MISSING IN ACTION MR. BLACKWELL

Hype Memorial

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Mr. Blackwell

The Worst & Best Dressed List

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Right or wrong Richard always

delivered a strong opinion and

fashion will always need a voice

grounded in reality.

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MR BLACKWELL

1922-2008

AKA

Richard Selzer

PARIS HILTON "PLEASE LOOK AT ME"

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HYPED TV SHOW

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Paris Hilton

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Ol' girl is pushing hard to get

noticed........and its getting harder

and harder.......

"Tick-Tock Tick-Tock!"

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Looks likes shes is headed to a night

at Regine's circa 1978........

not trend-on just sadly

"DATED"

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So dear God, please someone

watch her show!

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PARIS HILTON

MTV Show

My New BFF

MADONNA TO LOOSES HALF HER INCOME

HYPE DIVORCE SWIPE

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Madonna & Guy Richie

Divorce

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Getting a divorce can be expensive!

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Whats half of 500 million?

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Now that's not so

"STICKY & SWEET"

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MADONNA

GUY RICHIE

SHERYL CROW AND GWEN STAFANI ROADKILL

Hype RedCarpet Roadkill

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Gwen Stafani

Sheryl Crow

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"Stylist"

should be better at styling then this....

they look rode hard and put up wet!

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GWEN STAFANI

SHERYL CROW

Spirit Awards

GUY BOURDIN

Hype Fashion Inspiration

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Guy Bourdin

Photographer

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Bourdin was the first photographer

to create an extreme narrative and then

take a moment from it and simply associate

it with a fashion item.

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GUY BOURDIN

1928-1991

DECADES VINTAGE ROADKILL

Hype Boutique Roadkill

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Decades Inc

Los Angeles

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Has Cameron Silver lost his

mind.......you decide?

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This proves that even

Yves Saint Laurent

isn't always desirable.

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DECADES INC

LOS ANGELES

DIANA VREELAND SPEAKS

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Hype Style Quote

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Diana Vreeland

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Spoken while standing in the

Great Hall at the Met.

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" I want you to think for a minute,

about the fact that every person

in this room walked into a store,

where other thing were available

and CHOSE what he is wearing

right now. "

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DIANA VREELAND

1903-1989

Fashion Icon

MARTIN MARGIELA GIVES HOT FOOT

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Hype Fall Must Have

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Martin Margiela

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A great ankle boot for play

or work........ looking great

with a bare leg or one wearing

dark tights........also sure to get

you noticed for your unique style.

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MARTIN MARGIELA

Barneys.com

$595.

CYNTHIA NIXON FADES BEFOR OUR EYES

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HYPE STYLE DON'T

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Cynthia Nixon

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Never wear clothing that is

close to your own skin coloration

it will make you fade ......if you

disagree see below, now

do you believe me?

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Wrong color wrong accessories

its just wrong.

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So don't make the same mistake!

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CYNTHIA NIXON

ASHLEY JUDD WHERE WAS YOUR MIND

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Hype Roadkill

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Ashley Judd

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The only possible explanation is

that she was feeling her roots

circa 1966..........cause wearing

this she ain't woman enough

to take any ones man!

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ASHLEY JUDD

NET-A-PORTE

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Hype Fall Must Have

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Oscar de la Renta

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If you are planing for only one

jacket this season then I vote for

this one.........dress it up or down

it can take you from hot Rock Chic

to cool Park Avenue Princess.

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I know it had me at

"HELLO"

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OSCAR de la RENTA

Shearling Jacket

NET-A-PORTE.com

$5500.

PRADA FALLS DOWN

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HYPED SHOE REVIEW

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Prada

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I have to say that if the model

can't walk in them......what makes

Prada think we can!

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I say give these a pass!

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PRADA

MILAN

SPRING 2009

MISSED HER PERIOD

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HYPED TREND OFF

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Catherine Baba

at

Regine's Paris

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You have to give the girl credit.....

she is doing a full on 80's

interruption of fashion wearing a 70's face

in a club that had its

heyday in the 60's.......she has seriously

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"MISSED HER PERIOD"

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CATHERINE BABA

GrandLife Party

Regine's

ROCKNROLLA

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HYPE STYLE SCORE

+ + + +

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Thandie Newton

Gerard Butler

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Looking good and feeling it too!

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GERARD BUTLER

THANDIE NEWTON

Preimer RockNRolla

PITT STOP

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HYPED PHOTO OP

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Brad Pitt

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We were in the U.S. promoting($) AJ's

new movie and I thought hey, lets

make a

"PITT STOP"

over night in New Orleans that

way I can get my pic

taken as well .........doing

"Good Deeds"

and then its back to the

"gazillion $" Chateau in France

for US!

