January 2008

Go Fug Yourself: The Fug Awards:The book penned by a celebrity stylist’s most scathing critics is now available at Amazon. Do yourself a favor and order a copy today. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. And make sure you bookmark their website for regular visitation —

Ann-Valerie Hash Spring/Summer 2008 Couture Show:“This season, Anne-Valérie Hash dedicates her Haute Couture collection to Love – a feeling exclusively expressed through sheer silk tulle. Cut in “millefeuilles gourmands”, from invisible to opaque and all gauzy nuances, tulle is expressed in all its forms. Anatomical cuts, futuristic construction and meteoric fractions, remain ultra-light. Sheer “cage-like” [...]

Valentino’s Final Show Receives 5-Minute Standing Ovation:“Valentino managed not to cry as he took his final walk down the runway of a custom made white tent in the garden of the Rodin Museum. Not so his audience, which gave him a five-minute, tear-stained standing ovation after presenting his spring 2008 collection, bringing to a close [...]

YSL’s Video Menswear Show: Retiring Valentino Blasts Corporations for Destroying Fashion:“Business has ruined the fashion industry with young designers creating the same things, designer to the stars Valentino said on Monday . . . ‘The world of fashion has now been ruined,’ the 75-year old, who became a byword for glamour, told Il Messaggero newspaper. [...]