Posts with tag givenchy

To most Paris is the most fashionable city in the world. We have pulled quite a few fun trends for spring from the Paris runways so that you can dress like the French do.

Ah! Totally into this little Givenchy number Charlize is wearing. Normally she opts for something bold but here she's shrinking back just a little in black. But you know what, no one, not even a little black dress puts Charlize in the corner. She's stunning - color or not.

Oh yeah, and that dress. A-ma-zing.

• Givenchy dress, Yoox, Sold out!

Gallery: Charlize in Givenchy

Chains are often associated with the manliest of men. Like bikers. Or 50 Cent. But this season, designers are turning that notion on its head. Chains adorned cozy Moschino cardigans, necklaces at Tracy Reese and golden Givenchy wedges making them more goddess than grunge.

And of course some took it in a more literal direction. LaRok's badass blazer was made even more so thanks to a half dozen chains swinging across the front necklace style.

Whether girl and sweet or totally ass kickin' we like chains for everything come spring.

We almost found the laziest mascara ever. Almost.

Givenchy's Phemonen'Eyes Masacara has an innovative spherical design built specifically get those little pain in the ass hard to reach lashes. It is also made for all eye shapes – whatever that means. Regardless, it promises big results for such a little sphere. We're perplexed.

If only this baby spun and did all the work for us, we'd be in heaven.

Music and fashion are intrinsically linked. The Queen of Pop knows that. So, when Madonna performs, her costumes come from nothing but the best designers available.

When we think of Justin Timberlake, we imagine him as a kind of overly trendy, obsessively well-groomed club-goer type who's chronically drenched in cologne. Well, after this news, it looks like maybe we were wrong about him. Despite having his own signature fragrance through Parfums Givenchy called Play -- it turns out that JT has no love for the toilet water.

According to an interview in British GQ he hasn't worn a fragrance in 10 years. Apparently, he used to have a real nasty cologne habit, and one day he woke up and "realised I didn't want to smell like something else, I wanted to smell like myself." Of course, that doesn't mean he's above getting paid to market the stuff. This guy is full of surprises.

Haute couture shows used to be only for the eyes of the fashion elite, but thanks to the wonders of the internet, now we're all able to enjoy the glorious fashion that comes down the runway. Givenchy showed their Fall-Winter 2009 Haute Couture collection this week and the clothes were pretty sweet!

Let's play a little game. When we say "tiered skirt", what's the first thing that comes to mind? Hippies? Flower power? Prairies? We're about to erase that perception from your mind. No, not by our mind boggling Tom Cruise like super powers (you wish!). It's far simpler than that. We're going to introduce you to the flirty skirts present at the Luella, Givenchy, and Zac Posen spring/summer 2008 runways.

As we've mentioned, our economy kind of sucks right now.

In fact, our dollar is so weak that hoards of British birds and blokes are flocking to New York City to take advantage of their fortified Euros and British pounds at places like Barneys and Saks.

After months of speculation, Givenchy finally announced yesterday that Justin Timberlake is indeed the face of an all-new men's fragrance that they will be debuting this fall. The singer joins Liv Tyler as the current Parfums Givenchy celebrity spokesmodels.

It has been four years since Givenchy last tried to push their musky Parisian scents on unexpecting fathers and brothers hopelessly wandering department stores for button-up shirts and socks, so it's only fitting that the haute fashion house wrangle a superstar like Mr. Timberlake for their triumphant return later this year.

As much as I abhor the concept of celebrities in coveted ad campaigns and on the covers of magazines because those are jobs for models, I think the hook-up between the two is genius. Justin's look is super sleek and will compliment the avant-garde house nicely.

Plus, a little JT never hurt anybody.

I hate pantyhose. In fact, "hate" is probably not strong enough of a term to express how I really feel. They are high maintenance, practically diposable, uncomfortable to wear, and I don't really understand why a totally unnatural "nude" sheen is a preferable look to just plain natural.

However, tights are a different matter entirely. Tights are like, an accessory.

Tights can, yes, be uncomfortable, but so are stiletto heels, so I won't say much there, and when you think about how useful opaque tights are for keeping one's legs warm in the winter when wearing a very necessary little minidress, well, there's just nothing more to be discussed. And what's most important, tights come in so many colors and textures that they're even more exciting than wearing jeans.

I love these luxurious brocade tights from Givenchy. I can imagine these as the "dress up" part of a little black dress enesemble, or the interesting half of a tunic-and-tights outfit. Of course, with tights that are so highly patterned, stick with simple shoes.

That's right. The little black dress (or LBD, as we all seem to like to call it) is no longer just an item of clothing.

Little Black Dress is a charity event that raises money while celebrating the universal wardrobe essential. Starting in 2002, the event is held every year in a different location, and this year, in fact, tomorrow night, the Little Black Dress will be in Los Angeles, highlighting creations by LA designers like Puella, Jennifer Nicholson and Louis Verdad It's a special event since the gala, to be filled with fashion icons, celebrities, and designers, will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Coco Chanel's little black dress, and displaying Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's

The event costs $200 and will benefit the Pediatric Epilepsy Project. The location is revealed once a guest RSVPs. (Sounds like an underground rave).

The next Little Black Dress event will be in Bagkok, Thailand, in August 2007.

I see a red face and I want to paint it black. Givenchy has rolled out a cool new black mask to freshen the complexion. The Black for Light Mask is a light black foam that has a concentrated formula with molecules that capture and reflect the light as well as a vitamin cocktail of vitamins A, B and C and a black sureau extract that detoxifies and revitalizes the complexion. What is black sureau? It's basically the French term for black elderberry but black sureau sounds much more exotic. The fancy terminology along with the nine single serving tubs and the little paintbrush applicator combine for a luxe cosmetic experience. The mask sells for $49.50.

[via Cosmetic News]