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native, who studied at the American Intercontinental University in London and has worked for Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. "I don't want to go the QVC route. I want to start high-end" Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman "and work my way down.". (USA Today -- Life)
New reality: Amateurs need not apply Mar 5, 2008
Christian Siriano, 21, is fresh out of design school, but he's already worked for Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. Compare that to season one winner Jay McCarroll, who studied at the London College of Fashion, but had retreated to backwoods Pennsylvania and opened a vintage store by the time the show began. (Boston Globe)
Four decades later Mar 4, 2008
Alexander McQueen also has cause to celebrate his brand finally turned a profit in 2007 for the first time, meeting a target date set by its parent company, Gucci Group. The British designer drew inspiration from English queens what else. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
PARIS FASHION WEEK: Born romantics -- Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano Mar 3, 2008
Born romantics -- Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano - International Herald Tribune. " /> Alexander McQueen (Chris Moore/Karl Prouse) PARIS FASHION WEEK Born romantics -- Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano Also, Chlo? and Herm?s Published: March 2, 2008 Text Size : With sweeping historicism and an embrace of nature, the final days of the autumn/winter 2008 season took a gentle turn, as though graphic modernism and shiny, metallic futurism were being rejected by born... (International Herald Tribune)
Deadly night shades Mar 3, 2008
Alexander McQueen dressed his catwalk army of "toy soldiers and punk princesses", as he put it, in black, grey and silver, with slivers of white tulle petticoat ... Two-tone cocktail dresses - top half white, bottom half black - at Balenciaga, Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen and Chanel, which also featured two-tone black-and-white tights to match ... Indian influences: on embroidered fuschia evening coat at Dries van Noten, sari-fabric cocktail dress (worn with genuine Raj jewels) at... (Guardian Unlimited)
Roundabout reinvention from Chanel Mar 1, 2008
Alexander McQueen, for so long the enfant terrible of fashion, yesterday completed his evolution into a serious player in the industry with the announcement that his company has turned a profit for the first time. . (Guardian Unlimited)
Chalayan becomes Puma's creative director Feb 29, 2008
" The designer's high-tech explorations have included putting on the fashion runway dresses with skirts that opened and folded by remote control, clothing that morphed into furniture and, in Wednesday's show, outfits decorated not with crystal beading, but with electric lighting. Related Articles Today in Fashion & Style "It's obvious to me that we are the perfect match," says Zeitz, who met Chalayan only recently but immediately saw the possibilities of a collaboration that would not only give... (International Herald Tribune)
Valentino's surprise successor silences critics Feb 29, 2008
Trouble and strife are the norm: Givenchy's hiring and firing of both Alexander McQueen and Julien Macdonald within a decade looks positively friendly compared to events at Gianfranco Ferre, where the designer's successor was last week dropped even before his first show. This week Emanuel Ungaro, who have appointed and dropped three designers in the four years since Ungaro himself retired, unveiled the new collection by their fourth, the 23-year-old Esteban Cortazar. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hussein Chalayan and Puma: An imminent match? Feb 28, 2008
Alexander McQueen, a designer in the PPR stable, also began a collaboration with Puma in 2005. . (International Herald Tribune)
PPR Second-Half Earnings Increase 8% on Puma Purchase and Bottega Veneta Feb 27, 2008
Puma, which sells sneakers designed by Alexander McQueen, said yesterday fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent after new products fueled sales growth in Europe and Asia. PPR, whose fashion brands include Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, plans to increase the number of Puma outlets and boost the brand in developing markets. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Checking the racks around Europe Feb 25, 2008
On a Monday afternoon, while Thoelen fixed a mannequin swathed in an Alexander McQueen black jersey column dress, a steady parade of Verso's dark olive-green shopping bags left the store. "We have new customers every single day," he said, proud of his database of 15,000 clients. (International Herald Tribune)
Superheroes Fashion and Fantasy Feb 24, 2008
