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July 31, 2007
Fall 2007 Haute Couture - the Top 10 Trends. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Because the Couture is somewhat less driven by direct financial concerns than is ready-to-wear, designers have more room to play with ideas - making it an insightful barometer of which trends have legs. For fall, there is a definite feel of girding up for battle, along with a simultaneous vein of escapism. By borrowing from various eras of history - Napoleon, the Roman Empire, the Jazz Age - we are better able to costume ourselves for all the various roles we play as we star in the movie that is life today.
The Top Ten Fashion Trends from Fall 2007 Couture:
- Clothing as Armour
- Costume History
- Controlled Volume
- "Done" Hair & Makeup
- Defined Waist
- Fur
- Ruffles & Lace
- Huge Heels
- Shades of Grey & Silver
- Prints & Surface Embellishment
Don't forget to check out our other Fall 2007 Fashionweek trend summaries of:
- New York
- London
- Milan
- Paris
- & our exclusive on-location video interviews with Isaac Mizrahi, Tracy Reese, Vincent Longo, Mally Roncal, Robert Verdi & Doneger's David Wolfe!
1. CLOTHING AS ARMOUR:
clockwise from top left: Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Chanel, Armani Prive
2. COSTUME HISTORY:
clockwise: Lacroix, Dior, Lacroix, Gaultier, Givenchy, Elie Saab
3. CONTROLLED VOLUME:
clockwise: Dior, Givenchy, Gaultier, Armani Prive, Valentino, Chanel
4. "DONE" HAIR & MAKEUP:
clockwise: Lacroix, Valentino, Gaultier, Armani Prive, Dior, Lacroix
5. DEFINED WAIST:
clockwise: Chanel, Valentino, Armani Prive, Dior, Gaultier, Elie Saab
6. FUR:
clockwise: Valentino, Dior, Givenchy, Gaultier, Valentino, Chanel
7. RUFFLES & LACE:
clockwise: Elie Saab, Dior, Armani Prive, Gaultier, Valentino, Chanel
8 HUGE HEELS:
clockwise: Lacroix, Gaultier, Valentino, Armani Prive, Dior, Givenchy
9. SHADES OF GREY & SILVER:
clockwise: Elie Saab, Dior, Lacroix, Valentino, Chanel, Armani Prive
10. PRINTS & SURFACE EMBELLISHMENT:
clockwise: Gaultier, Chanel, Valentino, Lacroix, Dior, Armani Prive
- Lesley Scott
(photos: style.com)
Jemma Kidd Makeup School Helps Heat up an Otherwise Innocent Summer Evening. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
Using hushed pastels and subtle bronzes, Jemma Kidd Makeup School’s latest looks are a fun & easy way to up your summer fabulous quotient. Although she is on the editorial A-list, her makeup is made for real people: it's crease- & slide-proof, a cinch to apply & easy to turn up a notch when going from day to evening.
To get the Summer Goddess look you'll need the Jemma Kidd Essential Eye Lash Curler & Cheek Brush:
- On the top lid, use your fingertips to layer on Iridescent Eye Silk Crayon in Jade, feathering the color right up to the brow.
- Create a dramatic finish with lashings of Extreme Magnify Volume, Lengthen & Strengthen Mascara in Pitch.
- Add warmth & color to the cheeks with a touch of Tailored Colour Powder Blush Duo in Soft Peach/Beige & accentuate cheekbones with Dual Illuminator Crème Highlighter in Champagne.
- Finish with a slick of Shimmer Intense Silk-Touch Lip Gloss in Sherbert for a glistening summer pout
Purchasing info at JemmaKidd.com.
- Lesley Scott
Pony Print Mary Jane Courts Get a Sexy Twist from Guiseppe Zanotti. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG
A great way to add a pop of interest to the season's new flannel wide-leg trousers, sleek pencil skirts & dark denim jeans. Available at Zappos.com.
- Lesley Scott
Fab Fall Bags, Key Fobs & Accessories from Shih. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
Heading in a new design direction, we predict these patent key fobs will make a can't-lose holiday gift for everyone from trend-obsessed teens to their fashionsta moms. Purchasing info at ShihShop.com.
- Lesley Scott
July 30, 2007
The Bauhaus Continues to Influence Design & Fashion, Especially with Fabulously Graphic Combinations. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
(Available at Tecta.de)
From 1919 to 1933, this profoundly influential German school of art & architecture existed in Weimar, Dessau & Berlin under the leadership of Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - & later for a year in Chicago as New Bauhaus under László Moholy-Nagy. (via wikipedia)
The influence of the Bauhaus is still felt on art, arthitecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design and typography. This fun Walter Gropius chair looks as modern today as the day it was designed, and shows why, when expertly executed, graphic combinations never go out of fashion.
Some fab grapic stripes & fashion combinations to try:
- Giles ballgown (photo: style.com)
- Enamel earrings - UrbanOutfitters.com
- Emma Gordon London Minnie clutch - StarsAndInfiniteDarkness.com
- Handmade feathered headdress - LeahC.com
- Onyx cab ring - KaraRossNY.com
- Chanel sweater (photo: style.com)
- Loeffler Randall - ActiveEndeavors.com
- Necessary Object Libra satchel - Endless.com
- Michael Kors Carina - Zappos.com
- Alex & Chloe pendants - AlexAndChloe.com
- Vintage chevron stripe & ruffle frock - Etsy.com
- Christian Dior Couture (photo: style.com)
- Cartier de Lune pearl earrings (HP800233) - Cartier.com
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scrimshaw bracelets - JessicaKaganCushman.com
- Milly hounstooth swingcoat - Tobi.com
- Jean Paul Gaultier Couture (photo: style.com)
- Susan Daniels silk headband - ShopKitson.com
- Lesley Scott
"Do You Remember" Tees Bring Back the Good Old Days of Boybar, Area, Groove Jet & Underground. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Pronounced dirt, dyrT is a collection of nostalgic t-shirts launching this fall featuring logos of old nightclubs, bars and restaurants printed on the front, and a brief tongue-in-cheek history of each venue printed on the inside back. The debut line includes 12 venues in New York, South Beach and Ibiza--printed on shirts washed & ground by hand to feel as if they really date back to the 70s, 80s & 90s.Former club kids who now have them will want to be on the lookout for the Future Club Kids line starting in October.
