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Unique designer dolls for UNICEF’s Les Frimousses de Créateurs project

November 11, 2014 by The CoF

Every year, UNICEF unites the greatest fashion designers, jewelers, designers and artists to create dolls for Les Frimousses de Créateurs initiative that helps promote the vaccination of children, “the 100% goal: immunize every child” in Darfur, Sudan. In its 12th edition, the project brought together forty-four names as Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Lanvin, Sonia Rykiel, Chantal Thomass, regular participants, as well other new brands as lingerie brand, Maison Lejaby and Louis Quatorze,leather goods . To raise funds, more than 80 unique and unusual dolls are auctioned. Each year […]

Categories: Designers, Fashion, News, People • Tags: Chanel, Gucci, Paris, Sonia Rykiel, Théâtre du Châtelet, UNICEF

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014 (part 2)

July 10, 2014 by The CoF

Although Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall 2014 will very soon come to an end, all the major and most anticipated shows are over and the guests are already packing their bags. Paris during couture fashion week is a place for eccentricities, and for luxury. But except some translucent long dresses, lace, colorful prints , crazy furs and light coats for the unpredictable weather of Paris the street style at this couture week wasn’t so impressible. Here we bring you the best shots […]

Categories: Fashion, Street Style • Tags: Fall 2014, Haute couture, Paris

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014 (part 1)

July 9, 2014 by The CoF

Last Sunday ,Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall 2014 kicked off . It opened with the show of Atelier Versace, and guests decided not to skip the event organized by Donatella. Now with the shows in full swing we are starting to be bombed with “stylish” photo reports from the chic streets of Paris . Though it’s been three days of fashion week and behind such important shows like Atelier Versace, Christian Dior, Chanel,Giambattista Valli or Armani Prive , guests still look quite […]

Categories: Fashion, Street Style • Tags: Fall 2014, Haute couture, Paris

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Europe : Hottest hotel openings in 2014

January 24, 2014 by The CoF

2014 is a year that will mark some grand hotel openings across the world. Today we will review the openings and re-openings of European hotels like the Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard, London, The Peninsula in Paris, St Regis in Istanbul , Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam and the much-delayed, much-awaited reopening of the iconic Ritz Paris. 1. Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, London – Late 2014 After a morning’s stroll through London’s bustling Borough Market, you enjoy a short walk back to the comfort and […]

Categories: Lifestyle, Travel • Tags: Amsterdam, Hotels, Istanbul, LONDON, Paris

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Street style at Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 (part 2)

January 22, 2014 by The CoF

More street style looks from at Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 Today we continue with the second round of street style photography from the streets of Paris during Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 . The temperature in Paris is not very high but this doesn’t stop fashionistas to pull their best looks showcasing photographers, bloggers and their audiences around the world their new coats,capes, shoes,bags and jewelry. The Russian It-girls Miroslava Duma paired her crocodile Hermes Kelly bag […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, Street Style • Tags: Haute couture, Paris, spring/summer 2014

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The front row at the Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 shows

January 21, 2014 by The CoF

The biggest names in fashion and the celebs who have had access to the exclusive Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 week Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 started last Sunday. The Haute Couture Fashion Week can be considerate the most sophisticated among the various fashion weeks not only for the precious pieces presented on the catwalk but also thanks to the crowd it draws from haute couture buyers to the biggest stars and personalities from the world. At Atlelier Versace […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Anna Wintour, Carla Bruni, Franca Sozzani, Haute couture, Kate Bosworth, Lady Gaga, Paris, spring/summer 2014

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 (part 1)

January 21, 2014 by The CoF

The shows on the streets at Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 is in full swing. We have already seen the shows of Atelier Versace, Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli and Alexis Mabille. But the show that happens out of the runways is equally attractive for some. Traditionally the event gather the most stylish people from around the world,from haute couture clients to fashion editors of major magazines and those who do not hide from photographers and are […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, Street Style • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Elena Perminova, Haute couture, miroslava duma, Paris, spring/summer 2014

GOLD LIST 2014 : Top 5 Best City Hotels

January 14, 2014 by The CoF

When it comes to travel Condé Nast Traveler magazine there is no doubt that they are the authority to follow . In their January 2014 issue they released the Gold List for 2014 from hotel,resorts to cruise lines. If you plan a beach vacation, city getaway, safari adventure start by checking the list. Today we present you the Top 5 World’s Best City Hotels and Business Hotels for 2014 according cntraveler.com : 1. RITZ–CARLTON SHANGHAI, PUDONG , Shanghai, China This hotel is the epitome of what the Ritz Carlton […]

