vivienne westwood // fall ready-to-wear 2013
all things considered, vivienne westwood’s fall ready to wear collection was, in a word, restrained. in another word, wearable. among tailored coats and little black dresses, she also showed a […]
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roland mouret // fall ready-to-wear 2013
i liked style’s maya singer’s review of the roland mouret show, as she summed it up thusly: “Everything here was edgy and angled, from the squared-off shoulders of Mouret’s […]
gareth pugh // fall ready-to-wear 2013
it was a dark and stormy night at gareth pugh this season. i loved the nails at the show, done by mac cosmetics. they created a frosted, gray gradient for […]
chanel // spring haute couture 2010
karl lagerfeld could have named his spring haute couture show of 2010 the “silver linings playbook.” of the collection, he said, “Silver and pastel … It’s the first time in […]
essie // spring collection 2013
for spring, essie developed a fun collection that relied on a clever play of words for some of the world’s busiest and most luxurious shopping areas: new york city (madison […]
chanel // fall ready-to-wear 2013
chanel’s fall runway was a hike around the literal world. the set had models walking around a large, rotating globe in the grand palais. on the nails was a new […]
chanel // spring haute couture 2013
“there’s nothing more elegant than a certain kind of melancholia,” lagerfeld said of chanel’s spring haute couture show. models walked through a forest in the grand palais with ground-skimming dresses and […]
chanel // pre-fall 2013
chanel’s pre-fall 2013 show, paris to edimbourg took place at linlithgow palace in edinburgh, scotland. of the show, or maybe the atmosphere, lagerfeld likened it to “a barbarian romance.” the clothes […]
chanel // fall haute couture 2012
for the first time in the fashion house’s history, chanel broke out nail art for the fall haute couture 2012 show — a very forties affair. peter phillips, the then […]
chanel // resort 2013
resort shows aren’t usually my favorite because i’m obsessed with all things chunky sweaters, boots, and layers. the resort season is a time for swimsuits and coverups, breezy dresses and […]
the model nail files 