October’s Best Fashion Videos

　　
　　Watch the slideshow This month, we were not only treated to one, but two fashion videos from British lensman and visual mastermind Nick Knight. For the first, he captured Lady Gaga twirling around and looking like a hologram in colored plumes of smoke, and the other documents an Alister Mackie–styled, punk-inspired shoot for AnOther magazine. Also in this batch: Ellen Von Unwerth directs a Sex and the City–inspired video (cleverly titled Transex in the City) for Candy magazine, with a cast of three gender-bending divas, along with current nightlife queen, Ladyfag. The foursome party like it's the early aughts all over again, drinking martinis, shopping, and stuffing dollar bills down the pants of leather-daddy strippers. See these clips, and more, in the slideshow ahead.

Britney Spears In Revealing Bikini

　　Britney Spears continued her Femme Fatal tour in London Thursday night, and it looks like her costumes haven't changed that much in the past decade.
According to the Daily Mail, Britney's backstage requests included fish and chips, 100 figs and prunes and a photo of Princess Diana.

"Britney adores the monarchy, Diana was in many ways her inspiration," a source told the paper. "Also, she doesn't count calories when she's in Britain."

Crazy midnight was singing is held

　　
　　Photo: PA
Rihanna's video for her single 'We Found Love' has been described as a "disgrace" by anti-rape campaigners.
The track - which is the first song to be taken from the singer's forthcoming new studio album 'Talk That Talk' - has spent the last three weeks at Number One in the UK singles chart, but its accompanying video has been criticised by the Rape Crisis Centre for sending out an inappropriate message.
The Rape Crisis Centre's Eileen Kelly complained to The Daily Star about the clip, in which Rihanna is spanked and has the word 'Mine' tattooed on her backside by male model Dudley O'Shaughnessy.
She said:
Rihanna's new video is a disgrace. It sends the message that she is an object to be possessed by men, which is disturbingly what we see in real violence cases.
Rihanna has faced criticism for her videos before. In June, US pressure groups called for the video for her single 'Man Down' to be banned as they claimed it promoted murder, although she insisted it could help "give a voice to victims". The video portrayed her shooting an attacker after being raped.
Last week, meanwhile, the singer settled a lawsuit with fashion photographer David LaChapelle over her 'S&M' video, after he claimed certain scenes in the clip for the single were plagiarised from his own shoots.

　　
　　Will anyone brave Gaga's meat dress this Halloween?
Halloween is the perfect occasion to completely embrace a new persona with outlandish Halloween costumes and over-the-top accessories and wigs.
More and more adults are getting into the Halloween spirit, with costumes becoming more creative every year. But what are this year's biggest costume crazes? For the 2011 Halloween season, we unveil the top costume trends.
* Zombies: Inspired by AMC's wildly successful series, Walking Dead, zombies are perfect for people who want both gore and glam this Halloween. Zombies know how to survive in a costume crowd, and this year there are many different zombie characters - from putrid prom queens and decaying nurses to undead rockers and Michael Jackson 'Thriller' style zombies.
* Mix N' Match: The tutu is this year's must-have costume accessory, as seen in runway shows all over the world from Milan to Paris to New York, take full advantage of the ever-feminine tutu by combining it with leggings, corsets, headpieces and other accessories to create one-of-a-kind characters.
* TV-Inspired Characters: Costumes reflecting the timeless and evocative styles from the recent outpouring of historical television dramas, such as Spartacus, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men, will be seen at Halloween parties everywhere this year.
* Nostalgia: The classic cartoon and video game characters from the 1980s and 1990s have made a big come back in recent years, and the 2011 costumes will mirror loveable Strawberry Shortcake, Super Mario and other childhood favorites.
* Bright Delight: Pop culture figures continuously influence Halloween costumes, and this year the neon bright and provocative fashions of style icons Katy Perry and Lady Gaga will be a big hit this Halloween. From luscious blue wigs, jeweled sunglasses and hot pink leggings, stores such as Wigwam or Pennys carries thousands of accessories to emulate any pop star but if you want to make an impact, you could always opt for a meat dress