Categories: Lifestyle, Travel • Tags: Condé Nast Traveler, Four Seasons, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, Hotels, Paris, Pudong, Ritz Carlton

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Karl Lagerfeld’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss by Bamford Watch Department

December 9, 2013 by The CoF

The Bamford Watch Department , the first company to personalise a range of steel sports luxury watches joined forces with Karl Lagerfeld to give a little treatment to the classic design of Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss. This limited edition watch features Karl Lagerfeld’s signature and his famous face sells for 19,000 euros (more than $25,800) and it is available at the Karl Lagerfeld brand’s concept stores in Paris and Munich.

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Bamford Watch Department, Karl Lagerfeld, luxury, Munich, Paris, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss

The Damien Hirst ABC clutch-book by Olympia Le-Tan

December 2, 2013 by The CoF

On the shelves of the concept store Colette in Paris and Miami( at the colette x Alchemist temporary drive-thru) is about to appear the Damien Hirst ABC clutch-book by Olympia Le-Tan to celebrate the annual art fair Miami Art Basel, from 2-8 December. The exterior of this unusual accessory defines traditionally the real cover of the album which is an anthology of the works of the most expensive contemporary artist , ordered in the classic alphabet. For example the letter D , is accompanied by the word «diamonds» and the photo of the famous […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Art Basel, Clutch, Colette, Damien Hirst, Miami, Olympia Le-Tan, Paris

Maison Michel’s pop-up shop in Paris

November 27, 2013 by The CoF

In the heart of Paris, on the famous rue Cambon, hats and accessories brand Maison Michel opened a pop-up shop until March 2014. The space of the boutique is reminiscent of the interior of an apartment, where the objects of the Maison Michel coexist organically with home furnishings. The air is filled with floral aroma and smell of candles , antique furniture mixed with modern,the continuous black lines on the floor to ceiling divides the space as the ribbon on the […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: Accessories, Hat, Maison Michel, Paris, Pop-up retail, Shopping

The Personal Collection of Elsa Schiaparelli auctioned in Paris

November 24, 2013 by The CoF

For all lovers of the eccentric fashion and style of Schiaparelli 23 January is a date to mark on your calendar. But not because it is scheduled the first parade of the much waited collection signed by Marco Zanini, recently named Creative Director of the historical maison. On this date it will go to auction in the golden salons of Christie’s clothes, photographs, mementos and personal objects of Elsa Schiaparelli inherited by her nephew, the beautiful model and actress Marisa Berenson. The […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Christie, Elsa Schiaparelli, January 2014, Marisa Berenson, Paris, The Personal Collection of Elsa Schiaparelli

Inside “Miss Dior – Esprit Dior” exhibition at Paris’ Grand Palais

Miss Dior celebrates its 65th anniversary

November 14, 2013 by The CoF

Christian Dior’s first fragrance Miss Dior dedicated to the couturier’s sister Chaterine and launched in 1947 celebrates this year its 65th anniversary with a very artistic exhibition, called “Miss Dior- Esprit Dior” held in Paris’ Grand Palais until Nov. 25. “It is also an homage to Christian Dior’s sister, Catherine Dior, [who was in the Resistance] and deported during the Second World War and who has become a muse for the artists who worked on the codes of Miss Dior and the fragrance,” […]

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Eva Herzigova wearing Prada photographer by Mario Testino and styled by Carine Roitfeld,under the art direction of Stephen Gan for Printemps Paris

A fashionable Christmas for Printemps Paris

October 30, 2013 by The CoF

Mario Testino , Eva Herzigova, Carine Roitfeld and Stephen Gan prepared Paris for Christmas the department store Printemps has got a lovely holiday advertising, created together with Italian fashion house Prada. By Christmas, the Parisian department store Printemps has prepared an advertising campaign with Prada as part of their joint project Noël, Joyeuse Obsession by Prada with an amazing team : Mario Testino was the photographer , model Eva Herzigova, stylist Carine Roitfeld and Stephen Gan as creative director . According […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Boulevard Haussmann, Carine Roitfeld, Christmas, Mario Testino, Paris, Prada, Printemps

