Monday, 18 July 2011

Kim Kardashian And Reggie Bush The MGM Grand Pool Party

What Kate Middleton Should Be Wearing

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As a star of the “Harry Potter” movies, Emma Watson‘s basically British royalty and she’s always killing it on the red carpet with interesting style choices and a daring pixie cut.

Taylor Monsen performs in tied and buckled knee high boots.

Taylor Momsen has come a long way from being that cute, child star candy lau who in the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carry.

The fall 2011 collections ignited a return to decidedly chic, feminine dressing. But as Anne Slowey reports,there’s nothing fussy or frilly about the season’s sophisticated ladies

There was a moment at the Thierry Mugler show, just as Lady Gaga took the stage smoking a cigarette, when the entire season seemed to splinter into two starkly different halves: grandstanding showmanship versus grandly elegant clothes. Onstage, the audience was treated to a stylist and a pop sensation’s purview of fashion—for them, a universe where looking interesting and avant requires extreme measures. Which stood in contrast to what we saw elsewhere, which was, to put it simply, everything that is right with fashion at the moment: the beauty and simplicity of elegance, done in a way that women can readily interpret.
Gaga’s fashion director, Nicola Formichetti, is the newly appointed creative director of Mugler, and he was determined to bring a little fantasy back to the catwalk with his first women’s wear show for the brand. But for all the buildup, the actual sight of Gaga on the runway in Formichetti’s creations—primarily bodysuits with sheer paneling and exaggerated shoulders—was a bit of a letdown. I mean, where were the clothes? It just reminds us how different “real” women and celebrities are when it comes to their relationship to fashion. Stars use it to build an image; the rest of us look for clothes that connect with some inner part of ourselves—we need self-expression, not a fan base.
In the end, Gaga at Mugler proved just an amuse-bouche in a season that would come to feel like a scene from The Tempest. Later in the week, Christophe Decarnin was a no-show at Balmain; he left the company because of “work differences” (widely speculated to be stress-related issues). John Galliano, as we all know now, had just brought his career to an end with a bigoted, drunken rant. His highly publicized fall from grace stunned the industry; editors played snippets of the now infamous YouTube exposé on their iPads in the front row. Dior CEO Sidney Toledano publicly and elegantly spoke of the difficult affair before the company’s subdued runway show in a tent at the gardens at Musée Rodin. The wrenching awkwardness gave way to heartfelt appreciation at the finale, when the entire atelier of “mains” (i.e., the skilled hands who create the clothes) was invited onstage to take a bow normally reserved for the theatrical Galliano. A few days later, at Galliano’s self-titled collection (in fashion, the show must go on, apparently) beautifully draped plaid silk jackets and elaborately embroidered robe dresses made the fall of one of fashion’s greatest showmen seem all the more senseless. The designer, said to have been struggling with addiction for some time, quickly offered a public apology and is rumored to have decamped to rehab.
Needless to say, the vacuum at Dior sparked endless speculation: Who would be Galliano’s replacement? That announcement might not be made until the fall. Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy is the most widely talked-about front-runner, although it is hard to imagine the house of Dior finding its full measure of elegance in the hands of someone whose dominant tropes are Catholicism and gothic themes. Certainly, other designers who haven’t worked in couture but who understand the complexities of running a giant company, such as Marc Jacobs, must be in the running as well. Haider Ackermann was also favored by those insiders who have always appreciated his moody, soulful sophistication—conjecture that was buoyed by one of his best shows to date. Ackermann’s low-slung silhouettes, exquisitely wrought in draped teal and plum silks, had an edgy, yet painterly, appeal. Dior, a house originally known for reshaping the body in excesses of fabric, could find a wellspring of ideas in someone so like-minded.
But for all of the industry’s current unease, even high-octane drama couldn’t overshadow the beauty of the clothes themselves. Once again, this season, American designers held their own against their European counterparts. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler continued to shine, for fall exploring computerized jacquard prints in a renewed take on American Indian blankets and macramé skirts. Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte also used computers to reframe Americana, casting photorealistic images of wheat fields reminiscent of Willa Cather’s My Ántonia across their prairie dresses. Michael Kors celebrated 30 years in the business by rocking out to his own greatest hits: ’70s-inspired halters and slim trousers in jersey. And many relative newcomers—such as Prabal Gurung and Joseph Altuzarra—followed suit, offering their own strong visions of the season’s return to elegance. Shapes were softer and less strict, though still exuberant. In New York, as well as Paris and Milan, the patrician, razor-sharp edges that have dominated the last few seasons gave way to softer shoulders and longer below-the-knee lengths that at times had a retro quality—whether it was ’90s grunge (Richard Chai Love); Depression-era prints (Louis Vuitton) and shirtdresses (Jason Wu); or postwar ’40s padded shoulders (Miu Miu). Other, more jocular details from each of those eras—puffers, parkas, metallics, feathers, bugle beads—made appearances, too. Even the LBD (Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani) reemerged on both sides of the Atlantic.
The menswear moment is still holding steady, with stiff, mannish coats at Jason Wu and Céline, plus dusters, cutaways, and oversize boyfriend sweaters worn over flowing skirts and pin-straight pants elsewhere. Another ’90s staple, the perfecto motorcycle jacket, is back, with variations seen at Junya Watanabe and Marni. And fur sleeves (Peter Som) along with sleeve-and-collar combos (Burberry Prorsum) seem to be a common answer to the question of how to handle fur—back, this season—in a modern, relatively price-conscious fashion.
Come fall, pants, while still a major trend, will have some competition in the form of skirts. These came in every iteration from peplums to kick pleats; many, like those at Louis Vuitton and Givenchy, have sheer linings playing peek-a-boo beneath their hemlines. Delicate chiffon layering at Narciso Rodriguez and Gucci was a big statement, reminding one of how elegant seductive dressing can be in the right hands. But for all its refinement, the season was not without its novelties. On the lighter side, dots and paillettes offered playful counterpoints to hourglass shapes in lace at Marc Jacobs and simplified silhouettes at Stella McCartney. Meanwhile, Rick Owens and Giambattista Valli played on more monastic notions of outerwear with cropped and full-length capes. Elsewhere, long panels flowed off the backs of coats, conjuring a mood of ancient nobility. And speaking of medieval, in her fourth women’s collection, Sarah Burton has stepped fully into the shoes of Alexander McQueen, with a mouthwatering collection that had the audience all a-Twitter (literally) about whether one of her feathered-fur or frayed-organza gowns would make its way down the abbey aisle April 29 on Kate Middleton.
Perhaps one of the most exciting trends this season was a return to classic couture shapes of the late ’50s and ’60s. Junya Watanabe showed finely crafted leather jackets over full skirts, while at Jil Sander, Raf Simons mined the cocoonlike shapes of Cristobal Balenciaga in a lineup of voluminous padded dresses and coats, hooded ski sweaters and cigarette-slim stirrup pants. Meanwhile, at Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquière reworked the skirt and oversize fishnet lacing to create a new, relaxed silhouette that was one part schoolgirl, three parts bourgeoisie. He finished off the effect with Pierre Hardy’s rococo-detail shoes and bags, which looked as if they could have been unearthed in the models’ grandmothers’ closets, somewhere on Avenue Foch. The result was a phenomenal group of simple shapes that had a youthful spirit, perfect for any woman in search of easy clothes that will make her look good without standing out. In my book, that’s the epitome of chic.

