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The Fashion Statement: Stripes, Polka Dots and Plaids

Filed under: Apparel, The Fashion Statement

'Tis the season to break out your spring wardrobe (if old man winter would ever go away). But if you don't have this season's take on stripes, polka dots and plaids, get thee to a boutique toute de suite. This is not a time for wallflowers.

These prints have very little in common with the classics. This year, designers painted stripes with a bold brush, used variously-sized polka dots head-to-toe, and paired plaids with floral blouses.

The key is to break every rule your mother taught you: Mix and match patterns. Select stripes in contrasting colors, pair the polka dots with stripes and spice up florals with any geometric design. Just make sure the contrasting patterns have a consistent theme, use the same color palette, or same motif.

Prada and Jil Sander presented some of the best collections of the season. Sander sent out a floor-length gown contrasting vertical black-and-sheer stripes on the bodice with the skirt's pink-and-white horizontal stripes. Prada took a white blouse with a navy monkey print and paired it with a black-and-fuchsia striped skirt. That same skirt served as the foundation for a blue-white-black-green striped top.

Tags: Dolce and Gabbana, Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton, Moschino, plaids, polka dots, Prada, Spring 2011, Spring 2011 Fashion Week, stripes, The Devils Cloth, The Fashion Statement

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The Fashion Statement: Will 2011 be the Year of the Hat?

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Hats worn for the express purpose of style hasn't been widely popular since the '20s. Millinery did have a brief comeback in the '80s when Princess Diana gave visibility to the British tradition of wearing hats for special occasions. Now Kate Middleton is again putting a modern face under the British topper. And numerous designers on both sides of the pond made the hat a central focus of their spring/summer runway collections. And then there is Lady Gaga entertaining us all with her theatrical chapeaus.

Not since the '80s have we seen so many hats! So we wonder: Could 2011 be the year of the hat?

Arguably the most buzzed about accessory of the season was the colorful, wide-brimmed hat like the one above at Prada. Badgley Mischka and Marc Jacobs channeled Jodi Foster in Taxi Driver with their bright pink versions shown over hair that had been appropriately curled and frizzed. Sally Field in The Flying Nun would have fit right in at Missoni where almost every model wore hats that flapped down the runway like wings. And Alberta Ferretti went boho by pairing floppy fringed brims with her collection of gauzy ethereal gowns.

Gallery: Hat Gallery

Tags: Alberta Ferretti, ann demeulemeester, Anna Sui, BadgleyMischka, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, dsquared2, Giles Deacon, Hermes, issey miyake, John Galliano, John paul gaultier, just cavalli, Kate Middleton, Lady Gaga, Missoni, moschino, Prada, Princess Diana, Sonia Rykiel, YohjiYamamoto

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The Fashion Statement: Dream Hommes

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Filed under: Apparel, Men's Style, The Fashion Statement

Menswear changes at a snail's pace. New cuts are generally so imperceptible year in and year out that they usually sneak up on the average American male. One day a gentleman dons his everyday business suit shocked to discover that the sleeves are too long, shoulders too wide and the whole kit and caboodle is woefully out of date.

So it's news that the Spring '11 menswear shows, that ended in Milan on Tuesday, are really shaking things up, particularly when it comes to color. That's a gutsy move in a challenging global economy where sales are down and designers want play it safe (tie sales have been pitiful recently). But the wealthy are still wealthy and they don't need anything, so newness is what they're after, according to menswear analysts.

Giorgio Armani (pictured above) delivered splashed citrus yellow and sky blue everywhere-on belts, ties, scarves and shirts. Marc Jacobs presented subtle silhouette changes which he zipped up by hints of electric blue and fuchsia. Gucci designer Frida Giannini dreamed of young guys jetting between Rome and Marrakesh. What would these bourgeois gentilhommes wear? Why, suede shorts, Berber jewelry and velvet horse bit loafers, of course.

