Coutorture

Collaboration Update: Ruffian and Anthropologie

coutorture — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:49:13 -0700

Ruffian's Claude Morais and Brian Wolk will launch their lifestyle collection with Anthropologie under the label Mise en Scene tomorrow evening in New York. Although the line features party dresses, cashmere coats, perfumed candles, stemware, and home furnishing, we are most excited to learn the duo has designed a pair of hand-seamed dotted tights-inspired by Ruffian's fall 2009 point d'esprit body stockings-that will retail for $38 at Anthropologie stores nationwide. [Style File, Nitrolicious]

coutorture — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Marcus Lupfer Launches Yet Another Collection For Topshop

Knitwear designer Marcus Lupfur's most recent capsule collection for Topshop hit shelves this week. The German-born designer began producing small capsule collections for Topshop back in 1999--just a year after he launched his own namesake label, which today sells to the likes of Net-a-Porter and Colette. Lupfur is also currently the creative director of Armand Basi One, a family-owned knitwear brand from Barcelona, Spain. As for his Topshop collection, this week's release includes oversized knits decorated with pineapples, parrots and half-opened mouths. The fine gauge cotton yarn sweaters all retail for $170.

Betsey Johnson For Opening Ceremony Revealed

coutorture — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700

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Betsey Johnson's collaboration with Opening Ceremony was announced just a few months back and now images from the range have leaked by way of Dazed Digital. In an interview with Dazed, Johnson speaks about the collection's decided lack of pink as well as how a new VP of merchandising was the one who convinced her to forge this new terrain. The collaboration will land at Opening Ceremony, online and in stores, this fall.

Erdem Moralioglu Collabs With Smythson

coutorture — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700

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Emerging British designer, Erdem Moralioglu, and Smythson of Bond Street, established 1887, recently revealed a collaboration in the pipeline for holiday. Moralioglu has designed a series of notebooks and diaries for Smythson which feature his fashion sketches and signature floral prints. Above, a first look at the designs.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/19/09 Proenza Schouler At The Pitti W & More

coutorture — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:31:25 -0700

Proenza Schouler's "Pre-Spring" 2010 collection was depicted at the Pitti W show by three contemporary artists in what WWD called "a raucous, avant-garde bash". ..

Marc by Marc Jacobs will launch a back-to-school capsule collection called "Don't Miss The Marc" featuring items under $200.

Diane von Furstenberg and Nicholas Ghesquiere both recently got caught on the wrong side of copyright disputes.

Roksanda Illincic will collaborate with British high-street retailer Whistles this fall.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/17/09 Jimmy Choo Collabs & More

coutorture — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:37 -0700

H&M will launch a collaboration with Jimmy Choo, spanning bags, shoes and accessories, for holiday.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy said that the bright lights on stage at the CFDA Awards were what kept them calm.

Alexa Chung posed for Wren's holiday look book alongside Tennessee Thomas from The Like.

J.Crew in Soho turned their store-in-store space, which has its own entrance, into an accessories store.

Eva Mendes stars in a new steamy ad campaign for Calvin Klein underwear and jeans.

Shopping: Gap Design Editions

coutorture — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:45:45 -0700

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Gap's Design Edition collection, a collaboration with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, landed online and in stores today. The participating designers, Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai of Vena Cava, Alexander Wang and Albertus Swanepoel, each designed four to five khaki items for the retailer. Everything in the collection--from Wang's Moto trench to Vena Cava's tribal print dress--retails for well under one hundred dollars.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/04/09 Chanel Couture Scheduled At Sunset & More

coutorture — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:05:44 -0700

Like the recent resort collection, shown in Venice, the Chanel couture show will take place at sunset.

Stefano Pilati's eco-friendly YSL range for Barneys is limited and numbered and will hit shelves on June 8th.

Christopher Kane's upcoming collection for Topshop is top-secret but those who have seen it are gushing.

Some say most of Barneys financial troubles could have been avoided had they simply hired a CEO.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/03/09 Thakoon Addition Launches & More

coutorture — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:28 -0700

Thakoon's secondary line, called Thakoon Addition, recently launched in stores and online.

Pam Hogg's press office told beloved fashion blogger Susie Bubble to take down photos of herself in one of Hogg's jumpsuits.

Miley Cyrus and Max Azria are teaming up to create a junior line, called Miley Cyrus and Max Azria, for Wal-Mart.

Karl Lagerfeld has photographed Baptiste Giabiconi in women's clothes three times now.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 05/22/09 Wang Does Beauty & More

coutorture — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:30:06 -0700

Alexander Wang will launch a beauty line with Shiseido in Japan and select Asian countries this July. ..

Zac Posen made a television appearance as himself on a new show called, Beautiful Life.

Rumors circulate as to whether CEO of Aquascutum, Kim Winser, has left the company.

Last night's amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit auction in Cannes drew fashion folk.