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Coco Mademoiselle: The Film - CHANEL
COCO MADEMOISELLE is here again, beautiful, independent and mischievous. With Keira Knightley and Alberto Ammann, directed by Joe Wright. Soundtrack : "It's a man's man's man's world" (James Brown, Betty Newsome), performed by Joss Stone. Courtesy: YouTube/CHANEL
At the drop of a hat
Myra lloyd wears hats like they're T-shirts: every day, with a special hat for every occasion.
Beauty: Trend tracker
Whether each runway look initially stands out for its statement colour or arresting artistry, the underlying unifying feature is beautiful skin.
Style blogger teams with Karen Walker (+pix)
Fashion blogger Ari Seth Cohen speaks exclusively to Viva about his collaboration with Karen Walker.
Fashion designer Alfred Fiandaca dies, 72
Fashion designer Alfred Fiandaca has died at the age of 72. His designs were worn by a number of notable stars including Audrey Hepburn, Dame Julie Andrews and Anita Baker.
NY Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2013
At first, Hilfiger's looks, staged like a movie-set library, looked like they were built on the Savile Row-styled menswear and Ivy League prep-school uniforms he has played with for almost 30 years. There were houndstooth prints in every scale imaginable - on a coat, turtleneck, tuxedo pants and even a dickie - and probably even more plaid. "Classics receive an unexpected twist,'' was Hilfiger's mantra, putting some newness on the catwalk while maintaining a relatable ease that would appeal to his broad audience. Together on the runway, the collection evoked mod for 2013. The leather argyle pattern shifts and shirtdresses could reintroduce his muses - and fashion icons - Twiggy, Mary Quant and Marianne Faithfull to a new generation.
NY Fashion Week: Zac Posen Fall 2012
Posen presented his smallest show in years, taking a breath from a whirlwind few months that included joining Project Runway as a judge. For a designer who thrives on flashbulbs, cameras and frenzy, the change might seem odd, but he said his intimate show at the Plaza Hotel was the best way to sharpen his focus in a collection that was thoughtful and intellectual. "My fantasies about glamour or about society, about travel, all took place here growing up in New York. When you drive by great historical backgrounds, this is where Halston did his first shows, where Oscar de la Renta used to show,'' Posen said. Part of Posen's signature are red-carpet gowns, such as the strapless, draped bustier ballgown worn by Crystal Renn and the architectural peplum gown with cutouts and sharp shoulders worn by Coco Rocha.
NY Fashion Wee: Betsy Johnson Fall 2013
The tireless 71-year-old designer, best known for punky prom dresses and a lot of pink, introduced her fall collection as a theatrical exercise video for the Style Network program Betsey and Lulu, which follows the lives of Johnson and her daughter. It was a catwalk of energetic, giggly models in active wear chatting on mobile phones as they waved to attendees, then an exercise routine led by the designer that included running in place, yoga and pull-ups. Rows of pink yoga mats were strewn on the runway, each accompanied by a pair of high-top sneakers, towels and wine bottles. The collection, named BJ Kicks A, veered from the high school dance party looks that she has championed for decades, running toward a junior high school gym class with a lot of cheek. It was an explosion of neon pink and yellow, animal prints and plaids on mini dresses worn over leggings, a veritable visual feast piled over one another.
Ari Seth Cohen colab with Karen Walker
Ari Seth Cohen has turned his eye to Karen Walker, photographing four stylish women for the designer's new Karen Walker Forever campaign, described by Walker as "a celebration of eternal optimism". Read more here or grab a copy of Viva.
Oscar De La Renta offers Galliano a second chance
Fashion designer Oscar De La Renta has offered disgraced designer John Galliano the chance of a comeback following his dramatic fall from grace in 2011.
Naomi Campbell shrugs off tardiness
Supermodel Naomi Campbell tends to be tardy, but she doesn't believe in excuses.
Elle Style Awards red carpet
Check out all the glamour on the Elle Style Awards red carpet in London. Kate Hudson in her figure-hugging scarlet gown stole the show for me.
Meet the human Barbie doll
For a long time, people questioned whether Valeria Lukyanova really existed. But here she is, perched on a sofa at Kama Sutra, Odessa's premier Oriental cafe.
Grammys: Sexy and strange
The Grammy Award's red carpet is one of Life & Style Editor Nicky Park's favourite to spy on - it's creative, it's colourful, it's saucy and it's surprising. She's pulled together her favourite looks - some sexy and some strange.
NY Fashion Week: Diane von Furstenberg
The designer’s fall collection was themed around glam rock. From pink jumpsuits to blue halter dresses, her message was clear: ‘life’s a party!’ Isabel Wilkinson reports.
Grammy Awards: Red carpet
Check out photos of your favourite celebrities and musicians as they arrive at the 2013 Grammy Awards and strut their stuff on the red carpet.
NY Fashion Week: Tracy Reese Fall 2013
Any model will tell you: It's hard to walk down a catwalk. Especially when you're an actual cat. Designer Tracy Reese's autumn-winter show had a guest model, of the feline variety. The cat was supposed to be walked on a leash, but was a bit frightened, the designer explained backstage, and had to be cradled in the model's arms for its one trip down the catwalk. Er, runway. The cat may have been timid, but Reese's designs were the opposite - full of mixed prints and bold colours, like the floral-printed neoprene frock in pink, orange and black that accompanied the cat-bearing model.
Photos: Stars shine at Baftas
Hollywood stars squelched up a soggy red carpet today at the British Academy Film Awards, which pitted presidential biopic Lincoln against epic musical Les Miserables and Iran hostage crisis drama Argo.
NY Fashion Week: Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2013
Minkoff named her colours after planets and other spacey things. A winter white was "Saturn'' and used for a leather motocross jacket. The colour caramel became "eclipse'' for a leather duffel coat. Minkoff put a twist on the colour-blocking trend that has been around now a few seasons by mixing chunks of different textures instead of contrasting hues. Minkoff's soft-line exaggerated shoulder, instead of the aggressive ones that were so popular on the runways a few years ago (and in the 1980s), also turned up elsewhere.
NY Fashion Week: Lacoste Fall 2013
Designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista presented his Menswear and Womenswear collection. The focus was on colour-blocking and mixing of materials and textures in a similar sense. For example a fabric and leather-like garment might have leather-like sleeves, hips, pocket trim and lower legs.
Karen Walker turns heads with ageless
Leading New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker is turning heads by using women aged 65 to 92 in her latest advertising campaign.
Bum and breast warning
The organisers of the Grammy awards have warned the stars not to reveal the bare fleshy under-curves of the buttocks or the under-curvature of breasts.
NY Fashion Week: BCBG Max Azria Fall 2013
The room was packed for Max and Lubov Azria of BCBG Max Azria, whose silk print dresses, magnificent furs, and over-sized jackets were full of exoticism. The designers said they drew inspiration from "the beautiful history inlaid within the architecture of Istanbul and the eclectic style of the Gypsies of Southern Europe."
Grammys ban 'puffy' genital skin, thongs
US network CBS is asking stars not to bare too much skin at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
Beauty briefs: Indulgent Valentine's
Stuck on what to give your lady love this Valentine's Day? Check out these beauty-ful solutions.
Seashells by the seashore
The treatment is a new take on a hot-stone massage and, to my mind, the clams used to rub over your oiled skin are an improvement on stones in that they hold heat much longer.
Miranda Kerr struts her stuff in Aussie fashion show (+photos)
Under rows of chandeliers Miranda Kerr opened the David Jones Autumn/Winter 2013 show in the department store's newest and most controversial label.
Which supermodel is launching her own fashion line?
Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is launching her own fashion label.