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Summer Beauty Trends 2018

By Katerina Stamatopoulou, MA Fashion Journalism Academy of Art University

@katrinst

Everything we need to know about summer beauty 2018. 

Vie photographed by Max Abadian for ELLE Canada

Every summer we love to look more beautiful, with a glowing and hydrated face and body. Golden and bronze shades, earthy tones and exotic scents are the musts of every summer. But, what about this summer’s beauty trends?

MAKE UP

URBAN DECAY Disco Queen Holographic Disco Highlighter Stick

 

 

For this summer’s makeup, you must be brave and get lost in the magic and mystery of makeup art. Colors are bright, exotic with an ultra-touch texture. The unicorn trend is still going strong, with a wide range of holographic makeup products. Loud and waterproof eyeliners promise to give a bold and bright look, even at the beach.

DIOR Diorshow On Stage Liner

THE NATURAL GLOW

 

But, let’s not forget that the nude look is always in favor during the summertime – much like florals are for a spring wardrobe. Eyeshadows and lipsticks in such hues can offer a healthy, natural-looking bronzed glow for every skin tone. While talking about that glow, many beauty brands have created key face and body products this summer. Offering an iridescent, warm, eye-catching glow with hues of bronze, gold and rose gold, when applied to the skin.

FENTY BEAUTY Fairy Bomb and Highlighter

SUMMER SCENTS

DIOR Escale à Portofino

 

 

 

 

Summertime prefers more sheer, and transparent scents. Colognes are back with a fresher spritz-weight for a lighter aroma and a longer lasting eau de parfum strength. Citrus based notes are a gentler and more elegant approach.

SUN PROTECTION

 

 

Of course, we should never forget to wear our sunscreen protection. Face and body sunscreen is always the big summer trend we should never neglect since it keeps us healthy and looking beautiful under the bright summer sun.

COOLA Sunscreen and After-Sun Care

Beauties Of The Cannes Film Festival 2018

By Katerina Stamatopoulou, MA Fashion Journalism Academy of Art University

@katrinst

Cinema and fashion stars turned the red carpet into a catwalk at the Cannes Film Festival.

Naomi Campbell leads fellow supermodels and celebrities onto the Fashion For Relief runway (Photo: ELLE.com)

Cannes, France. –  The Cannes Film Festival, one of the greatest celebrations of the Seventh Art, never fails to highlight the close relationship between cinema and fashion, and this year was exceptional. Once again, the stars won the flash of photographers on the red carpet with their ensembles fit for royalty.


Undoubtedly, Cate Blanchett claimed the primacy of the best dressed. This year’s President wore a stunning custom-made creation by the Greek designer, Mary Katrantzou. The look was completed with Chopard rings and Aquazzura Eclipse gold pumps.


Even some models preferred not to succumb to the temptation of a statement ‘body-con’ dress and chose an elegant creation instead. Bella Hadid was the perfect example in her pink strapless custom-made Dior gown. The only exception was Kendall Jenner who isn’t afraid to take fashion risks, and most of the time she gets many credits for her choices. The 22-year-old model appeared on the red carpet wearing a green dress with gold details which highlighted her toned body. The “leave nothing to the imagination” dress was from Alexandre Vauthier’s fall 2016 collection, the black satin pumps by Christian Louboutin, and the jewelry by Chopard.

 

Cate Blanchett wearing Mary Katrantzou at Cannes Film Festival 2018 (Photo: Getty Images)

Kendall Jenner wearing Alexandre Vauthier at Cannes Film Festival 2018 (Photo: E! Online)

Bella Hadid wearing a custom Dior gown at Cannes Film Festival 2018 (Photo: Getty Images)

A few years ago, the Festival’s protocol was intensely discussed because it required female stars to wear high heels on the red carpet. But, for 2018, Marion Cotillard broke the rules with an unlikely appearance, wearing Nicholas Kirkwood flat boots. She chose to coordinate them with her midi dress, and managed to create a stunning rock outfit. Chanel sunglasses and bracelets completed her look.


However, another movie star partially broke etiquette guidelines. Kristen Stewart arrived on the red carpet for the film BlacKkKlansman, wearing a metallic mini dress and high-heeled Louboutins. Just before she reached the stairs, she decided to release her feet from the high-heels and walk barefoot.

