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Happy 2008!

FabSugar — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:22:22 -0800

I hope you all had a fabulous New Year's eve! May 2008 be a colorful and magical year for us all. And let's remember to be thankful for what we have and enjoy good health and prosperity. Cheers to another Fab year!

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Best of 2008: Fabulous Fashion Week Shows

FabSugar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:08 -0800

2008 spawned a tremendous flurry of fabulous Fashion Week shows. Let's see, there were New York Fall and Spring shows, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and don't forget all of the ravishing Resort and Pre-Fall collections. Some of my faves were Proenza Schouler's Fall line, Alexander Wang's Spring offerings, and Balmain's Spring collection in Paris. All different, all divine. Which were your favorites? Jog your memory, and check out all of our 2008 Fashion Week coverage.

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Best of 2008: Fashion Trailblazers

FabSugar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:22 -0800

This year a handful of ballsy designers, celebrities, and industry insiders broke free from their comfort zones and undertook revolutionary projects. Diane von Furstenberg created a Wonder Woman of a collection, Viktor & Rolf broke runway tradition, and Barneys New York's Simon Doonan tied the knot . . . with his boyfriend! But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Read on.

Viktor & Rolf sparked a new virtual runway trend.
Rihanna became the Gucci/UNICEF spokeswoman.
Vogue Italia published its first ever, all-black issue.
Simon Doonan married longtime beau Jonathan Adler.
Victoria Beckham did it all. She created a dress collection, judged Project Runway Season Four's finale, modeled for Marc Jacobs, and signed a deal with Emporio Armani underwear campaign.

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Diane von Furstenberg created a Wonder Woman collection, a comic book, launched her "Women We Can" campaign, and hosted a fabulous post-show dinner at New York Fashion Week where yours truly witnessed the action first hand.
Net-a-Porter sold Halston's comeback collection the day after the show, signed an exclusive deal with London house Preen, and created a limited-edition trend book.
Karl Lagerfeld staged another elaborate collection and created a Chanel mobile art pavilion.
Gwyneth Paltrow did a mini movie with Tod's and launched a lifestyle website, Goop.Cute!
The controversial April Vogue cover with Gisele Bundchen and LeBron James was accused of racially stereotyping.
The 2008 Costume Institute Gala went superhero on us.
CFDA made major strides. It announced its fashion award winners (Congrats Womenswear Designer of the Year Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein), backed the model health issue, gave Alexander Wang the 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, and threw two huge events: 2008 CFDA Awards in June, and 2008 CFDA Awards in November.

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Best of 2008: The Explosion of Celebrity Designers

FabSugar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:00:22 -0800

I officially declare 2008 as the year of the celebrity designer. Seriously, who didn't try their hand at fashion designing? Some granted rave reviews, others, well, you tell me. From reality stars to actresses to singers, these celebrities all had something to say about style this year. Nicole Richie offered up her affordable line of chic jewels, The Hills girl Whitney Port debuted her designing talent with Eve & A, and even LL Cool J grabbed a piece of the action with his Sears line! That's only the tip of the fashion iceberg, keep on scrolling to see all this year's celebrity designing endeavors.

Avril Lavigne launched her junior apparel line, Abbey Dawn, for Kohl's in July.
Lauren Conrad showed her first Lauren Conrad Collection at LA Fashion Week.
Rachel Bilson reached out to DKNY and created her Edie Rose for DKNY Jeans collection.
Whitney Port created her contemporary line dubbed Eve & A.
Ashlee Simpson partnered up with Wet Seal to design a collection of tops.

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Rihanna revealed a fashion line is in the works.
Nicole Richie designed a costume-jewelry line.
Madonna created a bling-bling knuckle ring with Swiss jeweler Chopard.
Spice Girl Mel B started a clothing line called Catty Couture.
Elizabeth Hurley designed a swimwear line for Mango.
Mischa Barton Mischa Barton created her own handbag collection.

