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Out on a limb: Our September issue photo shoot starring Lisa Cant in the season’s most exciting new pant
Designers have done their leg work, turning out the most exciting pant season yet with explosive plaids, matchy patterns and cool ankle-baring crops. Canadian model Lisa Cant reprises her role of It girl in this photo shoot from our September issue.
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Fall/Winter 2012 trend report: Check out our rundown of the brooches, briefcases and knee-high boots that have become this season’s accessory fixations
See our accessories A-list now »
JUMP TO: BROOCHES | BRIEFCASES | POINTED PUMPS | CHOKERS | TOP-HANDLE BAGS | KNEE-HIGH BOOTS | LOAFERS
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Fall/Winter 2012 trend report: 138 of the top looks from New York, London, Milan, and Paris!
Fashion’s favourite season is finally here and we’ve got the chock-a-block trend report to prove it, complete with 138 of the top looks that take you from Fall’s dark fantasies into Winter’s light and feminine pastels. Go on, get clicking!
JUMP TO A TREND:
NIGHT VISION | EMBELLISH THE STORY | PANTS | GREAT OUTDOORS | FINE CHINA | MISS ‘60s | JEWEL TONES | SUGAR RUSH | SPECIAL FX | SIZE MATTERS | PEPLUMANIA | KNIT PICK -
Lady Gaga shares her Vogue cover via social media and (as predicted) it’s pretty stunning
September issues are always a big deal, and Vogue has quite the cover contender: Lady Gaga. The pop star excitedly took to Twitter last night to share the first peek at the cover, posting to her Little Monsters page: “SHH DONT TELL TWITTER/ SEPT ISSUE OF VOGUE MAGAZINE/ Sorry Anna but the underground kids deserve it. bisous! […].”
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They said/We said: A new exhibit will explore the impact that queer designers have on modern fashion
Leave it to Valerie Steele, the first person to ever tout a fashion studies PhD, to tackle an industry-related question that’s rarely been explored before: why is it exactly that modern fashion history has had so many iconic gay designers?
Steele, a bona fide fashion expert who has pioneered fashion-related academia, said she wants to celebrate gay designers in an upcoming exhibit at The Museum at FIT, where she sits as director and chief curator. Along with these designers’ deserved nod of recognition, she wants to explore the ways in which their sexuality has helped develop the industry into what it is today.
It’s true: even when compared to other creative fields, many if not most of fashion’s influential leaders are gay, including (but obviously not limited to) Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.
Despite the fact that generally speaking, this density of gay designers is common knowledge, Steele points out that no one has ever really delved further into the question of why so many gay people seem to flourish in the industry.
“[…] Nobody’s ever really thought consciously to put the gayness back into fashion history and say, ‘Why are there so many gay people in fashion?’ and ‘Is there a gay aesthetic?’ and ‘What have been the influences of having so many gay people in fashion?'” Steele told Fashionologie.
It’s an interesting and potentially groundbreaking point: given fashion’s runway-to-streets trickle down effect, is it even possible that the fashion industry’s early embracing of homosexuality has helped encourage similar acceptance outside of the industry’s confines? And Steele’s question of aesthetics makes us look at some famed designs in a completely different light: for example, could a straight man have ever created Le Smoking, or was Saint Laurent able to create such a game-changing design thanks in part to his sexuality?
Though we doubt these questions could ever be answered in full, given Steele’s past thought-provoking exhibits, it will definitely be interesting and insightful to see how she navigates her way through these questions.
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The complete Fall 2012 campaign gallery featuring Burberry, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Versace, Vuitton and more!
To celebrate fashion’s biggest season, we’ve put all of the most major ads (So much image slicing!) together in one space. We’ll be adding new creatives as they become available, so be sure to check back for all the biggest and best.
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Nail Corner: Lots and lots of floral dots for a Marc Jacobs Resort-inspired manicure!
Sometimes a collection is full of items that seem to be just begging to be turned into a manicure. Case in point: Marc Jacobs Resort 2013. The endless colour blocking and pattern mixing makes quite the mood board for anyone with a super-saturated nail polish collection. From sequined stripes that could be mimicked with metallic polishes to micro-gingham prints that are full of DIY transfer potential, it was hard to choose just one look for this week’s Nail Corner. But in the end, bright, layered florals won out—and all you need to duplicate this design are a few dotting tools and your favourite punchy-coloured polishes.
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Marc Jacobs on smoking (it’s the best!), heroin (you can’t be a fat addict!) and designing things he doesn’t love
True to form, Marc Jacobs was refreshingly unfiltered during an on-camera interview with the German edition of Interview. The envelope-pushing designer opened up about everything from his favourite things (“Smoking’s the best!”) to misconceptions about having been a “fat drug addict” (“That was the stupidest thing I ever heard because first of all, I was […]
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Nail Corner: Get ready for a picnic with gingham-print nail art!
Gingham! The picnic-friendly print was all over spring runways and, if Oscar de la Renta‘s Resort collection is any indication, it will continue to be popular well through next year. Which, of course, makes gingham an ideal choice for nail art, especially during the summertime. It’s proper enough to wear to the office during the week, but has a playful touch that will remind you to plan park adventures for the weekend. This is a design that requires a bit of skill, as painting straight lines can be a bit of a pain—but as with all nail art, practice does make perfect!
Let’s get this picnic started! Check out the gingham mani » »
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The list: 58 summer must-haves that hit 5 of the season’s biggest trends
See all of our editors’ pick for spring »
FLORALS
Bursting bouquets of oversize buds are ready for the picking.TRIBAL
Layer bold, graphic patterns and subtle wooden accents for a global traveller feel.FEMININITY
Wicker, gingham and eyelet are the perfect ingredients for sweet afternoons spent in the sun.BRIGHTS
Take a graphic approach and opt for thick blocks of bright, saturated colour.SPORTY
Gear up for the summer in mesh, metallics, drawstrings and stripes.
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