Video: Lanvin Paris Fall 2011 Collection

Full of fun and tongue-in-cheek humor, Lanvin Paris does their Fall fashion film to a beat unexpected of the famed fashion house's general public image of the ultimate in French decorum. Steven Meisel helps to break down this barrier by creating a fun and hilarious film for the season, and one of my favorites. There is so many things to adore about this: the models are perfectly coiffed, everyone is dancing naturally (albeit loosely choreographed) and the cameo at the end is the best part. Who knew Alber can get down..?!
Enjoy!
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Back to the '70s

My favorite decade in style and substance is back (again) in full inspirational force for Fall 2011 as seen on the runways in NYC, Paris, Milan, and Japan. This great slideshow on NYTimes.com again proves that the well spring of carefree style and wide leg pants continues to lure us back to the '70s. There really is no other time in fashion history where the spirit of an entire decade evolved through '40s references, daring new heights (the high wasit trouser, even high stacked platforms), body consciousness (DVF's icionic jersey shirtdress), and solidifying the real importance of designer American sportswear (Halston, Geofrey Beene, et al) for everyone to see. The subsequent 1980s continued the trailblazing that the 70s established. Take a look at the slideshow here and get lost in nostalgia and move forward in your style by incorporating one or many elements of this great fashion era.
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Video: 100 Years of Style in 100 Seconds

Check out this great video from the UK to promote the opening of Westfield's new shopping center coming to East London on September 13, which takes us through 100 Years of style in fashion, music, and dance in about 100 seconds. This just puts a smile on my face as its a combination of a few of my favorite things: fashion and dance!
Enjoy!
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(video via youtube.com/westfield stratford)

Another Night Out: FNO Returns

Another year, another night for fun and frolic on the one night a year that the fashion and retail industry lets loose and has fun: Fashion's Night Out, is just a few days away and is ready to launch worldwide. This year promises to be bigger and better than last and is sure to be fun (and lots of  hard work for the countless many who are planning and participating and putting the festivities on). Despite the impending reality of a failing global economy and a lagging depth of creativity found in this season's sartorial offerings, the big event is still going off to get you out and to spend. With the harsh realities of the "real world" (ie the non-fashion world lol) looming in the background, the main point of the whole event is to just simply have fun. The fantastic main website, FNO , incorporates many new features (like Android and iPhone apps) and lists of all the events taking place in your local area. Pick and choose what you want to do and let loose and enjoy. For more tips on how to do it right, click here for my personal guide on Fashion's Night Out. As for myself, I'll be doing my professional fashion thing as one of many stylists live-blogging on Stylelist and giving hands-on styling and fashion consultations to event attendees at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. I'm looking forward to it and hope to see you out at Fashion's Night Out this Thursday. Happy Shopping!!

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Related articles

• Why I Hate Fashion's Night Out (thegloss.com)
• Where To Go On FNO (style.com)

You say its your Birthday, Madonna..?

"Like A Virgin" album, photographed by Steven Meisel, 1984

photographed by Herb Ritts for "True Blue" album, 1987

Jean Paul Gaultier and Madonna, photographed by Herb Ritts, 1990

wearing a bodysuit by Christian Lacroix Haute Couture, photographed by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia 1991

with daughter Lourdes, photographed by Mario Testino, Vanity Fair 1998

wearing custom made clothing by stylist Arianne Phillips
photographed by Jean Baptiste Mondino for "Music" album, 2000

photographed by Craig McDean for "American Life" album, 2003

photographed by Steven Meisel for "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album, 2005

wearing a dress by Jean Paul Gaultier in Harper's Bazaar, photographed by Solve Sundsbo, March 2006

photographed by Tom Munro, 2008

Madonna, in a short film by Fabien Baron of her "Interview" Magazine photo shoot session with Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, 2010 (video via www.interview.com/www.youtube.com)

A collection of a few of my favorite images of Madonna, through the years and through her many iconic looks, shot by some of my favorite photographers of fashion and celebrity.
Happy Birthday!
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Missoni for Target Collection 2011

A look from Missoni for Target Capsule Collection 2011

Eagerly anticipated by many (including yours truly), the upcoming and largest designer collection exclusively for Target featuring knitwear luxury brand Missoni, is beyond fantastic. Creating a complete collection for men, women, children, home, and lifestyle, Missoni for Target is sure to be an extreme success and definitely collector worthy. The complete lookbook has just been released and can be viewed here. Get a pen and pad ready so you can make note of what you'll be purchasing on September 13. My list is done and I'll see you...at Target!

