FASHION Magazine
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Designer DIY: We teach you how to recreate Marni’s retro disc drop earrings
By Ilmie Dharmaratna and Nicola St George-Hyslop
Welcome to our new DIY series! Each week, our interns will be recreating some of the best runway looks and most covetable items with step-by-step instructions (and some excellent photo documentation, to boot). And we’re not talking your average tie-dye, but rather, we’re going high-end with pieces from Céline, Prada and Cushnie et Ochs coming down the pipe.
Craftophobes need not panic—aside from some rudimentary sewing skills, the gals on our team have no training. Plus, we’re using household items to create these looks—think nail files and tweezers—so if we can do it, you most definitely can.
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Calgary It girl: Kara Chomistek
The word “designer” permeates Kara Chomistek’s world from head to heels. This cool 24-year-old biomedical engineer designs orthopedic equipment and her own namesake clothing line. In her spare time, she dances with a semi-professional salsa troupe, in addition to teaching cha-cha, tango and jive. She is also the co-founder and president of PARK (Promoting Artists, Redefining Kulture), a non-profit organization launched in 2008 that promotes local designers and artists through designer forums, industry mixers, and fashion and art shows. When attending evening affairs, this glam go-getter slips into spotlight-stealing labels, including Lanvin, Miu Miu, Valentino and local designer Paul Hardy. “Fashion allows me to achieve balance in my life,” she says. “It’s another medium for me to use my creativity. Similar to art, I like to wear unique or unusual pieces that can spark a conversation.”
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Brows and bangs: 2 Fall beauty trends from Milan to try today (and we tell you how!)
As Milan Fashion Week comes to a close, the beauty buzz has zeroed in on two distinct trends: brows and bangs. While it started catching editors’ eyes earlier in the season, the repeat appearance of barely-there brows at Gucci, Versace, and Prada and heavy fringe on Milan models and Hollywood stars alike have ensured both a top spot in the growing roster of Fall trends. And best of all, brows and bangs are easy to achieve on your own: a few extra minutes during your next salon visit is all it takes!
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From Raf’s final Jil Sander collection to Consuelo’s intarsia furs at Marni, we list our top 10 Milan Fashion Week must-haves
Before I hand over the ready-to-wear reins to our editor-in-chief, Bernadette Morra, who will be reporting all the news from Paris Fashion Week, I give you my top 10 Milan must-haves for Fall 2012.
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MFW Diary: Dolce & Gabbana takes top honours in our Oscars-style recap of day five in Milan
In celebration of the Oscars, I’ve decided to give out a few awards of my own for day five of Milan Fashion Week. Drum roll, por favor.
BEST SHOW DU JOUR goes to… Dolce & Gabbana. The moving opera soundtrack (ah, I love Pavarotti!), the ornate rose-strewn chandeliers, the heavily embroidered Sicilian-inspired looks (think black and gold, beads, crystals, lace, and jewels); Dolce & Gabbana was the fashion moment of the day!
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MFW Diary: From MaxMara’s sailor stripes to ADR’s smoking hot Prada flame shoes, the news (and a little gossip) from Milan
Best in show: Prada. The moment the first look (head-to-toe noir with glittering embellishment) hit the graphic purple plush carpet/runway I was in love. It felt classic—very old school Prada (mixed-up prints, clean lines, slick structured bags).
The new suit for fall: Prada’s tailored jacket and cropped trousers. Regardless if you prefer the jumble of mix-and-match prints or the screaming solid orange version, at some point you’ll want them all.
Hottest shoes off the runway: Anna Dello Russo’s Prada Spring 2012 flame shoes.
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Your complete guide to the Marni at H&M collection
From the complete look book to our fashion director’s tips on just how to wear the clashing prints, we present your complete primer to the Marni at H&M collection in advance of its launch on March 8.
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How to wear prints: The 3-step how to as we break down the Marni at H&M collection
When it comes to pairing prints and patterns, our fashion director, Susie Sheffman, is the resident mixologist. She’s also Marni-obsessed: “When I discovered the outlet in Milan, it was game over,” she says. “Cardigans, sexless sandals and printed sweet nothings have been making their way into my suitcase on my twice-yearly pilgrimages to Milan fashion week ever since.” Two weeks ahead of the Marni at H&M collection (launching on March 8), she shares her tips on mastering this spring trend.
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Styled to perfection: Check out the complete Marni at H&M look book. Stunning model included
Well kids, 2 weeks and counting until you can get your hands on the sure to be amazing Marni at H&M collection (we’ve seen it, and it is!). Need some (more) tips on how to wear every piece of the collection in one? Check out the complete look book, for more options on how to style your wears.
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And the countdown begins! View all 68 women’s looks from the Marni at H&M collection 2 weeks before it launches
It’s here, folks. The collection from your dreams has officially made it into real life. As in real life prices. Two weeks before it launches in-store on March 8 (and good luck with that!), we present the entire Marni at H&M look book, split up into shop-able sections. From bathing suits to clip-on earrings, they’re all here!
Looking to hit the streets early to shop the collection? It will be available in Toronto at the Eaton Centre, Yorkdale Mall, and Bloor Street locations, in Montreal at the Peel/St.Catherine and Rockland Centre, in Calgary at TD Square/The Core, and Vancouver at the Pacific Centre.
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Spring beauty report 2012: Retro influences
By Lesa Hannah and Sarah Daniel
Liquid liner hasn’t lost its momentum, but makeup artists left last season’s ’60s mod influence behind and moved back a decade to the ’50s, with inspirations like Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor. At Jonathan Saunders, artiste Lucia Pieroni gave models a Stepford streak, inspired by a mid-century Miami housewife who likes her Valium, she says. At Marni, makeup artist Tom Pecheux applied a cinnamon-coloured flick instead of the standard noir, which was inspired by a terracotta clutch in the collection and brought “a sophisticated finish to the face,” he says. Hair-stylists also mined the past for ideas—from the ’20s to the ’70s, and every decade in between. At Diane von Furstenberg, teased ’60s French twists were “textured so it’s rustic and earthy, and quite simple in shape,” says coiffeur Orlando Pita. But at Jean Paul Gaultier, it was an old photograph that led to the loose wartime rolls that hair guru Guido Palau fastened to the top of the head. Our favourite was the sterile-looking ’50s faux bob at Jil Sander, in all its vacuum-sealed nurse practitioner perfection.
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The hit parade: 30 of the biggest, brightest, and boldest pieces of the season
Check out our shopping list of the sugary pastels, neon punches, and the surf prints that need to be in your closet this spring.
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