Frida Kahlo de Rivera : The Style Of A Myth

March 26, 2013 by The CoF

A journey that explores the icon of Mexican art and its relationship with fashion through a total of 10 outfits wardrobe of Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán. Perhaps best known for her self-portraits, Kahlo’s work is remembered for its “pain and passion”, and its intense, vibrant colors. Her work has been celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Art, Culture of Mexico, Frida Kahlo, Mexico, style

Street Style At Sao Paulo Fashion Week

March 21, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Brazil, Fashion week, Photography, sao paolo, sao paulo fashion week, street style, style

Chanel Le Vernis -An Illustrated Guide

March 2, 2013 by The CoF

CHANEL’s Le Vernis nail colours are some of the most covetable beauty products around, with sell-out shades launching waiting lists the world over. With the arrival of Peter Philips as the creative director of Chanel Makeup in 2008, things got even more exciting.Here is a look back at the most exciting shades. 2008 Arguably the beginning of Peter Philips’ nail revolution, L.A Sunshine was one of four shades created to celebrate the opening of Chanel’s Los Angeles Robertson boutique. Each limited-edition shade […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Chanel, Cosmetics, Nail polish, Peter Philips, style

Off The Runway At Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013 (part 2)

March 2, 2013 by The CoF

source vogue.it

Categories: Fashion • Tags: fall 2013, Paris Fashion Week, street style, style, Ulyana Sergeenko

Off The Runaway At Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013

March 1, 2013 by The CoF

source vogue.it  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: fall 2013, Paris Fashion Week, street style, style

Models Off The Runaway At Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013

March 1, 2013 by The CoF

Hanne Gaby Odiele Lily Tessa Bennenbroek Zen Sevastyanova Kaitlin Aas Kwak and Soyoung Marta Dyks source vogue.it

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Hanne Gaby Odiele, Models, Paris Fashion Week, street style, style

Crystal Renn: Sample Sizes Should Be A US 8 / UK 12

February 28, 2013 by The CoF

CRYSTAL RENN , who made her name as a plus-size model, has urged designers to change sample size clothes from a US zero or two (UK three or six), to a US eight (a UK 12). “By having a size eight sample, you are giving freedom to a designer,” she said. “Most of the models are going to be size sixes and eights, and you could have tens. If a really amazing model walked in who was a size zero, […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Crystal Renn, Eating disorder, Fashion, Health, Models, Plus-size model, style, Zac Posen

Off The Runaway At Madrid Fashion Week

February 28, 2013 by The CoF

While most eyes were on Milan last week, Madrid was hosting its own fashion week. Photo by Matti Hillig

Categories: Fashion • Tags: culture, madrid fashion week, street style, style

Valentino Garavani’s Asian-Inspired Château

February 27, 2013 by The CoF

Château de Wideville celebrates the haute couturier’s passion for all things Chinese, from Qing-dynasty ancestor portraits to European chinoiserie. Joined by one of his pugs, couturier Valentino Garavani stands before a hand-painted fireplace on the ground floor of the former dovecote, orpigeonnier, at Château de Wideville; the 19th-century Italian mirror reflects a Qing-dynasty ancestor portrait and the staircase’s polychrome metal banister The pigeonnier at the French estate has been transformed into a Chinese-themed retreat. Sofas on the ground level are covered in custom-embroidered […]

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Fashion, Home and Garden, Jacques Sarazin, Qing Dynasty, style, Valentino Garavani

Iris Apfel’s Exuberant Apartment

February 26, 2013 by The CoF

The style icon takes us inside her bold Manhattan home: In the library, a Dutch painting is displayed above a Louis XVI daybed covered in fabric Apfel reproduced from a 17th-century French document.   In the entry, an 18th-century English gilt chinoiserie mirror and an Italian console. An Italian tole chandelier above a Maison Jansen table draped in a woven paisley throw. The first painting Apfel ever bought—a portrait of the Infanta Margarita she picked up 60 years ago at […]

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Art, Fashion, Home and Garden, Iris Apfel, New York City, style

