Oh Karl, you’re such a cheeky devil! As environmentalists and PETA activists are up in arms about global warming (or “global cooling” as a skeptical Lagerfeld calls it) and the fashion industry’s indulgence in cozy yet cruel fur pelts, Karl Lagerfeld says ‘pish posh’. Lowering the Grand Palais to sub-zero temperatures, the designer garnished his [...]
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Karl Lagerfeld at Paris Fashion Week F/W10
March 15, 2010 – 9:09 am
Backstage at Lagerfeld
Save the sunglasses and that snowy white hair, Lagerfeld’s fall runway could be called a procession of bouffanted mini-mes (or to be clear, mini-hims). Marching nonchalantly to the electro-pop beats of The xx, models emerged from behind a maze of neon blue panels in a series of structured black-and-white looks that were unmistakably [...]
Hermès at Paris Fashion Week F/W10
March 15, 2010 – 8:17 am
When a saucy Lily Cole opened Hermès’ fall show with a one-piece leather catsuit, bowler hat and a black croc umbrella, she made it clear that we were about to witness a dandified romp down the runway. One part James Bond, one part Charlie’s Angels and a splash of Savile Row, the collection featured crystal-embellished [...]
A.F. Vandevorst at Paris Fashion Week F/W10
March 10, 2010 – 6:20 am
Images by Spela Kasal
Thanks to Filip Arickx and An Vandevorst, chalk and cardboard are no longer reserved for kindergarten arts and crafts. This season, the husband and wife design duo used the unlikely materials to bring an astute edge to their militaristic collection. In a palette of black, beige, burgundy and fuchsia, pleated jodhpurs, structured [...]