 

Marion Cotillard at Cannes Film Festival 2018 (Photo: )

Kristen Stewart at Cannes Film Festival 2018 (Photo: E! Online)

Every year, Fashion For Relief, the annual charity gala hosted by Naomi Campbell, is high on the list of events for stars who attend Cannes. The famous supermodel invites powerful business moguls, athletes, Hollywood stars and all the models that are at the forefront, for an evening of fashion, and to raise money for environmental and humanitarian organizations around the world. On the catwalk, the hostess of the gala walked with other famous names of the fashion industry and show business. Earlier that day, Naomi announced her “retirement” since, as she said, she is 47 years old and the years she has had on the catwalks are too many.

SAVAGE X FENTY: A Hymn to Body Positivity by #badgalriri

By Katerina Stamatopoulou, MA Fashion Journalism Academy of Art University

@katrinst

Rihanna continues her success in the fashion industry by dropping a lingerie collection for all body types.

Savage x Fenty collage by Katerina Stamatopoulou.

“Didn’t they tell you?” posted Rihanna on her Instagram account mid-April. The caption appeared underneath a zoomed-in, ultra-sexy photo of her wearing a peachy pink bra. It was a really enigmatic photo that raised a lot of speculation.

After notable collaborations with fashion and beauty brands, such as Manolo Blahnik, Dior, Puma, and MAC, she decided to create her own beauty line. FENTY beauty by Rihanna was successfully launched last fall, catering to all skin tones and types. But, now she surprises us with a new lingerie line, Savage x Fenty. It is scheduled to launch on May 11th. Rihanna has become a legitimate fashion and beauty mogul who believes that all women should love their bodies. Her brands are proof, and lots of her fans truly appreciate this.

 

savages come in all shapes and sizes!! ya ready? @savagexfenty MAY.11.2018

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Audrey Ritchie, a plus size model, recently showed up in a short video on RiRi’s Instagram account, wearing Savage x Fenty lingerie to give the viewer a sneak peek of what to expect.

Like FENTY Beauty, it appears to encompass all types of women. Besides the colors and the design of the collection, what matters the most is the wide range of sizes from XS to 3XL. Savage x Fenty will be more accessible, and the women who choose to wear it will feel comfortable and confident no matter her body shape.

But, is there a woman who wouldn’t feel beautiful and sexy wearing sensual lingerie and embracing her body just as it is?

 

4 dayz, sis! #DAMN @savagexfenty

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Designers In Film: The Relationship Between Fashion And Film

By Katerina Stamatopoulou

@katrinst

Since the very early days of cinema, fashion designers have helped create Hollywood style icons.

Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" wearing Givenchy. (Filmsane)

The relationship between fashion and film has always been a close one. Many renowned fashion designers are responsible for a number of iconic key pieces worn by film stars. In turn, several film stars became muses of luxury fashion houses. These two worlds share commonalities such as glamour and the pursuit of aesthetics.

"Sabrina" Audrey Hepburn wears Givenchy. (Filmsane)

On 20th March 2018, a great French fashion designer and couturier passed away at the age of 91. Hubert de Givenchy, “Le Grand Hubert” as the French called him, was an image maker who created style icons. He dressed Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy. In 1954, the collaboration between Givenchy and Hepburn for the costumes in Billy Wilder’s film Sabrina was the beginning of a long-lasting friendship. Everyone remembers Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) standing in front of the window of Tiffany’s wearing her little black Givenchy dress and a pair of oversized sunglasses.

 

Hepburn in a 1958 fitting with designer Givenchy at his Paris atelier. (Hollywood Reporter/ Everett Collection)

Many other collaborations between these two magical worlds came up in the years to follow. In 1967, Catherine Deneuve in Luis Bunuel’s movie Belle de Jour marked the acquaintance of the actress and the thirty years old designer, Yves Saint Laurent.

Catherine Deneuve wearing YSL in "Belle de Jour". (Clothes On Film)

Back in 1982, Marc Bohan for Dior designed a dress with a big bow at the back, for the movie Tout Feu, Tout Flamme and worn by Isabelle Adjani. 

Isabelle Adjani wears Dior in "Tout feu tout flamme". (Isabelle Adjani Blog)

There have been many other eye-catching and influential costumes in cinema that generated fashion and style icons. Diane Keaton in Woody Allen’s movie Annie Hall (1977) promoted Ralph Lauren’s trend-setting masculine style.

Ralph Lauren dresses Diane Keaton for Woody Allen's "Annie Hall". (E! Online)

Richard Gere wears a signature Armani Suit in "American Gigolo". (E! Online)

 

Giorgio Armani’s suits for American Gigolo (1980) made Richard Gere the ultimate best-dressed male of the ‘80s by far.

