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
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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.

Roger Vivier & some stylish friends celebrate the Prismick Collection
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Last night I attended a Roger Vivier event at the brand's Sloane Street store to celebrate their fantastic Prismick Collection. I have been obsessed with the collection ever since I saw it for the first time at the SS12 press day. I love the art deco vibe of the collection, which feels super modern.

This time Roger Vivier presented a series of photographs featuring Fatima Bhutto, Jemma Kidd, Mary-Clare Winwood Fernanda Niven, Amanda Hearst, Marta Ferri, Harumi Klossowska and India Mahdavi with the Prismick collection shot in their favourite spots. Such a lovely project!
Jemma Kidd, Allegra Hicks, Tara Agace, Ortensia Visconti and Elizabeth von Guttman were amongst the stylish crowd that, very appropriately accessorised in Roger Vivier, enjoyed the delicious Bellinis, champagne and chic canapés.
I personally had a great time as you can see in my face! I can't remember what I was talking about but I look so passionate about it, don't I? – A really big thank you to the ever lovely RV team who always treat us so well!

Fendi bags: the ones we wear & the ones we'll love
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As I was preparing this week's Gossip Girl Fashion post it occurred to me that since the only two exciting bits of fashion in the whole episode were the Fendi bags that Serena and Blair wear it made sense to dedicate the post to Fendi instead.

It's funny because sometimes I feel like people sometimes don't give the house as much credit as they should. It's up there with Gucci and the rest of big heritage Italian designers and it's designed by Karl Largerfeld(!). Over the last few months we have been seeing a lot of Fendi on street style pictures, probably because the most stylish people in the industry realise that their bags are super classic but there is something about their lines that is also very modern. Such is the case of Elizabeth von Guttman, who was snapped in Paris with her green 'Silvana' bag or Bianca Bradolini's 'Chameleon' bag from a few months ago and even Giovanna Battaglia only yesterday.

The FW12 collection that was shown in Milan today is one of the best Fendi collections I remember. I am obsessed with the astrakhan trend already and I am loving the shopping bag style that they've introduced. As I am about the new felt peek-a-boo bags, which is a bit of a surprise from the brand since they're mostly known for their stunning use of furs and animal skins.

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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.

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Every season after all four fashion weeks have closed down I love doing little roundups of everything I've been noticing. You know how interested I always am in what the editors and buyers wear to the shows. It's interesting because the pieces they buy are not necessarily what we'll be seeing in shops or editorials, it's something in between.
Over the past few weeks, specially since Milan, I noticed a particular model of shoes being worn by a lot of different people with very different styles. The Fendi Chameleon, it's called. What I love about it is that it's got a vintage vibe –a slightly 20's/30's vibe– but the chunky heel in a different colour makes it contemporary. It's a sort of female version of a brogue –the shoe you can wear with everything.
My favourite model is the one on the top middle picture –the brown one with a neon yellow heel that Elizabeth von Guttman paired with first with an Erdem dress and then with a Mary Katrantzou. I just love the pop of colour.
Giovanna Battaglia wore the silver model that added a touch of sci-fi to her look and Garance Doré went for a burgundy model, very much in keeping with the style of an original brogue.
Even Delfina Delettrez chose a pair, in a more muted metallic colour than Givoanna's, for her talked-about jewellery/wig presentation during Paris Fashion Week.
The shoes retail for about £650, which is quite an investment. Click here to buy my favourite model.

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]

Giambattista's boutique opening

I still remember how Giulia jumped up and down (literally but in a classy way) when she first heard Giambattista Valli was opening his first store ever in Paris at the beginning of the year. She loves his clothes to the point of madness. And so does the rest of the world. He has an exquisite eye to create modern shapes reminiscent of the golden eras of fashion to make a woman feel and look beautiful. Even even more so if the woman is already stunning as it is. That's the case of Diane Kruger (not in Chanel, for once), Lapo Elkann's ex (who he didn't deserve anyway) Bianca Brandolini and Industrie's über-chic Editor-at-Large Elizabeth von Guttman. They all went out to celebrate the store opening at the Rue Royale, which coincided with the designer's collaboration line with Longchamp sold exclusively at the new boutique.

In case you don't remember (I doubt you don't) here is the SS11 collection. Not Giulia's or my favourite because he tried to do the same kind of minimalistic thing everyone was doing. But it improves about halfway through when the leopard comes into scene. (Sorry about the quality, couldn't find the full show better).

I'm off.

[Pictures: Style.com]