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Stylish Travel: A Fashion Week Too Far?

October 1, 2008 at 8:45 AM | 0 Comments

No tans please: Lily Allen, Dita Von Teese and Katy Perry represent the palest of the pale in the front row of the Christian Dior show at Paris Fashion Week.

A recent New York Times story quipped "the sun never sets on the runway" with the proliferation of Fashion Weeks worldwide. Paris is even safer than New York, considering many of the classic ateliers like Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel are still open there. But "Islands of the World Fashion Week" in the Bahamas sounds like a fashion editor's excuse to take a vacation.

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[Photo: Socialite Life]

The Real World Brooklyn

"Real World: Brooklyn": Fashion Week Edition

September 10, 2008 at 12:31 PM | 0 Comments

It was a veritable reality show love-fest at the Semi Precious Weapons Fashion Week Party at Rebel in Manhattan Monday night: "Real World: Brooklyn"'s resident Mormon skaterboi Chet Cannon got cozy with ANTM's Whitney Thompson.

More of the cast was also in the house, dancing it up in the front row before partying with the glam rockers.

Why is it that all the action is in Manhattan? Could have something to do with scary chopper attacks!

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Fashion Week

M.I.A. Catches the Fashion Week Bug

September 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM | 0 Comments

Justin isn't the only singer getting inspired by Fashion Week...

British/Sri Lankan hip-hopper M.I.A. is out with a cheeky "Fashion Week surprise," a limited run of self-designed merch that reflects by her colorful on-stage persona.

M.I.A. has had a busy travel year: After getting engaged at our request, she canceled the last leg of her world tour earlier this year due to exhaustion, and has since been busy building schools in Liberia. Not sure when she found time to become a designer too!

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Justin Timberlake

Fashion Week Travel: Dress Like Justin Timberlake

September 10, 2008 at 8:45 AM | 0 Comments

Justin Timberlake poses with buddy Trace Ayala (right) and two designers for their William Rast label, which made its debut at New York Fashion Week Spring '09 this week.

Just like last week's US Open, it seems like the Fashion Week tents are buzzing with more celebrities than usual supporting their favorite designers, from Renee Zellweger at Carolina Herrera to Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez at Marc Jacobs. Maybe the recession's convincing them to lobby harder for free clothes!

But how are the reviews for William Rast, the upscale jeans line for which Timberlake made a promo video of himself beaten up? Style.com found the women's line surprisingly wearable, and the Hartford Courant said the runway set "conjured Cracker Barrel meets 'Deliverance'" but "went straight for a modern zing lurking in old wardrobe standbys."

But fashion news standard Women's Wear Daily only snarked about guests' disappointment that Timberlake didn't sing at any point during the show.

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· New York Fashion Week: Diane Von Furstenberg; William Rast [Courant]
· State of Confusion at William Rast [WWD]
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[Photo: Socialite Life]

Fashion

Fashion Week Crashing: A Heartstopping Show

February 1, 2008 at 12:17 PM | 0 Comments

Our very own Lost Girl Amanda is crashing the tents and sent us this up-to-the-second report.

Shame on us for believing that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is nothing more than a big sparkly circus of superficial air-kissing, over-inflated editoral egos, psudeo-celebrity photo ops and eating disorders on parade.

As we learned this morning, the organizers of Fashion Week are totally all about raising awareness for women's health issues. That's why they graciously permitted the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to commandeer precious tent space and a prime time catwalking slot to present their The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show.

We managed to nab a decent pair of seats and pretended to look unimpressed by supermodel and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum as she strutted past us in a custom-made Marc Jacobs shift dress with red and black block panels.

Also walking, among others, were Joss Stone in Max Azaria, Allison Janney in Donna Karan, Ana Ortiz in Badgley Mischka, Ashanti in Tracy Reese, and Cheryl Hines in Catherine Malandrino. Liza Minelli even made an appearance!

Sadly, only Heidi's dress will be making its way around the country in the The Heart Truth Road Show. Unfortunately for the rest of America, she won't be traveling with it.

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Celeb Travel

Fashion Week Travel: Posh Hits Paris

January 25, 2008 at 9:20 AM | 0 Comments

Who wants to go shopping? Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer and Dita Von Teese peep the looks presented by designer Roland Mouret at Paris' Fall 2008 Fashion Week. Mouret has dressed Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz and Angelina Jolie for runway shows in the past.

American fashionistas, don't fret--New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week starts February 1st! The tents will take over Bryant Park like they always do, so be ready to stake out some real estate on Avenue of the Americas if you're looking for your own celeb sighting.

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[Photo: Just Jared]