Pre-Fall fashion collection 2010 of Alberta Ferretti at New York fashion show

Pre-Fall fashion collection 2010 of Alberta Ferretti at New York fashion show: Alberta Ferretti may be the go-to designer for pretty chiffon gowns, but she injected some edge into her signature feminine silhouettes in her new pre-fall collection. A strong Helmut Newton girl—that perennial fashion inspiration—was the starting point, evident in a dark, moody palette that included black leather skirts, jackets, and body-hugging dresses. Ferretti even played with chains, stringing them like tassels across the shoulders of merino sweaters and a ruched jersey number. When a sheer blouse did pop up, it was paired with a structured charcoal wool pencil skirt. Ironically, fashion as a whole may be moving away from the hard-edged look, but in Ferretti’s case, the juxtaposition of soft and strong gave her latest effort a welcome depth. We can’t all be actresses with red-carpet appearances every night.

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Fall fashion collection 2010 of Versace at Milan fashion show

Fall fashion collection 2010 of Versace at Milan fashion show: Donatella Versace’s Fall collection took a very different route from the pastel-colored goddess drapery that looked so pitch-perfect and confident in last Spring’s drop-dead glorious incarnation. This time, maybe in reaction to general fashion talk about discretion, minimalism, pragmatic daywear, and longer lengths, she switched to dealing with tailoring.

In the house of Versace, that’s a trickier proposition, and now that body-con feels like it’s on the way out, she committed herself to a tough task.

Her solution? Slicing and dicing fabric in geometric, asymmetric planes; zippering the pieces together; and coming up with half-short, half-long skirt lengths. It had the feel of an experiment only half realized, because before we were very far into the show, Versace had switched to pants in biker mode, and then into the familiar house territory of short-and-tight dresses. Along the way, there were great jackets and even a camel coat. Nevertheless, those aren’t really the kind of visuals to get the adrenaline pumping at Versace. Even in times when all the fashion chat is about calming down and pulling back, there’s still plenty of room for designers whose natural instinct is to fly in the opposite direction.

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Fall fashion 2010 collection’s Chanel at Paris fashion shows

Fall fashion 2010 collection’s Chanel at Paris fashion shows: Freja Beha Erichsen and three bears on an ice floe. This was the arctic scene at Chanel, where giant chunks of bona fide iceberg, specially transported from Scandinavia, formed the frozen landscape around which models solemnly splashed through a sea of ‘berg-melt in shaggy snow boots with ice-block heels.

The Karl conceit of the season, no surprises, was an in-every-way extravagant play on Coco in cold weather. Using more fur than he’d even flung at Fendi—the twist being that here the fur was fake—Lagerfeld steered this collection nearer to couture than ready-to-wear than ever. Fur was woven into brown tweeds; formed deep pelmets on the lower half of leather jackets; became almost igloo-shaped capes, bonnets, even—for goodness’ sake—furry trousers. Meanwhile, the suit and coat combinations also had a level of lavish elaboration usually reserved for haute eveningwear. Fur-fringed embroideries and ice jewelry conspired to create intensely worked ruffled and beaded silhouettes that glinted with rock-crystal neckpieces and fistfuls of rings. Somewhere in there, a flash of translucent silver seemed to be a clutch in which the quilting of the CC classic bag had been frozen into the likeness of a refrigerator ice cube tray.
It was a lucky stroke that the weather outside had kindly assisted Chanel in whipping subzero winds around the Grand Palais while this display was going on. Since humans are suggestible, it took only the merest suspension of disbelief to imagine this collection hitting the mark next fall, despite the fact that it will start to be delivered in July—and who knows in which century we’ll have another winter like this one? Nevertheless, putting global warming and the melting of ice caps both center stage and on the back burner (as it were), this show swept the audience along as they were treated to such amusements as seeing Karl Lagerfeld’s favorite, Baptiste Giabiconi, swagger out of an ice cave in a full-length polar bear coat.

It wasn’t all played for laughs. Within the context of a season of innovative knitwear, Chanel’s was some of the most outstanding. A group of three short angora sweater dresses, tinted iceberg blue in the center, was an amazing follow-up from something Lagerfeld did with dégradé pastel embroidery in couture. One gray and black cardigan coat was knitted in a bubbly grid to mimic a down-filled puffer. And the finale was given to a wedding dress knitted in silk tulle ribbon to resemble Chanel’s bouclé tweed, forming a tight-fitting sweater in the body and then sweeping away in flounces in back. The bride—Freja, again—dangled an ice-block purse on a fur-woven Chanel chain.

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Coupled Fashion of The Kooples 2010

Coupled Fashion of The Kooples 2010: His-and-hers hipster style rocks up in Britain, thanks to the French brand The Kooples.

If I was 10 years younger and a good stone and a half lighter there’s one place I’d be shopping quite a lot of right now: The Kooples, a French brand that has just opened its first three stand-alone stores in Britain (with more on the way, I’m told).

It is a young label in more ways than one. A massive hit across the Channel with snake-hipped rock ‘n’ roll types, and their groovy girl/boyfriends/civil partners/whatever, it has been going all of two years. Not that you’d necessarily know it, going by its confident swagger and the sheer number of branches and concessions in Paris and other French cities these days.

