From left: Michael Kors, Chanel, and Thakoon Fall 2010
Some of the most memorable looks to hit the international runways this month were detailed in all kinds and colors of fur—a white mongolian lamb cuff here, an orange-splashed fox fur mini skirt there—and of our favorite handbags and shoes of the season followed suit. Think Michael Kors' soft cross body satchels, Karl Lagerfeld's Nanook of the North boots and matching chain strap handbag for Chanel, and Thakoon's fur-trimmed open-toe booties. Click below for a gallery of some of the most luxurious finishing details for fall 2010.
It's been three years since Karl Lagerfeld declared Amy Winehouse a fashion icon with a Chanel show inspired by her personal style, and since then the singer has done little prove him right.
Now it seems Winehouse is back in the fashion game. Rumors surfaced a few months ago about an upcoming fashion line, and today WWD confirms they are true. Preppy gingham prints in a palette of pink and black, pencil skirts, girly twinsets, and polo shirts with popped collars make up Winehouse's 17-piece collection designed with British label Fred Perry. According to a Fred Perry spokesperson, Winehouse attended all of three design meetings "where she was closely involved in product style selection and the application of fabric, color and styling details." The lineup will be in stores this October.
Five weeks after delivering her fourth child, Heidi Klum rocks a white Cushnie et Ochs body con dress for Marie Claire.
Cheryl Cole is rumored to be replacing Kate Moss as the face of Roberto Cavalli brands in a deal which could earn her upwards of 2 million dollars.
With Phoebe Philo at the helm, Celine is shedding its reputation as one of LVMH's most troubled brands.
Style.com's Dirk Standen discusses the future of fashion with Purple Fashion's Olivier Zahm.
Matthew Williamson is designing a capsule collection for Bulgari to launch spring 2011.
Whitney Port presented a fall 2010 collection in Miami as part of a group show with GenArt's Fresh Faces.
After filing for bankruptcy last year and canceling his menswear shows, Yohji Yamamoto will present a runway collection for men in Tokyo on April 1.
The notoriously straight-shooting and often volatile chief executive of Prada, Patrizio Bertelli, is on the cover of the March issue of WSJ., out this Saturday. He is profiled along with wife Miuccia Prada in an article discussing among many things the couple's 30-year-long relationship, Prada's initial public offering, the company's debt build-up as a result of acquisitions in the 1990s, and the current household controversy over internet strategies and whether or not to dress celebrities.
The article opens with Bertelli shouting at Neiman Marcus' 72-year-old chairman, Burt Tansky, about how the Dallas-based department store displays its Prada merchandise. But thing really get interesting when the interviewer inquires about the brand's internet plans and brings up a recent U.S. newspaper article suggesting Prada was late to the online world compared with brands like Burberry. Miuccia Prada's reaction:
"I think it's bulls-. Why does showing a photo of someone wearing a trench coat online mean being open to the world? What's that got to do with anything?"
While Bertelli is trying to convince Prada to interact more online—both with bloggers and fans—she is adimentely opposed to Twitter and feels there something fundamentally wrong with the way other designers "throw random answers out there." Bertelli acknowledges hers is an "elitist response" to a "democratic" medium.
The article goes on to reveal another ongoing dispute over celebrity dressing: "He says that we are snobs and that we don't understand pop culture," Prada says.
When planning for the upcoming year, Bertelli's focus seems to be on store expansions and opening new boutiques in order lessen Prada's dependance on U.S. wholesale businesses, like that of Mr. Tansky's. The complete article will be on newsstands March 13.
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler appear on the April cover of W magazine's first shopping issue, photographed by Steven Klein in the California desert.
Karl Lagerfeld had the thirty-five person team who sculpted The Ice Hotel in Sweden carve a 265-ton iceberg in the middle of the Grand Palais for his fall 2010 Chanel runway show.
Michelle Obama wore Prabal Gurung yesterday to meet Jason Wu at the Smithsonian National Museum, where she donated the Jason Wu dress worn to her husbands inauguration ball.
Tommy Hilfiger created a limited-edition tote to celebrate the just-opened 2010 Whitney Biennial with artist Ari Marcopoulos.
Stella McCartney's show Monday cemented the return to minimalism on international runways for fall 2010.
In the first of a two part series, WWD evaluates the fashion industry system and asks designers if it's time to consider changing the runway shows to coordinate with a retail schedule.
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