AUBREY BEARDSLEY ON YOUTUBE. AN EROTIC VIDEO TREAT
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion on February 7, 2010 by J KINGDIANE VON FURSTENBERG TO HAVE NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR APRIL 1 2010
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion on February 7, 2010 by J KINGDIANE VON FURSTENBERG’S fashion love affair with creative director Nathan Jenden will end this Valentine’s Day when the duo take their last ever bow together at New York Fashion Week. Jenden is set to leave his role at the company, a position he has held since 2001, in order to focus on his own collection.
“This show is really a celebration of Nathan and I, and of our collaboration,” Von Furstenberg said. “It’s sad because we are going apart, even though we are staying close, and exciting because he is going to do his thing and focus on it.”
Von Furstenberg has confirmed that Jenden will be succeeded by Yvan Mispelaere. Despite having been Phoebe Philo right hand at Chloé and having then worked closely with Frida Giannini at Gucci, this role will be Mispelaere’s first as a creative director.
“I have given so much of myself to Diane,” Jenden told WWD, “and Diane has given so much of herself to me, and I felt I really wanted to concentrate on Nathan Jenden, and that it was important in my commitment to Diane to be honest about that. Diane has taught me so many different things. The most important thing Diane taught me is a talent for life, and how to live your life to the fullest, and how to maximise it…and to do it with a smile.”
Yvan Mispelaere, Diane von Furstenberg’s next creative director, has a grasp of the DNA behind the label he will joining on April 1.
ALEXIS MABILLE IS MAKING DIRECT ENTRANCE INTO THE SPRING COUTURE 2010 RUNWAYS
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion on February 7, 2010 by J KING“Graphic surgery” was Alexis Mabille’s apt tag for the geometric, color-blocking games he played for Spring. Vertically splicing bi-colored looks from the models’ middle-parted hair down to their mismatched shoes—an outfit might be shocking pink on one side, black on the other—the collection was a departure for a young designer more known for bows and dressy, delicate lace. Is he, too, feeling the Celine-led urge to pare back? “Well, I don’t know,” he said. “I was looking at Cubist and Suprematist art, and Calder. But, yes, I wanted something cleaner, with less embroideries.”
The geometric theme gave Mabille a chance to train the eye on his skillful way with cutting, piecing, and jigsawing fabric into tailored pantsuits and coats, supple skating dresses, and a plethora of eveningwear. His bows haven’t gone entirely missing—they turned up as a side-tied sash on a narrow pantsuit and formed a frill on a neckline, and also appeared as fat, lush sequined bags. But the problem was that plethora. The economy Mabille applied to line and cut didn’t extend to the show’s edit. Halfway through, he meandered onto different subjects: black pailletted halter dresses with white collars, a skinny black sweater with a sweeping skirt, silk sailor tops with a minute raw edge. They were all great, but this is a talent who still has to learn that, in terms of putting on an attention-grabbing show, less can be more—especially when that’s the technical idea he set out with.
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD TO FINALLY OPEN LOS ANGELES BOUTIQUE!
Posted in BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion with tags ANGLOMANIA, GALLERY, ICONIC, MUSEUM, STORE OPENING, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD on February 7, 2010 by J KINGTHE MELROSE RESIDENTS CAN NOW DIE HAPPY. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD WILL OPEN HER BOUTIQUE ON MELROSE ( BY MY HOUSE!!) THIS WILL BE HER ONE AND ONLY SOUTH LAND BOUTIQUE. I AM JUMPING IN MY BOOTS- ALTHOUGH I DO WISH THEY ARE THE UBBER AMAZING ROCKING SHOES. 8320 MELROSE AVENUE - KEEP THE ADDRESS. IT IS A 2 STORY BUILDING THAT IS SURE TO BE THE HOTTEST BOUTIQUE IN TOWN!!
BRITTANY MURPHY DIES AT AGE 32 DECEMBER 2OTH 2009. MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion with tags BRITTANY MURPHY, DEATH, HOLLYWOOD, MOVIES, NEWS on December 21, 2009 by J KINGBRITTANY MURPHY DIES AT THE AGE OF 32- REPORTED CARDIAC ARREST. THE WORLD WILL SOON KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BRITTANY IN THE COMING WEEKS. I, JOVAN TOWNSEND, DID BRITTANY MURPHY’S HAIR FOR THE “ACROSS THE HALL” PREMIER ON DECEMBER 1, 2009. BRITTANY WAS SO AMAZING. SO FULL OF LIFE. ITS SO SAD. I WAS THE LAST TO DO HER HAIR FOR HER LAST PREMIER.. IM SHOCKED!!! I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER MOTHER. HER MOTHER WAS SO, SO SWEET! YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE REALLY CLOSE. REST IN PEACE.
PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ” ACROSS THE HALL ” PREMIER ON DECEMBER 1,2009.
LADY GAGA REVEALS BAD ROMANCE AT ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SPRING SUMMER 2010
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion on December 6, 2009 by J KINGLady Gaga reveals her new hit single “BAD ROMANCE” at the Alexander Mcqueen Spring Summer RTW 2010. Both collections- song and clothing- went quite well together.
Brittany Murphy Attends ‘Across The Hall’ Premiere images
Posted in 2009, ART, BEAUTY, CATWALK, CAUSE, CELEBRITY, CLOTHING, CULTURE, DESIGN, DESIGNER, ENTERTAINMENT, EVENTS, HAIR, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, exhibit, fashion with tags 2009, MOVIE, movie premiere, red carpet on December 3, 2009 by J KINGJovan Townsend was the hair Stylist for Brittany Murphy who attended the ‘Across The Hall” premiere at the Beverly Hills Laemmle’s Musica Hall in Beverly Hills, CA on Dec 1, 2009.
GEMMA WARD WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO THE WORLD OF FASHION.
Posted in ART, BEAUTY, CLOTHING, DESIGNER, EVENTS, PEOPLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM, fashion on November 11, 2009 by J KING
