The rumours are true! H&M confirmed the big fashion news that started breaking yesterday. Lanvin will be the latest designer collaboration at H&M this fall.
Following in the footsteps of many fashion designers, including Karl Lagerfeld, Jimmy Choo and Stella McCartney, the Lanvin H&M collection will be revealed on November 2. The first images will be seen in a film on the H&M website. The clothes will then hit shelves on November 23. If you want a piece you should be waiting in line when the doors open, because we know this line isn’t going to last long in stores.
In a press release, Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, said, “H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate the dream we created at Lanvin to a wider audience, not just a dress for less. I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public. This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world.”
Lanvin has been one of the most exciting European fashion lines to watch over the past few years. Under Alber Elbaz’ direction, Lanvin has been on the cusp of all the hottest trends every season. It will be exciting to see how they can bring the luxurious fall trends from their line into H&M.
See the preview video of Alber Elbaz talk about the line here:
The big fashion gossip of the day comes courtesy of H&M. The retailer has been teasing fashion news outlets with hints as to who their next designer collaboration will be. The rumor is Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz will be the next designer creating an affordable fashion line for H&M. The possible news has been running wild on fashionable Facebook and Twitter pages. Now we will wait and see if this dream becomes a reality. (Style.com)
The list of Kardashian fashion products gets longer every week. Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian along with their mom Kris Jenner are starting a new K-Dash by Kardashian clothing line with QVC. The family worked with Ginny Hilfiger (Tommy’s sister) to create the affordable line priced from $20 to $240. The new Kardashian clothing line will launch on Fashion’s Night Out where the girls will be on QVC live from Rockefeller Center at 9 pm. (People)
Fall sees an end to the popular Kate Moss/Topshop design collaboration. The fashion retailer announced that the fall/winter Kate Moss collection launching on October 14th will be last Kate Moss line for the store. Kate Moss has been designing lines for Topshop for three years. Her lines have been wildly popular making millions for the store. Fashion news reports say she just doesn’t have time to commit to the clothing line anymore. Pick up those last few pieces while they are still in stores. (BBC)
Shoe designer Brian Atwood has signed a deal to create an affordable footwear line with Jones Apparel. B Brian Atwood will be the new lower priced line by the high end shoe designer, who is popular with celebrities including Victoria Beckham and Sarah Jessica Parker. The B Brian Atwood shoes will debut next fall and more accessories are expected to follow. Prices are expected to be between $200 and $500. (WWD)
Here are a few of the fashion news headlines of the week:
Hot Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is the new face of London Fog. The fiery redhead stars in a set of black & white ads for the fall London Fog campaign. In the ads Christina shows off her famous curves in a number of different trenches including a cute animal print trench. See more of the ads here and get ready to see her style in full action on the Emmy red carpet tomorrow.
Speaking of the Emmy’s, Elle Magazine’s Creative Director Joe Zee announced he’ll be working the Emmy red carpet on Sunday night. Joe Zee will join the red carpet team for Extra to pick out the best and worst dressed of the night. We love Joe Zee’s fashion advice on Twitter and can’t wait to see what he says about the Emmy celebrities.
One of the main things that strikes you about a woman many consider the most recognizable name and face in Canadian fashion, is how well she speaks. Jeanne Beker in her role as the host of Fashion Television has interviewed every major fashion designer the world over (and over and over) for the last 25 years, but who knew that a woman used to listening is also a wiz with words and public speaking?
Jeanne Beker has added the spokesperson/style editor role in this new business venture and today she is speaking about EDIT. When asked how she is liking being interviewed herself, Jeanne replies ” I love it, I finally get to talk and say what I think as opposed to (biting her finger) to holding my tongue. I get to hold my own press conference even!” And talk she does. Expressive adjectives roll effortlessly off the tongue of this one time mime as she speaks with enthusiasm about the idea behind the new fashion collection she helped create or rather edit, aptly named – EDIT premiering at The Bay.
So what is EDIT and why is Jeanne Beker excited about it? This is a fashion line that Jeanne did not herself design, but instead worked closely with the manufacturers and chose, or edited, a curated collection of basic, stylish everyday clothes. She is the face and the spokesperson behind the label, which will be sold exclusively at The Bay stores across Canada. The fashion collection consists of pieces such as the little black dress, the stylish cardigan, black pants, camel coat, tops and nothing over $250.00. Is this earth shattering high fashion? No. Basic, wearable, everyday pieces that will last over several seasons, Yes. EDIT is manufactured by Levy Canada the same folks that manufacture for Liz Clairborne, Esprit, and Betsey Johnson to name a few, so the fabrics are top notch.
As she prepares to celebrate 25 years of being the host of Fashion Television, Jeanne Beker, an energetic (and very slim) fashion icon, reflects on the experience. “After all these years, I still have the love for fashion and the enthusiasm for the industry.”
This surely is the drive that keeps this dynamo in the business, a new fashion line at The Bay, two books coming out next year, Fashion Television and many other forays into the fashion world in the last 25 years. One thing this scribbler knows for sure is that 25 years ago, the reason that any of us ever saw a ‘live’ fashion show was due to Fashion Television and it’s bubbly host, Jeanne Beker. That television show ignited a love for fashion in millions of viewers that was to last many decades and still continues.
All of the fashion world is buzzing over the new Chanel ad campaign featuring plus-size model Crystal Renn. The first peak of Crystal Renn starring in the campaign for the reopening of the Chanel Soho store were released today.
It wasn’t that long ago that Karl Lagerfeld said “no one wants to see round women.” The fact that he has now hired Crystal for the Chanel ads is a big coup for the model. She also walked in the Chanel resort show in Saint Tropez in May.