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Top 10 Most Beautiful Women on Television

Here is the count down list of top 10 most beautiful actresses currently on television.

Here are the compiled pictures of top 50 hottest celebs bikini bodies of 2010. Of course we have left so many beautiful celebrities like Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie while compiling this list. But this is because everyone has his own mind and favorites. So, feel free to leave reviews if you’re agree with the list or not!

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48. Ashley Greene

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Thursday, 21 April 2011

The 15 Sexiest Female Celebrities

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Thursday, 14 April 2011

Ungaro hires Lindsay Lohan as fashion adviser

(Reuters Life!) - Hollywood actress and wild child Lindsay Lohan is working with fashion house Emanuel Ungaro on a spring-summer collection, to be unveiled at the ready-to-wear shows in Paris in October.
Paris-based Ungaro said in a statement on Wednesday it had named Lohan "artistic adviser" and she would work with newly appointed chief designer Estrella Archs, contributing her experience as a consumer of luxury goods.
Lohan, who starred in the 2004 movie "Mean Girls", is known for her love of fashion and shopping, but over the past two years her creative endevours have been eclipsed by scandals, nightclub antics and drug problems.
She was briefly jailed in 2007 after being convicted of drunk driving and cocaine possession, and made to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.
The 23-year-old has recently been trying to rebuild her career, starring in an ABC Family television movie and launching a new production company.