Moreover, we should not neglect the Vivienne Westwood wedding dress that was worn by the most stylish single woman of New York, Carrie Bradshaw (aka Sarah Jessica Parker) in the Sex and the City (2008) movie.

 

 

 

 

The fascinating journey of fashion in films is special and looks like a fairytale. Designers became well-known through their creations that appeared in films and muses emerged by wearing their masterpieces in films. 

 

Sarah Jessica Parker wears Vivienne Westwood in a full 'Carrie' moment for "Sex and the City". (E! Online)

PFW F/W2018. We’ll Always Have Paris.

By Katerina Stamatopoulou

@katrinst

Fashion Weeks start and finish with Paris on the mind.

February 27, 2018


Christian Dior
First, it was the “We should all be feminists” T-shirt, now the “C’est non, non, non et non!” sweater. It’s been 50 years since the student riots in May 1968, and Maria Grazia Chiuri decided to make another social-political statement. Inspired by the tumultuous protesters of 1968 and Diane Vreeland’s “youthquake”, Chiuri wanted to target younger customers but retain Dior’s high-fashion aesthetic and legacy. A wardrobe that is revolutionary but also highly creative.

 

Saint Laurent
Anthony Vaccarello was inspired by the Yves Saint Laurent’s “Russian Peasant” couture collection of F/W 1976, an extravagant collection in its time. But, Vaccarello gave a more Parisian direction of that elaborated and voluminous collection of Monsieur Saint Laurent. Mini shorts, large brimmed hats, fiercely impressive décolletés and the sparkling Eiffel Tower as a background accessory created a strong, contemporary fashion statement.

February 28, 2018


Maison Margiela
Décortiqué. John Galliano loves to name his collections with French adjectives. In this collection, he stripped down the garments to their essence and just kept their skeletal structure. Unconscious glamour was the collection’s name, but it looked more like ‘Rushed Dressing’ glamour. Coats worn before dresses, blazers before sweaters, holographic coats and a lot of deconstructing garments all over the catwalk. Galliano loves the pair-if-you-dare game of fabrics.

 

Dries Van Noten
Fashion is good, fashion is nice. It sounds like a mantra but that was the message Dries Van Noten was passing through his collection. We live in a very complicated and wild world, and maybe the Dark Ages are back. But, fashion should reflect the bright side of life. That was what Van Noten’s collection was all about. Utilitarian sportswear, ‘70s glam, and Paul Poiret references. Fashion is good, fashion is nice.

 

March 1, 2018


Ann Demeulemeester
The dark romanticism of the British poet, William Blake, was what Sébastien Meunier had in mind while creating this strong, aggressive but feminine collection. Clothes for modern amazons. Unfastened leather straps, painted black clothes, but there was also a hint of innocence. Jeanne d’Arc could have been Meunier’s muse for this collection.

March 2, 2018


Loewe
Five classical novels in their native language, with jackets photographed by Steven Meisel, were placed on every chair. “Classicism is always there…sometimes you change the cover and make it relevant for today,” Jonathan Anderson referred to the reading material. Loewe craftsmanship and the meticulously detailed mixing of the fabrics created an updated classic collection.

 

Balmain
Olivier Rousteing’s “Balmain Army” became fierce disco queens this season. They love wearing ripped jeans with holographic jackets, quilted leather, PVC thigh-high boots, and whatever has a shining effect on the designer’s favorite ‘80s silhouettes.  

 

March 3, 2018


Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo always loves to deconstruct the shape of the clothes and create theatrical figures inspired the history, even if she has stated that she doesn’t like to look back. For this season, CAMP was the name of her collection. She referred to Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on Camp”. “I think camp can express something deeper, and give birth to progress,” Kawakubo wrote in her show notes. The progress of thinking and feeling the world around us.

 

Altuzarra
Joseph Altuzarra designed a collection that was all about the women he grew up with. His mother, his friends, all the women who work and get dressed to go to the office. La Coupole restaurant at Montparnasse was the perfect choice for this real collection to take place.

 

March 4, 2018


Givenchy
If someone wants to learn about the ‘80s in East and West Germany, Clare Waight Keller’s collection for Givenchy would be the best fashion history class. Rich faux furs, leather, sharp tailoring and lace created the desired contradiction so as to present those two different sides of a country. Glamour and cruelty. 

 

Valentino
“Sometimes it’s felt as if a woman had to dress like men to be more powerful. Today is a different moment. People can be exactly how they are,” said Pierpaolo Piccioli. Flowers, the symbol of romance, were the collection’s main theme. Flowers that were a reminder of Georgia O’ Keefe paintings but much more minimal. Long dresses, coats, jackets; everything a romantic Valentino woman would wear.

