If anyone ever doubted the star power of Bella Hadid—arguably the model of the moment—all they had to do was attend Alexandre Vauthier’s unforgettable Paris Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017 show at the Grand Palais: she owned the runway.
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It was the mid-1930s when Elsa Schiaparelli spotted Swarovski crystal’s unique light-reflecting qualities; she was among the first to use them to create her iconic embroidered haute couture gowns. Eighty years later, as part of the famous fashion house’s Fall/Winter 2017/18 collection, Schiaparelli’s spectacular Crystal² mini-tunic has raised the bar once more.
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Whether searching for the perfect bridal gown, planning a red carpet outfit to wow the paparazzi, or a killer jumpsuit for the next performance, well-dressed women in the public eye know to call on Greek couturier Celia Kritharioti. Beloved by fashion touchstones like Elle France and British Vogue, the designer has had nearly three decades to hone her craft.
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Once you’ve settled on your wedding dress, you start thinking about how to complement it with jewelry, shoes, and hair accessories. Although I often say less is more, jewelry is nonetheless an important part of your overall look—it finishes off your wedding dress and expresses your personality.
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“Accessible luxury designed with quirk” is how popular Australian brand MIMCO describes its philosophy. That’s to say that you won’t find any plain Janes or shrinking violets updating their wardrobe here.
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Like a famous dance floor duo, when two of dance fashion’s most dynamic brands come together, the result can only be spectacular. Chrisanne and Crystal Clover have done just that, merging heritage with innovation to transform the dance sport industry. The newly formed global Chrisanne Clover brings together extensive knowledge and decades of passion for dance, offering the widest range of the most luxurious fabrics, trimmings, and dancewear in the industry.
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It’s not often that the fashion jewelry landscape visibly shifts. The Baselworld trade fair in Switzerland saw just such a seismic event take place on March 23 when Karl Lagerfeld debuted his very first fashion jewelry collection. Created in partnership with Swarovski, it has all the trademark style of the iconic designer—classic Parisian chic with a rock-luxe edge—and is divided into three groups to reflect the brand’s distinctive DNA: Ikonic, Klassic Karl, and Essentials.
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There was a retro-futurist mood among the Swarovski Collective designers at Paris Fashion Week (February 28-March 8). When it wasn’t skirted with faux fur, Aalto’s pinstriped tailoring was patched with shimmering kitsch images of pin-ups and unearthly Lapland landscapes. Their mesmerizing haze came courtesy of Crystal Fabric Graphic, a special technique that the label’s Finnish founder Tuomas Merikoski used in order to enhance the fantasy feeling.
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In a glorious Technicolor reworking of Wim Wenders’ cult black-and-white movie, Wings of Desire, Arthur Arbesser filled his Milan AW17 runway with a host of Eighties Berlin angels on February 26.
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Roll up! Roll up for the most stylish circus in town! It’s Milan Fashion Week, and one of the hottest Fall/Winter 2017 tickets was Vivetta’s 1920s circus-inspired show on February 23.
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Swarovski Collective designers Emilia Wickstead, Faustine Steinmetz and Sadie Williams showed Fall/Winter 2017 collections featuring hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals during London Fashion Week.
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The attitude said Seventies psychedelic rock, but the silhouettes said immaculate Fifties couture. It’s a balance that few other than Swarovski Collective member Creatures of the Wind can pull off, but they certainly convinced us with their New York Fashion Week show on February 11.
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One of this season’s eleven Swarovski Collective designers, as well as the winner of the 2016 Swarovski Collective Award and the 2015 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear, Rosie Assoulin’s star has risen rapidly since she launched her eponymous brand four years ago. Her ready-to-wear Autumn/Winter 2017 collection, debuting at New York Fashion Week on February 13, has confirmed her as a game changer.
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Politics were worn on the sleeve—and the chest, and the back, and the lapel—in Tome’s Autumn/Winter 2017 runway show on February 12.
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The surroundings were effortlessly elegant (the St. Regis hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan), and the clothes perfectly matched the venue. Watching Jason Wu’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection swish down the runway on February 10, just one day into New York Fashion Week, already feels like he has stolen the whole event. These are seriously stylish, grown-up silhouettes: every beaded black dress, every flowered and floaty frock, every slinky velvet trouser suit, is beautifully feminine and oh so seductive, while being eminently wearable.
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As Planet Fashion spins towards the city that never sleeps, clutching precious passes for the giddy round of runways that characterizes New York Fashion Week, the crystal count is going off the scale.
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There can be few couturiers with brilliance so completely embedded in their DNA as Alexandre Vauthier. The designer has had a sparklingly symbiotic relationship with a certain crystal maison since 2012, when Swarovski—spotting a unique talent—began its collaboration with his fledgling label.
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Menswear is currently experiencing a renaissance—quite literally, in fact, when you look at it through the eyes of fast-rising UK designer Grace Wales Bonner. Abandoning the traditional power silhouette, her vision is all about a slender, fluid, romantic masculinity—a Renaissance man for the 21st century
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If you’re looking for non-fattening treats to boost your morale while you’re working to keep those New Year resolutions, look no further: January’s issue of Swarovski Online Magazine has arrived, and it’s full of sparkling goodies.
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Ilfari is quite possibly the last word in contemporary stylish luxury, famous all over the world for breathtakingly beautiful lighting that’s both whimsical and wonderfully eccentric. Founded in Holland in 2001 by designer Coen Munsters, he describes Ilfari’s style as “classic with a modern touch.”
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Romanian designer Adelina Rusu is not someone who prefers to remain aloof from her fans. She’s a friendly sort, who is as passionate about her family and friends as she is about her brand; and who wants to get to know the women who wear what she calls her “Ready-Couture”.
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It’s that glittering time of year again… In the run up to the holidays, The Fashion Awards, in partnership with Swarovski, start ramping up the dazzle. And with a new focus on celebrating the global fashion community, the 2016 edition was probably the glitziest yet.
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Tonight’s the night, so be sure to watch the Victoria’s Secret pre-show video at 9PM EST to get into a heavenly mood. It’s got all your favorite Angel moments as well as the highlights of this year’s casting videos—meet four of the new girls to make it through.
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If you were anywhere near Paris last night then it is likely you would have been dazzled, quite literally. Because—sending brilliant shards of light through the magnificent glass roof of the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées and up into the stratosphere—there were over two million sparkling Swarovski crystals worn by a beaming host of the world’s supermodels.
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