January Jones,Audrey Tautou,Isabel Marant and Freida Pinto wearing Isabel Marant pour H M

The launch of Isabel Marant pour H & M Collection celebrated in Paris

October 25, 2013 by The CoF

Yesterday night, enthusiasts including Audrey Tautou, January Jones, Freida Pinto, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey,Olga Kurylenko, Alice Dellal, Mélanie Doutey and Lou Lesage gathered in Paris to celebrate the launch of the Isabel Marant pour H&M collection. In a lively urban atmosphere catching Marant’s bohemian energy, the collection was presented in cinematic settings that mixed images, films and models. Live performances by Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rappers Delight, originally of Sugarhill Gang charged the atmosphere. Yesterday’s event transported guests into a street slice of Paris, in the […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Alice Dellal, Audrey Tautou, Freida Pinto, H & M, H&M, Isabel Marant, Isabel Marant x H & M, January Jones, Olga Kurylenko, Paris

A visual from the Prada and Printemps collaboration.

Printemps Paris wears Prada for Christmas

October 17, 2013 by The CoF

The Christmas Wears Prada, at least in Paris, where the department store Printemps has chosen the Italian brand as a partner to decorate the store for Christmas 2013 that will be unveiled in early November. Meanwhile, it is anticipated that ” the facades of Printemps Haussmann will be the backdrop to the magic of Christmas Eve when , aboard his 16-meter sled driven by the legendary reindeer , Santa Claus will take off into the sky amid a cloud […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, News • Tags: 2013, Christmas, Department store, Paris, Prada, Printemps, Shopping

“Mugler Follies” by Thierry Mugler on December 10 in Paris

October 7, 2013 by The CoF

“Mugler stages the story of a young woman in search for her inner balance. As a result of her unpredictable and unusual encounters, she not only discovers herself but also transforms into a sublime and blooming woman. For this production, Manfred Mugler revisits the Revue, an artistic expression that gives him the greatest freedom. It allows him to display all of his follies, boldness and all forms of metamorphoses on stage. A show rich in creativity, Mugler combines joy with […]

Categories: Fashion, News, People • Tags: Art, Events, Mugler Follies, Paris, Thierry Mugler

Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée is launching today in Paris

October 7, 2013 by The CoF

So beautiful that you’ll want to eat them. This is probably the most common effect when you are in front of the beauty collections from Ladurée , the Parisian macaron house . After having established itself as haute patisserie, in 2007 , they launched a line of candles and creams for the body and face , in early 2012 it launched in Japan the first collection of cosmetics, Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée ,for a turnover of 2.3 million Euros . […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Cosmetics, Event, food, France, laduree, Les Merveilleuses De Ladurée, Paris, Sephora

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Best Street Style At Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

October 5, 2013 by The CoF

After New York, London and Milan …here it is : Paris. The best photos of street style from the city of lights. Related articles Best Street Style Looks at Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Best shoes from Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 collections (thecitizensoffashion.com) Street Style at Milan Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 collections (thecitizensoffashion.com)

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Best shoes from Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 collections

October 4, 2013 by The CoF

Following the best selection of the most beautiful handbags for the next spring/summer 2014 season and the best selection of jewelry from Paris Fashion Week, we are ready to pull out the really big guns : some of the most interesting pairs of shoes from the recently concluded shows in Paris. It is worth noting that next spring we do not have to walk exclusively on high heels to look fashionable. Many brands, including Arkis, Acne, Barbara Bui, Celiné, Comme […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, designers, Dries van Noten, Footwear, Givenchy, Isabel Marant, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, shoes, spring/summer 2014

The last Louis Vuitton show signed by Marc Jacobs

October 2, 2013 by The CoF

Just ended a little while ago the latest collection of Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Part of the setting included pieces from the past parades like a black carousel , escalators, an elevator, a large clock for the total black looks and denim garments: the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2014 is the last collection signed by Marc Jacobs for the French house.In his show notes, Jacobs dedicated the collection to the women who have inspired him — from contemporary names like Copola,Anna Wintour and Kate Moss to trailblazing […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Marc Jacobs, Paris, spring/summer 2014

