dirty trainers
2017年6月15日Genderless frocks and dirty trainers: seven trends from London men’s fashion week
Genderless gowns
Scholars of Sex and the City will remember the wedding gown worn by Carrie Bradshaw in the first movie: a frou-frou, corseted Vivienne Westwood creation with an enormous layered skirt and sharply pointed neckline. That silhouette was pure 00s glamour – and it was back on the Westwood catwalk this weekend, worn by male models with Smurf-coloured hair and safety pins painted on to their bare chests. Westwood was far from the only designer subverting traditional ideas about frocks. At Edward Crutchley, beefy male models wore flowing Renaissance-style gowns displaying painted silver nipples; at Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, the finale was an Elizabeth I-meets-Matisse moment; at Art School, a collective dedicated to gender-fluid fashion, models of all genders stalked the runway in fluttering false eyelashes and slinky skirts. It was, as the press release said, “a nonbinary paradise” on the catwalk.
Slogans creep over everything
Slogans were everywhere, from Oliver Spencer’s “Love Town” T-shirts to “Save Me” scrawled across a button-down shirt at Blood Brother; belts were decorated with the name of their creator at Martine Rose; Liam Hodges’ pieces shifted between “Faster faster” and “Cannot be described”. In the audience the proliferation of slogan shirts raised eyebrows as, for example, a guy in a “Language is not transparent” T-shirt would sit next to another, whose shirt read: “Shame tornado.”
‘Look at the state of your trainers’ trainers
Popular academia tells us that shoes provide the most accurate first impression of their wearer. So what can we learn from the dominance of crap trainers on the catwalk? Following this season’s Vetements-vandalised Reeboks, trainers were ugly (Cottweiler’s Reeboks), uncool (Kiko Kostadinov’s Asics) or sullied (street style, where muddy Hi-tecs paired with pinstripe suits were the dominant look). Clean shoes, it’s thought, signify a conservative wearer. If you have dirty trainers, you’re more of a liberal. Time to run through a field in your white Stan Smiths then.
Post-millennial, unapologetic pink
Fashion has decreed that, come 2018, this will be a post-millennial-pink world. Huge relief all round. But this is not the end of pink, per se, especially not in menswear. Charles Jeffrey Loverboy opened his show with candy pink cardboard dancers. Joseph had a tempered-down shade in its suits. Oliver Spencer turned bombers and shoes a shade of salmon, and Liam Hodges rolled out Fila trainers in dirty pink. Any shade will do – rosé, Barbie and Percy Pigs are a good starting point – but pink isn’t going anywhere. It’s just grown up a little.
Bumbags + money belts = hands-free good times
The much-maligned manbag is back. It’s also bigger. Liam Hodges opened his show with a souped-up version emblazened with the word “NOISE”, but elsewhere they were used with discretion. Cottweiler’s lizard money bags in pastel shades were slung low in a discreet, insouciant way, while Blood Brother’s bright blue cross-body version looked like some sort of water carrier. Still, variety aside, the message was clear: let your hands do the talking. And keep your money safe.
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Genderless gowns
Scholars of Sex and the City will remember the wedding gown worn by Carrie Bradshaw in the first movie: a frou-frou, corseted Vivienne Westwood creation with an enormous layered skirt and sharply pointed neckline. That silhouette was pure 00s glamour – and it was back on the Westwood catwalk this weekend, worn by male models with Smurf-coloured hair and safety pins painted on to their bare chests. Westwood was far from the only designer subverting traditional ideas about frocks. At Edward Crutchley, beefy male models wore flowing Renaissance-style gowns displaying painted silver nipples; at Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, the finale was an Elizabeth I-meets-Matisse moment; at Art School, a collective dedicated to gender-fluid fashion, models of all genders stalked the runway in fluttering false eyelashes and slinky skirts. It was, as the press release said, “a nonbinary paradise” on the catwalk.
Slogans creep over everything
Slogans were everywhere, from Oliver Spencer’s “Love Town” T-shirts to “Save Me” scrawled across a button-down shirt at Blood Brother; belts were decorated with the name of their creator at Martine Rose; Liam Hodges’ pieces shifted between “Faster faster” and “Cannot be described”. In the audience the proliferation of slogan shirts raised eyebrows as, for example, a guy in a “Language is not transparent” T-shirt would sit next to another, whose shirt read: “Shame tornado.”
‘Look at the state of your trainers’ trainers
Popular academia tells us that shoes provide the most accurate first impression of their wearer. So what can we learn from the dominance of crap trainers on the catwalk? Following this season’s Vetements-vandalised Reeboks, trainers were ugly (Cottweiler’s Reeboks), uncool (Kiko Kostadinov’s Asics) or sullied (street style, where muddy Hi-tecs paired with pinstripe suits were the dominant look). Clean shoes, it’s thought, signify a conservative wearer. If you have dirty trainers, you’re more of a liberal. Time to run through a field in your white Stan Smiths then.
Post-millennial, unapologetic pink
Fashion has decreed that, come 2018, this will be a post-millennial-pink world. Huge relief all round. But this is not the end of pink, per se, especially not in menswear. Charles Jeffrey Loverboy opened his show with candy pink cardboard dancers. Joseph had a tempered-down shade in its suits. Oliver Spencer turned bombers and shoes a shade of salmon, and Liam Hodges rolled out Fila trainers in dirty pink. Any shade will do – rosé, Barbie and Percy Pigs are a good starting point – but pink isn’t going anywhere. It’s just grown up a little.
Bumbags + money belts = hands-free good times
The much-maligned manbag is back. It’s also bigger. Liam Hodges opened his show with a souped-up version emblazened with the word “NOISE”, but elsewhere they were used with discretion. Cottweiler’s lizard money bags in pastel shades were slung low in a discreet, insouciant way, while Blood Brother’s bright blue cross-body version looked like some sort of water carrier. Still, variety aside, the message was clear: let your hands do the talking. And keep your money safe.
http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/blue-bridesmaid-dresses-uk
http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/black-bridesmaid-dresses-online
New York fashion designer
2017年6月6日New York fashion designer Anna Sui
I set my alarm clock for 6am but I always wake before then. I like to be the first person in the office so I can clear my head before my meetings begin.
First I pick out what to wear – I’ve an armoire in my dressing room that I picked up at Chelsea Market, which looks deceptively small but it could give Narnia a run for its money. I then put on eyeliner and red lipstick (I never leave home without these), and take a cab to work, stopping by Hu Kitchen to pick up a delicious organic coffee.
My office is 15 minutes from home, in a former factory in the Garment District of New York. When I started my fashion house in 1981 there were just a handful of us working from my loft apartment, but now there are 40 staff. We do everything there: drape garments, make patterns, sew the first samples and host clients.
My schedule can be a little stressful, so when I’m not working I like to lose myself in an art exhibition or go out for dinner with friends. I’m on a diet at the moment, though, so I tend to have spinach and tuna for lunch, and chicken soup for dinner. I’m not a great cook but I follow my mother’s recipe. If I haven’t made plans I snuggle up at home and watch Peaky Blinders, my current guilty pleasure.
My weekends are spent visiting my parents’ place near Detroit or scouting New York antique shops in search of furniture, especially art-deco pieces. I recently bought an apartment across the hall from mine with a view to expand there – so far I’ve bought a verre églomisé desk.
Some weekends I’ll just stay at home. There’s nothing I love more than devoting a day to tidying my many wardrobes.
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I set my alarm clock for 6am but I always wake before then. I like to be the first person in the office so I can clear my head before my meetings begin.
First I pick out what to wear – I’ve an armoire in my dressing room that I picked up at Chelsea Market, which looks deceptively small but it could give Narnia a run for its money. I then put on eyeliner and red lipstick (I never leave home without these), and take a cab to work, stopping by Hu Kitchen to pick up a delicious organic coffee.
My office is 15 minutes from home, in a former factory in the Garment District of New York. When I started my fashion house in 1981 there were just a handful of us working from my loft apartment, but now there are 40 staff. We do everything there: drape garments, make patterns, sew the first samples and host clients.
My schedule can be a little stressful, so when I’m not working I like to lose myself in an art exhibition or go out for dinner with friends. I’m on a diet at the moment, though, so I tend to have spinach and tuna for lunch, and chicken soup for dinner. I’m not a great cook but I follow my mother’s recipe. If I haven’t made plans I snuggle up at home and watch Peaky Blinders, my current guilty pleasure.
My weekends are spent visiting my parents’ place near Detroit or scouting New York antique shops in search of furniture, especially art-deco pieces. I recently bought an apartment across the hall from mine with a view to expand there – so far I’ve bought a verre églomisé desk.
Some weekends I’ll just stay at home. There’s nothing I love more than devoting a day to tidying my many wardrobes.
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http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/purple-bridesmaid-dresses-online
William Covers British GQ
2017年5月31日Priyanka Chopra’s New Fashion Gig; Prince William Covers British GQ
Priyanka Chopra Stars in Nirav Modi Jewelry Campaign
Baywatch star Priyanka Chopra is the new face of Nirav Modi Jewelry. Chopra was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for the campaign, in which she models an emerald waterfall necklace as well as the Jasmine Collection by Antwerp-born founder Nirav Modi himself.
Prince William Covers British GQ
Prince William looks especially regal on the July cover of British GQ, which was photographed by Norman Jean Roy. In the accompanying story, the Duke of Cambridge opens up to Alastair Campbell about mental health as part of the Heads Together campaign, and also touches on the lasting impact of his mother’s sudden death almost 20 years ago.
Kim Kardashian Artfully Dodges Question About Her Sisters’ Split with Stylist Monica Rose
Kim Kardashian artfully dodged a question about her sisters’ split with longtime stylist Monica Rose while making an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. The reality star stated that she stopped working with Rose about four years ago, adding that "Kanye wanted to give me a makeover," so she enlisted a new team to give her a different "vibe." However, as to why her sisters abruptly severed their relationship with the image maker and unfollowed her on social media, she said, "You’d have to ask Khloe and Kendall and Kylie."
