BBC News : The fashion business

February 19, 2014 by The CoF

An article by Linda Yueh for BBC News Business . We know that clothing is big business, but it may be surprising just how big the fashion business is. The fashion industry’s contribution to the British economy is an estimated £26bn – that’s twice the size of the car industry’s and nearly as big as the contribution from housing, according to the British Fashion Council. It is not just dresses and handbags, but also design and manufacturing that make the sector […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: British Fashion Council, Fashion, LONDON, London Fashion Week

Winter In Vogue

December 12, 2013 by The CoF

Illustrated by Helen Dryden, Vogue, December 1916 Illustrated by Georges Lepape, Vogue, January 1919 Illustrated by Helen Dryden, Vogue, January 1919 Illustrated by Helen Dryden, Vogue, November 1920 Illustrated by Jean Pages, Vogue, December 1930 Illustrated by Jean Pages, Vogue, December 1933 Photographed by Roger Schall, Vogue, December 1938 Photographed by Toni Frissell, Vogue, December 1940 Photographed by Serge Balkin, Vogue, August 1946 Photographed by John Rawlings, Vogue, December 1962 Photographed by John Cowan, Vogue, November 1964 Photographed by Franco […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: annie leibovitz, Arthur Elgort, Fashion, Helen Dryden, illustration, Patrick Demarchelier, Raymond Meier, Steven Meisel, style, Toni Frissell, Vogue

Dsquared2 : Behind The Mirror

April 6, 2013 by The CoF

“Behind the Mirror” latest short fashion film by Dsquared2 Starring Dean and Dan Caten Directed by Mert & Marcus Music by Stefano Riva, Cesar Moreno, Adriano Alboni Hair: Oribe Make Up: Charlotte Tilbury

Categories: Contact • Tags: Charlotte Tilbury, Dean and Dan Caten, designers, DSquared2, Fashion, Mert & Marcus

Laetitia Casta For CHANEL Eyewear Spring/Summer 2013

April 3, 2013 by The CoF

Soundtrack: “Take Care” by Ruppert Pupkin Composer: Emmanuelle Destrumau and Arnaud Jolle

Categories: Fashion • Tags: ad campaign, Chanel, Eyewear, Fashion, Karl Lagerfeld, Laetitia Casta

Reed Krakoff : New York Townhouse

March 12, 2013 by The CoF

Let’s go inside interior designer Delphine Krakoff’s sophisticated New York townhouse that she shares with her designer husband, Reed Krakoff, and their children. Reed Krakoff in the living room, in front of Alexander Calder’s 1971 wall mobileTwo Black Discs and Six Others. In the living room, Joris Laarman’s 2006 translucent chaise sits on a c. 1940 Cogolin rug designed by Henri Gonse. Robert Motherwell’s 1968Open No. 16 surveys the living room’s design-scape. The Claude Lalanne bronze crocodile chair sits next to […]

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Art, delphine krakoff, Fashion, Home and Garden, New York City, Reed Krakoff

Gabrielle Coco Chanel’s Apartment

March 10, 2013 by The CoF

 source vogue.com.au

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Coco Chanel, Fashion, Home and Garden, Paris

Chanel Nail Bar And Flower Stall In Covent Garden

March 2, 2013 by The CoF

The Chanel flower stall. Giant Le Vernis bottles line the walls of the nail bar An array of Le Vernis shades are on offer. One of the Chanel manicure stations.   CHANEL’s beauty pop-up boutique in Covent Garden is, happily, no longer a pop-up – and in line with its newly permanent residence it has launched exclusive personalised services including a new Chanel nail bar.And that isn’t all – with Mother’s Day on the horizon Chanel has thoughtfully commissioned a rather beautiful […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Chanel, Covent Garden, Fashion, LONDON, Nail salon, Shopping

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

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

Alice Temperley And Her Country Estate In Somerset

February 27, 2013 by The CoF

Temperley, using her dining-room table as a makeshift studio, designs paper patterns for bespoke bridal dresses that she prefers to work on in the peace and quiet of the countryside. The designer contrasts the classic English style of her Cricket Court estate with bold-colored accents, such as the ornate fuchsia couch pillows in the house’s piano room. The working stand displays Temperley’s paper and textile patterns in the dining room. The figurative antique bronze lamp in the dining room was […]

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Alice Temperley, Fashion, Home and Garden, LONDON, Somerset House