Red carpet at “Mademoiselle C” premiere in Paris

October 2, 2013 by The CoF

The premiere of the documentary “Mademoiselle C” , directed by Fabien Constant, dedicated to one of the periods of life Carine Roitfeld, was held in early September in New York. Last night before, as part of Fashion Week in Paris the documentary was presented to the French public. Mademoiselle C chronicles Carine’s launch of her new magazine “CR Fashion Book.” It gives a rare inside glimpse at the inner workings not only of Roitfeld’s professional world but also her personal life. It […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Carine Roitfeld, Film, Karl Lagerfeld, Mademoiselle C, Models, Paris, Red carpet

Front row at Valentino Spring/Summer 2014 collection

October 2, 2013 by The CoF

Yesterday after the art show of Karl Lagerfeld, fashion’s industry insiders headed to another no less important. Valentino’s creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli presented yesterday afternoon the new spring/summer 2014 collection. By four o’clock in the afternoon guests, including Mario Testino ,Olivia Palermo ,Dasha Zhukova, Ulyana Sergeenko, Miroslava Duma and many others began to appear in the central park of Paris ,Jardin des Tuileries. Like almost all shows for spring/summer 2014 collections in Paris,this one couldn’t […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, dasha zhukova, front row, Mario Testino, Olivia Palermo, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2014, Valentino

Delfina Delettrez, Never too light bracelet

The presentation of ‘Never Too Light’ collection by Delfina Delettrez in Paris

October 1, 2013 by The CoF

On Monday, between the Giambattista Valli and Elie Saab fashion shows, Fashion leaders ,fans and friends went to the gallery Almine Rech, where the daughter of famous parents, Silvia Venturini Fendi and jeweler Bernard Delettre Delfina presented her spring/summer 2014 collection of jewelry. She believes in the talismanic power of jewels and recognizes the specific identity of stones and metals. The quartz crosses the earth and dominates the new collection presented in Almine Rech art gallery, yesterday, during the fashion week in […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Accessories, collection, Delfina Delletrez, Events, Jewellery, Jewels, Paris

A Dolce & Gabbana doll for UNICEF

October 1, 2013 by The CoF

She wears a red lace minidress decorated with crystals and on her head a crown with colored stones, combined with two dangling earrings. It features a look that seems to come from the catwalk Dolce & Gabbana fall/winter 2013-2014 collection extremely fine tailoring that, once again, comes from an inspiration throughout Sicily. She is… a doll. And its purpose goes beyond fashion. Created by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana,the doll will in fact be auctioned for UNICEF during a gala that […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Dolce & Gabbana, Doll, Domenico Dolce, Event, George V Hotel, Paris, Stefano Gabbana, UNICEF

The opening of “Virgule, etc…in the Footsteps of Roger Vivier” exhibition in Paris

October 1, 2013 by The CoF

Last night the opening of a retrospective of the fashion house Roger Vivier gather the fashion crowd of Paris Fashion Week. In the center of contemporary art Palais de Tokyo, an exhibition of “Virgule, etc …”, which translated from French means “Commas, etc…” in honor of the famous comma-shaped heel invented by Roger Vivier. Roger Vivier was revived in 2000 by Diego Della Valle, chairman of Tod’s SpA, and Bruno Frisoni joined as creative director in 2002. 140 pairs of designer […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Bruno Frisoni, Events, Footwear, heels, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Roger Vivier, shoes

Front row at Stella McCartney spring/summer 2014

September 30, 2013 by The CoF

Monday in Paris for many fashion industry insiders began with the spring/summer 2014 show of Stella McCartney. By 10 am celebrity began to gather in the old Opéra Garnier, taking the original layout invitation of the brand that has become so popular lately on social networks. As always fashion show designer Stella McCartney gather an impressive famous crowd .This time was no exception: the first series took Anna dello Russo, Paul Makkratni, Natalia Vodianova, and on the podium showed you […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Elena Perminova, front row, Paris, Paul McCartney, spring/summer 2014, Stella McCartney

Front Row at Chloé Spring/Summer 2014

September 30, 2013 by The CoF

“Not everyone’s perfect,” said Waight Keller creative director at Chloé “Not everyone is like the models in the show. I wanted to give a sense of sheer, but to keep it soft and wearable at the same time.” A collection filled with feminine pieces, light fabrics, cotton and open knits in a palette of white, navy, and olive with touches of gold. The spring/summer 2014 collection of Chloé was showed in the prestigious Parisian school Lycée Carnot, located on the Boulevard […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, People • Tags: chloe, Emmanuelle Alt, front row, Gemma Arterton, Lycée Carnot, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2014, Waight Keller