Reporter Ben Jacobs Replaced His Glasses After Old Pair Broken by Montana Congressman
After a scuffle with congressional hopeful (now Congressman) Greg Gianforte left reporter Ben Jacobs’ glasses in shambles a day before the Montana election to fill the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, who was appointed as United States Secretary of the Interior, the Guardian writer has replaced his frames with a spiffy new pair by Banana Republic (which does, indeed, sell eyeglasses frames). Jacobs’ right eye was bruised following the misdemeanor assault by Gianforte, who attacked the reporter after he asked questions about the GOP healthcare bill. (Gianforte’s camp states that Jacobs was asked to leave several times and "aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg’s face.") The broken pair will be donated to the Newseum in Washington and kept for posterity.
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Priyanka Chopra Stars in Nirav Modi Jewelry Campaign
Baywatch star Priyanka Chopra is the new face of Nirav Modi Jewelry. Chopra was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for the campaign, in which she models an emerald waterfall necklace as well as the Jasmine Collection by Antwerp-born founder Nirav Modi himself.
Prince William Covers British GQ
Prince William looks especially regal on the July cover of British GQ, which was photographed by Norman Jean Roy. In the accompanying story, the Duke of Cambridge opens up to Alastair Campbell about mental health as part of the Heads Together campaign, and also touches on the lasting impact of his mother’s sudden death almost 20 years ago.
Kim Kardashian Artfully Dodges Question About Her Sisters’ Split with Stylist Monica Rose
Kim Kardashian artfully dodged a question about her sisters’ split with longtime stylist Monica Rose while making an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. The reality star stated that she stopped working with Rose about four years ago, adding that "Kanye wanted to give me a makeover," so she enlisted a new team to give her a different "vibe." However, as to why her sisters abruptly severed their relationship with the image maker and unfollowed her on social media, she said, "You’d have to ask Khloe and Kendall and Kylie."
Reporter Ben Jacobs Replaced His Glasses After Old Pair Broken by Montana Congressman
After a scuffle with congressional hopeful (now Congressman) Greg Gianforte left reporter Ben Jacobs’ glasses in shambles a day before the Montana election to fill the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, who was appointed as United States Secretary of the Interior, the Guardian writer has replaced his frames with a spiffy new pair by Banana Republic (which does, indeed, sell eyeglasses frames). Jacobs’ right eye was bruised following the misdemeanor assault by Gianforte, who attacked the reporter after he asked questions about the GOP healthcare bill. (Gianforte’s camp states that Jacobs was asked to leave several times and "aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg’s face.") The broken pair will be donated to the Newseum in Washington and kept for posterity.
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fashion and flair
2017年5月26日Keeping up with fashion and flair
We are grateful to the community for coming out to support the Belknap Mill’s second annual Fashion & Flair professional fashion show on Sunday, May 21, where local celebrities showcased fashions from Tanger Outlets. A wide array of styles were featured from classic Levi’s jeans to Banana Republic’s business attire, and exquisite women’s fashions from Christopher and Banks to comfort modern-wear from the Gap and trendy new teen clothing from Rue21.
Our guests and participants were also fortunate enough to experience a special viewing of antique dresses graciously provided by the Laconia Historical Society. Eight dresses from the 19th century and early 20th century were exhibited on the first and third floor of the Mill; the featured dresses were in excellent condition for their age, several of which were wedding gowns. The oldest dress in the collection dates back to 1848, which was the earliest dress exhibited at the Fashion & Flair event.
The Belknap Mill stands for the significance of community showcasing the connections between yesterday and today. As seen with clothing manufacturers, the Mill has been able to respond to the changes through its nearly 200 years of history – from the of weaving socks to education and arts programming along with serving as a vibrant community center and historic museum. The Belknap Mill is also about relationships ... we never would have known about these antique dresses had it not been for a casual, yet wonderful and engaging conversation with Angela Stone – a dear friend of the Belknap Mill.
If you missed the event but you would like to view the dresses, please contact us! Our hope is to partner with the Laconia Historical Society in the near future to feature a full exhibit of these gorgeous antique gowns.
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We are grateful to the community for coming out to support the Belknap Mill’s second annual Fashion & Flair professional fashion show on Sunday, May 21, where local celebrities showcased fashions from Tanger Outlets. A wide array of styles were featured from classic Levi’s jeans to Banana Republic’s business attire, and exquisite women’s fashions from Christopher and Banks to comfort modern-wear from the Gap and trendy new teen clothing from Rue21.
Our guests and participants were also fortunate enough to experience a special viewing of antique dresses graciously provided by the Laconia Historical Society. Eight dresses from the 19th century and early 20th century were exhibited on the first and third floor of the Mill; the featured dresses were in excellent condition for their age, several of which were wedding gowns. The oldest dress in the collection dates back to 1848, which was the earliest dress exhibited at the Fashion & Flair event.
The Belknap Mill stands for the significance of community showcasing the connections between yesterday and today. As seen with clothing manufacturers, the Mill has been able to respond to the changes through its nearly 200 years of history – from the of weaving socks to education and arts programming along with serving as a vibrant community center and historic museum. The Belknap Mill is also about relationships ... we never would have known about these antique dresses had it not been for a casual, yet wonderful and engaging conversation with Angela Stone – a dear friend of the Belknap Mill.
If you missed the event but you would like to view the dresses, please contact us! Our hope is to partner with the Laconia Historical Society in the near future to feature a full exhibit of these gorgeous antique gowns.
http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/yellow-bridesmaid-dresses
http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/black-bridesmaid-dresses-online
Essential Beauty Tools
2017年5月24日Justin Bieber’s Groomer Talks Touring and His Essential Beauty Tools
Unsurprisingly, hair stylist Florido Basallo has as much swagger as his star client, Justin Bieber.
As the longtime groomer to the pop star, Basallo has tended to the many styles, shaven heads and shades of platinum-blond Bieber has sported over the years. He also works with Hailey Baldwin and Demi Moore.
After taking on two world tours with Bieber, a recent Met Ball with Baldwin and the Dior Resort show near Malibu with Moore, both Basallo’s schedule and hair and makeup kit are completely packed.
Next up, he’ll be working with Baldwin on a rap battle show called Drop the Mic, set to premiere this fall, and continuing to see his long list of clients at the Nine Zero One salon in West Hollywood.
Here, the Los Angeles native reveals the contents, star products and secret weapons of his trusty kit.
In a word (or two), how would you describe your kit?
Extensive and overweight.
Are there one or two brands that dominate the kit?
There are way too many different things in my kit. From hair to makeup, it’s like a Sephora on wheels. Mainly: T3 Micro Styling Tools, L’Oreal, R & Co, Oribe, Tarte, Tom Ford, Urban Decay and Giorgio Armani.
How long have you been building it to what it is today?
I’ve been doing this for a little over 13 years now and gone through so many suitcases, tools and products. It’s ever evolving.
What are a few of your favorite products used regularly on Justin Bieber?
For a little gritty texture in the hair, I like using Baxter of California Clay pomade. Messy or coifed, it’s versatile for styling and it’s matte!
R&CO Chiffon Styling Mousse is quite nice. I love the scent of this product, and it’s great for getting volume into the hair. Also, it’s good for scrunching hair for a natural air-dry wave.
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Unsurprisingly, hair stylist Florido Basallo has as much swagger as his star client, Justin Bieber.
As the longtime groomer to the pop star, Basallo has tended to the many styles, shaven heads and shades of platinum-blond Bieber has sported over the years. He also works with Hailey Baldwin and Demi Moore.
After taking on two world tours with Bieber, a recent Met Ball with Baldwin and the Dior Resort show near Malibu with Moore, both Basallo’s schedule and hair and makeup kit are completely packed.
Next up, he’ll be working with Baldwin on a rap battle show called Drop the Mic, set to premiere this fall, and continuing to see his long list of clients at the Nine Zero One salon in West Hollywood.
Here, the Los Angeles native reveals the contents, star products and secret weapons of his trusty kit.
In a word (or two), how would you describe your kit?
Extensive and overweight.
Are there one or two brands that dominate the kit?
There are way too many different things in my kit. From hair to makeup, it’s like a Sephora on wheels. Mainly: T3 Micro Styling Tools, L’Oreal, R & Co, Oribe, Tarte, Tom Ford, Urban Decay and Giorgio Armani.
How long have you been building it to what it is today?
I’ve been doing this for a little over 13 years now and gone through so many suitcases, tools and products. It’s ever evolving.
What are a few of your favorite products used regularly on Justin Bieber?
For a little gritty texture in the hair, I like using Baxter of California Clay pomade. Messy or coifed, it’s versatile for styling and it’s matte!
R&CO Chiffon Styling Mousse is quite nice. I love the scent of this product, and it’s great for getting volume into the hair. Also, it’s good for scrunching hair for a natural air-dry wave.
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http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/junior-bridesmaid-dresses
Urban Outfitters
2017年5月18日Lady Gaga Merch Is Coming to Urban Outfitters
Lady Gaga is launching her own line of fashionable merch ahead of her world tour.
The pop queen is teaming up with Urban Outfitters for a 10-piece collection of men’s and women’s apparel and accessories ahead of the Joanne World Tour, which kicks off Aug. 1 in Vancouver.
Produced in partnership with Bravado (the same company that handled merch for Justin Bieber and The Weeknd), the collection includes long-sleeve and short-sleeve tees, a muscle tank, a hooded sweatshirt, a baseball cap, a tote and a maroon Joanne Alpha Industries bomber jacket — all featuring some form of artwork or portrait related to Gaga’s new album or upcoming tour. Prices range from $16 to $279.
The Gaga x UO x Joanne collab drops at all North American stores Friday at 5 p.m. local time, before becoming available online Monday.
The launch will be celebrated in stores at the Urban Outfitters at Herald Square in New York and on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Both events are open to the public. Those attending will get the chance to win signed merch by Gaga as well as tickets to her upcoming concerts in New York and L.A.
Gaga’s foray into fashionable tour merch follows a formidable trend in retail, which has seen many musicians spinning off their own branded tour merch to sell outside of the arena to fans who may or may not attend the show.
