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Leave a Reply Cancel replyMy fairy goth-mother is an original. McQueen Daphne in the Barneys window, dressed for the Met Ball. Photo by Amanda Brooks. Ms. Guinness disrobes behind a screen. Photo courtesy of Fashionista.com. She is not only attending the Met Ball, honouring her friend and my distant soul-mate, Lee...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyWhy ride a train, when you can drape – or rather, be draped in luxurious fabric? There were more than a few drapery samples on the red carpet at Cannes this year. Here are a few that I peered out at, from my window on the world. Ines de la Fressange in Carven and Roger Vivier flats. Photo by...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyFirst Bianca dangled the idea... The greening of the red carpet, by Bianca Balti. Uma dabbled... She wore a white Versace gown and green ear drops. Sonam hung on... Her makeup is a little citrus-y here, but Sonam had the same idea when it came to pairing her gown and jewels. ...adding a...

Leave a Reply Cancel reply I will leave my musings on the history and future of Couture for another day, but for now, I will say that it is refreshing to see young talents like Valli take on the daunting task – and succeed so beautifully. The journey of Couture is a long and complex one, and certainly isn't as...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyI am feverishly following the steady stream of style that is the Met Gala red carpet. God bless the internet for that. Much to my dismay, the story thus far seems to be not who is wearing McQueen, but who isn't. Even HRH Ah-na opted for another designer. Ms. Wintour in Chanel Couture. Photo by...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyPenelope Cruz is about to get on a boat. Check the heels. I suppose a girl has to represent - if she is Cruz-ing Cannes with a Depp-onair fellow. My, my, what stilts they are! The perfect point to make a point – and a pose – in. Why opt for sensible shoes when you can go sans? And to have a...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyIf you are going to be on the biggest film red carpet in the world, then really, you should go big or stay home. Never a shy one, Fan Bing Bing, went for full-on colour and maximum impact in a traditional gown. Pretty in prints: Fan Bing Bing goes big. Photo Ian Gavan: Getty Images...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyAmongst the sea breezes and star-gazing, amongst the taking of toasts and teasing tresses, there were more than a handful of deja views from this distant observer, and perhaps even a singing mermaid or two. Settle in with your double espresso and tell me if you see what I see. Aish wore a nude...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyWell, my dears, it's been a fun night of fashion watching. It's just past Midnight and this Cinderella's coach may soon turn into a pumpkin. But before I go, I must share with you my most favourite look of the night. That's right, it's my fairy goth-mother, Daphne Guinness. While I am...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyJury members at Cannes are the hardest hit when it comes to haute couture – they need sooo much sartorial stuff for non-stop photo ops. Hong Kong über producer and 2011 jury member, Nansun Shi pulled off some very unique looks during Cannes – no easy feat with the international jet-set crowd...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyAll eyes on Aish - and in a flash, a fashion moment, captured. Photo by Andreas Rentz: Getty Images Europe. When it comes to the Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya Rai is a trained professional. "] Aish in Armani Privé at Cannes, 2011. Photo by Andreas Rentz: Getty Images Europe. She's been...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyOh, Ms. Swinton – that wardrobe voodoo – you do it so well. When all the others are in prom dresses and trains, you jump on a state-of-the-art jet plane. And it's first class all the way, with ne'er a hair out of place. Fresh, no fuss and certainly no muss: Tilda Swinton on the red carpet at...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyHamish Bowles, couture collector, existential exhibitionist (he contributed to Savage Beauty as well) and culture vulture – paid proper ode to Mr. McQueen – in mad plaid. Hamish Bowles is mad for plaid, in McQueen and custom Louboutin. Photo: Barneys NY. A checkered character, indeed. Photo:...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyTwelve days, hundreds of red carpets, thousands of photo ops – it's bound to be tough on a girl's toes. No wonder many starlets fancied flats on more than a few occasions during the Cannes Film Festival. Giuseppe Zanotti, as seen on the tender tootsies of Elizabeth Olsen. The other Olsen...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyH&M recently launched a Conscious Collection – just in time for Earth Day. The collection for men, women and kids, is made from environmentally adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton, Tencel and recycled polyester. "It's not just about organic cotton any more, the possibilities...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyWell, technically she hasn't left. One sees Ms. Christensen from time to time – in the underground, avant-garde, below the radar sites and publications where culture, art and beauty lurk. Lately, she has made a few mainstream appearances again. Here she is in the May, 2011 Russian edition of...

