Posts Tagged ‘chanel’

2010 review April

Jan. 2nd 2011 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

April

Chanel got the hang of it and came with a black with gold palette for a glamour spring but they not going to leave it with that. For the fall Chanel came with an amazing Khaki colour pallette. Especially for the Holiday’s the colour Fuchsia was used. The big question is will blue be the new it colour??

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2010 review March

Jan. 1st 2011 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

March

The clog is making it’s return, the shops were stuffed with all different combinations of clogs…

The fall trends direct from the New York’s Fashion Week catwalk Urban Warrior, Conservative Glamour, Essentric Ladylike, Great outdoors, Bohemian Raphsody. We can’t wait to see what the trends will be for fall 2011…


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Karl’s new muse

Dec. 10th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

The “Gossip Girl” star has recently been in Paris filming a new ad campaign for the Chanel fashion house, E! News is reporting. Lively will promote the brand’s handbags in a campaign that will be released in early 2011, according to the news site.

We can’t wait to see how the girl who just landed herself on Vogue’s Best Dressed List embodies the Chanel woman.

In July, the up-and-coming fashion icon was seen brushing shoulders in the front row at the Chanel Haute Couture show during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. And in September, she attracted a media swarm when she went out and about with Herr Lagerfeld after the reopening of Chanel’s SoHo outpost in New York City.

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris WireImage

Chanel spring 2011

Dec. 9th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)
Courtesy of Chanel

Chanel always dazzles us with its innovative nail shades and shimmery palettes of shadow and blush. And their Spring 2011 makeup collection is no exception! It’s inspired by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s belief that the light-reflecting effect of pearls enhance a woman’s natural beauty by bringing a luminosity to her skin. Read More

Rihanna is no Girly Girl…

Dec. 7th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)


For Rihanna’s addictive “Only Girl (in the World)” video, she created a colorful, singular and sexy world that springs to life again in the newest issue of Interview.

On the fantastic cover made by Mikael Jansson, the Barbados-born pop star clutches a big bouquet of flowers while showing a dress and earrings by YSL, her bright-red hair in a mini beehive.

On the inside pages, Rihanna keeps the same hairdo while showing plenty of skin as she lounges in a lush baroque-style apartment. She wears sexy gowns by Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander, Miu Miu, Chanel and Valentino, a pantless bodysuit by Lanvin and a ’70s-style jumpsuit by Max Mara featuring with slits on both legs. Read More

The Midas touch

Nov. 21st 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

With invites to amazing fashion parties pouring in, our digits are in need of the Midas touch!
The Spring 2011 runways of Louis Vuitton, J. Mendel, Elie Saab, and Alice + Olivia were filled with sparkling sequins, but we can’t wait to turn on the shimmer this cold-weather season by painting our nails in party-ready shades of gold, green, red, silver, and purple.

This season’s hottest glitter nail polishes, are among others the gold-flecked Deborah Lippmann and Dior lacquers.

Chanels Côte D’Azur

Nov. 20th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Could blue be the it nail color? Chanel seems to think so.

The French luxury brand is debuting an icy pale blue nail lacquer called Riva in their Côte D’Azur 2010 Cruise Collection, which  was inspired by the glam-chic Saint Tropez destination that is both popular with international jet-setters, and where Chanel’s cruise collection fashion show took place this past spring.
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Masters of Fashion Illustration

Oct. 18th 2010 by Manon Bruinekreeft (author)

In New York Paul Smith launched the book Masters of Fashion Illustration from David Downtown. David got a lot of fame with his illustrations for Vogue, Chanel, Dior, Harper’s Bazaar and many more. Also he made portraits of Cate Blanchett and Dita von Teese.

In Masters of Fashion Illustration you see the biggest fashion illustrators though the years. From the 19 century portrait drawer Goivanni Boldini till Andy Warhol. Also it contains 36 pages of the work of David.

Fuchsia for Chanel

Oct. 15th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Courtesy photo.

Givenchy comes with red for the holiday but Chanel has another color up its sleeve for the season of glitz.

Brilliant bursts of fuchsia brighten a collection in Les Tentations de Chanel. Le Vernis Nail Colour in Pulsion pops the pink at its brightest, while a wispier hue is used for the tweed texture blush and Tentation Cuivré quad, which further tempers the shade of the moment with delicate beige and rich brown shadows.
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Mademoiselle Keira

Sep. 12th 2010 by Mariana Davelaar (editor)

Chanel fans, start your engines.

Keira Knightley, who has been the elegant face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance for four years, was spotted in Paris filming the best-selling scent’s newest ad campaign, and her outfit has been the talk of the town ever since.

Dressed in a pale pink-cream motorcycle bodysuit with matching helmet and bike, the 25 year-old British actress looks a fashionista with girl power in her perfectly coordinated gear and getup that mimics the color of the fragrance bottle.

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