In addition to the tour, Gaga is currently filming A Star Is Born, opposite Bradley Cooper.
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Lady Gaga is launching her own line of fashionable merch ahead of her world tour.
The pop queen is teaming up with Urban Outfitters for a 10-piece collection of men’s and women’s apparel and accessories ahead of the Joanne World Tour, which kicks off Aug. 1 in Vancouver.
Produced in partnership with Bravado (the same company that handled merch for Justin Bieber and The Weeknd), the collection includes long-sleeve and short-sleeve tees, a muscle tank, a hooded sweatshirt, a baseball cap, a tote and a maroon Joanne Alpha Industries bomber jacket — all featuring some form of artwork or portrait related to Gaga’s new album or upcoming tour. Prices range from $16 to $279.
The Gaga x UO x Joanne collab drops at all North American stores Friday at 5 p.m. local time, before becoming available online Monday.
The launch will be celebrated in stores at the Urban Outfitters at Herald Square in New York and on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Both events are open to the public. Those attending will get the chance to win signed merch by Gaga as well as tickets to her upcoming concerts in New York and L.A.
Gaga’s foray into fashionable tour merch follows a formidable trend in retail, which has seen many musicians spinning off their own branded tour merch to sell outside of the arena to fans who may or may not attend the show.
In addition to the tour, Gaga is currently filming A Star Is Born, opposite Bradley Cooper.
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http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/cheap-bridesmaid-dresses-online
the 20 most iconic fashion
2017年5月16日Ahead of Cannes Festival we look back at the 20 most iconic fashion moments in film
Film and fashion go together like Breton stripes and denim - two well-loved concepts that, married together, are more than the sum of their parts. They say clothes maketh the man, and it’s certainly true that costumes maketh the character. After all, what would Sandy do without her skin-tight leather trousers to fall back on in Grease? More often than not, it’s not the finer plot points but the on-screen outfits that linger in our memories - like these, still-iconic fashion moments in film.
Keira Knightley’s green silk dress in Atonement
Regularly topping polls of most iconic on-screen dresses, Knightley’s smouldering impact in this backless satin gown made us all forget that mere mortals can’t pull off a slip dress. Especially in that shade of green. It didn’t just impress the audience though. Pinned up against the library wall by James McAvoy’s Robbie, it also led to one of the most fan-yourself-ladies sex scenes of this millennium.
Alicia Silverstone’s mini skirts and pop socks in Clueless
Who can forget Cher Horowitz, the spoiled yet charming California blonde, whose computer-automated wardrobe we’re still waiting for to revolutionise our closets twenty years on? An expert in "like, totally important designers" like Azzedine Alaia and Calvin Klein, Cher’s signature school girl style of tiny checked mini kilts and knee-high white socks summed up her superficial but somehow utterly winsome naivety, while still making sure she looked like "a total Betty."
Madonnas’s gloves, hair bow and leather jacket in Desperately Seeking Susan
If you think of 80’s Madonna, you think of this look, and a flick back through anyone’s home photo albums from that decade will unearth a million mini-Madges sporting that perm, that hair bow and that leather jacket. Ostensibly playing "Susan" but really just being herself, Madonna becomes an obsession for a bored and unfulfilled housewife who tracks her down for thrills, and this more-is-more look sums up "free-spirited, mega-magnetic cool girl" in a whirl of bangles, necklaces and curls. Madonna still has a penchant for wearing gloves (fingerless) three decades later.
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Film and fashion go together like Breton stripes and denim - two well-loved concepts that, married together, are more than the sum of their parts. They say clothes maketh the man, and it’s certainly true that costumes maketh the character. After all, what would Sandy do without her skin-tight leather trousers to fall back on in Grease? More often than not, it’s not the finer plot points but the on-screen outfits that linger in our memories - like these, still-iconic fashion moments in film.
Keira Knightley’s green silk dress in Atonement
Regularly topping polls of most iconic on-screen dresses, Knightley’s smouldering impact in this backless satin gown made us all forget that mere mortals can’t pull off a slip dress. Especially in that shade of green. It didn’t just impress the audience though. Pinned up against the library wall by James McAvoy’s Robbie, it also led to one of the most fan-yourself-ladies sex scenes of this millennium.
Alicia Silverstone’s mini skirts and pop socks in Clueless
Who can forget Cher Horowitz, the spoiled yet charming California blonde, whose computer-automated wardrobe we’re still waiting for to revolutionise our closets twenty years on? An expert in "like, totally important designers" like Azzedine Alaia and Calvin Klein, Cher’s signature school girl style of tiny checked mini kilts and knee-high white socks summed up her superficial but somehow utterly winsome naivety, while still making sure she looked like "a total Betty."
Madonnas’s gloves, hair bow and leather jacket in Desperately Seeking Susan
If you think of 80’s Madonna, you think of this look, and a flick back through anyone’s home photo albums from that decade will unearth a million mini-Madges sporting that perm, that hair bow and that leather jacket. Ostensibly playing "Susan" but really just being herself, Madonna becomes an obsession for a bored and unfulfilled housewife who tracks her down for thrills, and this more-is-more look sums up "free-spirited, mega-magnetic cool girl" in a whirl of bangles, necklaces and curls. Madonna still has a penchant for wearing gloves (fingerless) three decades later.
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fashion gharana
2017年5月13日Isn’t it time for an Indian fashion gharana?
When Priyanka Chopra wore a trenchcoat-gown to the Met Gala 2017 in New York last week, the Indian fashion community hopefully didn’t simply note that it was designed by Ralph Lauren. Because this year’s theme of the Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, preceded by the fashion world’s biggest party, is Rei Kawakubo and her path-breaking brand Comme des Garcons.
The famously media-shy designer is part of the Japanese tsunami that swamped Paris from the 1970s onwards, changing the landscape of western fashion forever. And the 120 designs featured in this year’s exhibition (including pieces from Kawakubo’s explosive first runway collection in Paris in 1981) offer a glimpse of the modern Japanese ‘gharana’ of fashion that shocked and then awed the West.
“By inviting us to rethink fashion as a site of constant creation, recreation, and hybridity, she has defined the aesthetics of our time,” the show’s curator has been quoted as saying. It was actually more of a redefinition by Kawakubo and her avante-garde contemporaries, Kenzo, Kansai Yamamoto, Hanae Mori, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake –the latter a firm favourite of India’s swish set. Back in 1985, Costumes of Royal India was the predictable theme of the Met Gala.
None of the attendees–at least the ones noted by the New York Times—wore any Indian label. Naturally not. There were none of international stature as India was still in socialistic stasis. So, ironically, we hawked our royal heritage. Now they wear Naeem Khan and Bibhu Mahapatra, but is there a distinctly Indian ‘gharana’? It has been nearly 30 years since our economy was unfettered. At least three ‘generations’ of fashion designers have been launched and endlessly feted. We have fashion weeks, a multi-campus National Institute of Fashion Technology, countless foreign-trained designers, labels and boutiques. But unlike the Japanese, there is no evidence of the evolution of a distinct Indian fashion gharana even now.
On the face of it Kenzo, Yamamoto, Mori and Kawakubo were designing western clothes, but their ‘Japaneseness’ –for want of a better word – was unmistakeable. It had nothing to do with kimonos or cherry blossoms, but a daringly different aesthetic when it came construction and shape, colour and fabric. It was both a break from its own ancient, rigid past and a continuation of its modern industrial avatar.
Japan had a head-start of sorts on India as it took to western clothes far earlier and more comprehensively than we did. The kimono is, after all, merely a costume now, not a still very widely used garb like the saree. So Japanese designers could, arguably, evolve a design perspective and develop a fashion language by the 1970s and 1980s that would capture the imagination and the lucrative markets of the west.
But the very fact that India has held onto its living heritage is a potentially exciting point of differentiation from the rest of the world that could be utilised and interpreted by designers. But that needs creative minds to be trained to look for such distinctions, to understand India’s design history and idiom, to think both eclectically as well as astutely. A modern Indian fashion gharana could begin there. Most of our fashion designers, creatively speaking, have not tapped India’s legacy beyond traditional cuts and embellishments.
Nor have enough of them broken away from it in a manner distinctive enough to make a mark as the Japanese did in their time. That is why despite huge economic progress, Indian fashion design has largely remained cyclical in nature rather than moving forward in a linear manner.
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When Priyanka Chopra wore a trenchcoat-gown to the Met Gala 2017 in New York last week, the Indian fashion community hopefully didn’t simply note that it was designed by Ralph Lauren. Because this year’s theme of the Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, preceded by the fashion world’s biggest party, is Rei Kawakubo and her path-breaking brand Comme des Garcons.
The famously media-shy designer is part of the Japanese tsunami that swamped Paris from the 1970s onwards, changing the landscape of western fashion forever. And the 120 designs featured in this year’s exhibition (including pieces from Kawakubo’s explosive first runway collection in Paris in 1981) offer a glimpse of the modern Japanese ‘gharana’ of fashion that shocked and then awed the West.
“By inviting us to rethink fashion as a site of constant creation, recreation, and hybridity, she has defined the aesthetics of our time,” the show’s curator has been quoted as saying. It was actually more of a redefinition by Kawakubo and her avante-garde contemporaries, Kenzo, Kansai Yamamoto, Hanae Mori, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake –the latter a firm favourite of India’s swish set. Back in 1985, Costumes of Royal India was the predictable theme of the Met Gala.
None of the attendees–at least the ones noted by the New York Times—wore any Indian label. Naturally not. There were none of international stature as India was still in socialistic stasis. So, ironically, we hawked our royal heritage. Now they wear Naeem Khan and Bibhu Mahapatra, but is there a distinctly Indian ‘gharana’? It has been nearly 30 years since our economy was unfettered. At least three ‘generations’ of fashion designers have been launched and endlessly feted. We have fashion weeks, a multi-campus National Institute of Fashion Technology, countless foreign-trained designers, labels and boutiques. But unlike the Japanese, there is no evidence of the evolution of a distinct Indian fashion gharana even now.
