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Fashion » At the shows

PFW diary: Feminine wrappings at Calla, Nina Ricci and Roland Mouret

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Calla Haynes poses with models

Where to begin. Last night, I took in a presentation by the lovely Canadian expat Calla Haynes, who loves to play with watery abstract prints in soft shapes. The models lined up before a row of potted flowers, then Haynes bashfully stepped in among them to take her bow.

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Beauty

FASHION’s beauty picks for November

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November’s most wanted beauty: The secret of Chanel No. 5 spilled, L’Air du Temps gets a fresh look, mascara wands pull double-duty, and more.

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Fashion » At the shows

Paris notes: Balenciaga and Zac Posen turn fashion classics on their ears [gallery]

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Stella Tennant walks in the Balenciaga Spring 2011 show. Photography by Peter Stigter

Fashion’s future and past went head-to-head, back-to-back yesterday and it was no contest. Both Zac Posen and Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga took fashion classics and turned them on their ear. Read more »


Fashion » At the shows

The hot list: Saturated hues, haute punk and more of today’s favourite things

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Saturated colour at Nina Ricci Spring 2011. Photography by Peter Stigter

1. The mid-calf dress

2. Japanese florals and kimono sleeves Read more »


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Fashion news: Giancarlo Giametti gets a bit TMI, the reason behind the Rykiel collab and Jessica Stam for Nina Ricci

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SONIA RYKIEL Spring 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter

SONIA RYKIEL Spring 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter

Nathalie Rykiel explained the reason for the Sonia Rykiel collab with H&M: they copied her! In an interview, the creative director revealed that she told the chain that if they wanted “[their] girls to wear Sonia Rykiel from H&M, let’s let them have the real thing!” [Nylon via Fashionologie]

Valentino partner Giancarlo Giammetti has learned just how far Facebook networking stretches, especially when it involves negative press. After watching the Valentino spring 2010 show in Paris, Giammetti took to his FB page and changed his status to read “not sad … just surprised. … We have always supported the new designers and we love them, but this time we have to distance ourselves from this ridiculous circus.” After a flood of comments, Giammetti deleted his status, “…because it was becoming [too] heavy.” [The Cut] Read more »


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Daily reads: Copping is in, Campbell goes global and Chanel en anglais

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Photography by Peter Stigter

Photography by Peter Stigter

The most talked-about job in fashion is off the market. Peter Copping has officially begun work at Nina Ricci. [The Cut]

Rachel Bilson to write a fashion column for InStyle. Still no word on what Mischa Barton is up to. [Fashionista]

Naomi Campbell becomes a global ambassador for the White Ribbon Alliance. [Vogue UK]
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Fashion » At the shows

Paris: Nina Ricci Fall 2009 and a model-exec scandal

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NINA RICCI Fall 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter

NINA RICCI Fall 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter

Now, really—was it sporting of the French police to pick fashion week as the time to start their crackdown on drug use in the Paris fashion and nightclub scene? The Paris season started off with, well, a bang, with the much buzzed-about charges laid against Bertrand Hennet, the chief executive of Elite World modeling agency with for possessing, buying and transporting cocaine. Mon dieu! A modeling executive with some disco dust! Quel shock.

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