Fashion Without Borders

Several Pakistani designers showcased their latest designs in the city over the weekend She was born and grew up in Mumbai, but. Working Ayesha Aejaz allusion to his Pakistani roots "While the Indian embroidery, the silhouettes of my clothes - their length and straight fall - are similar to the plans of the border," she said of the designer of 26 years, who has studied the craft Sophia Polytechnic in Mumbai. was always dominated by Pakistan, the land of his ancestors. One example is his latest collection, which was part of Mumbai Fashionville a two day event in the gallery cache Bandra last weekend. "My line was specifically paired with maxi dresses and anarkalis churidars but not spacious with salwars. The materials are lightweight chiffons and jerseys," she explains. Michael Kors Outlet Interestingly, Aejaz that often goes to Pakistan and whose label is a little more than two years, the only Indian designer Mumbai Fashionville. Initiative marks only Pret - a multibrand strategy fashion house in Karachi, with a trip to Dubai - The exhibition prepared by 16 Pakistani designers. Anwar Hadi, CEO, brands only Pret, said: "We decided to organize this exhibition to get a better idea about the Indian market." Line-up of designers that are popular throughout Pakistan boasted to get that right, and unbeatable Mehrene Vasim Asghar for experienced as Shahla Rahman Label. however, were not Pakistani designers present for the show. "Most designers are loyal to Pakistani-long flowy silhouettes which shows that, with muslin, georgettes, cotton and linen with thread and chikankari," says Anwar. One participant was so Somaya Adnan, who with his partner, Ayesha Sohail, head of the label Ayesha-Somaya. Although she could not be there for the event, Adnan was still excited about his first Indian collection. "We carried out a series of 20 dresses in gold, bronze, nude, red, brown and aubergine. Feedback us with cocktail collections we want to fall later this year to help," she said.

Chanel Cosmetics Back to Lotte Department Store

Chanel cosmetics versa Lotte Department Store, after the company released almost four years. The French luxury brand will open its booth at the main branch of Lotte in Sogong-dong, Seoul, on 3 October, he said Thursday. Prada Clutch Bags The stand will be on the same site as the old one. Chanel came into conflict with Lotte in space and in January 2009, and closed its branches in seven offices, including in Jamsil and Yeongdeungpo. A Chanel spokesperson said she had recently reached an agreement after three years of negotiations.

Danielson third John Hermes

Fergus Falls' Connor Danielson managed to capture otters hosted the third John Hermes invitation Thursday at Pebble Lake Golf. Danielson with a time of 16:51.4 to behind the winner Wade Krueger (16:33.8) St. Cloud Tech and runner-up Isaac Overmyer (16:45.0) of Park Rapids. Prada Clutch Bags Pelican Rapids' Cody Bekkerus had about another big demonstration as he en suite with a time of 16:54.9. Otter Tail Central Himmelspach Luke (10 17:38.3) and Central West Alex Toms (28 18:22.2) were the top runners. For their teams in competition Sartell-St. Stephen took the team meeting followed by Alexandria and Little Falls. Otters hosting seventh, while the Pelican Rapids teams (eighth), Otter Tail Central (ninth) and West Central region were (10th) also in the back of the pack. In Action Girl, the Sabres were able to make, a clean sweep, as it took place for the first time, near Alexandria and Little Falls. Pelican Rapids finished in sixth place, while eight runners daughter Otter. Pelican Rapids' Tianna forest area out runners final in fifth place with a time of 15:43.6 to. Paige Larson was the most efficient for the otter in the competition with a time of 16:20.0 for 16th Abby Vankampen was smooth high for girls finishing 10th Chevalier (15:47.2), while Otter Tail Central Katie Wicklund (52nd, 17:56.0) was performed. "Our journey is a constant challenge with the hills," said coach Niki Welde Otter said. "Some of our children do not necessarily have had personal bests but good results in which they placed in the game." Otters will now take a break before returning to competition. Their next meeting will be on Thursday 11 October Henning be 16 hours, Results of the boys team: 1 Sartell-St. Stephen 59 2 3rd Alexandria 69 Little Falls 122 4 Park Rapids Area 123 5 St. Cloud Tech 139, 6 Detroit Lakes 160 7th Fergus Falls 172 8th Pelican Rapids 174 9th Ottertail Central 218 10th West Central Area 222 11th Bemidji 234th Boys room. Results: (FF) 3 Connor Danielson 16:51.4; 15 Clay Danielson 17:48.6; 19 Jake Jennen 17:57.3; 67th Cal Mouritsen 20:19.9; 68th Austin Gendron 20:20.7; 72nd Donovan Woods 20:37.2; 75th Hayden Devorak 22:00.5; (PR) 4 Cody Bekkerus 16:54.9; 23 Erik Lynnes 18:08.5; 47th Tristan Forest 19:04.2; 49th Samuel Cruz 19:05.0; 51st Jesus Romero 19:13.6; 69th Mason Berube 20:21.1; 73rd Gavin Hart 20:45.3; (OTC) 10 Luc Himmelspach 17:38.3; 38 Ben Himmelspach 18:47.1; 54th Jacob Wicklund 19:23.1; 57th Matthew Olson 19:28.2, 19:48.7 59 Kyle Klintworth, 66 Tyler Ranstad 20:13.1; (WCA) 28 Alex Toms 18:22.2; 32nd Devin Nelson 18:29.8; 50 Ryley Nelson 19:05.8; 52nd Ethan Olson 19:16.8; 60th Tyler Schill 19:53.9; 62nd Bryce Paulson 19:58.1; 71st Isiah Westby 20:29.1 The results of the girl on the team: 1 Sartell-St. Stephen 48 2 3rd Alexandria 67 Little Falls 90 4 St. Cloud Tech 123 5 Detroit Lakes 145 6th 7th Pelican Rapids 158 Park Rapids Area 163 8th Fergus Falls 176 9th 10th Wahpeton 210 Breckenridge 266th Girl's room. Results: (FF) 16 16:20.0 Paige Larson, 35 Emily Ratz 17:29.0; 38 McKenna Hatlewick 17:32.9; 43rd Johanna Schmidt 17:41.9; 44th Callieann Hofbeck 17:43.0; 46th Kayla Jarandson 17:49.0; 49th Josie Schmidt 18:02.7; (PR) 5 Tianna Forest 15:43.6 8th Emily Bakken 15:52.6; 28 Charlotte Johnson 17:08.3; 58 Ashlyn French 18:57.7; 59th Alexa Bekkerus 19:13.3; 65th Chloe Evenson 21:15.3; (OTC) 52 Katie Wicklund 17:56.0; (WCA) 10 Abby Vankampen 12th 15:47.2 Kylee Fernholz 15:56.4; 31 Demara Baumgardner 16:57.4; 65th Ashton Blair 18:54.5

Expert textile designs at Gucci, Chanel and Prada

IRISH people of Paris: A design is very experienced and has traveled a lot textile, Lamotte O'Carroll Roscommon, studied textile engineering in Leicester for five years before moving to Australia, where she has worked for Gucci. Since then she has materials for major brands such as Chanel, Prada, Balenciaga and Donna Karan, was designed a male buyer Bon Marché, and director of womenswear, menswear and haute couture, Jean Paul Gaultier. Michael Kors Outlet Store She is now working with new fashion labels and textile design teaching for mastery of fashion design at the Chambre Syndicale de Paris. It is also carrying out an MBA at HEC Paris and visiting Silicon Valley May for its large available in digital form. She is married and has four children Paris at the age of 11-27 and love, but wants to Ireland at the end of 2013 back "and do something interesting fashion."

Dries van Noten Gives Grunge a High Fashion Makeover for Spring 2013

The Clothes: Grunge gone high fashion. We’ve seen a lot of ’90s rehash from designers this season but this was the best interpretation of the decade I’ve seen so far. Dries Van Noten took Seattle’s plaid flannel button down and made it sheer and sexy. Plaid then made its way onto loose pajama pants, dresses and long skirts and all of it was worn together: Plaid on plaid on plaid. Yet somehow, it worked. And when it wasn’t plaid, Van Noten, who is known for his prints, sprinkled in some florals–on sheer dusters and maxi dresses worn over plaid looks. Van Noten also turned out some of the best examples of pajama dress we’ve seen: A silk bathrobe was tucked into a busy skirt covered in gold fringe–perfect for the girl who partied too hard the night before and woke up 10 minutes before she had to run off to the next party. The vibe was relaxed, cozy and sexy all at the same time. The Hair & Makeup: According to a tweet from Style.com, dark roots were painted on so stylist Paul Hanlon could achieve the “Courtney Love in Hole” look he was going for. Lips were a dark, matte red and many of the models wore white-framed sunglasses (because they were so chillax-ed OK?) The Soundtrack: Since I have to use a Blackberry in Paris because Verizon and my iPhone 4 won’t cooperate, I couldn’t Shazam it. So I’ll have to rely on the Wall Street Journal‘s Meenal Mistry who informs that it was: Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ covered by The Cribs, the Breeders and Sonic Youth’s ‘Superstar.’ “Dries Van Noten had best soundtrack so far,” she tweeted. We’d have to agree. The Vibe: For the past few seasons Dries van Noten has shown at the Hotel de Ville–the grandest most gilded most Baroque venue you could imagine in Paris. So it was fitting for this high fashion take on grunge that he switched it up and showed in a stark industrial space that felt like a parking garage. Also a thing about a Dries show: Everyone fangirls-out and wears Dries. So everyone looks awesome.

Lana Del Rey's Casual Paris Fashion Week Outing

After attending the Barbara Bui fashion show, Lana Del Rey hit the Parisian streets in a casual ensemble on Thursday afternoon (September 27). The 26-year-old singer sported a flannel top with jeans as she left the Paris Fashion Week event, which was held at the Hotel Westin. GossipCenter recently revealed the launch of the “National Anthem” singer’s newest spread for Jaguar. While promoting the F-Type sports car, Lana posed for sexy photos on the red car in a leggy white dress.

