THE DAILY THREAD: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

WHO'S IN?

When the fashion world lost one of it's most creative and inspiring designers, Alexander McQueen, everyone wondered what would happen to the label. McQueen is impossible to replace. The Gucci Group, which owns Alexander McQueen, was specific that the label would continue. The speculation is that McQueen's previous running mate, Sarah Burton, will become the new creative director. Burton had been working with McQueen since she was 16 years old. She released a statement confirming her new position; 'The creation of modern beautifully crafted clothes was at the heart of Lee’s vision. I intend to stay true to his legacy.'

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Monday, May 24, 2010

LOOSE THREADS

Nicole Richie's Winter Kate Fall/Winter 2010 collection - Nitrolicious

The Top 10 Most Iconic Dresses of the past 50 years - Shine Yahoo

Banana Republic's first jewellery collection - WWD

Zac Posen's furs - Coutorture

Summer's newest trend...crochet! - Who What Wear

Vacation for the rest of the week. See you next Monday.

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

LOOSE THREADS

Balenciaga and Michael Kors head to the Hamptons - Coutorture

Sneak peek at Ray-Ban's new collection - Nitrolicious

Coco Rocha's good deed - Strut for a Cure

Tom Ford's coloured kisses - Beauty Snob

Victoria's Secret PINK line gets sports - Oh No They Didn't

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

According to WWD, MAC Cosmetics will be teaming up with Disney to release a limited edition collection of lipsticks, powder, lip gloss, eye shadows, and blush. The collection will be named Venomous Villains and will feature Disney characters which have yet to be named. Prices will range from $12 to $29.50 and will be available in September.

I'm guessing two of the villains will be Ursula from The Little Mermaid and Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmations. They just seem appropraite.

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Monday, May 17, 2010

KARL LAGERFELD DIRECTS

When Karl Lagerfeld was in Saint Tropez debuting the Chanel Cruise collection, he was also there to debut his 17 minute film called "Remember Now". This marks the designers directorial debut. But don't get it twisted. This isn't in the same vein as Tom Ford's "A Single Man". It's very closely related to fashion and features some of fashions most important models such as Heidi Mount, Freja Beha Erichsen, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Karolina Kurkova, Baptiste Giabiconi and Leigh Lezark. The film mainly stars Elisa Sednaoui and Pascal Greggory. Lagerfeld recently spoke to WWD; "When I do a film, I see the movie before I've made it. I don't make scripts because it's written in my head. I like short one-liners."

This isn't Lagerfeld's first time behind a camera. He frequently shoots his own campaigns, recently photographing Vanessa Paradis for Chanel's Coco Cocoon bags.

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

H&M SWIMWEAR AD CAMPAIGN CONTINUED

A couple of weeks ago I posted the ads for H&M's new swimwear campaign. Well H&M released more ads for their collection. Canadian Daria Werbowy, Julia Stegner, Erin Wasson, Sasha Pivovarova and Lara Stone still star in the ads. Some of the bathing suits are available in stores now.

Check out the video version of the ad campaign:

Here are some videos of the girls talking about their best beach experiences:

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Writer: Kate Murphy

Monday, May 10, 2010

CHANEL COCO COCOON

Parisian beauty and Johnny Depp's arm candy Vanessa Paradis is the new face of Chanel's Coco Cocoon bags. The ads were shot by Lagerfeld himself and feature Paradis casually dressed in chunky knit caps and sheer tops. Check out the behind the scenes video of the shoot below.