Jourdan Dunn has been very busy recently appearing on the catwalks in New York and London for the likes of Rodarte (pictured) amongst others. She was famously discovered in Primark in Hammersmith and lives in West London with her Mum. This weekend
The Sunday Times caught up with her.
Some of you
mind overexposure on the runway and some of you don't. I can live with that. But if you start working on
those abs now, by Springtime you can honor clothes that are cropped and sliced.
What do you get when you put together 50 sheets of gold and silver leaf from Paris, MAC Pro Pigment in Acid Orange and a nail polish called "Fashion"? The look at Rodarte, which the designers referred to as "Beautiful Androids."
Using Aveda products, hairstylist Odile Gilbert smoothed models' hair into buns that resembled pin cushions, coated them with gobs of gel and covered them with gold (for blondes) and silver (for brunettes).
If I showed you
my favorite bags of Fall you know shoes are soon on their way. They are my Achilles’ heel, after all. While flats never get much love on the runways, higher-than-high heels make for terrific theatrics.
Knits always feel right fireside. Fall's knit parade keeps things interesting with new silhouettes, pops of color, and dramatic styling. Missoni, adored for its signature knits, threw this tunic on Freja (left) atop colorful layering.
It was one of my favorite movies in the '80s and it is one of my favorite trends now. I don't really see myself in cosmic clothes, but I sure love looking at them. They're so sleek, so severe, so serious.
Just as
I said that it's normal for fashion designers to draw inspiration from one another, one more case popped up to further prove my point. This time, Costume National looked to
Rodarte's Fall '08 collection to create one of the pieces in its 2009 Resort line. The fashion world, moi-self included, were awestruck by Rodarte's innovative, beautifully crafted Fall gowns (left).
Calling all fashion addicts:
PresseBoutique.com has recently made their cyber debut. More than just a shopping site, Press Boutique offers a world of behind the scenes action where you can check out videos and backstage footage on your favorite designer. Like its name, the site offers a boutique-like shopping experience with a module of popular and up and coming designers such as Nina Ricci, Rodarte, and Doo Ri.
Last night brought in the upper echelon of fashion-design talent into a hub of fashion frenzy as everyone gathered at the New York Public Library awaiting the announcement of this year's CFDA winners.
Celebrities showed up to lend their support but what's really important here are the winners. And they are .
You read about the book,
Fashion Illustrations by Fashion Designers, now get the actual sketches. Style.com is holding a
three-week auction whose proceeds will be donated to
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.
This week's auction includes sketches by Phillip Lim, Rodarte, and Christian Lacroix.
