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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, who will celebrate the 40-anniversary of the Fashion House this year, has appointed young designer Gabrielle Greiss, as a new creative director of the brand.

Till the present moment this post was occupied by daughter of well-known fashion designer Nathalie Rykiel. Now she will have more important business – she is appointed the president and art director of the Fashion House.

Young Gabrielle Greiss, the graduate of prestigious college Central St Martins in London, has already had time to work with Alber Elbaz in Lanvin, worked as the stylist for Another Magazine and Dazed&Confused, and also assisted to the Italian fashion designer Anna Molinari in creation of her next collection.
During the last three years Greiss worked as Sonia Rykiel’s personal assistant - on this responsible post she has gained trust of the legendary boss and has been chosen for further of successful creations of seasonal collections.

Fashion from Valentino is an expensive lace created to order by masters of Lesage or Grasso, blameless cut and, the most important, recognized color shades.

Mixing ancient laces with the modern “know-how” of clothes, Valentino has created original and stylish things. The lace is still one of the main trends in a today’s fashion. The true laces personify pure luxury and genuine feminity.

European press has named Valentino «the poet of white». A white dress was present in all his collections. During the Fashion Week in Paris he has kept to the tradition.

Pink color is and again in fashion – it is a symbol of brave women.
And in a combination with lilac it looks mysterious and romantic.

In Valentino’s last collection the big attention is given to a polka-dot dress and suit. One of the most fashionable prints of the summer season - “polka-dot” in all forms. 

However true passion of the fashion designer - to red color. “Red - the best color. It suits any woman, it is just worth remembering, that there are more than 30 different shades of this color”, - assures Valentino.

Dolce&Gabbana
Suits from a brand not slim line. And if the jacket is still narrow in shoulders and reminds a tuxedo, trousers are baggy. Vest is also desirable among other clothes - and it may be put on atop a sweater. A tie is thin, almost as a string.
Also designers offer men to carry big bags-portfolios. Nevertheless it is unclear, what can be carried in these huge “capacities”.

Snow people from Emporio Armani
This brand has devoted a part of the show to snow-birds. The attractive jacket from materials with a snow effect will ideally suits for skiing. Huge cap will protect ears from a cold, and glasses - eyes from the sun. “For every day” designers offer to tuck in a little wide trousers in boots, to put on a golf and a huge jacket.
Well, certainly, here again you will see big bags and long warm scarves.

Baggy dandies from Bottega Veneta
In clothes of this brand one can feel the true English gentleman, or the waiter. In Fashion House’s opinion, in a daily life the man should put on wide baggy trousers, slim line coats or jackets, gloves, and take a bag. They may also pot on peak-cap. For celebrations - a suit: a jerkin and again wide trousers. And for a wedding - decorate your appearance with the white butterfly, as the waiter.

Close panties from Calvin Klein
On color scale the clothes from Calvin Klein do not differ from works of other brands: all the same muted beige- grey-black- silver shades.

There are some models of cinnamon color, occasionally appears light blue. The collection reminds more autumn, than winter: light raincoats and jackets dominate; even a neck is not covered. “Shtick” of this brand is to tuck in a sweater in trousers. The brand also gives an opportunity to show all charm of a slim figure - due to raincoats and thin belts on a waist. And due to almost slinky trousers - to brag of slenderness.

Karl Lagerfeld, who has not time to have a rest from work above haute couture collection, presented in Paris has showed to the world a new sports line.

As it appeared, advertising pictures in support of the collection had been shot by Lagerfeld at the end of the last year - models appear there in classical snow-white blouses and skirts in retro style. Sports line from Chanel features original bikinis in the best traditions of the 1950th, motorcycle helmets, shorts with a high waistline and cozy loose overalls with a hood from pleasant soft cotton fabrics.

Karl Lagerfeld admits, that he has long ago thought about creation of sports clothes. He recollects Coco Chanel’s passion to sport. «I have thought up these clothes not because other women go in for sports, but because my passion», - have once told the legendary Coco.