Jour d’Hermès

February 27, 2013 by The CoF

At the beginning of this month Hermès launched their new women’s fragrance, Jour d’Hermès , a light fresh scent that captures an olfactory snapshot of the first moments of the day. The mesmerizing potion is held in an elegant flacon signed by Pierre Hardy the French label’s shoe and jewelry designer. Jour d’Hermès, 85 ml, €110   Photo: © Ryan McGinley

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Fashion, Hermès, Jour d'Hermès, Perfume, Pierre Hardy

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

Fausto Puglisi Fall 2013 Collection

February 23, 2013 by The CoF

Photo by Giovanni Giannoni

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: collection, fall 2013, Fashion, Fausto Puglisi, Milan Fashion Week

Elie Saab At Home

February 23, 2013 by The CoF

“Symmetry is the ultimate goal,” architect Chakib Richani says of the apartment he conceived for fashion designer Elie Saab in Paris. Above: The living room. The low table and sofas Richani created were “inspired by the cube,” he says. Sahco sofa leather. An Empire-style chandelier and rows of candles illuminate the dining room. The custom stainless-steel Wing table “is a contemporary touch to a classical room,” says Richani, who designed it. Mirrored screens line a wall in the master bedroom. […]

Categories: Architecture, Design • Tags: Chakib Richani, Elie Saab, Fashion, Home and Garden, Paris

Details At Versace Fall 2013

February 23, 2013 by The CoF

Photo: Marcus Tondo / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: Accessories, bags, fall 2013, Fashion, shoes, Versace

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

Front Row At Fendi Fall 2013

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Carine Roitfeld, fall 2013, Fashion, Fendi, front row

Stefano Pilati’s Eclectic Paris Duplex

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

The fashion designer brings iconoclastic panache to his duplex in the heart of Paris Architect Bruno Caron renovated the Paris duplex of Ermenegildo Zegna creative director Stefano Pilati. Pilati’s white boxer, Bepi, reclines in the living room, which features a wall of artworks by Giorgio de Chirico, Henry Moore, Rosemarie Trockel, and Sonia Delaunay. The ceiling fixture is composed of Charlotte Perriand sconces; the African low table (center) and Brazilian stool (right) were purchased in California, and the Frank Lloyd Wright chairs […]

Categories: Architecture • Tags: Art, Design, Designer, Fashion, Paris, Stefano Pilati

Francesco Scognamiglio Fall 2013 Collection

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

Photo: Gianni Pucci / InDigital | GoRunway

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: collection, fall 2013, Fashion, francesco scognamiglio, Milan Fashion Week

London Plus Size Fashion Week : Celebrating Curves!

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

London Plus Size Fashion Week is done: 2 days dedicated to the curvy world during the Lodon Fashion Week It took place in London the Plus Size Fashion Week that has seen the curves protagonist for two days of discussions and meetings culminating in a final fashion show in which various brands including Simply Be, Curvissa, Anna Scholz, Lucabella and many other. Models with different sizes,starting from italian size 44, marched on the catwalk. There are those who still call […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Eating disorder, Fashion, Health, London Fashion Week, Plus-size model

$50 Million Diamond Heist In Brussels

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

In what looks like to be the biggest diamond heist in Antwerp since 2003, eight masked men made away with US$ 50 million worth of diamonds from a Swiss passenger plane on February 18. According to Brussels prosecutor’s spokeswoman Anja Bijnens, the robbers were “professionals” The eight men had disguised themselves as police, broke through security barriers and forced their way into the cargo of a Swiss-bound plane operated by Helvetic Airways. They took 120 packages from the plane’s hold […]

Categories: News • Tags: Antwerp, De Beers, Diamond, Fashion, Jewellery, luxury, Zurich

Robbery At De Beers In Printemps Paris Department Store

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

PARIS — Two men held up the De Beers boutique in Printemps department store here and made off with jewelry worth between 1 million euros and 3 million euros, or $2.7 million and $4 million at current exchange, in the early evening hours of Tuesday, confirmed a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office in Paris. Armed with handguns and equipped with bullet-proof vests, the robbers entered the South African diamond dealer’s stand, located on the first floor of the department store, at […]

Categories: News • Tags: De Beers, Diamond, Fashion, Jewellery, luxury, Paris, Printemps

The Rise Of The Closet

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

The latest trend for men and women alike, it seems, is not just owning the latest in style and fashion but also having an equally chic and luxurious space to store them in. Thus rises the trend of $100,000 closets, as an increasing number of people are looking at having specially designed walk-in, high end closets which resemble plush designer boutiques. These are replete with the likes of clothing and handbags in glass display cases like sculptures; custom-designed couches, expensive […]

Categories: Architecture • Tags: Closet, clothes, Design, Fashion, luxury, wardrobe

Feathers Of Colors

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Nederland march 2013 issue Naomi Nijboer – model Feriet Tunc – photographer Martien Mellema – styling Eva Copper – hairstyling Kathinka Gernant – makeup

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Art, editorial, Fashion, feriet tunc, naomi nijboer, vogue nederland

Greenpeace : Let’s Clean Up Fashion!

