Claudia Schiffer models Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has been called up by Karl Lagerfeld to model Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear collection. The chain motif has been used in numerous ways for the eyewear designs, evoking the Chanel handbag. The chain is woven with a strip of lambskin to form the temples, giving a distinctive look to […]
Singer and actress Selena Gomez, 18, has kicked off her tour, performing in Los Angeles to promote her new music and new film, Monte Carlo, which Gomez says is a turning point in her career. The film is a romantic comedy which may bridge the gap between Gomez’s Disney image and older roles. […]
Antonio Banderas film a triumph, but Cannes overshadowed by von Trier expulsion
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images Any report on the events of the 19th at the Festival de Cannes is overshadowed by the latest news that director Lars von Trier, director of Melancholia, had been expelled, labelled as persona non grata, after pro-Nazi comments. Von Trier has since apologized, but he is out of the running. Without […]
Piper-Heidsieck releases Jean Paul Gaultier-designed bottle at Cannes
Top Anne-Charlotte Amory of Piper-Heidsieck and Jean Paul Gaultier. Above Jean Paul Gaultier and Inès de la Fressange. Piper-Heidsieck has released videos from its launch of the Jean Paul Gaultier-designed cuvée brut champagne bottle, which was unveiled at a VIP dinner on Friday. Celebrities in attendance included Inès de la Fressange, Paz Vega, and […]
Jean Paul Gaultier creates 2011 Piper-Heidsieck bottle, to be revealed at Cannes
Designer Jean Paul Gaultier has created a new design for Piper-Heidsieck’s cuvée brut champagne, to be unveiled at a dinner at the Festival de Cannes on May 13. It is Gaultier’s second collaboration with the champagne house, the first in 1999. The design has been inspired by the can-can. ‘This is the […]
Some of our favourite dresses (so far) at the 63rd Festival de Cannes
Getty Images Venturelli/WireImage Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Tony Barson/WireImage Olivier Borde/Getty Images Getty Images Giorgio Armani We promised readers late last week that we would have some images from the Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) that were not from Giorgio Armani, who had sent us quite a few ahead of the other designers. […]
Jean Paul Gaultier, Martin Solveig team up on new single—limited downloads available
Jean Paul Gaultier has teamed up with Martin Solveig with his new single, ‘Boys & Girls’. The new single features dialogue between Solveig and Martina of Dragonette. The song’s video takes place at Gaultier’s maison de couture and the designer himself appears in it. Fans can head to the Ma Dame website to download the […]
Getty Images On the site today: assistant fashion editor Bronwyn Williams talks about trends for 2011. A few weeks ago, we attended presentations from the Massey University trends’ students, and we found that the majority of forecasts they identified were in line with our thinking. Bron elaborates on these more, as well as the key […]
Why Yves Saint Laurent’s passing is so felt in fashion
Yves Saint Laurent’s passing is such a shock to the fashion media because he was the world’s greatest couturier. When we broke the news on Sunday night at Lucire, it was obvious that we were marking the end of an era. The casual observer might say that the end occurred in 2002, when […]
Yves Saint Laurent, fashion legend, dies
Yves Saint Laurent, arguably the world’s most famous fashion designer, has died in Paris on Sunday, 11.10 p.m. local time, aged 71, according to the Pierre Bergé–Saint Laurent Foundation. Born Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent in Oran, Algeria on August 1, 1936, he had a childhood fascination for clothes, often teased and bullied […]