Leave a Reply Cancel replySometimes when I view the looks from a red carpet event, I wonder... Did everyone coincidentally decide to wear a tikka head-piece or were all the stylists chatting at the Campari cooler (surely, celeb entourages can't just be fed plain old water)? Tikka-fied at the Met Ball 2011. Photo:...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyMs. Wintour's Vogue + Ms. Coddington's fashion direction + Meisel's mastery +McQueen pieces from the upcoming Met exhibit = Alexander the Great. Karen Elson in the infamous antler headdress and gown from the Widows of Culloden collection, Fall 2006. Stella Tennant in a dress from the Spring...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyWell, well, well, look which Supe was scrolling the red carpet at the Met Gala? Shalom Harlow in Marchesa. Photo: Getty. I just thought that the woman who gave us one of the most memorable McQueen show moments – the woman whose dress was spray painted by robotswhile she was still in it – would...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyThere are some things in life we cannot seem to get enough of. Ice cream and Uncle Karl would be two things that come to mind immediately. Well now, you can have a double dip, with Uncle Karl's latest career as an ad-mad man. It only seems fitting, after his many professions and creative...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyJohnny. Cannes. You are most welcome. By all means, look back. Photo: PacificCoastNews.com. What? The holes provide ventilation in the heat. And it is hot, 'innit? Photo by Bauer Griffin. The man has a style all his own. Photo by Andreas Rentz - Getty Images Europe. Back to the short hair from...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyGo across boundaries and uncrate the notion that fashion is ripe for the picking. A British model took over a French landmark to launch her video collaboration with an American photographer for a Spanish retailer. How's that for global jaw-droppage? Digging the satin pants out of my closet, as...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyIf you are going to wear a frock adorned with birds, to say, a McQueen tribute evening... Michelle Williams in a Miu Miu bird-embellished dress at the Met Ball. Why not wear a McQueen bird dress? One of my fave McQueen pieces of all time - the hummingbird dress. I just find it hard to swallow....

Leave a Reply Cancel replyLast night's Met Gala, celebrating the opening of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty was an occasion to rejoice and reflect on the designer's contributions to the visual world. In a much-lauded exhibit curated by Andrew Bolton (some say his best project to date), and a night of fashion's best...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyTake the la-di-da of The Wedding, add a little (okay, a lot) of OTT-addict ADR, and it seems everyone is suddenly fascinated with fascinators. They were top of mind (sorry) during the Little Shilpa show at Lakme Fashion Week recently, from the Summer Resort 2011 collection. The fascinator -...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyWhen I was at the AGO recently, taking in the last bit of Maharajas and their many baubles, I had a déjà vu of a déjà vu. When I first visited the exhibition in the Fall, I had seen this wonderful western-style portrait in oil paint, of an elaborately adorned Sadiq Muhammad Abbasi. Sadiq...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyShe's taken the reigns of one of the most important fashion houses in the world, had the difficult task of following the tragic loss of a beloved designer, worked on an exhibit the ready-to-wear-world has been waiting for – and she's dressed a lot of people this week – if you can call royalty...

Leave a Reply Cancel reply This nightly, leave-in treatment fattens and fortifies over time for thicker, stronger strands and fuller hair (really). Who: Those wearing thin, the fine, and the ultra-fine. When: Nightly. Twice-daily for the ultra-fine. How: Before bed, pump serum into palms 2 or 3 times; work into...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyIt's that time of year again – believe it or not. It seems just like last month that I was writing about Karl's take-over, make-over of St. Tropez. Well, today, Cap d'Antibes, France was a-flurry with Chanel Resort 2012 antics – the kind of antics that only Uncle Karl can elicit from his...

Leave a Reply Cancel replyMy fairy goth-mother is an original. McQueen Daphne in the Barneys window, dressed for the Met Ball. Photo by Amanda Brooks. Ms. Guinness disrobes behind a screen. Photo courtesy of Fashionista.com. She is not only attending the Met Ball, honouring her friend and my distant soul-mate, Lee...