Some of the world s best-known designers are lending pieces for the exhibition including Armani, Versace, Moschino and Dolce & Gabbana; Balenciaga, Thierry Mugler, Pierre Cardin and Jean-Paul Gaultier; Rick Owens and Three As Four; Walter van Beirendonck, Bernhard Willhelm; and Britain s Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Julien Macdonald and the youngest member of the London avantg-garde tribe, Gareth Pugh. Willhelm s 2006 design of a royal blue dress, for example, features a red and yellow S... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Sarah Polley's write of passage Feb 24, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008. PHOTO SUPPLIED Sarah Polley says she may have been "the least-prepared person who has ever been nominated" for an Oscar. (Toronto Star)
Lights! Camera! Action! — Expanding fashion's range Feb 19, 2008
The difference is that now we're seeing people bring that story off the magazine pages and to life," said Diane Pernet, who, with Dino Dinco, founded the film festival in 2006. Curated from submissions to www.ashadedviewonfashion.com, Pernet's cult blog, the program screens first in Los Angeles each October and then tours international venues. Next up is Paris on Feb. 28 at the Espace L'Or?al, 14, rue Royale. The fashion video has yet to solidify into a standard template, but most are no more... (International Herald Tribune)
Gucci megastore caters to the recession-resistant Feb 18, 2008
But there are always exceptions: The consumer with so much disposable income that the only belt she's tightening is the $600 Fendi faceted gemstone style that goes perfectly with her $4,000 Alexander McQueen pencil skirt. Or her male counterpart, who buttons up his $4,200 Loro Piana cashmere overcoat before dashing outdoors to climb into his $250,000 Aston Martin. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Queen of the runway Feb 15, 2008
For the past 17 years though, Miss J has been casting and coaching runway models for top designers like Valentino, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Chanel and Nina Ricci. While he is a hoot to watch, it is clear that Miss J does not suffer fools. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Project Runway' Recap: Designers Turn To Their Own Classics In High-Art Challenge Feb 15, 2008
I mean, he's only 21, he has studied under Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, and he's always done early. At least he doesn't nap with his extra time, like Chris did last night. (VHI.com -- Music News)
London - New York - Milan - Paris Feb 12, 2008
" However, there's some flexibility in this model and Vivienne Westwood's return to the UK catwalk is seen by some in the industry as a bid to return to her creative roots. The publicity generated by such a "return" can't do any harm either. While the money and the means of manufacture might not be in London, it is essential as a launch pad. Some of the world's leading designers would never have been successful if it hadn't been for showing collections in the capital. "Designers like Alexander... (BBC News -- UK)
Observer Woman Feb 10, 2008
Hambleton-Jones loves to mix high-street clothes with designer accessories: today, she is in high-waisted skinny black jeans from Dorothy Perkins and a smock top by Diane von Furstenberg (belted, of course), and is carrying an Alexander McQueen handbag so vast and luxurious, I'd quite like to live in it. Tramp2Vamp, then, which she set up in 2001, perfectly matched these shopping skills with her previously unexplored desire to prune other people's wardrobes. (Guardian Unlimited)
Stars come out for Madonna's UN bash Feb 8, 2008 Which couturiers make the cut? Jan 31, 2008 PPR Press Release - 2007 Q4 and Full Year Sales Jan 24, 2008 In Milan, the Coat Goes Haute Jan 17, 2008 Are you ready to jump? Jan 17, 2008 In Milan: Finger-friendly clothes Jan 16, 2008 Parties: FBR vs. Barrett-Jackson Jan 15, 2008 How Russia's new super rich buy cool Jan 13, 2008 Let's get physical Jan 12, 2008 Fashion Blog Dec 21, 2007 Edgy has the winning edge Dec 19, 2007 Lighten Up: Dispatches From The Luggage Front Dec 12, 2007 Fashion stylist died after taking poison Dec 6, 2007 Style icon died drinking weedkiller Dec 6, 2007 Viktor & Rolf to design bags for Samsonite Nov 27, 2007 Fashion Exhibitions in Art Museums Nov 3, 2007 Slideshow | Looks from Paris Fashion Week 2008 Oct 31, 2007 Sienna and Rhys keep their distance at London festival premiere Oct 20, 2007 Long live the queen Oct 19, 2007 This season, dangerous shoes make an impact Oct 16, 2007 Paris fashion rises ro a pedestal -- or sinks into absurdity Oct 13, 2007 Fashion for all Oct 9, 2007 Back to nature -- Flowers to feathers dominate on Paris's runways Oct 8, 2007 Paris Fashion Week: Flower power and feathers in paris Oct 7, 2007 * Buyers yearn for luxury as mega-brands boom Oct 7, 2007 Infotainment Oct 7, 2007 Autumn contrasts from Chanel and Agnes B Oct 6, 2007 Designer bows out in style - of the 80s Oct 4, 2007 Luxury market lures 'second careerists' of all stripes Sep 29, 2007 Break open the piggy bank Sep 29, 2007 Victoria Beckham's guilty pleasures Sep 29, 2007 Wrapping it up Sep 21, 2007 More than a model career Sep 21, 2007 Coolest high-end luggage for