Paris Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter '08. Classic Chic from Gustavo Lin

Photos: Courtesy of Wireimage Sometimes subtle is better than screaming. At least that’s what Gustavo Lin reminds us in with his Fall’ 07 collection. Tailored jackets were paired with wrapped silk shirts and densely embroidered necklines stood their ground next to the morphous personalities of silk and leather and whispering silhouettes. A palette of pale …

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Paris Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter '08. Modern Master. Georges Hobeika

A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika during the Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show, July 2 2007 in Paris (Jacques Brinon/AP)   (Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty)   (Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty)   Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty)   (Jacques Brinon/AP) (Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty) A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika during the Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture …

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Designers. Roberto Cavalli to Design for H&M. Second City Style Fashion Blog

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It’s about time they hired a designer that we might covet. H & M recently announced that Robert Cavalli is to join the ranks of designers like Stella McCartney (whom I refuse to list next to Madonna or even Kylie Minogue (who I actually adore) ) when he designs 25 women’s pieces and multiple accessories exclusively for H&M.
My hope: that he actually does something interesting that he actually imparts part of his signature style on this pieces. Even penny-saving consumers don’t like to be duped into simply adding to your accumulation of wealth.. without feeling like we got a piece of Cavalli…– Amy Ko, Senior Editor

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