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All ad campaigns are not created equal. Despite their commercial origins, some creep into the realm of contemporary art—particularly when shot by a photographer as singular as Juergen Teller for a client as fearless as Vivienne Westwood.
They said/We said: Prada’s CEO (aka. Miuccia’s husband) thinks counterfeit goods are not all that bad
Beauty refreshments: 5 ways to revitalize and hydrate your skin this weekend
Kate and Laura Mulleavy on Sequoia trees, Frankenstein and why there are no people on the Rodarte moodboards
Online Store of the Week: This is Not a Mall brings you the best from South & South East Asia without the cultural-mislabels or the price gouging (plus, we’re getting an extra 10% off!)
It’s official: BryanBoy is joining America’s Next Top Model!
All posts under ‘Vivienne Westwood’
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Royal wedding countdown: Day 2
While some seem doubtful, we feel that Kate has the chops to one day become a style icon rivaling her late great mother-in-law. Kate, if you’re reading this (Hi!!!), we think all it would really take is branching out from your jersey dresses and pea coats and embracing the incredible talent that London fashion has to offer. For the couple’s impending honeymoon (rumoured to be taking place in either Australia or Africa), we picked a slightly more daring designer honeymoon wardrobe that we think would be sure to help Katie that secure her a spot in royal fashion history.
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Royal wedding countdown: Day 10
Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld by Stephen Lovekin, Kate by Mike Marsland/WireImage
Will Kate be a fashion icon in the same way Diana was? Some of the biggest names in fashion⎯including Karl Lagerfeld, Anna Wintour, and Valentino⎯give their take. So who loves her, who wants to dress her, and who is bored to tears of her?
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Shopping
Toronto shop notes: British Invasion
Vivienne Westwood Anglomania dress, $495. Photography by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Caitlan Moneta); Shoes, $552, by Camilla Skovgaard; Bangles, from $68, all by Ted Rossi.
WHAT: Vivienne Westwood’s diffusion line, Anglomania, is now available exclusively in the city at Rac Boutique (124 Cumberland St., 647-352-4433, racboutique.com).
Fashion
Fashion news: A fashion show for the senses, banning ugly jeans for health reasons and is Pilati really out at YSL?
Stefano Pilati shot by Peter Stigter
Heard it through the Tweetvine: Pilati potentially out at YSL? [Fashionista]
Fashion
Fashion news: Gaga gets polished, BryanBoy gets streamed and Christina Hendricks is the new face of Vivienne Westwood
Photography by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Attack of the bloggers! Kanon Organic Vodka livestreams a day in the life of BryanBoy during New York fashion week. [KanonVodka]
Gaga for the egg? Check out the custom shade of polish manicurist Deborah Lippmann concocted for Lady Gaga’s wild Grammy performance. [Refinery29]
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Fashion
Fashion news: Attack of the Brits + one Canuck! Vivienne Westwood, Gareth Pugh, Todd Lynn and more!
Peter Pilotto, Christopher de Vos (Peter Pilotto) Edward Meadham, Benjamin Kirchhoff (Meadham Kirchhoff) and Todd Lynn. Photo by Christopher James/British Fashion Council
The British Fashion Council awarded the coveted Fashion Forward awards to Meadham Kirchhoff, Peter Pilotto and Canadian Todd Lynn! Go team go! [BFC]
Goddess/model Lara Stone stars in Calvin Klein‘s first collection commercial. Minimalism for everyone! [Fashionologie]
Vivienne Westwood has redesigned the Brit Awards statuette with her signature rebellious flair. [This is London]
Gareth Pugh made his Italian debut at Pitti Immagine yesterday with yet another creepily transfixing film. Watch the complete video! [SHOWstudio]
And more on that tiny little bit of news. You know, Target coming to Canada and all… No biggie. [Financial Post]
Fashion
Fashion news: Vivienne Westwood wants to produce plays; Lagerfeld’s Dubai development on hold
Photography by Peter Stigter
Vivienne Westwood wants to produce plays that discuss climate change: “I’m so traumatised by climate change and theatre is somewhere to discuss it…We’re an endangered species and at the end of the century there’s only going to be a million people left and nobody’s doing anything about it. We really face extinction, so there are all kinds of things we need to talk about in theatre.” [Daily Express, via Jezebel]
The Karl Lagerfeld-designed island hotel in Dubai has gone “on hold” according to the project’s architecture firm. [The Cut]
Say goodbye to boys on the runway. A scruffier, more manly gent is back in vogue. [NYTimes] Read more »
