Showing posts with label Donna Karan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donna Karan. Show all posts

Fashion designers now and then in pictures

What a difference a decade makes: take a look back at what the fashion world's biggest players used to look like...

CALVIN KLEIN
Fashion designer Calvin Klein in 1989, when his eponymous label was facing financial difficulties. Now aged 69, he was rumoured to be dating a form porn star who was only a third of his age.

ROBERTO CAVALLI
Over the years, Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has caught more and more sun rays.

DOLCE & GABBANA
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana might have parted ways romantically, but they are growing old gracefully together. Compare the design duo in 1998 and 2001.

DONATELLA VERSACE
Back in 1993, Donatella Versace was a 30-something helping at hand at her brother Gianni's glamorous fashion shows. Now she's 56, and her hair is glossier than ever as she steers the family business on to the Milanese catwalks and beyond.

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
There was no one better than the designer herself to show off the glamorous wrap dresses she created in the Seventies. Now aged 65 and counting, DvF hasn't lost any of that je ne sais quoi.

JOHN GALLIANO
John Galliano has adopted many guises during his design career (which came to a halt last year following an anti-Semitic rant in a Paris Café). From astronaut to bleached blonde dreadlocks, the image on the left shows Galliano in 1988.

ALBER ELBAZ
Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz has got geek chic down to an art. The Moroccan-born designer's bespectacled look from 1998 has merely evolved into a more modern version for 2012.
DONNA KARAN
15 years: Karan then and now.

Fashion trend report: What to ditch and what to keep for the new season

Showing you which summer trends are out and what they are being replaced with from the autumn/winter 2011 collections.


OUT : Ballet, as seen at Chloe spring/summer 2011.
IN : Fetish, as seen at Alexander McQueen, Mark Fast and Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2011.
Hard edged latex and leather have replaced the soft, flowing sheer fabrics seen at the spring/summer collections.

OUT : Colour brights, as seen at Jil Sander spring/summer 2011.
IN: Jewel colours, as seen at Haider Ackermann, Bottega Veneta and Ralph Lauren autumn/winter 2011.
Put away your paintbox brights. Colour blocking takes a more grown up path for autumn/winter with deeper, more muted tones.

OUT: '70s as seen at Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2011.
IN: '40s as seen at Sportmax, Miu Miu and Donna Karan autumn/winter 2011.
Disco fever in pyschedelic colours dominated the spring/summer catwalks. For the winter months 1940's style lady-like dresses are à la mode.


OUT : Orange, as seen at Calvin Klein spring/summer 2011.
IN: Red, as seen at Antonio Berardi, Roksanda Ilincic and Burberry autumn/winter 2011.
Vibrant orange has been outed by a far more approachable red - wear yours in any hue; from postbox to burgundy.

OUT: Oriental prints, as seen at John Galliano spring/summer 2011.
IN: Patchwork, as seen at Etro, Mary Katrantzou and Dries van Noten autumn/winter 2011.
The elegant Far Eastern feel of spring/summer's prints has been replaced with home-made effect of patchwork prints.

OUT: Oversize menswear, as seen at Dries van Noten spring/summer 2011.
IN : Streamlined androgyny, as seen at Ralph Lauren and Dolce & Gabbana autumn/winter 2011.
Gone the slouchy loose-fitting masculine tailoring from summer replace by a more slimline, fitted, approach to men's tailoring for the fall collections.

OUT: Pleats, as seen at Nicole Farhi spring/summer 2011.
IN: Pailletes, as seen at Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Prada autumn/winter 2011.
Pailettes were the adornment of choice for many designers this year leaving very little room for other fine details such as pleating.


OUT: Stripes, as seen at Prada spring/summer 2011.
IN: Spots, as seen at Lanvin, Diane von Furstenburg and Marc Jacobs autumn/winter 2011.
A huge number of the autumn/winter collections chose the playful polka dot, leaving the stripe behind in the summer months.

OUT : Trench coats, as seen at Burberry spring/summer 2011.
IN: Cocoon coats, as seen at Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander and Loewe autumn/winter 2011.
The classic trench gets the boot, replaced by this season's model: the 'cocoon' coat with structured sleeves and a voluminous sillhouette.

Femme fatale fashion is smoking hot

Pencil skirts that accentuate ladylike curves are key to the new Forties revival.




If there is one item of clothing guaranteed to make a woman feel ladylike this season, it is the pencil skirt. Sleek, slimline, and a shortcut to the sexiest of sashays, it is the linchpin of a Forties fashion resurgence set to put the genteel back on the fashion map.

Trending: nude coloured dresses - 3


A model wears a nude Alberta Ferretti maxi dress decorated with floral embroidery at the spring/summer 2011 fashion week show.
 Emma Watson wears a demure, taupe Carven dress with a white collar on the 'Today Show'.


Actress Saoirse Ronan wears a pale chiffon dress to compliment her dewy complexion at 'The Way Back' film premiere in Paris.

A model wears a cream figure-hugging maxi dress by Donna Karan; perfect for a spring garden party.

Sandra Bullock in an embellished tulle Jenny Packham gown, which was effectively contrasted by her dark locks.

Trending : Flower power - 3


Erdem's signature is a floral print and his spring/summer 2011 collection was no exception.

Donna Karan's ditzy florals adorned dresses and swimwear at her DKNY show.

Rochas fetured floral printed silk pyjamas, ...and beautiful feminine skirts, tops and dresses.

Miuccia Prada printed floral motifs onto satin and tailored them in leather at Miu Miu.

Paul & Joe went for feminine floaty florals like this sheer maxi-dress.

Kenzo appliqued flowers on a sheer maxi shirt dress.



Christopher Kane laser cut flowers into neon leather.

Karlie Kloss launches model competition


She has walked in countless runway shows and starred in campaigns for leading luxury labels such as Christian Dior, Donna Karan and Oscar de la Renta, but Karlie Kloss is far from forgetting where it all started.

 
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