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Lindsay Lohan's Fashion Designer Debut for Emanuel Ungaro Panned

October 6, 2009

Lindsay Lohan burst into tears during the Paris Fashion Week runway show for Emanuel Ungaro, the fashion house for which she was a design consultant this past season. The actress-turned-fashion designer walked the runway with Spanish designer Estrella Archs, the latest head designer hired by Emanuel Ungaro, at the end of the show for her new collection and was obviously overwhelmed. Backstage the actress called her collaboration with Emanuel Ungaro, “the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

The post-show applause was little more than a polite courtesy, as many audience members were left aghast at the sight of the sloppy and seemingly unfinished designs, as well as the glimpse of sequined pasties covering models’ breasts as the strutted the runway in blazers which would flap open — revealing nothing underneath.

“The reviews are in for the actress Lindsay Lohan’s controversial turn as a hired muse for the house of Emanuel Ungaro, and let’s just say her arrival was greeted by critics as if a McDonald’s fry cook had been installed as the chef of a three-star Michelin restaurant,” wrote the NY Times’ Eric Wilson.

And later: “Ungaro’s latest maneuver was at least effective in drawing a heavy-hitting audience, as the editors in chief of Harper’s Bazaar, In Style and Elle and buyers from Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and Bergdorf Goodman all attended. But they scrambled for the exits as soon as the show ended, with little applause as Ms. Lohan and Ms. Archs took a bow together on the runway. One retail chief said he had asked for a ticket only because he thought the show would be a spectacle. Another said he would not buy the line, but declined to identify himself ‘because I don’t want my name associated with that train wreck.’”

Hint magazine called the collection “pinky but not panky, and honestly not good enough to be part of the official Paris calendar.” Furthermore, Lohan apparently went shopping the day before the Ungaro runway show and then handed the bill over to Ungaro to be paid. “And then, after a hard day of shopping, she had a wild night and canceled an interview with Suzy Menkes. [Does] one refuse an audience with the pope because of a hangover? She did.”

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London Fashion Weekend September 2009 Tickets and Prices

September 14, 2009

London Fashion Weekend tickets offer the opportunity to purchase designer fashion at discounted prices. If you’re a fashion lover this is the perfect way to spend the day with friends. And who knows what bargains you might find, just by picking up some London Fashion Weekend tickets. And this year, London Fashion Weekend has a brand new home – the suitably stylish, Somerset House.

Tickets and pricing for London Fashion Weekend entry and access:

	Black Entrance	Silver Entry + Show Bag	Silver Entry + Catwalk	Gold Entry + Catwalk + Show Bag
Thurs 24th 5pm – 10pm	£15.50	£22.50	£30.50	£37.50
Fri 25th 11am – 5pm	£12.50	£19.50	£27.50	£34.50
5pm – 9pm	£15.50	£22.50	£30.50	£37.50
Sat 26th 9am – 6pm	£15.50	£22.50	£30.50	£37.50
Sun 27th 9am – 5pm	£12.50	£19.50	£27.50	£34.50

Please note: All ticket prices are exclusive of booking fee.

Always a sell-out, make sure that you don’t miss out on this year’s London Fashion Weekend tickets. A fun way to spend the day with friends whilst checking the newest fashions, with London Fashion Weekend tickets you can also bag a bargain. If you didn’t make it to London Fashion Week, make sure you’re in the front row at London Fashion Weekend.

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Paris Fashion Week Dates and Schedule Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collections

September 13, 2009

This year’s Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 30, 2009 to October 8, 2009 for the Spring/Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear collections.

