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.

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]

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]

Human Face Bags – Headstrong Hand Bags by Yael Mer

(TREND HUNTER) These bags, embossed with images of human faces, are more than a little creepy, yet somehow they ooze appeal. The quirky totes were created by Yael Mer who makes the mask-like bags in different shapes… [More]

Bloggers as Designers – Perez Hilton Launches Fashion Line

(TREND HUNTER) Just by slapping their names on a fashion label, hundreds of celebrities have launched successful fashion brands. Now the celebrity blogger and self-made star, Perez Hilton, is starting his own line for Hottopic.com.

“2008 is all about expanding the Perez Brand,” the blogger says. “I talk about cl… [More]

Retro Telephone Bags – Betsey Johnson’s Call Me, Betsey (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Designer Betsey Johnson put out this handbag collection called “Call Me, Betsey.”

Obviously the eccentric Betsey got her inspiration from retro rotary phones. You can see this motif all over the colorful, juvenile-oriented products. I favor the little blue plastic hand bag because it reminds me of… [More]

St. Tropez Chic – Christian Dior Resort 2009 (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) John Galliano could not have injected more eye candy into the Christian Dior Resort 2009 collection, shown earlier this week. He wasn’t just showcasing a line of fashion, he put on a real performance, tantalizing all the senses of attendees like Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Charlize Theron … [More]

Air Quality Detecting Fashion – EPA Dress

(TREND HUNTER) With increasing pollution in urban communities, it would be great to have clothes that alert you when the air quality gets really poor, allowing you to take precautions to protect yourself.

Designer Stephanie Sandstrom’s EPA Dress, which is currently showing at the 2nd Skin Exhibition at San Franc… [More]