Bags of Miley Cyrus

I think the first Louis Vuitton Wallets?I ask us in many pockets of Miley Cyrus, if you like her new haircut? I do, but I have a strong affection for Miley because they rebelled against his image a little Disney between the queen and wear combat boots and Rick Owens and many spikes and skulls open, so I could be biased. Each young woman must do something spontaneous and perhaps a little extreme with their hair at least once, and there are ways worse than this pulse. At the same famous hairdresser who engage LA The Rachel created a desperate moment Britney shaved head was not. Beyond the hair, Miley seems too busy ?Louis Vuitton Accessories?these days - a film in Philadelphia, recording the music for the new plan, a wedding will fiancé Liam Hemsworth, Pilates. Here's hoping to continue to avoid the curse of childhood fame and stops only bein 'Miley (Seriously, she hits the gym like a devil.) - Always a fabulous bag in tow. Discover our favorites from his collection, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton Antheia, Chanel, after the jump.

Gucci Spring 2013 - Report of beauty

The international jetsetters debuted on the airstrip this week, Gucci, complete with monochromatic pantsuits and accessories for the 70 Italian fashionista glamor. Color plays a major role this season in bright pink, cobalt, lemon yellow, turquoise and coral. "Aristographic," read the release notes show. Inspired by Richard Avedon and Gian Paolo Barbieri, with Frida Giannini takes the audience on a journey of emotion, at a time when the rich sophistication and champagne were a part of everyday culture and elegance. Michael Kors Outlet Store Decorated, original pieces were infused with glamor in the later levels polished glibness can accessorized with pieces designed to look "fake Liz Taylor." Makeup guru Pat McGrath focus clearly a nice view. dramatic was the first full-time false eyelashes were used on any track this season Much to our delight, McGrath says. "This is Milan We will not bore you with more without make-up .." overlay black and brown pigments and pencil on top and bottom lashes, the color was smoky and topped with two pairs of full false eyelashes. "It is very Marisa Berenson, but a little more natural," she says of the Glamazon look. 'S skin was bright and very contoured cheeks. Structured updos architected were smooth and perfect with John Frieda Frizz Ease Serum strands perfectly in place with flat-ironed smoothing points add up or down angle cuts face. It was the image of amateur ultimate elegance, privileged lifestyle of the elite summer.

Glam Slam: Beauty Nicole January Emmy

January Jones and Nicole Kidman were both with avant-garde choice for Emmy and that not everyone can pull this push-the-envelope style, their composition is quite possible and feasible. Here is a step by step guide is for their glam looks. Play this game: Emmy Awards 2012: Fashion Report January Jones WHO: Celebrity Makeup Artist Rachel Goodwin Photos: Emmy Awards 2012: Color on the carpet INSPIRATION: Watching Emmy January, I paired a smoky eye with Indigo powerful soft lips colored berries. I wanted them to have a look dramatically intends great feel to it, not passive, but real glamor. HOW TO: CARE CHANEL Hydra Beauty Serum CHANEL FOUNDATION VITALUMIÈRE Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15-10 Beige Photos: Emmy Awards 2012: Red Carpet Stars! I blush Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Matte Lip Colour in Luminous stamped cut her tender cheeks with my index finger too soft pink flower La Shadow I mixed CHANEL Illusion D'Ombre Long Wear Eyeshadow shine appearance when mixed gently into the lash line, creases and that. To the hairline in a dramatic swing Photos: Emmy Awards 2012: Stars celebrate the after parties! EYE LINER my eyes with CHANEL Long Lasting Eyeliner Waterproof Intense Black top and bottom lined, mixed and deep tapered in the lashes with a soft brush. I Mascara Volume Mascara in Black Chanel. LIPS I applied Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Lip Colour intensive determined his lips then sanded with a Q-tip, so. Slightest hint of fresh berries behind NICOLE KIDMAN WHO: Celebrity Makeup Artist Angela Levin INSPIRATION: My inspiration was heavenly! Summer sky! HOW TO CARE Hydra Beauty Serum I used to face and Chanel Chanel Ultra Correction Line Repair Anti Wrinkle Eye Cream eye. CHANEL FOUNDATION VITALUMIÈRE Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15 in B20 The Blush Blush Duo Tweed Effect in Pink Weaves Chanel tweed CHANEL SHADE exclusive creation eye Quadra Harmonie du Soir. I have gold and pink on the eyelids and the taupe color to accentuate the crease. Then I. Deflect the Chanel Quadra Eye Shadow in Smoky Eyes gray on the outer half of the eye and the white shade under the brow EYE LINER Joe Blasco black cream eyeliner on the upper cover and CHANEL Waterproof Eyeliner Long Term Jade on the lower lashline. I MASCARA black two layers Volume Chanel. LIPS Chanel Allure Lipstick color intensity light in Gracile.

In Paris, Restos for Fashion’s Restless

Coffee is having something of a fashionable moment in Paris, a city long derided for its substandard roasts. And at the vanguard of the bean revolution are David Flynn and Nicolas Clerc of the hot new cafe Télescope, which proved an instant hit when it opened behind the Palais Royal’s illustrious arcades in April. Clerc, a Parisian photographer, and Flynn, the American co-founder of the monthly barista throwdown Frog Fight, also happen to be very attuned to the city’s evolving culinary scene. They’re as discerning about the food they eat as the coffee they brew and drink. Their cafe caters to a style-conscious crowd and is surrounded by independent designers, vintage shops and international labels, including Marc Jacobs, Kitsuné, Rick Owens and Stella McCartney. So this week, Clerc and Flynn are steeling themselves for the Paris Fashion Week throngs, who, in between shows, will be asking themselves — and their baristas — the eternal question: Where should we eat? Here’s what Clerc and Flynn recommend. Le Bal Café Before teaming up with Clerc, Flynn worked as a barista at this art space and cafe. He can speak firsthand about the quality of the ingredients used for the Anglo-inspired menu (which rotates daily). While most people know Le Bal for its above-par coffee and weekend brunch, Flynn insists “its real secret is dinner” (6 impasse de la Défense, 18th Arrondissement). Kunitoraya 2 The more gussied-up outpost of the Japanese udon haven of the same name, Kunitoraya 2 is literally Télescope’s next-door neighbor. Convenience aside, the two say it’s a Paris standout: “Hard to beat the excellence of Japanese food and service with a classic French bistro setting,” said Flynn (5 rue Villedo, 1st Arrondissement). Roseval The chefs Michael Greewold and Simone Tondo, of the Chateaubriand and Rino kitchens respectively, pooled their culinary acumen and opened Roseval earlier this summer, a neo-bistro in the still gritty but refreshingly dynamic Menilmontant neighborhoood just below Belleville. Clerc says that part of the restaurant’s charm, in addition to its fantastic menu and wine pairings, comes from its bare-bones décor: “It’s beautifully designed — nothing but two fantastic lamps! Everything here is done with taste and simplicity.” Reservations recommended (1 rue d’Eupatoria, 20th Arrondissement). Song Heng As in most international cities, Asian fare in Paris is best when consumed from unadorned holes in the wall or to-go joints. At this Vietnamese canteen in the northern Marais, menu options are limited to pho or the bo bun, which is billed as some of the best in the city. The only real choice, Clerc jokes, comes from the portion size: “enormous or gigantic!” Elbow-to-elbow seating, lunch service only (3 rue Volta, Third Arrondissement). Sardegna a Tavola Authentic Sardinian dishes, each of irreproachable quality, and a gregarious welcome from the owner Tonino Simbula make it easy to overlook the campy décor at this old Right Bank favorite. “I love Tonino because his food is like him: straightforward!,” says Clerc, who suggests ordering the succulent gnocchi with fennel sausages, the grouper carpaccio or, if particularly ravenous, the roasted baby lamb. Lunch and dinner service, book ahead (1 rue de Cotte, 12th Arrondissement). L’Entrée des Artistes Chiefly known for its knockout cocktails and a wine list filled with organic and biodynamic options, this laid-back 11th Arrondissement bar tops Flynn’s late- night dining list for its simple, small plates (charcuterie, burrata, foie gras) and old-school style. Drinks and food served until 2 a.m. (8 rue de Crussol, 11th Arrondissement).

2012 Emmys Fashion: Who Wore What

Movie stars are not like you and me. But TV actresses? Not so far off. What always makes the red carpet at the Emmys so very appealing is the fact that some of these show ponies are short and maybe even a little stubby — in a good way. Seeing our favorite near mortals is actually enlightening and not just intimidating. Take the nominated funny ladies. Tina Fey went regal and looked stunning in a deep burgundy strapless Vivienne Westwood column gown with an architectural bodice. Her tastefully teased upswept hairstyle lent a few inches to her frame and rendered her someone you wouldn’t dare disrespect. Amy Poehler — fresh off a break- up from her husband Will Arnett — smartly opted for sexy in a sequined Stella McCartney halter gown that proved she hasn’t been hibernating with vats of Haagen-Dazs. Kristen Wiig, bedecked in a creamy, diaphanous Balenciaga that contrasted with her newly raven hair, paired her dress with sandy suede pumps that made me wonder if she said, “Screw the pedicure” this morning and slept in. Um, who can’t relate to that eleventh-hour decision? When it came to color trends, red, silver and blue easily won out. Nominee Mayim Bailik in Pamella Roland (looking like your favorite cousin at a wedding), voluptuous Kat Dennings in J. Mendel (looking more like your husband’s favorite cousin) and Gretchen Mol all chose variations on the hue. Lucy Liu, outfitted in a deco-inspired and armor-like metal Versace, claimed that her dress was “heavy.” I suspect her gown also reflected the merciless sun on anyone nearby with the intensity of a hair removal laser. Nominee Connie Britton — wearing a fabulous Andrew Gn gown with a halter trimmed in crystals and a chic belt — shone like a beacon of glamour for fortysomething women. Ditto for Jane Krakowski. The ladies in blue category swept the farthest and widest though. Among them, the nominated Sofia Vergara, in a deep turquoise sequined Zuhair Murad gown with a back that showed off the dimples above her posterior, came out on top. That woman works a dress like a farmer works an ox! Hayden Panettiere’s sari-like blue tulle and embroidered gold brocade Marchesa gown felt like a bit too much fabric for such a young star, though it still stood out. I can’t say that I loved the voluminous silhouette of nom Zooey Deschanel’s poufy powder blue Reem Acra, but she clearly wanted a dress that knew how to twirl. My least favorite? Heidi Klum’s sea foam blue sexpot dress from Parisian newcomer Alexandre Vauthier. When you look like Klum, you really shouldn’t try so hard. Or match your earrings and shoes precisely to your gown. This year, E!’s red carpet coverage included their “stiletto cam”, which revealed many red, contorted toes and aching arches. Most of the actresses wore skyscrapers by either Christian Louboutin or Jimmy Choo. Even pregnant Emmy winner Claire Danes paired her saffron Lanvin draped gown with four-inch gold Barbara Bui sandals. E!’s newly introduced “manicam” — a silly little box that showed off actresses manicures and resembled a tarantula’s terrarium — was a weird but canny addition. At this point, what else are you going to ask stars on the red carpet: “What deodorant are you wearing?” The end result was that we learned that Sarah Paulson wore Essie’s “sole mate” and Emmy victor Julia Louis-Dreyfus opted for their “berry hard.” Dennings went more Goth with OPI’s “Lincoln Park after dark.” Can’t swing the Fred Leighton 14-karat ring? Get the nail polish instead. But just when you sucked in your stomach and started to think, “I can do this too”, a movie star showed up. Nicole Kidman – ever the alabaster thoroughbred with her great mane long legs and nary a sun spot — strode across the red carpet and ruined it for everyone. Her sleek white Antonio Berardi gown with a burst of striking blue sequins was gorgeously fitted and an overall knockout. Not only did she make all the TV stars look a bit like commercial extras, she made me reach for the phone and order a pizza. Well, we may not be ready for our close-ups, but we can always get a damn manicure. Here’s who wore what Sunday: Christina Hendricks A strapless, oyster-hued Christian Siriano with a cinched belt and pleated bodice Julie Bowen A lime green silk faille trumpet gown by Monique Lhuillier with Jimmy Choo “vibe” sandals Ashley Judd A raspberry duchess silk Carolina Herrera gown with a fishtail and diamond slice earrings and gardenia pin by Martin Katz Sarah Hyland A floral embroidered Marchesa that she claimed to “help design” and lots of diamonds and rubies by Lorraine Schwartz Jessica Pare A custom-made Jason Wu white asymmetrical gown with a simple black belt and a Bulgari 15-carat emerald cocktail ring Julianna Marguiles A couture floral green brocade Giambattista Valli strapless gown with pockets Elisabeth Moss A black and flowered Mikado gown by Dolce & Gabbana with pleated bodice and fluted hem