LL Cool J launched an apparel line with Sears.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen expanded their designing endeavors with Robert Lee Morris to create an accessories collection named Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James.

Kristin Davis created a namesake brand for Southern retailer Belk Inc.

Jessica Simpson forayed with a lingerie line and dress line

Lindsay Lohan created a popular leggings line.

Janet Jackson got cheeky and announced her lingerie line.

Victoria Beckham started a dress collection.

Usher announced he will be launching a lingerie line.

Beyonce added a jewelry collection to her clothing line, House of Deréon.

Sofia Coppola designed handbags for Louis Vuitton.

M.I.A. just debuted her funky clothing line Okley by M.I.A.

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Best of 2008: The Return of the Supermodel

FabSugar — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:00:08 -0800

While it's fun seeing celebrities model high fashion, we were ecstatic to witness 2008 as the year of the return of the supermodel. Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Stephanie Seymour, and our fave, Kate Moss, came back full throttle across numerous Fab ads showing us what separates the super from the model. Past, present, and future; these ladies will always reign supreme.

Christy Turlington for Chanel

Kate Moss, Daria Werbowy, and Natalia Vodianova for David Yurman

Gisele Bundchen For Versace

Claudia Schiffer for Chanel

Kate Moss For Agent Provocateur Bridal

Stephanie Seymour for Loewe

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Heidi Klum for Jordache

Naomi Campbell for Yves Saint Laurent

Claudia Schiffer for Yves Saint Laurent

Kate Moss for Longchamp

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Best of 2008: Tremendous Target Collaborations

FabSugar — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:33:33 -0800

I love it, you love it, we all love Target. This year, we were blessed with a tremendous amount of Target collaborations from some of our favorite designers such as Jovovich-Hawk, Richard Chai, Erickson Beamon, Sigerson Morrison, and Alexander McQueen. Alas, some of these collections have yet to hit the racks but all in due time, my dear. Take a trip down memory lane and check out all the Target team-ups in 2008. Which was your favorite?

Subversive Jewelry For Target

Botkier For Target

Jovovich-Hawk Collection For Target

Hayden-Harnett For Target

Converse For Target

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Gryson For Target

Loeffler Randall For Target

Anya Hindmarch and Sigerson Morrison For Target

Jonathan Saunders For Target

Rogan For Target

Dean Harris For Target

Richard Chai For Target

Thakoon For Target

Alexander McQueen For Target

Felix Rey And Trish Carroll For Target

Loomstate For Target

Erickson Beamon For Target

Best of 2008: Designers Branch Out

FabSugar — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:00:22 -0800

If you think you were busy this year, wait until you see how many designers expanded their businesses in 2008. Hint: It took me a crazy long time to round them all up. Majors like Diane von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, and Stella McCartney added more to their plates, as did smaller brands such as Members Only and Paige Denim. From jewelry and shoes to entire contemporary lines, these companies did what they could to boom their business.

Agent Provocateur dives into swimwear.

Alexander Wang adds shoes to his diffusion line.

Proenza Schouler expands its world to include handbags and footwear.

Handbag designer Devi Kroell designs clothes.

Banana Republic introduces its own line of sunglasses.

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Members Only launches denim collection.

Seven For All Mankind delves into shoes.

Vince goes from t-shirt line to contemporary wear.

Adidas launches new sportswear.

Prada introduces a limited-edition line of costume jewelry.

Yigal Azrouel accessorizes his brand.

Brian Reyes adds lingerie to his brand.

St. John created a contemporary line.

See By Chloe launches footwear.

Rebecca Taylor adds shoes, bags, and jewels to her line.

Matthew Williamson decks Pucci out with accessories.

Vena Cava partners with Via Spiga to design shoes.

Ella Moss dips into swimwear.

John Galliano eyewear.

Nicole Miller legwear.

Juicy Couture slips into bed with innerwear collection.

Thomas Pink makes room for the ladies.

Maison Martin Margiela debuts a line of modern adornments.

Alpinestars enters women's sportswear business.