French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent dies PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent has died at the age of 71, hailed as a 20th century cultural icon who revolutionized the way women dressed.

PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent has died at the age of 71, hailed as a 20th century cultural icon who revolutionized the way women dressed.
The reclusive Saint Laurent's couture creations won global fine art status and he was widely considered to be one of an elite club of designers including Christian Dior and Coco Chanel who made Paris the fashion capital of the world.

London Fashion Week opens

Esther Perbandt - Berlin Fashion Week January 2011

Guess - Berlin Fashion Week January 2011

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Fashion's top photographers head for the beach

Rock pool ... "This was photographed for Italian <i>Grazia</i>, which wanted an image that was quintessentilly Australian. We shot in the southern highlands at a house designed by Harry Seidler. The inspiration was to bring Australian nature, architecture and luxury together."

Rock pool ... "We shot in the southern highlands at a house designed by Harry Seidler. The inspiration was to bring Australian nature, architecture and luxury together." Photo: Juli Balla

'Life is a beach" is the theme for this year's annual fashion photography exhibition set to be unveiled at Sydney's MLC shopping centre on March 24.
The showcase includes idyllic images from the shores of Tamarama and California's iconic Venice Beach, as well as a chic Centennial Park picnic and graphic city landscapes of New York and London.
The 25 works - which were shot by Australia's best fashion photographers, including Derek Henderson, Harold David, Georges Antoni and Nick Leary - will line the walls of level 7, the centre's upper fashion level, where Belinda, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Farage, among others, are to be found.

Beach bunny ... an image from the exhibition. Photo: Kane Skennar

If you fancy owning an inspirational fashion snap, prints of the framed A2 photographs, which come signed by the photographer, are for sale.
From Skyscrapers to Seashores - Life is a Beach is at the MLC Centre (Martin Place, corner of King and Castlereagh streets), until April 7.
Limited-edition prints are on sale for $750, with profits benefiting the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

How to wear hot weather fashions in cold temperatures

Dear Marilyn:
I was so tired of my winter clothing that I impulsively bought a black and white print cotton sundress. Is there any way I can wear my dress in this cool spring season? -Ina
Dear Ina:
Usually the principle of layering makes it possible to wear lighter clothing even when the weather does not cooperate. Your personal look will determine if any or all of the following suggestions are solutions for you.
1) Wear your dress over a long-sleeved top and tights, then accessorize. A black turtleneck that fits close to the body, or a top in a stylish new bright colour, anchored with a black belt, hose and shoes will work.
2) Use your dress as a skirt and simply slip a flattering pullover on top.
3) Try wearing a cotton shirt in black, white or any flattering colour over your dress. Lift the collar slightly, roll your sleeves to three-quarter length and tie in with a belt in the width that works best for you. Use the belt over your shirt for a more tucked-in look, or on your dress, leaving your shirt free and easy.
4) Jacket your dress with a soft cardigan, shrug or tailored jacket and complete with hose and shoes.
5) Make your dress part of a coat and dress ensemble. Use it under a three-quarter or knee-length cardigan or tailored "jacket/coat."
6) Use the top of your dress as a tank top by slipping a skirt over your dress and build from there.
Incorporating a summer dress into a current spring look is definitely possible when you use your imagination and experiment to find your best looks. Enjoy your dress starting now!
Dear Marilyn:
How do you suggest I wear my neutral linen safari shirt? It has epaulettes and long sleeves and comes down to my knees. - Heather
Dear Heather:
Your shirt is a classic that is also a current fashion trend and will prove to be extremely useful for all four seasons of the year.
Here are some contrasting ways that you can wear it to add variety:
Wear it belted or not.
Wear it with the sleeves down long or pushed up or rolled to three-quarter length.
Wear it as a shirt over slim pants or leggings.
Wear it as a dress, if the length suits you.
Wear it open as an easy third piece over a dress or top and bottom ensemble.
Wear it under a vest or jacket (both long and short will work).
Wear it with the colours you love to wear or punctuate it with dominant neutrals such as black, brown or navy.
Wear it with accessories and underpinnings that tie in to its buttons. With natural shell buttons, try a soft white top and pearl-toned jewelry. Use a saddle leather belt and wooden beads for an earthy look, and definitely use gold or silver with colourful stones to complete your look when your fasteners are metal. Playing off the established colour rhythm of your shirt and buttons will give you a pulled-together look.
Wardrobe statements using your shirt are limitless since it can be teamed with most fabrics, layered to make it comfortable in all seasons and paired with almost any colour you desire. Congratulations on acquiring such a versatile, durable and stylish shirt. Enjoy!