Sexy Gucci Spring / Summer Collection

The train to Milan Fashion Spring. It was perfectly clear today in Milan Linate like Vogue Hamish Bowles, in shades of purple, and a variety of fashion-lovers dressed crowd at the baggage carousel. Premiere for me to stop the collection of Gucci was up to 2 clock wealthy (literally) brand of champagne served before the show - some of us enjoy when jetlag prevents. Gucci designer Frida Giannini took mod about 1970 years. Hot pink chrysanthemums and psychedelic. Slotted discs and in silks that have made through the skin to prove Cutouts rushed to the navel. Ms. Giannini said she began with Richard Avedon Photographs and Gian Paolo Barbieri women. As you can see in this video I shot stream the World Finals, it was found sexuality - and display. I call this collection of Gucci Jacqueline Susann. It is regretted that the "Valley of the Dolls" author would spring 2013 at a party in his honor.

Police: Man tried to steal bags Louis Vuitton Green Hills Mall

A 40 year old man was trying to an armful of Louis Vuitton handbags from the Mall at Green Hills on Thursday accused stealing. Kenneth Anyanwu is believed to have six bags worth up to $ 22,000 seized by a press release from police. When a security guard tried to stop him, supposedly Anyanwu. A gun at him before fleeing Anyanwu is to deal with four counts of aggravated assault for pointing a gun at security forces and witnesses, the crime of theft of goods calculated arrest and resisting arrest. Now he is also six cases of shoplifting separate from Best Buy 2311 N. accused Pike Gallatin. Provided further allegations against Anyanwu in two recent similar flights from Louis Vuitton store, police said. At the time of his arrest was Anyanwu $ 5,000 bail for a shoplifting case 5 September, which includes a flat-screen TV from Walmart at 3035 Hamilton Church Road. Anyanwu has eight convictions for theft in separate incidents since 2009.

Sharon Stone Chairs AmFAR Gala After Fashion Show Fainting

Bringing fashion and fundraising together for a great cause, the stars gathered together on Saturday evening (September 22) for the fourth annual amFAR’s Milan Fashion Gala in Milan, Italy. The event, which was presented by Moët Hennessy and held at the Westin Palace, had celebs, models, singers and more slipping into their best ensembles to help raise funds and awareness for AIDS research. Donning the title of Chair of the evening was Oscar-nominated actress Sharon Stone, who welcomed gorgeous faces in the crowd including Jessica Stam, Bianca Balti, Hofit Golan and Solange Knowles for cocktails, dinner, a live auction and performances by fashion industry favorites Theophilus London and Anna Calvi. Almost unable to perform her duties, Miss Stone's Chair efforts followed a trip to the hospital after she suffered a migraine at the Fendi runway show. Explaining the medical scare, a rep told press, “Sharon experienced migraine related symptoms, and we all felt it best that she got checked out before the amfAR event.” “She was examined and given a clean bill of health,” the spokesperson added. “And as she said, wild horses couldn’t keep her away.”

Street Fashion Week in Birmingham: See Our Gallery of Super-Stylish Ladies!

Harriet looking shiny in silver lace-ups and leather skirt We rolled up in Birmingham bright and early this morning, with high hopes. Despite the less than wonderful weather, you well-dressed ladies of the Midlands came out in force. Click through our gallery of street style stars above to see a selection of Birmingham's best dressed. Our street style spotter and photographer have not rested all day as they roamed the city's streets for the hottest outfits, the coolest do's and the niftiest shoes. Check out our gallery here - but remember, there are even more ladies on our Street Fashion Week site, where you can LOVE the outfits yourself with our interactive feature - so check it out NOW. After we've visited all the cities on our list, you'll be able to vote for the coolest city over all, and enter yourself with a chance of winning fashion booty OR upload a picture of yourself in your best look to win WAREHOUSE vouchers. What are you waiting for?

Zoe Saldana draws Best Dressed of the Week of Gucci

Oh, we are hungry for a dream dress on the red carpet, Zoe Saldana is ticking and Gucci Resort 2013-number all the right boxes! The actress wore this gorgeous pleated dress pick up gong for 'Favorite Movie Actress in a dramatic adventure "priced at 2012 Alma last Sunday, and we think it should have won for best dressed! (Well, it's us.) The desert rose shade of the dress Zoe perfectly complements her skin color and make sure that all eyes were on her dress drop dead gorgeous, kept Zoe to a minimum accessories, opt for a belt silhouette create beads and matching Irene Neuwirth rose quartz earrings. We particularly the deep V-neck and shoulder slot love ruffled detailing add a little drama red carpet, Zoe and without fuss ponytail and smoky eyes makeup are the perfect finishing touch to this classic and charming look.

'sexy' Burberry showcases creations at London Fashion Week

   In the front row of the bridge was sitting - Offers brand has some big names such as Harry Styles and editor of U.S. Vogue Anna Wintour and witnessed Christopher welcomes show Kensington Gardens proved to be "great fun."

"I never thought I should do something, it's amazing: He is quoted as saying by Mail Online.

"I wanted something really fun, very fun. I wanted to bring the people to smile, to be exciting colors and pop to be juicy.

"The color makes you happy, it was just the right time to do so with this collection - .. To make it sexier and bolder"

Christopher reveals his most colorful collection date, which includes the iconic Burberry trench coat pleated metallic pink and green top was inspired by the work of fashion photographer Norman Parkinson in the 1940s and 1950s.

And Anna - who was next to British tennis champion Andy Murray and his girlfriend Kim Sears at the head of the parade - several other stars turned out to take in the latest efforts of Bailey, including Slumdog Millionaire actor "Dev Patel and Dita Von Teese, the collection praised.

The burlesque star - who was dressed in Autumn / Winter Burberry - said: "It was beautiful peacock wings The trench was beautiful and I loved all the color.".

The fourth day of London Fashion Week also saw Peter Pilotto - consists of design duo Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos - present their impressions by computer neon lights and Scottish designer Christopher Kane showed a futuristic generated Spring / Summer 2013 collection.

groomed 'to perfection "Gucci

  A bun with a graphic touch create Murenu hair glossed with foam models with Kérastase products from the mixed John Frieda Frizz-Ease line. After creating a central part of the hair was combed back into a low ponytail, tucked in a bun and add the elegant base of the neck.

Stiff, razored hair were (created or extensions) of the cauda equina strongly isolated and anchored in bun. The models were given either two or one of the downwardly pointing upwards. Angled cuts through flat ironing the hair were product mix and cut with scissors.

Remind me about the bold look Berenson, Make McGrath began with light skin and contoured cheeks. To make the eyes pop, they were dusted pearly shimmer and fish on a bronze smoke superimposed from the depths.

Warm brown pencil in the water line, and naturally filled eyebrows were "treated to perfection," McGrath said as she wrapped mannequins eyes in two rows of lush vegetation, false eyelashes and mascara-coated floor. A discreet lip fishing and sheer beige complete the look.

As the fashion Florence Welch Transform

  Gucci announced recently that they have the costumes for Florence Welch in his downfall "Ceremonials" tour with Florence + The Machine, make sure the red-haired singer-songwriter will continue to run and jump on stage in luxury.

Welch, who has in the United States and Europe by December, is no stranger to fashion. She made waves in 2012 Met Gala in an embroidered dress by Alexander McQueen at several levels and in this edition of "Vogue", she sits astride a rearing horse wears Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana in a double page.

Speakeasy caught Welch recently.

Have you with Frida Giannini, creative director of Gucci, working your costumes?

It was a collection that had already done what I loved, I was a big fan, we modified the clothes that I can reach them. I made grotesquely large lungs, it is strange! [Laughs] My chest really huge, which means that most of the couture dresses fit me very well at the waist, then they are just a kind of stick to the ribs, then I have to have things changed for fit my chest! It's good for the song, but not so good for breathing in tight dresses.

The double-page spread in "Vogue" is spreading striking.

It looked amazing. This is one of my favorite photos that I, that I've ever done. It's like a fantasy. For me, it reminds me of the first song on the screen [""] Ceremonial record ", even if only for one night" and in my mind, this song was always assumed see a medieval battle, you know how storage and hooves the clang of swords and that kind of struggle and condemned blood strewn battlefields and lost love.