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

We have asked 15 luxury fashion brands to answer 25 questions about their production processes and policies, deforestation and the toxic pollution of our Planet’s water resources. Some of the brands have risen to the challenge: here are the results of the duel. The 25 questions are focused on three issues. Leather-purchasing policies: is the leather used by fashion brands coming from cattle linked to Amazon destruction? Pulp purchase policies: to assess if paper pulp used to make luxury packaging is produced by corporations like […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Armani, Christian Dior, Fashion, Greenpeace, Gucci, Indonesia, Pulp and paper industry, Sumatran tiger, Valentino

Swarovski Studded Nails

February 19, 2013 by The CoF

With a set of Swarovski crystal talons priced at $3000, the nails studded with over 8000 crystals were one hell-of-a show-stopper. Crazy just got crazier this year at The Blonds Fall/Winter 2013 show hosted at Milk Studios as a segment of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Walking the ramp were inspirations drawn from horror flicks, particularly those of Alfred Hitchcock films. The entire show tingled its audience’ eerie-fashion-buds, but the dazzler were the nails, an exclusive done by CND for The Blonds! Blending […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: CND, Fashion, Milk Studios, Nail Art, Nail Care, the blonds

Harper’s Bazaar Uk : How To Wear Colour

February 17, 2013 by The CoF

harper’s bazaar british edition,march 2013 issue: amanda hendrik – model mel bles – photographer sophie forte – beauty director 

Categories: Beauty • Tags: amanda hendrik, Arts, editorial, Fashion, Harper's Bazaar, mel bles

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

Carine Roitfeld Celebrates CR Fashion Book Issue 2

February 14, 2013 by The CoF

Photos by BFAnyc.com

Categories: People • Tags: Carine Roitfeld, Doutzen Kroes, Fashion, Karlie Kloss, magazine, Riccardo Tisci

Green With Envy

February 13, 2013 by The CoF

Green is the color of the year,no?! So,turn your fingertips into fashion statements with this crazy green nail polishes! A wardrobe of sensational shades to add definition, polish, and style to your fingertips.  You’ll want them all. Luxurious brilliance at your fingertips.  For products details check it here http://ftshow.net/WmyIBR

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Arts, Design, Estée Lauder Companies, Fashion, Nail polish, Shopping

Allure – Sun Burst

February 13, 2013 by The CoF

Edita Vilkeviciute – model Tom Munro – photographer

Categories: Beauty • Tags: allure magazine, Cosmetics, edita Vilkeviciute, Fashion, Nail Care, tom munro

Reed Krakoff & Ladurée = Strange Love

February 12, 2013 by The CoF

Ladurée macarons could easily be the signature food for the fashion world, pair it with fashion’s signature drink, Champagne and you have yourself a timeless combination. Ladurée has previously worked with Louboutin and Marni to create an incredibly fashionable macarons. Their latest collaboration is with designer Reed Krakoff, together they have created a box of matte black dark chocolate macarons that they are calling ‘Strange Love.’ The limited edition macaron was launched at their Madison Avenue store. The scrumptious bites of heaven will come in a reed Krakoff box and […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Fashion, food, laduree, Madison Avenue, Reed Krakoff, Valentine's Day

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

Anna Piaggi’s Personal Wardrobe Exhibition

February 6, 2013 by The CoF

During Milan Fashion Week Anna Piaggi’s personal wardrobe will go on public display at an exibition housed in Fabrica Del Vapore in Milan,a spaced used for cultural activities Milan’s culture councillor, Stefano Boeri, said that the display marks a move towards the creation of a new fashion museum.”It’s really fundamental to keep the collection in Milan and exalt it, because it represents a real gem of Italian cultural heritage,” said Boeri. Photo By Rex Features source vogue.co.uk  

Categories: Contact, Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Piaggi, Fashion, Milan, Stefano Boeri, Vogue, Vogue Italia

