If I wasn't a lady I'll scream: 'WTF is happening to Chanel?'

As every and each respectable Fashion-addict, I started following this season with the Paris Couture Fashion Week.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure to pass on Alexis Mabille, Christian Dior and THE new star Alexandre Vauthier! But what you REALLY wait from couture...let's not lie to ourselves...DREAM DREAM DREAM!!!

This is exactly why I was hoping to find in Chanel Couture catwalk this season: My princess dress!

So I wore my pearl earings, sat in front of my computer and opened Chanel on style.com. The words stayed blocked... was this the worst defile in Chanel's history?

By looking closer, I could not choose what was the most horrid:

the glitter 80's pants...that Karl found one night in Regine's toilets?



the Indian version of the Chanel suit?



Or Grandma's wedding dress??...



I hope my chouchou Maxime Simoens will help me to recover from this Chanel-fashion-depression...

Man or (Wo)Man? : the new criterias for beauty

The whole 'normal world' is always making comments on the influence of fashion on the new criterias of beauty.

The models used in campaigns and defiles are every year younger and thinner. Is it a result of the influence of Fashion on society or society on Fashion??...this is still a mystery!

The reality is that most of the agencies DO impose the weight to girls but most of the brands DO NOT wish to make skeletons catwalk with their outfits.

Let's get out of the PATH and let's deal with the new generation of models and icons...

Beth Ditto @ JPG

Rico @ Mugler

Today, having a 'fashion icon' for a brand DOES mean to instore new rules, new ideals...new criterias of beauty!

Now check out the new commer - beautiful and perfectly sexy - Andrej Pejic seen recently at JPG Women defile and on Marc Jacobs new adds...





But check it twice and you'll be able to understand that out of being androgine, Andrej is simply...a man!

If is this the new criterias for beauty be careful girls...boys might be soonly taking your places on the catwalk tracks!

Anatomy of Change...

CHANGE is a real word that can describe the road that Thierry Mugler is taking this season with Nicola Formicceti - Lady Gaga personnal shopper- as a designer.

Thierry Mugler who?...the name you only knew from the perfume lately; a brand on the same level than Pierre Cardin was taken in new hands to REBORN brand fresh, brand new!

GAGAesque show that only this pic can explain....



Cannot believe I missed Gaga singing during the show!!!...'Alejandroooooooo'

Who would you choose to be your bridegroom? - Vivienne Westwood Men AW2012

Dear Dear Vivienne Westwood got crazy again on her new collection shown during Milan Men Fashion Week today!

The Queen of flashy colours and psychadelic prints explained that as a British citizen, she got cought into the 'Royal Wedding obsession' too and found herself thinking about how she would dress little Willy for the BIG DAY.

She declared that: "With royal marriage in the air, who would you choose to be your bridegroom? Come on girls, our catwalk is your chance to dream."

Ok Vivi, can I have Sir Beetlejuice?



or maybe i'll go for Dorian Grey Junior...



Sorry...too many British boys, too many colours, too hard to choose! Kate HELP!!!

La Reine est morte...Vive la Reine!!

Last week, over a business diner far far away from Paris we were discussing about the Fashion world favorite subject since one week: who is gonna take the head of Vogue France?

My dear fashion-gossiper friend explained me the 'what, why, when' of what REALLY happened to Carine and we started to fantasize on the next Queen to take over the throne...

As we were enjoying wine and gossips, we started talking about Emmanuelle- Fashion Editor of Vogue and ex head of MIXTE magazine - and we ALL knew she was already seen her as the ONE!

Personnaly, her rock'n roll attitude AMAZES me and I wonder what she'll do with the first edition of our fashion bible...

Emmanuelle, our Queen, we wish you good luck!!



Maybe i'll re-suscribe to Vogue this year?!

Take your tissues out & reset your sub to Vogue France...Carine's OUT!

Dear Fashionistas, take your tissues out and reset your suscribtion to Vogue France... Carine is leaving the HOUSE!

Who would have thought that THE NEWS of 2010 will come few days before the next year starts? This morning VOGUE announced officially the departure of Carine Roitfeld- head of Vogue France for the last 10 years and QUEEN of fashion.

Known for her style and her gift to smell any new fashion talent years before anyone else; Carine is also the best friend of Mario, Karl & Tom...so no worried for her future...

But what will happen to Vogue France...this is another question!! Wanna guess?...

