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The Latest on Lanvin for H&M

Lanvin & H&M presented their Haute Couture Runway Show yesterday in NYC. This was all to kick off the collection, which will be sold in around 200 stores worldwide. It will launch November 20 in US and Canada, and on November 23 in the rest of the world.

Last night Sofia Coppola, Andie MacDowell, Emma Roberts, Leelee Sobieski, Anna Sui, Tory Burch and Alexander Wang, among other guests, came out to celebrate the collaboration of the Lanvin for H&M collection and to enjoy show stopping designs by famed Lanvin artistic director, Alber Elbaz, at The Pierre hotel. The haute couture creations, which were customized pieces from the Lanvin for H&M collection, made their way down the catwalk with the help of famed models Asia Chow, Pixie Geldof, Dree Hemingway, Olga and Anna Dello Russo.

Guests arrived on the red carpet, which was the landmarked Pierre Hotel façade recreated with NYC styled graffiti, and then they entered the hotel which was swathed with flowers, trees and greenery. It was a runway show that guests will not soon forget.

“It’s such a fantastic experience to see how creatively Alber Elbaz uses his designs to form a couture experience for our exclusive fashion show in New York. Working with this incredibly gifted designer has been like an ongoing fashion moment, and we’re thrilled to offer his masterpieces to our customers.” Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M.

THE OUTNET is Going Mobile

Debuting on November 18th, the new-look website and logo will allow THE OUTNET to introduce more product categories, to be announced in 2011. Launching at the same time, the new ‘Most Wanted List’ functionality will let you save favorite items and build outfits in a wish list.

THE OUTNET’s mobile-enabled website arrives on November 30th and will allow you shop the best, edited selection of previous season designer fashion from any device, anywhere in the world.

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From the Gucci Camp ...

Do You Love Yourself Some Shades? You Won't Want to Miss This Weekend's Event

This weekend, Gucci is presenting exclusive access to “Eye Want You,” a new Facebook Application featuring eyewear from the Gucci Eyeweb Collection designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini. The viral video application will live on the Gucci Facebook page and allow users to create and deliver their own personal messages to friends.

“Eye Want You” breaks ground as a uniquely interactive application that allows users to share their moods with friends through customized video messages from Gucci models wearing the new eyewear from the Gucci Eyeweb Collection. Based on their own mood, visitors select a video message to personalize with eyewear of their choice and with their own “Eye Want You” message to the recipient. A total of 36 viral video clips are available from a selection of six moods, which include dreamy, sexy, dramatic, intense, energetic and happy, and four new styles of eyewear for both male and female.

Once created, the video message can be shared on Facebook friends’ walls or sent through as a private message. The “Eye Want You” Application is both iPad and iPhone friendly and will grow to 60 video clips by 2011.

See examples of the Facebook application below.

Something Special That Caught My Eye ...
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The subject line was "WELCOME TO THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF THE ARCHIVE PROJECT"
A MAGAZINE curated by Giambattista Valli.

Giambattista proposes his issue as an essay on the topic “what is beauty?“, with contributions that include the work of Louise Bourgeois, Nan Goldin, Chiara Clemente, Lucio Fontana, David Hicks, Richard Avedon, the late Corinne Day and many other contemporary artists, photographers and influential style icons.

The magazine will be released internationally in print and on iPad in November 2010, launching in Paris in conjunction with Giambattista’s flagship store opening in late November.

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The Love of Lanvin & H&M

Yes, Lanvin's exclusive collection for H&M is coming to select (a total of 200 stores) H&M locations on November 20th.

The talented genius has designed the women's H&M collection, while Lanvin's men's designer, Lucas Ossendrijver crafted the H&M collection for men.

There's even a Lanvin lipstick for $9.95. Prices for the women's collection range from $19.95 for sunglasses to $349.99 for a coat. For men, the range is $19.95 for comparable shades to $149.99 for a trench or blazer. Some cute accessories to check out .. the lovely leather gloves with a ribbon detail, the dainty shoes with ribbon/bow trim and the zebra-print coats (black/white and black/black).

There are some beautiful pieces in both collections. Just check out the pictures below (FYI - there is also an H&M iphone app):

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Fame & Footwear

Beatrix Ong, one of London's acclaimed young shoe designers, is getting popular with the celebrities. FYI - she's worked in the Fashion Department of Harper's Bazzar, was a Creative Director at Jimmy Choo and went to Central Saint Martin's. See the pictures below of Thandie Newton sporting an Ong bag, while Sienna Miller was donning her shoes.