Related articles

• A Sneak Peek at Missoni for Target! (news.instyle.com)
• Sneak Peek: Missoni Home For Target (casasugar.com)

Oh, Shiela!: Aussie Label P.A.M

P.A.M.'s Sade pant and shirt in Snow wash.
These are my current favorite Summer pant!
(photo:www.perksandmini.com)

P.A.M.'s painted sweater tunic, another recent buy
(photo: www.perksandmini.com)

I'm in current obsessivo and under the gun of a style crush with Australian label P.A.M. The Sydney label brings perfection to casual and edgy items for men and women, along with lifestyle products like rare vinyl and books to bring its fantastic laid-back cool to you. I fell in serious love with their Sade pant, and have both the black stripe and bleach-splash chambray (with top to match) versions: the spot-on perfect weight/texture and uber cool drop crotch style found everywhere right now but done in a forward, of-the-moment way. Believe me, I can't get enough! Their unusual and cheeky web portal is kooky, funny, and cool to me and I urge you to peruse their shop site and see what I'm talking about. Wishing I were in Sydney so I can hit up their upcoming sale and to check out their shop, which carries other favorite brands like Bernhard Wilhelm and Wood Wood! Since I can't away to Sydney right now, I'll continue to shop their brand at my local favorite, Creatures of Comfort, and stay in the throws of my style crush with P.A.M.!

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"Beauty Culture": A Photographic Exhibition

"Christy Turlington" by Albert Watson, as seen in the Annenberg's "Beauty Culture" exhibition
(photo via www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org)

I recently had the pleasure of viewing the Annenberg Space for Photography's latest and extremely riveting exhibition, "Beauty Culture", an interesting look at photography's role in shaping our myths and notions of beauty. Showing various and diverse viewpoints on the subject, and showcasing some of fashion's and beauty's most famous photographers and their iconic images of the celebrities, models, and campaigns we have come to love, this exhibit is definitely not one to miss. There are over 170 photographs, along with a documentary film featuring some well-known figures in the industry, and an interactive section in which you yourself can alter your own idea of beauty. Thursday evenings are Lecture Series nights, with many featured photographers and industry professionals bringing the series to life with commentary and insight on the art of photography, fashion, beauty, and the like. And if you need further convincing, the exhibit is worth it for the "Model Wall" and the side-by-side Herb Ritts/Leonard Nimoy "Supermodels of the 90s" photos alone!

Click here for more information and location details for the Annenberg in Century City: Welcome to The Annenberg Space for Photography, and Beauty's Sharp Edges for various images from the exhibit.
Go and enjoy this great exhibit before it closes.

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Tilda Swinton covers W Magazine

Tilda Swinton

It doesn't get any better than this: out of this Universe beauty Tilda Swinton dons the cover of this month's W Magazine, with an equally incredible editorial inside. W Magazine gets major points for think forwardly and by keeping my fashion imagination going. Tilda, wearing the best of the best of contemporary designer clothing in a surreal Icelandic setting, everything comes together in its strange, beautiful, and weird way in the editorial, perfect in its pitch, execution, and presentation. Thanks W Magazine for keeping American fashion editorial forward-thinking and relevant!

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Click here to view the editorial and accompanying video of the fashion production:

Tilda Swinton, photographed by Tim Walker: Celebrities: Wmagazine.com

"MOVE" a fashion film for Rachel Roy Spring 2011

"MOVE" Rachel Roy Spring 2011 from Dominique Palombo on Vimeo.

The fusion of dance and fashion and film comes together in sublime perfection in this film by Dominique Palombo for Rachel Roy's Spring 2011 Collection. Fashion stylist Wendy Levy puts together Roy's interesting and fluid collection on the assortment of diverse dancers, moving to choreography by the brilliant Jermaine Brown. There's nothing else you can do, except...Move. Enjoy!
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*thanks to Sabrina Phillip for sharing this with me*