Accessories sit on a table by Charlotte Perriand. Photo by Dominique Maitre

Alaïa ‘Maison’ opened in Paris

September 30, 2013 by The CoF

A few days ago in Paris, a few steps from the Avenue Montaigne the Azzedine Alaïa flagship store opened. The new three-story boutique on the 5 Rue de Marignan is housed in an 18th-century mansion The 4,000 square meters space has no window displays, a minimalist and futuristic decor. a chandelier ” descending ” from the third to the first floor – a merit of the designer Kris Ruhs , cold metal rails by Martin Szekely , modular shelves for shoes created by Charlotte Perriand […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Avenue Montaigne, Azzedine Alaia, Charlotte Perriand, Kris Ruhs, Paris, Shopping, store

W Magazine Celebrates Craig McDean’s Book during Paris Fashion Week

September 30, 2013 by The CoF

Last Friday W’s magazine editor Stefano Tonchi and photographer Craig McDean invited friends and colleagues to celebrate the release of a new book . Such a number of fashion insiders is difficult to see even on the most high-profile events : designers , models ,chief editors of major publications, as well as movie stars have gathered in 1728 restaurant located in the Hôtel Mazin La Fayette, to congratulate the photographer for the book. “The book is [about] the time when […]

Categories: Book, Fashion, People • Tags: Amber Valletta, Anna Wintour, Craig McDean, Events, Guinevere Van Seenus, Kate Moss, Models, Paris, Stefano Tonchi

Vogue Nippon Editor-at-Large Anna Dello Russo, Designer Peter Dundas of Emilio Pucci & L’Uomo Vogue Giovanna Battaglia

The opening of the new Emilio Pucci boutique in Paris

September 30, 2013 by The CoF

The number of brand-name boutiques on Avenue Montaigne in was supplemented by another one. Emilio Pucci opened its flagship store on the main street of the city of lights,Paris, France. “Historically, Paris is one of our biggest markets, together with the U.S., and this boutique is symbolic for us,” said Alessandra Carra, president and chief executive officer. At the party to celebrate the opening of the new, two-floor Paris store, 1,296 square feet, a concept which was developed by creative […]

Categories: Architecture, Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Avenue Montaigne, Elena Perminova, Emilio Pucci, Giovanna Battaglia, miroslava duma, Paris, Peter dundas

Stylish black beauties on the streets of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2014

September 29, 2013 by The CoF

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Street style at Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 photo by Stefano Coletti

Street style at Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 (part2)

September 28, 2013 by The CoF

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Categories: Fashion • Tags: Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014, Photography, spring/summer 2014, street style

Off the runaway at Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2014

September 27, 2013 by The CoF

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Pharrell Williams’ Moncler Lunettes launched last nightt the opening of Moncler store in Paris

Pharrell Williams’ Moncler Lunettes launched last night at the opening of Moncler store in Paris

September 27, 2013 by The CoF

Pharrell Williams’ Moncler Lunettes collection was officially released last night, to coincide with the launch of the new Moncler flagship store in Paris. American singer , songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams is known first of all for his success in the music industry, the three Grammy awards and many collaborations with other artists .In addition, Farrell is a fashion fan and he continues to cooperate with the fashion world. He previously worked with Louis Vuitton and Japanese designer Nigo on an eyewear line launched […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Bianca Bandolini D'Adda, Cora Emmanuel, Daria Strokous, Events, Giovanna Battaglia, Moncker Lunette, Moncler, Paris, Pharrell Williams, store, sunglasses

Front Row at Nina Ricci Spring/Summer 2014 collection

September 27, 2013 by The CoF

The second day of Paris Fashion Week was marked by yet another demonstration that we could not pass by. Creative director of Nina Ricci ,Peter Copping presented yesterday his vision of the future spring/summer season. However, creating a spring-summer collection of the brand, the designer Peter Copping was inspired by the romantic era : “I thought of the XVIII century, when men were romantics and were not shy about it,” – said the designer. There is no doubt that a synonym of […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, front row, Nina Ricci, Olivia Palermo, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2014

