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WATCH: Alexander McQueen Fall 2013

The Alexander McQueen fall 2013 collection might have been scaled down drastically due to creative designer Sarah Burton on maternity leave (she’s due any day now), but it didn’t stop the fashion house from churning out [...]

Céline Reinterprets Plaid Nylon Grocery Bags for Fall 2013

Remember those plaid grocery shopping carts that were a rage back in 2006-2007?  We still see the men hawking counterfeit goods in Chinatown storing their items in these bags.  Louis Vuitton even created an expensive version [...]

[UPDATE] Alexandre Vauthier Shows Deliberate “Nipple” Slip Dress at Spring Couture 2013

Alexandre Vauthier has dressed Heidi Klum and Michelle Dockery in some of the most exquisite gowns.  Who can forget Michelle Dockery’s Golden Globes gown? For his spring 2013 couture collection, he presented a few risque looks [...]

Jean Paul Gaultier’s Spring Couture 2013 Bride Has A Surprise Up Her Skirt

Sometimes the couture shows can be so serious especially with the departure of Galliano at Dior.  Lately, we’ve been enchanted by Jean Paul Gaultier’s grandiose collections that are quirky and still high fashion.  We fell deeply [...]

Preview of Jewelry Collections Showing at the Biennale des Antiquaires

It’s couture week in Paris, and among all the pretty things designers have to offer are expensive jewelry to match those equally expensive gowns.  Several notable fashion houses gave sneak peaks at treasures they will be [...]

Chanel Fall Couture Is My Everything

Yes Karl! The things you do to me at during fashion week is unreal.  I have no words for the Chanel fall couture show.  The theme was ‘New Vintage’ and I loved everything in the collection. [...]

First Look: Hedi Slimane’s First Collection for Saint Laurent Paris

Hedi Slimane is making big changes as the creative director of Yves Saint Laurent…I mean Saint Laurent Paris.  Aside from the name change, the iconic French fashion house is getting a complete makeover.  From its name [...]

[FASHION FORECAST] Fall 2012 Accessories Trends

Women’s Wear Daily approached eight accessories designers for sketches from their upcoming fall 2012 collections to be presented during fashion weeks in New York, Milan, London and Paris.  Among them were Ralph Lauren, Jean-Michel Cazabat, Christian [...]

Fashion Takes Flight: Chanel Spring 2012 Haute Couture

Did you expect anything less than spectacular from Karl Lagerfeld for the Chanel spring 2012 couture show? No ma’am! The Kaiser pulled out all the stops for this one kids.  He and his team created a [...]

Christian Dior Spring 2012 Couture

A new era has been forced upon the House of Christian Dior after the sudden departure of its most celebrated designer, John Galliano, whose out of the box thinking, overt designs and out of this world [...]