Haute Word of the Day

Demode
(de-mo-day)

:No longer fashionable/ out of style:

Anna Wintour: "I don't buy in to this whole futuristic fashion, I think it's demode"

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Givenchy S/S 09

MADONNA for LOUIS VUITTON

Check out the latest Louis Vuitton ads featuring her majesty.

GOLDEN FUR - Fendi Fur

Karl has done it again. The creative director of Fendi has managed to make fur an even more luxurious and valuable commodity. He created golden fur. 24k gold was misted onto fox and persian lamb to give them a glimmery effect. Here they are on the A/W 08-09 Fendi show.


Photo Credit: Style.com

My Christmas Wishlist

Santa, if you happened to stumble upon my blog, here's my Christmas wishlist :)

1)A golden Patek Philippe watch
2)An alligator skin Givenchy wallet
3)A pair of Tom Ford aviators
4)A Missoni cardigan
5)A pair of Alexander McQueen pants
6)A pair of Pierre Hardy for Balenicaga shoes
7)A Loro Piana baby-cashmere scarf
8)A Dior Homme dress shirt
9)A Jil Sander suit
10)A Giorgio Armani phone
11)A pair of Marc Jacobs shorts
12)An Hermes bag

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Yves Saint Laurent S/S 09
Photo Credit: Style.com

Desinger Places - Hotels, Cafes, Bars and other places with Desinger labels.

Large fashion labels no longer limit their ability to create magnificent designs with ultra-luxe quality to clothing. Recently high-end luxury companies such as Versace and Armani have ventured into more HRM related businesses to create lavish lodgings and desinger dinners. From Christian Lacroix-designed hotels to Armani cafes here's some of those signature locations.

Palazzo Versace - Located in Gold Coast Australia, this hotel features a private marina and 3 award-winning restaurants. Linen, plates, toiletries and many other items are signature Versace products. There is a taste of Donatella everywhere. Rates per night go from an estimate of $340 onwards.

Bulgari Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants. - Bulgari, known for its contemporary jewelry design, has opened up two hotels, one in Milan and one in Bali. The hotel features precious and exotic materials such as black Zimbabwe marble and Turkish Ahpyon(as seen in the spa below) in its architecture. The company also opened two restaurants in Tokyo.

Emporio Armani Cafe - Giorgio has a lot of lines under his design wing - Emporio, Prive, Exchange and Armani Casa(Armani furniture) to name a few. He expands this even further with the opening of Emporio Armani Cafes located in San Francisco.

Hotel du Petit Moulin - Once an ancient 17th century bakery this building has been renovated into a luxury hotel while retaining its french vintage feel. What makes this hotel even more special is that its interiors were designed by renowned couturier Christian Lacroix.

Dolce & Gabbana "Gold" Restaurant & Bar - Found in Milan, Italy, Gold is the one and only Dolce Gabbana restaurant. It features a luxurious modern design with golden interiors in the restaurant, bistrot, bar....

....and yes theres GOLD FOOD.

The Secret World of Haute Couture

Heres an interesting documentary about women who purchase and wear haute couture. an ulltra-exclusive industry of wearable art from brands like Dior and Chanel, prices of which range from $20,000 to six digit figures. A BBC reporter goes deep into the elusive social circle.

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Versace S/S 09

Photo Credit: Style.com

Model of the week: Sessilee Lopez

Born in the United States, 19 yr old Sessilee Lopez is one of the newest additions to the dark-skinned models(i.e. Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn) who have been gracing the biggest runway shows and coveted ad campaigns. She's walked on the runways of Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin and Victoria's Secret. She was recently on the cover of Italian Vogue.

Photo Credit: Style.com

Fashion Websites

I just wanted to share some of my favorite websites related to fashion.


Style.com - Provides complete runway coverage of all the big fashion shows in Paris, Milan and New York. It has pictures of every ready to wear, couture, and resort/cruise look down the runway. There are also a few short videos, vogue editorials, style advice and much more. It is A must for keeping track of the latest fashion trends.



Nymag.com - Similar to Style.com, it provides full runway coverage of the biggest fashion shows in New York, Milan and Paris. Some desingers not featured in style.com may be found here and vise-versa. Also like style.com it provides its own interesting insights to the current fashion world.



Fashr.com - Buying the latest Vogue Italia may seem too expensive or it may not even be available in your local newstands. Heres a website that provides us pictures from up to date editorials from the most prominent fashion mags all over the world( i.e. Vogue, W, Elle)

Models.com - Find all your favorite models here. Provides information about the models including their stats, interests and recent works. Model rankings are useful to see who the latest up-and-coming models are and to find out whos on really on top.

Supermodels.nl - Also has a complete list of models with their complete profiles. There are more pictures on this website. Contains images of the models from their covers and editorials.

Vsholic.com - For fans of the famous Victoria's Secret Fashion shows, this website has a complete archive of the videos and pictures of the shows. If your curious about the models, it also provides a complete line-up of the VS stars in the websites "Gallery" section.

TheSartorialist - See how high fashion is translated onto the streets. In this blog, "the Sartorialist" posts photographs of notably stylish strangers. He takes photos of people he sees on the streets of Paris, London and other fashionable cities.

BryanBoy.com - An internet phenomenon, this fashion lover's blog is unapologetic in its flamboyance and exhuberance. It has very interesting posts regarding everything fashion from "ferosh" french Vouge editorials to e-luxury bargains.

i-dressup - Okay, it may seem like just another pre-teen girly "dress the doll" game but what attracted me to play it was the clothing. The games actually feature clothes from real desingers from the latest runway collections. I personally like to dress my girl up in Versace FW 08.

Wallpaper.com - No, it's not a wallpaper website although there are great photographs featured here. It also features interesting and unique fashion articles.