Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012

Raf Simons made his Dior debut today setting the bar high for haute couture designers. J'adore!                                 

Golden GLOBES 2012: BEST Dressed according to moi*

It's that time of year again..AWARDS SEASON!!! I love it!!! Seeing all my favourite stars get glammed up is one of my favourite things. Here are a few of the dresses I liked best!

Snow White star Charlize Theron in Dior. WOW!!

Clare Danes in J Mendel. Love!

Elle MacPherson

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Emma Stone looks so damn hottt here!!! Amazing!!! Best Dressed for me!

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My fav vampire on True Blood next to Alexander Skarsgard, Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

Heidi Klum in Clavin Klein.

Jessica Chastain

Julianne Moore in Chanel.

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji.

Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen

Salma Hayek in Gucci. Love the mettalic business.

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Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang

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So who's your best dressed this year? Im totally on the fence hehe.

Kisses*

John Galliano found GUILTY!!!

If you remember my previous post on Racism in Fashion, I spoke a bit about John Galliano who at the time had just been  accused of anti-semetic behaviour. He had been fired from Dior, and even his own label John Galliano. Well, today a Paris court convicted former Christian Dior designer John Galliano of making anti-Semitic insults in a bar but gave him only a suspended sentence, taking into account his apology to the victims. Galliano, who didn't attend the announcement of the verdict, was given no prison time. He was given a suspended �6,000 ($8,400) fine, which means it goes on his criminal record but he does not have to pay it. He was, however, ordered to pay �16,500 ($23,200)in court fees for the complainants � three individuals and five anti-racism associations � plus a symbolic �1 ($1.40) in damages to each one.

What do you think of that? Do you think that was a fair verdict?

Personally, I think his behaviour was just disgusting. I watched the videos of his outburst and I was appalled. But at the same time, I think he has paid for his crimes in many ways. He has lost his name in fashion. Who knows if he will ever be able to come back from this. So perhaps that in itself is punishment enough.

Met Gala: Best Dressed

Ashley Olsen: Vintage Christian Dior 

Gwyneth Paltrow: Stella McCartney

Gisele B�ndchen: Alexander McQueen

Diane kruger: Jason Wu 

Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley: Burberry 

Racism in Fashion

This past week saw British designer John Galliano (pictured below) being suspended from Christian Dior, after an alleged anti-Semitic verbal assault by the Dior designer in a Paris bar. A video emerged of him ranting about Jews and women. "I love Hitler. People like you would be dead today," he tells two horrified women. "Your mothers, your forefathers, would be f***ing gassed and f***ing dead."

Fashion people everywhere rushed to check their hair before joining the chorus of dismay, almost as if racism and sexism were not the stock-in-trade of their industry. In fact, it is an open secret in high fashion that black and minority ethnic faces - alongside women whose ribs cannot be counted through their rattan tops, or "fat mummies" in the phraseology of Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld - are not welcome. The few working black models accuse fashion houses of declining to hire them on the basis of skin tone - model agencies recently suggested that perhaps consumers just don't like looking at black people.


Diversity in fashion is going backwards. The recent fashion week in New York, one of the most multicultural places on the planet, featured 85 per cent white models, a proportion that has hardly changed in a decade. French Vogue famously showcased white, Dutch model Lara Stone in blackface (pictured below), and when real black models do make it on to the pages of magazines, the airbrushing invariably lightens their colouring and straightens their hair into more marketable, Caucasian styles (see picture below). Then we wonder why anxious teenagers across the world are using dangerous toxins to bleach the blackness out of their skin.

What should shock is not just the substance of Galliano's comments, but the fact that it took a man being caught on camera explicitly saying that he loves Hitler for the fashion industry to acknowledge a teeny problem with racism. The rabid misogyny of Galliano's outburst has hardly been commented on because, while most people now acknowledge that anti-Semitism isn't very nice, the jury is still out on institutional sexism.

The misogyny of fashion culture, however, exceeds its apparent conviction that any woman with the temerity to do more than silently starve herself is abhorrent. Silent complicity surrounds the rapes and sexual assaults that are routine in the industry. When the designer Anand Jon was last year found guilty on 16 counts of rape and sexual battery of models as young as 14, the only surprise expressed by fashion insiders was that his victims had dared to come forward at all.

The pearl-clutching piety of the response to Galliano's ugly outburst is a primer in tasteful hypocrisy. High-profile fashion colleagues eventually expressed discomfort with his viewpoint, if that's an appropriate term for the sort of drooling monologue normally delivered by a park-bench pervert with two hands down his pants. The problem with racism and sexism in fashion, however, goes far beyond one slurring fantasist.

Summer 2011 Wardrobe Essentials

Below you will find all the essential wardrobe items to keep you looking chic this Summer. These trends were seen on the catwalks of Paris, New York, London and Milan.

The Capri
The Capri trend was seen in various collections, including Paul Smith, Tibi, Balenciaga, and Vivienne Westwood.



Crochet
The crochet trend can be found on various clothing items such as dresses, tops and swimsuits. This trend was seen in the collections of Jen Kao, Emilio Pucci, Julien MacDonald, and Ralph Lauren. I love this trend as it can be worn in many ways as seen below.



The Floral Maxi
A maxi dress is always a must-have item for summer. However, this time its the floral maxi that has everyone going gaga. A large part of the Spring/Summer 2011 Dolce and Gabbana collection consisted of floral maxi dresses. It did, however, also feature in the collections of Alberta Ferreti, Erdem, and Matthew Williamson. I love this look. It screams Summer Chic.



The Jumpsuit
Well the jumpsuit is proving to be a popular item for yet another season. Please note this is not suitable for every body type, but if you find a silhouette and style that suits you, then go for it. The jumpsuit was all the rage in the collections of Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana, A Detacher, Sonia Rykiel, and Oscar de la Renta.



The Shirt Dress
The shirt dress is back, but is taking a slightly different shape. This is not exactly my favourite trend, but it does work for some. A large part of the Viktor & Rolf collection were shirt dresses. They also featured in the collections of Paul Smith, Lanvin, and Roland Mouret.



The Short
Summer is all about the short. However, it is up to you to use your discretion in establishing �How short is too short?� The short was featured in the Spring Summer collections of many designers, including Gucci, Dior, Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg, Balmain, and Tommy Hilfiger. This is by far my favourite summer trend. I�ll be wearing shorts all summer long.



Stripes
With the return of the Nautical trend, comes the stripe. Stripes was featured in collections by Jil Sander, Prada, Vivienne Westwood, Wunderkind, and Tsumori Chisato. Just be careful when doing stripes head-to-toe, you don�t want to be mistaken for a zebra.



White Lace Dress
This falls in line with the Romance trend this summer. And romantic it is. White Lace dresses were featured in the collections of Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Alberta Ferreti, Alexander McQueen, and Oscar de la Renta.



Wide Leg Pants
Wide leg pants are flattering for most, but those who are height challenged should beware. Wide leg pants were featured in collections by Hermes, Marc Jacobs, Cerruti, and Dior.