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London Fashion Week: House of Holland Fall 2010

coutorture — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:58:40 -0800

London 02/20/10 Getty

Fashion in 50 Seconds 01/29/10 Kristen McMenamy For Love, Jimmy Choo Debuts Snakeskin High-Tops

coutorture — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:18:20 -0800

Kristen McMenamy appears on latest Love cover to be released. The issue hits newsstands in five days.

Juicy Couture founders Gela Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy have left the company.

The fashion week partnership between Mac and Milk Studios expands to 32 shows (including Jeremy Scott, Proenza Schouler, and McQ by Alexander McQueen) and the duo plans to release an exclusive line of beauty products for New York Fashion Week.

Who wears the blonde undercut better-Kate Lanphear or Tilda Swinton?

First Look: Levis and House of Holland spring 2010.

On the heels of the Ugg collaboration news, Jimmy Choo features eight sneaker styles for pre-fall 2010-in suede and snakeskin, of course.

Marchesa auctions off a party dress and tickets to its New York Fashion Week presentation.

London Fashion Week: House of Holland Spring 2010

coutorture — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:40:43 -0700

London 09/21/09. Getty Images

Quote Of The Day: Tim Blanks On House Of Holland Fall 2009

coutorture — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:46:28 -0800

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Henry Holland and Aggy Deyn have turned the gossamer web of media celebrity into the safety net of a substantial career. (Their friends the Misshapes, who provided the music for the House of Holland show, are a transatlantic parallel.) The problem with that kind of success is that it's almost always the triumph of style over substance. I can't imagine Holland cares.

”Show Review, Style.com

London Fashion Week: House Of Holland Fall 2009

coutorture — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:06:07 -0800

London 02/24/09. Photos by Simon James/WireImage.

Topshop Indulges In The Polka Dot Trend

coutorture — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:36:27 -0800

Left, Christian Lacroix Spring 2009, Right, Spot Shorts $60, Spot Playsuit $70 both @ Topshop.

We find the oversized black and white polka dot trend too fabulous for words--especially when it's skillfully layered with contrasting prints. Leave it to Christian Lacroix and House of Holland to do it best, after all, both love an over-the-top challenge. In case you're ready to start practicing, these Topshop examples are perfectly matched to those on Spring 09 runways.

London Fashion Week: House Of Holland Spring 2009

coutorture — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:28 -0800

London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009.

Spring 2009 Trend Report: Orange Crush

coutorture — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0800

Orange as seen in the Spring 2009 collections.

Spring 09 Trend Report: Round Sunglases

coutorture — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:40:13 -0800

Clockwise from top left:

Ralph Lauren Spring 2009

Proenza Schouler Spring 2009

House of Holland Spring 2009

Betsey Johnson Spring 2009

Round Sunglasses $240 @ Ralph Lauren

We started to see round sunglasses crop up this summer but the statement failed to make it beyond the eccentric celebrity and fashion-insider types--all that has changed for Spring 09. Round sunglasses appeared all over the Spring 09 runways, especially in New York, where a diverse group of designers embraced the trend. Our favorite pair made the cut for today's front page, and thankfully Ralph Lauren also has pair we can buy now. We hope this style is as flattering as the wayfarer...but something tells us it's not.

London Fashion Week: The Exhibition

coutorture — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:32:33 -0700

Much like in New York, London Fashion Week not only means dozens of runway shows every day but also the arrival of a whole mess of trade shows. It is the Spring 09 season for everyone remember, and just because a designer or brand does not show during Fashion Week doesn't mean they didn't design a collection that buyers will need to see. Because buyers come from all walks of retail life, and because there are only so many hours in the day, trade shows necessarily organize themselves. In New York, that means the illustrious water views of Coterie and for many fashion people (who may or may not have braved the Fashion Week storm) the event comes and goes quietly. Now, it is something we can see both sides of, the idea of whether or not a trade show should be made into a big fashion spectacle but, because we are officially (gasp) the press, we have to say we like seeing them covered.

So...today we walked into the "tents" to pick up our Exhibition pass and realized we were walking into one massive trade show. You see, New York Fashion Week had us so frazzled that we failed to put it all together--or at least the scale of it. Pop up cafes and champagne bars, multiple floors of booths divided by accessories and ready to wear made up this wholesale behemoth and though we thoroughly regretted the decision to wear heels by the end of it, fashion we did absorb. Our favorite booths were part of The British Fashion Council's New Gen group, sponsored by Tophshop. Between Felder Felder (who showed today), House of Holland, and Sandra Backlund there are quite a few names The New Gen can count on for street cred. It seems a shame to see such talented designers forced to show their collection on a rolling rack rather than a runway but alas, maybe the New Gen and Exhibition will change all that.

Click to see a gallery from the event.