Natalie Portman Designs Vegan Shoes
December 28, 2007 | 2 Comments
Natalie Portman has teamed up with a New York shoe shop, Te Casan, to create a vegan shoe collection. I can’t find anywhere that says what the shoes are made of, since vegans abstain from all animal products, they are “non-leather,” like the red patent leather shoes shown in the picture above. I wonder what they’re made from — plastic, maybe?
In any case, orders for the shoes will begin January 15, and the collection will be available in stores in February 2008. Five percent of all of the profits from these shoes will go towards a charity.
I don’t know anything else about them, like price or anything, but check back, and I’ll get that to you as soon as I know. The thing about these, is you don’t have to be a vegetarian or a vegan to appreciate them, just an animal lover.
The Latest On Shoes: ShoeTube
December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For all the shoe fanatics (such as myself) out there, there is an up-and-coming site that is just awesome. Vogue.shoetube.tv is supposed to be a place where people can share their love and passion for shoes.
If you like keeping up with shoe fashion, this should be the perfect place to go. It’s supposed to have articles about up-and-coming footwear industry stuff, a few blogs, some videos, and some photos of shoes.
I’m excited to find out what type of things they’ll have on the website once it’s up-and-running: how it actually looks. Since it’s sponsored by Vogue, it should be somewhere really cool that we can see the latest on shoes. For more information, you can check here.
Beauty Trend For the New Year
December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This year, 2007, was the year of crazy fashion, with a style that was part-70’s, part-80’s, part-90’s and part something completely different. That said, it’s hard to predict what will be stylish in 2008. But there’s one way to begin preparations: makeup.
Emphasis on the eye:
For 2008, the smokey “cat’s eyes” are in. This can be achieved with dark liner around the whole eye that goes to the far corner of the eye with an upward sweep. Eyebrows should be done with a fuller, more natural look, and the eyelashes should also be fuller and darker, which is complimentary to the darker, smokey look that’ll be in. (By the way, an extra layer of mascara will make you appear much less tired than you really are.)
The lips:
All shades of red are in for lip color, from brick red to plum reds to bluish reds and everything in-between; it’s just a matter of finding the right shade.
One thing to keep in mind, though: don’t do up both your eyes and your lips. If you’re going all out on one, be more subtle with the other. Draw attention to only one part of your face, and use a lip gloss or nudes for the other thing.
Heidi Klum Sued Over Jewelry Design Similarities
December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
German supermodel Heidi Klum is being sued by luxury jeweller Van Cleef and Arpels because they claimed that she copied one of their jewelry designs, a vintage clover.
Now, granted the designs are very similar, so that doesn’t look good for Heidi. And they both are very pretty. Charm-like bracelets and necklaces are back in. Anyway, the company is suing Heidi’s company, Heidi Klum GmbH, and another company she designed for, Mouawad USA, another company she’s designed jewelry for in the past.
Problem is: There are a lot of similarities.
This is the Heidi Klum GmbH necklace (the Mouawad design is at the top):
This is the Van Cleef and Arpel Necklace:
Do you think there are too many similarities? Or do you think Heidi’s is an original design?
David Beckham: Style Icon Dressed By Wife
December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Women know the importance of dressing their men, and it warms my heart to hear that Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham knows the rules, too. David was recently named a gay icon, probably after that fantastic pose of him in the Armani underwear ad, and he is proud of the title, saying, “I’m very honored to have the tag of gay icon… Maybe it’s things like (the fact) I like to look after myself, I like to look smart and presentable most of the time.”
David went on to admit that Victoria plays a part in the way he looks, but, “I’m very organized and controlled and need to go to bed at night knowing what I’m going to wear the next morning.”
Women: It is okay to dress him.
Men: It is okay to let her dress you.
I mean, seriously, if the Beckhams can, the rest of us can, too.
The Chicago Sun-Times Names Halle Berry Best-Dressed
December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Chicago Sun-Times named Halle Berry the best-dressed star this year. Her fashion mishaps are long since over, and she’s flaunting that baby bump (thank goodness she’s now wearing maternity clothes).
Katie Holmes is one of the three runners-up, and she sure has grown up, but as I believe I’ve said before, I miss the girl-next-door look. However, a little bit of Giorgio Armani and Tom Cruise never hurt anyone - and she wears them both well.
Natalie Portman is also one of the runners up because of her seamless step into adulthood and because she “somehow manages to dress her age.”
The third runner-up is Reese Witherspoon for her new hair, new body and new confidence since her divorce from Ryan Phillippe - and her beautiful Nina Ricci’s Olivier Theyskens dresses.
Giorgio Armani Opens New Boutique in Tokyo
December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Italian designer Giorgio Armani opened a new Armani boutique in Ginza, Tokyo. The boutique is huge: 12 stories with 2 basements, making it one of the world’s largest Armani shops. The Armani Ginza Tower carries all of the Armani clothing and accessories, and it even carries Armani’s furniture and the world’s first Armani spa.
The building, which is designed in a chic, modern manner with bamboo motif “Japanese touches,” is located between the Sukiyabashi crossing and the Ginza Yon-chome crossing and is surrounded with other designer boutiques.
Armani visited Japan for the store’s opening and also showed the new Spring and Summer 2008 collection, which had just been unveiled in Milan, Italy.
Calvin Klein Adds Women’s Performance Gear Line
December 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
Calvin Klein announced Thursday that G-III Apparel Group Ltd, a division of Calvin Klein, will be producing a new women’s clothing line called “Calvin Klein Performance.” The line will release some women’s biking, tennis, yoga and running clothes in Spring 2008, and everything will be out in FAll 2008.
The goal of the clothing line is to enhance women’s athletic clothing with materials and designs that match today’s women’s lifestyles. The line will include pants, capris, t-shirts, shorts, hoodies, tank tops and tennis skirts and dresses.
The President and Chief Operating Officer of Calvin Klein, Inc said, “As we continue to expand product categories to provide the Calvin Klein consumer with a wide range of lifestyle apparel options, the addition of women’s performance apparel fills an important niche.”
The clothes will be released in the United States as well as in some parts of Mexico and Canada.
Beyonce Knowles Poses For House of Dereon Jeans
December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Evidently, topless photos are “in” right now, because just a few weeks after Keira Knightley made the poor decision to pose topless for Interview Magazine (and a Chanel ad), Beyonce is doing the same. Beyonce is sporting jeans - and only jeans - from her clothing line, “House of Dereon.”
A source told News of the World, “Bey wanted to show just how seductive the label can be.” She did a good job. The jeans are tight, and have a “squiggly,” which is supposed to be a Fleur-de-Lis (a symbol of the French monarchy), on the back pockets. To check out the full line, visit House of Dereon.
Personally, I think she should have stuck with Armani’s Diamonds.
Fashion Icon Coco Chanel Miniseries
December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What happens when you combine fashion history with television? A “Chanel” miniseries, that’s what. Lifetime plans on airing a show which follows the story of Coco Chanel, starting with her growing up in an orphanage outside of Paris. However, the focus of the show is on Chanel’s reinventing herself, after she re-established herself as a fashion trendsetter in her 70s.
Chanel, who died in 1971, was named one of the most influential people of the 20th century by Time Magazine.
Director Christian Duguay said he wants to make the miniseries into something meaningful. “There’s no point in doing it if it won’t educate people and entertain, but in an original way. It’s a love story, it’s a rags-to-riches story, it has some strong social statements about women and about how the world has changed.”
Shirley MacLaine will be playing Coco Chanel in her later years, and Barbora Bobulova will be playing her in her early years. The two-part miniseries will be airing sometime in 2008.