On the face of it Kenzo, Yamamoto, Mori and Kawakubo were designing western clothes, but their ‘Japaneseness’ –for want of a better word – was unmistakeable. It had nothing to do with kimonos or cherry blossoms, but a daringly different aesthetic when it came construction and shape, colour and fabric. It was both a break from its own ancient, rigid past and a continuation of its modern industrial avatar.
Japan had a head-start of sorts on India as it took to western clothes far earlier and more comprehensively than we did. The kimono is, after all, merely a costume now, not a still very widely used garb like the saree. So Japanese designers could, arguably, evolve a design perspective and develop a fashion language by the 1970s and 1980s that would capture the imagination and the lucrative markets of the west.
But the very fact that India has held onto its living heritage is a potentially exciting point of differentiation from the rest of the world that could be utilised and interpreted by designers. But that needs creative minds to be trained to look for such distinctions, to understand India’s design history and idiom, to think both eclectically as well as astutely. A modern Indian fashion gharana could begin there. Most of our fashion designers, creatively speaking, have not tapped India’s legacy beyond traditional cuts and embellishments.
Nor have enough of them broken away from it in a manner distinctive enough to make a mark as the Japanese did in their time. That is why despite huge economic progress, Indian fashion design has largely remained cyclical in nature rather than moving forward in a linear manner.
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the Loewe home collection
2017年5月11日Jonathan Anderson discusses how his love of craft inspired the Loewe home collection
Loewe may have chosen to launch its home collection at Milan design week, but the Spanish luxury brand followed up its global introductions in London with a showcase at Liberty department store. A selection of the furniture, ceramics, lighting and textiles from the Loewe: This is Home collection are currently on display (and available to buy) on the fourth floor of Liberty until May 21st. The installation was unveiled by Loewe’s creative director Jonathan Anderson who took part in a conversation on craft and the home, conducted by Telegraph Luxury and timed to coincide with London Craft Week.
Anderson, who has been at the helm of Loewe for three years and is an obsessive collector of art and craft, explained how the home collection grew organically from his ambition to transform the leather house into a "cultural brand". "We started off by making bowls and it sort of spiralled from there. It’s quite addictive when you start making something that isn’t fashion... I think anything to do with the home has a different kind of emotional attachment sometimes. In Spain there are huge amounts of craft and skill, so I thought how do we use it in a contemporary way?"
The diverse collection draws upon artisans from not just Spain, but also India and the UK, the latter in an inspiring collaboration with oak furniture maker Robert ’Mouseman’ Thompson’s Craftsmen. Anderson, who has some of the company’s arts and crafts pieces in his personal collection, multiplied its singular mouse motif in a playful mischief of mice that scurry across a ladder, bowl, candlestick and oak and canework screen. "I had this vision of mice crawling over everything, there’s something slightly Dickensian about it," he says. "Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it it’s hard to go back."
This wry sensibility crops up elsewhere: in the wool throws knitted in the form of male silhouettes complete with woolly willies that touch upon identity politics, and also in the star-emblazoned rugs and leather lamps. This star motif has myriad influences, from Eric Gill woodcuts to the glow-in-the-dark stickers that adorned Anderson’s own ceiling when he was a boy. "I like these stars from a child’s bedroom and the idea that you could fall into the ground, or fall into the sky."
This all-encompassing approach defines Anderson’s creativity; he tells Telegraph Luxury how his travels, internet searches for collectable ceramics, and visits to galleries, craft fairs and St Ives all feed into his work. "It can be anything. There’s never been a moodboard per se, there might be bags of images that we will collate, but when it comes to designing anything it will be, ’oh, I saw that and I think it’s great’. It’s like doing collage - for Loewe or JW - of things that I’ve seen," he says.
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Loewe may have chosen to launch its home collection at Milan design week, but the Spanish luxury brand followed up its global introductions in London with a showcase at Liberty department store. A selection of the furniture, ceramics, lighting and textiles from the Loewe: This is Home collection are currently on display (and available to buy) on the fourth floor of Liberty until May 21st. The installation was unveiled by Loewe’s creative director Jonathan Anderson who took part in a conversation on craft and the home, conducted by Telegraph Luxury and timed to coincide with London Craft Week.
Anderson, who has been at the helm of Loewe for three years and is an obsessive collector of art and craft, explained how the home collection grew organically from his ambition to transform the leather house into a "cultural brand". "We started off by making bowls and it sort of spiralled from there. It’s quite addictive when you start making something that isn’t fashion... I think anything to do with the home has a different kind of emotional attachment sometimes. In Spain there are huge amounts of craft and skill, so I thought how do we use it in a contemporary way?"
The diverse collection draws upon artisans from not just Spain, but also India and the UK, the latter in an inspiring collaboration with oak furniture maker Robert ’Mouseman’ Thompson’s Craftsmen. Anderson, who has some of the company’s arts and crafts pieces in his personal collection, multiplied its singular mouse motif in a playful mischief of mice that scurry across a ladder, bowl, candlestick and oak and canework screen. "I had this vision of mice crawling over everything, there’s something slightly Dickensian about it," he says. "Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it it’s hard to go back."
This wry sensibility crops up elsewhere: in the wool throws knitted in the form of male silhouettes complete with woolly willies that touch upon identity politics, and also in the star-emblazoned rugs and leather lamps. This star motif has myriad influences, from Eric Gill woodcuts to the glow-in-the-dark stickers that adorned Anderson’s own ceiling when he was a boy. "I like these stars from a child’s bedroom and the idea that you could fall into the ground, or fall into the sky."
This all-encompassing approach defines Anderson’s creativity; he tells Telegraph Luxury how his travels, internet searches for collectable ceramics, and visits to galleries, craft fairs and St Ives all feed into his work. "It can be anything. There’s never been a moodboard per se, there might be bags of images that we will collate, but when it comes to designing anything it will be, ’oh, I saw that and I think it’s great’. It’s like doing collage - for Loewe or JW - of things that I’ve seen," he says.
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The Kentucky Derby Party
2017年5月9日The Kentucky Derby Party at Curio
If it’s one thing Denver knows how to do, it’s how to throw a party. This weekend’s Kentucky Derby festivities at Curio in Central Market were right up there with the most spirited and fashionable in the city. “The Run of the Roses” at Churchill Downs has been captivating sports fans since the Louisville Jockey Club sponsored the very first Kentucky Derby in 1875. Since then, thousands of derby-goers have prepped for all of the mint juleps they will consume in one afternoon and carefully planned their ensembles — that’s really what it’s all about, right?
Fashion has been one of the crucial components of the derby since shortly after it began. Regal attire, outrageous hats and pageantry made the derby an opportunity to flaunt wealth and prestige, transforming the sporting event into a stylish feast for the eyes. The crowning achievement for fans was to put together outfits that are imaginative and flamboyant. This year’s crowd at The Denver Central Market was up to the task, and they absolutely delivered.
Curio’s Kentucky Derby party had something for everyone, including a Goorin Brothers Hat Shop pop-up, and rows of seersucker suits for purchase, in case attendees needed last-minute touches. The real treat, however, was the display of vibrant hats. From borrowed to handcrafted, each hat had a story behind it. “I wanted something that represented the Kentucky Derby, had feathers and was completely ostentatious,” explained Allegra Reiswig, who created both her hat and her boyfriend’s fedora. “We spent Friday night going to Walmart and Hobby Lobby, so I could put these together in time for the event.”
It’s true, the hats stole the show, but it was an entire day of memorable fashion put together with reckless abandon. What began as a southern tradition has become a parade of bright colors, florals, mixed patterns and retro chic ensembles. Always Dreaming may have been the horse to win the race, but we think Denver’s derby fashion is what style dreams are made of.
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If it’s one thing Denver knows how to do, it’s how to throw a party. This weekend’s Kentucky Derby festivities at Curio in Central Market were right up there with the most spirited and fashionable in the city. “The Run of the Roses” at Churchill Downs has been captivating sports fans since the Louisville Jockey Club sponsored the very first Kentucky Derby in 1875. Since then, thousands of derby-goers have prepped for all of the mint juleps they will consume in one afternoon and carefully planned their ensembles — that’s really what it’s all about, right?
Fashion has been one of the crucial components of the derby since shortly after it began. Regal attire, outrageous hats and pageantry made the derby an opportunity to flaunt wealth and prestige, transforming the sporting event into a stylish feast for the eyes. The crowning achievement for fans was to put together outfits that are imaginative and flamboyant. This year’s crowd at The Denver Central Market was up to the task, and they absolutely delivered.
Curio’s Kentucky Derby party had something for everyone, including a Goorin Brothers Hat Shop pop-up, and rows of seersucker suits for purchase, in case attendees needed last-minute touches. The real treat, however, was the display of vibrant hats. From borrowed to handcrafted, each hat had a story behind it. “I wanted something that represented the Kentucky Derby, had feathers and was completely ostentatious,” explained Allegra Reiswig, who created both her hat and her boyfriend’s fedora. “We spent Friday night going to Walmart and Hobby Lobby, so I could put these together in time for the event.”
It’s true, the hats stole the show, but it was an entire day of memorable fashion put together with reckless abandon. What began as a southern tradition has become a parade of bright colors, florals, mixed patterns and retro chic ensembles. Always Dreaming may have been the horse to win the race, but we think Denver’s derby fashion is what style dreams are made of.
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Coach Beats Expectations
2017年5月3日Coach Beats Expectations; Rachel Zoe Launches Content Studio
Coach Beats Expectations
Coach is on the up and up. The American fashion house continues to reap the benefits of its turnaround strategy, which has included the removal of Coach products from several department stores and fewer promotions, followed by the high-profile hiring of mega-ambassador Selena Gomez and increasing luxury quality (and price) of its product under the careful eye of creative director Stuart Vevers, who was brought on in 2013. While net sales were down 4 percent due to the aforementioned changes, the company beat Wall Street expectations.
Rei Kawakubo Media Preview Breaks Record
More than 600 members of the press turned up at the Met Museum in New York on Monday morning to see the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: The Art of the In-Between," exhibition, setting a record for a media preview at the Costume Institute’s annual show. Beginning Tuesday, the Met Store will also have a Met x CDG Pocket shop with 11 exclusive products including NikeLab Air Pegasus 83 for Comme des Garçons sneaker, tees, coats, tote bags and more.