jet-setters Sep 21, 2007 Stars hail Isabella Blow Sep 19, 2007 Fashion Week Blog! Sep 18, 2007 The legacy of punk Sep 18, 2007 Good tastes rule the day at Emmys Sep 17, 2007 A Chat With the Icons Sep 17, 2007 Mr High Street Sep 14, 2007 Models of charity Sep 12, 2007 "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" Sep 6, 2007 Replacing Valentino Sep 6, 2007 Autumn fashion for grown-ups Sep 5, 2007 Unlimited Limited Editions Aug 26, 2007 Bitten by the fall bug Aug 23, 2007 Vanity Fair names its most stylish Aug 1, 2007 PPR Press Release - 2007 Q2 Sales Jul 26, 2007 Stacy Cohen on What It Means to Be a Diva Jul 13, 2007 Max Mara jeans dont go well with our image: Pradeep Jul 11, 2007 'I didn't like being a celebrity. It's a service job. Like washing toilets' Jul 8, 2007 Equity firm to buy Mansfield's Samsonite in $1.7b deal Jul 6, 2007 What a carry-on Jul 6, 2007 D&G takes leather-clad step backwards Jun 27, 2007 Men's Fashion Jun 27, 2007 Green is good - by customer demand Jun 25, 2007 Prosthetic legs won't slow Aimee Mullins down Jun 23, 2007 Anatomy of a trend Jun 21, 2007 Bride dresses to the Nines Jun 16, 2007 Hats off to a fashion legend Jun 4, 2007 Get minute-by-minute coverage Jun 4, 2007 Visit the land of the 'queen' Jun 2, 2007 Pirate-themed items capture pop culture (Sandy Cohen) May 23, 2007 Pirate fashion storms aboard May 21, 2007 Pirates invade pop culture (thanks to Capt. Jack) May 19, 2007
On the upper level of the cocktail reception area, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who was dressed in a sculpted red Alexander McQueen dress, talked to Jerry Seinfeld and his wife, Jessica, about real estate, while host Chris Rock mused about which Democratic presidential candidate would be able to deliver the best joke. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
British designers look to the east Feb 3, 2008
For anyone who has stuck around long enough, it's been reminiscent of the 'Rule Britannia' explosion that threw up Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney in the Nineties, or the 'Street Style' uprising led by Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and Katharine Hamnett - but with the aggro and amateurism replaced by friendliness and a sharp ability to learn. Until the end of last year it looked as though the coming round of London shows would be the most exciting and unmissable in a... (Guardian Unlimited)
Vivienne Westwood, sex change notwithstanding, and Alexander McQueen, respectively. What are the designs like. (Guardian Unlimited)
All the brands contributed to this remarkable performance, notably Balenciaga driven by its successful Fall-Winter 2007 collection and the good start of its Spring-Summer 2008 precollection, Boucheron driven by its new jewelry collections, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney which posted double-digit growth and Sergio Rossi driven by the commercial success of its handbag lines ... Through its retail businesses Redcats Group, Fnac, Conforama and CFAO, and the Luxury brands of Gucci Group... (PR Newswire)
Two looks from the 2008 Men's Fall/Winter Collection in Milan: Bottega Veneta, left and Alexander McQueen, right ... Still, designers did their best to give coats a grand, new twist, whether they were supersized shearlings like the one that opened Dolce na's rock 'n' roll inspired show or the exotic, Tibetan-inspired poncho shearling and paisley embroidered coats at Alexander McQueen's Mongolian-meets-Mayan show. (Time.com)
Then, last October, I borrowed a slate-grey tight nylon jumpsuit with electric blue trim from Alexander McQueen to wear to the Fashion Rocks event at the Royal Albert Hall. It was a black-tie affair, so I put a tux jacket over the top. (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite his wondrous Indian-inspired fabric and decoration, Alexander McQueen did not seem so in touch with fashion as he took a sartorial journey from Bangalore to Cochin and Katmandu. It was not a wandering Indian hippie trail, more a precise appropriation of images of the Subcontinent: a silvered fringe added to the sweep of a shawl-collared cardigan, paisley embroidery on the hem of a tailored coat, an ethnic pattern shawl wrapping the shoulders under a high-crown hat. (International Herald Tribune)
"This year we want to do something totally opposite of that. The show will have an Alexander McQueen style that's still over the top, but more with a rock and roll goth, sexy pinup kind of vibe.". Fleur't will feature many well-known and offbeat designers and labels including Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, English Laundry and Black Hearts Brigade. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
These girls are desperate to feature on Moscow's best-dressed list, alongside such women as Lidia Aleksandrova, the owner of several designer stores, with a penchant for Lanvin and Alexander McQueen; fitness diva Olga Sloutsker, who runs a chain of gyms; Gorbachev's socialite daughter Irina Virganskaya and granddaughter Ksenya; and Polina Deripaska, wife of 8 billion aluminium baron Oleg Deripaska. A new arrival on the scene is Svetlana Medvedeva, Russia's first lady-in-waiting (husband Dmitry... (Guardian Unlimited)
