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The season when it’s all right to wear white.
Maybe it’s because it’s the season of the anticipated wedding in years? Maybe it’s because it looks fresh and gleaming after the doom and gloom of a particularly torrid winter? Or maybe it’s because it strikes a nice balance against the Gucci led colour clash phenomenon? But there seems to be an awful lot of white around this season. Flicking through this months Vogue, it was inescapable, white was truly everywhere. From the antique style milkmaid frills at Dolce and Gabbana, to the delicate frills and ruffles at Valentino, from the cool minimalism of Calvin Klein and Celine to the glamorous Riviera chic of Hugo Boss. White is everywhere. Diane…
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Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week-Fit for a Princess?
The Alexander McQueen A/W 2011 show at Paris Fashion week was even more anticipated than usual, following frenzied speculation that Sarah Burton may be the designer of the wedding dress of the decade. Although there had been denials by the House of McQueen, news that Vogue editor Alexandra Schulman had personally recommended that Kate Middleton wear a dress by Burton adds weight to the speculation about who will design that dress. But what of the new collection? The excited buzz all over Twitter was that there was quite a lot of white in this collection. Beautiful evening dresses with lots of ruffles and feathers evoking images of romance and opulence…
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Kate and Diana – A tale of two dresses.
This month sees the auctioning off of two very different black dresses. The first dress could be said to have seen the start of a Royal love story, the 2nd a perfect replica of a dress that signified the end of one. Both of the dresses showed the beauty of the women wearing them to its best advantage, and now both sit side by side in Kerry Taylor Auction House as they wait to go to new owners. It may seem strange to some that fate can sometimes be hinged on something so flimsy as a dress. Kate Middleton and Prince William were friends, but it was apparently the site…
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Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen to design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress? – Telegraph
Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen to design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress? – Telegraph. Has Sarah Burton won the biggest prize in fashion? If so, this is a bold and brilliant choice by Kate Middleton, and a massive coup for the House of McQueen. Kate Middleton is said to have loved the McQueen dress worn by Sara Buys at her wedding to Tom Parker Bowles. read all about it at The Daily Telegraph.
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Kate Middleton – The clothes recycler.
Lately there has been much talk in the media about Kate Middleton’s recycling of old outfits for official and social occasions, and for her loyalty to the British High Street. Kate has been criticised for using clothes from previous seasons, including that Reiss dress and Whistles blouse, rather than using new designs that could give a boost to the British Fashion industry. She has also faced flack for mainly sticking to High Street brands, albeit High quality ones, rather than opting for a designer option. Even the ever-sensible Vogue editor Alexandra Schulman has waded into the debate, stating in the March issue that she hopes “…the current recession doesn’t drive…
