International design title Wallpaper reveals the winners of its annual Design Awards in the February issue, out today. During last night’s awards ceremony in London, Givenchy was awarded Best New Women’s Fashion Collection for a/w 2011 and Raf Simons won the prize for Best New Men’s Fashion Collection a/w 2011. Tokyo-based design firm Nendo (famous for its Cabbage Chair, pictured below) was proclaimed Designer of the Year.…
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The House of Dior has teamed with German artist Anselm Reyle for a limited collection of leather goods and fashion accessories. The collection, now available in Dior boutiques worldwide, consists of handbags and purses, platform wedges and ballet flats, scarfs, bracelets, necklaces and sunglasses. A limited edition make-up range will soon follow. Reyle, known for his stripe paintings, has created a bright…
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It’s been 6 months since we’ve posed the question “Short or Not” through PaulaTrendsets, as we were seeing short haircuts growing into the latest celeb trend. It was mostly stars in their early twenties who started the trend last summer and in December we were surprised to find out about Shakira cutting her trademark blonde curly hair to a short carre. Although she tweeted her first picture with…
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58 artists from around the world presented their creations at the International Batik Fashion Show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The world-renown art of batik is a traditional Indonesian handicraft which uses wax-resist dyeing techniques on fabric and is included in UNESCO’s list of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since October 2009. In Malaysian batik, the most popular motifs are…
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Actress Mila Kunis sported a revealing deep V-neck dress at the St Jude Children’s Hospital Benefit Gala. The purple dress had crocheted cords lacing up the decolletage, leaving a lot of skin bare. At first sight, the top of the dress seems to be completely see-through but if you take a closer look you will see there is a special seemless,…
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