With big names such as Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen designing fitness gear (for Adidas and Puma, respectively), the fashion guns are trained on the locker rooms of the world. And yes, just as eighties nostalgia has taken over every other part of our closets, we are again hearing the campy strain of Let's Get Physical as we peruse gym-wear purveyors, looking for gear in which to execute our fresh resolutions. (Globe and Mail)
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Others include Nicolas Ghesquire, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano. "And London," he emphasizes. (Toronto Star)
The from Samsonite is a 22-inch rolling carry-on case ($750) designed by ;ber-cool UK designer Alexander McQueen. Made of molded ABS, it features a raised outline of a human ribcage and sternum on one side and a backbone on the other. (NBC 11, CA)
She was credited with launching the careers of the milliner Philip Treacy, the designer Alexander McQueen and the models Sophie Dahl and Stella Tennant. Gloucester coroner's court heard that despite her public persona, Blow had struggled for years with depression, having been traumatised by watching her brother drown when he was two, by the break-up of her parents' marriage, by her failure to have children and by doubts over her career. (Guardian Unlimited)
Blow nee Isabella Delves Broughton was best known for discovering new talents such as Irish miliner Philip Treacy, designer Alexander McQueen and the model Sophie Dahl. She began her career in 1981 as assistant to Anna Wintour, now editor-in-chief of American Vogue magazine, and was once described as one of the 20 most important people in the fashion industry. (iAfrica.com)
The Dutch design duo of Rolf Snoeren and Viktor Horsting has been tapped by the iconic travel brand to create a Black Label collection for 2009 - following the example of Alexander McQueen, whose skeletal sculptures created the coolest of wheely bags for the company. "It's the same logic - to be provocative and unexpected to create excitement around the brand," said Marcello Bottoli, Samsonite's president and CEO.. (International Herald Tribune)
Works from the last 100 years include those from the Houses of Geoffrey Beene, Manolo Blahnik, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gautier, Donna Karan, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli and Vivienne Westwood ... The fashion designs of Giorgio Armani, Pierre Cardin, John Galliano, John Paul Gauthier, Givenchy, House of Harlot, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Thierry Mugler, Nike and Speedo, among others, are... (Suite101.com)
This whimsical Alexander McQueen design is modeled as part of his ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2008 collection. KIRK MCKOY / LOS ANGELES TIMES. (The Miami Herald)
Looking stunning in a black Alexander McQueen dress and Chanel jewellery, the Factory Girl actress happily posed for photographers. But when asked about the Notting Hill star, coyly answered: "Rhys? Is he here?", before walking away with a smile on her face. (hellomagazine.com)
Alexander McQueen was the fashion force behind the first "chick flick" in the Star Wars franchise, in which Natalie Portman's Queen Padm; Amidala of Naboo first encounters Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker (played by Hayden Christensen in the following two films). Queen Padm;'s silken ruby-red Noh robes, startling Kabuki makeup and arresting, semi-painted lips were a direct, though unacknowledged, homage to McQueen as worn by Bj. (Guardian Unlimited)
Alexander McQueen included a pagoda shoe in his show that elicited applause for the model who wore them without falling; and Antonio Berardi showed a high heel on an elongated platform at the toe that actually had no heel (a style similar to ones Marc Jacobs did for his New York show). "When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe," Berardi said. (International Herald Tribune)
Alexander McQueen is the most fetishistic of designers -- obsessed by the female form, happy to use it as an expression of power or impotence, oblivious to the fear in the eyes of the young models who are his tools of expression ... Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu Designers prefer turning to women such as the burlesque performer Dita von Teese, who attended shows such as Chanel and Louis Vuitton. (Newsday -- New York City)
At Alexander McQueen, butterfly-wing prints appeared on a long, fluttery silk dress; at Miu Miu, they quivered in 3D on the front of a pair of sandals. Frock coats made a sequence of cameo appearances: in cream silk at Christian Dior, cinched tight in Prince of Wales check at Alexander McQueen, zipped at Givenchy, deconstructed at Hussein Chalayan ... Alexander McQueen was a homage to Isabella Blow, with a high neck, a square shoulder, a tiny waist and a vertiginous heel for day; a romantic gown... (Guardian Unlimited)