Brynne to design dramatic fashions

Brynne Edelsten is looking to create her own fashion line.Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis Source: Herald Sun

GLAMOUR girl Brynne Edelsten plans to launch her own fashion line. The bubbly Californian turned heads at Tuesday night's LMFF Runway One show in a super-short, halterneck embellished dress clinging to every curve.
Edelsten said she loved Australian labels like sass & bide, but that she was still buying a lot of her clothes from the US.
She said she would like to start designing her own Australian-based line, with a range of dramatic evening wear, jewellery and even swimsuits.
"It's something I would really love to do. I love fashion," she said.
Edelsten stepped out at the Lavazza bar with husband Geoffrey by her side.
"He keeps me young!" she laughed.

Men's fashions: The cat in the hat is back

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A model walks the runway wearing a hat during the Lanvin fashion show in Paris in January. At the recent men's wear shows in Paris and Milan, hats returned to the stage after declining over the last few decades

There was a time when only beggars went bareheaded. This was some while ago, a century or so. But up until World War II and the period just after, a gentleman was not considered properly dressed without a hat. Even the names of hats were rich in character and historical association. The bowler, or derby, with the rigid shape of an upended bean pot, was named for a 19th-century English earl who popularized the style. The fedora's name came from a play of that title, written for Sarah Bernhardt by the otherwise largely forgotten French dramatist Victorien Sardou.

Models present creations by British designer John Galliano as part of his Spring/Summer 2011 women's collection during Paris Fashion Week on October 3, 2010.

Fashion followers around the planet are quivering with excitement over upcoming shows in New York, Paris and L.A., where models will walk the runway wearing feathers, fake furs and a galaxy of clothing that runs the gamut from the sublime to the absurd.
If you have ever wondered how clothing started, the University of Florida says it has found the origins of fashion far, far away in the mists of time.
According to new research from the school, a study of the evolution of lice shows modern humans first began wearing clothing about 170,000 years ago.
David Reed, associate curator of mammals at the Florida Museum of Natural History, on the UF campus, studies lice in modern humans to try to understand human evolution and how that translates into migration patterns. His latest study looked at how clothing lice first began to diverge from human head lice.
"We wanted to find another method for pinpointing when humans might have first started wearing clothing," Reed said in a news release. "Because they are so well adapted to clothing, we know that body lice or clothing lice almost certainly didn't exist until clothing came about in humans."
According to Reed's data, humans first put on shirts and such about 70,000 years before migrating out of Africa into colder climates. That trek northward began about 100,000 years ago.
That fur and leather number that Raquel Welch donned for One Million Years B.C., was way ahead of its time, according to the study which says the lice tell the true tale. Reed says the date of the first fashions would be virtually impossible to determine using archaeological data because early clothing would not survive in archaeological sites.
The study also shows humans started thinking about clothing long after they lost all that body hair they were sporting in the early days. What that means is that humans were hanging around naked for a considerable period of time until the Coco Chanel of the day came up with the equivalent of a pair of balloon pants and a halter top.
"It's interesting to think humans were able to survive in Africa for hundreds of thousands of years without clothing and without body hair, and that it wasn't until they had clothing that modern humans were then moving out of Africa into other parts of the world," Reed said.
He adds that lice are studied because they are on their hosts for long periods of evolutionary time. This icky relationship allows the scientists to learn about evolutionary changes to the host humans based on changes to the parasite.
"The . . . result from this lice study is an unexpectedly early date for clothing, much older than the earliest solid archaeological evidence, but it makes sense," said Ian Gilligan, a lecturer in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University. "It means modern humans probably started wearing clothes on a regular basis to keep warm when they were first exposed to Ice Age conditions," Gilligan said.
The last Ice Age occurred about 120,000 years ago, Gilligan said, but the study's date suggests humans started wearing clothes in the preceding Ice Age 180,000 years ago.
So, the next time you are looking at a cashmere sweater on the runway in New York, or a space age wrap on the catwalk in Paris, you can thank your ancestors from way back when who first figured out it might be better to cover up a few of the fleshy parts or lose them to frostbite.