Jewel By Lisa Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign

February 5, 2013 by The CoF

The Spring/Summer 2013 campaign is a collaboration from Nigerian Luxury designer Jewel by Lisa with L’Oreal Italy. Last fall Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa was showcasing in Italy for the 2012 Vogue Talents ‘Who is Next’ exhibition and has been participated at other exhibitions such as Touch!, neoZone and Cloud Nine which was hosted by Pitti Immagine through the hard work of Omoyemi of creative development agency, StyleHouseFile’s. On top of this Jewel by Lisa showcased on the luxury fashion retail site Moda Operandi. Jewel By Lisa is […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: clothing, Fashion, Italy, L'Oréal, Lisa Folawiyo, Nigeria

Kate Upton On Being A Role Model

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Lately we saw Vogue the italian,british,french and american editions embracing the curves of Kate Upton! Here at The CoF I try to promote a healthy vision of fashion by showing that beautiful doesn’t have nothing to do with being thin, in The CoF Against Pro-Anorexia!Here is an article from the British Vogue where Kate Upton is talking about the weight issue: “KATE UPTON has been hailed as a “real” woman and a role model for today’s young girls, but rather than feeling […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Fashion, Health, Kate Upton, Models, Vogue

Fausto Puglisi Spring/Summer 2013 Colecttion

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

When the internet’s fashion darling is spotted wearing it in every colour, and the woman never wears something twice!!!, you know that THAT will be big. Yes ,you guessed it,I was talking about Anna Dello Russo wearing the “gladiator dress” by Fausto Puglisi. Cute pastels and heavy, gold “armoury”, are the ingredients of Fausto Puglisi’s success,thanks to fan like ADR and Maddonna. Fausto Puglisi – a Sicilian designer who has collaborated with big brands like Versace and Anna Molinari. His […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: ADR, Anna Dello Russo, Art, clothing, Dolce & Gabbana, Fashion, Fausto Puglisi, Shopping, Versace

There Is Only One Kate!

February 2, 2013 by The CoF

There can only be one!(In an exclusive preview for MDX), i-D salutes 25 years of the supermodel of the ages, Kate Moss, with 6 covers of the British beauty, shot by Daniele Duella and Iango Henzi, hair and concept by Luigi Murenu and styled by i-D fashion director, Charlotte Stockdale . An exclusive preview for MDX.For more check i-donline.com on Monday to view the other two covers, the rest of the editorial and the Kate archives. source models.com

Categories: Contact • Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Daniele Duella, Fashion, i-D magazine, iango henzi, Kate Moss, Photography

Vs2R – Architectural Shoes

February 1, 2013 by The CoF

Name/Brand name Vincenzo Somarrelli/Vs2R. Education “A three-year course in Fashion Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design. Previously I had attended the faculty of environmental engineering at the Bologna University.” At the moment… “I am the owner/creative director of Vs2R, and I’m working on the third collection, the FW 2013/14”. What’s next… “I will keep on working on my shoewear line and maybe start new lines of handbags and small leather goods.” Your personal style “My style revolves around the […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Bologna University, Fashion, Fashion design, Foggia, shoes, Vincenzo Somarrelli, Vs2R

Krisztianna’s Muertitas

January 31, 2013 by The CoF

I think because of the weather outside today I’m in the mood for skulls and flowers… And what a lucky day finding these great artists that I feel oblige to share them work with you because what is art without being shared?!… Muertitas….These mixed media wall pieces that explores the cycles of nature – Birth,Death and Rebirth –  are made of wood, Styrofoam, twine, wire, glue, tape, paper maché, clay, synthetic flowers, freeze-dried leaves and plants, acrylic paint, acrylic sealants, and […]

Categories: Design • Tags: Acrylic paint, Art, Fashion, Mixed media, muertitas, Paint, Sculpture, Shopping, Visual art

Mr. Gugu & Miss Go – Photorealistic Sweaters

January 31, 2013 by The CoF

Subtlety?  Well playing with fashion is about wanting to turn heads and in this time of street style photography it is about being caught on somebody camera! Anyway if you are preparing your suitcase for fashion week and want to be noticed by Tommy Ton well with these super-funny,supe-realistic sweaters by Mr. Gugu & Miss Go you will be the new star of the cameras!Everything in their catalogue has been produced with one thing in mind: WOW.