Wednesday, September 2009, the 30th
10:00 am	IMPASSE DE LA DEFENSE	Gare de Lyon – Train Bleu – Salle Dorée – place Louis Armand – Paris 12e
11:00 am	CORINNE COBSON	To be confirmed
12:00 pm	TIM VAN STEENBERGEN	Espace Commines – 17 rue Commines – Paris 3e
1:00 pm	ANNE VALERIE HASH	36 boulevard Bonne Nouvelle – Paris 10e
2:00 pm	LIMI FEU	13 rue de Turbigo – Paris 2e
3:00 pm	DÉVASTÉE	Salon des Miroirs – 13 passage Jouffroy – Paris 9e
4:00 pm	FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA	Musée de l’Homme – salon de Musique – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
5:00 pm	ROCHAS	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
6:00 pm	PEACHOO+KREJBERG	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
7:00 pm	GARETH PUGH	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e
8:00 pm	RUE DU MAIL (by Martine Sitbon)	5 rue du Mail – Paris 2e
9:00 pm	FATIMA LOPES	Salon des Miroirs – 13 passage Jouffroy – Paris 9e

Thursday, October 2009, the 1st
10:00 am	BALENCIAGA	Voir invitation
11:00 am	LIE SANG BONG	To be confirmed
12:00 pm	HIROKO KOSHINO	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
1:00 pm	MANISH ARORA	Crazy Horse – 12 avenue George V – Paris 8e
2:00 pm	SHARON WAUCHOB	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
3:00 pm	BALMAIN	To be confirmed
4:00 pm	BRUNO PIETERS	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
5:00 pm	RICK OWENS	Les Beaux-Arts de Paris – salle Mélpomène – 13 quai Malaquais – Paris 6e
6:00 pm	LUTZ	Garage Turenne – 66 rue de Turenne – Paris 3e
7:00 pm	AF VANDEVORST	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
8:00 pm	NINA RICCI	See invitation
9:00 pm	BLESS	To be confirmed

Friday, October 2009, the 2nd
10:00 am	ATSURO TAYAMA	7 rue Hérold – Paris 1er
11:00 am	ISSEY MIYAKE	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
12:00 pm	GASPARD YURKIEVICH	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
1:00 pm	BERNHARD WILLHELM	Espace Commines – 17 rue Commines – Paris 3e
2:30 pm	CHRISTIAN DIOR	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
3:30 pm	ISABEL MARANT	Couvent des Cordeliers – 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine – Paris 6e
4:30 pm	VIVIENNE WESTWOOD	Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo – 51 rue de l’Université – Paris 7e
5:30 pm	LANVIN	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e
6:30 pm	MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA	POPB – salle Marcel Cerdan – porte 28 – 8 boulevard de Bercy – Paris 12e
7:30 pm	VÉRONIQUE LEROY	To be confirmed
8:30 pm	YOHJI YAMAMOTO	155 rue Saint-Martin – Paris 3e

Saturday, October 2009, the 3rd
9:30 am	JUNYA WATANABE	See invitation
10:30 am	HAIDER ACKERMANN	Les Beaux-Arts de Paris – salle Mélpomène – 13 quai Malaquais – Paris 6e
11:30 am	TSUMORI CHISATO	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
12:30 pm	CHAPURIN	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
1:30 pm	VIKTOR & ROLF	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
2:30 pm	CACHAREL	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e
3:30 pm	SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI	Intercontinental Paris le Grand – 2 rue Scribe – Paris 9e
4:30 pm	ANN DEMEULEMEESTER	Couvent des Cordeliers – 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine – Paris 6e
5:30 pm	COMME DES GARCONS	See invitation
7:00 pm	JEAN PAUL GAULTIER	325 rue Saint-Martin – Paris 3e
8:00 pm	LOEWE	Université Paris Descartes – 12 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine – Paris 6e

Sunday, October 2009, the 4th
10:00 am	KARL LAGERFELD	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
11:00 am	ANDREW GN	Les Beaux-Arts de Paris – salle Mélpomène – 13 quai Malaquais – Paris 6e
12:00 pm	AKRIS	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
1:00 pm	EMANUEL UNGARO	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
2:00 pm	COSTUME NATIONAL	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
3:00 pm	HUSSEIN CHALAYAN	Couvent des Cordeliers – 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine – Paris 6e
4:00 pm	DRIES VAN NOTEN	7 place Vendôme – Paris 1er
5:00 pm	KRIS VAN ASSCHE	Garage Turenne – 66 rue de Turenne – Paris 3e
6:30 pm	GIVENCHY	See invitation
8:00 pm	SONIA RYKIEL	See invitation

