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Front row at Saint Laurent spring/summer 2014 collection

October 1, 2013 by The CoF

The final fashion show yesterday as part of Paris Fashion Week was the display of the Saint Laurent spring/summer 2014 collection by his creative director Hedi Slimane. By ten o’clock at Grand Palais near the Champs-Elysées, guests began to arrive. Salma Hayek with her husband Francois Henri Pinault, Dasha Zhukova, Lenny Kravitz, Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, and many others have taken the front rows. Related articles Front Row at Gucci spring/summer 2014 collection (thecitizensoffashion.com) Front Row at Nina Ricci Spring/Summer 2014 collection […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, François-Henri Pinault, Hedi Slimane, Lenny Kravitz, Paris Fashion Week, Saint Laurent, Salma Hayek, spring/summer 2014

The Best Street Style of 2012

December 27, 2012 by The CoF

The show outside of the shows is here to stay and one thing that has become evidently clear from the street style parade is that more is more. Whether wearing baroque embellishment, layers upon layers of jewelry, or mixing and matching prints from head to toe, established experts like Taylor Tomasi Hill, Caroline Issa, and Tamu McPherson continued to display the best trends of the year, while fresh faces such as Anne-Catherine Frey and Sofía Sanchez Barrenechea added an eclectic touch and created looks that were anything but […]

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, People • Tags: Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Arts, Balenciaga, Caroline Issa, Fashion, François-Henri Pinault, Nicolas Ghesquière

Gucci Pre-Fall 2013

December 12, 2012 by The CoF

A severe femininity ran through Gucci’s pre-fall collection. Putting aside her penchant for the Seventies and rock ’n’ roll, creative director Frida Giannini focused on Fifties-inspired shapes and a sophisticated combination of sober greens with an intense teal and hints of leopard. “This is a contemporary femme fatale who relishes her own dark mood,” said Giannini. “Armed with an invulnerable aesthetic, she has an elusive sensuality — like the protagonist in a game of pursuit.”

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: Creative director, François-Henri Pinault, Frida Giannini, Gucci