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5 years ago Karl Lagerfeld decided to take the Chanel Pre-Collections to another level by showing these collections the way it deserved to be shown. The idea was to give the collections a ‘travel spirit’, beginning with Paris Tokyo for the Pre-Fall 2005 collection. After showing past Cruise collections in New York’s Grand Central Station, Santa [...]

Jury Members Actress Shu Qi, Actress Asia Argento,  Actresses Robin Wright Penn and Sharmila Tagore attended the Jury Presentation Photocall at the Palais des FestivalsSoon members of the jury, led by French actress Isabelle Huppert (wearing Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2009) will be wrangling over which auteurs should receive Cannes’ coveted prizes - from Quentin [...]

Lim and Zhou are launching new products such as shoes, lingerie and swim. In Parallel they will open in August a flagship store in Seoul and are in negotiations to launch others in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in the next few years. The swim line and lingerie will range between $65 to $175, with feminin [...]

The red carpet is unfurled and the crowds are gathering on the French Riviera for the start of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.Festival jurors led by actress Isabelle Huppert will attend Wednesday’s gala opener, Disney and Pixar Animation’s 3-D adventure “Up.” Isabelle Huppert along with Robin Wright Penn have been seen yesterday wearing Louis Vuitton Spring [...]

Matthew Williamson said he aimed to translate his women’s aesthetic for men. The collection tells the story of an English gentleman who travels to Cuba for vacation and returns via the Greek islands. The collection includes some English suits, some English schoolboy, some punk. Then you have Cuban cotton shirts and boardshorts, with highly decorative printed fabrics, [...]

After an initial infatuation with his best-selling Daisy scent, Marc Jacobs has a new girl: Lola. The new women’s fragrance is due out in the fall and brings a whole new personality to the party. “Where Daisy is more innocent and sweet, Lola is more sensual — the name conjures up a flirtatious, warm spirit,” said [...]

The exhibition is on view at the Metropolitan from May 6 through August 9, 2009. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, New York 10028 Phone: 212-535-7710 The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion, the spring 2009 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and [...]

[See post to watch Flash video] V magazine’s May issue is the fashion insider’s answer to the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Editor in chief Stephen Gan and Mario Testino started talking about producing a different kind of swimsuit issue last year and chose models that had a special connection to Testino. The magazine, on newsstands [...]

Get on the boat! South Street Seaport was the place to be on Tuesday April 28th. H&M has celebrated the Matthew Williamson with H&M Spring Summer 2009 Collection on on the Majesty, a 30,000 sq ft boat. The boat was crowded by celebs and models including Chanel Iman, Helena Christensen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Daria Werbowy and more. [...]