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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

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

Fall 2012 Haute Couture runway highlights from Bouchra Jarrar, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy and Valentino Raf Simons debut collection for Christian Dior opening the Haute Couture Fall 2012 season made for one promising week with many of our favorite designers of the moment delivering collections that should work as brilliant inspiration come fall. >>Highlights from Men's Spring 2013 Collections From the directional to the feminine to the brazenly cool, this was one of the best couture seasons in years, making a strong case for the forever fledgling season. Giambattista Valli- Giambattista Valli Couture Fall 2012 Of the designers showing couture this season, Giambattista Valli brought with him one of the season's most fantastically feminine collections. Here, classic shapes exploded with lush

Men's Spring 2013 wrap-up straight from the runways... Just as its beginning to seem like there is a fashion show or presentation of some sort every working day of the year now comes a surprisingly enviable line-up of on-the-mark collections from some of our favorite, go-to labels. From refreshing takes on color-blocking at Prada to on-trend cocoon shapes at Balenciaga, Valentino, Lanvin and more, to the sleeveless sportcoat, the jacket of the season -there was plenty to take note of for Spring 2013. >>MORE: Runway Coverage Prada- Prada Spring 2013 Like many of our favorite men's collections of the season, Prada too worked a palette cleansing, minimal ethos into a range devoted to color-blocking in various 60's inspired silhouettes. What was

While the Resort 2013 presentations can't hardly be over, we can't help but take a moment and share highlights from the season so far... And with men's fashion weeks popping up just as couture is set to start early July, there are still Resort shows being intimately, however sporadically shown, that cannot be missed. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Take note as many of the season's collections continue to deliver completely wearable, functional clothes to covet, and what's even more to take note of is what we've got in store for you this week. Straight from the top collections we've highlighted here will be a four-day look at how to incorporate key ideas into your own look this summer. After all,

It's big designer names, names, names made even more enticing under the flea market tarp!The city of Rome is truly a living architectural museum, but where do all the old fashion relics go?A good chunk can be found on the right Sunday at the Borghetto Flaminio market.Lot's of vintage costume jewelry and even some hard to find pieces at the Borghetto Flaminio from the 1960s and some Hermes.While Porta Portese is the more widely known flea market in Rome, for me, it's a crowded and huge mass of junky new items and a few stalls of ratted up old fur. It's been known that if you dig deep enough at Porta Portese that you will find "something" but for me it was more like something plastic and tacky.Porta Portese

Take a cue from Gia Coppola's fresh ladylike take on the classic juxtaposition of leather & lace and make it work for you: Known for her strikingly girly take on deluxe classics, last week Gia Coppola turned heads in a fiery red Valentino leather and lace combo that spoke volumes on the sophistication leather has taken hold of over the past few seasons. >>More: Valentino Imagined in virtually every iteration possible, leather is one key trend that remains at the top of every fashion insiders list as it adds a cool, albeit sexy note to just about any look. >>MORE: Leather StyleWhat made it work on Coppola without looking like a tart (we are talking red leather & lace here) was her

While the number of shows continues to shrink from season to season, the recent Haute Couture shows for Spring 2012 rigorously continued on with the regal, other-worldly appeal that couture has always made feel so ultimately exclusive. >>MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWSAnd although a new guard is slowly joining the ranks with collections that veer a tad bit too much towards the unnecessarily dramatic, there were a handful of top shows that offered thoroughly modern and gloriously conceived options for the elite princesses and glamor girls of the world and for us simple dreamers alike. Christian Dior- What a difference a few seasons of directing ready-to-wear for Christian Dior has made for Bill Gaytten as his second couture outing for Dior was a

Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci

Another Sunday, another awards show. The Screen Actor's Guide Awards is a bit different from the rest because attending actors don't try to ridiculously outdo on another as with the Oscars, or add the extra zing as with the Golden Globes. The SAG Awards is as low-key as a red carpet can get, and with that comes some of the most elegant, prettiest dresses that don't 'wear' the wearer... in other words, more class, less schmaltz. MORE: Red Carpet We've highlighted some of the best dressed from last night's awards as an inspiration board of trends for you to think about the next time you REALLY need to go formal. This isn't about fantasy, or novelty, but about pretty, chic dresses with actresses looking modern,

First Look at Golden Globes 2012 Fashions: Get the Look for Less Get celebrity inspired dresses accessibly... no need to dream about Golden Globes Red Carpet fashion look alikes as they are up for grabs and attainable! FocusOnStyle has the hot out of the sample room photos of fresh celebrity inspired fashion. Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, and George Clooney's sweetie Stacey Keibler floored us at the Golden Globes with their flawless designer dresses -why not try to make a statement yourself? >>MORE: Golden Globes 2012 In no time, you'll be able to confidently mimic celebrity style, if that's what you're after. And why not? Special occasions, dance formals and prom should work as YOUR own red carpet! Charlize Theron in Dior Haute Couture

After a few season's on the lull, Milan was back on track with a season full of covetable collections that are sure to get your man inspired to re-tool his wardrobe come Fall 2012. We've compiled a list of our top three shows to keep you up-to-date on all that's new ahead from Milan. >>More Mens: Fashion Reviews & Runway Highlights Prada- Leave it Miuccia Prada to combine the machismo of vaguely 30's and 40's German/Austrian military lifestyle notes with something as disparate as 60's and 70's era mods and dandies for a look that was effortlessly cool, complex, gentrified and full of references paired like never seen before. An elegant parade of long double-breasted coats, suiting in surprising shades

It's no secret that we're big fans of the direction Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli have taken Valentino since taking the helm of the storied house a few years ago and their latest outing for Fall 2012 men's wear was another remarkable achievement of masterful tailoring updated with a subtle sense of subversion. While the base of the collection was a dashing yet familiar classic suit, collared shirt and tie, jackets and outerwear were updated in sculpted cocoon shapes and color-blocking and featured dropped shoulders, contrasting fabrications and collar tabs that allowed for coats to be worn elegantly over the shoulders. This lent the collection a thoroughly modern appeal that was original, while a moody color palette kept it

I'll Have What She's Having: Pale colors that don't wash out Almost always dressed to the nines in the most refined of uptown finery, Sarah Jessica Parker took a more demure route while attending the launch of Valentino's Virtual Museum in New York City and looked all the more radiant for it. MORE: Sarah Jessica Parker It's been a while since we've seen her let that stuffy undo she's been donning as of late down, but more so, it's her overall toned down look that really works for us. In a graphic dreamy floral vintage Pauline Trigère dress topped with a pale pink Valentino coat, she looks more approachable and less precious. And paired with classic yet ladylike sateen Manolo Blahnik

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