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Fashion news: Carine’s Balenciaga blacklist explained, flying cats at Westwood and Lagerfeld’s French honours

Posted March 9th, 2010 | 12:45 pm | By Lara Tobin | No Comments


Someone threw a (fake) cat at Vivienne Westwood at her show yesterday. It narrowly grazed her shoulder however and a model simply picked it up and cuddled with it. Only at Westwood. [Nylon]

The (supposed) truth comes out: last week Carine Roitfeld was a no-show at Balenciaga, claiming that she was “blacklisted” from the show. Details have emerged that the french Vogue editor had asked the Balenciaga house for samples for a shoot, and once received, a coat somehow made it’s way to MaxMara’s design studio, where it was copied. And that was the end of Roitfeld and the Paris Vogue entourage. [Fashionista]

Lindsay Lohan was back in the fashion week scene after being MIA at Ungaro yesterday, sitting front and centre at Kenzo yesterday. When WWD asked the actress why she was not at the Ungaro show, she replied  “Because I don’t work for them anymore.” When pushed for more details Lilo told reporters that “There’s legal things going on; I can’t really discuss it.” [The Cut] Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion » Fashion News

Fashion news: Roitfeld vs. Balenciaga, Aquascutum designers resign and photogs banned from McQueen show

Posted March 5th, 2010 | 12:30 pm | By Lara Tobin | No Comments

Photography by Joris Bruring @ Team Peter Stigter

Photographers will not be allowed at the presentation of Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2010 collection. [@BinkleyOnStyle via Fashionologie]

Seems that there’s some tension between the Balenciaga house and Carine Roitfeld; the Vogue Paris editor-in-chief was not allowed at the label’s show in Paris, with Rotfield telling WWD, “We’re blacklisted…It’s too bad, it’s a beautiful house and it’s French. I hope that it’s not forever.” She offered the bait, saying that the label no longer advertises in the magazine or lends it clothes, but when asked why, all she had to say was “Ask them.” [Racked] Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion » At the shows

Dispatches from Paris: Brocade at Balmain, colour blocking at Balenciaga and sequinned booties at Barbara Bui

Posted March 4th, 2010 | 3:32 pm | By Bernadette Morra | 1 Comment

Parisians sure take their fashion trends seriously. Everyone here–from babies to grannies–is wearing Breton stripes, even though it’s still parka weather. The catwalks, meanwhile, are taking a walk on the wilder side for fall 2010.  As of day three, the rich rocker chic dominates as the new icon of Parisian style. There were velvet brocade frock coats (think Mick Jagger) and mini-dresses embellished with gold chains at Balmain, croc leggings and booties embroidered over and over again with metallic sequins and fringe at Barbara Bui (see the video above). An emerging trend: colour blocking and patchwork, both dark and moody, or sweetly sci-fi as at Balenciaga.

Click the images below to see looks from Balmain and Balenciaga
Read more from Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010

Fashion » Fashion News

Fashion news: Dell’Acqua coming back to the runway, American Apparel pulls polish and headgear consternation at Couture Week

Posted January 26th, 2010 | 12:30 pm | By Lara Tobin | 1 Comment

Photo via Fashionologie

Photo via Fashionologie

Josephus Thimister, who preceded Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga, has come out of hibernation. The designer presented a faux blood-spattered collection to mixed reviews at Couture Week on Sunday. [Fashionologie]

Grazia Daily was (publicly) miffed after having to watch the Christian Dior show through blogger Tavi’s enormous headpiece. [Grazia]

Alessandro Dell’Acqua is coming back to the runway after losing his line (and the rights to use his name) earlier this year. The Italian is presenting his new line, No. 21, at Milan Fashion Week in February. [WWD] Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion » Fashion News

Balenciaga sues Steve Madden over the “Lego” shoe

Posted December 18th, 2009 | 3:33 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | No Comments

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The Steve Madden shoe (left) and the Balenciaga

After being sued by Alexander McQueen this fall for copyright infringement, Steve Madden is looking at another lawsuit, this time from Balenciaga. The house alleges that Madden copied the now famous Lego-inspired shoe from Balenciaga’s Fall 2007 collection. Madden’s pair sold for US$99.95 to the French brand’s US$4,175.

The news lead National Post columnist Nathalie Atkinson to point out on her Twitter feed that Balenciaga has had some looks in recent seasons that bear suspicious resemblance to the work of other designers. Read the rest of this entry »

Daily Steal

The daily steal: Pleated flats, $32

Posted December 18th, 2009 | 9:00 am | By Siofan Davies | No Comments

Photography by Katie Ennis

Photography by Katie Ennis

When the Fall ’09 collections debuted, I drooled over the rich satin folds at Balenciaga, especially an indigo and black skirt–traditionally a tricky shade combo. These pleated satin flats from Urban Outfitters ($32, visit urbanoutfitters.com) are an effortless way to try out the combination and add sheen to basic holiday black. They also come in burgundy, black and a peach that will carry you into spring. Now if only my party date was half as handsome as Nicolas Ghesquière.

Fashion » At the shows

The Paris (Fashion Week) Review: Belles of the Bals

Posted October 2nd, 2009 | 9:21 am | By Sarah Nicole Prickett | 1 Comment

It was high day for belles of the Bals: Balenciaga and Balmain, competing bold shoulder-to-shoulder for the minds and hearts of international editrixes… and Rihanna, who cast her vote of attendance for the latter. More importantly, as Suzy Menkes reported, Christophe Decarnin won the thumb war: tweets about Balmain outnumbered those about Balenciaga, 75 to 41. I’m loathe to be a lemming here, but maybe I agree (and no, I’m not just bitter about not getting the golden ticket to Ghesquière’s show. I still love). Sure, Decarnin is de trop, but the Mad Maxines storming down his runway are indeed a force to be reckoned with. Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion » Models

Suddenly Iris Strubegger

Posted June 26th, 2009 | 12:12 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | 3 Comments

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From Valentino's Fall 2009 campaign

When I saw this Fall 2009 Valentino ad recently, my first thought was, Wow Kristen McMenamy has some great legs. While I’m sure she does, the legs in question actually belong to Austrian model Iris Strubegger, who is suddenly popping up everywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

FASHION Lovelies

Street style: Get your motor running

Posted May 7th, 2009 | 2:00 pm | By Jordan Porter | No Comments

may1109lovely_smLovely in…bits of biker chic

Where: Queen and Peter Streets

See the full look after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion » Fashion News

Daily reads: Grey Gardens, faux tattoos and flame manis, and Jacko in Balmain

Posted April 17th, 2009 | 12:30 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | 1 Comment

Clare Tough lingerie. Image via Style Bubble

Clare Tough lingerie. Image via Style Bubble

A bunch of Grey Gardens articles: WWD talks to the original documentary’s co-director, Albert Maysles; The New York Times talks about the Edies themselves; Glamour hits up the costume designer and we get themakeup scoop. The movie airs tomorrow on HBO, rock dwellers. [WWD, NY Times, Glamour, FASHION]

Brit designer Clare Tough makes amazing knitwear (shown). She’s now branching into cool-girl lingerie. [Style Bubble]

Cathy Horyn thinks it’ll take more than an economic rebound for the retail tide to turn. [NY Times]

Model Sigrid Agren talks to Karl Lagerfeld for Interview. It’s full of the regular Karl-isms: “Who has the idea to name you Sigrid?” “There’s no ‘again.’ There’s only the future.” and “I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.” But, just like everyone everywhere’s dad, feels that ’60s music was the best. [New York Model Management]

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