You used to purchase your costumes in the shops during the day of the performance. Is it different now wear Gucci, or is it the same game?

Yes, he has still not been amended, the idea of ​​getting dressed. You should not lose this childlike feeling lost in the character of the dress, and your imagination. You can be almost dictate different people, if you are in a different type of dress. Something about those clothes myself a bit of glamor and a kind of makes dark.

Is that good with the aesthetic of "Ceremonials"?

Yes, I think glamor and dark would be all right [laughs] be.

Salvaging By Design: Upcycling Fashion Industry Scraps

There are reasons why even in mythology, creation and destruction are linked. It takes something to make something. But in the fashion

 industry, the element of destruction that goes into your new threads often comes in the form of waste.

 Textile manufacturing is notorious for its inefficient use of water and energy. Often the carbon footprint of our clothing only expands as

 it is shipped to stores from distant lands. Then, after those resources are depleted in an effort to create new material, the average mill

 discards 60,000 pounds of fabric each week. The color might be wrong. The buyer might have changed her mind, or the manufacturer may have

 just overproduced. What doesn’t sell is sent to the dump or incinerated. It’s a common practice that results in millions of tons of

 clothing wasted every year—clothing that was made at a considerable environmental toll to begin with.

 There are other ways of creating. Apparel maker Looptworks salvages that wasted material, scouring mills and warehouses for excess fabric,

 thread, and buttons before they get destroyed—and then Looptworks creates.

 It’s a model dreamed up by founders Scott Hamlin and Gary Peck, veterans with combined experience from Nike, Adidas and Royal Robbins.

 Working in the textile industry for over a decade and a half apiece, Hamlin and Peck were witness to all that excess. They determined that

 in going into business for themselves, goal number one would be simple: they never wanted to create anything new.

 Making fashionable apparel and gear from someone else’s waste means being flexible. Kiana Neal, Looptworks’ Product Line Manager, explains

 that for their clothing line, “we try and develop really sick silhouettes that can be versatile with fabric choices based on what we can

 find at the time we’re looking to order.” One season’s vest came in Italian striped wool. The next season the same design came in a

 sporty polyester with fleece lining. It’s a form of adaptive design that results in a line of limited-edition products.

 But Looptworks also creates using a method reminiscent of childhood play—making something from whatever happens to be available. This

 translates into an inversion of the model that dominates the fashion industry—one where resources are made to bend to a designer’s vision.

 At Looptworks things can happen the other way around, with design ideas inspired by what can be salvaged.
 That process has resulted in bags made from wind turbine tarps and laptop covers from deep sea diving wetsuit material. They will soon make

 backpacks, messenger bags and laptop sleeves from banners that were hung at University of Oregon’s Olympics Trials. When a leather

 manufacturer called Looptworks about finding a use for its remnants—pieces cut away due to blemish and minor scratches—the scraps were cut

 down and pressed into workable squares. Though some might question just how environmentally sensitive it is to make leather products, Neal

 says “we really believe that we’d rather see it as a laptop sleeve than see it in a landfill.”

 It’s a matter of using what already exists and making things work. It may mean trimming pockets with surplus yardage. It may mean retailers

 must learn to be adaptive—that pretty blue shirt that sold so well may now come in green, because that’s the fabric that was salvageable

 this season. It means creating something people will want out of what was about to be thrown away, and in doing that, Looptworks closes a

 loop in manufacturing. They also make fashion a bit less destructive.

New York Fashion Week by the Numbers: More Models Of Color Are Working

New York fashion week wrapped up its Spring-Summer 2013 season with a whopping 143 shows and live presentations — more shows and

 presentations than we've ever had to cover during the eight seasons we've been compiling these runway diversity reports. (Back in February

 of 2009, there were only 116 shows.) As NYFW has grown, so has awareness of the problems that models of color can face in the industry: the

 ways that some magazines talk about race as though it were a trend, like British Vogue, and the manifest (if only occasionally acknowledged)

 preference of most clients for white models. Way too often in fashion, looking "aspirational" is still considered synonymous with "having

 white skin."
 It is heartening, then, that this season proved to be the most racially diverse that we have ever counted. For the second time ever (and the

 second season in a row), white models actually comprised just less than 80% of the total model pool. Contrast that with the 87% of all

 runway spots that were given to white models in Fall-Winter 2008, when we began keeping track of models and race at NYFW.

 This season, 143 designers presented some 4708 individual women's wear "looks" to buyers and press during the eight days of fashion week.

 3736 of those looks, or 79.4%, were given to white models. Again this season, the second largest ethnic group on the runway at fashion week

 was Asians — Asian models got 476, or 10.1% of all the runway looks. Black models nabbed 383, or 8.1%. Non-white Latina models had 88

 looks, or 1.9%. And models of other races wore 25, or 0.5% of all looks. Click on any chart in this post to enlarge.

 These results may be partly attributed to the season, because one trend that is apparent from our data is the preference for slightly more

 models of color at the spring-summer collections and slightly fewer at the fall-winter collections, which may be due to a belief on the part

 of casting directors that darker skin tones suit the bright colors of spring clothes better than they do fall's more somber hues. (Or at

 least that's what some casting directors tell us off-the-record — generally while rolling their eyes.) But more jobs for models of color is

 good news no matter what the reason.

 Despite the overall positive trend, there were still a number of shows that were not very diverse. Eight brands — Araks, Brood, Calvin

 Klein, Elizabeth & James, Louise Goldin, MM6 Maison Martin Margiela, See by Chloé, and The Row — had zero models of color. Their casts were

 entirely white. That's around 6% of all shows. (In 2007, according to published reports, one-third of the shows at NYFW had all-white

 casts.) Additionally, there were 31 shows and presentations that had three or fewer models of color. That's more than 20% of all shows.

 Calvin Klein, after seasons in which it showed its collection on an all-white cast but for one model of color, decided to just go with an

 all-white cast. The Olsen twins continued their habit of hiring all-white casts for their two brands, The Row and Elizabeth & James.

 Some of the most diverse shows were Tracy Reese, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Jason Wu, Jen Kao, Anna Sui, Barbara Tfank, Boy by Band of Outsiders,

 Edun, Chado Ralph Rucci, and Betsey Johnson. At the industry's high end, Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta also showed their collections on

 very racially diverse casts. Emerging brands like Calla and Dean Quinn also included a lot of models of color.

 The conversation about racial diversity in fashion is a large and complex one, of which data like these are only one part. As I wrote last

 season,
 It's difficult to quantify a problem like high fashion's demonstrated preference for white skin. Race is a social construct, not a fact. And

 our "categories" — black, Asian, non-white Latina, and what we for lack of a better term call "other" — are not (and probably cannot be)

 perfect. We don't count white women from Latin America in our gerrymandered "Latina" category; though they are as Latina as their darker-

 complected countrywomen, on the international modeling circuit, the color of their skin is more important than the passports they bear or

 the cultural heritage they represent, and they have the privilege of competing with other white models for the much larger pool of jobs that

 are open to white models. So this count comes with some obvious caveats.

bank shareholders agreement with the Egyptian OK Qinvest

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egyptian bank EFG Hermes said the majority of the shareholders approved an agreement to merge the lender with some operations Qinvest Qatar.

Sunday's vote is nearing the end of an agreement, which aims to create an investment bank serving the Arab world and beyond.

The companies have. In May by some combination of their activities Egyptian Financial Regulator ordered later EFG Hermes to provide additional information to shareholders to approve the transaction before it.

Qinvest hold a 60 percent stake in the new company first to see if the regulators approve the transaction.

EFG Hermes is the bank increased investment in Egypt. Its shareholders include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Dubai Financial Group and HSBC. Qinvest is a private bank in the energy-rich Gulf state of Qatar.

New York Fashion Week: More Popular Than Ever on Twitter

Twitter volume about New York Fashion Week, which ended Thursday, was up a third from Fashion Week in February and double compared to the

 number of tweets sent during Fashion Week in September of last year, according to New York-based social media agency Whispr Group.

 Total tweets numbered above 670,000. It was largely an American affair: 72% of tweets originated in the U.S., followed by the U.K. with 5%.

 Victoria Beckham, who showed in New York for the first time this season, captured the most attention with 17,173 tweets, followed by Marc

 Jacobs, whose livestream was hosted by popular fashion blogger Leandra Medine. Diane von Furstenberg, who surprised audiences by trotting

 Google Glass down the runway, took the third spot above Alexander Wang.

 Beyond Twitter, New York Fashion Week attendees were frequently uploading pictures to Instagram. For every Fashion Week-related check-in to

 Foursquare, 24 images were uploaded to Instagram.

 How was the data derived? According to a Whispr spokesperson, content was pulled in using Radian6, which has access to the full Twitter

 firehose. Analysts built language models to identify content related to New York Fashion Week, then parsed the data into individual themes

 and topics. They then used secondary language models to determine volume and sentiment.

London Fashion: Rethinking Luxury

LONDON — It’s good to see Tom Ford nail down a hot look again. Two years ago he staged a private little show in his New York store, asking

 friends like Julianne Moore, Rachel Feinstein and Rita Wilson to model his first women’s line since leaving Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

 It was a memorable night. Each outfit was a return-to-elegance occasion, as individual as the women involved, and Mr. Ford got a lot of

 press for withholding photos until the clothes arrived in stores. But then last fall he seemed to reprise styles from his YSL days. Editors

 expected more. So did Mr. Ford.

 The collection on Sunday felt completely contemporary, yet still in the Ford glamor mode. The key looks for day were his signature pencil

 skirt or a pair of biker shorts with a minimalist top, fuzzy sweater, or a semi-fitted hoodie. The biker shorts just seemed fresh again —

 thanks to Mr. Ford’s polished treatment. He showed one pair with a matching black crepe-de-chine popover top with black patent-leather

 patches on the shoulders, and gold metallic heels that had been wrapped to resemble wedges. The wedge part was coated in tiny golden spikes,

 like pins on a sewing cushion.

 The evening clothes also had a cool, sporty attitude: long skirts in black or white embroidered silk with deep thigh slits and matching silk

 hoodies. He said the aim was to create a collection around the words chastity and perversity — and to offer a defining Ford look. He

 certainly did that. With so many high-end labels milking conceptualism or pushing craft, he seems to know there’s a need for polished

 clothes that genuinely feel relaxed and a bit undone. Also worth checking out is his new flat shoulder bag in patent-leather and other

 skins. An extra-large one in black patent makes quite a graphic statement. Perversely, it does suggest a Hefty bag.