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, Arts and Entertainment, Business, Design, Fashion, mr.gugu&miss go, Sweater

Vogue Greece (Hellas), Glamour Have Closed?…

January 30, 2013 by The CoF

Lyberis Publications are closing for good due to the economic crisis. Now for those who don’t know anything about the company, Lyberis Publications is one of the most important ones if not the most important due to its cooperation with Conde Nast for Greek magazine franchises such as Vogue, Glamour and Men’s health. Meaning a great deal of death for the fashion press in Greece. 500 people suddenly got “kicked out”, but fortunately some of them got absorbed by several […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Condé Nast Publications, Conde Nast, Fashion, Glamour, Greece, Vogue

Color Chameleon Nails By Alessandro

January 29, 2013 by The CoF

Alessandro has created Go Magic, a line of nail polish that change color with the temperature. Red turns fuchsia, purple turns blue and violet turns pink. With a special formula that features thermo-reactive micro-captors that react to temperature changes, European nail color virtuoso Alessandro has taken the science behind nail varnish up a notch. The result is a a polish that is applied in the usual way and changes color throughout the day as it reacts to the ambient temperature. As the mercury […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: alessandro, Color, Cosmetics, Fashion, Nail Care, nailpolish, nails, Temperature

Prabal Gurung Spring 2013 Campaign – Behind the Scenes

January 29, 2013 by The CoF

JOAN SMALLS stars in the new Prabal Gurungspring/summer 2013 campaign – a model that the designer says “epitomises the Prabal Gurung woman in so many ways”. Shot by by Daniel Jackson and styled by Tiina Laakkone, the images were designed to celebrate that commanding and captivating woman. “I have known Joan for a while now and every time I am with her she continues to impress me. Aside from her obvious beauty, she is so sharp, witty and really just gets it,” […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: ad campaign, Daniel Jackson, Fashion, Joan smalls, Prabal Gurung

Delfina Delletrez – Skeleton Belt

January 28, 2013 by The CoF

This stunning belt has been handmade by Italian artisans in Delfina Delettrez‘s Roman boutique – which she calls a ‘casa e bottega’ [house and workshop]. Cast by hand, it has been delicately polished to achieve a brilliant finish.

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, belt, delfina delettrez, Fashion, Skeleton

Elena Perminova – The New Darling Of Street Style Lovers

January 28, 2013 by The CoF

How strange it is that in the past fashion shows were the ‘big thing’ during Fashion Week and now what most of us are exited about is the show happening in front row or in the streets! Over the past couple of years street style has had such a huge influence on fashion thanks to blogging and now most magazines are featuring on their websites segments such as ‘who we snapped this week’ etc. There is no escaping streetstyle, you just […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Blond, Design, Elena Perminova, Fashion, Fashion week, Moscow

Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring 2013 Collection

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad presented a red carpet-worthy catalogue of white and gold embellished gowns for haute couture spring/summer 2013. source fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: collection, Fashion, Haute couture, Paris, spring summer, Zuhair Murad

Anna Dello Russo Like We’ve Never Seen Her Before!

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

                  Anna Dello Russo out and about in Milan, Italy, on Jan 23 Photo: REX Casual clothes? For the last few seasons the Italian editor-at-large of Vogue Japan, blogger and style phenomenon has not been seen in anything less than a full, head-to-toe runway look. Never ever knowingly underdressed – unless you’re talking in terms of nakedness because she does like to flash a bit of yoga-toned leg – she is pictured here in chilly […]

Categories: People • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, clothing, Editor-at-Large, Fashion, January, Japan, Milan, Vogue

‘Manorexia’ Debate

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

The fashion industry has been accused of promoting “manorexia” after an array of shockingly thin male models were sent down the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week. Designer YSL was criticised on the blogosphere for “woefully irresponsible model casting” as a photo of an emaciated model prompted a barrage of responses on social media. Many criticised the designer’s use of the super-skinny model, saying it could encourage male anorexia and irresponsibly promoted an unhealthy body image, but some disturbing ‘pro-ana’ responders […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Australia, Body image, Eating disorder, Fashion, manorexia, Model (person), Paris Fashion Week

Patricia Field – Costume Designer-Stylist

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

When you watch re-runs of Sex and the City, one thing resonates clearly – the sartorial choices of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda made an impact on the way we dressed then… and the way we dress now. We have one woman with flaming red hair to thank: Ms. Pat Field. Her credits span across all iconic fashion frontiers. It’s no secret that she was also the brain behind the Oscar-nominated wardrobe, The Devil Wears Prada – Field deserves a […]

Categories: People • Tags: costume designer, Fashion, Patricia Field, Sex And The City, stylist