Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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On the Runway Blog

A Rounder Season in Paris

Louis Vuitton seemed to provide the perfect bookend to the Milan-Paris ready-to-wear season.

Fashion Feels Fur’s Warm Embrace

An industry campaign to aggressively court designers results in a fur rebound on the runway.

Fashion Review

Can Sackcloth Have Fur Trim?

Reviews of the Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, Giambattista Valli and Emanuel Ungaro fall shows.

Trendspotting

R2D2 Would Love It

Designers in Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references.

Fashion Review

Minimalism, and Plenty of It

Reviews of Givenchy, Galliano, Lagerfeld and McCartney collections.

Thursday Styles

The Latest in Strollers? Mom and Dad

Baby carriers are more popular as parents believe the snuggled-up style has benefits for infants.

Skin Deep

Taking on Hair Color’s Bad Guy

With INOA, a new permanent hair dye, L’Oréal Professionnel is hoping to make ammonia-free color mainstream.”

Front Row

At Cacharel, the Girl Gets Boyish

When Cédric Charlier became the new designer at Cacharel last year, the fashion world once again took notice of a label that had been by and large overlooked over the last decade.

Hey, Ryan, Talk to the Dress

Ryan Seacrest failed to ask celebrities on the Oscars red carpet what they were wearing. Does he need a lesson in fashion reporting?

Snooki Slept Here. Your Turn.

The Seaside Heights house used in the first season of “Jersey Shore” is for rent — for $2500 a night.

Fitness

Hooping Already Has Its Own Jane Fonda

Hula-hooping converts are hoping it is the next big trend in fitness, but some exercise professionals are doubtful.

Critical Shopper | Alexis Bittar

Champagne Bubbles Are Extra

Mr. Bittar brings his suave bling to an Upper East Side location, where open cases encourage customers to try on Lucite and semiprecious baubles redolent of happy bygone eras.

Wife/mother/worker/spy

Hand-Me-Down Memories? Not Here

A mother is forced to deal with sentimentality after losing all the talismans of her youth.

More Multimedia

Slide Show: In Her Opinion...

Joan Rivers’s comments about celebrities’ red-carpet looks at recent awards shows.

Slide Show: Film’s Influence on Fashion, Then and Now

Costumes can be protagonists, as in these Hollywood classics.

Slide Show: Pulse by Karin Nelson

Turning an eye for beauty toward Africa, hedonism at the gift shop and other items.

Photographs: Evening Hours | Winter Flowers

Bill Cunningham’s photographs from events of the week.

Fashion Week Multimedia
T Magazine
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Now Screening | Giambattista Valli

The fall 2010 collection from Giambattista Valli at Paris Fashion Week.

Multimedia
Life as a Runway | The Artworks Were Walking

The Guggenheim’s 50th anniversary celebration last week was a magnet for fashion extremists.

Fur’s Rebound on New York Runways

At New York Fashion Week, fur became a trend because of a marketing campaign. These designers TK.

Gear Test | Indoor Bicycle Trainers

In bad weather, some athletes turn to indoor bike trainers, which hold the bike in place while they pedal. An amateur triathlete, tests trainers for at least 90 minutes each in her apartment in Queens.

From the
International Herald Tribune

A Fountain of Bag Creativity

Fifties-style clothes and a parade of amazing bags were shown at Louis Vuitton, the finale to the four-week international shows for autumn 2010.

Black Leather and Bowler Hat

Hermès is a leather house - so Jean Paul Gaultier made everything from a top hat through a three-piece suit out of skin.

A Forward Flow

The show's background images of streaming water reflected the forward flow of the Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli.

The 1960s in 3-D

Giambattista Valli created Space Age outfits for Moncler Gamme Rouge, but in a contemporary style.

Deadly Desirable

The Lebanese designer Elie Saab turned to the dark side for his autumn/winter show and going bad has never looked so good.

McQueen’s Mesmerizing Finale

Alexander McQueen’s last creations had subtlety and the urgent futurism that was the essence of his spirit.

Chanel Leads the Ice Pack

The show, floes included, said a lot for Karl Lagerfeld's sense of artistry and imagination.

Saint Laurent: Revolutionary Romantic

The new exhibit on Yves Saint Laurent shows the couturier as a revolutionary romantic.

Sobriety Sorority

At Yves Saint Laurent, It could have been a scene from a Fellini film -- all black and chic severity.

Fur Takes Center Stage Again

In a notable about-face, at least for the United States and Britain, fur has been prominent on the runways this season.

A Classic in Stripes

Striped, long-sleeved T-shirts are a French staple that is having yet another revival this spring.

Beige Is Beautiful

Chloé has the collection for any woman who believes that there is nothing like filching looks from a male wardrobe.

A Boho Bow

Just when you thought it was time to say bye bye to Boho, along comes a Kenzo show to make the most of hippie de luxe.

Red Carpet Fading Away

There is one entire category of fashion wear that is losing the limelight: dressy evening clothes.

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