With a flutter of butterflies encasing her head as a fantasy hat and with a severely fitted dress, it could have been the late Isabella Blow walking down Alexander McQueen's runway. The designer, whose talent was discovered by Blow, devoted his show to his mentor. (International Herald Tribune)
Earlier, on Friday night, the British designer, Alexander McQueen, poured his heart and soul into a collection of outrageous beauty, in a tribute to his late friend, muse and mentor, the fashion icon, Isabella Blow. Hourglass tailoring of exquisite precision in Prince of Wales check and pink snakeskin; "geisha"-inspired silks; "Samurai" leathers; exotic, feather-printed chiffons; and gowns hand-stitched with thousands of pink, gold and black feathers, were a vivid reminder of Blow's... (Telegraph.co.uk)
British designer Alexander McQueen turned his show into a tribute to his mentor, the eccentric British fashion editor Isabella Blow, who took her life last May. The air hung heavy with the scent of Fracas, Blow's favorite perfume, and models paraded in her signature look of radical tailoring paired with outlandish Philip Treacy hats. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Spring/Summer 2008 ready-to-wear Paris: A model presents a creation by British designer Alexander Mcqueen during a Spring/Summer 2008 ready-to-wear collection show. AP. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Meanwhile, the British designer Alexander McQueen was last night preparing to unveil his new collection, which is dedicated to the late fashion editor Isabella Blow, McQueen's friend and muse, who died in May ... Isabella Blow met Alexander McQueen in 1993, when she bought his entire graduate collection from him for 5,000, paying him in weekly instalments of 100. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
In a recent interview in Time magazine Valentino claimed that he would like his successor to be Tom Ford, Nicolas Ghesqui;re or Alexander McQueen, all bizarre choices, being far too modern. Fortunately, others felt the same way and Alessandra Facchinetti, who was briefly at Gucci and less of a wild card, has been named as his successor. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
She worked for Alexander McQueen at Givenchy in Paris and Rebecca Taylor in New York, both experiences that gave her an idea of fashion as a business. "You can study books but you need to discover what makes things successful," she says. (International Herald Tribune)
The best of the best are here, from Alexander McQueen to Zero/Maria Cornejo, displayed alongside Goldman's accessories of the moment. Stay at the nearby Drake Hotel, a Chicago classic (312-787-2200; www. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
"Grease is quite major. I thought the fashion was just fantastic -- I love that era. The Rizzo character had the best wardrobe. Her high-waist pencil skirts remind me a bit of Alexander McQueen.". Fashion fetish. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Ever since Alexander McQueen moved his catwalk shows from London to Paris six years ago, the accepted wisdom has been that London fashion week, the lovable-mongrel underdog of the international fashion scene, would rise again when the new McQueen appeared on the scene. As it turned out, the wait for this longed-for catwalk messiah was a red herring. (Guardian Unlimited)
Few become the next Alexander McQueen or John Galliano. The most creative students can be the hardest to place, says Claire Swift, director of programmes for womenswear and surface textiles at the London College of Fashion (LCF). (Times Online)
Tumi earlier this year hired David Chu, founder of the popular Nautica sportswear company, to be its executive creative director, while Samsonite is attempting to revive its brand globally by hiring Alexander McQueen, the hot British couturier, to design a new Black Label luggage collection ... Here is a cross-section of the latest styles in luggage and travel accessories, with the European flair of Louis Vuitton, Victorinox and Alexander McQueen, and all-American, star power of Hartmann,... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Yesterday, the fashion world paid tribute to Isabella Blow, Britain's most distinctive and arguably most influential fashion editor, who discovered Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, Sophie Dahl and many more, with a memorial service during London fashion week. Blow died in May, after telling doctors she had drunk weedkiller, and a funeral was held in London at which even the coffin was topped with a Philip Treacy hat, Blow's signature look. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
As for Jack, "my favorite part of the entire internship was being on-set during the photo shoot. I got to see them shoot Kinga, the model, and also Lady Amanda Harlech, who's Karl Lagerfeld's muse at Chanel. She was so cool!" Jack's about to be a freshman at Central St. Martin's in London, the same school where Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, and Zac Posen studied fashion. Maybe after a few years, he'll let me be HIS muse. (Teen Vogue)
