One the many reasons I look forward to Derek Lam‘s runway show each season is the chance to see the masterful makeup artistry of Tom Pecheux, creative makeup director of Estée Lauder.
There are Lauder goodies galore during Up Close: Estée Lauder at NM stores and NeimanMarcus.com
Cheerio! In the final stretch of London Fashion Week, we press on to see Mary Katrantzou, the reining queen of photographic prints. She takes trompe l’oeil to an entirely new level. The pencil dress was not to be believed. To conclude this last episode of our series, I explain how the messages of the season come into focus. I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey as much as I!
With her four-year-old shoe label Charlotte Olympia making major fashion waves, I paid a visit to London-based designer Charlotte Olympia Dellal in her Paris showroom. The whimsy of her designs and the stories behind each one are incredibly charming, as is she. The motifs included paper moons, doll faces and African animals. Next we traipsed up the road to Place Vendome, where we had a lot of laughs while posing for photographer Dan Lecca. Coincidentally our outfits kind of matched, and I’ll bet the passerby thought we were honeymooners. See Dan’s final portraits of us in the Pre-Fall issue of The Book along with the complete interview.
Ken Downing: Looking at you is like looking at a movie still from the 1940s. You are a glamorous Hollywood siren! The hair, the red lipstick…
Charlotte Olympia Dellal: You are very sweet. Hollywood has always been a major source of inspiration to me—old Hollywood through a modern lens, a bit classic, but not old-fashioned. I would hate to be called a throw back! My grandmother has always been a huge inspiration to me. Her hair, her red lipstick, the whole idea of Hollywood glamour was something I was raised around.
Wave to The Queen! A royal wave is only proper as we push onward to Erdem and McQ Alexander McQueen in London.
All eyes will be on London in the next few weeks, so I wanted to share my London—host city of the coolest fashion week, hotbed of emerging designers, capital of prints. I let a cameraman trail me to the front row, backstage, the car, the hotel… I hoped to give you a feel for what it’s truly like to attend London Fashion Week. Join me as we get real.
I never pass up a chance to see my dear friend Rachel Zoe! Her parents, husband Rodger and baby Skyler, and even her favorite teacher from high school all turned up at NM Short Hills to support the Jersey girl. We presented her pre-Fall collection and a preview of her jewelry collection, coming very soon. Stay tuned!
What good is a tribal moment without layers and layers of global-inspired jewelry? You know what I say. More is more and less is a bore!
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Prints are for mixing. And the symphony of prints doesn’t end with your clothes. Jewelry makes it all sing!
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A little how-to, from me to you. This is how we accessorize the season’s yellow and sporty looks. All you need is confidence! And the right jewelry.
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Every season I create a series of looks that the stores then recreate to show you. I thought it would be fun to give you a peek at the process, and while we’re at it, let’s talk trends! By now you know how I feel about Pinks and Florals, right? Well that love extends all the way to jewelry. See how we pull it all together for a head-to-toe magical effect.
Shop jewelry at NeimanMarcus.com or Neiman Marcus stores. There are rewards in store during the Bejeweled Event.