Monday, October 2009, the 5th
10:00 am	STELLA MCCARTNEY	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e
11:00 am	BARBARA BUI	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
12:00 pm	LÉONARD	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
1:00 pm	GUY LAROCHE	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
2:00 pm	GIAMBATTISTA VALLI	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
3:00 pm	ZUCCA	See invitation
4:00 pm	CELINE	See invitation
5:00 pm	COMMUUN	To be confirmed
6:00 pm	ESTRELLA ARCHS	To be confirmed
7:30 pm	YVES SAINT LAURENT	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e

Tuesday, October 2009, the 6th
9:30 am	JOHN RIBBE	Le Showcase – Pont Alexandre III – Paris 8e
10:30 am	CHANEL	Grand Palais – avenue du Général Eisenhower – Paris 8e
11:30 am	AGNÈS B.	Les Beaux-Arts de Paris – salle Mélpomène – 13 quai Malaquais – Paris 6e
12:30 pm	JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
1:30 pm	ALENA AKHMADULLINA	To be confirmed
2:30 pm	CHLOE	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
3:30 pm	JUNKO SHIMADA	To be confirmed
5:00 pm	VALENTINO	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e
6:00 pm	MARITHÉ & FRANCOIS GIRBAUD	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e
9:00 pm	VANESSA BRUNO	To be confirmed
8:30 pm	ALEXANDER MCQUEEN	POPB – salle Marcel Cerdan – porte 28 – 8 boulevard de Bercy – Paris 12e

Wednesday, October 2009, the 7th
9:30 am	RM BY THE DESIGNER ROLAND MOURET	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
10:30 am	KENZO	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e
11:30 am	WUNDERKIND	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
12:30 pm	PAUL & JOE	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Le Nôtre*
1:30 pm	COLLETTE DINNIGAN	To be confirmed
2:30 pm	LOUIS VUITTON	See invitation
3:30 pm	ELIE SAAB	Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
4:30 pm	MIU MIU	See invitation
5:30 pm	TALBOT RUNHOF	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e
6:30 pm	HERMÈS	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e
8:00/8:30 pm	JOHN GALLIANO	Halle Freyssinet – 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol – Paris 13e

Thursday, October 2009, the 8th
10:30 am	MARIE BISHARA	Le Carrousel du Louvre – Salle Soufflot*
11:30 am	DRESS 33	To be confirmed
12:30 pm	SHIATZY CHEN	Les Beaux-Arts de Paris – salle Melpomène – 13 quai Malaquais – Paris 6e
1:30 pm	INGRID VLASOV	Musée de l’Homme – 17 place du Trocadéro – Paris 16e
2:30 pm	GILES DEACON	Palais de Tokyo – 13 avenue du Président Wilson – Paris 16e
3:30 pm	MOON YOUNG HEE	To be confirmed
4:30 pm	TIM HAMILTON	See invitation

* Le Carrousel du Louvre, 99, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

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New York Fashion Week Presents Rouge Tomate Juice Bar

September 12, 2009

Rouge Tomate, the Belgium imported restaurant and one of the hottest new spots in Manhattan, is proud to participate at this season’s Spring 2010 New York Mercedes–Benz Fashion Week. On Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, 2009, Rouge Tomate will debut their first ever NYC Fashion Week Juice Bar at the main tent showcasing fresh and seasonal mocktails, prepared by Rouge Tomate’s mixologist, Rainlove Lampariello.

Located in the heart of Manhattan at 10 East 60th St. between Madison and Fifth Avenue, Rouge Tomate features modern American dishes under the direction of Executive Chef Jeremy Bearman. Chef Bearman will also be on hand at the tent on Saturday from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. to talk about the restaurant’s groundbreaking philosophy of sustainability and nutrition, explaining why we can proudly and confidently say that “the greenest restaurant in New York is red.” Born in Belgium, Rouge Tomate is the first American restaurant to follow a specific, proprietary nutritional guideline called SPE (Sourcing, Preparing, Enhancing). The restaurant houses a culinary nutritionist on staff, Natalia Rusin who works hand-in-hand with the kitchen and bar to ensure that every dish is a unique combination of healthy and delicious.

