Meet Rita and Rim Elias, the talented sisters behind the new label, Eläma Furs. Ignited by a passion for fur and a love for fashion they have developed a new approach to fur fashion. Their first collection of beautifully designed and handcrafted fur fashion hit stores this fall and reflects their vision of fur as the […]
Is Grey the new Black? Is the little black dress to be replaced by the little grey one? If you’re paying attention to what is happening on the street, in fashion editorials and advertising campaigns, it would seem that grey is dominating the fashion scene. And the return to chic grey is even more noticeable […]
American fashion has lost one of its greats. Oscar de la Renta , who became synonymous with soigné American taste, first ladies and the bevy of celebrities who graced the red carpet in his elegant designs, continuously embraced femininity and polite elegance throughout his star-studded career. His work –though not the most modern– was, by all […]
The simple, clean looks presented throughout this season’s Haute Couture collections have rattled preconceptions about haute couture designs and their connection to the red carpet. What we have witnessed in this cycle are chic, sophisticated looks that can be worn from day to evening, for everyday occasions or special events…in a variety of fur fashion […]
As the new James Bond film Skyfall is about to hit US theaters tomorrow, critics are already ranking it among the best in the 007 franchise. And we just couldn’t resist taking another opportunity to revisit the 007 franchise and celebrate the iconic beauties that have played Bond femme-fatales over time…the Bond Girls. James Bond in Skyfall So, […]
To say that we get a kick out of PETA campaigns is an understatement. By now, everyone knows that celebrities are paid handsomely – monetarily and/or through media exposure – to lend their names and images (i.e. their celebrity) to Ad campaigns. Justin Bieber Adopt Ad: Justin Bieber stars in an ad for PETA featuring the […]
It’s a Louis Vuitton takeover in Beverly Hills, CA this summer! Everyone who is anyone has already visited, or secured their date to visit, the invigorating new Louis Vuitton X Exhibit and pop up shop on Rodeo Drive, open to the public August 28 through September 15, 2019, and boy was it worth the trip! […]
Haute couture is often associated with uber-glamorous eveningwear and outrageous costume-like presentations. After all, this is the fashion arena where budgets barely exist, giving designers a broad canvas on which to execute their most fantastic ideas. But haute couture need not be so excessive or extravagant. Haute couture is about craftsmanship and luxury too. Beautiful, […]
Pre-fall 2017….we’re back! The Veuve Clicquot empties are gone to recycling, the dress has been dropped off at the dry cleaners and the last vestiges of New Year’s Eve have been swept away. Happy 2017!. Now let’s see….Pre-fall 2017, where were we? More Haute Trends from the Pre-fall 2017 Collections J. Mendel brought a rocker […]
Church and state. That’s how the publishing world looks at their editorial versus the advertising sides of their business; never the two shall meet. Fashion lovers religiously flock to monthly magazines like Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, W, as much for the imagery as for the stories about fashion’s movers and shakers told through pictorial compilations. We believe […]
They’re back!!! And we couldn’t be more excited! Today (Friday) Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley hit the big screen in theaters across the U.S. in “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie”. Reprising their roles from the successful 1990’s television series as fashion publicist Edina Monsoon and magazine editor Patsy Stone respectively, these two comic geniuses engage in a […]
Haute couture doesn’t mean that the clothes all have to be spectacular red-carpet gowns, but when they are it makes us oh so happy! The Alexis Mabille 2016 fall couture collection was chock full of special occasion dresses that made us anxious for black tie season to begin. Using fine fabrics of silk faille, radzimir, […]