It seems like this movie has been doing the rounds for a while, and since Valentino Garavani retired from his own label he has been busy promoting it. The designer and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti were in Milan last night to attend the premiere of Valentino: The Last Emperor along with some of Italy's most fashionable names. Naomi Campbell and her beau Vladislav Doronin were joined Read more
Victoria and David took the Beckham road show to Italy this weekend as David began his time with AC Milan. Victoria took the opportunity to catch up with her designer pals Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana but did not let a self promotion opportunity go unnoticed. The new designer managed to squeeze an impressive 3 outfits in to fifteen hours! Her line of dresses has already sold out at Read more
This Spring/Summer the catwalks were awash with ultra modern makeup looks, from theatrical glitter, to bursts of bright colour. The trend we all actually want to wear though, is going by the name of Rustic Romance. Think fierce, bold brows, rust eye shadow shades and gently blushed cheeks. Rustic Romance was the main makeup story at the Milan shows, where grown up glamour is always on the Read more
Welsh singer of the moment Duffy is not simply wowing with her album which continues to be top of the album charts but she is also impressing the fashion elite. Duffy performed at the D&G Showroom in Milan on Sunday. Stefano Gabbana himself was there to support Duffy as she performed five songs from her debut album, Rockferry. The design duo are said to be quite taken by her soulful sixties Read more
Before we wrap up Milan Fashion Week, let's take a closer look at all of the amazing bags that were sent down the runway. There's a modern turquoise clutch from Jil Sander for the minimal gal, and fuzzy Mongolian bags from Emporio Armani for the downtown stylefiles. Also included in the mix are keyboard clutches from Dolce & Gabbana, tweed bags from Moschino, coin-embellished purses from Read more
Hello, colour! Frida Giannini kicked off Milan Fashion Week with a luxurious take on the '70s and delivered it in eye-popping technicolour. Teal, emerald green, sapphire blue, red, and chartreuse brought new life to furs, suede, and snakeskin. The ladylike silhouettes — skirtsuits, wide-leg trousers with sweaters, tie-neck blouses, halter dresses — were immensely wearable, yet the color Read more
With each Fashion Week around the globe comes a newly inspired set of street style. This week, we're eying the fashion crowd that gathered in Milan to take in another round of Fall '11 collections. So, as the shows come to a close — and the fashionable following heads onward to Paris — we're breaking down 15 of the week's standout looks. Click through for looks we love and how to emulate the Read more
At the Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan yesterday, the talented Pat McGrath drew her inspiration for the look by combining masculine definition and soft, glowy feminine beauty. The models were divided into two groups and showcased this "sense of contradiction between light, minimal taupe tones and deep berry stains on the lips" using Dolce & Gabanna makeup. Pat began by applying The Read more
Fans of Jil Sander's light and colour-filled Spring collection might have freaked out a little over the all-black beginning to Fall. Thankfully, it was temporary, before designer Raf Simons introduced a nod to '60s ski motifs with his aviator-capped models in bright, slim knits. Minimalist silhouettes that define the Jil Sander brand got a fresh look through the maximalist lens of last season; Read more
Boy meets girl at an '80s party, and by the end of the night they're sharing clothes. That seemed to be the idea at Dolce & Gabbana, who sent out a whopping 81 looks that alternated between oversized menswear and sexy dresses, a look that also carried over into the makeup. The menswear, wrought of either wool or jacquard, had a boxy silhouette a la David Byrne in his Talking Heads days. The Read more
