Meanwhile a contest of a different sort had already taken place earlier outside the auditorium, yes, that's right, the winners and losers of the red carpet. From Sarah Hyland's elegant Zac Posen gown to Laverne Cox's sexy Calvin Klein number, most A-Listers brought their fashion A-game. But of course, there are always a few who miss the mark!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
2015 Emmy Awards Fashion: Red Carpet Best And Worst Dressed Video Recap
The biggest night of the year in television has come and gone. Yes, we're
talking of course about the 67th Primetime Emmys Awards, held Sunday, Sept. 20
in Hollywood. The night's big winners were HBO with many awards handed out for
"Olive Kitteridge," "Veep" and "Game of Thrones;"Jon Hamm, who finally won a
"Best Actor" gong for his role as Don Draper in "Mad Men" and the wonderfully
talented Viola Davis, who made history by becoming the first African-American
woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a drama series "How to Get Away with
Murder."
Meanwhile a contest of a different sort had already taken place earlier outside the auditorium, yes, that's right, the winners and losers of the red carpet. From Sarah Hyland's elegant Zac Posen gown to Laverne Cox's sexy Calvin Klein number, most A-Listers brought their fashion A-game. But of course, there are always a few who miss the mark!
Meanwhile a contest of a different sort had already taken place earlier outside the auditorium, yes, that's right, the winners and losers of the red carpet. From Sarah Hyland's elegant Zac Posen gown to Laverne Cox's sexy Calvin Klein number, most A-Listers brought their fashion A-game. But of course, there are always a few who miss the mark!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Giuliana Rancic Says She Never Considered Leaving ‘Fashion Police’
“I didn’t. I think once the real story got out and the true intentions came out, everyone understood the story,” E! host tells Meredith Vieira
Giuliana Rancic revealed that she never even considered leaving E!’s “Fashion Police,” during an appearance with her co-hosts on “The Meredith Vieira Show” on Monday.
She continued to say that during the show’s hiatus, fans on the street would plead with her, begging that the show stay on the air.
The comedy-talk show returned for new episodes last month, after the dramatic departures of Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin earlier in the year.
Osbourne quit “Fashion Police” in February, following backlash over remarks made by Rancic about actress Zendaya’s dreadlocks hairstyle at the Academy Awards. Griffin left shortly after, forcing E! to put the show on hiatus in March.
Rancic, and co-hosts Melissa Rivers and Brad Goreski dodged the question about whether or not there was any hard feelings with Griffin and Osbourne.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
David Beckham rocks edgy leather
He recently landed a starring role in pal Guy Ritchie's new movie - and it seems that David Beckham has caught the acting bug.
The father-of-four has just been unveiled as the face of Belstaff's new campaign and stars in a short film for the fashion brand.
The international style icon, 40, joins Harvey Keitel, Katherine Waterston, Cathy Moriarty in the film, which is called Outlaws and was filmed in Mexico.
The father-of-four has just been unveiled as the face of Belstaff's new campaign and stars in a short film for the fashion brand.
The international style icon, 40, joins Harvey Keitel, Katherine Waterston, Cathy Moriarty in the film, which is called Outlaws and was filmed in Mexico.
Gentlemen, if you ever find yourself in a style rut, just ask yourself, 'what would David Beckham do?'.
Not the David of the sarong era but David the style icon. He always nails it, whether he's suited and booted or rocking a more casual laid back look like this one. The jeans aren't too baggy but are NOT skinny, the boots are battered with a lived in feel and the biker jacket fits like a glove. All these elements come together to create an incredibly well put together man and we guarantee the ladies love it.
David's leather jacket is of course by Belstaff. Founded in 1924 the British brand has been worn by legends like T.E. Lawrence as well as more modern stars like Sarah-Jessica Parker (yes they do womenswear too).
If you feel the need to reinvigorate your look then can we suggest taking direction from Mr. Beckham? You can't go wrong. Start with his quilted biker jacket (click right) and work backwards.
But if you haven't got the budget to spend it like Beckham then get the look for less at Sandro, Asos and Burton.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Men’s Fashion Is Headed for a Gender-Bending Moment Unseen Since the ’70s
In January, Gucci’s menswear runway collection was an eye-opener. It wasn’t
because the brand had just fired its nearly decadelong creative director Frida
Giannini in December, or even because new designer Alessandro Michele had pulled
the clothing together in less than a week in his new role.
It was because the men on the runway looked ... like women.
In fact, some of them were women—an increasing trend in menswear shows. Models of both genders—waifish male models and boyish female models alike—were wearing silhouettes, fabrications, and items of clothing that traditionally appear in womenswear collections. Michele’s deliberately ambiguous outfits featured massive pussycat bow blouses, shrunken jackets, and low-slung, wide-leg trousers—on willowy models with matching soft features and lengthy, undone hair.
And just like that, this change in creative direction became symbolic of an industrywide trend—and Michele the movement’s unofficial leader. A shift toward androgyny has been building over the past two years, and with Gucci’s new experimental take, it has hit its stride. (It's worth noting that the recently slumping Gucci just reported its first sales growth in two years, a 4.6 percent increase for the second quarter of 2015—up from a 7.9 percent decrease in the first quarter.)
Gender-bending is nothing new in fashion or pop culture. But in large-scale, high-end fashion, the theme has not been conveyed as loudly or as frequently since, well, a young Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Marc Bolan toyed with feminized looks in the late 1960s. But today, thanks to a troupe of contemporary designers—such as Rick Owens and J.W. Anderson—this theme of gender-neutral dress has been reimagined.
