THE GOLDEN AGE OF COUTURE

THE GOLDEN AGE OF COUTURE: PARIS & LONDON 1947-57 7 December 2008 - 22 March 2009 From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, this exhibition explores one of the most glamorous and remarkable decades in fashion history. Starting with the impact of Christian Dior’s New Look after the Second World War, it looks at the work of Dior and his contemporaries during the period when haute couture was at its height. John French, Model Susan Abraham...

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Dinner on Kew

Crab Meat Seafood Soup Salt Baked Free Range Chicken Pipi in XO Sauce Ginger & Shallot Steam Parrot Fish 寶和海鮮酒家 San Choi on Kew 298 - 302 High Street, Kew Vic 3101 Tel: (03) 9852 9119...

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Top Model: New Faces ~ Blythe Girls!

Alexander McQueen for Target photo by: gina garan backstage photo by: minklet Blythe is in a fall/winter promotion in 2006 TV commercial for Fashion Street Tatemachi! Commercial for Blythe in the old days... sources: nitrolicious , nylonmag, Target Blythe shows off 100 to-die-for outfits created for her by top designers from around the world and photographed with colorful invention by Gina Garan in her 2nd book " Blythe...

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Girly Fantasy

2009 Pre Fall New York Proenza Schouler   get inspired......

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Glam Rock

2009 Pre Fall Paris Matthew Williamson   get inspired......

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A Lifetime Classic

2009 Pre Fall Paris Loewe "The attitude is super-groomed but a bit tough. She has a definite shape, a waist, likes bold jewelry."   get inspired......

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A Mongolian Lamb

2009 Pre Fall Givenchy   get inspired......

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"A Rigorous Winter"

2009 Pre Fall New York Christian Lacroix "Sometimes masculine attitude turns out to be more feminine than ever"   get inspired......

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Love Birds

Agrigento Love bird earrings in 18ct gold vermeil with diamonds. This Love Birds ring features two sweet diamond-eyed sparrows perched on branches that have been tipped with pearls. Wear on one or suspended between two fingers. As far as romantic statements go, this one's got our stamp of approval. Available now for £330 at astley clarke. The Love Bird earrings feature sweet diamond-eyed sparrows that perch on the earlobes, one with its wings...

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French Element

2009 Pre Fall New York Balenciaga...

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European Sensation

2009 Pre Fall Paris Antonio Berardi "a bit punk, a bit seventies Ziggy." Put together with long shearling gloves and leggings, they worked well....

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Russian Inspired Seventies Ladylike Beauty

2009 Pre Fall Viktor & Rolf   get inspired......

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Girly Greek-inspired Spring

2009 Pre Fall London Miu Miu...

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Chanel Gold Coin

“There might be less of it, but money can still be beautiful,” Karl Lagerfeld said Wednesday morning at the Monnaie de Paris after minting the first coin he’s designed, marking the 125th anniversary of Gabrielle Chanel’s birth. Two gold and two silver coins make up the limited edition collection, each featuring Chanel’s portrait on one side and a giant number five on the other, representing their face value of five euros, or $6.30, a reference...

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Dazzling Craftsmanship McQueen's Spectacular Collection

2009 Pre Fall Milan Alexander McQueen One group had what was described as "a Dickensian opium den feeling." Dresses were fitted with high necks and the occasional bustle. The second group was all about country pursuits: a riding jacket, jodhpurs, shearling maxi skirts, and chunky hand knit...

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Looking Glam

2009 Pre Fall New York Lanvin Looking glamorous is a feminine survival instinct. There was a Jazz Age decadence to looks like a Wedgwood blue tulle cloud minidress, a patchworked fur cropped jacket, and a tiered and scalloped long lace dress with a bronze crystal underlay.   get inspired......

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