Cat Girl
The aviator jacket
Connect the dots
Modern mariners
The fire-red suit
The combat jacketWhen you take a look back at the year’s monumental moments in fashion, it’s clear there was no shortage of big ideas: whether channelling the 1950s, 70s or 80s, or whipping up clever minimalist and maximalist looks, designers delivered plenty of covetable and utterly wearable clothes.
Congratulations to Simon Lock who was announced as the 2010 Australian Fashion Laureate by Minister for Arts Virginia Judge at an intimate ceremony in Sydney.
As the founder of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, which this year celebrated its 15th anniversary, the prestigious accolade was a well deserved win for one of the industry’s most influential names.
Unable to accept the Jan Logan designed statue in person, Lock will be presented with the award in early 2011. He announced his gratitude for the prestigious title, which was voted by a panel of leading fashion identities including David Jones’ David Bush, designer Nicky Zimmermann and Vogue Australia’s editor in chief Kirstie Clements.
“I greatly appreciate the recognition of my industry colleagues and in turn pay homage to those that believed in my vision and helped me create an international landmark for all in the Australian fashion industry,” Lock said. “It’s an industry that I love and will continue to be of service to in the future.”
Philanthropist, model and niece of former US President George W Bush - Lauren Bush has become engaged to iconic designer Ralph Lauren's son David. The couple met at US Vogue's Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art six years ago and David proposed this weekend at the same venue.
"David told Lauren that he was taking her to see an exhibit, then got down on one knee," a source told the New York Post. "He had a beautiful ring ready. It was a total surprise to her, and they are both so happy."
David is the executive vice president in charge of worldwide branding, communications and marketing at Polo Ralph Lauren, the world's largest designer brand with more than $10 billion in annual sales. Lauren has helped more than 60 million impoverished children through the sale of her Feed Projects bag collection. The former model, who appeared on the cover of the 2002 Pirelli calendar and Vogue Australia in 2005, also recently launched the Lauren Pierce clothing line.
Television talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has taken over Sydney with the filming of her show at the Sydney Opera House and 6,000 guests couldn’t be happier.
The overwhelmed audience received a specially designed Kailis ‘O’ medallion featuring an Australian South Sea Pearl on a 90cm sterling silver chain.
“We are thrilled to be a major part of the Australian shows with our bespoke design,” says Kailis Jewellery’s general manager Sonia Mackay-Coghill. “Kailis Jewellery has always believed in bringing joy to the wearer of Australian South Sea Pearl and to be able to share this with over 6,000 audience members is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
The extravagant offer was worth over $4 million. For a limited time The Kailis ‘O’ Pendant is available to purchase online through Kailisjewellery.com.au, and through Kailis Jewellery Australian stockists and retail boutiques for $450.
Alexa Chung
Carey Mulligan
Emma Roberts
Olivia Palermo
Rachel Bilson
Emma Watson
Clémence Poesy, Gaia Repossi, Marianne Faithfull, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, Vanessa Paradis, Anna Mouglalis, Ines De La Fressange…it must be a Chanel show!
Karl Lagerfeld presented his Métiers D’Art Collection for the house in Paris, drawing a suitably stylish crowd to witness the collection dedicated to the city’s couture ateliers including costume jeweller, feather specialist, embroiderer, shoe-maker, milliner, goldsmith and floral accessory specialist.
The result was an opulent show, embellished in antique gold and encrusted with Byzantine-inspired jewels in reference to the second Chanel boutique opening in Istanbul, and Mademoiselle Chanel’s first costume jewellery line from the 1920s.
Models including Natasha Poly, Freja Beha Erichsen, Frida Gustavsson and our own Lauren Brown walked the sumptuously decorated couture salon at Chanel’s Rue Cambon store, hair piled in towering beehives each circled with a ring of gold.
Signature tweed wove its way through the collection alongside textures of leather, cashmere, chiffon, velvet and lace shimmering in a jewel toned mosaic of emerald, sapphire and violet. The verdict: delightfully decadent.
Christmas is a time to pamper those you love (while indulging yourself a bit too!). So, with marvellous gifts and extravagant surprises in mind, who better than Vogue's team of editors to pick out their ultimate presents for the season.
It seems Australian model Nicole Trunfio is going from strength to strength with news she will fill in for Miranda Kerr as the face of David Jones for winter 2011. But that’s not the only campaign Trunfio will be appearing in for the coming season: sass & bide has recruited the New York-based beauty to don their latest denim collection.
To Sarah-Jane Clarke and design partner Heidi Middleton, Trunfio seemed the obvious choice to show off their new range: “she’s strong but beautiful and independent, free-spirited, fun, kind and generous. She’s just a really beautiful overall package - with a sensational body,” says Clarke.
sass & bide’s Papa Sucre collection arrives in stores in January.
Congratulations are in order for British designer and rock heiress Stella Mc Cartney. On November 23 McCartney welcomed her fourth child, daughter Reilly, weighing 3.63 kgs.
McCartney married Alasdhair Willis in 2003 and the couple are also parents to Miller Alasdhair James (5 1/2), daughter Bailey Linda Olwyn (4 next week) and Beckett Robert Lee (2 ½).
