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There’s a world going on underground
Nov 16th
Those who have never set foot inside Melbourne’s House of Maximon could find themselves dizzyinly disorientated by this shoot: it could just as easily be set in the neon-lit bowels of Tokyo, or of some unearthly underworld, as the gritty laneways of Melbourne. And it’s a perfect backdrop, for a More >
FPW Fashion Pakistan Week October 2012 karachi gets off to a fashionable start international designers to promote Pakistani designers
Oct 23rd
KARACHI, Oct 21: Fashion Pakistan Week is organised by the FP council, an alliance created by international designers to promote Pakistani designers and a special thanks to its board members, Sultana Siddiqui and Style 360 for their continuous support.
This was announced before the shows began with Sonya Battla showcasing her More >
Ask CF: How do I Dress for Fall in Warm Climates?
Oct 21st
Written by Jessica – UCLA
Photo CreditWelcome to the latest edition of Ask CF! Every two weeks, we select a reader fashion question and answer it here on the site. Do you have a specific fashion question for us? Scroll to the bottom of this post to learn how to More >
Class to Night Out: Peplum Dress
Oct 21st
Do you struggle with transforming your outfits from day to night? Don’t worry, CF is here to help turn that daily annoyance into a fun challenge. Class to Night Out focuses on one piece per week, and aims to help you take your look from study sessions in the library to dancing the night away.
Ah, peplum. It More >
Coupons & Sales: Week of 10/12/11
Oct 21st
Written by Zephyr – CF Editor
Aeropostale is offering $25 off your purchase of $100 or more with code OCT25AERO through 10/14.
Alloy will give you 20% off any order with code APR2.
ASOS is offering 10% off all sale items through Tuesday, 10/16 with code MEGA10. Offer is valid on sale items More >
Class to Night Out: Graphic Sweater
Oct 21st
Written by Carina – Ohio University
Sweaters: 1, 2Do you struggle with transforming your outfits from day to night? Don’t worry, CF is here to help turn that daily annoyance into a fun challenge. Class to Night Out focuses on one piece per week, and aims to help you take your look from study sessions in More >
Celebrity Street Style of the Week: Stacy Keibler, Olivia Palermo, & Karolina Kurkova
Oct 21st
Written by Demi – University of Maryland
Every week, I scour the web to find inspiring outfits on your favorite celebs and help you recreate their looks! This week, I was inspired by Stacy Keibler, Olivia Palermo, and Karolina Kurkova. Read on to see how you can get their looks for yourself.
Photo: More >Taylor Swift to Collaborate with Keds
Oct 21st
It was recently announced that Taylor Swift signed a three year partnership deal with Keds that will encompass everything from footwear collaborations and multimedia campaigns.
For her first duty as the company’s new spokesperson, Swift designed a limited-edition sneaker that will be released later this month. Inspired by her upcoming album “Red”, Swift designed crimson-colored More >
Fabulous Find of the Week: Target Damask Print Skirt
Oct 21st
Written by Ashley – Flagler College
Ornate patterns are going to be everywhere this fall and winter, so for this week’s Fabulous Find, we’ve found an inexpensive and stylish printed piece you can rock all season long. This navy blue skirt with gold damask detailing can easily be dressed up or down, making More >
Coupons & Sales: Week of 10/19/12
Oct 21st
Written by Zephyr – CF Editor
Aeropostale is offering an extra 30% off clearance items with code 30OFFOCT through 10/21.
Alloy.com will give you 20% off any order with code APR2.
Banana Republic has the following offer: Shop BananaRepublic.com and save 25% off your purchase or save 30% off when you use your More >
Halloween DIY: Skull Cutout Tee
Oct 21st
Written by Tori – Texas Christian University
Every Halloween, I always want to dress up without “dressing up”, especially since I’m usually out doing things where being in costume would not be appropriate.
In an effort to recycle another old t-shirt into something new (see past tutorials on making an inverted dye More >
Penelope Cruz covers Vogue Spain
Oct 21st
It’s a dramatic cover for Vogue Spain’s November 2012 issue, with Penelope Cruz wearing Armani Privé dress and an intense expression, photographed in back and white by Tom Munro.
Written by Tania Braukämper. Some people’s wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic – More >
Doutzen Kroes & diamonds equals Grace Kelly
Oct 21st
When she’s not in a bikini baring rock hard abs for Victoria’s Secret, Doutzen Kroes can have all the softness of melted butter. It’s a rare chameleon-like feat, and it works wonders for the Holiday 2012 campaign for Tiffany & Co in which Kroes – in a diamond necklace and More >
Models being sued $1 million by ex-agency
Oct 21st
While models are suing agencies for withholding payment, the converse is also in the news today with an agency suing two models. Ford models is reportedly suing Alana Zimmer, 25, and Karolina Waz, 18, for jumping ship to a rival agency.
Alana Zimmer on the runway at Jean Paul Gaultier
“The More >
Nina Jarebrink channels the femme fatale for fall
Oct 21st
The more I know of love, the less I know… purrs Kitty Collins, played by Ava Gardner, in the 1946 film The Killers. That moment, and that seminal character of the femme fatale, were central to Nina Jarebrink’s dramatic fall 2012 collection.
You can see it in the fabrics; the plush velvet More >
Custom suit lining: any picture you want inside your jacket
Oct 21st
What is it about beautiful, printed lining that makes such a difference to our love of a jacket? You might say it’s the very fact that it’s not meant to be seen, that it’s like a little secret to be kept to yourself; or that it shows that no detail is More >
Perfectly pretty: Luize Salmgrieze
Oct 21st
If the word ‘perfect’ scrawled across Elle Russia’s October 2012 issue refers to model Luize Salmgrieze and her softly beautiful makeup look, then it’s hard not to agree.