Urban Outfitters’ Board Called Out for "Extreme Insularity"
Urban Outfitters has been called out by CtW Investment Group for lack of diversity on its board, which the group is blaming for the company’s declining performance over the past few years. CtW sent a letter to shareholders urging them to oust two board members. "For a company that is so reliant on global sourcing and focused on women, it is surprising that the board consists of largely Caucasian males with law and finance backgrounds," writes CtW executive director Dieter Waizenegger. Two of the nine members are women, one being CEO Richard Hayne’s wife, Margaret Hayne.
Rachel Zoe Launches Digital Content Studio
Rachel Zoe’s Zoe Report on Tuesday announced the launch of TZR Studios, an in-house, full-service digital content studio, at Newfronts in New York City. TZR Studios will include several series touching on everything from celebrity interviews to beauty tips to red-carpet breakdowns.
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Coach Beats Expectations
Coach is on the up and up. The American fashion house continues to reap the benefits of its turnaround strategy, which has included the removal of Coach products from several department stores and fewer promotions, followed by the high-profile hiring of mega-ambassador Selena Gomez and increasing luxury quality (and price) of its product under the careful eye of creative director Stuart Vevers, who was brought on in 2013. While net sales were down 4 percent due to the aforementioned changes, the company beat Wall Street expectations.
Rei Kawakubo Media Preview Breaks Record
More than 600 members of the press turned up at the Met Museum in New York on Monday morning to see the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: The Art of the In-Between," exhibition, setting a record for a media preview at the Costume Institute’s annual show. Beginning Tuesday, the Met Store will also have a Met x CDG Pocket shop with 11 exclusive products including NikeLab Air Pegasus 83 for Comme des Garçons sneaker, tees, coats, tote bags and more.
Urban Outfitters’ Board Called Out for "Extreme Insularity"
Urban Outfitters has been called out by CtW Investment Group for lack of diversity on its board, which the group is blaming for the company’s declining performance over the past few years. CtW sent a letter to shareholders urging them to oust two board members. "For a company that is so reliant on global sourcing and focused on women, it is surprising that the board consists of largely Caucasian males with law and finance backgrounds," writes CtW executive director Dieter Waizenegger. Two of the nine members are women, one being CEO Richard Hayne’s wife, Margaret Hayne.
Rachel Zoe Launches Digital Content Studio
Rachel Zoe’s Zoe Report on Tuesday announced the launch of TZR Studios, an in-house, full-service digital content studio, at Newfronts in New York City. TZR Studios will include several series touching on everything from celebrity interviews to beauty tips to red-carpet breakdowns.
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Flash your style
2017年4月24日Fashion and glamour go hand in hand and what better way to glam up a fashion week than by a bevy of glittering celebrities looking their best? The PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week upped the style quotient by hosting some of our most favourite celebrities on the red carpet. We spotted Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar who made their way onto the red carpet with their beautiful wives by their side. We also saw a very graceful Resham, who was also the showstopper for one of the designers!
The cast of Chalay Thay Saath
Whenever a new film is released, we get to see the cast of that film everywhere (not that we’re complaining.) Chalay Thay Saath’s cast has thankfully been putting their fashionable feet forward everywhere they go. Syra Shehroz is missing from this but Zhalay Sarhadi, Kent S. Leung and Mansha Pasha still painted a pretty picture when they walked for Shiza Hasan. We earlier saw the gang walk the runway for Bridal Couture Week as well.
Resham
We were thrilled to see Resham on the red carpet as well as the runway and there are two reasons for it. Firstly, the actress exudes old school charm and elegance, one that is very rare nowadays. Also, we don’t see enough of the actress which is why seeing her walk the runway for Cynosure was a real treat. Resham was graceful, confident and looked absolutely beautiful!
Ali Zafar
The actor may have been busy with his upcoming film, Teefa in Trouble opposite Maya Ali as well as the recently concluded Lux Style Awards but thankfully, the star wasn’t too busy to miss one of the biggest fashion events of the country. The star was seen attending the Saira Shakira show hand in hand with his beautiful wife, Ayesha.
Anoushey Ashraf
Anoushey Ashraf is a regular face at fashion weeks because she is usually hosting the red carpet. Thankfully, Anoushey chooses all the best designers and their most stylish ensembles for her red carpet appearances. For the third and final day, Anoushey chose to wear electric blue separates from Cross Stitch and looked like a real star.
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The cast of Chalay Thay Saath
Whenever a new film is released, we get to see the cast of that film everywhere (not that we’re complaining.) Chalay Thay Saath’s cast has thankfully been putting their fashionable feet forward everywhere they go. Syra Shehroz is missing from this but Zhalay Sarhadi, Kent S. Leung and Mansha Pasha still painted a pretty picture when they walked for Shiza Hasan. We earlier saw the gang walk the runway for Bridal Couture Week as well.
Resham
We were thrilled to see Resham on the red carpet as well as the runway and there are two reasons for it. Firstly, the actress exudes old school charm and elegance, one that is very rare nowadays. Also, we don’t see enough of the actress which is why seeing her walk the runway for Cynosure was a real treat. Resham was graceful, confident and looked absolutely beautiful!
Ali Zafar
The actor may have been busy with his upcoming film, Teefa in Trouble opposite Maya Ali as well as the recently concluded Lux Style Awards but thankfully, the star wasn’t too busy to miss one of the biggest fashion events of the country. The star was seen attending the Saira Shakira show hand in hand with his beautiful wife, Ayesha.
Anoushey Ashraf
Anoushey Ashraf is a regular face at fashion weeks because she is usually hosting the red carpet. Thankfully, Anoushey chooses all the best designers and their most stylish ensembles for her red carpet appearances. For the third and final day, Anoushey chose to wear electric blue separates from Cross Stitch and looked like a real star.
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Rimmel mascara advert
2017年4月20日Cara Delevingne’s Rimmel mascara advert is banned for being misleading
A Rimmel mascara ad featuring the model Cara Delevingne has been banned for using production techniques that exaggerated the effect of the make-up.
The television advert showed several images of Delevingne applying the mascara and close-ups of the finished effect, while a voiceover said: “New max-density brush for clump free lashes. Extreme volume ... Extreme wear.”
Defending the ad after a viewer complained that it misled consumers, Rimmel owner Coty UK said it used lash inserts to fill in gaps and create a “uniform lash line” in accordance with industry practice.
Ad clearance agency Clearcast said Coty had not used lash inserts to mislead or exaggerate the effects of the mascara, and said the company had not lengthened or thickened any lashes in post-production.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said consumers were likely to understand from the ad that using the mascara would lead to the appearance of thicker and fuller eyelashes.
It said: “We noted Coty’s assertion that the post-production techniques used were not intended to lengthen the model’s eyelashes. However, we considered that they did appear to be longer in the after photo.
“Because the ad conveyed a volumising, lengthening and thickening effect of the product we considered the use of lash inserts and the post-production technique were likely to exaggerate the effect beyond what could be achieved by the product among consumers.
“We therefore concluded the ad was misleading.”
The ASA ruled that the ad must not appear again in its current form, and told Coty UK “not to exaggerate the effect the product was capable of achieving”.
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A Rimmel mascara ad featuring the model Cara Delevingne has been banned for using production techniques that exaggerated the effect of the make-up.
The television advert showed several images of Delevingne applying the mascara and close-ups of the finished effect, while a voiceover said: “New max-density brush for clump free lashes. Extreme volume ... Extreme wear.”
Defending the ad after a viewer complained that it misled consumers, Rimmel owner Coty UK said it used lash inserts to fill in gaps and create a “uniform lash line” in accordance with industry practice.
Ad clearance agency Clearcast said Coty had not used lash inserts to mislead or exaggerate the effects of the mascara, and said the company had not lengthened or thickened any lashes in post-production.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said consumers were likely to understand from the ad that using the mascara would lead to the appearance of thicker and fuller eyelashes.
It said: “We noted Coty’s assertion that the post-production techniques used were not intended to lengthen the model’s eyelashes. However, we considered that they did appear to be longer in the after photo.
“Because the ad conveyed a volumising, lengthening and thickening effect of the product we considered the use of lash inserts and the post-production technique were likely to exaggerate the effect beyond what could be achieved by the product among consumers.
“We therefore concluded the ad was misleading.”
The ASA ruled that the ad must not appear again in its current form, and told Coty UK “not to exaggerate the effect the product was capable of achieving”.
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London Fashion Week
2017年2月22日All eyes at London Fashion Week were eagerly awaiting the autumn-winter designs of Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey, a Monday night spectacle that caps four days of shows highlighting London’s status as a fashion hub to rival Paris, Milan and New York.
One of London’s favourite designers, Christopher Kane, mixed new technology with tried-and-true craftsmanship to produce a stellar show Monday at the Tate Britain museum.
Kane used space-age techniques, including holographic foiled lace and iridescent full-print knits, along with a traditional weaving process from the early days of mechanisation. Most striking was the use of a Gainsborough silk reworking of a French damask from the 18th century that was styled into very contemporary dresses.
Kane’s approach gave the outfits an old-meets-new mystique, and the use of Asian motifs, including billowing silk prints, expanded his range. Triangular shapes appeared on the front of many dresses and Kane made good use of the pink floral theme that has been popular in shows this year.
“We wanted to express a tougher femininity this season,” said Kane. “(I was) looking at abstract shapes, hard angles, and sharp jags” inspired in part by female factory workers.
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One of London’s favourite designers, Christopher Kane, mixed new technology with tried-and-true craftsmanship to produce a stellar show Monday at the Tate Britain museum.
Kane used space-age techniques, including holographic foiled lace and iridescent full-print knits, along with a traditional weaving process from the early days of mechanisation. Most striking was the use of a Gainsborough silk reworking of a French damask from the 18th century that was styled into very contemporary dresses.
