Spongebob gets tacky…

Karl Lagerfeld, “designed” himself into Spongebob, by dressing him in his signature look, the glasses the fingerless gloves etc. Then it was auctioned off at the Paris WWF fundraiser for 1000 Euros!

But why is Spongebob  gold!?

Needless to say I wouldn’t want this even if somebody bought it for me…

KARL LAGERFELD SHOOTS LARA STONE FOR NUMERO MAGAZINE!!! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!! KARL, WE LOVE YOU!!!! ENJOY!!!!

“Dare to be different” is the philosophy of the people behind the hottest new make-up on the beauty scene, Illamasqua. This innovative British company, the first cosmetics company to bill itself as being a “night-time brand”, has quickly established itself as a mecca for anyone who doesn’t want to blend in with the rest of the crowd – and is sick of being told that blonde, tanned and skinny is the best way to be. It has only been available for a year, but already Illamasqua can count Lily Allen, Sienna Miller and, especially, Courtney Love among its devoted fans.

Discussing the range in Glasgow, one of its creators, make-up artist extraordinaire Alex Box – a vision of out-there style in her tomato red jumpsuit, high heels, gold-tipped red nails and big, two-toned hair – explains how fed up she had become with bland cosmetics adverts which have no imagination and no story to tell. Illamasqua’s ads are dark, decadent and look like movie stills. Unusually, it’s the models’ dramatic looks that are to the fore, not the products.

Even more annoying to Alex, who works regularly with maverick fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, is the way that everybody is being pressurised to look the same, and continuously being told – by beauty companies and the media – which products will help them get the looks that will enable them to fit in. “At Illamasqua, we’re the opposite,” she says proudly. “We want people to find themselves within our vast range of colours and pigments.”

We’ve all come across hairdressers and make-up advisers who tell us which colours we should wear, based on whether our colouring is cool or warm – and not allowing for the fact that we may well love how we look with a contrasting colour or that we don’t actually believe in these old-fashioned rules. Well, that won’t happen at Illamasqua. Rather than forcing their tastes on customers, the Illamasqua make-up artists will help them achieve their desired look.

“There’s no formula to beauty and style,” explains Alex. “This is my pet hate. People are fed up with being told ‘what not to wear’. It’s a dumbing down of people’s personalities and self-expression. You might have lived in Mexico all your life and you might gravitate towards warmer colours in your clothes or accessories. That’s probably the first thing that people notice about you; it’s what makes you you. No-one should tell you that you can’t wear those colours. That’s what winds me up. And seeing that we could stand against that way of thinking was one of the main things that lit my fire about Illamasqua.”

Among the names that kept coming up in market research and focus groups into whose looks people liked and which celebrities they found inspirational were quirky model Agyness Deyn, burlesque queen Dita Von Teese, who has developed a distinctive 1940s look, and Beth Ditto, the plus-sized pop star who very much makes her own rules. “We got feedback from people not necessarily saying that they wanted to look like these women but that they envied their individuality. But what they also said was that they lacked the confidence when it comes to experimenting with make-up.”

A key part of the Illamasqua experience is having an at-counter lesson in how to apply this professional make-up, which was formulated by chemists who normally make theatrical make-up. While the customer is being taught how to create what Illamasqua calls his or her alter-ego, a tiny camera in the mirror films the lesson. So you can take home a DVD of how you were turned into a vampire, flapper, Twiggy-lookalike or whatever you want to be when you go out at night.

And you certainly have plenty of options. The range has no fewer than 650 different colours, including 100 powder eye shadows. So there is something for everybody – even those for whom experimentation is a scary prospect. As Alex says: “One person’s natural is another person’s outrageous – going crazy for one person might be just having a change of eye shadow. That said, we’re trying to do something different rather than trying to please everybody – we’re saying that you’re with us or you’re not with us.”

Nevertheless, there is something for everybody in the vast range which includes some fabulously long-wearing foundations, false eyelashes that would work on everyone from prom princess to drag queen, highly-pigmented eyeshadows and lipsticks, and unusual shades of nail varnish guaranteed to grab attention…

* Illamasqua is in Debenhams, Glasgow and Selfridges, London.

Via http://nylonmag.com/nylonblogs

Mi cartoon favorito ha sido por mucho tiempo ya BOB ESPONJA.. o mejor conocido como Spongebob Squarepants

Y que mejor colaboración que la mente maestra detrás de la casa Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, y mi amado Bob Esponja! it doesn’t get any better than this!

Especialmente porque el Tio Karl lo creó para una subasta a favor de WWF (Worlf Wildlife Fund) en Europa.
Way to go Karl <3

A special Sponge Bob Figurine that was customized by Karl Lagerfeld was recently auctioned off at a WWF charity auction in Paris. Generating 1,000 euros, or about $1,500 at current exchange.Karl Lagerfeld went a little further and gave Sponge Bob the Karl make-over.

Videos #6 e #7 respectivamente de Chanel Paris Shanghai. Mostrando o trabalho super artesanal da haute couture e o photoshoot por Karl Lagerfeld. Os links são de alta qualidade, dá para ver tela cheia, sem decepção! Enjoy.

