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“Valentino: Master of Couture” – A New Exhibition

After starring in an eye-opening and utterly infectious study on film of his life and work followed by a series of smartly curated museum exhibitions comes the latest celebration of Valentino at the Somerset House From hand painted haute couture dresses created late in his career to Julia Robert's graphic vintage Valentino dress she infamously wore to the Oscar's, expect to see a bevy of the dressmakers finest creations on hand for a truly inspirational experience. >>DISCOVER: Valentino Fall 2012 Along with other handmade creations worn by illustrious patrons including Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren and Gwyneth Paltrow, 130 dresses make for a bulk of the curated lot spanning the designer's 50 year-long career. >>FASHION HISTORY: Prada & Schiaperelli

Mara Hoffman's Resort 2013 Swimwear Collection tinged with the designers knack at balancing earthy, ethnic vibes with a realistic sense of ease on the wear with jewelry from Pamela Love and custom boots from Frye to punctuate each looks boho flavor Mercedes Benz Miami Swim 2013, Mara Hoffman, Raleigh Hotel July 21, 2012 In their words: Designer Mara Hoffman constantly finds inspiration from nature, mythology, and fantasy when creating her Ready-to-Wear and Swimwear collections, as well as many of the rich indigenous folk art histories found around the world. Part dream sequence and part anthropology, Hoffman’s voice is at once playful, adventurous, and daring. >>DISCOVER: How to find the right Cover-Up For her upcoming Resort 2013 Swimwear collection, think “Desert

So far the Fall 2012 ad campaigns have yet to disappoint! From McQ by Alexander McQueen to more from Miu Miu, we've begun to set our minds on the season ahead Another batch of Fall 2012 ads comes your way to ignite lust and inspiration well ahead of the new season. And by the looks of it, there's plenty of substantial style notes to take in. >>DISCOVER: Fall 2012 Campaigns Featuring Aymeline Valade and Arthur Gosse photographed by David Sims, McQ's fall ads boast a stark, clean background to highlight the collections military and sport references and slick leather options. We love the men's bomber, imagined in black polished leather for a thoroughly modern look alongside the women's contrasting sleeveless

Giorgio Armani for Batman continues with the upcoming third and final installment of the blockbuster 'The Dark Knight' trilogy From Maison Armani: 'In his latest film collaboration, Giorgio Armani again brings his signature style to the character of Bruce Wayne in director Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated finale of the Dark Knight trilogy, “The Dark Knight Rises” in theaters July 20th. For the production, Giorgio Armani worked in partnership with acclaimed costume designer Lindy Hemming, who won an Academy Award for her costume designs for “Topsy-Turvy.” Mr. Armani previously created designs for Bruce Wayne in 2008’s blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” >>Discover: Armani Mania at FocusOnStyle As Batman’s alter ego Bruce Wayne, the film’s star Christian Bale wears Giorgio Armani Made to Measure suiting.

Hermes and Hiroshi Sugimoto's new line of limited edition scarves -Couleurs de l’Ombre, are destined to become collectors items you'll never want to stop wearing... Leave it to Hermes to tap artist Hiroshi Sugimoto to create one of the art & fashion worlds most covetable accessories to come this season with a range of scarves. >> DON'T MISS: Scarves Shopping Guide Featuring ombre prints in an assortment of vivid hues, they make for an easy to wear scarve that you'll be able to add lush shots of color with well into fall. >>FoS VIDEO: How to wear a scarf Simple yet decadent, they're just about precious enough to want to hang on a wall to observe... Declaring “I believe that art

French Actress Marion Cotillard, star of The Dark Night Rises lands on Vogue covers July 24th with a sneak preview from one of our favorite magazines Captured by legendary lensman Peter Lindberg for the magazine's 'Annual Age Issue,' the actress evokes a sense of self with a sultry French allure that's won her legions of fans stateside. >>MORE: Celebrity Style Inside you'll find an up-close, intimate portrait of Cotillard including thoughts on her first year of motherhood alongside exclusive highlights on her starring role in the upcoming Batman flick. Like Marion's elegant Haute Parisian style? Consult our Guide's for Can-Do French Chic The one that's sure elevate the starlet's status amongst Hollywood's leading ladies... >>MORE: Marion Cotillard Red-Carpet Highlights on

Yoox Summer Sale Time: Because who doesn't like a good deal on high-end fashion that we've all been craving straight from the runways? Do you love a bargain, we sure do! That's why we were floored when we saw all of the great designer deals at online retailer Yoox.com that have been substantially marked down to upwards of 70% off. Forget about sample sales and ilk when the going on Yoox is oh so good at the moment. Some top designer bargains in our super fab deal finds below.... Happy bargain hunting! Above, Isabel Marant's coveted rugby dress is now only $160 Here's some more deals to covet: A timeless Mugler Wallet Who doesn't love a designer wallet, and on