The cover was shot by Kayt Jones.
Written by Tania Braukämper. Some people’s wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit More >Kate Moss covers Centrefold
Oct 21st
Kate Moss is still never too far from the fashion world, or the covers of magazines. She stars on the 8th issue of Centrefold, for fall / winter 2012, as photographed by Venetia Scott.
Written by Tania Braukämper. Some people’s wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit More >
Girls and cars, the perennial classic
Oct 21st
Girls and cars are a timeless combination, especially when the girl is naturally beautiful and the car happens to be a classic Mustang. That’s the ever so elegantly simple concept behind Thomas Babeau’s (thomasbabeau.com) latest shoot, titled simply Noir. It’s not ‘noir’ as you might think of the word, but More >
A covergirl at 91 years old: Iris Apfel
Oct 21st
Breaking the young-model mould, Dazed & Confused features 91 year old eccentric Iris Apfel on its November 2012 cover.
The cover and editorial were photographed by Jeff Bark.
Written by Tania Braukämper. Some people’s wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic – Tania Braukamper isn’t such More >Fashgasm 17.10.2012
Oct 21st
Written by Daniel P Dykes.
Late one Oxford night Daniel P Dykes set about creating a fashion publication that would go someway to being an arbiter on fashion as it appeals to the emerging power generations: those who don’t remember a world without the Internet and for whom work plays second More >American beauty with a Harajuku twist: Schön! Magazine
Oct 21st
Ashley Smith stars in another of Schön! Magazine‘s cinematic 19th issue shoots, this one going by the name American Beauty. The title may be a nod to cinema, but the shoot openly confesses to being born in praise of Ashley Smith herself, the American model du jour.
The bold makeup is More >
In the hands of The Fates
Oct 21st
Are we in charge of our own fate? Or is there someone, some white-robed shadow, tugging on the strings of our destiny and deciding the course of our lives?
In Greek Mythology the Moirai were destiny incarnate, three fates controlling the thread of every mortal life from birth to death. Clotho More >
Shine like a star
Oct 21st
Shine like a star. The title of Evgeny Fist’s (evgenyfist.com) shoot says it all: for if ever there was an item of clothing that aspired for the stars it surely must be the sequin dress.
Fist captures the stellar effect of light on metallic embellishments with plays on exposure, creating streams More >
Pantene Bridal Couture Week LAHORE October 2012 Day 1, 2, 3, 4 pictures
Oct 20th
LAHORE: Day 2 of the Pantene Bridal Couture Week followed a mehendi theme that could be observed in the décor of not only the red carpet and entrance area but also the ramp.
As the extravagance of the theme set the mood at the red carpet, the collections themselves were a great More >
Bride of Zion
Oct 18th
The fields of the arts collide in Bride of Zion: visual arts melding with music and fashion to yield both a photoshoot and a film clip. The campaign started as a showcase for the fall 2012 collection of brand Rayne, but evolved into a music clip for The Frown’s song More >
Black, white & bland: Lana Del Rey could be anyone for H&M
Oct 18th
What do you associate with Lana Del Rey? Her lyrics tend to center on bad girls, whiskey on tongues and diamonds om wrists, red dresses and blue jeans. But H&M’s latest campaign to feature the starlet offers up none of that. Del Rey’s trademark hair and makeup are in check, More >
Carine Roitfeld makes the move to Harper’s Bazaar
Oct 18th
After it was goodbye between Carine Roitfeld and Conde Nast, the world wondered what she’d do next. Not one to take a break, Roitfeld launched her own CR Fashion Book. But if that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, Hearst Magazine’s have now snapped her up as the Global Fashion Director More >
Tomboy hairstyles to rock right now
Oct 18th
Much like fashion trends, the hair trends of 2012 have been strongly influenced by the styles on the runway. And in our numerous interviews with hair teams backstage at the shows, particular words have been bandied about again and again, a common thread of inspiration between shows in every city. More >
Cara Delevingne theatrical for Chanel’s resort campaign
Oct 18th
The theatrical Chanel resort 2013 collection bordered on costume, playing to the odd combination of French Revolution and modern punk. Cara Delevingne also features in the collection’s campaign – shot of course by Karl Lagerfeld – and in this instance the opulent backdrop actually makes the collection seem more at More >
Codie Young is the rope-bound secretary
Oct 18th
Fifty Shades of Grey may have bolstered hardware store sales of rope, but this shoot from Schön! Magazine‘s 19th issue hints at the 2002 film starring Maggie Gyllenhaal: both take the title Secretary.
Codie Young stars as the girl being dominated in photographer Billy Nava’s rope-filled fantasy. But unlike other More >
Sessilee Lopez in Treats! Magazine
Oct 18th
Treats! Magazine‘s aesthetic is one that needs no introduction. It’s one where nudity and sensuality are inextricably tied to fashion, where style begins with the body, where the concept of the erotic gets reinvented time and again.
Heralding in the release of Treats!’ fourth issue is another of those shoots featuring More >
The jetsetting male
Oct 18th
It’s a male literary archetype desired by many but perfected by few, epitomised best in Ian Flemming’s James Bond. He’s a jetsetter, the man who’s tough and yet refined, who lives life with equal parts adventure and luxury.
In another new shoot for Fashionising.com, photographer Kelly Defina set about creating a More >
Beauty inspiration from Constance Jablonski: weekend watch
Oct 18th
It’s not new, but when it started doing the rounds again online we couldn’t help but be suckered into Constance and the kittens for Vogue Italia all over again.
Directed by Greg Kadel, this short film tells us a story of sumptuous luxury. Soft, operatic music provides the perfect soundtrack to More >
