FASHION Magazine

Coco Rocha has revealed a shoulder from her up-coming clothing line. No, that’s not a technical term—she posted a picture of her shoulder, clothed in a shiny, deep blue jacket. Rocha will reveal the full outfit when she works the Grammys red carpet for ET Canada on January 31. [Oh So Coco, via The Cut]

Hot on the heels of Kate Moss‘ alleged engagement, model Lara Stone has left the dating pool, announcing her engagement to comedian David Walliams after four months of dating. [HuffPo]

Chanel’s Paris-Shanghai collection opened with a video–an imagined alternate history where Coco Chanel takes her first trip to China. In a potentially controversial move, Karl Lagerfeld styled his actors, including models Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi, as Chinese characters in yellowface. Lagerfeld defended his decision because of its homage to old films like The Good Earth and Madame Butterfly where European actors played Asian characters, saying, “People around the world like to dress up as different nationalities.” [WWD]

Famed fashion photographer Sam Haskins, who launched his book Fashion Etcetera at Milk Studios earlier this year, died last week at the age of 83. Haskins had suffered two strokes this year, which set him into a depression that led to his suicide.  [WWD]

Can’t believe we missed this: Our favourite caftan-wearing Vogue editor, André Leon Talley, turned 60 on Friday. We’d send you more Louis Vuitton as a gift, but you appear to have it all [Proof]. [FWD]

If only we could all lose our tacky phone cases and upgrade to a dazzling Dior phone. With the price ranging from $6,500 to $13,400, Dior has designed a line of luxe cell phones bedazzled in different gems. From gold-plated with sapphire crystals to the diamond-encrusted flip phone, the flashiest phone to ever be flipped seems to have arrived. [The Cut]

By Rebecca Voight

Pixelated prints, cinched waists and thigh high skirts are de rigueur in Paris for spring. Say what you will about morosity dictating a more sombre stance, fashion is marching to its own saucy beat.

By Rebecca Voight

It was a birthday special in Paris on Monday with Cacharel celebrating it’s 50th and Martin Margiela looking back on his 20-year design career.

Mark Twain may have said that “clothes make the man,” but any clever kitten knows that accessories make the woman.  After all, judging from the parade of exotic plumes and precious sparklers spotted at fashionable fetes across the city, ’tis the season to sparkle and shine.