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Watch the Mugler show live from Paris at 8pm UK Time

Join Mugler online this evening to watch their latest FW12 fashion show live from Paris. Before the show kicks off at 8pm (GMT, 9pm CET) watch the live streaming of "A Minute With Mugler"(5 to 7pm GMT) – Nicola’s friend Chris will ask a specially conceived questionnaire to 5 people backstage (models, make up team, hair team, design team, production) followed by the rehearsal and choreography at 8pm (GMT).

You can also join the conversation live on twitter by using the hash tags #Mugler, #pfw, #formichetti, #MuglerLive.

Enjoy the show!

Giulia's favourites from the KCD SS'12 Press Day
Know Wear

A few weeks ago Giulia and I attended the KCD SS12 Press Day. It was, by far, the biggest press day we've ever attended and also one of the best ones! Their selection of designers is as impressive and high profile as it is diverse. You could actually find a look for any given occasion –from a ball to a sleep over– among the racks.

There was so much to go through, in fact, that we decided that the best thing to post about it would be this one. I can always trust Giulia's exquisite eye to pick out the best pieces from every rail. I was especially excited to see the Prabal Gurung collection up close, you know how much I loved it. We were also very impressed with the newly launches Pierre Balmain, which offers such great rock'n'roll pieces at a lower price than the Balmain main line. And we were happy to come across the stunning Pedro Lourenço collection, full of incredible cocktail numbers.

Click below on read more to see the rest of Giulia's picks!

JustJared, Mugler

The only fashion seemingly entertaining from the last VMAs this weekend was obviously Lady Gaga and her Paco Rabanne and Phillip Tracy hats. She wore two or three of each and looked down right ridiculous but in a very Gaga way, which makes it less ridiculous than it would be on someone else. On the bright side, the didn't fall over or seriously harm anyone despite the very limited vision.

What I did like, loved even, about her looks (especially the last one when her face was actually on display) was the Thierry Mugler makeup. I already posted about it a few weeks ago after the show in Paris because I was amazed by the Swarovski makeup on the lips and eyebrows. It complimented the collection so well, in fact, that I found it way more interesting than the clothes themselves. And it looked incredible on Gaga, or it would have, had it not been by her dazed odd grin posing for the photographers.

I tend to forget that V magazine exists. I rarely buy it because it's not exactly my cup of tea and yet I often get excited or at least quite curious about their covers. I was over the moon when they featured Britney by Mario Testino last time.

The new issue seems a lot more interesting. For their "Asian Issue" they have featured Lady Gaga on the cover. I think it's a tricky but clever choice because Gaga's style does take a lot from Asian street style, party due to all the style work with Nicola Formichetti, who was born in Tokyo, where he party grew up.

I'm not particularly keen on the cover picture, shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, which I think could have been more interesting. It also seems to have been quite poorly edited, no?

The interview, by Elton John, who has made Gaga God mother of his twins, will definitely be, together with the Mugler clothing, the highlight of the piece.

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Born this way

Lady Gaga's music videos have become a bit of a thing inside the fashion/creative industry. We look forward to what Nicola Formichetti will do for her in terms of styling. I have to say that this time I was neither amazed nor surprised by the clothes. Yes, it all is incredibly visually pleasing but I think it has a lot more to do with Nick Knight's direction than with the clothes (accessories, hair, mae up et al.) than any other thing. I did really like the 'Born this way' video because not only I quite like the song but it also had some very McQueen references such as the kaleidoscope imagery, which Lee used for his prints in the famous collection worn by Gaga on 'Bad Romance'. I also found pretty cool the fact that Raquel Zimmerman (below, duplicated) does a little cameo.

My second favourite thing, and probably the most expected part of it was the heavy presence of Thierry Mugler fw11 menswear, as it was the first collection to be designed by Formichetti (he is clearly the creative director, not the designer. Alas, no one has yet coined a term such as 'creatively directed'). I thought it worked just great with the video and, after all, Nicola is becoming known for trespassing the boundaries of roles and becoming a bit of everything —stylist, creative director, entrepreneur, media expert. I was also happy to see Rico, who was the star of the Mugler fw11 show and kind of stole a bit of Gaga's spotlight on the video.

As I said, the photography in the video is absolutely phenomenal, as it could be expected from Knight. And this might just be me but were there some James Bond and Sin City references? I loved the black and white shots as much as the very plastic coloured ones and the intro and finale as a clear nod to Pink Floyd. You can watch the video here.

I'm off.

[Pictures: Vevo screencaps]

smoke gets in your eyes

Whatever the newspaper covers say, I don't care too much for Gaga smooching a girl in the lips, taping her bosom or forgetting her knickers at home. I do care, though, about the jaw-dropping work of Nicola Formichetti in every single one of her videos. Whether for or against Gaga it is undeniable that her association with the Japanese/Italian stylist and Dazed & Confused creative director is pushing the fashion envelope. Now, we are not sure where the envelope will end up. And, for the moment, we don't care.
The fascinating stub glasses that seem somewhat disturbing as they still steam. Perhaps a cliched metaphor?
Takes the whole concept of trashy chic to a complete, very literal level.
My favourite piece of clothing from the video —the black & white Thierry Mugler outfit.
I would have liked to see Beyonce fight the crazy 88 as Uma did.
I am still trying to understand the reason why this "Let's make a sandwich" bit is a part of the video. But I am really digging the latex dress and the fact that there's visual evidence of Gaga ingesting food.
Worst fringe and best eye-shadow.
One of the many Castelbajac from the video. Strikingly beautiful.

[Screen captures by moi from the Telephone video by Lady Gaga and Beyonce]

I'm off.