Céline Fall 2012


Updated 03/05/12 7:58 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Celine Runway Fall 2012

Through her signature minimalist lens, Phoebe Philo brought forth a sportier chic with the season's call to volume on wide boxy coats and cropped leather jackets for Céline's Fall 2012 collection. There was a subtle departure here from Philo's typical stuff — though it may even be an exaggeration to suggest it's a deviation at all. Rather, Philo enhanced her usual minimalist-chic with a few Read more

Hermès Fall 2012


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Hermes Runway Fall 2012

With a nod to South American dressing, Christophe Lemaire crafts a wearable collection of delivered strong outerwear — even capes and blanket-like ponchos were elevated with Hermès's quintessential luxe for Fall 2012. Relaxed staples were reimagined in sophisticated detail — leather layered in chubby fur, leather gaucho pants, leather capes, and loose velvet tops and dresses. Dressed-down Read more

Giorgio Armani Fall 2012


Updated 02/28/12 5:52 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Giorgio Armani Runway Fall 2012

Giorgio Armani delivered the art of slick suiting and a master class in bold color for Fall 2012. We're not just mesmerized by the double and triple vision stunts Armani pulled on his catwalk — though the sight of two or three models in the same sharp suiting, brilliant fuchsia and orange, and slick fedoras really drives the point home. Still, even without the "special effects," the collection Read more

Get the Sweater-fied Hair Effect From Richard Chai Love


Updated 02/15/12 4:58 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Beauty Look at Richard Chai Love: Fall 2012

You know that amazing moment when you pull off a sweater and your hair looks perfectly disheveled immediately thereafter? That's just the effect hairstylist Kevin Ryan (for Aveda) wanted to capture when creating the lifted, slightly mussed coiffures at Richard Chai Love. To create the play on texture, particularly at the crown, Ryan began by spritzing the brand's Volumizing Tonic on models' Read more

Fall 2011 Trend Breakdown: How to Wear '40s-Inspired Style


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1940s Trend For Fall 2011

The call to '40s elegance was all over the Fall runways, drawing us in with classic glamour from Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Miu Miu. It's that '40s influence we first garnered from greats like Katharine Hepburn and Ava Gardner that's now showing up on the pages of Vogue Australia and celebrity favorites like Diane Kruger and Camilla Belle. There are of course more than a few ways to wear it, Read more

Fall 2011 Breakdown: How to Make Menswear Work


Updated 11/01/11 1:49 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Menswear Trend For Fall 2011

Ladies, listen up: if there's anything we've learned from the Fall runways, it's that it is officially time to embrace our masculine side. We're talking tuxedo jackets, bowties, suspenders — the whole nine. The menswear look was shown in collections from Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, and Jason Wu (just to name a few) and calls to mind liberated, cool-and-confident women like Katharine Hepburn Read more

Man or Woman? Fashion's Recurring Obsession With Androgynous Models


Updated 06/21/11 4:32 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 3 comments

Fashion's Latest Fixation: Androgyny 2011-01-27 03:02:04

Fashion has always played with androgyny, but lately it has taken a provocative step onto center stage. Remember when Balenciaga sent a bevy of androgynous-looking models, including the fierce Jana K., down the Spring '11 runway? Since then, we've seen Lea T. smooching Kate Moss on the Love cover, a major moment for the transsexual model who made her debut as the Givenchy muse. Jean Paul Read more

Selma Blair, Leigh Lezark, Keri Hilson, Akon, and More Get Together For H&M's Fashion Against AIDS Collection


Updated 04/02/11 4:05 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

H&M Fashion Against Aids Spring 2011 Collection Photos and Prices

H&M turned up the volume for its fourth Fashion Against AIDS collection with a cool unisex collection featuring a top-notch list of supporters including Selma Blair, Leigh Lezark and her Misshapes crew, Penn Badgley, Keri Hilson, Sky Ferreira, Akon, Nikki Reed, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scissor Sisters, and Shiloh Fernandez. "I think it's really fitting that this collection is androgynous in style Read more

Androgynous Male Model Bends Gender Rules


Updated 08/15/11 3:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Andrej Pejic on Cover of New York Magazine

Australian male model Andrej Pejic covers New York Magazine's Fall fashion issue, but at first glance (if you ignore the masculine chest) you may think it's a beautiful female model on the cover, and rightly so. Andrej has taken androgynous modeling to a whole new level, as he walks runways as both men and women interchangeably and is mistaken for a woman on a daily basis thanks to his extremely Read more

Tilda Swinton Shows Off Her Subversive Style For W Magazine


Updated 07/12/11 4:40 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Tilda Swinton For W Magazine: August 2011 Issue 2011-07-11 13:22:38

Tilda Swinton has never been afraid of showing off her androgynous unique sense of style and her editorial for W magazine is no exception. The actress graced the front cover of its August issue decked out in a masculine-inspired Salvatore Ferragamo silk velvet tuxedo jacket, Acne trousers, Patricia Underwood for Chris Benz hat, and Sermoneta gloves complete with a matte face and daring red lips. Read more