Hussein Chalayan steps it up with a collection of shoes.

Sophia Kokosalaki ventures into the world of denim.

Paige Denim starts a contemporary line.

Karl Lagerfeld creates a handbag and luggage collection.

Alber Elbaz creates Lanvin jeans and bridal collection.

Marchesa creates a capsule collection of wedding gowns.

John Galliano rounds out diffusion line with accessories.

BCBG introduces BCBGeneration.

Catherine Malandrino designs jewels.

Botkier launches footwear line.

Rachel Pally does swimwear.

A.B.S. By Allen Schwartz steps into the jewelry world.

Stella McCartney expands her business to include lingerie.

Mulberry goes from bags to shoes.

Diane von Furstenberg designs shoes.

Betsey Johnson produces a full collection of outerwear.

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Best of 2008: Fashion Comings and Goings

FabSugar — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:22 -0800

This year we experienced a lot of fashion comings and goings. Granted this is nothing new for the fast world of fashion, but it's always fun to learn who's in and who's out. Creative directors jumped ships, brands were revitalized, and others got the boot. Were you paying attention to the fashion industry switcharoos of 2008? Take my quiz to see if you're up on your news.

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Best of 2008: And the Designer of the Year Is . . .

FabSugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:00:22 -0800

Alexander Wang! We have been Wangified since his trendsetting Spring '08 collection. Since, he's announced an expanding business and won the 2008 CFDA Fashion Fund. He came in second to your number one vote, Marchesa, but it was nearly a tie. We can't wait to see what wise-cracking clothes the young'un will bring us next year. Click through to see the year in Wang.
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Biggest Headline of 2008: All Fashion Eyes on First Lady Michelle Obama

FabSugar — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:00:22 -0800

2008 will be remembered for lots of intriguing events, people, headlines, movies - you know, the usual as the world turns kind of stuff. But, one woman captured the spotlight, ever so subtly, and we're only going to see more of her for at least the next four years. This Chicagoian is a lawyer, wife, and mother, but she is also a style maker. Throughout the year, I started noticing her more in publications like WWD and the New York Times, and when she made Vanity Fair's Annual International Best Dressed List in July, I was all eyes.
And the fashion flock took a quick liking to her, too. Also in July, several designers held a dinner in her honor in New York. She wore a black Isabel Toledo ensemble and adorned her neck with a Tom Binns piece. There, designer Peter Som said, "Michelle and Barack are hopefully the light at the end of a very dark tunnel. And she's fabulously styled. She seems that she has an amazing sense of self. She has impeccable taste, so she is not going to need any help from anybody else."

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In August, the Democratic National Convention went down, and Michelle stepped it up in a couple notable looks. She stuck with her local favorite Maria Pinto in a turquoise sheath and you all agreed it was totally Fab. Then we saw her red and purple Thakoon floral shift. We loved it so much - it was so fun and unexpected - and Michelle was the Fab favorite of that week. To our surprise, Julianne Moore wore the same red and purple Thakoon dress in October, cementing the dress as a keeper.

Nov. 4 rolled around and one of the most highly anticipated elections in decades had everyone biting their nails. While Michelle's fiery Narciso Rodriguez dress wasn't my favorite, she made a statement. Nonetheless, the whole family was wearing the bold combination of black and red, and we were proud to have them represent our country. And, the idea of Michelle being a Vogue cover lady was very exciting.

Soon after, we caught up with stylist Robert Verdi and he talked about Michelle's controversial Narcisco dress and what he expects from the future first lady. Interesting stuff.

Most recently, WWD revealed numerous designer sketches that were drawn for Inauguration. From Oscar de la Renta to Christian Lacroix, our imaginations ran wild. Will she choose her local favorite Maria Pinto? An emerging American great like Peter Som or Jason Wu? Or maybe a creation out of left field by Moschino or J.Crew? Michelle has dabbled in all these designers. My guess is she'll wow us with something unexpected. Something modern, colorful, and hopeful.

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