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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

September 24, 2013 by The CoF

At the Brooklyn Museum opens the first international retrospective of Jean-Paul Gaultier, which will be held from October 25 to February 23. After New York this multimedia exhibition “Jean-Paul Gaultier: from the sidewalk to the podium” will travel to London, Paris and Melbourne. There are exhibited more than 140 haute couture dresses and pret-a-porter collections of Jean-Paul Gaultier from different collections that are presented on custom mannequins with interactive faces created by high-definition audiovisual projections. In addition to the clothes on […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Brooklyn Museum, Events, Haute couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, New York, Ready-to-wear

Oscar de la Renta Nail Lacquer Fall 2013 collection

May 27, 2013 by The CoF

A decadent, rich mulberry that goes on with velvet-like perfection. Inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2013 collection, these new limited-edition shades were created exclusively for the runway and the designer’s devoted online clientele. This state-of-the-art formula goes on flawlessly and delivers a long-lasting, chip-resistant and high-shine manicure finish.

Categories: Beauty, Fashion • Tags: Cosmetics, fall 2013, Nail polish, Oscar de la Renta, Ready-to-wear, Shopping

Chanel Boutique In St. Tropez

May 8, 2013 by The CoF

The Maison Chanel knows not to change a winning project: in fact, it opened its boutique éphémere at the Hôtel La Mistralée in Saint-Tropez for the fourth year in a row. The French fashion house’s temporary store will house the women’s Spring Summer 2013 and accessories collections, and the Métiers d’Art 2012-2013 Paris-Edimbourg collection. source vogue.it

Categories: Architecture, Fashion • Tags: Chanel, Design, Photography, Ready-to-wear, Saint-Tropez, Shopping, Travel

Phillip Lim’s First-Ever Advertising Campaign

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Phillip Lim may have launched his ready-to-wear line nine years ago, but he’s never put out a campaign. Until now, that is. For the first time since 2004, Lim has teamed up with photographer Alessio Bolzoni and stylist Nancy Rohde to shoot a series of ads, which star models Katryn Kruger and Franzi Mueller. “We as a brand have always made decisions based on instinct from the very beginning,” Lim told Style.com. “So Spring 2013 feels like the right time […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Advertising campaign, Another Magazine, Interview (magazine), New York, Phillip Lim, Ready-to-wear, Style.com

Dior Pre-Fall 2013 Collection

January 11, 2013 by The CoF

For his first pre-fall collection for Dior, Raf Simons wrote another chapter in his modernist makeover of the storied French house, employing the same vocabulary as his couture and ready-to-wear debuts last year. “New classics” is the term the Belgian designer applied to his latest takes on tuxedo suits, “bar” jackets and such iconic prints and fabrics as florals and Prince de Galle checks. “I wanted to continue exploring the Dior codes we started establishing,” Simons told WWD. But this […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Christian Dior S.A., Dior, Galle, Haute couture, Prince, Raf Simons, Ready-to-wear, Simons

Affordable Luxury Makes Permanent Room At H&M

November 21, 2012 by The CoF

H&M will launch new fashion brand & Other Stories during spring 2013 & Other Stories is a fashion brand offering women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear to create their personal style, or story. Our creative ateliers in Paris and Stockholm design diversified fashion collections with great attention to detail and quality at an affordable price. Today, a woman with a love for fashion creates her own style. She wears things that feel right to her […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Arts, Design, Fashion, H&M, Paris, Ready-to-wear, Retail, Stockholm