Pour soutenir la WWF (pas la ligue de catch, mais l’organisation mondiale de lutte pour l’environnement), des artistes français ont designé une collection SpongeBob unique, et mise en vente au profit du panda le plus connu au monde. Et comme on se fout un peu d’Inès de la Fressange, Patrick Bruel ou encore Nikos, c’est forcément la peluche réalisée par Karl Lagerfeld qui a retenu l’attention de tout le monde.

Avec sa peau dorée et son relooking caractéristique (chemise blanche, cravate noire, mitaine et lunettes noires), la peluche “Bob Qui?” (allusion à la ligne “Karl Who?”) s’est vendue à plus de 1000 euros. Mignon mais de vous à moi, dans le genre, je préfère quand même le nounours à l’effigie du créateur culte.

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At long last, fashion’s lord and savior Karl Lagerfeld has released an exclusive line of couture helmets. Following the likes of Maison Martin Margiela, Lagerfeld teamed up with Les Ateliers Ruby for a one-off collection of luxury biker helmets. Yay! I have always hated helmets, and it’s the #1 reason I refuse to ride a bike. But, like, these are ultra fierce. They even come with an iPod connector! Now you never have an excuse to be out of style on your Vespa. Unless, of course, you can’t afford the $6,800 price tag. In true luxury style, there are only 12 of these helmets in the world, which virtually guarantees that nobody could possibly be as fabulous as you when you arrive at the party.

What’s really interesting about these helmets is the trickle down effect – now helmet designers the world over are going to go bananas about how to create interesting headgear. These helmets basically create a new market: the luxury helmet. So while you may not in fact be fabulous enough to buy with $7,000 helmut, don’t fret! H&M is sure to come out with a $50 in 2010!

This is why I really think, going against scholars and people like Walter Benjamin who argue that fashion’s greatest power is it’s ability to predict the future. Fashion doesn’t so much predict the future as it tells us what we are going to want. Imagine having that kind of power.

Lilly Allen le cae súper bien a Karl Lagerfeld. Ya no nos queda duda. Primero, la viste de Audrey Hepburn para la campaña de bolsos de Chanel y ahora fue su fotógrafo para la revista Elle Rusia de diciembre.

La rebelde cantante británica luce un look muy sofisticado con piezas de Chanel, muy alejado de su estilo descuidado y actitud subversiva. Quien sabe, a lo mejor esta amistad la hará una jovencita juiciosita en cuanto a su estilo.

Imágenes de Fashionising

Noticias Relacionadas: Tweets de Karl Lagerfeld 

Lors de la fashion week parisienne automne/hiver 2009, Karl Lagerfeld s’était associé aux Ateliers Ruby pour créer des casques de moto hautes coutures. Ces casques, qui sont devenus pour certaines un accessoire de mode, seront disponibles, en édition limitée (seulement 36 exemplaires!), à partir du mois de décembre chez Colette. Prix entre 1200 et 4545 euros.

Depois do tédio causado pelos últimos editorias – novembro foi fraco – e de uma sexta-feira viradíssima com sábado aconchegante com xuxu assistindo “Encontro Marcado” parei pra fazer minhas “peshquisas”. Encontrei então mais frutos do amor de Karl por Lily que parece só estar começando! Tá linda demás com esse cabelo – melhor fase e tô doida pro meu crescer mel dels – Parisienne stripes pra manter a classe e revival by “Coco movie” e Chanel, like always. Elle Russia, dezembro 2009. Fonte: http://www.fashionising.com

madrugada viva e lamentando não ser rica

Models: Freja Beha Erichsen & Heidi Mount
Photography: Karl Lagerfeld

Numéro – #101

Eclectiques!!!!

Ce quatuor est tout simplement débile. Il nous transporte dans un monde irréel, où tout; les couleurs, les textures, les drogues, les températures, les sons, le temps, est irréel. Connus grâce à la célèbre Canadienne Nelly Furtado, mais surtout dû aux créateurs de mode qui les font blaster lors des catwalks (comme l’a fait l’incomparable Karl Lagerfeld); Fritz Helder & The Phantoms personnifient l’avant-gardisme; ce sont eux qui décident what’s in, et what’s not.

Ils m’inspirent les côtés de la mode qui sont irréels, qui représentent le rêve innateignable. Ils jouent un rôle du début jusqu’à la fin, avec leurs poses de haute couture, leur vulgarité obsédante et leurs expérimentations sonores exquises. En voici un exemple d’eux en show:

House of Helder est le blog du groupe, où ils font part de leurs epicness avant-gardiste. Si vous aimez la mode (surtout New-Yorkaise), jettez-y un coup d’oeil aux quelques jours; leurs perspectives, opinions, connaissances et humour en vallent vraiment la peine.

