Burberry Prorsum: For the Ethereal, Perpetually Naked Executive in You
New York Fashion Week is over. Now London Fashion Week is underway. Today, Christopher Bailey presented his beauteous spring 2014 collection for Burberry Prorsum.
Burberry Prorsum, for Undercover City Kitties On the Prowl
Although the palette was limited — mostly oxblood, red, black, white and camel — there were quite a few prints on the runway at the fall/winter Burberry Prorsum show today in London. Animal prints, heart prints, grommets lined up just so. And textures! From croc and patent to fur and felted wool. The strongest pieces…
Burberry, for the Crinkly Candy Wrapper-Loving, Trouser-Eschewing…
More London Fashion week! Today the Burberry show was a quiet riot of luxe jewel tones, shiny, body-hugging frocks and trenches, as well as dresses in not-so-innocent lace. Even though there were vivid beetle shell hues and candy wrapper foil shirts, everything seemed really elegant and refined. But: There were some…
How To Knit A Burberry-Inspired Cowl
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It's getting mighty chilly up here around the 40th Parallel of the earth's Northern Hemisphere, leading some (okay, me) to turn our crafting imaginations to scarves and visions in bulky-weight yarn. This Burberry-inspired cowl is warm enough to wear under a blazer or a jacket on a brisk autumn evening, and — layered…
The Style Really Stunk At The Burberry Perfume Launch Party
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Minimalist fashion was in fine form yesterday at the launch of the new perfume, Burberry Body. Almost everyone came looking chic and classy. There were some exceptions, of course, but surprisingly Solange Knowles was not one of them.
For Spring, Burberry Offers A Funky Mishmash With Chunky Shoes
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The Burberry spring 2012 show — presented in London earlier today — was all about big wedge heels, big bags and deep, vegetable colors. Think eggplant, celery and squash.
Socialites And Artists Try To Out-Weird One Another
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Last night, the artsy fartsy crowd was a gas at Burberry's Serpentine Summer Party in London.
These three are straight-up club messes. Leah Weller is drunk peeing outside by the curb, Zaha Hadid just got caught making out with someone, and later, a song will come on that Tali Lennox likes, and she'll put her bag…Burberry Dresses The Modern Snow-Maiden
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Christopher Bailey's Burberry Prorsum show was live-streamed, celeb-packed, and big. And, yes, there were plenty of classic Burberry coats. With an emphasis on "classic." (And fur hats)
It was largely outerwear — classic shapes and plenty of cozy. And we'll expect to see plenty of these shots of color on the streets…Kate Moss Makes Out With Transsexual Model For LOVE
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- The first cover of LOVE's "androgyny" issue has dropped, and it features Kate Moss and Lea T., K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Hot. Brazilian Lea T., who was born male, was Riccardo Tisci's friend and assistant before he convinced her to begin modeling. [@THELOVEMAGAZINE]
Nicki Minaj's V Cover Is Weird And We Love It
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- Nicki Minaj is on the cover of V, looking like a sort of Keith Haring painting come to life. She's so wild, that Nicki Minaj! And lest you think there's some crafty behind-the-scenes Svengali calling the stylistic shots, Minaj says:
Estée Lauder Signs Its First Black New Face In God Knows How Long
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- Joan Smalls — a model whose career we've been tracking for years — bagged an Estée Lauder contract. The Puerto Rican's ads will debut next spring. "We are rejoicing in the importance of global beauty," said Aerin Lauder. [WWD]
Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine
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- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
Somehow Blake Lively Is Vogue's Best-Dressed
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- Blake Lively has gotten the cover of Vogue's best-dressed issue. Really?
Miranda Kerr Poses Nude And Pregnant For W [NSFW]
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- Miranda Kerr was photographed nude at six and a half months pregnant by Patrick Demarchelier. She told W magazine she realized she was knocked up the day she shot her Jil Sander campaign. Full pic below. [Fashionologie]
America's Next Top Model Judge Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
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- Stylist and sometime America's Next Top Model judge Nolé Marin has been accused of sexual misconduct by a male model, who says that Marin fondled him at two photo shoots, and offered to kick-start his career in exchange for sex.
The Jackson Family Started Working On A Clothing Line A Week After…
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- Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson — and their late brother's estate — have an apparel line under the Jackson 5 name hitting stores in February. It naturally includes a version of the "Thriller" red leather jacket. [WWD]
Alleged Sexter Brett Favre Might Lose His Denim Endorsement Deal
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- Brett Favre's unsolicited-penis-picture-sending ways might cost him his endorsement deal with Wrangler. The company wouldn't comment on the athlete's future with the brand, but said it was following the story, "like everyone else." [WWD]
Madonna To Expand Clothing Line, Try Her Hand At Lingerie
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- Madonna went to Macy's yesterday with Lourdes and her "muse" Taylor Momsen to launch her Material Girl juniors' line. But that's just the start of Madge's licensing deal: Expect separately branded, grown-up geared lingerie and workout clothes next. [WWD]
Lara Stone's Breasts Nab French Vogue Cover
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- Paris Vogue's 90th anniversary issue is 622 pages. Lara Stone is, ahem, prominently featured. There's new photography from David Sims, Mert and Marcus, and Steven Klein, but the magazine also reprints archival work from the likes of Helmut Newton. [Fashionologie]
Burberry's Collection More Noteworthy Than A Model Wipeout
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Yes, a model fell at the star-studded Burberry Prorsum show. But even that could not eclipse a collection that married classic anglomania with Mad Max chic and a refined rebel-without-a-cause vibe.