Tag: fashion industry

Rihanna’s ‘second career’ as a fashion icon has reached new heights. After already working on her own fashion show, she is now designing her very own collection for British high street brand River Island. The superstar said in a recent statement that River Island is the perfect partner for her to design a collection with, which is something that she wanted to do for a long time. (Styleite)

Is Wikipedia against fashion? Wikipedia co-founder, Jimmy Wales, explains why the site ruled out Kate Middleton’s bridal gown page for the second time, stating the content as “fluffy”. This has raised many eyebrows in the fashion industry, a move which can implicate that fashion subjects might not be as important as others. (New York Magazine)

In anticipation to the 2013 Pirelli Calendar, which is due to be released in December, GQ Germany decided to jumpstart and dedicate their August issue to the sexy calendar which will celebrate its 40th birthday this year. The cover was given to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley from the 2010 calendar. (Huffington Post)

More on gorgeous models in bikinis, here are great tips from Jessica Hart, Chrissy Teigen, Erin Heatherton and more on how to take flattering swimsuit pictures, also for the non-models. (Fashionista)

Is the relationship between Blake Lively and Chanel cooling down? Rumors say that her absence in Chanel’s Paris Couture show last month, plus the announcement of her being Gucci’s fragrance Premiere spokeswomen, might have been a bit too much for Chanel managers. (New York Post)

Closing our list of fashion highlights for this week, Lady Gaga goes ‘Kraftwerk’ in a new fragrance commercial for Lady Gaga Fame, the first ever black Eau De Parfum (as the ad says). Lady Gaga tweeted that “I won’t lie, I’m a bit nervous…But so proud of Steven! (Steven Klein), we really did not sleep”. Take a look:

Kim Kardashian is on the cover of New York Magazine’s Fall Fashion Issue! The Fall Issue is a special and important issue for fashion lovers, reporting on all the top upcoming trends. Some might be surprised to see this Kardashian, chosen as the face for fall fashion, but nothing is surprising anymore due to the star’s ever growing popularity. (E! Online)

Forbes releases their full list of the 25 Most Influential Chinese In Global Fashion. Among those who made the list is Peter Chan who chairs YGM, Jacky Xu who leads Trendy International, Eddie Chen and more. (Forbes)

One of the fashion highlights of London 2012’s Closing Ceremony was the unveiling of top British models including Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Georgia May Jagger, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Lily Cole, Lily Donaldson, Jourdan Dunn and David Gandy to the sound of David Bowie’s song ‘Fashion’. Who’s your favorite?

Still the reigning champion of all water sports, Michael Phelps will not stay behind Ryan Lochte, even if it means dipping in the fashion industry. The Olympic winner is the star for Louis Vuitton’s latest campaign, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, who is the same photographer that previously shot Lochte and Serena Williams. (Styliete)

Legendary Cosmopolitan editor, Helen Gurley Brown, dies at 90. A pioneer in the fashion industry, Brown was the Editor-In-Chief for Cosmo from 1965 to 1997 and remained at Hearst as the International Editor until her death. Famous for her courageous and unique style, take a look at some of her memorable appearances in front of the camera. (Fashionista)

Closing our list of fashion highlights for this week, Katy Perry and John Mayer have been named “Hollywood’s hot new couple” after being spotted several times together in the last couple of weeks. Perry has previously been rumored to have a crush on the womanizing singer for a long time now. We wish them lots of luck!