Hollywood actress celebrity newsmaker-actress-model good ol’ Lindsay Lohan is set to get creative and take over as artistic director for French fashion brand, Emanuel Ungaro and its new chief designer, Estrella Archs.
Will this work? is what’s being pondered in gossip/industry circles, especially since Lohan allegedly has no record in ground-breaking fashion design.
But Mounir Moufarrige, Ungaro’s chief executive officer, obviosuly thinks it will. Here’s what he told WWD:
“Odds are it could work. Everything we’re going to get is going to be a plus. I think the noise level around Lindsay will be very, very big.”
Meanwhile, Lindsay, 23, said she wants she wants to take the brand to a “younger place.” She told WWD:
“When I’m involved in a project, I give my all to it.
“I feel like there’s a correlation between everything I do, whether it’s pop music or film. I’ve always played a big part in what I wear, the costumes. Clothing is something that’s so expressive in so many ways. It really interests me. To be in a position where I’m working with a fashion house in Paris sets it apart from every other celebrity brand.”
Lohan will “kind of oversees everything [Archs] does, while working with her,” WWD quoted the star as saying.
“Different generations have different ideas,” Lohan added.
How would Archs handle “the different ideas” theory? The Spanish designer does appear ‘cool’ with the idea, saying, “Have you ever met two women who agree completely about fashion?”
The duo will make a presentation of its first collection in Paris on October 4.
Tennis celebrity Maria Sharapova has unveiled her Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan collection of handbags and footwear at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
The triple Grand Slam winner (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006 & Australian Open 2008) apparently came up with her own fashion designs while she was recouping from a shoulder injury and skipped the tennis route for a while.
Sharapova’s collaboration with fashion brand Cole Haan, which was announced last year, began with sketches, mood boards, and inspirations from the tennis star. Maria infused aspects of her playful personality into every detail of the line from the polished buckles of the shoes, to the leather wrapped chain straps of the handbags.
The Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan footwear collection, featuring Nike Air technology, includes a ballet flat, an ankle-wrapped stiletto, a flat over-the-knee boot, an ankle bootie and a strappy platform sandal. Prices start at $138, going up to $328.
The handbag collection includes a small frame clutch, a lambskin hobo, and Maria’s signature chain-link satchel in a range of eye-catching colors. Each silhouette is characterized by an oversized pleating detail, creating a luxe, yet casual feel. Prices range from $248 for a convertible clutch to $428 for a lambskin hobo.
The tennis star-cum-fashion designer, who’s 6-foot-2 tall, and yet loves wearing stiletto, said:
“It’s my hope that other young women will embrace the spirit of the collection; it’s fun, chic, fashionable and most importantly, able to take you from day to night.”
“Everyone loves Maria. It’s great to be working with her and adding a new dimension to Cole Haan’s history,” said Jim Seuss, CEO of Cole Haan, a subsidiary of Nike.
Seeded 29 at the US Open 2009, Sharapova will be playing unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, on the first round at Flushing Meadows next week.
Check out a couple of Maria’s handbag designs:
More on Maria and more photos of Maria Sharapova here:
American fashion model Elettra Wiedemann is appearing in Fall 2009 campaigns for denim creations by Dutch brand G-Star RAW, which is known for its fashionable ‘ultra’-urban clothing.
If you asked me, Wiedemann’s the one to watch out for to make it big in the celebrity fashion scene. She’s pretty, young and can rise to any occasion, especially if you see her modeling for G-Star and Lexus and Versace (photos below).
Elettra, 26, has a Italian and Swedish descent, besides a dual German and American nationality and is perfectly poised to endorse the global brand G-Star jeans and other denim apparel, especially with her ‘detached’ look.
The gorgeous granddaughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman was shot by renowned photographer Anton Corbijin for G-Star RAW’s Fall campaign.
Feel free to click and zoom in on Elettra… she won’t bite. She won’t bite. Unfortunately.
Enjoy this 55-second behind-the-scene footage released by Rampage:
“The Rampage line is comfortable and the cuts are very feminine,” said Refaeli, 24. “It always fits perfectly to the curves of a woman’s body – I have curves and I feel really good in it!”
The fall campaign will debut in September issues of fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Elle, Lucky and Cosmopolitan as well as be featured on outdoor advertising and online at fashion and lifestyle websites.
“We were looking for a fresh new face to follow our spring campaign with Gisele Bundchen and when we met Bar we instantly fell in love with her,” said Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Rampage.
“Bar is sweet, young, sexy and beautiful just like our Rampage customer. We look forward to a wonderful partnership.”
The Rampage campaign was shot by famed fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon at an estate in Los Angeles. Refaeli wears Rampage clothing, accessories, intimates and footwear in a variety of set ups from posing seductively in lingerie to a more innocent playful stance in sportswear for the campaign. The campaign was created by the Iconix in-house marketing team.
Who do you think suits Rampage better? Anyways, Rampage seems to be developing a penchant for changing its spokesperson on a whim — wasn’t it less than six months ago that Gisele replaced Petra Nemocova?
Go ahead and zoom in on Bar and Gisele photos. They won’t bite… unfortunately.
The teen singing sensation Miley Cyrus — also author and actress — says that, of the teen clothing line she created teaming up with designer Max Azria, “the jeans are my favorite part of the entire line” in the August issue of Elle magazine, US edition.
The trendy couture Miley Cyrus/Max Azria line is set to hit Wal-Mart stores across the nation next month. The line will include pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, shoes and accessories. All items will be priced under $20.
“Because, like, literally this is going to be good for, like, Middle America, and it will be great for kids that really want to be in fashion but that don’t have it available,” the 16-year-old Hannah Montana star continued.
“I would pay $500 for the jeans that we make for $20. I’m really into high fashion.” Wow — now, that’s a statement.
Max Azria clothes have been fancied by many Hollywood celebrities in the past, and Miley says she has every reason to believe they will bring a new vibrancy among the kids.
Enjoy some slick pictures of Miley Cyrus fashion (courtesy of Elle magazine):
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The trendy couture Miley Cyrus/Max Azria line is set to hit Wal-Mart stores across the nation next month. The line will include pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, shoes and accessories. All items will be priced under $20.
