February 27, 2012

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace
The red carpet looks at last night's Oscars was mixed. Angelina Jolie looked incredible in an Atelier Versace black gown with thigh high slit, just about everyone wearing Elie Saab Couture looked incredible and Emma Stone stole the show in a red halter neck Giambattista Valli Couture gown.
Unsurprisingly, Jessica Chastain chose an Alexander McQueen gown and Rooney Mara chose Givenchy as we expected but unfortunately did not make the statement that we were all hoping for. The most interesting look of the night came from Gwyneth Paltrow who, like last year with that Calvin Klein dress, managed to pull off a difficult Tom Ford dress.
See all of the looks and credits after the jump
by: Naomi Mdudu
Filed under: Fashion
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February 20, 2012

You can always count on Dame Vivienne Westwood for a good sound bite. Need evidence? Cast your mind back to this time last year when the designer notoriously told the guests at the Elle Style Awards that she had never heard of Emma Watson before presenting the young actress with an award.
Yesterday her attention turned to the negative effect that fast fashion is having on style. 'People have never looked so ugly as they do today. We just consume far too much...I'm talking about all this disposable crap,' she told reporters after her Red Label show. 'What I'm saying is buy less - choose well. Don't just suck up stuff so everyone looks like clones.' While most would agree that there is some truth here, her comments interestingly sparked controversy and were the subject of attention in the papers and breakfast shows this morning.
Do you agree with her?
September 21, 2011

Vivienne Westwood always knows how to pull in a crowd. At her Red Label show on Sunday, everyone from Kate Shillingford and Kate Lanphear to Pamela Anderson and Tracey Emin attend the show, with Sadie Frost, Kelis and Eliza Doolittle also sitting front row.
July 26, 2011

At their recent Christmas in July event, Selfridges revealed that they have a lot of exciting projects in the work. First up is a partnership with Victora Beckham. The designer has created a one-off crocodile skin made to order bag exclusively for Selfridges' White collection which retails for a whopping £8,995. But she's not the only designer that has created a one-off white piece for the collection. Alexander Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Isabel Marant and Issa have contributed too.
The department store has also revealed that they are opening their roof to the public with sweetener brand Truvia. Last opened in 1939, the roof will feature a cafe and boating lake with the brands products.
April 22, 2011

If you're a fan of Juergen Teller's particular brand of photography, then you'll want to Get a Life. The photographer's latest book - with the same title - features photographs from Teller's Spring '10 campaign for Vivienne Westwood, with whom he's kept up a relationship for some time. True to Teller form, the images are particularly raw. And, bonus, many of them were previously unreleased. The photographer once told New York that he believes fashion photography generally is "so retouched, so airbrushed, without any human response at all, and, well, you don’t really want to fuck a doll."
April 12, 2011

Here's Reese Witherspoon's Vogue cover [PopEater]
Franca Sozzani explains why she's a fan of Steven Meisel [Models.com]
Vivienne Westwood finds men more insecure than women [WSJ]
Kate Middleton is rumoured to have three wedding dresses [Fashionologie]
Christie's will auction Elizabeth Taylor's jewellery [The Cut]
April 06, 2011

Vivienne Westwood thinks New Yorkers are "stuck-up" and "self-important" [W]
Kate Middleton will have four wedding-day hairstylists, and possibly a McQueen dress [The Cut]
Oscar de la Renta says this is the "century of the woman" [The Cut]
Vera Wang has relaunched her Lavender Label [WWD]
Want to know what it's like to assist at Allure? [Daily Front Row]
April 04, 2011

If you're at Westfield London tomorrow, then you might have a run-in with Naomi Campbell. The supermodel will be at the mall to launch her latest charity initiative, a one-week-only Fashion for Relief pop-up shop to benefit The Prince's Trust. On offer? Looks from Fashion for Relief designers (including Christopher Kane, Tom Ford and Vivienne Westwood), which were previously showcased on the catwalks of the relief effort's New York and London fashion shows.
You can expect stock to be replenished daily at the shop, which will be open from April 6 to 12 - with tomorrow's special preview open to a select few. The shop will feature rotating DJs (for those whose shopping requires intensive musical entertainment), and celebrities "from the world of glamour and fashion" will be on hand to serve shoppers. Not a bad way to drop a bit of cash, hmm?