Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Carmen Dell’Orefice
An 80-year-old model sounds like a fashion oxymoron, like stylish Crocs or flattering Spandex. But style icon Carmen Dell'Orefice proves that working the runway as an octogenarian is not only possible, but pretty darn fabulous.
The veteran model, who celebrates her 80th birthday Friday, got her start on a cover of Vogue in 1947 at a mere 15 years old. Dell'Orefice went on to pose for photography legends like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, and Norman Parkinson, creating some pretty iconic images in the process.
She hasn't stopped working since -- while many a senior citizen is walking with a cane, the agelessly elegant Dell'Orefice continues to strut the runway in her signature white-haired glory, appearing for John Galliano in 2000, Hermès in 2004, and Alberta Ferretti just this year.
2011 Year in Review: The 10 Best Red Carpet Looks and 10 Best Dressed Women
Penelope Cruz-Armani dress-at the Germany premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Gwyneth Paltrow-Prada-at the Venice Film Festival premiere of "Contagion"
Angelina Jolie's Atelier Versace chocolate dream of a dress is the perfect fit for the 2011 Cannes red carpet.
Zoe Saldana's Armani Prive red-and-white strapless gown was a peppermint treat at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Tree of Life"
Emma Stone's flirty lace Bottega Veneta sheath is the perfect fit for walking the red carpet at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards
Emma Watson's frothy Oscar de la Renta gown is all the magic she needs at the premiere of the final "Harry Potter" film in London
Freida Pinto's asymmetrical Juan Carlos Obando dress wonderfully accents her skin tone and raven black hair at the Los Angeles premiere of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Perfectly draped in her Marios Schwab marigold-yellow dress, Marisa Tomei is the epitome of style and glamor at the Venice Film Festival premiere of "The Ides of March"
Blake Lively's asymmetrical beaded chiffon Marchesa gown was a clear standout on the red carpet for the BAFTA Brits to Watch event in Los Angeles
"Twilight" vixen Kristen Stewart, in the most hotly anticipated look of the year, delivered the goods in this J. Mendel dress for the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
10 Best Dressed Women
PARIS-City of Lights
Paris fashion plays a major role in setting up new trends and designs in the worldwide fashion industry. In the world of fashion and style, Paris enjoys a distinct place. Paris over the time has become synonymous with fashion. The city is an ultimate destination for people interested in fashion.
The fashion designers of Paris are popular all over the world for their sense of innovative style, imagination, design and creativity. Some of the famous fashion designers include Madeleine Vionnet, Coco Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, André Perugia, Suzanne Lenglen, Christian Dior, Jeanne Lanvin and Jean Patou, Pierre Cardin and Elsa Schiaparelli. Among the contemporary designers the prominent names are Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Francisco de Rabanne da Cuervo, Jean Paul Gaultier and John Galliano
The city becomes a hub of fashion and style especially during the Paris Fashion Weeks when designers from all over the world come here to participate in this gala event. This glamorous and exciting event is celebrated for a week. The two fashion weeks that are held in the city annually are Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter and Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer. The fashion week features creations of both established and upcoming fashion designers of the world.
There are a number of fashion houses that have their outlets located all over the city. Few of these fashion houses have originated in the city itself and some are from other fashion destinations of the world. Giorgio Armani, E-xentric, Eres, Armani Exchange, Alberta Ferretti, Guess, Hugo Boss, Genny, Ghost, Diesel, Christian Dior, DKNY, Givenchy, Chanel, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Dorothy Grant, Cerruti 1881, Gianfranco Ferre and Elizabeth Emanuel are some of the world famous fashion houses of Paris.
Paris is so famous in the world of fashion that people from different corners of the world visit the city to study fashion. There are many distinguished fashion schools in Paris like Parsons Paris School of Design and Istituto Marangoni that offer various courses in fashion. The institutes train the aspiring students in various forms of fashion and dress designing by developing their innate talents and creativeness.
Paris plays a vital role in shaping up the fashion industry of the world. The creations that are displayed in the fashion shows become fashion statements for all.
The fashion designers of Paris are popular all over the world for their sense of innovative style, imagination, design and creativity. Some of the famous fashion designers include Madeleine Vionnet, Coco Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, André Perugia, Suzanne Lenglen, Christian Dior, Jeanne Lanvin and Jean Patou, Pierre Cardin and Elsa Schiaparelli. Among the contemporary designers the prominent names are Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Francisco de Rabanne da Cuervo, Jean Paul Gaultier and John Galliano
The city becomes a hub of fashion and style especially during the Paris Fashion Weeks when designers from all over the world come here to participate in this gala event. This glamorous and exciting event is celebrated for a week. The two fashion weeks that are held in the city annually are Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter and Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer. The fashion week features creations of both established and upcoming fashion designers of the world.
There are a number of fashion houses that have their outlets located all over the city. Few of these fashion houses have originated in the city itself and some are from other fashion destinations of the world. Giorgio Armani, E-xentric, Eres, Armani Exchange, Alberta Ferretti, Guess, Hugo Boss, Genny, Ghost, Diesel, Christian Dior, DKNY, Givenchy, Chanel, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Dorothy Grant, Cerruti 1881, Gianfranco Ferre and Elizabeth Emanuel are some of the world famous fashion houses of Paris.
Paris is so famous in the world of fashion that people from different corners of the world visit the city to study fashion. There are many distinguished fashion schools in Paris like Parsons Paris School of Design and Istituto Marangoni that offer various courses in fashion. The institutes train the aspiring students in various forms of fashion and dress designing by developing their innate talents and creativeness.
Paris plays a vital role in shaping up the fashion industry of the world. The creations that are displayed in the fashion shows become fashion statements for all.
TALK ABOUT FASHION AND STYLE
“The difference between style and fashion is quality.”
Giorgio Armani
“"Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style.”
John Fairchild
“Fashion is made to become unfashionable.”
Coco Chanel
“We live not according to reason, but according to fashion”
Seneca
“If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.”
Lord Chesterfield
“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”
Francis Bacon
“The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.”
Paris Hilton
“Fashion is a social agreement. the result of a consensus of a large group of people.”
Stella Blum
“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.”
Hubert de Givenchy
“Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.”
Quentin Crisp
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