Nov 17, 2009 -
Whilst some consumer magazines face closures and cut backs, design houses and retailers are just getting in to the game. American fast fashion store Forever 21 has announced plans to launch a publication this week and Chanel are not far behind. The French design house are working with Purple magazine's Olivier Zahm who is the art director of the glossy to be titled 31 Rue Cambon (which is the location of the first Chanel boutique.)
Meanwhile, whilst rumours of Karl Lagerfeld's retirement won't go away, he spoke out to explain why he isn't leaving just yet.
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Nov 03, 2009 -
Halloween came and went, but I'm still reveling in the aftermath. One of the coolest costumes in the A Fabby Halloween group is Kaiser Karl. Coco von wu did an awesome job of mimicking the fashion great.
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Oct 28, 2009 -
Tis the season for new ad campaigns as head designers and their muses line up the best photographers and get snapping for Spring 2010. Earlier this week, I told you that Natalia Vodianova looks likely to be the star of the new Yves Saint Laurent campaign, and now I can reveal another as Claudia Schiffer bags Chanel.
The London based supermodel flew to Argentina last week with Karl Lagerfeld to begin shooting the Spring campaign along with Argentine model Iván de Pineda, Freja Beha Erichsen and, of course, Baptiste Giacobini.
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Oct 14, 2009 -
Karl Lagerfeld has been immortalised in many ways and this week has been honoured with his own Tokidoki figurine. The Japanese-inspired brand have created a 25cm high limited edition version of the designer.
Karl commented, "I am very flattered that I became a Tokidoki.
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Oct 12, 2009 -
"No one wants to see curvy women. You've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly."
— Karl Lagerfeld weighs in on the never-ending debate about thin models.
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Oct 12, 2009 -
Last week, German fashion magazine Brigitte announced plans to ban professional models from its pages. The move was taken in an attempt to address the size zero debate and has received a mixed response. This weekend Karl Lagerfeld added his two cents to the debate.
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Oct 08, 2009 -
Paris Fashion Week is the creme de la creme of all fashion events. New York had its highlights; London wowed me with its revived schedule; and Milan is always beautiful, but Paris? Undeniably thrilling.
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Oct 06, 2009 -
Karl does country. It's impossible to guess Karl's next move. And who would have thought it would be to the barn?
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Oct 06, 2009 -
After last night's festivities the stars attending Paris Fashion Week headed over to the Chanel Pret a Porter show this morning. Rihanna kept her hands warm in a Chanel muff as buzz continues about her possible relationship with Justin Timberlake. Lily Allen performed to the star-studded crowd with models miming backup vocals.
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Oct 06, 2009 -
Lily Allen was the surprise performer at Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week today, appearing out of a trapdoor thanks to some clever staging and wowing guests such as Prince, Sean Lennon and Rihanna as models walked around her. Karl's fashion shows are always something pretty spectacular and this was obviously no different as Lily belted out "Not Fair" for the fashionistas! With models miming backing vocals and dancing it certainly looks like the most fun show of Paris Fashion Week!
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