Front Row At Gucci Fall 2013

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: fall 2013, Fashion, front row, Gucci, Milan Fashion Week, style

eddie borgo: rock and roll is the new classic

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

Name Eddie Borgo. Education Born in Columbus OH, Eddie lived up and down the East Coast of the US until arriving in New York 12 years ago, intending to become a fashion designer. While attending art history classes at Hunter College, he started showing an interest in the history of adornment. Subsequently in 2002, he first made one of a kind pieces for international stylists including Patti Wilson, Camilla Nickerson, and Tabitha Simmons. In the summer of 2008 Eddie created jewelry for Philip Lim‘s spring-summer […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, Design, Eddie Borgo, Jewellery, New York, Rock and roll, style

Model Look From London Fashion Week Fall 2013

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

 source vogue.it

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn, Karlie Kloss, Models, street style, style

Off The London Runways

February 17, 2013 by The CoF

pictures from vogue.it  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: fall 2013, Fashion week, Lifestyle, London Fashion Week, People, style

John Galliano : An Illustrated Guide

February 14, 2013 by The CoF

Photos By Rex Features , PA Photos , Splash .

Categories: People • Tags: Designer, Fashion, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, style, Victoria Beckham

New York Fashion Week February 2013 Street Style (part 2)

February 12, 2013 by The CoF

 pictures by Steve Eichner , Thomas Iannaccone , Kyle Ericksen , Jenna Greene , Robert Mitra , George Chinsee at wwd.com

Categories: Fashion • Tags: fall 2013, Fashion week, New York, People, street style, style

Beauty Look At Donna Karan’s Fall 2013 Show

February 12, 2013 by The CoF

he beauty look at Donna Karan’s show was inspired by Donna herself: a strong, confident woman. Charlotte Tilbury for MAC Cosmetics created a modern smoky eye, while Eugene Souleiman fashioned a slightly S&M ponytail.  Photo: Luca Cannonieri / InDigitalteam | GoRunway source wwd.com ; style.com

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Charlotte Tilbury, Donna Karan, eugene souleiman, fall 2013, Fashion, mac cosmetics, style

Front Row At Jason Wu Fall 2013

February 10, 2013 by The CoF

Photos: Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion • Tags: collection, fall, front row, Jason Wu, style

Front Row At Altuzarra Fall 2013

February 10, 2013 by The CoF

Photos: Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion • Tags: altuzarra, collection, fall, front row, style

New York Fashion Week February 2013 Street Style (part 1)

February 9, 2013 by The CoF

 source vogue.it

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Fashion week, New York City, pictures, street, style

Jalouse : Another Graphic Story

February 7, 2013 by The CoF

Lisa Verberght – model Bjarne Jonasson – photographer Anne Sophie Thomas – styling Eny Whitehead – make-up

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Anne Sophie Thomas, bjarne jonasson, editorial, jalouse, lisa Verberght, magazine, style

Carmen Kass For Harper’s Bazaar Korea February 2013

February 7, 2013 by The CoF

Carmen Kass – model Choi Yongbin – photographer Saebom Kwak – stylist

Categories: Fashion • Tags: carmen kass, choi yongbin, editorial, magazine, style

Harper’s Bazaar US : Jungle Love

February 6, 2013 by The CoF

Emily Didonato ; Lily Aldridge – models Terry Richardson - photographer Andy Harman – stylist  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: editorial, emily didonato, lily aldrige, style, Terry Richardson

Andres Sarda Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign

February 6, 2013 by The CoF

Bregje Heinen – model Sergi Pons – photographer Miriam Arruga – stylist

Categories: Fashion • Tags: bregje heinen, campaign, sergi pons, spring/summer, style, Swimwear

New York Vintage Street Style

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Photo : Bek Andersen source nymag.com/thecut/

Categories: Fashion • Tags: clothing, New York, People, style, Vintage

Runway To Reality

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Leelee Sobieski in Christian Dior   Sienna Miller in Isabel Marant       Kirsten Dunst in Louis Vuitton Diane Kruger in Chanel Claire Danes in Givenchy os Miranda Kerr in Louis Vuitton Kate Bosworth in Calvin Klein Anne Hathaway in Giambattista Valli haute couture Julianne Moore in Chanel haute couture     pictures from Vogue.fr        

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Chanel, Christian Dior, Diane Kruger, Julianne Moore, kristen dunst, Louis Vuitton, Miranda Kerr, sienna miller, style

