Vogue’s Stylish Faces and Talents of the Moment
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If you manage to get past the cover, the September issue of American Vogue has lots and lots of great content inside. And, as usual, Vogue.com is running a lot of brilliant content in parallel. A good example is their latest feature: "The Vogue 120: The Stylish Singers, Designers, Actors, Models, and More (Under 45) of the Moment" all shot by Norman Jean Roy.
Not only the photography and compositions are stunning but it's so interesting to see who Vogue sees as the influencers of fashion at the moment. My favourite, for several reasons, out of all of them is this one entitled 'The Socials' featuring: Vanessa Traina, Jenna Courtin-Clarins, Prisca Courtin-Clarins, Virginie Courtin-Clarins, Claire Courtin-Clarins, Lauren Santo Domingo, Shala Monroque, Alexia Niedzielski, Lily Kwong, and Elizabeth von Guttman described as "the new breed of social slasher: Editors, entrepreneurs, artists, eco-warriors, models, advocates for social change, these women do it all and do it with style, inspiring the designers with their original approach to fashion, from the immaculate to the irreverent".
Check the whole story here and watch the video of the making of here.

La crème de la crème celebrates the reopening of Schiaparelli in Paris
Courtesy of Schiaparelli

A few months ago, coinciding with the opening of the "Prada & Schiaparelli: Impossible Conversations" exhibition, it was announced that the legendary house of Schiaparelli was to reopen thanks to the founding of philanthrope and owner of the Tod's Group Diego della Valle, who was accompanied by Farida Khelfa, the new ambassador for Schiaparelli.

The first collection after the closing of the house in 1954 will be shown during private appointments this week in Paris. What is still unclear (to me, anyway) is whether it will be a FW12 couture collection or if it will be part of the SS13 ready-to-wear collections. In any case, I am extremely excited and curious to see how they have reinvented the maison, which will reopen its doors at 21 Place Vendôme in Paris.

Some of the most important faces in fashion came out to celebrate such a unique occasion  – Alexia Niedzielski and Elizabeth von Guttman from Industrie magazine and Ever Manifesto, Suzy Menkes, Anna dello Russo, Roger Vivier's Bruno Frisoni, Carine Roitfeld, Haider Ackermann, LOVE's Katie Grand, and Jefferson Hack among others.

Click here to see all the images from last night's event.

Ever Manifesto, Gucci

It's been two years since the debut issue of Ever Manifesto –a free publication focusing on sustainable high fashion- was launched by founders Elizabeth von Guttman, Charlotte Casiraghi and Alexia Niedzielski.

Last week the trio celebrated the launch of issue two –Ever Bamboo– published in partnership with Gucci and guest edited by Stefano Tonchi.

Ever Bamboo picks on Bamboo, a versatile and sustainable material, and tells "stories of people who have supported the use of bamboo through fashion, culture, architecture, design, gardens, art, and food".
Alongside the publication, the founders of Ever Manifesto collaborated with Gucci in a sustainable fashion competition where young students has to design a bag inspired in the signature Gucci bamboo bag using low enviromental-impact materials. The "Ever Manifesto Bamboo Bag", by winning IFM student Laura Popoviciu, has been produced by Gucci and is now sold in a limited edition worldwide.
You can read and download both issues of the Ever Manifesto here.

The Venice Biennale is about to kick off and so all the most stylish fashion insiders and socialites have headed to the city to enjoy yet another dose of fun and sunshine after Cannes.

Last night Roger Vivier and art magazine TAR hosted an event on the rooftop of the Palazzo Brandolini to celebrate the launch of the magazine's 5th issue.

Coco and Bianca Brandolini d'Adda were obviously there (Coco edits the magazine) as were Tatiana Santo Domingo, Eugenie Niarchos and Margherita Missoni, all wearing some of that colourful zig-zag I can never get enough of in the summer.

Also attending were Roger Vivier's creative director, Bruno Frisoni (in the picture with Livia Firth), the always spotless Shala Moroque and Industrie magazine's über-chic Editors-at-Large Alexia Niedzielski and Elizabeth von Guttman.

[Courtesy of Roger Vivier]