Tags: dolce and gabbana, dsquared2, Ermenegildo Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, menswear spring 2010, milan fashion week, moschino

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Designer Preparing Fashionable Plastic Shoes

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Filed under: Shoes

Jelly shoes and Crocs have given plastic shoes a bit of a bad name but Moschino and Kartell have joined forces to make plastic fantastic once again. The design company and the fashion brand worked together on new versions of Philippe Starck's Mademoiselle chairs and now they have collaborated on the BowWow shoes, a set of brightly colored lightweight ballet flats with a flirty Moschino bow. The completely plastic shoes with an interwoven design come in a wide range of colors and are 100 percent recyclable. The shoes are for spring/summer 2010- 11 and will be on sale at the start of next year.

Tags: kartell, moschino, Plastic Shoes

Dita Von Teese Helps You Get Some Shut Eye

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Filed under: Celebrity Design

Need a flirty, feminine gift for your Valentine? Dita Von Teese has got you covered. The burlesque star has created a sleeping mask for Moschino. Dita's mask is done in pink silk-satin and embellished with rhinestones, feathers and lace with "trompe l'oeil" eyelash detailing. It comes in a matching case. The mask sells for $130 and profits will be donated to amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research and HIV prevention.

[via Stylelist]

Tags: dita von teese, DitaVonTeese, eyemask, moschino

Moschino Designs For Coca-Cola

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Filed under: Charity

This Carmen-Miranda-like bottle is the latest makeover of the iconic curvy Coca-Cola bottle. Rossella Jardini at Moschino designed this contribution to the Tribute To Fashion charity project for the Abruzzo Region, a project organized by Coca-Cola Italia in conjunction with the Municipality of Milan.

The Coca-Cola Light bottle is decked out in cotton sleeves, a polka-dotted flounced skirt and tiny red earrings.
Eight female designers designed sleeves for a limited amount of "Coca-Cola Light" bottles that are being sold currently. Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari from Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Marni's Consuelo Castiglioni and Angela Missoni were the other designers chosen. The bottles actually walked the runway at Fashion Week in Milan. Proceeds will be used by The Abruzzo Charity Project to help people/families affect by the earthquake their last year.

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Tags: coca-cola, coke bottle, CokeBottle, fashion week, FashionWeek, milan, moschino

Moschino's Milan Hotel

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The latest designer to have a hotel concept will be Moschino. The Maison Moschino will be located in Milan, Italy in the old neoclassical railway station on Viale Monte Grappa. The four-story building will hold 54 rooms and 15 suites each with its own unique look. Rossella Jardini and the Moschino creatives are designing the space themselves with whimsical fairy-tale rooms like the petal bedroom shown at right. The hotel will also have a bar, restaurant, gym and spa. Opening is planned for 2009.

[via Vogue UK]

Gallery: Designer Hotels

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UNICEF, Charity of the Day

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions, Charity of the Day

UNICEF is a well-known charitable organization that promotes the health and well-being of children with HIV and AIDS. And this season fashion house Moschino has collaborated with UNICEF and come up with a beautiful way to raise funds: The Love Clock.

It's a clear plexiglass "doll" with a bright red heart in the center where the clock hands are centered, and the design is the result of 70 Italian artists and designers gathering together in collaboration. The clock will go up for auction on December 18th at Sothebys and all proceeds will go to benefit UNICEF.

If you can't make the auction (or if you make it there but you lose the bidding) and you still want to support UNICEF you can do it any number of ways -- including through these darling seasonal cards.

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Tags: AIDS, charity, clock, HIV, love clock, LoveClock, moschino, unicef

Moschino Floral Shoulder Bag, Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Handbags

At first glance, this bag looks busy and perhaps too over-the-top to be an appropriate accessory for most outfits, but upon closer inspection, the Moschino Floral Shoulder Bag is not overwhelming at all. Made of supple leather in either red or tan, the flowers are large, casual spirals that would go well with a relatively plain outfit, where they might add a bit of glamour to the look in the same way that a corsage might dress up eveningwear. It looks much better in red than in tan, as tan flowers are quite unappealing. Price: $895.