For the past few months as the fashion weight debate heated up, Crystal Renn has been in fashion news headlines often. Not only is she a role model for other plus size models because of her personal struggle, but she also never shies away from taking the spotlight on runways around the world and in spread in V Magazine.
In the Chanel ads, the focus is off of Crystal’s size and sticks to her beautiful face. Fashion news sources say Crystal Renn and male model Baptiste Giabiconi shot the black and white ads in Paris with Karl Lagerfeld.
We have searched far and wide for the best online fashion shopping and sales deals. Check out this week’s top sales, with deals like 70% off summer fashion at Pink Mascara, 70% off designer clothes at YOOX and half off your second item at Rocawear just to name a few. Remember take a look at the 2011 resort collections to get an indication at what’s still going to be hot for next spring/summer and grab some really well made brand name merchandise NOW! We scored a leopard print skirt and a few other designer accessories at 70% last year and now we are laughing into the Leopard spotted Fall 2010 fashions!
Here are all the shopping and sales deals for this week:
Rocawear – Buy one item at full price and get a second for 50% off until August 26.
Baby Phat – 30% off handbags with the purchase of any shoes.
Madonna is making fashion news headlines this week for being sued over her Material Girl fashion line. Everyone in the fashion world has been talking about Madonna’s junior clothing line since it was announced.
On Thursday, apparel creator LA Triumph went to court claiming they’ve been using the Material Girl name since 1997. They say their clothes and prices are similar to Madonna’s and she doesn’t have the right to use the same name. No one from Madonna’s camp has commented on the lawsuit yet.
In related news the face of Madonna’s Material Girl girl clothing Taylor Momsen is making fashion news headlines of her own. In a recent interview for Spin Magazine the 16 year old singer/actress spoke out about her sometimes criticized style, while she herself classified her style as “high-class hooker.” She nevertheless said that her clothes make her comfortable and anyone who thinks it’s uncomfortable to look at her is a “scumbag.” (No comment!!)
Taylor is also particularly annoyed with another singer who has some serious style. Taylor Momsen blasted Rihanna for trying to blur the lines between pop and rock in her style and music. She said, “People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna‘s wearing f– leather jackets, and it’s really annoying.”
Leather jackets are exclusive to rock culture? Unless one has been hiding under a rock for the last few seasons, black leather jackets have been a staple in almost every designer and diffusion line collection. Which means everyone and their grandma is wearing one. Taylor Momsen must be walking around pretty mad most of the time at the annoyance of it all! Maybe that explains her hard edge look and attitude.
J. Crew is getting help from a long list of celebrities in their fall campaign. People Magazine reports the cast of the upcoming movie The Romantics is starring in new ads for J. Crew. Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, Jeremy Strong and Rebecca Lawrence are all modeling in a new J. Crew campaign. You can see Katie Holmes in the first ad in a crystal briolette dress and olive poplin workshirt (look comes to $1,572.00).
Plus size fashion is coming to New York Fashion Week. Online retailer OneStopPlus.com is hosting the first ever plus-size only runway show for New York Fashion Week. On September 15, an array of plus size models will showcase the hottest trends for Spring 2011 on the runways at Lincoln Center. The show will feature garments from a number of European and American designers.
If you love the costumes on Dancing With The Stars then you will be excited to hear that DWTS costume designer Randall Christensen is working on fashion for you. The designer is creating a whole range of fashion lines including women’s, bridal, outerwear, footwear jewelry and accessories according to WWD. He will continue to work on Dancing With The Stars while he creates the new fashion lines.
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Harry Potter actress and the former face of Burberry, Emma Watson, will debut her spring/summer 2010 fashion collection at a party held by Prince Charles. Emma Watson designed the line for fair trade fashion company People Tree. According to The Telegraph, the line will be shown at the “A Garden Party to make a Difference” eco-fair held by Prince Charles. Unfortunately, Emma Watson herself won’t be able to attend the fashion show.
Target is taking their affordable designer collaborations online. According to WWD, The Gilt Group will be selling the Target fashion designer clothing lines online earlier than in stores. Tucker’s apparel and Mulberry handbags will be on sale online on September 12th and October 10th respectively. Target held a party, the Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular, last night to celebrate their online venture.
Your favourite fashion statement has made it into the dictionary. ‘LBD’, the abbreviation for little black dress, was added into the dictionary today. Coco Chanel started the trend of the staple little black dress way back in the 20’s, so it’s about time LBD was officially added to the dictionary.
Canadian supermodel Coco Rocha, tweeted this gorgeous photo of herself and her new hubby, interior designer James Conran. Coco and James were married on June 9, 2010 in France. Coco Rocha is wearing Zac Posen fishtail wedding gown and we can’t remember a more stunning and striking wedding gown. We adore Vera Wang and the wedding dresses she creates for the likes of Chelsea Clinton, but it’s been a very long time since we have seen a fishtail wedding dress that looked like this! Congratulations Coco Rocha and James and just as much congrats to designer Zac Posen for this dress!
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The rumours are true! H&M confirmed the big fashion news that started breaking yesterday. Lanvin will be the latest designer collaboration at H&M this fall.
The big fashion gossip of the day comes courtesy of H&M. The retailer has been teasing fashion news outlets with hints as to who their next designer collaboration will be. The rumor is Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz will be the next designer creating an affordable fashion line for H&M. The possible news has been running wild on fashionable Facebook and Twitter pages. Now we will wait and see if this dream becomes a reality. (
Here are a few of the fashion news headlines of the week:
We have searched far and wide for the best online fashion shopping and sales deals. Check out this week’s top sales, with deals like 70% off summer fashion at Pink Mascara, 70% off designer clothes at YOOX and half off your second item at Rocawear just to name a few. Remember take a look at the 
Here are the fashion news headlines of the week:
Here are some of the fashion news headlines of the day:
