Model: Siri Tollerød
Photographer: David Sims
Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton of Sass & Bide
We're pleased to see big labels like Burberry Prorsum and Jonathan Saunders back for another round at London Fashion Week, but we're also happy to see another common thread for the Autumn/Winter 2010-11 schedule: Plenty of Australian brands are sticking with the Brits. Richard Nicoll, Josh Goot and Sass & Bide are all ready for another go at Somerset House. The last label returned to London Fashion Week after previously showing in New York, whereas Goot has been in the capital since 2008, and Australian-born British designer Nicoll has been around since he finished coursework at Central St Martins.
Next season's shows, scheduled for 19 to 24 February, also will include favourites like PPQ, Matthew Williamson, Vivienne Westwood Red Label, Christopher Kane and Todd Lynn. Central St Martins will close the main portion of fashion week, with the final show on 23 February, and labels including Carolyn Massey and Topman will show on 24 February for menswear day. Sienna and Savannah Miller's label, Twenty8Twelve, as well as Duro Olowu, Eley Kishimoto and Peter Jensen will host presentations.
Sadly missing from the lineup? Luella, the label that lost financial backing in November and promptly ceased trading. See the full London Fashion Week show schedule here.
Madonna told me that buying a pair of my shoes is more satisfying than having sex with a man. At least you know they are going to last forever!
”Jimmy Choo told OK!
Now that the FTC has disclosure guidelines requiring bloggers to state any freebies they receive in exchange for reviews, it seems Gwyneth Paltrow might have a problem. On 17 December, Paltrow wrote up Marrakesh hotspots for her, um, lifestyle guide GOOP, and she gushed about Morocco's "ridiculously lavish" La Mamounia Hotel. Paltrow and a number of other celebrities spent Thanksgiving in Marrakesh for the hotel's grand re-opening, and Daily Finance has found sources that claim there's "not a chance in hell" that the celeb advice-giver paid for her time there.
The FTC guidelines about disclosure aren't exactly clear-cut, especially when it comes to celebrity endorsements. Should she have mentioned a free stay if she got one? We'll find out soon, but if the FTC chooses to make an example out of Paltrow, she could face a fine of up to $11,000. We would sentence her to an editing lesson immediately, with a special section on "its" versus "it's".
Oh, YSL, you continue to draw us into your very fashionable web. The luxury brand has launched 'New Vintage II', an environmentally friendly capsule collection that uses excess fabric from the company archives to create new and modern designs that still feel retro. A total of 121 pieces are being sold at YSL flagship stores in London, Paris and New York, so should you be browsing in those cities for holiday gifts - to others or yourself - we'd suggest making a purchase.
The first New Vintage collection (for Barneys New York) sold out in days, and we expect the mania to follow this round of pieces, too. Shop wisely and soon!
Chloe Sevigny sported some jungle-tastic, high-waisted trousers with her leather biker jacket to this weekend's LA premiere of 'My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done'.
Would you wear her look?
Lady Gaga curates for Not Just A Label [Racked]
Gisele and Tom Brady name their baby: Benjamin [HuffPo]
Designer Anand Jon's sexual-assault victims confront him [ABC]
Whitney Port admits it's not easy [Stylewatch]
Barbie is still getting her fashion miles [Chicago Tribune]
