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Some people dream of opening their own boutique. Some people dream about editing their own magazine. Giambattista Valli gets to do both: Valli (left) is the guest editor of issue No. 10 of A MAGAZINE, which will launch in tandem with the opening of his first store, in Paris this November. Following designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Riccardo Tisci, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler onto the Belgian pub’s masthead, Valli has conceived his issue of A MAGAZINE as an extended essay on the topic “What is beauty?” Work by Chiara Clemente, Nan Goldin, Louise Bourgeois, Richard Avedon, and the late Corinne Day will help him answer that question. The print magazine launches in late November, but impatient Valli fans can get a look at the online edition on October 10. To tide them over in the meantime, Valli prepared a special “scrapbook” collage of inspiration images, seen here (below) for the first time.

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Six years ago, South America-to-Brooklyn transplants Gabriela Perezutti-Isacson and Natalia Kuks-Jacobs were doing like the Williamsburghers do—they were silk-screening T-shirts. Fast-forward to the present, though, and they’re a rarer breed: working designers with a full-fledged women’s clothing and footwear line and, as of today, e-commerce boutique. “It’s important for us that we finally get a direct connection to our customers,” Perezutti-Isacson says. “If you are only selling wholesale to other retailers, you don’t have that. We’d like this to be a place where people can better understand the Candela girl.”

And who’s that? Think 20th-century model-turned-photographer Lee Miller, who provided the inspiration for the Fall ‘10 collection. “The Candela girl is worldly, adventurous and confident,” Perezutti-Isacson explains. A worldly girl’s going to need a good pair of shoes for those adventures, so no surprise that footwear makes up around 75 percent of the label’s business. Menswear-inspired spectator shoes come in graphic prints and metallics, and over-the-knee boots have been a line staple for seasons. But no item points to the design duo’s South American roots and New York edge like the Polo boot, crafted as a feminine homage to the sportsman’s footwear of choice. (Polo is huge in South America, and Nacho Figueras, one of the game’s most famous players—thanks in part to years of Ralph Lauren campaigns—is from Kuks-Jacobs’ native Buenos Aires.) The style is sure to make a reappearance at Candela’s first-ever presentation at New York fashion week, September 9 at the Jane Hotel.
Heel Polo boot, $473, available at www.candelanyc.com

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In the Fall 2010 show from the much-loved British brand, Mulberry showcased a range of dazzling leather accessories as well as an impressive collection of ready-to-wear garments.

Set in the beautiful location of The Orangery in Kensington Palace, Mulberry exhibited a diverse collection of 35 looks in a palette of cornflower blue, mauve, purple, orange and beige.

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At the still-young Istanbul fashion week, which just completed its third season, the signs of an international fashion week seemed to be in place. Old shows (Chanel’s Spring ‘10 hayride, for one) were playing on the hotel television. From the abbreviated crews of American, Italian, French, and British editors and retailers, you could easily pick out Anna Piaggi, Patricia Field, Susie Bubble, Satine’s Jeannie Lee, and Olivier Zahm. Even the absent Bryanboy wistfully tweeted that he’d like to be in the mix.

The runway offered up a mixed bag. There were the cartoony club clothes of Gunseli Turkay and the crafty futuristic eveningwear of Arzu Kaprol, an established designer with boutiques across the country. Central Saint Martins grad and Londoner Bora Aksu created a special collection just for the week, a parade of pretty pieces in nudes and pales with lingerie details inspired by a 100-year-old Istanbul shop called Butterfly Corset. But for his Spring ‘11 collection, you’ll have to head to London, where he’ll show alongside countryman Hakaan Yildirim, who nabbed this year’s ANDAM prize.

“The inspiration is very literal, but it’s a first step,” said Los Angeles boutique owner Des Kohan. “The government is really positive, and there’s great buzz.” Kohan saw the pervading influence of Turkish Cypriot Hussein Chalayan, whose retrospective Hussein Chalayan: 1994-2010 is showing at Istanbul’s Museum of Modern Art. (It runs through October 24.) Chalayan, though, shows in Paris, as does another major Turkish export, Dice Kayek, the subject of a concurrent show at the museum called Istanbul/Contrast. And at a dinner for the latter label’s designer Ece Ege on the rooftop of the Marmara Pera hotel, Zahm (pictured with Ege, above) admitted the city inspired him more than the shows. “It’s the first time I’m here professionally. Istanbul has great energy; it’s like New York,” he said, before snapping pictures of the spectacular view. Truthfully, the week seemed to be more about discovering that than anything else.

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Gucci’s an old hand at e-commerce—the label’s been selling its wares online since 2002, years before many of its fellow luxury brands dipped a toe in the digital waters. So when it set out to revamp its Web site, it had to raise the already-high stakes. So while the digital flagship, as Frida Giannini and co. are calling the new site, has all of the online shopping features you’d expect—multiple views, on-message visuals, integration with its Facebook and Twitter accounts—it’s the all-new stuff that’s the real news. That includes Web-focused holographic window displays and iPad docking stations at select Gucci (bricks-and-mortar) flagships to bring the online world and the real world together, and gucciconnect.com (above), where you’ll be able to stream the brand’s runway shows—and attend, as a “virtual guest.” It’s Milan, now without the jet lag.

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As I’ve been moderating the comments for the Dooney & Bourke Giveaway, I’ve noticed a trend. Over and over, one requests keeps popping up: more hair posts. I want y’all to know that I hear you loud a clear, and will commence immediately (well, okay, as soon as I can) to amass thorough selection of…

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Navy blue was the hottest color on the Emmy red carpet, but black, white, even nude tones made news. The one-shoulder gown continued to be a strong trend on actresses …

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Sorry, we’d be lying to say that the Emmy’s was a mega fashion extravaganza.
A few minutes post event and we cannnot remember who wore what. With one very gorgeous exception…

Anna Pacquin in a fantastical, yet chic, Alexander McQueen black gown with a heavily embellished gold bodice stole the show hands down.

To be fair, there were a few other dresses that probably looked lovely in person but looked either odd or dull on television. Ironically, it is a TV awards show so one would think that the stylists were able to pull photogenic dresses?!

There was a trend in a almost retro glamourous up do hair style.
Heidi Klum wore a similiar style– it’s a rather easy hairstyle for you to replicate at home or take these notes to your stylist.