Available at DoYouRemember.com.
- Lesley Scott
Philippe Pighetti's Handpainted Acrylic Blue Wave Cuff Would Make a Fab Signature Accessory. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
As it twists and turns over the wrist, it seems to form an ocean wave. Available at Mondo-Chic.com.
- Lesley Scott
Bag Something from Merrell McGinness for a Dose of Fab & Functional Fall Style. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES
You know you're pretty much destined for a career in fashion when, at the age of three, you insist on wearing fur-trimmed leather boots to preschool! In the intervening years, Merrell McGinness channeled her early fashionista leanings into a line of bags that easily walk the line between vintage luxe and the functionality - & schleppability - new millenium chick needs. Available at MerrellBags.com.
- Lesley Scott
Support Fashion & the Environment in Del Forte's Eco-Chic Wide Legged Trouser Jean from Tobi.com. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Tobi.com is fab one-stop shopping for eco-friendly brands that contribute to worthy causes including wildlife preservation, poverty relief & pesiticide-free farming - such as Del Forte. The line's designer, Tierra Del Forte, is helping to make the denim market more green with the company's Project ReJEANeration and by using chemical-free organic cotton. Del Forte Willow wide-legged trouser jean features an 11" front rise, 15" back rise, & 23" leg opening - available at Tobi.com.
- Lesley Scott
July 27, 2007
Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION:
- Rachel Zoe's upcoming Style A to Zoe guide to the chic life is eagerly anticipated by FabSugar.
- Time to go shopping! Fashiontribes picks the top 10 fall fashion must-haves.
- Check out this latest chic trend advises The Fashionable Housewife: white trenchcoats.
- Those high waist jeans have well and truly comeback! My Fashion Life gives readers a heads up on how to win a pair from Earnest Sewn.
- Second City Style is gearing up for our favorite fashion season. First on the fall fashion radar? Femme-fatale for one and all.
- Wondering what to wear with polka dots? Omiru firgures it out.
- Stiletto Jungle has a helpful video that spills the who - what - wear of 5 super hot, must-have denim styles.
- Girlawhirl thinks Stella McCartney’s Glastonbury tank is the epitome of summer cool.
- Just because it's hot it doesn't mean you can dress like a freak. Check-out SheFinds' Top Five Summer Fashion Pet Peeves.
- No need to pack away your favorite summer pieces once the temperature drops, StyleBakery.com tells us 10 summer pieces to wear into fall. Does the amazing variety of "It" jeans have you all confused about what's right for you?
- Want Chip & Pepper jeans for under $40? The Budget Fashionista reviews C7P, their new budget line for JCPenney.
MEN'S FASHION:
- Argentina's men's fashion designer Aitor Throup makes nature-inspired fashion that roars, discovers Fashion Indie.
BAGS, SHOES & ACCESSORIES:
- Bag Snob has 5 tips to update your fall bag wardrobe!
- Mariah and Beyoncé say "yes" to jewelry at the beach, but The Jewelry Weblog has to think twice about this fashion jewelry trend. Is it in or out?
- Just say no to the I-am-going-to-Promises-right-after-my-next-arrest look, advises Manolo's Shoe Blog, by giving heavy boots a miss & pairing a miniskirt or short-short sundress & oversized sunglasses with cute metallic flats.
- Bag Bliss reveals the war between Forever21 and Gwen’s Harajuku Purses.
- Coquette loves it when high-tech meets fashion luxe with the debut of Louis Vuitton's new line of iPhone cases in New York.
- You can be nicer to animals than Vick, and rock a boss Stella McCartney bag, says Kristopher.
- LA-Story rocks the mod, edgy, "old-world" vibe of the hot jewelry from Soffer Ari.
- New dress code rules at the White House piques Papierblog's interest.
BEAUTY:
- 55 Secret Street weighs in on the mystery and the magic of The Dominican Blowout.
- Beauty Snob- asks: Can you really walk your way to lean legs with the "Fit Flop"?
LIFESTYLE:
- Styleaholic Najwa Moses takes us on a stylish, photo TATTOO journey.
- Gotta getaway: Stylehive says you gotta getaway to Rayavadee Hotel in Thailand, a luxury seaside resort flanked by majestic cliffs, beautiful white sands, and clear blue waters of the Andaman Sea.
- Lesley Scott
Fab Indie Designer Alert: H Fredriksson & her Must-Have Feminine Frocks & Skirts. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Trained in fine art, her designs are influenced by thinking of the body as a sculpture. "I try to let the shapes be created with the body, not around it," notes the designer about her unconventional approach to draping the human form. "The balance in my collection is found in the mixing of opposites; loose silhouettes matches with tapered shapes or elegant cuts with a raw finish."
Available at HFredriksson.com.
- Lesley Scott
Rimmel London's Light Beam Lip Gloss Means Never Having to Step Out of the Limelight for Touchups. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
In the midst of dancing, flirting and generally being fabulous, who wants to wait in a ridiculous line to primp in the powder room? The LED light in the cap and attached mirror make for easy on-the-spot repairs, while the actual gloss is yummy, non-sticky & high sheen. Available in six sheer shades from Ulta.com.
- Lesley Scott