 Mary Katrantzou also had a good show on Sunday. Her hyper prints seemed more toned down this season as she dipped into the faded colors and

 patterns of postage stamps and currencies, like the old British pound note, that are no longer in circulation. The blues and greens looked

 rich; the shapes were generally clean, with A-line dresses, slim trousers and long, back-pleated vests.

 Marios Schwab’s references included bees, honeycombs, shell patterns and classical warrior tunics. Somehow, he blended it all together for

 a solid show of feathery textures and pleated silk transparency.

Burberry lags colleagues do not pay as luxury buyers for tiles

  During a tour of businesses in London Bond Street fashion, Shona Findlay peered into the windows of Burberry Group Plc (BRBY) 's flagship store, but in the end we paid ￡ 1,000 ($ 1,610) for a Louis Vuitton handbag.

"There are some beautiful things, but this is not a brand that I want," the 23-year Singapore suspended sales Burberry.

House in the UK most luxurious customer wins in the first half of the last decade. By plastering his camel, red and black baseball control dog collars Now that attempts Burberry high-end products such as books to move 195 - to excite crocodile clutches book is not the biggest donor - T-shirts, dresses 1795, floral prints and books 6000th

"With other luxury brands such as Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, etc, what you buy is a real point of difference," Jane Kellock Stylus researchers said in London. Under Burberry ", the series just does not justify the price."

Burberry, the Monday shows his Spring / Summer 2013 collection airstrip in the British capital, said this week that the profit for the year to end of March will disappoint investors. The company said same-store sales declined in recent weeks, sending shares and the lowest deletion of ￡ 1.27 billion in market value.
Spending Slump

To say the companies have jointly responsible for his misfortune on a slump in industry-wide spending store visits decreased since the end of August. Burberry, but may be an outlier in an industry that has grown 25 percent since 2009, according to Bain & Co., Burberry revenue could analyst expectations for the last two quarters, while rivals such as justice Hermes International (RMS) SCA and Prada SpA easily surpassed.

Move to its upscale image and refer customers goods more expensive, the 156-year-old company has its moat best handbags and the United States omitted this year. Chief Financial Officer Stacey Cartwright said the move helped "disproportionate" to the slowdown in business as economies around the world cool.
"Affordable Luxury"

Former CEO Rose Marie Bravo, who joined Saks Fifth Avenue in 1997, has transformed the British manufacturer of raincoats and umbrellas expanded its range and holding fashion shows. There, the demand for the Burberry plaid by trying new colors rose and put the design on dozens of products. Congratulations to price somewhat lower than that of its competitors, synchronization Burberry "affordable luxury." We show, Bravo increased earnings more than quadrupled in 2005.

The change has taken its toll on the brand that fit a reputation for attracting young British football fans Burberry has designed baseball caps with pressure tracksuits. In 2004 prohibits pubs and clubs across the country Customers attracted the label. Congratulations limited use pattern and joined in July 2006.

His successor, the former Liz Claiborne Inc. executive Angela Ahrendts, high prices, pushed into new markets such as Africa, and expanded non-apparel company Burberry. Ahrendts also led the luxury industry in the digital age, live streaming Burberry fashion show on their website.

Shares more than doubled since the appointment of Ahrendts, more than 59 percent jump from LVMH Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (MC) broth and the advance payment of 24 percent of Gucci-owner PPR (PP) SA that time.
Too expensive

Burberry now faces a dilemma. Many consumers that make the love can not pay the full price for the company coats, clothes and bags. Others, such as Findlay could afford it, but are not sufficiently moved by it, their money is.

"This is a really cool brand," said Iris Jiang, a 23-year-old student from China. "It's too expensive for me." Jiang had recently spent ￡ 80 on a sweater for her mother to a discount Burberry.

Uche Okonkwo, CEO of the Paris-based adviser, Luxe Corp, said it is understandable that the sales tracking Burberry: Getting rid of so-called luxury mass for superior products inevitably leads to net business customers.

"The change in brand positioning usually adapt a couple of seasons for the consumer," said Okonkwo, who is moving to expand eventually help predict profit margins. "You can not sell anything to anyone."

However, the benefit of Burberry suffer in the short term, if the company is forced to delete inventory of lower prices.

"People expect things to go on distance usually," said Sue Evans, senior editor at fashion forecaster WGSN in London. "There must be a time when the customer wait Burberry that come buy. Take apart a discount, instead of paying full price at the Regent Street."

See Next Seasons’ Styles Exclusively At Detroit Fashion Week 2012

 After much preparation, Detroit Fashion Week is returning with plenty of fashion, style, and glitz for Detroiters to enjoy. Detroit Fashion

 Week 2012 (DFW) will highlight the hottest trends for Spring/Summer 2013 while offering new venues and designer showcases.

 Eight years ago, DFW was created to bring Detroit designers, stylists, and models to the forefront, as seen in New York Fashion Week. DFW

 producer and fashion photographer, Brian Heath has put a lot into the fashion event over the years and 2012 will be no exception.

 Brian Heath took some time from his schedule to explain everything that goes into DFW and what guests can expect this year. Heath begins by

 describing all the people involved in delivering a successful DFW.

 “…It’s what happens after the shows that makes the difference for our participants. We work year-round on keeping our alumni participants

 up to date on trends, events, [and] training,” says Heath.

 He goes on to explain, “We place the same demands on our designers, models, makeup, stylists and behind-the -scenes staff that the [public]

 would find in any other domestic fashion week event. Our designers learn how to present to buyers, our models get signed with major agencies

 and have become Miss Michigan, Miss USA and cover models for companies like Johnson Products,” he says.

 Several DFW alumni will be appearing and presenting this year. Dianne Berry and Nikyah Lumbard are among the new designers while veteran,

 Camille Jeanay, who has a line that was in Miami Style Week-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week summer showcase, is among those that will be

 returning.

 Each designer that’s presenting a collection is presenting work that is being seen in Michigan first.

 “All of our designers must show next seasons spring/summer lines exclusively to DFW, prior to showing anywhere else in Michigan. It’s what

 we deliver to our audience and buyers each year, it is the standard we place on them. That’s what makes all of our showcases different year

 after year. “

 Although guests can expect to see a lot of fashion tradition and familiar faces, this year’s event will be different from previous years.

 There will be various changes and additions to look forward to in DFW 2012.

 Heath provides details behind the changes. “We decided to do the shows with more of an exclusive feel this year as our events are guest-

 listed only and there will be no seating sold at the door of the events. We also moved to venues that meet with our theme for this year

 which is ‘Launch’. Our venues for showcases are the Detroit Yacht Club and The Princess Boat cruise ship.”

 He also shares that showcases have also been modified. “We combined our student shows to present to a more professional audience, along

 with our Designer showcases. We also have accessory showcases this year.”

 There is much to expect and anticipate for DFW 2012. As the event continues to grow, the demand and vision will only become greater in time.

 Heath expresses the goals and focus for the future of DFW.

 “We want to be sure we are always moving the event in the right direction and attracting designers, buyers and press from all over. This

 year we were contacted by F-Politic in London. They cover all of the fashion week and trade shows across the world and will carry our

 designers’ images for this year’s Detroit Fashion Week…” says Heath.

 “We have had great support and hope to attract more sponsors for this year’s showcases and keep our base growing into the future.”

 Detroit Fashion Week will be held from September 23 to the 29. The Detroit Yacht Club Designer Showcases will take place on September 26,

 from 7 pm to 12:30 am. Showcase seating is $35 per person.

 Front row seating is $60 per person and includes a swag bag. The Princess Riverboat Showcase Cruise will be held on September 29, from 9:30

 pm to 1:30 am. Showcase seating is $35 and front row seating is $60 with a swag bag. Premium seating to attend both events are $120. To

 purchase tickets for DFW

5 Unique Fashion Website Designs

For many people fashion is more than just a passing interest. It is both a major passion and a part of their daily lives, something that

 they take a great deal of pride in.

 And why shouldn’t they? Fashion is ever changing, exciting and a key element to how we end up feeling about ourselves. Just having a new

 outfit can pep up your mood or day. Window shopping can help us set goals and establish a new look that makes us feel more confident. There

 are many reasons that fashion is as beloved as it is today.

 But there is more to a fashion website than catering to the latest chic. Many graphic designers take their cue from the unique and

 innovative layouts used for these sites. Here are ten of the best right now.

 I love anything that manages to look for trendy and uncomplicated. Which is how I would describe the website for UK fashion shop Paul Smith.

 The center of the page has a single image set with a black background. Half of that image is just darkness, with white text. Beneath it are

 several pages of products, showing off categories that are popular right now.

 Then at the top is a single header with links to everything on the site. Some of these are sections for shopping, and others are for

 contacting or learning about the company.
 Fashion line Prada has always managed to pull of both sophistication and edginess. So their designs are usually somewhere between the two,

 and right now they have opted for edgy.

 The image used as the main background at the moment is even a little weird. The clothing is almost vintage, as is the style of the photo

 filters used. The background takes up almost the entire space, with nothing but a sidebar on the left with the links to the store’s

 features.
 Designer The Sak sells shoes, handbags and accessories. All with a kind of earthy feel and rich color scheme. Their website captures this

 simple design process with their layout. The colors are all earthy and mutes, using a pinkish cream and light blue and grays. It almost

 looks like graphing paper. Then in the center is the real splash of color with greens of the the background, and the deep brown of one of

 their products. The link icons are rough looking, like ripped pieces of paper or fabric. It is unique and perfectly suited for their product

 line.

LVMH Resort Maldives to open in 2013.

  Luxury giant Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) is a resort hotel to open in the Maldives in 2013, TTG Asia reported daily on Wednesday.

The station will be of 46 luxury villas and estates currently under construction on the island of Noonu Atoll Randheli exist.

"The Maldives (also) the cradle of innovation in tourism be" Maleeh Jamal, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture told the daily e-mail.

This announcement adds to a growing list of famous names in international fashion with luxury hotels in their portfolios. Earlier this month, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has announced its intention, a new hotel opened in Shanghai in 2015, while the Hotel Missoni plans new properties in Oman, Turkey, Brazil and Mauritius to build in the coming years.

