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Vote! Who takes the cake for best dressed designer/muse duo at the British Fashion Awards?

By Randi Bergman | November 29th, 2011 | 1:00 pm

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Left: Alexa Chung and Christopher Kane shot by Mike Marsland/Getty Images. Middle: Kate Moss and Stella McCartney shot by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images. Right: Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham shot by Mike Marsland/Getty Images

Some of our favourite fashion talents were celebrated last night at the 2011 British Fashion Awards in London, with Sarah Burton, Mary Katrantzou, and Charlotte Olympia (to name a few) coming out on top in their respective categories. As always, what everyone was wearing was equally top of our minds, and we’ve especially enjoyed these neat little red carpet photo combos of megawatt designer avec megawatt muse (or muse-come-designer in Victoria Beckham’s case). In one corner, we’ve got the bright-young-thing duo of Christopher Kane and Alexa Chung donning a look from his Spring 2012 collection, and with Charlotte Olympia kitten heels. In the other, you’ve got the black-on-black pairing of Marc Jacobs and Beckham in her own design (may we just say, Vicky’s looking less extreme than usual, and we like it) The always-cool McCartney and Moss duo triumph with Stella in a sexy-tomboy suit and Kate in all-over fishnet. So, who takes the cake for the best dressed duo?

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They said/We said: Pippa Middleton’s Alexander McQueen bridesmaid’s dress is finally available in the UK and its selling fast!

By Erin Lukas | November 21st, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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Pippa Middleton shot by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Even though she wasn’t the one getting married, Pippa Middleton’s bridesmaid’s dress, also designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, received just as much attention as Kate’s wedding dress, and was loved by fashion critics and Royal fans alike. Now, finally after many replicas have been made, you can buy a “less detailed” version of the dress—meaning there’s a zipper back closure instead of buttons, and no lace inserts. Online luxury retailer  net-a-porter.com is selling the Pippa-inspired dress for US$3,100. Read more »

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Quotable: Alexander McQueen was inspired by Joey Tribbiani?

By FASHION Staff | November 2nd, 2011 | 3:00 pm

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During an interview with Chinese luxury megastore Lane Crawford, Sarah Burton reminisces about Alexander McQueen‘s quirky inspirations:

“I remember him saying to me, ‘I watched Friends last night, did you see the shirt that Joey was wearing? But then, he would get a Van Eyck book out, so it was this kind of mad mix. There’s no snobbery to it. He had this way of making you look at everything for inspiration so you didn’t just go, ‘Ok, we’re doing Seventies’.”

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Tough luxe: 11 top picks for fall’s bad girl look

By Jordan Porter | October 27th, 2011 | 3:00 pm

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The List: Tough luxe

A dose of fall’s most powerful pieces to inspire your wild side and prep you for fashion battle.

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They said/We said: Arty takes on fashion pop up in several November issues

By Erin Lukas | October 26th, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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Photography by Fulvio Bonavia for Garage Magazine

This month it seems like fashion magazines are turning more and more towards art for inspiration, creating editorials that blur the lines between the two. For Garage magazine photographer Fulvio Bonavia and stylist Giovanna Battaglia, this resulted in creating replicas of dresses from designers Fall 2011 collections—using food. Did you ever think you would see a McQueen dress made entirely of lettuce or a Louis Vuitton dress made of walnuts? Neither did we.

The foodatorial comes just a week after W magazine revealed two covers for their Art and Fashion issue: one, by artist Ai Wei Wei, depicts a model being tackled to the ground and the other, by artist Francesco Vezzoli, features Nicki Minaj as a stately lady complete with grey hair and pearls. Inside the issue are several ad parodies photographed by Steven Meisel. While designers gaining inspiration from art is nothing new, the covers and editorials born out of a fine art muse have been a breath of fresh air.
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A woman of substance: Our exclusive Q&A with Carine Roitfeld

By Rani Sheen | September 29th, 2011 | 12:00 pm

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Photo spreads from Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent. Roitfeld in 2002.

Carine Roitfeld, the world’s most inimitably chic fashion editor, is back. She tells Rani Sheen what’s next for her.

When it was announced in December that Carine Roitfeld had stepped down as editor-in-chief of Paris Vogue, the fashion world erupted in speculation about what she’d do next. The answer, in part, lies in the book Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent ($110, Rizzoli New York), a mid-career retrospective of her most arresting shoots, notes from designers, and personal mementos. It’s a satisfying read because there is such a fascination with Roitfeld, the coolest woman in any front row. We asked her what else she’s been up to.

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NYFW diary: Anna! Stella! Diane! Our recap of the Fashion’s Night Out madness!

By Jordan Porter | September 9th, 2011 | 10:00 am

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Singer Estelle and designer Diane von Furstenberg shot by C. Madden

While TIFF-goers will be clambering to get a glimpse of Brad Pitt at tonight’s Moneyball premiere, nothing could compare to last night’s flashing of bulbs and girlish screams that echoed throughout NYC for Fashion’s Night Out. I spotted Diane von Furstenberg addressing the crowd at her meatpacking store in Pope-like style, arms waving soothingly at her fans. Later in the night as Anna Wintour made her appearance (a show-dog circle and then, poof, she was gone!) outside Pastis where I was noshing on late-night frites, a parade of fashion followers braved her bodyguards and the cobblestone streets in six-inch stilettos, chasing after their fashion god for just a glimpse. At Stella McCartney‘s downtown store the crowd was smokin’ hot, and I’m not talking about their looks. A broken air conditioner had guests passing the Perrier like it was crack.
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They said/We said: Kate Middleton’s wedding dress attracts record-breaking number of visitors to Buckingham Palace

By Erin Lukas | September 6th, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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Photography by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Since its worldwide debut at the most famous wedding of the year, Kate Middleton’s Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown has won over fashion critics and royal watchers alike. The dress continues to impress, with a record-breaking number of fans flocking to Buckingham Palace to see it IRL.

Since opening on July 23, “The Royal Wedding Collection” has had 354, 000 visitors so far, and with just a month left until the exhibit closes, the expected revenue from the $27 tickets will be $13 million.

So, where’s all the cash going? Part of the revenue is going to William and Kate’s wedding charity fund—oh, and to spruce up the Royal Family’s digs, including their palaces and extensive art collections.
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