photo courtesy of Vogue

　　
　
“Le Carrousel, the circular dance of fashion. This season at Louis Vuitton the circle has turned once more and arrived at a place of pure enjoyment, gentleness, joie de vivre and love. But this is a particular enjoyment and love: the joy of Parisian fashion.”
How apropo to be in Paris this season and be invited to attend the Louis Vuitton show. Truly it was an honor to receive the invitation and take part in sharing the message of the brand. We each seemed to have a singular goal in mind - to celebrate Parisian fashion. And what a joy it was. A magical carousel, a whimsical fairytale with girls in fabulously feminine clothes - a vision of delicacy in beautiful lace, icy pastels, transparent flowers and and feather trimmed loveliness – and then there was Kate Moss on the runway (exclamation point!). All of this Parisian splendor harkened from a history of fine craftsmanship. And to top it off Louis Vuitton, one of the most prestigious luxury brands in the world, is also on the forefront of fashion and technology. I find it so compelling that Louis Vuitton, like Burberry, is leading the charge into the future and the digital world. Think of its recent “The Art of Travel by Louis Vuitton” campaign. For Spring 2012 show, it created a complete digital experience to give fans an inside look at Louis Vuitton and Parisian fashion.
“The romance of Parisian fashion is a joy in the emotional exchange between the craftsman and wearer. Fashion is a spectacle, but this is an intimate relationship as well; it is not just about the joy of looking but the joy of feeling,” explained the show program. Clothes can be enjoyed because of their beauty, but the pleasure of luxury is also in knowing the craftsmanship of the garment and its exquisite design by a Parisian atelier. Case in point: the “Coquilee D’Oeuf” minaudiere, the collections’ piece de résistance. The evening bag, which took over 300 hours and 12,500 pieces of “mosaicked” eggshells to make, sums up the extreme delicacy and emotional exchange in the crafting the collection.
Just as the clothes can be appreciated from the inside out, so too can the runway show and the brand's message - by understanding what goes on behind-the-scenes. To give fans an inside look this season Louis Vuitton live-streamed the show and created a series of videos about the brand, the runway show and Paris itself. “Social media is very interesting and brings opposite personalities together,” said Kamel Ouadi, global digital director at Louis Vuitton, Paris. “There’s this idea of openness and of community [that] lets consumers connect and share…. [Social media] emphasizes the emotional aspects of a luxury industry [that] is sometimes perceived as arrogant and distant,” he said. Not only was the show was broadcast live via iPhone and iPad and on the Louis Vuitton Facebook Page, but a mini-site dedicated to the show was also launched. Fans could tune it to find out how the beautiful carousel and runway show was created and watch the building of the show tent. And designer Marc Jacobs created exclusive videos to discuss his vision of the Louis Vuitton Woman, the creative process involved in building a collection and putting on a Louis Vuitton fashion show.

The fashion photographer claimed certain scenes in the video

　　
　　The fashion photographer claimed certain scenes in the video for her 2010 single – directed by Melina Matsoukas - were plagiarised from his own shoots and launched a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
At the time, David said: "I like RiRi. This is not personal, it’s strictly business. Musicians commonly pay to sample music or use someone’s beats and there should be no difference when sampling an artist’s visuals.”
The case has now been settled by Rihanna out of court for an undisclosed sum, and David's publicist says he is "happy with the settlement.”
David's lawsuit pointed out similarities between the video and eight of his photos including one of a dominatrix walking a chained man on a leash, a woman in latex headgear and Rihanna posing in front of newspaper headlines, which he argued was similar to a shot he took of Lady Gaga posing with newspaper headlines stuck to her body.
Rihanna’s representative and record label have yet to comment on the lawsuit.
While her legal troubles with David may be over, the video is also subject to legal action from Paris based photographer Philipp Paulus.
He claims an image of his has was recreated without permission in the 'S&M' video.
He singles out a particular shot of his own where a model in a billowy gown is trapped against a wall by a sheet of plastic, surrounded by large X symbols made from black tape, similar to how Rihanna is presented in part of her video.