chanel pre-fall 2011 paris-byzance

“The season’s theme, Paris-Byzance, Lagerfeld explained, was inspired by the Empress Theodora and the lost culture of Byzantium. In typically rapid-fire mode, he noted: “Theodora was a circus artist who became empress, like Chanel, who was a little singer and became a fashion empress.” Ba-domp-bomp! Mostly, however, the reference came […]

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teatum jones

“This is the debut spring ’11 collection of Teatum Jones – the brainchild of London-based designers Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones. The signature print that is woven throughout the collection manifests this idea in a mash-up of 17th century Spanish Baroque art motifs and microscopic human cell imagery. Though highly […]

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vera wang pre-fall 2011

“I wanted to go in a different direction; this is more schoolgirl,” Wang said. “To make day feel a bit flirtatious and fun is always a challenge for me, so there’s a little bit of the bad girls at school, although most prep school girls wear their skirts up to […]

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maroon

It’s apparently fall but I wouldn’t know as it’s scorching hot in LA. Not that I’m complaining butttt it would be nice to tuck into a big cozy maroon sweater. It sounds so…Thanksgiving. Doesn’t it? p.s. where did the word ‘maroon’ disappear to? I haven’t heard it in a bajillion […]

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