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As it is annually, the fashion at the Venice Film Festival (aka La Biennale Cinema 2021) is designed to turn heads and make jaws drop. Plunging necklines and sleek silhouettes…
Halston was truly one of the most significant fashion designers of all time. His stunning skin-baring gowns designed for women with no breasts and long legs remained unmatched in terms of iconic silhouettes. He singlehandedly brought Ultrasuede to the world of fashion with his #704 shirtwaist dress and sensually draped the likes of every top ’70s model and socialite in halter gowns and chiffon dresses. Lauren Hutton and Jerry Hall. Bianca Jagger and Angelica Huston. Wet glossy lips and tight chignons. He made the runways look like photos by Helmut Newton and Francesco Scavullo. And his friendships with Liza, Warhol, Martha Graham and more are legendary. (more…)
This is a great feel-good story that combines love and creativity. Philippine High school student Lu Asey Keanna Malik couldn’t afford a gown for her Prom Night. Ballgowns are required for the dance and even the cost of renting one was prohibitive. Luckily for her, she happens to have a generous and talented brother, Mave (short for Maverick), who stepped in to become her Fairy Godmother by designing and whipping up a ballgown that left she and her friends speechless. (more…)
If you’ve not yet heard of Fredrik Tjærandsen, a fashion design student at Central Saint Martins and recent L’Oreal Professional Young Talent Award Winner, you will. His ‘balloon’ dresses featured in CSM’s Fashion Design Womenswear BA graduate show for 2019, have blown up the internet, so to speak. (more…)
If you’ve got a crazy Cat Lady (with ample cash) in your life, Louis Vuitton’s latest capsule collection, Catogram, designed by Nicolas Ghesquierea in collaboration with Vogue editor and fashion icon Grace Coddington is purrfect. Apparel and accessories combine iconic Louis Vuitton style and pieces with illustrations of Coddington’s two beloved Persian cats and Ghesquierea’s dog. (more…)