Monday, 4 April 2011

Taylor Swift turns a trip to London into a fashion parade as she shows off three different outfits in just one day

Like any young lady, looking good and being in touch with the latest fashions is a must for Taylor Swift.

But she's also a girl that likes to set her own trends, so it was little wonder that the singer wanted to show off her fashion prowess to chic and trendy London town.

So much so that she wore three different outfits during her whirlwind 24-hour stay in the capital.
irl that likes to set her own trends, so it was little wonder that the singer wanted to show off her fashion prowess to chic and trendy London town.

Outfit number one: Taylor Swift leaves the Radio 1 Live Lounge in a pretty red summer dress

A back-to-school look featuring a plaid top and black cap. (CBS
CBS) Your kids either love back-to-school shopping or they hate it. Either way, "Early Show" Contributor Katrina Szish has the styles and trends you just can't miss this fall.

Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds (9 kilograms), took the 28-year-old baker two months to make
UZHHOROD, Ukraine -- Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs. But even his fiancee was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress -- out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
The dress -- made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing 20 pounds -- took the 28-year-old baker two months to make, and by the end of the wedding reception, bride Viktoriya said she didn't want to take it off.
Shtefano is a rising star in the field of baking as visual art, earning him a following in this city near the border with Slovakia. His creations have generated a buzz in a place where cake is often layers of heavy cream, wafers and nuts or poppy seeds -- more something to eat than to look at.
"At first glance, it's really a surprise. I didn't even believe it was a cake," said Olha Nemyataya, who sampled some of Shtefano's new deserts. "Nowhere in Uzhhorod have I seen things like this."
Shtefano, whose fingernails are stained with food coloring, is eager to introduce new sweets to this city of 125,000, which has a center full of new businesses and cafes but is otherwise dominated by gray Soviet-era apartment buildings.
He got his first job as a baker six years ago. Last year, he took a three-month baking course in Paris and entered an international baking competition with his sister. They made a 2-foot-long 1920s-era Cadillac from cream puffs and caramel, and took third place.
Some of Shtefano's cakes are strictly for mature audiences, like a pair of breasts on display at a pizzeria where his goods are sold. But he also created an elaborate Easter cake that drew hundreds to a cathedral. It was a black and gold globe hatching from an Easter egg, with pieces of eggshell on top of the globe and falling off to the side. It was too pretty to eat.
His biggest challenge was the wedding dress cake. At first, he sewed empty cream puffs together, but the dress collapsed. Then, he carefully attached the puffs to a wedding dress frame, and Viktoriya spent a couple hours each night before the wedding modeling the dress as Shtefano added more puffs. Her crown, bouquet and necklace were made from caramelized sugar.
"At first, it was even a little embarrassing," Viktoriya Shtefano said of the dress she wore to the couple's reception in August at Uzhhorod's 1,200-year-old castle. "Cameras, interviews, but after a couple of hours, I didn't even want to take it off."
The baker hopes to someday open a business with his sister in Ukraine, believing there's more room for skillful bakers here than in Paris. "Here you can buy jobs," he said. "You want to be president, governor, (parliament) deputy, OK.
"But my job you can't buy -- you have to do it."

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

New York comes to Sydney this July for an exclusive Bridal Gala

Brides will be given the ultimate pre-wedding experience this July thanks to Angela Wilson and Elite Events who will be hosting the inaugural "New York Bridal Gala" from July 22- July 25 at 17-19 Alberta St Surry Hills, Sydney.

The "New York Bridal Gala" will showcase the latest ranges from renowned New York designers Amsale, Manhattan Mother and stationery company Ceci New York.

Ten-year-old Winnipeg-native Maria Aragon's cover of "Born This Way" now has more than 17 million views after Lady Gaga herself saw the video and posted a link on Twitter.