Kane’s approach gave the outfits an old-meets-new mystique, and the use of Asian motifs, including billowing silk prints, expanded his range. Triangular shapes appeared on the front of many dresses and Kane made good use of the pink floral theme that has been popular in shows this year.
“We wanted to express a tougher femininity this season,” said Kane. “(I was) looking at abstract shapes, hard angles, and sharp jags” inspired in part by female factory workers.
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Battle of the Angels!
2014年11月11日Battle of the Angels! Victoria’s Secret stars Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes showcase amazing figures at Glamour Women Of The Year Awards
The 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is just around the corner, and that means the Angels have been putting in a lot of work to make sure they are catwalk ready.
But when Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes hit the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on Monday, it was clear that their efforts have been paying off.
The two stunning models were showing off their incredible figures in very different black dresses as they arrived on the red carpet in New York City.
Karlie, 22, took the plunge in a gown which fell to the floor and also boasted sexy side cut-outs and a collar.
The slinky frock was decorated with delicate red rose motifs, complete with embroidered silver stems and sparkling beaded leaves.
Karlie, who stands at a statuesque 6ft 1in, made herself even taller with a pair of high heeled black sandals.
She wore her blonde bob down and voluminous, and completed her look with a miniature box clutch and lots of scarlet lipstick.
Meanwhile, it was hard to believe that Doutzen gave birth to her second child only three months ago.
The Dutch beauty highlighted her amazing post-baby body in a simple but stylish little black dress which clung to her every curve.
The frock had a sheer neckline and left Doutzen’s long and slender legs on show, and she also wore red court shoes and a stack of silver bangles, carrying a clutch similar to Karlie’s.
The 29-year-old styled her lovely dark blonde hair in a low-key ponytail with a few tendrils falling around her pretty face, and topped off the glam outfit with winged black eyeliner and pink lip gloss.
The Victoria’s Secret Angels joined a host of other successful and beautiful women for the evening.
Lupita Nyong’o, 31, as always looked incredible in a very chic ensemble, this time in the form of a structured white dress covered in dazzling gold detail.
The 12 Years A Slave star was an honouree at the event, and graces the special Women Of The Year issue of Glamour.
She posed up with 34-year-old Chelsea Clinton, who welcomed her first child into the world just six weeks ago, and looked great in a black dress featuring a white and blue pattern.
Meanwhile, Freida Pinto, 30, flashed a lot of flesh in a very low-cut orange wraparound dress which also had a split up one side.
The dress code seemed to be anything goes, and 38-year-old Keri Russell wore a skintight black leather strapless jumpsuit, while Mindy Kaling, 35, (who was honoured during the evening) picked a pretty powder blue mini-dress.
Jodie Foster, 51, played it safe in a black shift, but Ivanka Trump, who just turned 33, wore a daringly short navy and black number that put her seemingly endless legs on display.
Meanwhile, 26-year-old Girls star Zosia Mamet left a sliver of midriff on show in a black bralet top, which she teamed with black and white floral print baggy trousers.
Among the other inspiring women honoured at the event were Laverne Cox and Robin Roberts.
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/yellow-bridesmaid-dresses
The 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is just around the corner, and that means the Angels have been putting in a lot of work to make sure they are catwalk ready.
But when Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes hit the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on Monday, it was clear that their efforts have been paying off.
The two stunning models were showing off their incredible figures in very different black dresses as they arrived on the red carpet in New York City.
Karlie, 22, took the plunge in a gown which fell to the floor and also boasted sexy side cut-outs and a collar.
The slinky frock was decorated with delicate red rose motifs, complete with embroidered silver stems and sparkling beaded leaves.
Karlie, who stands at a statuesque 6ft 1in, made herself even taller with a pair of high heeled black sandals.
She wore her blonde bob down and voluminous, and completed her look with a miniature box clutch and lots of scarlet lipstick.
Meanwhile, it was hard to believe that Doutzen gave birth to her second child only three months ago.
The Dutch beauty highlighted her amazing post-baby body in a simple but stylish little black dress which clung to her every curve.
The frock had a sheer neckline and left Doutzen’s long and slender legs on show, and she also wore red court shoes and a stack of silver bangles, carrying a clutch similar to Karlie’s.
The 29-year-old styled her lovely dark blonde hair in a low-key ponytail with a few tendrils falling around her pretty face, and topped off the glam outfit with winged black eyeliner and pink lip gloss.
The Victoria’s Secret Angels joined a host of other successful and beautiful women for the evening.
Lupita Nyong’o, 31, as always looked incredible in a very chic ensemble, this time in the form of a structured white dress covered in dazzling gold detail.
The 12 Years A Slave star was an honouree at the event, and graces the special Women Of The Year issue of Glamour.
She posed up with 34-year-old Chelsea Clinton, who welcomed her first child into the world just six weeks ago, and looked great in a black dress featuring a white and blue pattern.
Meanwhile, Freida Pinto, 30, flashed a lot of flesh in a very low-cut orange wraparound dress which also had a split up one side.
The dress code seemed to be anything goes, and 38-year-old Keri Russell wore a skintight black leather strapless jumpsuit, while Mindy Kaling, 35, (who was honoured during the evening) picked a pretty powder blue mini-dress.
Jodie Foster, 51, played it safe in a black shift, but Ivanka Trump, who just turned 33, wore a daringly short navy and black number that put her seemingly endless legs on display.
Meanwhile, 26-year-old Girls star Zosia Mamet left a sliver of midriff on show in a black bralet top, which she teamed with black and white floral print baggy trousers.
Among the other inspiring women honoured at the event were Laverne Cox and Robin Roberts.
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/yellow-bridesmaid-dresses
Kim Kardashian has a fashion misstep in ill-fitting dress at gala... but Kanye West can’t take his eyes off her
She certainly has a figure unlike almost anyone else’s, and Kim Kardashian usually knows exactly how to dress for her shape.
But the reality star had a rare fashion misstep for the LACMA Art + Film Gala honouring Barbara Kruger and Quentin Tarantino, presented by Gucci, in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Kim was wearing a slinky teal satin dress which appeared to be too tight across her hips as the fabric ruched along her midsection.
The gown also had an unusually placed slit across one leg, and Kim looked a little awkward as she posed in it.
With a spaghetti strap on one side and a full strap on the other, a cowl neckline and floor-length hem, the frock was otherwise lovely.
The 34-year-old also wore silver sandals with chain link straps and a thick diamond choker.
Ill-fitting dress or not, there’s one thing Kim Kardashian can do really well and that’s work a pose for the cameras, pulling her silk thigh-split ruched gown off pretty well thanks to her confident demeanour. The Tom Ford sandals and Cartier diamond necklace didn’t harm, either.
And aside from the silk gown from Cushnie et Och’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection being designed for stick insect 6ft mannequins with its drapey flowing feel, we can only give a thumbs up to Kim for loving fashion despite sometimes going for dresses that don’t enhance her voluptuous shape.
A deep blue gown is a great way to break from the traditional of a classic LBD, whilst still being just as easy-to-wear and complimenting so why not achieve effortless chic at your next champagne-sipping soiree by shopping our pick of similar stunning styles below?
Our elegant edit includes dresses from the likes of Lipsy and Coast, as well as Missguided’s budget version at £39.99 - all of which ooze with feminine allure.
Kim swept her raven locks into an elegant ponytail for the star-studded occasion and completed her look with smoky eye make-up and some pink lipstick.
Although it may not have been the Keeping Up With The Kardashian star’s best red carpet look, her husband Kanye West clearly adored it.
The rapper couldn’t take his eyes off his wife as he cuddled up to her and whispered sweet nothings in her ear, saying something that made her giggle.
When it was Kim’s turn to pose on her own, he stood patiently in the background, admiring her voluptuous form.
Kanye meanwhile was clad in black leather trousers and a matching suit jacket over a white shirt, along with brown suede riding boots.
It has been a busy weekend for the couple as they celebrated Halloween the previous evening, with Kim first channelling a skeleton and then US Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Meanwhile their daughter North West, 16 months, wore a skunk costume before being dressed as Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley.
Read more： http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/yellow-bridesmaid-dresses
She certainly has a figure unlike almost anyone else’s, and Kim Kardashian usually knows exactly how to dress for her shape.
But the reality star had a rare fashion misstep for the LACMA Art + Film Gala honouring Barbara Kruger and Quentin Tarantino, presented by Gucci, in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Kim was wearing a slinky teal satin dress which appeared to be too tight across her hips as the fabric ruched along her midsection.
The gown also had an unusually placed slit across one leg, and Kim looked a little awkward as she posed in it.
With a spaghetti strap on one side and a full strap on the other, a cowl neckline and floor-length hem, the frock was otherwise lovely.
The 34-year-old also wore silver sandals with chain link straps and a thick diamond choker.
Ill-fitting dress or not, there’s one thing Kim Kardashian can do really well and that’s work a pose for the cameras, pulling her silk thigh-split ruched gown off pretty well thanks to her confident demeanour. The Tom Ford sandals and Cartier diamond necklace didn’t harm, either.
And aside from the silk gown from Cushnie et Och’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection being designed for stick insect 6ft mannequins with its drapey flowing feel, we can only give a thumbs up to Kim for loving fashion despite sometimes going for dresses that don’t enhance her voluptuous shape.
A deep blue gown is a great way to break from the traditional of a classic LBD, whilst still being just as easy-to-wear and complimenting so why not achieve effortless chic at your next champagne-sipping soiree by shopping our pick of similar stunning styles below?
Our elegant edit includes dresses from the likes of Lipsy and Coast, as well as Missguided’s budget version at £39.99 - all of which ooze with feminine allure.
Kim swept her raven locks into an elegant ponytail for the star-studded occasion and completed her look with smoky eye make-up and some pink lipstick.
Although it may not have been the Keeping Up With The Kardashian star’s best red carpet look, her husband Kanye West clearly adored it.
The rapper couldn’t take his eyes off his wife as he cuddled up to her and whispered sweet nothings in her ear, saying something that made her giggle.
When it was Kim’s turn to pose on her own, he stood patiently in the background, admiring her voluptuous form.