 

March 5, 2018


Alexander McQueen
A McQueen woman is always powerful, and so was Sarah Burton’s show. Metamorphosis was the name of the collection, and it was an ode to powerful womanhood. Like a caterpillar transforms into a beautiful and ethereal butterfly, so does a girl become a mighty woman. Undoubtedly, throughout the collection butterfly wings had a special place.  

 

Giambattista Valli
“Humanity, much less politics,” Giambattista Valli said backstage. Valli’s collection was a collision between different cultures and politics where everyone accepts each other as they are. A journey through different countries, unique civilizations and unlike mentalities, but with bohemian attitude.  

 

March 6, 2018


Chanel
Karl Lagerfeld always narrates a personal story through each of his shows, and he did so again this time. Twelve old alleys decorated the runway, at Grand Palais, along with a German forest that is usually spotted somewhere in north Hamburg, a memory from Lagerfeld’s childhood. Everything that one needed for a stylish walk into the woods was in the collection. 

The #CHANELFallWinter 2018/19 show, presented by Karl Lagerfeld yesterday in Paris. #PFW

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Miu Miu
Miu Miu is about girls who love to have fun with fashion. This time, Miuccia Prada mixed the ‘50s and ‘80s and the outcome was an eccentric and colorful collection. Different types of models, but all were referring to strong personalities. One thing in common… they all love the ‘80s powerful dress code.

 

Multi-Tasking Makeup: For when you need to apply on the fly!

Do you find yourself frantically slapping on makeup in the car, train, bus or whatever mode of transport that won’t get you to your appointment fast enough? Do you end up with makeup smudged all over your face and clothes, rather than it being beautifully applied to all the right places? Fear not of the panda eyes or slapdash army look anymore. We’ve got some fantastic products to show you that, aside from looking stunning on your face, are multi-tasking, portable, and easily applied without the mess.

 

  • Ph: Kendra Spears for Vogue Paris November, 2012. Photographed by Lachlan Bailey, styled by Claire Dhelens, makeup by Yadim Carranza and hair by Rudi Lewis.

Living In The Echo Of Paris Haute Couture Week 2018

By Katerina Stamatopoulou

@katrinst

  The Paris Haute Couture Week finished only two weeks ago but we have a lot of things to remember..

New York Fashion Week commenced February 18th, but Paris Haute Couture Spring Summer 2018 still lingers on the minds of everyone in the fashion world. A lot of things happened and once more Paris, La Ville Lumière (The City of Light), has been able to demonstrate that it can draw attention not just for the breath-taking and skillfully designed clothes that are presented in every Paris Fashion Week. 

A new exhibition pays tribute to the late fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa, who passed away last November. The 41 dresses that are displayed are a short fashion design journey over time. The “Je suis couturier” exhibition runs until June 10th, 2018 at 18 rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris.

"Je Suis Couturier" Exhibition at the Association Azzedine Alaïa (Katerina Stamatopoulou)

Jean Paul Gaultier, l’enfant terrible, paid homage to Pierre Cardin, the fashion house where he started his career as a designer. The collection was a marriage of Cardin’s futuristic style and Gaultier’s provocative design. But, what stole the show was when Coco Rocha took the runway with her two-year-old daughter, Ioni Conran. A new girl comes in town, and Couture is now more adorable than ever.

After Dior’s surrealistic inspired collection at the Musèe Rodin, a masquerade party took place where all guests were dressed in their tuxedos, gowns and their playful face masks.

Smartphones have ruled the front row of the fashion shows, and so John Galliano took advantage of this ‘reality’ for his latest haute couture collection for Maison Margiela. A special holographic fabric was used in most pieces of the collection. When the viewer took a photo with flash, the fabric transformed from black nylon to a shimmering holographic panel. Enough psychedelic to prove that haute couture can be modern, too.

Ornate hats used to be the hallmark of haute couture several years ago. For this season, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino’s creative director, utilized for the first-time hats that were created by the British hatter, Philip Treacy.

 

Fancy feathered hats in bright colors adorned models’ heads. Despite the old extravagant look, there was a modern spirit in the collection. Wearing a tank top and a pair of chinos with a huge feathered hat is a powerful statement. 

Paris Haute Couture Week was a true tour through the Parisian museums. Sometimes, it was like visiting the Louvre and Centre Georges Pompidou at the same time.

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