WINNIPEG — A Canadian-grown YouTube star is getting attention for more than her vocal skills.
Maria Aragon — the 10-year-old Winnipeg girl whose cover of Lady Gaga earned millions of views on the popular video-sharing site — is in Los Angeles shooting a commercial for Ralph Lauren.
"They're there until Saturday," said Rojuane Aragon, Maria's older sister, when reached by phone in Winnipeg.
Rojuane wasn't sure on the specifics, but said she believes Maria is involved in a magazine shoot with some other children for the fashion label.
Maria travelled to L.A. with her oldest sister, Linger.
The young singer shot to fame last month after online praise from Gaga earned her a whirlwind of media attention.
Aragon's cover of the pop queen's hit "Born This Way" has been viewed more than 25 million times and her story received international coverage, resulting in a duet with Gaga at her Toronto concert and an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' Los Angeles-based talk show.
Rojuane said her sister has had some interest from the music industry, but no decisions have been made yet.
When the young singer gets back to Winnipeg on Saturday, it'll be just in time for spring break.
But there won't be any interviews on the agenda: "She just wants to relax," said Rojuane.

London Fashion Week opens

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Nightcap Fable Tunic in White

Wildfox White Crest Boyfriend Tank in Militant

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Fashion world remembers McQueen

British designer Alexander McQueen spent his career "harnessing his dreams and demons", fashion's elite have been told at his memorial service.

Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, Naomi Campbell and Stella McCartney were among the stylish friends and relatives gathered for the service at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate McQueen, who killed himself the day before his mother's funeral.

Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue, paid tribute to "a complex and gifted young man" who grew up not far from the cathedral.

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Tuesday, 22 March 2011

London Fashion Week starts

General views of the main venue for London Fashion Week in that starts from Sept. 17 through Sept. 22, 2010 in London. -- PHOTO: AP

LONDON - BRITISH designers were stepping out to prove their worth at the start of London Fashion Week on Friday, after a report put the value of the UK fashion industry at 37 billion pounds (S$77 billion).
Fashion icons Vivienne Westwood, Burberry Prorsum, Pringle of Scotland and Matthew Williamson will feature at this year's event, alongside London's emerging talent, hot on the heels of New York Fashion Week. While the London show may not reap the riches of its rivals in New York, Milan and Paris, the 'Value of the UK Fashion Industry' report released Thursday showed that fashion in Britain remains big business.
The UK fashion industry has a direct value to the country's economy of nearly 21 billion pounds and its influence on other industries, ranging from IT to tourism, is worth more than 16 billion pounds, according to research commissioned by the British Fashion Council (BFC). That makes it the equivalent of 44 billion euros or US$58 billion. BFC chairman Harold Tillman described fashion as 'a great British success story' but said a 'national action plan' was needed to support its development.
Top designers driving the sector's growth will be staging shows at the grandiose neo-classical Somerset House in central London from Thursday to Wednesday and taking orders for their spring/summer 2011 collections. The event usually generates orders in the region of 100 million pounds, as well as directly contributing 20 million pounds to the London economy, according to BFC.
Kicking off the programme on Friday is menswear designer Paul Costelloe, who says his spring/summer collection is inspired by French fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet and styles of the 1920s and 1930s, 'reinterpreted with a rock'n'roll attitude'.
Also on the opening day, the BFC is to host its first 'sustainable fashion show', aiming to prove that fashion need not cost the earth. The display will showcase the work of designers committed to eco-friendly creations, including Stella McCartney, People Tree and Vivienne Westwood. --

Fashion trends at the Emmy Awards

On the Emmys red carpet

Some nominees brought their own fans, while Steve Carell admitted the heat made it hard to be funny.

Some hot fashion trends made their way to the Emmy Awards but stars played it mostly safe with few knockout looks.

The heat in Los Angeles was certainly a factor, with many of TV's top actresses wearing their hair in updos to keep damp locks off their necks.

Australia's Toni Collette went red in a strapless, embroidered organza gown with a full skirt of layered ruffles by Monique Lhuillier.

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Award-winning fashion

Actress Vanessa Williams. Photo: Reuters

A very pregnant Heidi Klum certainly kept her cool in a black, formfitting strapless Marchesa gown with a mermaid hemline.

"I wanted something simple because I'm so big," she said. Her jewellery was anything but: oversized dangling earrings and a huge cocktail ring.

