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Shopping
Christian Louboutin launches capsule collection to celebrate his 20th anniversary, and we’ve got the stunning sketches!
Illustration by Christian Louboutin
Christian Louboutin has launched a capsule collection of 20 of his most iconic shoe styles (and six bags!) to mark the designer’s 20th anniversary. “In France, 20 years defines a generation,” says the press release. And we say: any excuse to purchase a pair of his brand of red-soled beauties, right? Starting with “Pensée”, the first shoe that inspired the famed sole itself, the collection touches on the designer’s inspirations—be they showgirls, travel, Paris, or fetishism (oh, what we would have given to see the David Lynch and Louboutin Fetish exhibit).
The capsule collection styles are available on the designer’s Facebook page as of today.
Fashion
Spring cleaning: Check out FASHION’s retro lingerie photo shoot and go behind the scenes with the team in Montreal!
Brassieres, briefs and other mid-century-style unmentionables help turn a chore-filled afternoon into a retro fashion affair.
Shopping
Vancouver It girl: Manjy Sidoo
Editor: Sarah Casselman
Manjy Sidoo’s magnum opus may be motherhood (she has two teenage boys with her hubby David, a former CFL player), but her philanthropic endeavours are a close second. She’s a director at the Sidoo Family Foundation and a board member of the Vancouver Opera (VO), which she joined 10 years ago for the Chanel Gala 2002 fundraiser. Today, she’s a regular participant in VO events (and one of the best-dressed, in her sweeping Oscar de la Renta gowns), such as Purseuasion Designer Bag Auction and Luncheon, and Overture, an onstage dinner she’s co-chairing this year. This intersection of art and fashion inspires her involvement. “Fashion is all around us. It’s hard for me not to have a heightened awareness of my aesthetic surrounding,” she says. “If I see a beautiful dress or antique or piece of art, I have a visceral reaction.”
Shopping
FASHION Plates: We dress 4 of our favourite Hollywood darlings for the Golden Globes
It’s that golden time of year again! As the stars get ready to descend on Hollywood for a season of award shows, we’ll get things started with a little guessing game of what four of our favourite nominees will be wearing. Need some pointers for a red carpet look of your own? Pull out your pad and take some notes on how to get the ultimate look!
Fashion
They said/We said: And the battle of the red sole rages on
Photography by Valeyoshino/Flickr
And the case of the infamous red soles continues. After Christian Louboutin was denied from keeping his signature-hued soles from use by Yves Saint Laurent in a ruling this past August, the designer has fired back. Louboutin claims that the colour is central to the brand’s DNA, and to help his argument, he garnered the support of Tiffany & Co., whose “Tiffany Blue” is similarly used.
Today, a brief filed in support of YSL has been filed by 11 Georgetown University law professors, stating: “This court should recognize that the shadow cast by a mark in a single color on a fashion item creates enormous uncertainty for other designers and should regard claims of single-color trademarks in fashion with considerable skepticism.” According to the brief, Louboutin’s attempt for sole ownership of the red soles “should be rejected in order to preserve freedom of innovation and competition.” We guess all’s fair in love and war in the world of overpriced footwear.
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Fashion
Scuba do: Check out FASHION’s photo shoot and go behind the scenes in tropical Hawaii
Escape the chill and head to heavenly Hawaii in resort brights, surfer prints and dive-inspired details. For our very first resort collections shoot, we couldn’t imagine a more fitting setting than the swaying palms and long stretches of white sandy beach on Oahu—especially since Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Marc by Marc Jacobs and Marni resort were blooming with wild botanical prints and scuba-inspired silhouettes in a tropical paradise palette. Armed with a salt water–filled spray bottle and a boatload of bronzer, our hair and makeup artist Greg Wencel created a sun-kissed, unfussy beach beauty look for model Natalia Bogdanova. A short drive along the coast from Waikiki, we scaled the sloping cliffscape to the crashing waves below to shoot on sparkling black rocks at Lana’i Lookout (or Rifle Range, as the locals call it) and Halona Cove. We spent the day flinging ourselves into the pounding surf to cool off between frames. Our story was completed with a professional surfer as handsome accessory—and on the last day of the trip, we mustered the courage to take a lesson and catch a few waves of our own.
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Quotable: A good pump is just like good facial structure (says Christian Louboutin)
During his talk at London’s Albert & Victoria Museum, shoe master Christian Louboutin told Racked what shoe is essential for every woman to have in her collection:
“A good pump is a silhouette, like the bone structure of the face. It’s like a beautiful face with no make-up. You can cover a not-so-beautiful face with make-up, but it is just a mask – it is the same with shoes.”
