Chanel eyewear
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 13:09
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
For the new Chanel eyewear collection, Karl Lagerfeld has revisited the baroque opulence of the costume jewellery that was so dear to Mademoiselle Coco and created the Bijou collection, combining...
John Galliano to teach master class at Parsons
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 13:02
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
John Galliano is continuing his path back to the fashion world with a planned stop at Parsons The New School of Design in New York City. The college said Monday that Galliano will teach a...
Rio delivers bikinis in mesh and rigid metal
Monday, 22 April 2013, 10:59
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Just how complicated can the Brazilian bikini, among the skimpiest iterations of the simple spandex triangle and string design, possibly get? Judging from the innovative, inventive and...
Luxury reimagined
Monday, 22 April 2013, 10:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The models’faces are half hidden by clusters of chiffon leaves and feathers and their legs are swathed in thigh-high boots crafted from lace. The dresses and subtly flared suits,...
Moss upstages Vuitton hotel, capping fashion week
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 12:53
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Marc Jacobs, Vuitton's creative director, delivered a no-expenses-spared production to cap fall-winter fashion season in five-star style. The showman recreated an entire hotel floor...
Lanvin, Nina Ricci, Balmain are ladylike
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 15:14
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
First it was Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo who played with men's clothing in the 1930s. Then came Yves Saint Laurent, who in the 60s made it fashionable for every woman with the masculinity of...
Cereal flavors increasingly moving out of the box
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 15:37
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Breakfast cereal flavors are jumping out of the box. Milk, ice cream, baking mixes and more are getting infused with the flavor of the classic childhood treat. There's even a line of lip balms and...
Givenchy, Kenzo, Chloe get tough, Celine delights
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 15:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
There was a toughness in the air on the Paris catwalks Sunday. But it wasn't just in the black or the more grown-up styles that continued to dominate fall-winter...
Slimane divides with anti-style Saint Laurent show
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 14:05
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
As the sun set on the great glass ceiling of Paris' Grand Palais Monday, the eyes of the fashion crowd turned on one man: Saint Laurent's Hedi Slimane. After the new designer's...
Giambattista Valli gets practical, launches bag
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 13:55
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
With hints of last season's sleekness, it-designer Giambattista Valli delivered a layered collection for fall-winter 2013-14 that revisited his signature furbelows. Sanitized-looking...