Black is never Absolute' or when Cavalli plays God

Also known as the men who creates animal-woman, Cavalli remains a figure of Italian scene and especially with his famous prints -leopardskin, zebra, hindu godess,...- with which he created several chocks and scandals all around the fashion world.



To celebrate his 70th birthday and his 40 years in fashion, Roberto Cavalli is exposing a collection of his pictures at the Palazzo Morando in Milan.

Not the most original idea but certainly a MUST to see; the exhibition is untitled 'Black is never absolute' as a reference to the rainbow of colours Oldy-Goody Roberto is using in each of his collection but also because he does believe his designs make life 'less boring'.

Full of his Italian modesty - as always-,Cavalli declared to the press that 'the greatest designer is god' and that he loves to inspire himself from him.

By the way, even Cavalli has been a good designer in his golden years...common 70 years old Roberto, botox wont save you!



-----> NEXT...??

Pimp your Burberry trench!!

We have all heard of Nike ID - to pimp up your own pair shoe, Longchamps.fr - to create your own pliage bag,ect... Fashion is back to "unique" items for SURE!

Last seasons Burberry was here to AMAZE us with its new communication tools: catwalk projection real-time all around the world, interactive add campaigns...

Here comes the last gift from Burberry team: create your own trench!

Called "Bespoke Burberry", the concept of personalizing your trench coat will be launched soon; giving customers about 12 million possibilities to pimp their coat: colours, buttons, initials...

Amazing marketing move, Burberry can be seen today as one of the most innovative luxury company on communication tools.




And let's never forget that even if the trench is THE ITEM of the last seasons; it is also the ESSENTIAL coat to have in your wardrobe.

Let me start to think how i'll pimp up mine...mmmmmmm I Love it already!

Golden boys, stock exchanges & checkmate

You would never believe I would talk finance, stock shares & takeover bids; would you?

But when it's about fashion, there is no subject to be avoided and especially not when the protagonists are the timeless Maison Hermes & the giant LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moet & Chandon,...).

Last saturday, Mr Arnault announced that LVMH bought 17% of Hermes stock shares; insisting that he does not pretend to a hostile takeover but that he simply wanted to become a "friendly" long-term shareholder.

BIG SHOCK inside HERMES House where they never believed the danger to be that close.



Nowadays Hermes, Chanel & PPR Group (Gucci Group) are the biggest competitors of the LVMH Holding on the luxury market. Having the opportunity to takeover Hermes will be A MUST for Bernard Armault and an extra "jewel" for his group.

Yesterday, HERMES Familly met officially the CEO of LVMH to claim their displeasure to see the group taking over their "familly company". Bernard Arnault was asked to stop his attack on their stocks. But will they follow Hermes warning?

Benard, tell us what's on your mind?



Hermes check...mate?

Kate vs. Albert ...let's the fight begin!

The 2nd of November is THE DATE of winter for every fashionista around the world!

This date is not only the launching of Lavin for H&M - waiting for it!



But it's also the presentation of Kate Moss new collection for Topshop -less chic but more glamourous!

For this occasion, our Kate & her nice models friends made up a soft & light girly video of the shooting backstage!

Once upon a time...all the nicest British models in a private hotel suite...clothers, champagne & glamour... watch it out!

Sorry girls but let's face the truth... French class vs. British sass?

...Kate 0 - Albert 1

JCDC you ROCK!

Just check out JCDC last video made for Hello Kitty Bday!

Psychadelic...

Meeting Marco at the Bal Masqué!

Period of Halloween?! noooo, Fashion Week feedbacks!

On my way to JCDC Catwalk in Paris, I bumped into an old blogger friend Mademoiselle Francesca but it was very hard for me to recognize her with her mask.



Have you ever been to a masked bal? I've always find this very mysterious and glamour!!

So today i'll make you meet the marvelous Marco Faundez - known as EL GUERRERO. Blogger, designer & artistic director of a communication agency, Marco is creates masks as an accessory to wear day & night...

Mario could you tell me three words that would define yourself?

"struggle, authentic, child"

Three words to define your designs?

"symbolic, historic, out of time"

Masking people...why?

"we all wear a 'mask' following different states we have to face, so why not making them alive?"

Blogger during the day, designer at night?

"Designer and artistic director during the day, blogger at night "


Your inspirations?

"My life and their life"

Your favorite accessory?

"My adidas jacket, my "gri-gri" - luckycharms.

The song you're listening again & again today


"SPACE from M.I.A"



So...which will be your mask for the next Bal?

photos by Anne d'Ovidio / Who is she?

