01|06|2017
“I’ve always been a tomboy. I’ve always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.”
Janet Jackson
TRENDS
TREND OF THE MONTH
PANTSUIT
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TRENDS
ACCESSORIES
BALENCIAGA: LEATHER ANKLE BOOTS
Nothing feels fresher for Spring ’17 than a sleek white shoe, and Balenciaga’s ankle boots are at the top of our wish list. Made in Italy from smooth leather, this pair has an exaggerated point-toe silhouette. Offset yours with blue denim.
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FASHION SHOWS
THEMES
PANTSUIT
Themes from Fall | Winter 2017 Collections
Bottega Veneta
Haider Ackermann
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SHOPPING
BUY IT
RAG & BONE
Grain Adler satin blazer & Abel stretch-crepe wide-leg pants
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SHOPPING
THE BOOK
LILY COLLINS: GRITTY PRETTY AUTUMN 2017
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MUSE
LILY COLLINS
Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British-American actress and model. The daughter of English musician Phil Collins and an American mother, Jill Tavelman, she was born in Surrey and moved to Los Angeles as a child. Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains. She went on to study broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California and as a teenager, wrote for Seventeen magazine, Teen Vogue, and The Los Angeles Times. She was named International Model of the Year by Spain’s Glamour magazine after being selected by Chanel to wear one of their gowns at the Hotel de Crillon in 2007. In 2008, she was named Newest Red Carpet Correspondent and One to Watch in 2008.
Collins appeared as a guest star on the teen drama television series 90210 in 2009, followed by her feature film debut in the semi-biographical sports film The Blind Side. She had leading roles in the sci-fi action-horror film Priest (2011) and the psychological action-thriller film Abduction, and was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy for her role as Snow White in the fantasy film Mirror Mirror. She received wider recognition after taking on the role of Clary Fray in the fantasy film adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s The New York Times best-selling novel, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, for which she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Action and an MTV Movie Award.
Collins is also known for her roles in independent films, such as the romantic comedy-drama Stuck in Love (2012), the romantic comedy The English Teacher (2013), and the romantic comedy-drama Love, Rosie (2014). She won the New Hollywood Film Award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy her role as Marla Mabrey in Rules Don’t Apply (2016). In 2017, her debut novel, Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me, was released to critical praise. In May 2017, Lily Collins and Marti Noxon were honoured at Project Heal for their movie To the Bone.
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BEAUTY
FRAGRANCE
GUERLAIN: BLACK PERFECTO BY LA PETITE ROBE NOIRE
The house of Guerlain has previously presented a dark burgundy, almost black shade called Black Perfecto in the form of nail polish and lipstick within the La Petite Robe Noire makeup collection. Its perfume version, Black Perfecto by La Petite Robe Noire, is coming out in the spring of 2017.
La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto plays on the theme of a darker and edgier version of the original, with notes of among others rose, leather, licorice and almond. The inspiration for the perfume is the contrast of style between a biker leather jacket and an elegant black evening dresses.
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NEWS
DIGITAL GIRLS: FASHION’S NEW TRIBE
Today’s leading online cultural influencers—the female bloggers, designers, entrepreneurs, and activists—who are shaping what’s hot and what’s not in fashion, beauty, and personal style.
The fashion media landscape has evolved drastically with the emergence of fashion’s newest vanguard of pioneering women, whose unique takes on fashion and beauty have propelled them to become true powerhouse personalities via their blogs, websites, and social-media profiles. These independent digital influencers, who sit in the front row of fashion shows, front major brand campaigns, and collaborate with luxury brands—whose sense of fashion and style thousands of followers now aspire to—have turned their online personalities into household names.
Through intimate interviews and stunning photography by Marko MacPherson, this book presents to readers the worlds of these stylish mavens and how they dress and style themselves, whether filming a beauty video for YouTube, directing a fashion shoot, working from home on a blog, or on the streets flaunting their signature look. A marker of its time, Digit@l Girls features today’s top social-media stars, such as Leandra Medine (The Man Repeller website), Chiara Ferragni (The Blonde Salad website), Ascia Al Faraj (Kuwait fashion blogger and YouTube star), and Andreja Pejic (notable transgender model/actor). This of-the-moment volume is a must-have for fashionistas, beauty lovers, and those interested in following—or following in the footsteps—of these inspirational women.
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