Marchesa actually had a trifecta of successes. Other than Klum, escorted by husband Seal, the label put Sandra Oh in a gleaming gold strapless gown with rope belt and Olivia Wilde in a ripped-from-the-runway, embroidered tulle gown. The gown worn by Wilde created the illusion of being a one-shoulder number but it was just one of several strategically placed sheer panels.

"Olivia Wilde stepped it up and made a bold statement in her Marchesa," celebrity stylist Mary Alice Stephenson said. "I love that she took a chance and went for it."

Others who chose one-shoulder gowns included Elisabeth Moss in a bronze creation by Reem Acra with a heavily embellished neckline and Sigorney Weaver in a red David Meister. Hayden Panettiere was a retro glamour girl in a red draped J. Mendel that matched her bright red lips.

Ricky Gervais joked that he wished he was wearing a toga, but instead turned up wearing a retro Rat-Pack suit by Ted Baker with oversized black lapels.

Leighton Meester contrasted her scarlet lips with a white V-neck gown by Bottega Veneta with knotted fabric on the shoulder. It was a more high-fashion look likely to cause some "do or don't" debate than the usual sparkly or sexy gowns armchair critics are used to.

Blake Lively, however, surely left more than a few watchers speechless - and smiling - with her bright-red, plunging-V Versace gown.

"She was a total goddess," said her makeup artist, Dior's Kristofer Buckle, who explained that he went with all honey colours for her face so it would not compete with the traffic-stopping dress.

Kate Walsh, in an icy-blue draped strapless gown with intricate pleating and an open back by J. Mendel, joked on E! that she got the blue-dress memo. Vanessa Williams wore a turquoise bustier gown by Rafael Cennamo; Christina Applegate was in a cowl-neck blue dress by Lebanese designer Basil Soda. Julia Louis Dreyfus' blue strapless Vera Wang gown had a tiny cutout on the bust line and a black waistband. Christina Hendricks' blue scoop-neck dress had to compete with rose-cut diamond "fern" pendant earrings from Fred Leighton.

"The highlight was all the jewellery. There were great chandelier earrings," said Carrie Ann Inaba, host of TV Guide Network's red-carpet show. "I did see a little more glitter and glamour out there, which I love."

Chandra Wilson wore a Pamella Roland black silk-faille gown with white crystal floral beading, and Amy Poehler wore a black strapless design by Reem Acra with a silver beaded leaf pattern on the bodice that she complemented with 20-carat diamond Chopard earrings, a 59-carat bracelet and 6-carat ring.

In the pink camp, were Kyra Sedgwick in a L'Wren Scott dress with a cascade of ruffles on one side of the bust line, Drew Barrymore in a princess ball gown by Raven Kauffman and January Jones in a Versace with an embroidered glass beaded bustier.

Purple also had its moments: Padma Lakshmi in a draped purple halter gown with red rosettes along the side by Badgley Mischka; and Dana Delany in a purple strapless beaded Soda gown.

Loyal Michael Kors fan Debra Messing contrasted her red hair with a ruby-coloured, one-shoulder column gown with Swarovski crystals.

Tina Fey wore a Gucci gown that was fairly conservative by Hollywood standards, while her co-star on 30 Rock, Jane Krakowski, opted for a silver Versace.

Kristin Chenoweth sported a sexy silver minidress by Zuhair Murad, Holly Hunter a beaded art deco dress, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler wore a Donna Karan gold mesh halter gown and antiqued gold Karan sandals to the Emmys.

Mariska Hargitay showed up in a Carolina Herrera silver lame gown.

"I feel like a '50s mermaid," she said. Of the lame, Hargitay, whose Fred Leighton rose-cut diamond and ruby necklace was hard to ignore, added, "What's not to love?"

There were a few male heartthrobs on the red-carpet runway, too, including Rob Lowe and Jon Hamm, who both went with classic bow-tie tuxedos - with pocket squares - while Justin Timberlake donned a white tie.

Neil Patrick Harris did his hosting duties at the Nokia Theatre ceremony in a white Dolce & Gabbana dinner jacket, and Jon Cryer returned to his Duckie days with a sweater vest by Moschino Uomo.

But stylist Stephenson said she wished more celebrities made better use of all the high fashion being offered to them and took more chances.

"Instead everyone looked nice but nice is boring," Stephenson said. "Please, can't we try a little harder?"