CHANEL Metiers d’Art Collection 2009-2010 Paris-Shanghai

The CHANEL Metiers d’Art Collection 2009-2010 Paris-Shanghai

For some years, CHANEL has been ensuring the destinies and preservation of the skills of the Maisons d’Art: metal worker Desrues, feather maker Lemarié, embroiderer Lesage, shoemaker Massaro, milliner Michel, goldsmith Goossens and flower maker Guillet. Since 2002, Karl Lagerfeld has dedicated an annual collection to them, presented in exclusivity in a city that is part of, or is destined to leave its mark on, the history of the brand. In Shanghai on December 3rd, he unveiled his 8th edition of this collection, called “Paris Shanghai”. Shanghai is a city in constant evolution, a cosmopolitan theater to an extraordinary cultural boom, and where CHANEL has recently inaugurated its third point of sale in continental China over an impressive 480m2.

As a prelude to the show, the film “PARIS SHANGHAI, A FANTASY”, written and directed by Karl Lagerfeld, tells the story of Coco Chanel’s imagined voyage to China.

Continue reading CHANEL Metiers d’Art Collection 2009-2010 Paris-Shanghai

Emily Blunt In Marchesa Dress

Emily Blunt wears a Marchesa silver silk wool lace overlay dress with waist bow and sculpted star shoulder at “The Young Victoria” Los Angeles premiere, Thursday, December 3, 2009. Do you love?

About Marchesa: Co-founded by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the company’s namesake and muse is the noted eccentric European style icon Marchesa Luisa Casati. The collection, designed by Georgina Chapman, is available in the United States at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and specialty stores nationwide. Internationally it can be found at Harrods in London, Holt Renfrew in Canada, Joyce in Hong Kong, Alothman in Kuwait and other prestigious stores worldwide.

TO SAVE A LIFE New Indie Film

To Save A Life is an indie movie about the real life challenges of teens and their choices. TO SAVE A LIFE opens in select theaters on January 22, 2010!

Watch TO SAVE A LIFE movie trailer here:

Ever since Jake Taylor was a kid, he was the type of guy you couldn’t help but like. For Jake, life is good. He has a ton of friends, a basketball scholarship, a hot girlfriend and a really bright future. Not much to get down about, right?

Continue reading TO SAVE A LIFE New Indie Film

Keeping Up With The Kardashians Returns on E!

Keeping up with the Kardashians returns for its fourth season with a very special season premiere, Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10/9c, only on E!

Watch as a tempest of siblings, business and fame engulf Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and paparazzi fave Kim Kardashian as their huge Hollywood families collide!

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Watch a preview for the Keeping up with the Kardashians fourth season here:

 

Kourtney Kardashian Interviews With Marta Walsh
Khloe Kardashian Interviews With Marta Walsh

Karina Smirnoff Sizzles in Leslie Greene Jewelry

Leslie Greene Jewelry Photographed on ‘Dancing’ Pro Karina Smirnoff!

Karina SmirnoffLeslie Greene Jewelry

Karina Smirnoff has sizzled on the stage with her Latin dances on ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ and now international dancing champion, Karina Smirnoff is heating up the fashion world in jewelry by famed designer Leslie Greene. Smirnoff wears the “Jovia” Ring and “Morandi” Earrings with such sophistication and ease, showing that pieces from Leslie Greene’s Sterling Silver collection can make any woman shine. We’d make a bet that all eyes are on Smirnoff wherever she goes!

Karina SmirnoffLeslie Greene Jewelry

The Leslie Greene “Morandi” Earrings retail for $835, and the Leslie Greene “Jovia” Ring retails for $530. Both are now available at the recently launched Leslie Greene e-Boutique, www.lesliegreene.com .

Vera Wang Behind The Dress

Vera Wang introduces youthful charm and romance through hand-painted tulles and silks. This week’s featured wedding dress, Didi, showcases innovative design techniques from Vera Wang. Vera offers her insights on the design inspiration behind Didi.

Vera Wang

INSPIRATION: The Didi embraces color for its fresh interpretation of modernity and romance in wedding fashion. In particular, Didi’s unique design is showcased in citrus, a core color of this collection’s palette. This color – and this wedding dress – can be described as nothing less than vivacious.

Vera Wang

Didi illustrates an important technique in the use of color: hand-painting. The full skirt is a combination of hand-painted organza and tulle that tumble from the structured, pleated bodice into artful deconstruction. You will see this frothiness throughout the collection, along with a very specific delicate lightness that is created through the layering of fabrics rather than crinolines (stiff petticoats under the skirt).

The pleats on the Didi’s bodice are particularly dramatic at the back of the wedding dress (see image below).

Vera Wang

Didi captures artistry, which is another common thread in Vera Wang’s recent collections, along with whimsy and charm. These themes are soft, but not antiquated. The crispness of the design technique and the use of color establish the modernity of these wedding dresses.

Vera Wang

Keep in mind, Vera Wang wedding dresses shown in color are also available in traditional white and ivory; contact one of their wedding consultants for more detail or visit www.verawangonweddings.com

GRETA Beverly Hills’ Longest Lasting Boutique

Several hundred Hollywood stars, fashionistas, philanthropists and civic leaders dropped by Beverly Hills’ longest lasting boutique, GRETA, on Wednesday evening (November 18) from 6 – 9 pm for a first look at Sachin + Babi’s Resort 2010 collection, available exclusively in Beverly Hills at the fine women’s apparel establishment located at 141 S. Beverly Drive.


Celeb stylist George Blodwell and LA models wearing Sachin + Babi Resort 2010

The moment the red carpet rolled out, Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne proudly presented boutique owner Greta with a special commendation from the BH City Council recognizing the wonderful woman who has stayed in business on South Beverly Drive for 48 years. Michael Papajohn (“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”), Chelsea Gilligan (Miss California Teen USA), Jazmin Whitely (MTV’s “House of Jazmin”), Judy Tenuta (star comedienne), Ben Mittleman (“Dying the Live”), Amanda Luttrel Garrigus (E!) and famed celebrity stylist George Blodwell joined the dozens of long-time Greta clients and friends enjoying fine French and German wines, delectable hors d’oeuvres from Mako and informal modeling by the most gorgeous professionals from LA Models.


Greta and Jazmin Whitley of MTV’s House of Jazmin.

Continue reading GRETA Beverly Hills’ Longest Lasting Boutique