First Look at the Fall 2012 ad campaigns has us excited for fall dressing during this brutally hot summer... Since designer collections make their runway debuts months before they hit sales floors, it's not usually until we see new ads circulate that we get a clue to the bigger picture behind the season's story and along with that a dynamic dose of dreamy inspiration -early on! Surveying Fall 2012 ads from our favorite image makers that have hit the web so far leads us to believe that almost every label is continuing on in now signature directions. >>MORE: Fall 2012 Runway Coverage From Celine's Juergen Teller snapped shots of Daria to Valentino's trio by Deborah Turbeville to Miu Miu's star campaign

Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Images - First Look We loved every look from Balenciaga's 80's tinged ode to the working girl's wardrobe for Fall 2012 and the just released campaign images are equally seductive. Modern, sophisticated looks are juxtaposed with a faux country setting to highlight each pieces considerate design and hyper-stylized features. >>MORE: Balenciaga And the men's image although shot in a studio, also exhibits a fearless, ultra-stylish mode to boot. It's hard to even contemplate a favorite shot as it all looks too cool as per usual from the house's director, Nicolas Ghesquiere. REVISIT: Fall 2012 Highlights Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad

Jimmy Choo, maker of on-trend, stylish footwear with a cult following debuts its Fall 2012 ad campaign Inspired by the exuberant glamor of the late 60's in the midst of London's swinging rock scene, the Jimmy Choo team tapped infamous lensman Terry Richardson to evoke a sense of 'feeling cool and going out.' Which by the looks of it, was a successful mission as the images bring a heady sense of intriguing glamor to mind while managing to deliver the goods in an approachable, less lofty and more realistic manner. Quite a coup indeed. >>MORE: Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Fall 2012 Ad Campaign >>REVISIT: Spring 2012 Inspirational Ads Jimmy Choo Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Shop Jimmy Choo Online Now: More

Christian Louboutin Exhibition London Design Museum

Girls just wanna look at shoes... The Christian Louboutin exhibition has broken all previous visitor records at the London Design Museum with an average daily attendance of 910 visitors. Humm, I think there were more Loub fanatics desperately trying to get into the Christian Louboutin New York sample sale! >> MORE: Christian Louboutin ‘It’s been a real pleasure to see a lot of my ‘babies’ featured all together for the first time. It’s not only an entire collection of shoes that I saw there but for me a huge collection of souvenirs, precious moments, and very rarely sorrows,’ says Louboutin. >> SHOE SHOPPING GUIDES The exhibition is the first UK retrospective for the King of French footwear and celebrates his illustrious career of keeping fashionistas

Dream Wardrobe and SALE in the same sentence... I could swoon. Barney's just launched its Dream Wardrobe with some pretty fabulous high-end new arrivals for fall 2012. You may want to salivate over here. THE ROW Kekman Vest $14,000 The highest price item at the moment of writing is The Kekman Vest from The Row. Frankly, I'm not a fan of wearing vanity fur but this one looks like chiced up roadkill to me to boot, and for 14 grand... eeech. >> MORE: Shopping Guides and Shopping Stories Patchwork fur aside, there are some pretty gorgeous luxury items hitting Barney's. But not to feel excluded, they are kind enough to also have their PHENOMINAL 60%OFF SALE now for the rest of us. Updated

Collab News... Conceptual & timeless style goes mass by way of the H&M Collaboration With Maison Martin Margiela. Honestly, I'm not sure about this. I'm a bit selfish on sharing but then again, sure why not. Everyone should get a piece of better than basic, decidedly edgy and almost never go out of style as it's never really "in style," just ever so slightly avant grade, yet mostly wearable. The blouse blanche It's Maison Martin Margiela that I ramble. >> MORE: Cheap Chic You see, almost every day, I find myself wearing something from the French conceptual, yet timeless design house. Not necessarily the "wiggy" pieces but shoes, lot's of shoes, jewelry, shirts, a jacket here and there and some sweaters

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“Valentino: Master of Couture” – A New Exhibition

Mara Hoffman Resort 2013 Swimwear Collection

Fall 2012 Ad Campaigns – McQ by Alexander McQueen and more Miu Miu

Giorgio Armani for Batman – The Dark Knight Rises

Don’t miss out on limited edition scarves! Hermes Hiroshi Sugimoto- Couleurs de l’Ombre Covetable Scarves

Marion Cotillard – Vogue Cover Star From The Dark Knight Rises

Yoox Summer Sale: The Best In Design On The Cheap

First Look- Fall 2012 Fashion Ad Campaigns

Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign

Jimmy Choo Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Preview

Shoezam! Christian Louboutin Exhibition London Record Breaker

Dream Wardrobe Alert! And A Fab SALE Too… Thank You Barney’s

Cheap Chic Alert: It’s Official! H&M Collaboration With Maison Martin Margiela

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