Sports line from Chanel «Spring - summer 2008» will appear in boutiques this May.

The image of Verka Serduchka, created by Andrey Danilko, so pleased Jean Paul Gaultier that he has made the decision to sew suits for the actor. So shortly, provided well-known designer and the singer make a bargain, Serduchka will sport exclusive attires.

The happy meeting of creative souls - Jean Paul Gaultier and Andrey Danilko - has taken place in France, in Paris, Rikel’s fashion show. It so impressed the fashionable master, that in some days his assistants have contacted Danilko and informed the shocked singer, that Gaultier has already some sketches which he wants to show Andrey. Having learned that everyone suit from a celebrity will cost about thirty five thousand euros, Danilko has lost bathos. However, Jean - Paul has promised the discount to the actor, and Andrey has promised to think about it.
If Serduchka agrees to become a client, custom tailoring of suits will start in February.

The young designer Riccardo Tisci, who is for quite some time ruling the show in French Fashion Houses Givenchy, has pleased visitors of Parisian Week Haute Couture with an unusual combination of ballerina’s image and the Gothic woman-vamp. The black-and-white collection of not just elegant dresses, but real creations of modern architecture, has proved the Italian fashion designer in the status of the lawful follower of the great Hubert de Givenchy.

His colleague Christian Lacroix has once again let go on a podium multi-colored women-dolls in magnificent colorful attires. Christian Lacroix Couture collection has some Russian motives, expressed in rich gilt hand-worked embroidery and monograms on jerkins, and elements of the French courtesans style - lacy jabots, balloon-sleeves, spotted skirts.
The bride in the multilayered dress decorated with gold angels and false roses has crowned the show, as it is accepted in any Christian Lacroix’s collection.

The bustle over New Year’s holidays has just only ceased and designer Jean Paul Gaultier already teases with the new celebratory edition of Gaultier2, dated for the St. Valentine’s Day. The novelty has received name Gaultier2 Eau d’Amour and will appear as a limited edition this February.

The perfumery composition is a little bit lightened with fresh shades of a tangerine and coriander, added to the initial notes. However the amber-vanilla chord of the original perfume has been inherited.

The novelty will be presented in a set from two 60 ml-bottles, and in a separate bottle of the same capacity.

It is generally used to believe, that there are three primary factors which influence estimation of your status, - a silhouette, color and quality of your clothes.

Prestigious silhouette of business clothes first of all has precise contours. The silhouette of business clothes is like an oblong rectangular with the accented corners. Hence, it is a suit - trousers (with strict trousers of a moderate width) or with a skirt to a knee or to middle of a calf (narrow and straight, but not flared skirt or pleated).

The woman at office is less bound by rules of business relations. Frequently meeting with clients and visitors it is important for her to prove the hearty, soft, sympathizing person. In this case the silhouette, on the contrary, should be like an oval, with more retreating shoulders, soft forms, for example, a knitted jumper, jacket-raglan, wider, streamy skirt.

Mulberry, the British brand of accessories, has declared its grandiose plans for the nearest year which among other things includes the launch of a long-awaited footwear line. One of these days it became known, that Mulberry’s management has already signed the contract with known London shoe-maker Jonathan Kelsey who will create a firm collection of women’s and men’s classical footwear in the spirit of brand’s conservative style.

Jonathan Kelsey is considered one of the best footwear’s masters in the United Kingdom. He has already prepared a collection from 5 footwear models, which includes footwear for riding and evening high-heeled shoes. For the first time it will be shown within the framework of the London Fashion Week this February. Mulberry’s fashion show is planned for February, 14.

«The footwear has always been the major component of our business-plan, - declared the head of Mulberry House Lisa Montague. - We liked Jonathan’s works very much, his energy and design vision, and we consider, that he will perfectly enter the concept of our brand».

It is already known, that the debut collection of Mulberry footwear will be on sale in firm boutiques in September.