But punk's influence lives on, in the sales racks jammed with bondage pants and striped tops, and in collections by Westwood and Alexander McQueen. Even the late Gianni Versace co-opted the safety pin for that Liz Hurley dress. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Runners-up: Soprano's Steve van Zant in a black do-rag, Heroes' Zachary Quinto in a gray Alexander McQueen tuxedo and skinny black tie, and Entourage's Kevin Dillon, who completed his tux with a black shirt and a long, striped tie. Most glam and most improved: Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams exuded Hollywood glamour in a sea-foam green Kevan Hall gown with a feathered skirt. (Houston Chronicle)
Maybe the guy from Balenciaga or maybe Alexander McQueen. And who is the person you would most like to dress now. (Time.com)
British Designer of the Year, Giles Deacon, and the white-hot Scottish designer Christopher Kane are generating a buzz the like of which has not been seen since the early days of Alexander McQueen. Rose's verdict that "London is on the rise" is a view shared by many in the industry, but it is also typical of Rose, whose old-fashioned, patriotic bumptiousness has made him a larger-than-life figure in the grey boardroom world which he inhabits. (Guardian Unlimited)
Also backing the fundraiser are leading fashion designers such as Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Dior and Vivienne Westwood, whose clothes will feature in the show at the Natural History Museum on September 20. London-born Campbell said the cause was an important opportunity for the fashion community to show what it could do to help others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Once, when he lauded actress Cate Blanchett for an Alexander McQueen dress she wore to an awards show, Gunn says he was "harpooned" in a fashion column the next day. "It was how that dress looked on Cate Blanchett," Gunn says, of his favorable opinion. (SunSpot.net)
He said that his preferences were Nicholas Gh;squiere of Balenciaga or Alexander McQueen. "Someone who knows fashion," he explained, although it is unclear how much say the couturier really had in the choice, given that Permira had already targeted Facchinetti when they closed the deal on the Valentino purchase. (Time.com)
Alexander McQueen has a leather jacket that is quilted like a Chanel handbag, and so, coming up, does Mut if you really want to be "on trend", as they are always saying on the Mite, you need a nice cardie, or "big knits" as they have been rebranded. What this means is not those little cashmere numbers, but a stonking great cable-knit thing that comes down to your knees over which you use a belt to accentuate your shape, should you have one. (Guardian Unlimited)
Samsonite limited edition luggage with Alexander McQueen. Topshop limited edition $575 dresses by Kate Moss. (Suite101.com)
Further, she thought doing them would be an insult to her fashion friends, such as designers Narciso Rodriguez and Alexander McQueen or "Sex and the City" stylist Patricia Field, if she pretended she could compete with them. But, she says, a line of clothes for everyday use is something she truly understands. (AZCentral -- Style)
Becks (photographed in Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior) better have more than his soccer kicks to show off when he visits Toronto with his L.A. Galaxy team this weekend. At least a sighting of the stylish stud would be consolation enough for local fashionistas, who may feel umbrage that no Canadians made the cut. (Globe and Mail)
Other brands - Balenciaga, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen - again recorded strong growth in the last quarter at +24%, confirming the success of the sales drive and the excellent creative quality of each brand ... Through its retail businesses Redcats Group, Fnac, Conforama and CFAO, and the Luxury brands of Gucci Group (Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, YSL Beaute, Balenciaga, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney), PPR... (PR Newswire)
We wear Chanel to schuss down the slopes in St. Moritz, Alexander McQueen to play Chemin de Fer in Monte-Carlo and Jean Paul Gaultier when we want to get just a little bit edgy on the Rue du Faubourg St. Honore. But lest you think that my sophisticated, jet-setting lifestyle is fashion-forward 24 hours a day -- and make no mistake, it is -- not a moment goes by that I, and all real divas, aren't helping others, working with celebrities from Elton John to Donatella Versace to raise money for our... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Chatting up with store owner Pradeep Hirani on the nine international fashion brands he plans on bringing to IndiaIf the buzz is to be believed, the young British designer Alexander McQueen, whose entire graduation collection was bought by the late stylist Isabella Blow, might be making his way to India. In fact, theres also a strong rumour that Kimayas Pradeep Hirani might be bringing it down. (Daily News & Analysis)