Kanye meanwhile was clad in black leather trousers and a matching suit jacket over a white shirt, along with brown suede riding boots.
It has been a busy weekend for the couple as they celebrated Halloween the previous evening, with Kim first channelling a skeleton and then US Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Meanwhile their daughter North West, 16 months, wore a skunk costume before being dressed as Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley.
Read more： http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/yellow-bridesmaid-dresses
Beyonce launching activewear with Topshop
2014年10月29日
The collection will include "clothing, footwear and accessories across dance, fitness and sports categories".
Think stylish separates perfect for gyrating body swivels, ’Bootylicious’ shakes and graceful ballet dancer twirls. What more motivation do you need to hit the gym?
The singing superstar, who reportedly does 1000 sit-ups a day, has created a 50-50 joint venture partnership with the high-street retailer and listed it as Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd.
Sir Phillip Green, owner of Topshop’s parent company Arcadia Group, is quick to point out that this isn’t any one-off celebrity collaboration, but a long-term partnership, meaning Queen Bey’s in it for the long haul!
He told WWD, "This is about building a brand and building a business – a separate, proper business, with separate overhead and a separate office." He’s expected to appoint a creative director and team of designers in the coming months, including a sportswear specialist to deal with sweat wicking, stretch and other technical aspects.
Beyoncé, who is arguably Topshop’s most famous customer, said in a statement, "I could not think of a better partner as I continue to grow the Parkwood business. I have always loved Topshop for its fashion credentials and forward thinking,"
"We have been looking at this category as fashion-inspired fitness develops, and know that this is right in our customers’ heartland," Green said.
"Creating a partnership with Beyoncé, one of the most hard-working and talented people in the world, who spends many hours of her life dancing, rehearsing and training is a unique opportunity to develop this category … We have much to achieve in just under a year, but we are all up for the challenge, and look forward to delivering athletic streetwear in an inventive and exciting way."
Will the as yet unnamed Topshop-Beyoncé collection lean more toward her blinged-out, bedazzled stage ensembles or simple leotards, best worn with slicked-back ponytails and minimal makeup? We’ll have to wait until spring next year to see!
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/short-knee-length-bridesmaid-dresses-uk
Feeling the cold? Dress like a lumberjack
2014年10月23日Like most trends, this one can be traced back to model, muse and accidental fashion forecaster Alexa Chung. We’re calling it lumberjack chic – think flannel shirts, checked coats, proper hiking boots and furry trapper hats. The faux-hobo crux of it is Tommy Hilfiger’s red plaid coat, as seen on Chung, currently the face of Hilfiger’s autumn/winter campaign.
If it sounds like a flash-in-the-pan trend, bear with: Matches’s autumn/winter collections are awash with plaidy, checky, lumberjack-inspired stuff from Isabel Marant, Preen Line, Sea NY and MSGM. The Burberry plaid cape and Aries plaid coat have both sold out, suggesting even we are a little late to this, which is frankly a bit embarrassing.
It was once the preserve of men such as Jared Leto, who has been doing his new-wave lumberjack thing (long hair, Aztec prints) since the Oscars, or Martin Freeman, getting cold and murderous in Fargo. The latest in a line of menswear-adopted-by-womenswear, it has become a staple for autumn, suggesting unisex fashion is finding new ways to plough on.
If you’re not familiar with the work of Chung, then look to Twin Peaks for inspiration. It is due back in 2016 and, post-announcement, has bolstered a Pete Martell-ish aesthetic revival in Pacific Northwest outdoors vibes. Here are five ways in which this winter trend has manifested itself on the high street. About time too. We’re cold.
The great thing about this trend is that, like denim, it’s totally fine to max it up by going double or triple. Wearing a plaid shirt? Why stop there when you can wear a plaid jacket? Unlike denim, there is plenty of scope for mixing and matching prints. We suggest starting with a large windowpane check on your coat – like Alexa’s or the Aries one. Lady-ish but warm, should you feel the desire to hunt or forage or something.
An obvious jumping-off point, sure, but checked flannel shirts are definitely A Thing this season. From gothy checks at Saint Laurent and blue and red ones at Marc by Marc Jacobs to luxe flannels at Aries (a newish label sold at Matches, which uses artisan processes to create 1990s-inspired pieces), provided you choose something with red as a base, you’re fine. Preen has given a little feminine twist to things, doing a good line in fine-knit red/black checked jumpers.
Not for the first time, massive boots are becoming a bit of a fixture. Camper does an excellent line in thick rubber-soled lace-up hiking boots. With this wind, we’re also looking to Sorel, Coach (above), Timberland and Tommy Hilfiger which have all brought out more serious boots – lined, waterproof, proper eyelets – that laugh in the face of adverse weather conditions, and for which you don’t need three pairs of socks.
Fashion loves anything with a luxe fur trim, so it figures that fashion also loves a trapper hat. Topshop does a couple of great faux-fur ones that aren’t terribly warm, but will keep the wind out. J Crew has a nice low-key version lined with shearling and Masterpeace has gone off the banter scale with their statement sheepskin military hat, based on a Russian design, complete with military badge and strong Zhivago vibe.
See more at:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/plus-size-bridesmaid-dresses
If it sounds like a flash-in-the-pan trend, bear with: Matches’s autumn/winter collections are awash with plaidy, checky, lumberjack-inspired stuff from Isabel Marant, Preen Line, Sea NY and MSGM. The Burberry plaid cape and Aries plaid coat have both sold out, suggesting even we are a little late to this, which is frankly a bit embarrassing.
It was once the preserve of men such as Jared Leto, who has been doing his new-wave lumberjack thing (long hair, Aztec prints) since the Oscars, or Martin Freeman, getting cold and murderous in Fargo. The latest in a line of menswear-adopted-by-womenswear, it has become a staple for autumn, suggesting unisex fashion is finding new ways to plough on.
If you’re not familiar with the work of Chung, then look to Twin Peaks for inspiration. It is due back in 2016 and, post-announcement, has bolstered a Pete Martell-ish aesthetic revival in Pacific Northwest outdoors vibes. Here are five ways in which this winter trend has manifested itself on the high street. About time too. We’re cold.
The great thing about this trend is that, like denim, it’s totally fine to max it up by going double or triple. Wearing a plaid shirt? Why stop there when you can wear a plaid jacket? Unlike denim, there is plenty of scope for mixing and matching prints. We suggest starting with a large windowpane check on your coat – like Alexa’s or the Aries one. Lady-ish but warm, should you feel the desire to hunt or forage or something.
An obvious jumping-off point, sure, but checked flannel shirts are definitely A Thing this season. From gothy checks at Saint Laurent and blue and red ones at Marc by Marc Jacobs to luxe flannels at Aries (a newish label sold at Matches, which uses artisan processes to create 1990s-inspired pieces), provided you choose something with red as a base, you’re fine. Preen has given a little feminine twist to things, doing a good line in fine-knit red/black checked jumpers.
Not for the first time, massive boots are becoming a bit of a fixture. Camper does an excellent line in thick rubber-soled lace-up hiking boots. With this wind, we’re also looking to Sorel, Coach (above), Timberland and Tommy Hilfiger which have all brought out more serious boots – lined, waterproof, proper eyelets – that laugh in the face of adverse weather conditions, and for which you don’t need three pairs of socks.
Fashion loves anything with a luxe fur trim, so it figures that fashion also loves a trapper hat. Topshop does a couple of great faux-fur ones that aren’t terribly warm, but will keep the wind out. J Crew has a nice low-key version lined with shearling and Masterpeace has gone off the banter scale with their statement sheepskin military hat, based on a Russian design, complete with military badge and strong Zhivago vibe.
See more at:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/plus-size-bridesmaid-dresses
I have totally nicked this look. Is that bad? Oh, come on: everyone does it. But still, if you are one of the (many) catwalk show attendees who were rocking a classic cotton shirt tucked into a full, below-the-knee skirt at last month’s collections and are now looking at me and thinking, “Hey, bitch stole my look!” I apologise. I’m so busted.
But imitation is the sincerest, etc. This look is eye-catching, without being ridiculous. (Well, that’s how it looks when you do it right. That’s how Natalie Massenet looks in it. I did say imitation.) The line between eye-catching and ridiculous is one that many fashion attendees try to walk. And while in real life it’s not a line you’d want to push for every day, it is a useful look to be able to work on those days when you have to be noticed. All you need is the simplest shirt, in classic blue or white, a few buttons undone, and a full, midi-length skirt that springs from the waist. (If you don’t have such a skirt, get one. It’s a Thing.) The contrast between the shirt (masculine, boardroom) and the skirt (ultra-feminine, ballroom) makes it bold, but the classicism of each piece and the demure silhouette makes it grownup, rather than silly.
When done right, the look is ladylike, but not without inner steel. (The woman wearing this look would never, ever say, “Bitch stole my look”, but she would think it.) The inner steel part is important, because without it the look is, as a colleague nailed it, “Testino-era Diana”, which is not what we’re after. The shirt has to be cotton, not silk. You must not turn up the collar. And I’m sure you wouldn’t dream of wearing pearls… Just checking. Add a chunky man’s watch instead. Roll up the sleeves and undo a couple of buttons to just above the bra line, otherwise it’s a bit religious-order. And while a classic court feels the obvious choice with this hemline – there’s not a lot of leg on show, so you need to lengthen those calves – it’s better with a strappier, more foxy shoe.
It’s a bit grand, this look. A bit Debo Devonshire. But as feminine power dressing, it has more charm than the now-standard hourglass-shift-dress look. There are even pockets in this skirt deep enough for your phone. And that’s the sort of thing that matters in the real world.
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/chiffon-bridesmaid-dresses
But imitation is the sincerest, etc. This look is eye-catching, without being ridiculous. (Well, that’s how it looks when you do it right. That’s how Natalie Massenet looks in it. I did say imitation.) The line between eye-catching and ridiculous is one that many fashion attendees try to walk. And while in real life it’s not a line you’d want to push for every day, it is a useful look to be able to work on those days when you have to be noticed. All you need is the simplest shirt, in classic blue or white, a few buttons undone, and a full, midi-length skirt that springs from the waist. (If you don’t have such a skirt, get one. It’s a Thing.) The contrast between the shirt (masculine, boardroom) and the skirt (ultra-feminine, ballroom) makes it bold, but the classicism of each piece and the demure silhouette makes it grownup, rather than silly.