“New York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has always served as the pinnacle event for the fashion word and a true celebration of beauty, style and taste. As such, it is the perfect opportunity for Rouge Tomate to showcase our sustainable, and delicious cocktail program,” said Emmanuel Verstraeten, Founder and CEO of Rouge Tomate. “Rouge Tomate is not just a restaurant, it’s a sophisticated way of affirming beauty, life and well being and we are so delighted to participate in this week’s events.”

To make reservations for Rouge Tomate, please call 646.237.8977 or visit www.rougetomatenyc.com

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London Fashion Weekend September 24-27, 2009

September 11, 2009

London Fashion Weekend will take place from the 24th to the 27th of September at Somerset House and 180 The Strand – right in the heart of London and in the OFFICIAL London Fashion Week catwalk and exhibition venues.

Exciting designer fashion

London Fashion Weekend is the culmination of a heady week. Hot new designers have showcased their collections and you can expect to see all of the famous names from the fashion and celebrity worlds wearing some of the items throughout the next season. And if you want to see exactly how these magnificent collections come into being, make sure you catch this year’s window installations, as designers create outfits under the watchful gaze of the public.

Shopping at Somerset House

The best part about the weekend is, of course, that you get to buy the clothes that have graced the runway at this season’s London Fashion Week. Shop for the hottest in designer items at extremely reduced prices. You can look like the belle of any darn ball you like, and all you have to do is pick up London Fashion Weekend tickets.

The designers

At London Fashion Weekend you can expect bargains from designers like Juicy Couture, Valentino, Vivienne Westwood, Gucci, Paul & Joe and loads more. It’ll be a haven for fashionistas and sale shoppers alike. So get your purse out and get ready to buy some top quality names at a fraction of the normal price.

London Fashion Weekend

Unfortunately London Fashion Week does have to come to an end, but London Fashion Weekend is the perfect finale event for fashion enthusiasts. London Fashion Weekend combines fabulous fashion with stunning models and a uniquely sophisticated atmosphere. But of course, best of all is the opportunity to buy designer fashion at discounted prices, ensuring you’re the envy of everyone you sashay past on the street.

Come straight from work

This London Fashion Weekend will even cater for those who can’t get the time off work. You’ll be able to save that last document then make your way over to Somerset House before indulging your fashion urges until 9pm on the Wednesday, Thursday and the Friday.

ON THE FRONT ROW OF ELEY KISHIMOTO’S SS10 LFW CATWALK SHOW ON SUNDAY

Our Show Bags – Limited edition / Ethically sourced / Made using 100% organic cotton / Full of goodies / These are a complete sell out season on season so be sure to book yours in advance

* A donation of £1 from the sale of each show bags is made to Environmental Justice Foundation’s international work protecting the natural environment and defending human rights.

THE LONDON FASHION WEEK BUILD UP AND BUZZ

Moving with London Fashion Week to the new home of British fashion, London Fashion Weekend will be using the official London Fashion Week catwalk.

LONDON FASHION WEEKEND DESIGNERS…

You can enjoy the fashion features, watch the stunning catwalk show, have a professional makeover and blow dry and sip champagne…but the best part of London Fashion Weekend is the SHOPPING.

Over 120 designers this season include PPQ, Eley Kishimoto, Luella, Lulu Guinness, Zoe & Morgan, Juicy Couture, Kors by Michael Kors, Pauric Sweeney, Emma Cook, Designer Studio featuring Prada, D&G and Roberto Cavalli, Mawi, Alex Monroe, Sass & Bide, Linda Farrow, American Retro, MIH Jeans…all selling their collections at up to 75% off their retail prices. New designers are confirming every day!