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Don't you wish you were hot like him?

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BRAD PITT

IT'S LOVE DAMN IT!

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HYPED ROMANCE

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TomKat

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Found a little time on my hands

so thought I would get in a new

photo op where we are gonna do

that strange hand holding

technique that proves we are in love

"DAMN IT!"

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TOM CRUISE

KATIE HOLMES

SURI

A.L.T. WHY?

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HYPE FASHION ROADKILL

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Andre Leon Talley

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For a "Fashiondroan" over 7 foot tall

do you really think you need the cape

lined in red satin and trimmed in silver

lame to get you noticed.

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Renee on the other hand is very

petite and needs no embellishments

to stand out in a crowd......

funny how fame does that!

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ANDRE LEON TALLEY

RENEE ZELLWEGER

BECKHAM ALMOST BROKE UM

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HYPE HO

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Victoria Beckham

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This "Fashiondrone" will go to

great heights to achieve a style

that gets the most important

thing :

"ATTENTION"

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Talk about a broke down Geisha!

"Tres Fatigue"

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DAVID & VICTORIA BECKHAM

CHANEL FIVE O

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Hype SWAG Alert

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Chanel

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A classic elegant gift

was given at Chanel

to all those attending

the Spring show.

Nothing to promote,

win favor or be seen.

It was simply a bottle of

CHANEL # 5

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Don't you think that says it all?

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CHANEL # 5

Classic Fragrance

SAILOR BEWARE

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HYPED TREND OFF

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Sailor Jacket

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If this is the best trend an

"uberstylist"

has to offer......then there

is a problem somewhere!

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This jacket is from A.P.C.

which is also styled by

CB-W

however for a fresher look

hit a thrift find a true

sailor jacket with some interesting

braid, throw it over a turtleneck

and some jeans that actually

fit and make that statement.....

one not looking like your

homeless as well as style less.

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CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON

Stylist

McFADDEN SAYS FAT

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HYPE FASHION ROADKILL

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Mary McFAdden

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Mary was heard to say that clothes

today were:

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utilitarian

indistinct

cheap

and that we were

fat.

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I wonder if she had this to say before

or after she put on this

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"MUMU"

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which looks

utilitarian

indistinct

cheap

and makes her look

fat.

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MARY MCFADDEN

VUITTON BUYING VOTES

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HYPED SWAG ALERT

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Louis Vuitton

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As soon as the LV show was over

Marc was backstage passing out

this tasseled heel to all his favorite

mag rag editors.......

(he had plenty of favorites

till the shoes ran out)

now that's the way to cheaply

buy editorial space.

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Is that what they mean by

"FREE"

PRESS?

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LOUIS VUITTON

SPRING 2009

LANVIN IS BELLA

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Hype score: + + + +

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Lanvin

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A beautiful spring awaits

at Lanvin. From the cut to

the fabrication to the chic

color combinations.....

its tres Parisian and

isn't that what we want from

PARIS !

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Color Combo - Cut - Drape

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LANVIN

PARIS

SPRING 2009

LOUIS HOOEY

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Hype score: BOMB

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Louis Vuitton

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It was a show to showcase

new LV bags.

In my book that's

HYPE!

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Even some of the bag

silhouettes aren't new.

I can wait to have an" LV"

version of a vintage Carlos Falchi

buffalo bag........ just preferring

the real thing!

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LOUIS VUITTON

PARIS

SPRING 2009

PEU FEU

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Hype score: +

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Limi Feu

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For the best in far east

avant-guarde design aesthetic,

this was interesting but not the best

for spring.

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If its your look then I would

recommend looking toward

Yamamoto or Kawakubo

for the best inturpitations.

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LIMI FEU

PARIS

SPRING 2009

MIU MIU NOT

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Hype score: 0

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Miu Miu

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Prada "Lite" was anything but

for spring. Heavy and dark both

in print as well as fabrication

and to add insult to injury

it already had built in moth

holes.

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MIU MIU

PARIS

SPRING 2009

JOHN JOHN

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Hype score: + +

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John Galliano

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Color abounds this season

with Galliano. Great shapes

and interesting direction

especially now that all the

over the top styling has been

pulled aways you can actually

see the collection.

A great idea John lets see more

of it.