Voici leurs vidéos “Making A Scene” et “Lagerfeld Lady”. Leur chanson/video la plus connue est Making A Scene, mais je préfère Lagerfeld Lady à cause du location . ♥♥ always paris

Making A Scene (où on apperçoit Nelly Furtado à 1:05):

Lagerfeld Lady:

gosh…karl lagerfeld is a genius.although i’m a bit retard in fashion sense, but yea..this man totally rocks.love the killer heels..aww, wanna buy them, but my mom gonna kill me for-sho if i do that..lolloveisfreyaislove

31 rue cambon é a tão esperada revista da Chanel. O projeto foi confiado à Olivier Zahm, editor chefe da revista Purple, por Karl Lagerfeld, que ficou com o conceito da publicação. O nome da revista vem com referência ao primeiro endereço da marca e apartamento de Mademoiselle Chanel, que se situa na Rua Cambon, 31 em Paris.

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A l’occasion des fêtes de fins d’années les grands magasins du boulevard Haussman revisitent leur vitrines pour nous présenter des décors animés toujours plus féeriques. C’est un lieu de promenade privilégié pour de nombreuses familles.

• Les Galeries Lafayette :

Du 5 novembre jusqu’au 31 décembre prochain, les vitrines des Galeries Lafayette ont pour thème la gourmandise.  On retrouve des décors en chocolat, avec des petits gâteaux, des lapins, des oursons et autres poupées de pain d’épice. Les personnages animés portent des créations de Jean Paul Gaultier, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs,  Zadig & Voltaire, Maje, Manoush.

L’inauguration des vitrines et l’illumination des façades ont eu lieu le 5 novembre en présence de l’actrice Elsa Zylberstein et Tina Kieffer, directrice en chef de Marie-Claire, voir la vidéo ici. La présence de célébrités lors d’événements est une technique marketing devenue courante pour de nombreuses marques, pour plus de détails sur ce sujet vous pouvez consulter  ce blog.

• Printemps :

Depuis le 12 novembre les vitrines du Printemps Haussman sont placées sous le signe de la Russie. Les décors animés aux couleurs slaves et motifs folkloriques nous plongent dans une ambiance festive. On admire les quatre poupées russes couture conçues par Karl Lagerfeld pour Chanel et John Galliano et Victoire de Castellane pour Dior.

Les deux figurines créées par Chanel ont les traits de personnages célèbres et symboliques dans l’histoire de la maison : le Duc Dimitri, le grand amour de Coco Chanel et la Princesse Nadejda une amie de la créatrice, habillée d’une robe du dernier défilé Paris-Moscou en version miniature.

John Galliano et Victoire de Castellane ont imaginé pour Dior une poupée inspirée du folklore russe avec toque en fourrure, robe traditionnelle et bottines lacées. Les doigts de la poupée étant parés d’une collection de bagues multicolores.

Voici une vidéo de l’inauguration des vitrines Printemps le 12 novembre dernier en présence du mannequin Natalia Vodianova et de Paolo De Cesare, président du Printemps:

“Si quieres respeto por tu pasado, esto significa que tienes un problema con tu presente y aún más con tu futuro”. 4:14 AM Nov 3rd

“La vida de la moda es corta. Es de seis meses, seis meses, seis meses. No es algo que haces para un gran futuro”. 6:07 AM Sep 13th

“Yo soy una persona de la moda y la moda no es sólo acerca de la ropa – es sobre todos los tipos de cambios“. 9:58 AM Aug 21st

“Una apariencia respetable es suficiente para sembrar interés en las personas por tu alma”. 3:30 AM Jun 28th

“Para mí, Chanel es como la música. Existen ciertas notas y tienes que hacer otra canción con ellos”. 3:23 AM May 9th

Fuente: twitter.com/Karl_Lagerfeld

Images of the 2010 Chanel Resort campaign. Karl Lagerfeld captured Karen Elson and Baptiste Giabiconi in a series of romantic photographs.

Hace un momento hablábamos de que el glamour no se puede perder ni en la ducha, ahora agregamos, tampoco cuando se anda en moto. Y qué mejor que los cascos de Karl Lagerfeld de su colección Otoño 2009. 

Estas fabulosas piezas no podían ser más femeninas y lujosas. Vienen con perlas incrustadas y cubiertas piel de visón (cuidado con PETA). Por el momento, sólo se pueden encontrar en Colette, Paris y otras tiendas especializadas, por un módico precio de US$1,805 a US$6,837.

Coincidencia? pues a decir verdad tal vez,  ya que la nueva imagen de la campaña de la linea de accesorios de la marca Chanel de otoño/invierno 20090-2010 tiene una nueva cara y si es nada mas y nada menos que la artista londinense Lily Allen, las fotos estuvieron a cargo de nada mas y nada menos que del diseñador Karl Lagerfeld.

Una extraña mezcla para generos tan diferentes, sin olvidar que lily aparecio en el desfile de primavera-verano 2010 de esta prestigiosa marca, no cabe duda que aveces las cosas mas diferentes pueden encotrar un punto medio y relacionarse, les dejamos el video del desfile y la pagina para encontrar las demas fotos de la campaña, disfruntenlo.

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