Giuseppe Zanotti, the shoe maker to the stars, was awarded the title of Shoewear Designer Of The Year by Footwear News, the sister publication to online fashion bible, WWD. The designer, whose career spans over two decades, fought off stiff competition to walk off with the award.
Having now joined the ranks of Manolo Blahnik, who has also received the award in past, Zanotti and his legions of celebrity fans such as Blake Lively,Kylie Minogue, Beyonce and Rihanna, amongst others, will be ecstatic at the thought that his sculpted, awe-inspiring, embellished and embroidered artwork-esque designs are worthy of the accolade.
Lady Gaga has quickly developed a reputation for innovative music videos. Last week we brought you her highly anticipated 'Bad Romance' video with 'those' Alexander McQueen heels and now, as previously reported, we bring you the music video for her collaboration on the remix of Beyonce's 'Video Phone'.
Thierry Mugler, the label that caught widespread attention this summer for outfitting Beyonce's latest tour, could be starting quite the upswing. The label's ready-to-wear designer, Rosemary Rodriguez, just showed her Spring/Summer 2010 collection at Moscow's Volvo Fashion Week this week, but it seems she could be moving on to Paris Fashion Week next October for the Spring/Summer 2011 women's wear show.
Mugler shuttered his couture division six years ago, then reopened it in 2008 with Rodriguez, former Paco Rabanne head designer, leading the way. To date, Rodriguez has shown multiple menswear collections for Mugler but had only shown a smaller capsule collection for women's wear last summer. By next year in Paris, Rodriguez is set to be completely in charge, according to FWD. We can't wait to see the next steps for the brand.
In case you missed the news, Lady Gaga has agreed to collaborate with Beyonce for B's new single, 'Video Phone'. Naturally, our minds went to what the fashion in the music video would be like. Thanks to an interview with New York's Z100 radio station, now we have a few clues. According to Gaga: "When I was doing her video with her, she called me, and she said, ‘What do you want to do?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t want to show up in some frickin’ hair bow and be fashion Gaga in your video.’ I said, ‘I want to do you.’"
Paparazzi pictures from the video shoot reveal Gaga wearing a white strapless leotard, opera gloves and sleek long hair. Sound a little more like Beyonce's style? Added Gaga: "The whole time I was learning the choreography they were calling me Gee-yonce.”
Luckily for fashion- and music-lovers, 'Video Phone', from Beyonce's 'I Am...Sasha Fierce' album, won't be the singers' last collaboration. Lady G also revealed that she and Beyonce are working on more music together, and we can't wait to hear the details.
Giuseppe Zanotti recently graced the 8th floor of Saks Fifth Avenue to meet his legions of fans, be photographed by them and also to autograph the soles of their Zanotti heels. Having started out as a DJ, Zanotti acted as consultant to a number of well known fashion houses before setting up his eponymous line in 1993.
The shoe designer has gone from strength to strength and now has a celebrity following including the likes of Beyonce, Gisele, Kylie, Kate Hudson, Blake Lively and Victoria Beckham, to name but a few. In an interview with StyleList at the Saks event, the shoemaker was questioned on a range of topics ranging from his beginnings, Alexander McQueen hoof-like heels, and celebrity designers and high street collaborations and we thought it would only be fair to let you have a read of the highlights.
Holy sequins. Beyonce has pulled in the extravagant Miss Lady Gaga to make the video for her new single, 'Video Phone'. Gaga is recording a new verse for the song, and according to Grazia, the fashion will be...intense.
The site reports: "According to an inside source, Beyonce will don a feathered dress and Lady G, ‘something wild...the fashion is sick and insane.’ We’ve seen one, leaked, backstage photo of Lady G, wearing a white leotard, elbow length white gloves (very A/W 09) and canary yellow heels."
So this will top the 'Beautiful Liar' video with B and Shakira? We think so, and we can't wait for the debut.
Beyonce wore this pastel Malandrino resort 2010 dress to accept her award for Billboard's Women of The Year Award at The Pierre Hotel in New York yesterday.