She's got strong associations with the industry; Alexander McQueen made her a frock for one of her videos, she's often championed the more challenging designs of people like Rei Kawakubo and Sophia Kokosolaki. Does she love fashion. (Guardian Unlimited)
It has placed more emphasis on its higher-end product line such as Samsonite Black Label, enlisting well-known designers such as Marc Newsom and Alexander McQueen. Samsonite's net sales have grown from $752. (Boston Globe -- Business)
Alexander McQueen suffered from a similar problem with his 1960s Americana show, which, although nice to look at, had a decided smack of the high street. No bad thing, but perhaps not what you want from clothes with a triple-figure price tag. (Guardian Unlimited)
The diffusion label Marc by Marc Jacobs has been one of the success stories of the decade, and Alexander McQueen and Roberto Cavalli are investing increasing amounts of money, publicity and attention into their diffusions, McQ and Just Cavalli. Dolce na got there ahead of most of them with their successful offshoot Ds label, like Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani's diffusion brands, showed there are huge profits to be reaped from jeans with some kind of designer name sewn on somewhere and flashy... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Alexander McQueen, an architect of runway drama, fell victim this week to his own invention. His show, held around the blue waters of a municipal swimming pool, encased fine cotton shirts, tailored coats and sportswear inspired by a 1960s photograph of surfers. (International Herald Tribune)
With its ultracool designs from Alexander McQueen and a lively makeover, the "sleeping giant" - as its designer, Quentin Mackay, calls it - is waking up. The range is from the first-class "couture" collection of limited-edition crocodile, ostrich and alligator, which clients can customize to budget airline bags, including paisley print linings and multicolor holdalls that concertina away. (International Herald Tribune)
She owns 10 different sets of prosthetic legs, from her titanium sprinting legs ("my brother calls them my 'robo-cop legs,'" she laughs) to the intricately carved ashwood museum pieces she once modeled in a fashion show for designer Alexander McQueen ... "It's not 'if,' it's 'how.' And that is how artists, and fashion designers, and musicians see the world. It's not possibility, it's potential. "Walking the runway with Alexander McQueen, I really had to dig deep. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Designer Alexander McQueen , always a lover of the dark side, also put out a scarf that ended up being perhaps the most knocked-off item of 2006. Urban Outfitters carried one, H&M another, even the street vendors in New York's Chinatown had a version. (Boston Globe)
And to think, it was not so many years ago that her mother, Carole, was whipping up Kylie's costumes on the Janome - though these days she prefers the likes of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
She hadn't yet discovered designers Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan, and models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl, or married her second husband, the equally well-born and exquisite Detmar Blow - she was still Issy Broughton. But while she was not yet, beyond her family fame, a legend, I can remember being deeply impressed, as we chatted, by her top. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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London is one of the style centres of the world as evidenced by the rise of designers like Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Stella McCartney. Be sure to hit the big three department stores of Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. (iAfrica.com)
"Designers took the lead," said New York-based marketing consultant Ryan Schinman, pointing to couturiers such as Alexander McQueen. "And Disney did a great job exploiting it." The studio's youth-friendly films have had an impact on pirate style, Mr. Schinman noted, making the skull-and-crossbones symbol "a little lighter, a little magical and a lot more humorous than it used to be." " 'Pirates' is not responsible at all for making it cool," he said. (Washington Times)
The Skull Society Dobson cites Alexander McQueen's skull handbag and Ralph Lauren's skull-and-crossbones necktie as examples of skull fashion that's not too dated ... "If you're wearing skull-covered Alexander McQueen ballet flats, then leave your billowy blouse at home and throw on a fitted tee instead.". (Newsday -- New York City)
Designers took the lead, said New York-based marketing consultant Ryan Schinman, pointing to couturiers such as Alexander McQueen. And Disney did a great job exploiting it. (MSNBC -- Business)
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