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JOHN GALLIANO

PARIS

SPRING 2009

HERMES GOES WEST

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Hype Score: + +

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Hermes

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Go west for spring is not a bad

idea, however taking this much

heavy leather wouldn't be

a great idea.

110 in the shade and all that.

Great shapes interesting

inturpitions throughout

the collection could use

a bit less fringe and a

bit more light fabrication.

One great point of relief

few "BERKINS" &

"KELLY"s to bee seen!

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HERMES

PARIS

SPRING 2009

IT GIRL CHLOE COME HOME

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Hype Score: 0

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Chloe

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It will take more than this

collection to keep

Chloe the go to place

for the modern "IT" girl.

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Too much basic and not enough

inspired silhouettes to get

much interest generated.

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CHLOE

PARIS

SPRING 2009

SAAB IT TO ME

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Hype Score: +

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Elie Saab

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A collection full of glitter,

ruffles, and slits draped

on solid and printed silk chiffon.

Not his best collection

and I doubt that you will see

much of it on the red carpet.

If you don't see it there you usually

don't see it anywhere.

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ELIE SAAB

PARIS

SPRING 2009

GRANT ME ONE

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Hype Score: +

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Martin Grant

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Always a go to guy for great

evening wear.......doesn't disappoint.

Interesting prints and fabrications

enhance the drape of this

soft spring collection.

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Cut - Drape - Fabrication

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MARTIN GRANT

PARIS

SPRING 2009

COLLETTE DIDIN'T

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Hype Score: 0

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Collette Dinnigan

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A wearable on trend collection

that lacked both direction

as well as excitement.

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COLLETTE DINNIGAN

PARIS

SPRING 2009

WUNDER WHERE

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Hype score: + +

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Wunderkind

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A playful, colorful and

whimsical collection.

Great fabrications and prints

liven up these wearable

comfortable looks for Spring.

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WUNDERKIND

PARIS

SPRING 2009

CHANEL NO. ONE

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Hype Score: + + +

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Chanel

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It's got the boucle tweed,

camillias, bows and quilted chain

bags........of course its

CHANEL!

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Take away the styling

and put the necklaces back

around the neck and they have

a great wearable and sellable

collection come spring.

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Kaiser Karl is no fool.....

he doesn't play around with

this cash cow.

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CHANEL

PARIS

SPRING 2009

VALENTINO COME BACK PLEASE

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Hype Score: 0

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Valentino

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What do you get when you

cross a 1980's lady who lunches

with a teenage runner......

you get this collection.

It looks as if the two are fused

together at the waist.

It was over styled and over

embellished making it look that

much older and more boring.

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VALENTINO

PARIS

SPRING 2009

MAC QUEEN

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Hype Score: BOMB

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Alexander McQueen

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It was Bold & Brash

it was McQueen!

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Great for the rag mags

and the

"FashionDrones"

that need attention!

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They call it commercially

viable I call it

Fashion Hype!

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN

PARIS

SPRING 2009

RUE DE OVER DE TOP

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Hype Score: 0

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Rue de Mail

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Over embellishment was the

look of the day from Martin

for spring.

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Too much of a

good thing is still too much!

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Had a bit of a "Blade Runner " light look

to it......and that's just so very

last century!

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RUE de MAIL

PARIS

SPRING 2009

REQUIEM FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT

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Hype score: 0

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Requiem

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What does Truman Capote's

Black & White Ball and christening

gowns have in common.......

nothing and it shows in this collection.

They claim it was their inspiration

but all you see is a black, white

and yellow color pallet

with a bit of detail.

Not much excitement!

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REQUIEM

PARIS

SPRING 2009

YVES WHERE ARE YOU

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Hype score: + +

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Yves Saint Laurent

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Dark and melancholy is what

the brooding Pilati has shown

for spring.

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It's wearable and on trend, however

I can't help but remember

the sumptuous colorful

excitement that was YSL!

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YVES SAINT LAURENT

PARIS

SPRING 2009

VALLI DOLCE VITA

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Hype score: + + +

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Giambattista Valli

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A spring collection reminiscent

of Italian Couture from the

late 1950's.

The only thing it lacked was

a wet Anita Ekberg in a fountain.

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Cut - Fabrication - Shape

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

PARIS

SPRING 2009

STELLA.... STELLA!

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Hype score: + + + +

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Stella McCartney

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A beautiful soft take on Spring.

Pastel makeup shades fused

with kohl to render a gentle

breeze of delight.Just what all

the cool girls will want to look

like this coming season.

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STELLA McCARTNEY

PARIS

SPRING 2009