When done right, the look is ladylike, but not without inner steel. (The woman wearing this look would never, ever say, “Bitch stole my look”, but she would think it.) The inner steel part is important, because without it the look is, as a colleague nailed it, “Testino-era Diana”, which is not what we’re after. The shirt has to be cotton, not silk. You must not turn up the collar. And I’m sure you wouldn’t dream of wearing pearls… Just checking. Add a chunky man’s watch instead. Roll up the sleeves and undo a couple of buttons to just above the bra line, otherwise it’s a bit religious-order. And while a classic court feels the obvious choice with this hemline – there’s not a lot of leg on show, so you need to lengthen those calves – it’s better with a strappier, more foxy shoe.
It’s a bit grand, this look. A bit Debo Devonshire. But as feminine power dressing, it has more charm than the now-standard hourglass-shift-dress look. There are even pockets in this skirt deep enough for your phone. And that’s the sort of thing that matters in the real world.
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/chiffon-bridesmaid-dresses
The Honeymoon is over!
2014年10月14日The Honeymoon is over! Two weeks after marrying Hollywood heart-throb George, Amal Clooney flies out to Athens to advise Greece on how to get Britain to return the Elgin Marbles
It will go down in history as one of the most glamorous celebrity weddings of all time.
But the honeymoon is over for Amal Clooney who jetted out to Greece today to advise the country’s government on how best to persuade Britain to return the Elgin Marbles.
Dressed in a simple white cardigan and khaki trousers, the new Mrs Clooney was spotted chatting happily to British Airways staff at the check-in gates at London’s Heathrow airport. She later landed in Athens to a flurry of media attention.
The 36-year-old, and her boss, Geoffrey Robertson QC, of London’s Doughty Street chambers, will hold a series of meetings with government officials during their stay, relating to the return of the Parthenon sculptures that are presently on display in the British Museum.
It comes two weeks after Mrs Clooney married actor George Clooney in a lavish wedding in Venice, Italy, on September 27, which reportedly cost around £8million.
Since the ceremony, the human rights laywer has changed her professional name to Amal Clooney - losing her maiden name - according to a listing on the website of Doughty Street chambers.
It reads: ’Amal Clooney is a barrister specialising in international law, extradition and criminal law.’
Mrs Clooney’s choice of the Greece trip as her first official duty after her honeymoon was perhaps a wedding present to her husband who, earlier this year, waded into the centuries-old dispute over the Elgin Marbles, favouring the Greek side.
The 7th Earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, removed the Parthenon Marble sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens while serving as the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to 1803.
The relics, known as the Elgin Marbles, are sculptures mostly by Phidias and his assistants.
In 1801, the Earl claimed to have obtained a permit from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Parthenon and his agents removed half of the surviving sculptures, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum.
They were shipped to Britain, but in Greece, the Scots aristocrat was accused of looting. They were bought by the British Government and are still on display in the British Museum.
Greece has sought their return from the British Museum through the years, to no avail.
In February, while attending the Berlin Film Festival to promote The Monuments Men, Mr Clooney was asked by a Greek journalist whether Britain should allow Greece to reclaim its historic art.
He replied: ‘You have a very good case. Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad thing if they were returned. That is a good idea, a fair thing to do.’
The Hollywood star’s involvement in the debate was not entirely welcomed.
John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport committee, said: ‘I suspect George Clooney doesn’t know the history of the Elgin Marbles and the legal entitlement Britain has to them.’
And a British Museum spokesman said at the time that trustees ‘feel there is a public benefit to having the sculptures in our collection remain part of our collection’.
Greece says it is no longer an issue of ownership and that it would accept them back as a permanent loan, but the museum said the Greek government would first have to relinquish its claim to them.
Yesterday, Amul Alamuddin was pictured waiting to board a plane at Heathrow Airport in London, opting for a simpler look as she got ready to return to work.
The svelte beauty, who attracted the attention of passengers at the airport, caught a three and a half hour flight to Athens to advise the Greek government about the scupltures.
Doughty Street chambers yesterday confirmed Mrs Clooney had travelled to Athens, where she will remain until Thursday, at the invitation of the Greek government ‘in connection with the Parthenon sculptures that are presently on display in the British museum’.
A statement said: ‘Mr Robertson and Mrs Clooney were first asked to provide legal advice to the Greek government on this matter in 2011.
‘They will be holding a series of meetings with government officials during their stay, including the Prime Minister, Mr Antonis Samaras, and the Minister of Culture, Mr Konstantinos Tasoulas.’
Fluent in French and Arabic, Lebanese-born Mrs Clooney is a barrister specialising in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law.
She has represented clients in cases before the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as in domestic courts in the UK and US.
She wed her Academy Award-winning beau last month in a romantic ceremony in Venice.
More than 100 guests - including Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Sandra Bullock - flew to Venice to see her get married in a stunning custom-made Oscar de la Renta dress.
They began arriving by chauffeur-driven taxi boats for the nuptials shortly before 6.30pm on the day, with Damon the first to arrive.
Wave after wave of guests were ferried to the waterfront entrance of the exclusive hotel over a period of 20 mins, which culminated in Mr Clooney’s arrival just before 7pm as the sun was setting.
Other celebrities in attendance included Emily Blunt, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber, and John Krasinski.
After the celebrations, it is understood the bride and groom jetted off to Marrakech for their honeymoon.
Last weekend, it was reported that Mr and Mrs Clooney splashed out £10million on a sprawling Grade II-listed manor house in Berkshire.
Read more:http://www.queeniebridesmaid.co.uk/white-bridesmaid-dresses
It will go down in history as one of the most glamorous celebrity weddings of all time.
But the honeymoon is over for Amal Clooney who jetted out to Greece today to advise the country’s government on how best to persuade Britain to return the Elgin Marbles.
Dressed in a simple white cardigan and khaki trousers, the new Mrs Clooney was spotted chatting happily to British Airways staff at the check-in gates at London’s Heathrow airport. She later landed in Athens to a flurry of media attention.
The 36-year-old, and her boss, Geoffrey Robertson QC, of London’s Doughty Street chambers, will hold a series of meetings with government officials during their stay, relating to the return of the Parthenon sculptures that are presently on display in the British Museum.
It comes two weeks after Mrs Clooney married actor George Clooney in a lavish wedding in Venice, Italy, on September 27, which reportedly cost around £8million.
Since the ceremony, the human rights laywer has changed her professional name to Amal Clooney - losing her maiden name - according to a listing on the website of Doughty Street chambers.
It reads: ’Amal Clooney is a barrister specialising in international law, extradition and criminal law.’
Mrs Clooney’s choice of the Greece trip as her first official duty after her honeymoon was perhaps a wedding present to her husband who, earlier this year, waded into the centuries-old dispute over the Elgin Marbles, favouring the Greek side.
The 7th Earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, removed the Parthenon Marble sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens while serving as the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to 1803.
The relics, known as the Elgin Marbles, are sculptures mostly by Phidias and his assistants.
In 1801, the Earl claimed to have obtained a permit from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Parthenon and his agents removed half of the surviving sculptures, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum.
They were shipped to Britain, but in Greece, the Scots aristocrat was accused of looting. They were bought by the British Government and are still on display in the British Museum.
Greece has sought their return from the British Museum through the years, to no avail.
In February, while attending the Berlin Film Festival to promote The Monuments Men, Mr Clooney was asked by a Greek journalist whether Britain should allow Greece to reclaim its historic art.
He replied: ‘You have a very good case. Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad thing if they were returned. That is a good idea, a fair thing to do.’
The Hollywood star’s involvement in the debate was not entirely welcomed.
John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport committee, said: ‘I suspect George Clooney doesn’t know the history of the Elgin Marbles and the legal entitlement Britain has to them.’
And a British Museum spokesman said at the time that trustees ‘feel there is a public benefit to having the sculptures in our collection remain part of our collection’.
Greece says it is no longer an issue of ownership and that it would accept them back as a permanent loan, but the museum said the Greek government would first have to relinquish its claim to them.
Yesterday, Amul Alamuddin was pictured waiting to board a plane at Heathrow Airport in London, opting for a simpler look as she got ready to return to work.
The svelte beauty, who attracted the attention of passengers at the airport, caught a three and a half hour flight to Athens to advise the Greek government about the scupltures.
Doughty Street chambers yesterday confirmed Mrs Clooney had travelled to Athens, where she will remain until Thursday, at the invitation of the Greek government ‘in connection with the Parthenon sculptures that are presently on display in the British museum’.
A statement said: ‘Mr Robertson and Mrs Clooney were first asked to provide legal advice to the Greek government on this matter in 2011.
‘They will be holding a series of meetings with government officials during their stay, including the Prime Minister, Mr Antonis Samaras, and the Minister of Culture, Mr Konstantinos Tasoulas.’
Fluent in French and Arabic, Lebanese-born Mrs Clooney is a barrister specialising in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law.
She has represented clients in cases before the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as in domestic courts in the UK and US.
She wed her Academy Award-winning beau last month in a romantic ceremony in Venice.
More than 100 guests - including Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Sandra Bullock - flew to Venice to see her get married in a stunning custom-made Oscar de la Renta dress.
They began arriving by chauffeur-driven taxi boats for the nuptials shortly before 6.30pm on the day, with Damon the first to arrive.
Wave after wave of guests were ferried to the waterfront entrance of the exclusive hotel over a period of 20 mins, which culminated in Mr Clooney’s arrival just before 7pm as the sun was setting.
Other celebrities in attendance included Emily Blunt, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber, and John Krasinski.
After the celebrations, it is understood the bride and groom jetted off to Marrakech for their honeymoon.
Last weekend, it was reported that Mr and Mrs Clooney splashed out £10million on a sprawling Grade II-listed manor house in Berkshire.
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