Few hours with Mc Luvin....We Luv it!

As the new trend goes to dirty & rock'n boyzz here is a nice preview to it...

Bad boys are always the one we prefer so here is the result of few hours with Mc Luvin...

Just Because THEY ARE...

DIRTY




STYLED UP



BAD BOYZ with BAD THOUGHTS



FRENCH & they YEAH YEAH YEAH...and this is the best reason EVER!

Check out the video!

Dear Baptiste Giabiconi, looking fool never killed anyone...

...but it might get your showtime over...

Being French,GORGEOUS EVER & Karl's muse was not enought for our dear Baptiste that just decided to make like Saint Gaga or Lady Paradis & give us some sound!

Recorded in Paris, his first single called "Showtime" might be the end of his carreer on the Glamourous, Chic & Distinguissed Fashion Paris...but will help him in US for sure!

When Karl told him:

When I was - yes, when I was a child, yes because in school we could make a choice between ballroom dancing and gym and I chose ballroom dancing.

he just didn't listened & thought it was just cooler to pass from Chanel stages to 50 Cents studios...




Babe, don't steal too many fans to Britney or she might try to pathetically kill herself...again...

When Wikipedia wears Prada, you can call it WikiFashion...

THEY DID IT!

French Vogue is giving today the opportunity to learn more about fashion tips, history and world...

From Castelbaljac to Misel...all our fashion people are here & well explained :)

So now, if around a very-super-fashionable-poshy diner, you don't get who is who during the conversation you can always click on "Wiki de la mode" from your iphone!!



If I read one article per day I might be able to say you is wearing what on the next Chanel défilé!

Our lives without heels...

As the new trend goes to higher and thinner heels...my doc told me today than heels are bad for my little baby feet and then I started to imagine our lives without heels!

Do not put heels:you will look 1m60 and God knows your legs look fatter this way and you do to...

Do not put heels: you will be asked your ID at club entrances...girls from 16 DO NOT CARE about their feet, so you did at this age...

TO DO or NOT TO put heels...here is the real question!



Ok NO DRAMA girls because Christian, our dear Christian found the answer in its new super cuty, super chic Freddy shoes...check them on Mika and then die in front of the nude pair with gold pins in the windows Rue Saint Honoré...




Christian, our feet love you...

...but don't think I won't put my heels tonight!!

I Gucci, You Gucci, We Gucci ...D-16

As Gucci in enterring the "virtual world' with the launching of its new Flagship store online, the brand is trying its best to follow its competitors and create a buzz.

A buzz you want, a buzz you'll have; the brand is proposing her fans & customers to win e-tickets to its Fashion show in 16 days in Milano...

Not very impressive step after Burberry virtual show last season; but genious step for all the fashionistas who won't miss the occasion of clicking "to try at least".




So 16 days to go to WIN!!!!

OF COURSE I did it too ;)

LANVIN loves H&M...Alber loves you...

Karl did it...
Madonna did it...
Viktor & Rolf did it...

now it's the time for Lanvin, best fashion brand for the last years, to hook up with the cheap swedish shop!!

Our dear Alber Elbaz (best designer ever - I love you) will built us up a magnificent collection for this winter with fuild drapes, a touch of french "classe" & here it is!

To make it even better, Mr Ossendrijver - actually male designer for the brand - will also create a male capsule collection, to make our men hype & chic...

For H&M, it is the first time the shop is putting a brand on the scene & not a designer. However, EVERYONE knows Elbaz is behind each & every piece coming out with the LANVIN label...even men... but no one underestimate his amazing talent tho!



So meet Alber up @ H&M from 23rd November on...



OMG OMG OMG OMG...can't wait for it!!

Glamour, 50's & rock'n roll...

As i'm heading to the beach, here is a nice, glamourous ever, pop, rock, sensual, sooooo 50's shooting...

Enjoy...

Vice & Vanity Fair 2010... the Best-Dressed people around the world

Such an internationalnice catwalk made up by Vanity Fair for this year's best-dressed honours list!

From our dear French first lady Carla Bruni, to the crazy Scene-beast Lady Gaga; all the best dressed actors, so-said "princes", princesses, ladies, businessman and icons are mentionned!

The 2010 International Best-Dressed List Style: vanityfair.com

ps: I vote for the DUCHESS OF ALBA and her AMAZING haircut...thanks god she has more than 44 noble and 150 hereditary titles; it helps!