Eau de Pop Stars – Justin Timberlake in Play by Givenchy Ads (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Trend Hunter broke the news to you back in February, now we bring you the smoldering black and white ads for Givenchy’s new men’s fragrance Play featuring Justin Timberlake.

The campaign shows the SexyBack… [More]

Drag Queen Fashion Shows – John Galliano Men’s SS 2009 Show (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) John Galliano is well known for his eccentric designs, but on his men’s spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection show in Saint-Denis during Paris Fashion Week, Galliano really upped the ante. The runway… [More]

Chanel at the Grand Palais

Karl Lagerfeld needed a dramatic space to show his Chanel collection for the fall, so he chose the Grand Palais. The huge space made the enormous gathering of the fashion elite seem insignificant when compared to his runway showing.  The master showed suits, embroidery, chiffon, and evening wear.  Most were in the subdued colors that will be so fashionable this fall. Tweeds with belled skirts, bunchy cap sleeves and rolls of material at the waist or hemline were very striking.

When showing in the Grand Palais—a soaring dome of a space capable of dwarfing an enormous audience and miniaturizing any runway—Karl Lagerfeld had to exaggerate to make his theme carry. Thus, a 50-foot set was craned in to announce the season’s keynote: in this case, a vast multilevel stack of steel-gray tubes, suggesting organ pipes.

The video above shows the exuberant set design at the show.

Hummingbird Fashion – The Protege Collection (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Project Protégé was created in Italy through the vision of Franca Sozzani, Editor of Vogue Italia; an idea that sees some of fashion’s most prominent figures identify and mentor promising, talente… [More]

2 in 1 Luxury Mobiles – Dior Phone

(TREND HUNTER) Not to be outdone by Prada, Giorgio Armani or Dolce & Gabbana who recently had their own branded phones, Christian Dior unveiled a line of fashion mobile phones targeting the brand-obsessed consumers … [More]

Punk Organic Fashion – Sandra Backlund’s Twisted Knits (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Swedish designer Sandra Backlund gives her organic and sculptural fashion collections funky names like, “Ink Blot Test”, “Perfect Hurts”, and “Blank Page”. Her current works titled, In No … [More]

Fashion Art Installations – Diesel’s Glazed Paradise

(TREND HUNTER) The Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyoma, Tokyo is currently showing an exhibition of work by Mark Jenkins and Miho Kinomura. Glazed Paradise will be on show until August 15th featuring an installation whic… [More]

Mega Buckle Shoes – Vivienne Westwood

(TREND HUNTER) It’s hard to tell if these are shoes or boots with cutouts. But it is one foolproof way to keep your shoes on your feet and legs. You could also get in plenty of buckling up practice. These shoes re… [More]

Designer Visualization Dolls – Viktor & Rolf Anniversary Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) The kings of peculiar fashion, Viktor & Rolf, celebrate their unique work of the last 10 years with an exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Holding true to their reputation, they are not … [More]

Safari Prints – Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2008/09 Campaign (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) If Roberto Cavalli’s designs had to be summed up in two words, they’d be “wildy feminine.” Regardless of the year or season, his collections are always heavy on animal prints, while still continuing t… [More]