FASHION Magazine

The Met Gala, the annual celebration of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s summer Costume Institute exhibit, is loosely known as the Oscars of fashion. This year, models of the moment, editrixes, big-deal designers, as well as fashion-crowd approved pop stars and actresses flocked to the famed red steps in the name of Alexander McQueen, the subject of this years exhibit entitled Savage Beauty. While the designer’s famed creations didn’t dominate the carpet quite as we had hoped (but more on that later), there were lots of juicy bright hues (Zoe Saldana and Ginnifer Goodwin), ladylike lace (Rihanna, Taylor Swift), anything-but-basic black (Christina Ricci, Ashley Olsen, Stella McCartney), and plenty of glitzy gowns (Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Kruger) to feast our eyes on.

As for our faves? We loved Diane in her up-to-there Jason Wu gown, and Liv Tyler in her breathtaking feathered Givenchy couture. And you?

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Living la vida Wang: Alexander Wang plans on releasing a line of home and lifestyle accessories. [Fashionologie]

We smell a lawsuit brewing… A Canadian used car dealer is using an image of Tom Ford in his advertisements. [Telegraph]

Designers Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi are both out at Gianfranco Ferre. [Fashionologie]

True to form, Tom Ford’s new very-NSFW campaign for his line of Neroli Portofino bath and body products sizzles. [Tom Ford]

By Randi Bergman and Jordan Porter

With the glitz, glamour and decadence of the seventies virtually dominating our psyches as of late, we cant help but keep coming back to the one of the decade’s brightest stars: Bianca Jagger. Famous for her marriage to Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger, exotically high cheekbones, love for all things Halston and penchant for making an entrance⎯Jagger entered her 32^nd birthday party at famed club Studio 54 perched on a white horse⎯there weren’t many women more fabulous than she. In honour of this week’s muse, we giddily e-shopped our little Jagger-loving hearts out.

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Here’s a look at what we’re coveting this month »

Another troubled designer in Paris? Balmain’s Christophe Decarnin has reported to have been in a mental institution since January. [HintMag]

Talk about hitting the ground running. I’ve been in Milan for only a few hours and have already made une petite purchase at Lanvin (the store opened today just in time for my arrival!) perused Prada, Miu Miu and Marni (my holy trinity) and am now surreal-y sipping champers waiting for Gucci to start! Tough job but someone’s gotta do it. I’m in hyper mode and beyond thankful that the airplane gods granted me 3 seats across and I actually for the very-first-time ever slept on the flight over. The usual suspects are here, the sun is shining brilliantly (an anomaly for this time of year in Milan) so… let the games begin!

When the sun starts to shine bright, I’ll be looking at life through these Tom Ford-inspired Mac & Jac sunglasses. ($35, select Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart and London Drug Stores across Canada)

Karl’s latest (and most ironic?) CHANEL short makes living dolls out of models Baptiste Giabiconi, Magdalena Frackowiak and Barbora Dvorakova. [Fashionista]

MY FAVOURITE…PARTY:
The reopening of Chanel’s SoHo store. The guest list included S.J.P., Liv Tyler, Jessica Stam, Blake Lively, DJ/It girl Alexa Chung and the man of the hour, Karl Lagerfeld. Guests channelled their inner Basquiat by grabbing a canister of Chanel-branded infrared spray paint from one of the handsome cater waiters and unleashing on the digital graffiti wall.

MY FAVOURITE…SHOW:
Michael Kors’ sunshine state of mind. I can’t get enough of his cool-as-a-cucumber crinkled linens, tissue cashmeres and hand smocking.