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Cara Delevingne and Pharrell for Chanel’s latest short film

November 25, 2014 by The CoF

“Reincarnation” is the latest Chanel film signed by Karl Lagerfeld that tells the story of the birth of the famous Chanel jacket .Starring Cara Delevingne, ethereal as Sissi in an Austrian castle with Pharrell Williams as her royal knight, playing Franz Joseph. And with a leap in time the story takes us to 1954, to an episode in the life of Coco Chanel: when the fashion designer, on vacation in Austria, was enchanted by a jacket worn by the lift attendant at her hotel. That […]

Categories: Culture, Fashion • Tags: Austria, Cara Delevingne, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Pharrell Williams

Oscar De La Renta The Style, Inspiration and Life of Oscar de La Renta

Oscar de la Renta’s work and life in Assouline Publishing’s vision

October 21, 2014 by The CoF

Remembering the gentleman of fashion that passed away Monday night at the age of 82 years. He was battling cancer since 2006. Oscar de la Renta fashion adventure began in Spain, chez Cristóbal Balenciaga ,after working in Paris at Lanvin finally moving in the 1960s to the United States launching his eponymous ready to wear line and becoming quickly a leading figure on the international fashion scene. After five succesful decades he continues to produce fascinating collections and projects all results of his enduring creative vision. De la […]

Categories: Book, Culture, Designers, Fashion • Tags: Anna Wintour, Oscar de la Renta

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley fronts Coca Cola Life campaign

October 15, 2014 by The CoF

The British beauty Rosie Huntington-Whiteley joins Coca-Cola becoming the new face of Coca Cola Life, the new addition to the Coca-Cola family, sweetened from natural sources. Coca‑Cola Life is made with a blend of sugar and stevia leaf extract, and contains a third less sugar and a third fewer calories than Coca‑Cola. “I’m a great believer in not denying yourself when it comes to what you eat and drink, but like everything in life it’s about finding a healthy and happy […]

Categories: Celebrities, Culture, Fashion, Food, Models • Tags: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Life, Rosie Huntington Whiteley

Brazilian Style , the soul of Brazil

June 12, 2014 by The CoF

In the book, Brazilian Style, published by Assouline is collected the true soul of Brazil; photographs, some of which are vintage, ranging from portraits of famous Brazilians (past and present) that have become icons in the world (Pele, Ayrton Senna, Oscar Niemeyer, Gisele Bündchen, Jorge Amado, the Campana brothers, etc.) to photos of traditional dishes , from architecture to glimpses of famous landscapes. A real dive in the colorful style and the rich culture of a country that host the World […]

Categories: Book, Culture • Tags: Ayrton Senna, Brazil, Brazilian Style, Gisele Bündchen, Oscar Niemeyer

Charles James : Beyond Fashion at MET

May 5, 2014 by The CoF

Tonight, May 5, one of the most attended fashion event of the year will be celebrated at the Costume Institute ball at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art . From 8 May, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York is home to the most anticipated show of the year, “Charles James: Beyond Fashion”. The occasion will also inaugurates the Anna Wintour Costume Center. With a Gala Benefit. Filled with celebrity. The exhibition “Charles James – Beyond Fashion” is a […]

Categories: Art, Culture • Tags: Anna Wintour, Charles James, Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No clothes : An auction curated by Grace Coddington

May 5, 2014 by The CoF

Grace Coddington , the irreplaceable creative director of American Vogue, is famous for her ability to dress models and celebrities for the famous photo spreads that appear in the iconic fashion magazine . And it turns out that the reverse it’s not worse. Coddington has prepared a collection of 35 nude images of the most famous fashion photographers, united under the name ‘No Clothes’ , for online auction site Paddle8. It includes drawings, for example, one of the most famous […]

Categories: Art, Culture • Tags: Craig McDean, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Von Unwerth, Grace Coddington, Mario Testino

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Exhibition&Book ‘Dior: The Legendary Images: Great Photographers and Dior’

April 7, 2014 by The CoF

Christian Dior Museum will host the ‘Dior, images de légende’ (Dior,the legendary images) exhibition that exploits the connections maintained over time by the iconic French fashion house with the world of photography. Villa “Les Rhumbs”, Christian Dior’s childhood home in Granville, which now is the Christian Dior Museum will show more than 200 pictures of some of the greatest fashion photographers , who for more than 60 years presented the history of the house in their own vision. Since the […]

Categories: Art, Book, Culture • Tags: Christian Dior, Norman Parkinson, Paolo Roversi, Patrick Demarchelier, Richard Avedon, Rizzoli

Beyond Rebellion: Fashioning the Biker Jacket exhibition at FIT

March 17, 2014 by The CoF

Beyond Rebellion: Fashioning the Biker Jacket explores the genesis and evolution of the biker jacket. The exhibition is organized by graduated students of The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Tracing the passage from ‘utilitarian outerwear to iconic symbol of rebellion, function, and “cool” . ‘ According to the students researches : “The biker jacket emerged in the early twentieth century as a protective garment to shield motorcycle riders from the elements. Over the years, the mystique of the motorcycle jacket has attracted not […]

Categories: Culture, Design • Tags: Fashion Institute of Technology, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent

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Veruschka : From Vera to Veruschka , the birth of an icon

March 14, 2014 by The CoF

It was by pure luck that the fashion photographer Johnny Moncada has rediscovered an old archive remained abandoned with tens of thousands of unpublished shots. These include a series of photo shoots starring a very young Gottliebe Anna Vera von Lehndorff – Steinort who, a few years later , would become the icon Veruschka . This incredible testimony about the birth of the myth of the 60s is now enclosed in Veruschka : From Vera to Veruschka , a volume published […]

Categories: Book, Culture • Tags: Franca Sozzani, Johnny Moncada, Rizzoli, Veruschka

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Annie Leibovitz’s ‘sumo’ book by Taschen

February 16, 2014 by The CoF

Famous works of the photographer Annie Leibovitz will be included in a SUMO-sized book, that will be released by the publishing house Taschen In March the new limited edition book will see the light , which is a collection of works from the 40 years of career of one of the most famous photographers of our time – Annie Leibovitz . The publication will be as unusual and creative as Leibowitz herself : the width of the book will be 50 cm, […]

Categories: Book, Culture • Tags: annie leibovitz, Marc Newson, Taschen

Oscar de la Renta’s work and life in Assouline Publishing’s vision

January 20, 2014 by The CoF

Oscar de la Renta fashion adventure began in Spain, chez Cristóbal Balenciaga ,after working in Paris at Lanvin finally moving in the 1960s to the United States launching his eponymous ready to wear line and becoming quickly a leading figure on the international fashion scene. After five succesful decades he continues to produce fascinating collections and projects all results of his enduring creative vision. De la Renta once declared “I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big […]

Categories: Book, Culture, Designers • Tags: Anna Wintour, Assouline Publishing, Oscar de la Renta

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