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'The Sound of Music' Infuses Carven's Quirky Spring 2012 Collection | BLOG ENTRY

The Alpine charm of 1965's classic musical film The Sound of Music continues to enchant young creatives, especially those finding themselves in a "whimsical stage." Carven's Spring 2012 collection explores the Bavarian theme other designers like
September 30, 2011 3:05 PM ET
Video: Lady Gaga Kicks Off Thierry Mugler's Spring 2012 Show in Blinged-Out Buck Teeth and Three Heads | BLOG ENTRY

Critics can't decide if stylist Nicola Formichetti's second showing as creative director for French label Thierry Mugler was more successful than his polarizing debut last season, but everyone agrees on one facet: Lady...
September 29, 2011 4:15 PM ET
Beyonce and Rihanna Designer Gareth Pugh Goes Dark and Depraved For 2012 | BLOG ENTRY

British designer Gareth Pugh can be credited as the man who helped a generation of pop stars find their inner cyborg. Somewhere within the province of pop's stylish, future-obsessed upgrade of 2008/2009, Pugh found a willing...
September 29, 2011 11:30 AM ET
French Label Balmain Makes A Music Video with Supermodel Abbey Lee | BLOG ENTRY

As Paris Fashion Week kicks off, French label Balmain is turning up the hype for the October 2nd runway debut of their first ever diffusion line, Pierre Balmain. They've released a music video collaboration with Australian supermodel...
September 28, 2011 12:20 PM ET
Designer Stella McCartney Costumes Her Father's Ballet 'Ocean's Kingdom' | BLOG ENTRY

Ocean's Kingdom, Sir Paul McCartney's new ballet, premiered at New York City's Lincoln Center last night amid the inevitable flurry of media interest that surrounds the ex-Beatles icon's musical happenings. But this occasion was especially notable...
September 23, 2011 1:30 PM ET
Gucci Channels Pop Music's Obsession with 1920s Film 'Metropolis' for Spring 2012 | BLOG ENTRY

When Florence Welch spoke to Rolling Stone last week, she mentioned that her recent affinity for Art Deco design — particularly the work of Tamara de Lempicka — strongly influenced the aesthetic of her new album,...
September 22, 2011 5:15 PM ET
Giles Deacon's Spring 2012 Show: Stars, Swans, and Shoegaze from Pulp's Steve Mackey | BLOG ENTRY

Yesterday, eccentric British designer Giles Deacon presented a larger-than-life collection based on the life histories of stars — specifically the heroines of Cecil Beaton: showgirls, society girls, and scintillating silver swans. Styled by Katie Grand and soundtracked...
September 21, 2011 4:40 PM ET
Jeremy Scott on His Campy Western-Themed Spring Collection and Dressing Katy Perry and Rihanna | BLOG ENTRY

Jeremy Scott's hyperbolic and comical fashions have made him one of New York's most recognizable designers, as well as one of the names brazen musical youth flock to when they want to inject their look with a dose...
September 21, 2011 3:20 PM ET
Lady Gaga Stylist Nicola Formichetti Unveils New 'You and I' Video | BLOG ENTRY

Last night, omni-stylist/creative director Nicola Formichetti bid adieu to his futuristic New York City pop-up shop in style with the debut of a new Lady Gaga video (the temporary outlet closes today, but fear not: online...
September 21, 2011 12:25 PM ET
Beyonce Celebrates House of Dereon's U.K. Premiere | BLOG ENTRY

Though London Fashion Week is a hotbed of musical activity (this weekend alone we were treated to fashion party sets from homegrown talents Hot Chip and Hurts), it's rare a major international star shows up just for...
September 20, 2011 2:50 PM ET
Burberry Unveils Latest Music-Ready Collection at London Fashion Week | BLOG ENTRY

Christopher Bailey's recent collections for Burberry have revolved around a mythical ambulatory girl, one as comfortable on a muddied Glastonbury field as a Far East pilgrimage. As long as slick trenches are required, she's there, uniformed in...
September 20, 2011 2:35 PM ET
The X Factor: Meet Venus, Fashion Week's Most Extreme DJ | BLOG ENTRY

Click to listen to Venus X's 'Renegade Berberse' You probably spotted her fluorescent green hair at New York Fashion Week – in a sea of...
September 19, 2011 5:10 PM ET
Exclusive: Christopher Bailey On Burberry's Spring 2012 Collection and The Music That Created It | BLOG ENTRY

Burberry is not only London's most famous clothing label, it's one of Great Britain's most famous exports of any kind, including rock 'n roll. Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey, who has has headed the label ...
September 19, 2011 10:55 AM ET
Exclusive: Grand Dame of Punk Vivienne Westwood on her Spring 2012 Collection | BLOG ENTRY

"She's gotten a little more adventurous," designer and "grand dame" of British fashion Vivienne Westwood told Rolling Stone yesterday, minutes before the unveiling of her Red Label's Spring 2012 collection at London's Smithfield Market. She was speaking...
September 18, 2011 4:30 PM ET
Designer Playlist: Nomia | BLOG ENTRY

New York designer Yara Finn's fashion weeks keep getting better, with this season marking her most assured showing yet. It's not by coincidence her label, Nomia, was just hailed as one of New York's most...
September 16, 2011 7:25 PM ET
Florence Welch on Being A Pop Witch And Her Favorite London Fashion | BLOG ENTRY

We're in London for London Fashion Week, and last night, en route to some kickoff festivities, we happened to run into one of the city's most flourshing musical talents: Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine....
September 16, 2011 1:25 PM ET
Kanye West to Debut Women's Clothing Line | BLOG ENTRY

In August, Rolling Stone reported that Kanye West was strongly rumored to debut his long-anticipated womenswear, in collaboration with British designer Louise Goldin, at September's New York Fashion Week. That didn't quite pan out – however,...
September 15, 2011 11:10 AM ET
Debbie Harry on Blondie's Marc Jacobs Fashion Week Collaboration | BLOG ENTRY

New York Fashion Week added one more high-caliber musical collaboration to its roster yesterday when Marc Jacobs turned his Bleecker Street boutique into a Blondie pop-up shop – just in time for the band...
September 14, 2011 6:30 PM ET
Exclusive: Anna Sui Discusses Her Spring 2012 Show and Punk Rock Heritage | BLOG ENTRY

Anna Sui is unabashedly New York City's most musical designer. A proud survivor of its gritty punk roots, but also a connoisseur of global pop's most colorful movements, her shows provide a reliably strongminded vision of female...
September 14, 2011 4:30 PM ET
UK Pop Star Katy B Erupts Onto New York Fashion Week Scene | BLOG ENTRY

With dubstep already a major label force in the UK, it was only a matter of time and semantics before the genre found its female ambassador to expand its appeal even further. Along came
September 14, 2011 12:40 PM ET