Other hotels in the LVMH Group White 1921, a charming hotel in Saint-Tropez, France with eight suites, each individually decorated with its own by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and Cheval Blanc Courchevel in the French Alps, a suites hotel is a, which created the restaurant "The 1947", the traditional alpine is a modern twist, by three-star Michelin chef Yannick the Alléno and a warehouse Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton boutique.

New York Fashion Weavz: The Shows

Here is Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek as explained by a construction worker across the street from Lincoln Center yesterday, on whom

 I eavesdropped because I was too scared to talk to anyone else:

 "There's two a year, one now and one in spring. They used to do it over on 42nd Street. Fashion people from all over the world

 come, and they have a ton of fun."
 42nd Street is "Bryant Park," for those who learned New York from Tim Gunn and Project Runway. Fashion Week took place there, in

 the Garment District, for 17 years, before it was moved to Lincoln Center in 2010. Semi-annual Fashion Weeks, held in cities

 around the world in spring and fall, are a time for designers to showcase their upcoming collections (shown two seasons in

 advance, meaning the clothes we see now are for the labels' spring/summer 2013 lines), for Project Runway's finale to film, and

 for bloggers to take pictures of one another's Street Style.

 Street Style is any kind of clothing you wear, ever, in public. Many people who have Street Style are not models, however many

 models also have Street Style. An example of Street Style is an old man wearing a classic fedora, or a young woman wearing many

 gold bracelets and shrugging her shoulders, or a brightly colored belt.

 These are things I have recently learned. I do not know about Fashion Week or Street Style. Luckily, my editors had set out

 fairly modest goals: "Just, like, walk around and crash into shit," A.J. suggested. "Wear a tracksuit. Fall into a waiter. Wash

 your feet in the punch bowl. Talk to people and give us your observations."

 On the morning of Baby's First Fashion week, I write an important blog post about Jon Hamm's penis. I eat two chocolate scones

 and then another chocolate scone, and then take the subway uptown. I listen to my favorite instrumental from the About a Boy

 soundtrack on the way, and think of my task not as a stressful challenge in which I will be forced to interact and, on occasion,

 deceive people who intimidate me, but, rather, as a brief moment in the montage of my life.

 Upon arriving near-ish to Lincoln Center, I immediately become lost. I have only been in this area once before, to observe the

 filming of Gossip Girl on a cold night last fall. I start asking people in uniforms—security guards, information desk workers,

 dogcatchers—the way to Lincoln Center, then the way to the New York Public Library branch at Lincoln Center, then the way to

 the fashion show, then the way to the runway.

 I arrive at the Mark McNairy New Amsterdam show shortly before it ends. In industry parlance, I have arrived "fashionably late."

 I stand just inside the doorway at the foot of the catwalk with a large group of tall men. We are all wearing a lot of clothes

 on our bodies, so it's pretty clear we know from fashion. I lift up my cellphone to take a picture of the runway, because that's

 what everyone else is doing and I want to fit in with my new friends. Hip hop is blasting. I realize, after a few seconds of

 standing, that music is still emanating from my in-ear earbuds and consider removing them, before deciding that this will be my

 affectation. A burst of confetti goes off at the entrance of the runway and everyone gasps because confetti is frightening.

 Rapper Danny Brown bounds down the runway in a gold jacket and everyone murmurs about what a treat it is to see rapper and

 author of The Da Vinci Code Danny Brown here in front of us wearing a gold jacket.

 When the show ends, the crowd suddenly realizes that they are in a public library that is merely masquerading as a fashion

 venue, and they book it out of there. A man near the exit is handing out boxes of Crest White Strips, so I take one. My review

 of the Mark McNairy New Amsterdam show is that it was like a loud concert where all the attendees received Crest White Strips.

 Outside, Lincoln Center Plaza is awash with sunlight. If the weather is any indication, God hates both Republicans and Democrats

 but loves fashion (Fashists). Over and over again, I watch people stand in the middle of the sun-bleached plaza and casually

 strike poses (hand on hip, gazing blankly into the distance) that show off their Street Style, in the hopes that a Street Style

 Photographer will approach them and ask to snap a photo.

 Unfortunately, the only people anyone wants to photograph for their Street Style are the people already being photographed for

 their Street Style. It's a great day for black women wearing tribal prints who have great Street Style.

 I sit down next to some construction workers because all of the Fashion People have either friends or very straight hair, which

 I find intimidating. I take notes on their conversation because I love the way my ballpoint pen writes.

 Later in the afternoon, I walk to a different building, in which are housed the famous Fashion Week tents. There are hordes of

 security guards manning every door, but none of them asks to see my credentials or to even photograph me because they love my

 Street Style. I spot a sign for Reem Acra, the show I'm due to attend, and ask a man standing by an electronic check-in kiosk

 what I should do if I don't have a printed invitation or confirmation number, as everyone else seems to.

 "Don't worry about it. Just give them your name at the front and you'll be set."

 The reason I do not have a printed invitation or confirmation number is because I am not on the list for this show. I am not

 really on the lists for any shows. Fortunately, another acquaintance is, and she can't make it. Before getting to the front of

 the line, I practice my delivery of her name over and over in my head.

 Jane Doe. Hello, Jane Doe. Hi! Jane Doe! D-O-E, Jane?

 With one attendee ahead of me, I study the four women checking reservations and decide one of them, a blonde woman, is mean. She

 will see right through my ruse. I hope I don't get her.

 I get her. She does not see through the ruse. I spell my fake name correctly.

 Inside the tent, I feel a burning desire to step on the runway, which is shiny and black.

 The woman in front of me steps on the runway.

 "YOU CAN'T STEP ON THE RUNWAY!" Assistants swoop in from all sides to chastise her. I shake my head because the nerve of some

 people, stepping on the runway.

 Everyone whispers that I have great Street Style as I pick my way through the crowd, and Anna Wintour considers approaching me

 but feels suddenly self-conscious and also she isn't there.

 I reach my assigned seat and am disappointed to see it is one row higher than the seats that receive free gifts in tiny red

 Santa sacks. I consider pocketing a tiny red Santa sack in retribution for my not being given a tiny red Santa sack but worry

 someone will notice.

 To my left sits a girl with very straight hair and many purple geode rings. I am intimidated by her, so I ignore her, because I

 am a journalist. To my right sits a girl with her hair in a bun. I ask her for what outlet she's here for, and after she repeats

 the name twice, I smile and pretend I have heard her. She and I both express our desire to have free gifts, just as, magically,

 a wave of back row plebes descends into the unclaimed free gift seats. A harried Australian woman commands us to wait, but no

 one does. My friend and I now have free gifts. (Perfume.)

 My friend tells me that a girl she knows saw Vogue contributing editor Andre Leon Talley at a show earlier, and explains he and

 Anna Wintour "are, like, the stars of fashion," as though I do not know all about fashion from eavesdropping on construction

 workers earlier. "If anyone falls, we probably won't be able to see it from here," I whisper to my new BFF. "No one loses it

 right out of the gate." She nods politely.

 Suddenly, the intimidatingly straight-haired girl turns to me and asks if I'm going to any other shows during the day. I tell

 her I'm not, and wonder why she asked – is it because I look like a farmer? Is it because she does not think my awesome Street

 Style should be confined to the indoors? She pulls a printed RSVP to another designer's presentation out of her pocketbook and

 tells me that she won't be able to use it. Would I like to go in her place? I accept the RSVP because I love free things and see

 from the confirmation that her name is Barbara. Now my name is Barbara. Thank you Barbara, love Barbara.

 The show begins. A model trips, but does not fall, all the way at the opposite end of the runway. The show ends and my friend

 spots Fran Drescher in the crowd. A fashion coup.

 As the audience files out of the showroom in a herd, I notice that there are free cans of Diet Pepsi in the lobby. Unlike

 regular cans of Diet Pepsi, which I now realize are fat and pedestrian, these cans are extra slim. Very sleek. This Pepsi has

 great Street Style. I take one, which is one third as many as I want to take, and also accept two granola bars handed to me by a

 girl in a yellow dress. I love fashion.

 The energy of the three scones and a bagel I ate a couple hours ago long since burned off, I tear into these granola bars with a

 vigor that is frightening. I'm chugging Diet Pepsi. I'm wild-eyed and hopped up on freebies and itching for some trick bitch to

 come up and try to start something with me about my Street Style. I watch a mother take a picture with her daughter as they pose

 in front of a luxury car that has been moved indoors (fashion). The girl looks like a cherub. The mother looks like a mean

 angel. They are beautiful. I want to take a picture of them and text it to my friends ("Beautiful people with a car I just

 saw"), but I leave instead.

 Barbara's RSVP is for the Gilded Age presentation back inside the library at Lincoln Center. I, Barbara, walk in, ready to tell

 people they can call be Barbie, they can call me Babs, the only thing they can't call me is late for dinner, especially if

 dinner is free soda and granola bars.

 No one checks my RSVP (thanks for the lame gift, Barbara), so I amble into the presentation room.

 Fashion presentations feature all the clothing of traditional runway shows but without the 18 seconds of unbroken walking time

 so trying for models. At the Gilded Age presentation, a roomful of attractive men stand on a stage and make eye contact with

 anyone who approaches. Just as you and I are about to enter into a thoughtful debate on this inversion of The Male Gaze, I

 notice one gentleman is shirtless, which is distracting because I can see his belly. I decide I've had enough fashion for one

 day, so I grab another box of Crest White Strips from the lobby (the first box for Babs) and leave the building.

 Outside in the plaza, I see two separate groups of fashion enthusiasts pose for photos with an NYPD officer standing in front of

 a fountain (he has great street style). After they're gone, I walk up and ask him if he's gotten a lot of requests for pictures

 today.

 He says, "No."

 I walk back to the subway.

 All the clothes I saw were cool and nice.

Diane Kruger & Emma Stone: Calvin Klein Fashion Show!

Diane Kruger, Emma Stone, and Amy Adams attend the Calvin Klein Spring 2013 fashion show held during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

 on Thursday (September 13) at 205 West 39th Street in New York City.

 The fashion forward ladies all sat together in the front row for the show.

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 Later that day, Amy and her adorable daughter Aviana made their way through JFK Airport to catch a flight out of the Big Apple.