Vogue India : High Gloss

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Lakshmi Menon (Model) Credits for this picture: Kevin Sinclair (Photographer) Andrew Holden (Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: fashion editorial, Kevin Sinclair, Lakshmi Menon, style, Vogue India

Vogue Germany : Lichtspiele

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Constance Jablonski (Model) Credits for this picture: Alexi Lubomirski (Photographer) Neil Moodie (Hair Stylist) Tyron Machhausen (Makeup Artist) Tricia Pahl (Manicurist)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: alexi lubomirski, Constance Jablonski, editorial, style, Vintage, Vogue Germany

Un Certain Regarde: Street Style

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

pictures from vogue.it

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, clothing, People, street style, style

Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

  pictures by Stockholm StreetStyle

Categories: Fashion • Tags: clothing, copenhagen, Fashion week, street style, style

Street Style At Stockholm Fashion Week

January 30, 2013 by The CoF

Pictures by Stockholm StreetStyle

Categories: Fashion • Tags: clothing, Fashion week, Stockholm, style

Past Meets Present: A Graphic Story

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

By its very nature, fashion is in a constant state of change, but the industry has a way of rehashing the past every few seasons with collections that draw inspiration from key moments in fashion’s history.  Nostalgia was the predominant fashion mode of the aughts, and it saw  designers revisiting everything from 1920s flapper fixtures, to ’80s powerdressing and (gasp) ’90s grunge redux. We may have just entered into 2013, but when it comes to manufacturing clothing that looks awfully […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: André Courrèges, Grace Coddington, Graphic prints, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Mary Quant, Ossie Clark, style, Vogue

Vogue Paris – Graphique District

January 23, 2013 by The CoF

Magdalena Frackowiak Credits for this picture: Txema Yeste (Photographer) Géraldine Saglio (Fashion Editor/Stylist) Shay Ashual (Hair Stylist) Adrien Pinault (Makeup Artist) Megumi Yamamoto (Manicurist)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: editorial, fashion magazine, Jewellery, style, Txema Yeste, Vogue Paris

Shoes… By Kobi Levi

January 23, 2013 by The CoF

Israel footwear designer Kobi Levi courageously blends the boundaries between fashion and art while creating every pair of shoes. Each pair is a complete sculpture. He invented a “bilateral” boots, flip-flops from the peel of bananas, sandals-slingshot and shoes-dog. If you’ll decide to wear such shoes you’ll not be unnoticed! It’s a truly amazing shoes! source beautuifullife.com

Categories: Design • Tags: clothing, Flip-flops, Footwear, Israel, kobi levi, Shoe, Shopping, style, Women

Front Row at Armani Privé Spring Couture 2013

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Uma Thurman, Hilary Swank and Amber Le Bon sat front row at the couture show in Paris. Photo by Stéphane Feugère source WWD.com

Categories: People • Tags: amber le bon, armani prive, Fashion, front row, Haute couture, Hilary Swank, style, uma thurman

Armani Privé Spring Couture 2013 Collection

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

 source style.com  

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: armani prive, collection, Fashion, Haute couture, Paris, spring, style

Vogue Paris : Upper Chic

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

          In this picture: Nadja Bender Credits for this picture: Knoepfel & Indlekofer (Photographer) Capucine Safyurtlu (Fashion Editor/Stylist) Esther Langham (Hair Stylist) Benjamin Puckey (Makeup Artist) multi-page view

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Capucine Safyurtlu, editorial, Knoepfel & Indlekofer, Nadja Bender, style, Vogue Paris

Vogue Espana : Orient Express

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Ginta Lapina Credits for this picture: Jason Kibbler (Photographer) Tony Irvine (Fashion Editor/Stylist) Anthony Turner (Hair Stylist) Benjamin Puckey (Makeup Artist) source models.com

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Ginta Lapina, Jason Kibbler, magazine, style, Tony Irvine, Vogue espana

Vogue Brasil : Partido Verde

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

    Lais Ribeiro Credits for this picture: Garance Doré (Photographer) Viviana Volpicella (Fashion Editor/Stylist) Silvio Giorgio (Hair Stylist) source vogue.com.br

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Garance Doré, lais ribeiro, magazine, style, vogue brasil

Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2013 Collection

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI has been officially part of the couture line-up now for three seasons, having made a guest appearance for autumn/winter 2011-12. Designers typically receive appellation only after they’ve showed couture for five years, but the Paris Fédération Française de la Couture decided that the standard of Valli’s work was so high that he was eligible for the honour – and so he’s part of the gang now. And it’s easy to see why. He tackled tricksome shapes that wouldn’t so […]

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: Fédération française de la couture, giambattista valli, Haute couture, Paris, style, Vogue

Iris van Herpen Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2013 Collection

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: Alta Moda, collection, Haute couture, iris van Herpen, Paris, style

Creative “Thorn” Heels By Iris van Herpen And United Nude

January 21, 2013 by The CoF

Creative Thorn heels created by Iris van Herpen and United Nude is their 6th shoe collaboration for her “Hybrid-Holism” haute couture collection. The founder and creative director spoke out about the collaboration saying “Creating new shoes with Iris is a greater challenge each time. The new shoes have to be better than the previous and the techniques used for making them advance. We race against the clock and fly people all over the world to get the shoes to Paris. The excitement to see […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Fashion, Footwear, Haute couture, iris van Herpen, Paris, style, Thorn, United Nude

Han Kjøbenhavn Sunglasses Spring Summer 2013

January 21, 2013 by The CoF

The minds at Han Kjøbenhavn continue to work over the sunglass market. Their two latest models for Spring Summer 2013: the Hauss and Janitor are both made from Italian acetate and features the very best in Carl Zeiss glass for pure clarity. Choose from four colors: black, horn, army, and amber. Well done.  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, Camera lens, Carl Zeiss, Eyewear, Han Kjøbenhavn, Shopping, style

Hair Glasses

January 19, 2013 by The CoF

Hair Glasses is a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair. The UK beauty industry imports 15 million pounds worth of human hair per year. As the world’s population continues to increase, human hair has been reimagined as a viable—importantly renewable–material. Hair Glasses comprises of human hair with bioresin as a binding agent, the frames are 100% biodegradable and no harmful substances are released during production. Studio Swine explores how the booming production of hair extensions can be expanded beyond the beauty industry […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Artificial hair integrations, Beauty, hair, Hair care, hair glasses, Health, Shopping, style

Naomi Campbell For Elle February 2013

January 18, 2013 by The CoF

Supermodel Naomi Campbell poses for photographer Thomas Whiteside in the February 2013 issue of Elle US. The supermodel looks amazing in Zac Posen, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton and Alexander McQueen. 

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Beauty, Elle, Naomi Campbell, style, Thomas Whiteside

World’s First Pure Gold Shirt Worth $22,500

January 16, 2013 by The CoF

India’s very own Midas, Datta Phuge, in a rather misguided attempt at impressing the ladies, has commissioned a shirt made entirely of gold. The shirt took 15 goldsmiths a total of two weeks to construct, and comes complete with matching cuffs, a belt and a set of rings. The goldsmiths worked 16 hours a day on this gaudy creation that cost a total of $22,400. Phuge, aged 32 said, “I know I am not the best looking man in the world […]

Categories: News • Tags: clothing, Datta Phuge, gold shirt, India, Phuge, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Shirt, style, Swarovski

Street Style : Milan Men’s Fashion Week

January 16, 2013 by The CoF

Photos by Kuba Dabrowski source models.com

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, collection, Milan, street style, style

David Koma Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign

January 14, 2013 by The CoF

People in this campaign: Thomas Cooksey - Photographer Kim Howells - Fashion Editor/Stylist Kenna - Hair Stylist Paul Isaac - Casting Director Alyona Subbotina - Model

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Advertising campaign, david Koma, Fashion, Models, style

Cedric Charlier Pre-Fall 2013 Collection

January 12, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Beauty, cedric charlier, LONDON, pre-fall collection, style

Costume National Pre-Fall 2013 Collection

January 12, 2013 by The CoF

One of my favorite collection for pre-fall 2013!For me, Costume National is exquisite design and high quality. Ennio Capasa extended lapels on jackets and added zipper details and leather touches to asymmetric dresses that stayed close to the designer’s signature aesthetic.

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Costume National, ennio capasa, Fashion, pre-fall collection, style