This Kooples mini explosion has much to do with the fact that the founders – three brothers called Alexander, Laurent and Raphael – are the sons of the people behind the Comptoir des Cotonniers womenswear chain, which female friends of mine rave about, and so have retail in their blood. It also owes a lot to a very clever advertising campaign, which you might have spotted on the sides of taxis and buses if you happen to live in London, featuring real-life couples looking drop-dead cool in their Kooples gear.

But the overriding reason, I think, for its success is what concerns us customers most – those clothes: skinny trousers and jeans, sharp blazers with narrow revers, pointy boots, and lots of dandyish little details. I am loving it all and, as I say, just wishing I was 28 (years and waist size).

As for prices: think high-end high street. Scroll through the images above and you’ll get a much better idea of the whole aesthetic.

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Irina Shayk Modeling Luli Fama 2011 Swimwear

Irina Shayk Modeling Luli Fama 2011 Swimwear: Irina Shayk looks absolutely fabulous wearing a number of Luli Fama 2011 swimsuits. Some pieces look pretty ordinary but there are ones that are cute or chic, or incredibly sexy. You can choose the effect you like!

It’s snowing behind my window and my mood is getting worse and worse. Just to make me feel better I looked through Luli Fama 2011 Swimwear collection modeled by gorgeous Irina Shayk (who is currently suing GQ for publishing her nude retouched photos). And you know, those brightly colored swimsuits reminded me of a sunny summer day! I Am feeling better now!!!

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Lauren Conrad Is Serious… Or Is She?

Reality-star-turned-fashion-icon Lauren Conrad appeared in Teen Vogue this month to discuss her upcoming clothing line (not the one she made specially for Kohl’s), and to say that that she’s worked really hard to get where she is. Normally I wouldn’t be inclined to believe her, but since she never turns up on the gossip mill for anything but looking fierce — despite being a reality TV star — she must be doing something to keep herself busy. Plus she released a pretty hilarious PSA today, about the dangers of dressing poorly.

Pretty dead-on, in my opinion, though I wish she’d mentioned what I consider the Antichrist of fashion: The drop-crotch pants.

Remember these? So do I, unfortunately. If I never see another pair of these things it will be too soon. Worst. Ever.

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Get the party started!

Fashiontv is going to take a part in the major MICS event in Monte Carlo. This November the roof is going to be on fire…

Between 11-13 of November 2010 Monaco is going to host the International Clubbing Show – MICS. Clubbing and nightlife labels from all around the world will take a part in this first time event held in Grimaldi Forum, at the heart of Monaco. The MICS will become world’s premium leisure industry event. Clubs, hotels and restaurant executives, buyers and industry professionals will meet each November in Monaco to see and learn where the industry is going and conduct serious Businesses. MICS aims to become the most in-depth source of new nightlife products, information and networking, all this will be taking place in Monaco where you can see the industry in action and have fun doing it! Fashiontv will have an amazing exhibition on the MICS event.The visitors will enjoy our F. bars atmosphere, beautiful models, showroom and lots of other surprises…If you are going to be in Monaco on November 11-13, you are most welcome to see Fashiontv's exhibition. After that you will be able to join one of the biggest night parties that will host the world's most respected DJs, transforming the Principality into the hottest dance-floor! Join Fashiontv at the MICS celebration. This November in Monaco! source:

By: Michal Ben David, ftv.com

Yes, they eat!

By: Michal Ben David

Wanna look like Natasha Poly? Wish to share recipes with Sigrid Agren or celebrate the next Thanksgiving with Abbey Lee? here are few tips that may help

When you see the top models on the catwalks, there is usually one thought on a women's mind: how the hell do they look so thin? The ultimate answer to this one is that they probably live from love, but more realistically – they eat green salad. Well, it seems like the world’s top models do eat like "regular" people and the bigger surprise is that some of them actually know how to cook. To tell the truth, after huge fashion shows you rarely have the patience to make your own meal. Sigrid Agren is most of the times too lazy to stand in the kitchen, but sometimes she gets the cooking mood. Then, she cooks Ratatouille. It is a vegetarian dish that is made of fresh vegetables such as tomatoes, zucchini, onions, olive oil and egg plants. All you need to do is cook the vegetables and add the tomatoes sauce once they are soft. The reason that Sigrid Agren doesn't spend much time in the kitchen is that she likes prefers good food rather than exploring the secrets of becoming a chef… Natasha Poly's favorite dish is something that reminds her of her childhood. After she gets off the catwalk, she likes spending time in the kitchen making a traditional Russian food called Borscht. Her favorite recipe is vegetarian borscht (traditional Russian soup) – you cut lots of vegetables into really small pieces and boil them all together. After that you add tomato puree and to add the Natasha Poly touch, it is highly recommended that you add a little sour cream to the dish. Both Natasha Poly and Sigrid Agren like dishes that are based on freshly cooked vegetables. Abbey Lee on the other hand is fond of one thing and one thing only: SALMON! When she makes food for herself, it is usually… you guessed right – salmon. Her recipe is to hit a pan with oil, and quick fry the salmon from both sides. That way the salmon becomes very crispy on the outside and rare in the middle. If you believe you have better recipes for the top models, write it down. Maybe Natasha Poly will eat your mama's traditional meal, or maybe better – you will serve your family a top models meal... Bon Appetite… Source: www.ftv.com