New York Fashion Week Spring 2013: Oscar de la Renta Has Glamour for all ages

  Every once in a while there is a fashion show that just makes you happy. The clothes are beautiful, the colors are bright, the music is catchy (you can long press your heels) and models seem somehow extra bounce in their steps. It was the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2013 presentation. He had a bit of everything - separates day and chic, cocktail dresses with frills and no-holds-barred evening dresses - for the uptown crowd, the politicians (and their daughters - twins Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush attended the show), and, of course, Hollywood actresses.

The creator has offered classic elegance looking for his long-time customers - scalloped lace tops, below the knee skirts, peplum jackets and silver pearls length tunic top with matching pants pearls, but there were also many pieces unexpectedly cool for the younger crowd. Tanks hugging latex pencil skirts and "short" cocktail including a shocking pink ostrich feather peplum bustier in view of the short shorts and legs for miles. All models wore soft and punky stripes of pink and purple in their well coiffed bun. The message was: It's not just the clothes that your mother.

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Next young designer continues with Hollywood actresses like Lea Michele, Ashley Greene, Kiernan Shipka, Jessica Biel and Zooey Deschanel all her clothes are to build on the red carpet. The spring collection had some serious contenders season prices that are safe to be on the short list of all the great designers -. We are probably one or two in the night of Emmy A pale pink organza dress with delicate floral embroidery and gold embroidered cherry oyster hued strapless dress would pop flashes. Bonus: two feature gently sloping skirts that are perfect to show some serious decision statement heels - that's where the focus seems this season! The real impact was shocking pink silk dress with an error back contrasting turquoise tassel and embroidery, but it is more likely Editorial red carpet, unless someone like Zoe Saldana, who could pull it completely worn out.

"It was nice. Colors were beautiful," Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour said after the show. That's pretty much says it all.

Fashion Week Stargazing: Days 3 and 4

On a sticky Saturday morning, with heavy rain and humidity that turned ponytails into pom poms, the Lacoste show kicked off a long weekend of celebrity sightings.

 Kris Humphries, the Nets player and famous Kim Kardashian ex, made it to Lincoln Center just before the downpour started. He was dressed in a red plaid button-down, worn open, a gray T-shirt and slim jeans. The Nets’ move to Brooklyn from New Jersey seemed to have rubbed off. “You know, it’s kind of the whole hipster thing,” Mr. Humphries said of his outfit.

 Rather than cool things off, the rain turned the runway venues into steam rooms. At Prabal Gurung, held at Pier 57, the heat had influenced wardrobe choices. Bravo’s Andy Cohen showed up in a T-shirt, jeans and brown flip-flops. “It’s humid, so the most important thing is to let my dogs breathe,” he said, nodding to his exposed toes. “I woke up this morning and actually was debating the flip-flops.”

 “No one cares what I’m wearing,” he added. His front-row mates might disagree. They included Brad Goreski, Barbara Bush, Kate Bosworth, Hailee Steinfeld and Allison Williams.

 The humidity was also challenging at Edun, which took place at 1 p.m. at the Skylight at Moynihan Station. Alicia Keys, with short slicked-back hair and big Jackie O sunglasses, had the right idea: she wore white after Labor Day in the form of a white button-down and white and black jeans.

FASHION SENSE

Not to be interested in clothing is another way of being obsessed with clothing, because, ultimately, there’s no such thing as having no style. After the slapdash post-sixties faux-naturel of naturally torn jeans and rock-band T-shirts (here’s the novelist Howard Jacobson, this weekend in The Guardian: “I’ve never owned a T-shirt… . Things with words on! Can you imagine? On grown-ups! Words are to make books with”), I saw a friend from a similar family and a similar place wearing a light-blue Oxford button-down, and the experience was akin to growing up amidst carved stone pavilions and getting a first glimpse of Bauhaus. Having spelled, in my mind, the trends of the rag trade as “fascion,” I found the rarefied austerity—in effect, the timelessness—that I was looking for, without realizing until later that the lust for simplicity is itself a style.
 Every filmmaker’s personal bearing plays a role in their work. All directors are also actors, though, in many cases, ones who reserve their performances for cast and crew off-camera. What directors do isn’t just a matter of choosing the shots and guiding the actors; their main work is charismatic—creating a world from their personal influence, from the emanations of their presence, from which their sartorial style is inseparable. When I interviewed the filmmaker and primordial New Wave cohort Charles Bitsch a decade ago, I was surprised to hear his description of Jean-Luc Godard around the age of twenty:
 In relation to the others at Cahiers [du Cinéma], he had a little of a dandyish side, with his dark glasses, with his way of dressing… He was a little more “dressed,” in quotes, than we were. He wore a tie, a checked vest, dark gloves—not Saint-Laurent, but a certain class… You could say that, when you saw him, you knew he wasn’t just anybody, he was a character.
 Or a figure, an eminence. It made perfect sense, though, just as it made sense to learn that Howard Hawks was attached to his finery.
 The theoretical science or artistic extreme of the quest for style is high fashion, and this past Saturday, accompanying my older daughter, Juliette, to The Hole gallery on the Bowery for the show of the artful house of threeASFOUR (who I’ve mentioned here before, through the happy happenstance of a collegial connection), I was reminded once more of the imaginative power of radical clothing. The word of the day was “draping,” which, of course, means the way the clothing hangs, and which implies an intimacy with the fabric, a feel for the connection between the material and the body in motion.
 The word that came to mind along with it was “biomorphic”: the swirling forms, the asymmetrical cutouts and the swooping cuts, and the intertwining coils all seemed devised to give the inanimate dresses and tunics and slashed-open pants a life of their own. With the mirror-panelled wedges that all the models wore on their feet and other similar reflective panels that were sewn onto some of the garments, the underlying mood was one of science meeting nature in a mystical communion. It was a line for a time of blended promise and foreboding, of boundary-crossing and wondrous yet eerie interventions. Baudelaire wrote that

The Norma Rae of trainees mode

  "I wanted to stay in their offices for 15 years," she said. "I was so ready to give him everything I had. I could not imagine that my dream was real."

At 27 she was older than the average student magazine. After graduating from Ohio State in 2010, Diana spent a year working for a pharmaceutical company in Columbus, Ohio, to save it can afford to live in New York as a volunteer - a concert she had heard was a necessary first step in order to get a job in fashion.

"That would be my only ticket for the industry," she said. "I do not have unlimited resources. Would I take the time of sentencing. Would I remain of the people in mind."

And it is not because it is itself to become the next Melanie Ward, stylist they worshiped. Sued in February Wang the Hearst Corporation, the parent company of Harper's Bazaar, not to pay for his work. Including about 3,000 graduates Hearst - The study, which hurt the company has accused federal and state labor laws to be as a class person and perhaps decided early in 2013.

In May, Wang New York one last look, then returned to Columbus with her boyfriend of five years. You did not read a fashion magazine since January. "I have so completely turned his back on the fashion last year," she said. "It's hard to believe how much I loved him, because I do not even come close to these days. Go wrong for all these things, it was just so hard."

Columbus on the phone, Wang described as small and calls the way she dresses "tomboys". She has straight black hair and wearing little make-up except for the occasional slash of bright pink NARS Schiap. Both clothes they love like a teenager - his favorite eBay is in autumn 2006 lavender silk Prada dress with gathered panels contain complete or green Balenciaga Fall 2007 Jacket. Now engaged, she lives with her boyfriend and works part-time as a fundraising strategist and social media for a nonprofit that promotes local cuisine.

After completing her four-month internship in December, it did not immediately firebomb his fashion career. She tried to find a job, but her boss Bazar said he did not give a recommendation. "He said," I do not think you're ready, and you should make another internship, "she said, however, she interviewed for some positions in newspapers and public relations, but not one of them you could not bear the thought.. do another internship in January, announced his ambition to work in the industry she loved - and began to legal measures.

"It was a month of terrible for me," she said.



"The experience we've all worked through was so outrageous," she said, "and that's the kind of thing that students do not tell their personal circles. He was very derogatory. They could not not inform their advisers, which they have in their education. "

Wang employment Bazaar, which she says she has done five days a week from 9.00 to 20.00 clock, was to follow thousands of handbags, shoes and jewelry borrowed the magazine photo shoots. She made it no less than eight other students, sending pans 30 to 40 per day and help, submit expense reports. She answered the phone accessories director, writing the name of the complainant, and you hold it, so that his boss could decide whether to take the call. This is the default unpaid work in the fashion industry - and critical operations.

"Can not find this in all areas," said Rachel Well, Outten & Golden associated with the firm representing Wang. "You would not have unpaid internship at a Duane Reade store, even if they learned heavily on retail. But have these bags in areas such as media and film, where it is the way the industry has operated for a very long time."

Wang was blinded by his entourage, including sitting next to Joanna Hillman, Editor of Senior Market. "It is the goal of a large number of pictures street style," says Wang. "It was unbelievable. I never thought I'd find myself sitting in a cube next to Joanna Hillman."

But she was also on the edge all the time. "I was so uncomfortable and stressed," she said. "It was difficult to understand the people, as a student can be emphasized, however, publishers always emphasizes that it was a real job, and if it was wrong or if it did, it was my fault."

She remembered a wild night, when, after the editors had left the office, she unpacked a trunk accessories, cloth wrapped packaged piece, dig a unique chain lost. Or torture practice to get through a subway turnstile with seven sacks in his hands. She was irritated verify independently the tasks of operations, such as hand-held with new shows from the editors of Fashion Week. "I do not feel like you are working in shipping and receiving," says Wang. But she never feared his days in the Hearst Tower, on the contrary, she thought, "I'll go and knock," she said.

Guidelines of the U.S. Department of Labor that unpaid internships must education and "in the interest of the students." (Wang What was eligible to receive college credit is a controversial part of the combination). Googling "trial student 'has led to a lawsuit that claims two students who had worked on the set of Black Swan, that Fox Searchlight violated minimum wage and overtime laws. It was administered by Outten & Golden and is currently building all internships include Fox Entertainment Group. "I realized that the stories were very similar," she said. "They want to do so bad that you can not say no. Would you just keep your head down and work. They are so excited to be in the presence of these people, and you want them to remember you, and You can not say no, because then you will be Blackballed. "

Since Outten & Golden agreed to take the case of Wang, trainees Hearst Esquire, Marie Claire and Redbook joined the movement.

