Elle Fanning chose a Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony ensemble — leopard-print dress and ankle-strap platforms — for the Woolrich John Rich & Bros. photo exhibition and cocktail party at Ron Herman in LA. We picked a cobalt clutch, burgundy nail polish, and a studded double-wrap watch to add extra pizazz to Elle's adorable outfit. Snag the up-and-coming starlet's exact dress and shoes here.
>> Chloe Sevigny chose an old youth center gym in New York's Nolita neighborhood for her first ever Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony runway show. "The company has grown so much and we wanted people to be able to see the clothes," she explained, adding of her choice of location: "I wanted you to come in and be transported back to the way you felt when you were a teenager. Even little tiny things — the cinder blocks, the color blue of the walls. Anything that would trigger the senses to that time when you're questioning everything."
Laser-cut leather eyelet minidresses, pearl-studded flats, and shoulder-baring tops populated the Resort 2012 collection, some pieces of which — logo-printed crop tops and high-top sneakers, for instance — were done in collaboration with skateboard lifestyle brand Vision Street Wear. As for the diverse model cast — which included Jenny Shimizu, Christina Kruse, and Danielle Zinaich — Sevigny said: "I wanted to do young and old and different kind of body shapes. A girl you could see hanging out in Tompkins Square Park, or your friend, or your friend's pretty friend. I wanted to look like they could all be hanging out together. I didn't want unattainable beauty."
The collection is expected to hit stores in November, with prices ranging from $45 for a printed denim beret to between $175 and $1,100 for dresses.
>> Casual Friday allows most worker bees to show off their true blue denim, but we'd like to see someone take it to the next level, like Nicoletta from The Scent of Obsession, in a brighter hue. Take a cue from her look and don vibrant green pants with a crisp white shirt, double-breasted blazer, and platform pumps for a bolder take on casual cool.
Left to right: Gap Perfect Shirt ($50), Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Crescent Leather Bag ($793), Magid Wool Fedora ($42), Rebecca Taylor Double-Breasted Blazer ($395), Alexander McQueen Samurai Skull Pendant ($435), Ash Platform Pumps ($105), Dyed Pretty Jeans ($79)
Photo courtesy of the Scent of Obsession
>> Turbans are a sure way to add glamour to any ensemble. Work one into your cold weather ensemble — like this street-snapped Parisian — with a slouchy jumpsuit, cozy oversized cardigan, patchwork bag, and wood-heeled booties for an effortlessly luxe vibe. Enticed? Shop similar picks from Alexander Wang, Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, and ASOS now.
Left to right: Alexander Wang Chunky Oversize Cardigan ($941), House of Harlow 1960 Tribal Five Stack Bracelet ($176), ASOS Bow Turban ($17), Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Mary Jo Platform Boot ($495), Lucky Brand Road Rebel Skyline Large Shopper ($269), ASOS Button Front Slouchy Jumpsuit ($60)
Photo courtesy of lookbook.nu
>> Chloë Sevigny showed off her third collection for Opening Ceremony back in June, but starting Monday, Dec. 13, it goes on pre-sale. While the lookbook featuring Sevigny has been circulating for months, Opening Ceremony just started releasing up-close looks at the collection's full expanse. There are baby doll leopard dresses, T-shirts printed with Sevigny's favorite Robert Mapplethorpe photographs and collages, and what Sevigny's collections are really known for: the shoes.
>> This Winter brings Chloe Sevigny's third collection to Opening Ceremony. The concept? Five dresses — a baby doll, a puff-sleeved minidress, an empire-waisted shift, a Peter Pan-collared frock, and a boxy dress — in five different prints — leopard, polka dot, paisley, houndstooth, and floral.
"I was just thinking about my closet and how I buy the same thing over and over again. I will buy one dress and want to have it made with different fabrics, so I thought why not try different silhouettes with different patterns, so people can choose a silhouette and have it in a variety of prints," Sevigny explained, adding: “These are prints that I always come back to.”
There are also leather shorts, jeans, T-shirts done with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, square-toed boots reissued by NaNa Shoes ("I wore those combat boots growing up," Sevigny said), sunglasses by Barton Perreira, and tights printed by Fogal to match the dresses.
More images of the collection can be seen here.
Chloe always pleases with her off-kilter ways. She wore a horizontal pleat nude Kimberly
Ovitz dress to the BlackBerry Tour launch party in NYC but I'm sure people were staring at her feet more than anything. She showed off her black multi-buckle Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony booties — booties so tough they would serve well at Burning Man. A small, black, leather long chain bag and a cool understated stud ring are choice accessories.
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>> IN PRODUCTION —Chloe Sevigny says her Opening Ceremony range is just something to do “between jobs” to avoid being “totally idle,” but it seems that she has a knack for shoe design: "[Last time] the shoes did really really well. Originally we were just going to do menswear or unisex this season, but I thought we should do some girl’s shoes because I still see some of the editors wearing them." It seems Opening Ceremony agrees — they've placed the $625 buckle wedge boots from her Fall 2009 collection on pre-sale "due to popular demand" through this Wednesday — the rest of the collection hits at the end of August. [Times UK, Dazed Digital, Coutorture]