American Androgyny
“The concept of androgyny comes up from time to time in fashion,” says Nancy Deihl, director of the costume studies MA program at New York University. “In modern fashion history, two of the most notable examples are in the 1920s and in the late 1960s into the 1970s.”
Deihl notes that both were periods of social upheaval, which reflected an empowered youth culture.
“The post-World War I generation and the 'baby boom' that created the young population of the 1960s represent times when young people had a lot of economic and cultural influence,” says Diehl. Hello, millennials.
It was because the men on the runway looked ... like women.
In fact, some of them were women—an increasing trend in menswear shows. Models of both genders—waifish male models and boyish female models alike—were wearing silhouettes, fabrications, and items of clothing that traditionally appear in womenswear collections. Michele’s deliberately ambiguous outfits featured massive pussycat bow blouses, shrunken jackets, and low-slung, wide-leg trousers—on willowy models with matching soft features and lengthy, undone hair.
And just like that, this change in creative direction became symbolic of an industrywide trend—and Michele the movement’s unofficial leader. A shift toward androgyny has been building over the past two years, and with Gucci’s new experimental take, it has hit its stride. (It's worth noting that the recently slumping Gucci just reported its first sales growth in two years, a 4.6 percent increase for the second quarter of 2015—up from a 7.9 percent decrease in the first quarter.)
Gender-bending is nothing new in fashion or pop culture. But in large-scale, high-end fashion, the theme has not been conveyed as loudly or as frequently since, well, a young Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Marc Bolan toyed with feminized looks in the late 1960s. But today, thanks to a troupe of contemporary designers—such as Rick Owens and J.W. Anderson—this theme of gender-neutral dress has been reimagined.
American Androgyny
“The concept of androgyny comes up from time to time in fashion,” says Nancy Deihl, director of the costume studies MA program at New York University. “In modern fashion history, two of the most notable examples are in the 1920s and in the late 1960s into the 1970s.”
Deihl notes that both were periods of social upheaval, which reflected an empowered youth culture.
“The post-World War I generation and the 'baby boom' that created the young population of the 1960s represent times when young people had a lot of economic and cultural influence,” says Diehl. Hello, millennials.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Fashion Items That Change The World
NEW DELHI: After starting a business-tobusiness ecommerce site, Walmart Stores is now eyeing the sale of fashion products directly to Indian consumers. Walmart is exploring the possibility of selling its 'George' brand of clothing and home products on third-party ecommerce sites, according to a person familiar with the development. "Walmart is in a very early stage of exploring the market for George," the person said, asking not to be identified.
"George is Walmart's largest private label and is a more than $2 billion brand." The person said the world's biggest retailer wants to capitalise on the growth of the fashion market in India. George is owned by Asda Stores, the UK retailer that Walmart acquired in 1999.
"I'm afraid I don't have any details to share. We're constantly reviewing markets where we believe George will perform well, but there's no more to it than that," Jo Newbould, a Bentonville-based Walmart spokesperson, said in an e-mailed reply.
Walmart, which posted consolidated net sales of $482.2 billion in fiscal 2015, is trying to get a toehold in India's ecommerce market, where its biggest US rival Amazon is making waves. India's e-retailing segment has been growing at 56% a year, swelling to Rs 13,900 crore annually in 2012-13 from Rs 1,500 crore in 2007-08, according to Crisil.
Last year, Amazon announced it would invest $2 billion in India as its fights for leadership with domestic rivals Flipkart. com and Snapdeal.com. Walmart started a pilot project in Lucknow and Hyderabad in July last year allowing members of its Best Price Modern Wholesale stores to buy products online through its website www.bestprice.in.
Walmart has extended the B2B ecommerce service to all 20 of its Best Price outlets. Walmart is now preparing to add another cash-and-carry store in Agra in August, after a gap of about four years.
The company had put its expansion on hold in India after an internal probe to check whether Walmart's India unit flouted US anti-bribery laws. Walmart plans to sell not only George branded apparels but also toys, baby products and home products online in India, the person said. Walmart sells George products in countries including China, Argentina, Mexico and Japan.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
The White Album: Wimbledon 2015 Fashion Aces & Faults
The lily-white fashion edict at the All England Club leaves a lot of on-court
attire cramped for originality and uniqueness. Even so, some looks among the men's and women's contenders do stick out from the herd, for better and worse. Here, the Daily Spin's annual roundup of Wimbledon style points.
Ace: Venus Williams' dress from her eponymous EleVen by Venus label is a simple frock with a complicated back. Even if the materials over her shoulder blades look like a mess of cords sorely in need of a surge protector, the Spin says it's a win. No-nonsense business up front, party in the back.
Fault: If anything about Tomas Berdych's H&M look seems interesting, it's likely a wrinkle. That's a bummer on the heels of some striking conversation-starters to date in this fashion marriage.
Fault: Andrea Petkovic should have declared her mesh-y skirt at the border before entering the United Kingdom. WTF, Adidas. (As in, what tacky fashion.)
Ace: Venus Williams' dress from her eponymous EleVen by Venus label is a simple frock with a complicated back. Even if the materials over her shoulder blades look like a mess of cords sorely in need of a surge protector, the Spin says it's a win. No-nonsense business up front, party in the back.
Fault: If anything about Tomas Berdych's H&M look seems interesting, it's likely a wrinkle. That's a bummer on the heels of some striking conversation-starters to date in this fashion marriage.
Fault: Andrea Petkovic should have declared her mesh-y skirt at the border before entering the United Kingdom. WTF, Adidas. (As in, what tacky fashion.)
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