting, best friend’s wedding, festivals, or even with no reason at all! But how do you know which shade will flatter you?

Salvatore Ferragamo Uomo – new fragrance

Ferragamo will be launching Uomo Salvatore Ferragamo this July. The new woody oriental fragrance for men is fronted by actor Ben Barnes.

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Developed by perfumers Alberto Morillas and Aurelien Guichard, it has notes of black pepper, cardamom, bergamot, tiramisu, orange blossom, ambrox, cashmere wood, sandalwood and tonka bean and will be available in 30, 50 and 100 ml.