Outten & Golden Hearst wants to pay his former trainees of back wages, overtime and other damages, an amount that "we certainly do not believe is symbolic," Well said. The Company does not expect that the process. Students: full end courses-for-free work, but hope it will encourage other companies to change their policies to pay interns take them academic credit cards Indeed, Fox has changed its policies now earn $ 8 to $ 10 per hour. This month, Gawker Media abolished its program regularly offers unpaid internships and fellowships in writing now. (New York magazine internships are paid or for academic credit.)

"The case against Hearst, albeit controversial, increased levels of interest for companies that already have a sense that their glamorous image served as insurance against this kind of thing," says Susan Scafidi, director of the Institute for Law Fashion Fordham Law School. "A million girls would kill for this job, but it only takes one to make a complaint."

Hearst claims that the study is "baseless". In a statement prior to the cut, said Hearst, vice president of the company Paul Luthringer communication "is deep within the law and offer young people a close-up of the company magazine 'stages of the company.

Others criticized Wang and his colleagues to question students failing to meet the "process" and pay their fees, unpaid internships, they say, are a rite of passage. Anderson Cooper pulled his black swan trainees RidicuList Anderson Cooper 360: "When it comes to training, it seems that there is a very simple dos and don'ts," he said. "Do not try to learn as much as possible. Try not to make contact, and perhaps not to pursue these contacts." Asked about internal complaints within one month trial grabbed headlines Wang, Vogue Director Grace Coddington Create replied: "I think there are many students who feel quite right you think we owe them something.".

Try more than Fashion Week rolls by Wang, not about what she has lost and to accept his new role thinking. Since the filing of the complaint, she heard Bazar trainees who served with him. "She said, 'I'm glad you did, and I hope you win," she said. "I always want to be in this industry, but I am tacitly support".

"I am confident that I will win," she said. "What they did, they would never stop. While I was there, they talked about the prestige of Harper's Bazaar in your resume, as if it did a justification for all the work you've humiliating. It was never to stop . "

ads Apple could love only Samsung

  The "1984" Super Bowl spot, as his black and dystopian view Big Brother Big Blue has had the most famous commercial ever made. This bit 60 seconds film by Ridley Scott (now Sir Ridley) - director of our time, with films such as The Duellists, Alien, and my favorite, Blade Runner - was and is still fascinating. Following the announcement for the first time in autumn 1983 Apple Sales Meeting was shown in Honolulu audience sat stunned silence ... for about 3 seconds.

When Steve Jobs started Apple in 1997, he needed a battle cry ... and he found a still resonates: Think Different. Richard Dreyfuss reported the campaign "fools" voiced commercial, but there is another, never broadcast version jobs always moves me to tears. (Last year, on the occasion of the loss of a job, "AdWeek published the famous shopping street and spliced ​​into a picture of the smiling young Steve at the end, just after the image of the child who opens his eyes.)

Then there's the long and beloved, "I'm a Mac, a PC You" series with John Hodgman and Justin Long (access the link gives you access to all 66 TV this historic campaign discovered) it. is more than nice, it's a great example of a classic long-lived (a polite way to say, apparently "unoriginal") strategy. We v Them ads are brilliant, consistent, properly executed with simple, visual and non-loaded with a secret, quiet humor. A joy.

From time to time, Apple define the commercial rate target, missed in the PowerMac G4. Offers the tanks of the U.S. Army Sergeant Voice-over But missteps were few, is thought through the Apple advertising generally good and well done. Good ideas, near-perfect execution.

This brings us to today. A good idea, poorly executed, and the excellent execution of a disturbing concept: In recent months, Apple has released a series of ads that fall into two categories.

First, we have the "genius" ads. The Apple Store geniuses, no doubt, to the best technical support in the industry, the main products of the company for the best results in customer satisfaction surveys. An advertising campaign that promotes the benefits while subtle mockery of immodesty "Genius" designation should be a straight shot. The idea lends itself to a series of humorous vignettes ends by a client, a new show on the road, a CEO in need of the effort saved, and so relieved.

But in practice, as you can see for yourself here, here, and here the ads. The idea is earned through stories forced and too sweet, the message is far from clear that we ruined feel expect Apple marketing campaigns ... and they're just not funny. Similarly, the production seems rushed and cheap to problems of continuity: A genius to sleep, dressed in his official blue T-shirt, was awakened by a sudden panic at the door and is a fraction of a second later .. . with its badge-cum-business card holders now draped around the neck.

The ads were swung wide, and soon ripped happy.

In the category of most of the problems we. Siri commercials with celebrities Zooey Deschanel, Samuel L. Jackson, John Malkovich and Martin Scorsese You are intelligent and well-produced, they are imitated flattering - and Samsung have to love it.

Why?

Because they are perishable: dilute the focus, they interfere with Apple products celebrity "well earned and well deserved clean.

A comparison and a model, consider the Louis Vuitton series of commercials by the great photographer Annie Leibovitz produced. What, or rather who do you see? Sean Connery, Catherine Deneuve, Mikhail Gorbachev, Roger Federer, Keith Richards, Muhammad Ali ...

The message is cynical, but clear: our case is not better than Gucci or Hermes, but if our logo sport, you'll have something in common with the iconic athletes, artists and intellectuals. You too can be like Mikhail Gorbachev or Michael Phelps ... even if only in our facilities. (The campaign Annie Leibovitz is pompous as "core values" - or, as the list of topics that honesty is unconscious?).

There is a plan well thought out and executed. Louis Vuitton is a smart, well run company at the top of his form. But what does it say about the iPhone when Apple considers it as Louis Vuitton tactics used to lure consumers?

To the campaign celebrity Siri, Apple's products have always been at the heart of Apple's marketing. The product is the hero, the ad does what he extolls and how he does it. The use of celebrities to send a new message: The product is not strong enough, he needs the vicinity of the famous. And that message is even more dangerous because the ads are so smooth, so well executed. (The Scorsese even a gentle visual joke, until 1976, the director of the film Taxi Driver relates. A nice gesture ... but it has nothing to do with Apple.)

That's why to smile Samsung is another reason when Ms. Deschanel dance in his pajamas, and so these ads should be pulled out and should have seen why the strategy of celebrities - a first for Apple, if I remember correctly - should be reconsidered be.

And at the risk of piling on, it is the product to be promoted: Siri.

No doubt this will work for some people, but how?

As can be after a few tries?

Recently, I have an Apple insider that same question. The single thought for a moment, but could not remember having seen a colleague use Siri.

There is a difference between a beta product, such as a table with the pesky bugs, but quite well defined - and beta as Siri that "kind of work" and deters some users, while pleasing others.

I have no doubt that Apple's long-term ambitions for Siri, plans that may occur in the time and make Siri as versatile and reliable as features of the iPhone and other applications could be expected. But for the moment, in addition to their low Vuitton as the use of celebrities, slick ads Siri could be regarded as misleading. Another reason to bury.

As the campaign Genius: Fire Agency, but keep the concept. Press the reset button and hold the message, write ads. The idea has the potential for a range of effective advertising and fun.

Behold Fashion's Loveliest Homes, as Seen in Shelter Books

Ah, Fashion Week. If you live in New York right now, that means: spectacular people roaming at large, a dose of dangerous illegal
activity, manic store openings, and, of course, the shows themselves. That's a lot of excitement for one seven-day period. Where do
the industry's major players catch up on their beauty sleep once it's all over? In really stunning homes, apparently! Thankfully,
Elledecor.com aggregated the magazine's past coverage of fashion designers' homes into a dedicated page—it's so stocked with house
porn that it'll be nearly impossible to get through before the shows are over—and Architectural Digest has devoted its October
2012 issue to the very same cause. Above, the best of the best.

Victoria Beckham Fashion Show Featured Flats, David Beckham In Attendance

NEW YORK -- Victoria Beckham must put her touch on everything to do with her New York Fashion Week show. It not only ends up
looking like her signature pulled-together, well-edited style, but it feels like her, too.
She's the thoughtful hostess with waiters offering morning juice to the crowd coming early Sunday to the New York Public Library,
but she keeps the guest list very tight.
She's one of the biggest draws on the calendar of seasonal previews, but there's no frenzy of paparazzi photographers. (Husband
David Beckham, however, did take some photos from his seat.)
The music is loud enough to be heard, but it's far from thumping. Beckham gives the crowd a brief bow, but doesn't linger.
And she's gracious to her backstage well-wishers, but there's a time limit.
No detail is overlooked, and that goes for the clothes, too. Beckham said she checks – or doublechecks – every look to make sure
"it looks good from every angle."
The clothes for spring had a delicacy that she said was new for her this season, although the clothes remained substantial and
structured. It was the touch of illusion lace, the lingerie bra top or hemline of pleated chiffon that took the edge off banded
short skirts, zip-back sheaths and shirtdresses.
The lingerie influences built on her knowledge of corsetry and fell naturally into the collection, Beckham explained after the
show. "It's the first time I've gone so delicate, but I wanted the design elements."
She opened the show with a black slip-style sundress that she said was among her favorite looks.
There were more pants, all cut slim, than she typically offers but, she said, "they really look like my signature dresses, but
they're trousers."
As retailers, editors and stylists have seen this round of previews, black and white are dominant forces. Beckham used a poppy red
as her bold contrast color. She was more interested in texture than crazy colors, she said, noting the black dress she was wearing,
which mixed canvas, georgette, lace and chiffon.
"I want to design what I want to wear," she said.

Louis Vuitton take on the "spot the difference" game

  It is refreshing to see consumer brands - whether they realize it or not - take the classic game mechanics and inject it into a marketing gimmick. Too often this leads to a bad advergame you play for a minute and forget after all, Louis Vuitton has a new video campaign that commandeers ages "Spot The Difference" old gameplay used and turns it into something interesting talk on the water- coolers, espresso machine, kombucha growler or whatever the offices these days.

The new campaign includes two 60-second ads with fashion blogger Bip Ling, who are preparing to hit the city in order to secure BT sewing Kusama (LV partnership with peas obsessed artist Yayoi Kusama is its permanent). The game is to watch both videos and highlighting differences.

Residents of the United Kingdom may @ LouisVuitton_UK with the hashtag # LVKusama differ for the chance to win a copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by Kusama. We assume that Alice is a pea frocked pursuit of a white rabbit down a rabbit hole with peas or the like.

If you do not have in the UK, you can not try to compete, but it's always fun. The differences between the two videos Here are two ads are almost identical, see if you have what it takes to realize the differences are.