The Unexpected Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014 Show

September 27, 2013 by The CoF

“We’re rejecting conventional beauty, creating our own beauty,” said Rick Owens after he made a real show yesterday : collection spring/summer 2014 showed a 40 stepping ( the hybrid of step dancing, cheerleading, and military drill that is as competitive as cheerleading in African-American colleges) dancers from four American teams. They say that the designer found them on a page on YouTube. “Step teams are an American phenomenon,” he said backstage after the show. “My aesthetic has always been about […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, culture, fashion show, Models, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Rick Owens, spring/summer 2014, Women

Guests at Balengiaga Spring/Summer 2014 collection

September 26, 2013 by The CoF

Today, as part of Paris Fashion Week ,one of the most anticipated fashion show: Balenciaga by Alexander Wang introduced the spring/summer 2014 collection. Despite the early time ,9 am local time , guests gather at the Paris Observatory to see what Mr.Wang prepared for next summer. Salma Hayek with her husband Francois Henri Pinault(chief executive officer of Kering, the group that owns Balenciaga), Anna Dello Russo,Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley, Emmanuelle Alt, and many other guests . After the show, […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Alexander Wang, andre leon talley, Anna Dello Russo, Anna Wintour, Balenciaga, Emmanuelle Alt, front row, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Salma Hayek, spring/summer 2014

Accessorie of the day : Ostrich plumes flats at Rochas Spring/Summer 2014

September 26, 2013 by The CoF

“Nobody comes to Paris to see another white cotton shirt,” Marco Zanini said before his last show at Rochas .The designer will take the creative directions at Schiaparelli starting with next season. After 5 years at Rochas he said his goodbye to the fans of the french brand in a pretty memorable way . “Extreme as in a jacquard velvet bonded to duchesse satin and thermo-sealed with Swarovski crystals. Everything glowed or glistened, from the hand-painted velvet roses on organza […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Accessories, Footwear, Marco Zanini, Paris, Rochas, spring/summer 2014

Street Style at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

September 26, 2013 by The CoF

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Elie Saab Exhibition At George V Hotel in Paris

September 24, 2013 by The CoF

The exhibition of dresses from the latest collection of couture Elie Saab, timed to coincide with Paris Fashion Week , opened today at the George V Hotel and runs until October 6. The curator is Jeff Leatham, who serves as creative director of the legendary hotel last 14 years. Precious dress that he surrounded with flowers, his favorite material for decorating, which brought him international fame.Known for his floral installations that are often compared to contemporary art, His continuous collaboration […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, Decor, Elie Saab, Events, Flowers, George V Hotel, Jeff Leatham, Paris, Paris Fashion Week

Sofia Coppola designed the windows for Le Bon Marché Paris

Sofia Coppola for Le Bon Marché, the oldest Parisian department store

September 24, 2013 by The CoF

The oldest Parisian department store Le Bon Marché invited film director Sofia Coppola to work on the design of its windows. It was done in honor of launching an updated model of SC bags especially for the department store – the original version of the bag was created by Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton in 2009.The limited edition of SC bags model will be available in dark cobalt calfskin with fluorescent fuchsia trims applied by hand. It will retail for 2,420 euros, or $3,275, for the […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, People • Tags: Department store, Le Bon Marché, Louis Vuitton, October 2013, Paris, SC Bag, Sofia Coppola

Azzedine Alaïa - Fall/Winter 2003 Azzedine Alaïa archives © Patrick Demarchelier

The Azzedine Alaïa exhibition in Paris at the Palais Galliera

September 24, 2013 by The CoF

Azzedine Alaïa goes on display . At the Palais Galliera in Paris an exhibition to celebrate the career of the couturier who has deffined the contemporary aesthetics of the body, a real “sculptor of clothes.” All fabrics, fine or simple become valuable works of art in his hands. Alaïa is one of the few able to cope with all the stages of the construction of a gown – from ideation, design to realization. His journey begins in Tunis. After studying sculpture at […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Azzedine Alaia, Events, Palais Galliera, Paris

Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge and Behati Prinsloo

Victoria’s Secret Angels at Louvre Museum in Paris

September 19, 2013 by The CoF

In Paris the Christmas came earlier! At least at Louvre and the dreams of men’s visitors of the Louvre Museum on 17th of September, become true, because on the balcony of the famous French Museum appeared the angels of Victoria’s Secret. Ambassadors of the brand Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge and Behati Prinsloo appeared before the astonished public in underwear alone with dreamy white wings on their backs(as befits the angels). The reason?The shooting for the Victoria’s Secret Christmas […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Louvre Museum, Paris, Photography, Victoria's Secret

30 years of Moschino

September 14, 2013 by The CoF

The fashion house is celebrating a milestone birthday with a capsule ad hoc. Founded in 1983 Maison Moschino is celebrating its first 30 years. And it does so with a capsule that takes the stylistic features of the house and reinterprets them. All garments and accessories from the mini collection created by Rossella Jardini, creative director, tell a story, embody an iconic concept. Triumph the colors dear to the house: white, black, red. And the symbols associated with it, such […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: LONDON, Milan, Moschino, moschinoboutique.com, New York, Paris, Rome, Rossella Jardini

The Little Black Bottle by Lancôme : 20 artists, 1 icon

September 11, 2013 by The CoF

Back in April I was presenting you The Little Black Bottle by Lancôme as seen by 20 artists.This fall to celebrate the 130 international awards for its star serum Lancôme organizes, from September 18 to 20, The Little Black Bottle, an event combining an exhibition,a make-up bar and a concert. When launching Advanced Génifique the 2.0 version of its blockbuster serum ,Lancôme asked 20 artists worldwide (illustrators and photographers), to play with the silhouette of The Little Black Bottle, as the Chinese […]

Categories: Beauty, Design • Tags: Art, France, Lancôme, Paris, September, Skin Care, The Little Black Bottle

Bette Franke By Katja Rahlwes For H&M Magazine Fall 2013

H&M Magazine Fall 2013 : Paris, Je t’aime

September 6, 2013 by The CoF

H&M Magazine Fall 2013 issue : Model: Bette Franke Photographer: Katja Rahlwes Stylist: Geraldine Saglio Hair: Seb Bascle Make-Up: Georgina Graham Related articles Bette Franke by Alex Cayley for Vogue Spain August 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Bette Franke, editorial, fall 2013, H&M Magazine, Katja Rahlwes, Models, Paris, Photography

L’Absolu Rouge by L’Absolu Désir Lancôme, €28.95, available from August 13.

L’Absolu Désir make-up collection by Lancôme fall 2013

July 24, 2013 by The CoF

This season, the house whose historic headquarters Faubourg Saint Honoré street pays homage to the city where she was born … Paris. Experts of the company Lancôme, inspired by the atmosphere of the most romantic city in the world .The archetype of beauty in Paris: a red mouth, a translucent complexion,painted nail. It is this code that beauty inspired Lancôme for its new fall collection called :L’Absolu Désir . Six bright, rich shades of lipstick give the lips soft and […]

Categories: Beauty, News • Tags: fall 2013, Kate Winslet, Lancôme, Lipstick, Mario Testino, Nail polish, Paris

Panier à coudes e corps à baleines 1770 e 1740-1760 Les Arts Décoratifs © Patricia Canino

Behind the Seams. An indiscreet look at the mechanics of Fashion

July 12, 2013 by The CoF

Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the complex designs of lingerie. More than 200 exhibits from the XIV century to the present day, will be on display in the Louvre Museum until 24 November. Crinolines, panties, bras wore by stylish and fashionable women for centuries to create the trendy silhouette of the era. In earlier times shapewear enjoyed a great popularity, especially among the bourgeoisie, it was used to emphasize their social status. At the beginning of XX century designers Nicole Groult,Paul […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Art, culture, Lingerie, Musées des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Undergarment

Medium High Diva Collection by Bulgari

July 12, 2013 by The CoF

During the last week in Paris haute couture Italian house Bulgari introduced a new collection of fine jewelry Medium High Diva Collection. The collection was named after the legendary film stars, who in the 1950s and 1960s wore Bulgari jewels. These include Ava Gardner and Sophia Loren. The inspiration to create some unique jewelry came from Liz Taylor in the film “Cleopatra.” In her honor was made a rose gold necklace with amethyst and rubellite, diamond pavé and lush green. Related […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Ava Gardner, Bulgari, Elizabeth Taylor, Haute couture, Jewelry, Medium High Diva Collection, Paris, Sophia Loren

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