October 28, 2010
by Julia DiNardo
As previously mentioned, Maybelline was backstage creating the Spring 2011 runway looks during New York Fashion Week, and now is your chance to wear those exact same products! We’ve got two sets of three products available, with two winners being selected.
They are:
Set #1
The New Color Sensational Lipstain in In the Buff
Lasting Drama by Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black
and
Eye Studio Color Pearls Marbelized Eyeshadow in Ivy Icon
Set #2
Volum’ Express the Falsies Mascara
Eye Studio Pink Persuasion Eye Palette
and
Eye Studio Purple Icon Eye Palette
RULES OF ENTRY:
1) Either follow @fashionpulse on Twitter or sign up for the Fashion Pulse Daily Newsletter (if you’re not already a subscriber or already doing so) — write in the comments section which one you did, and if it’s twitter, you’re twitter handle (Example: ‘Hey I’m following you on twitter – my handle: @janedoe’)
2) Tell us also in the comments “What was your favorite dramatic makeup trend?” (for example, electric blue eyeliner from the ’80s) And, which set you would like, 1 or 2!
3) USA entrants only, one entry per person, must be 18 or older.
Good luck!
**Contest ends on November 4th, 2010 at 11:59pm. The winners will be selected using Random.org.
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October 23, 2010
by fashionpulse
[Images via Elle.com]
Valentino
Mention the name Valentino and it’s easy to get visions of the designer’s ultra-famous gowns, à la Julia Roberts in a black and white vintage dream at the 2001 Oscars. And while the house’s current design heads Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri are hardly shy about putting models in fresh, frilly, demure minis, there were a few surprise twists and turns on the Valentino spring 2011 catwalk. There were a handful of looks in…wait for it… denim! It was, nevertheless, the most refined-looking display of denim ever, but it was nice to see something so quotidian done with such class. Trust Valentino to take basic cotton, among many other things, and make it seem truly out of this world.
[Images via Elle.com]
Yves Saint Laurent
Black, white, backless jumpsuits and exposed midriffs with calf-length skirts…it was all about pushing the ends of the YSL spectrum as far as they could reach for Stefano Pilati. A somehow new and inventive trench coat appeared on the same runway as a ruched and ruffled gypsy-eque dress; a blouse fit for a pilgrim was immediately disavowed by the fact that it was completely sheer. It was as if the designer wanted the collection to be omnipresent, to meet any kind of need any woman might have in order to make her mark. Oh, marks were made alright, by Pilati himself and the YSL Spring 2011 woman, though she doesn’t even know it yet.
[Images via Elle.com]
Balenciaga
While Nicolas Ghesquière used items from the house’s long history to influence his designs for Spring 2011, this wasn’t a presentation of how-well-do-you-know-your-Balenciaga — for example, a particular panel leaf dress inspired the shape of this season’s coats. Instead, Ghesquière had slicked and spiked models wearing minimal make-up and bringing a tough masculinity to each look. A smooth, almost serpentine texture on smocked blouses contrasted tailored trousers and scalloped, sleeveless, menswear-style shirts. The designer insisted he was after individuality, and he sure got it.
-Kaci Hamilton
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October 20, 2010
by fashionpulse
[Images via Elle.com]
Alexander McQueen
The task of taking over any fashion house comes with its own special set of sresses, much less one as firm in its vision and feel as that of Alexander McQueen. Yet Sarah Burton, who worked with the designer for 15 years, proved this spring that you don’t share such close quarters without learning a thing or two. Her softening of McQueen’s quintessential details – the dramatic coat, the intense shoulders – was the right merging of two harmonious minds. Fortunately, Burton didn’t soften the drama too much, as her elaborate, awesome (in the true sense of the word) dresses harnessed the wildness of nature in its most wearable way.
[Images via Elle.com]
Viktor and Rolf
Amid the theatrics and tones of bright blue and earthy red, the overriding theme at Viktor and Rolf for Spring 2011 was the timelessness of a man’s shirt. Some outfits, like the opening quadruple-cuffed and collared shirtdress, may not transition so easily from catwalk to sidewalk. Yet, there were quite a few coat-tailed shirts with slim pants, and shimmering party dresses with asymmetrical embellishments of lace. Perhaps most surprising was the presentation of a few bridal pieces, with luxurious layers and structure. In the V&R world, the man’s shirt knows no bounds.
[Images via Elle.com]
Balmain
Fans of Christophe Decarnin who were expecting more of his heavy opulence from last season had another thing coming this spring. The designer stuck to his usual detail but went in the direction of punky studded jackets, second-skin leather pants, and safety-pinned tops with nary a dress in sight. It was focused and simple, but not without Balmain’s signature refinement. Starlets ready to up their rocker ante in a chic way in Spring 2011 now know exactly where to look.
-Kaci Hamilton
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October 20, 2010
by Julia DiNardo
[Runway images via Elle.com]
When it made its runway debut, everyone was talking about Burberry Prorsum‘s fall 2010 jackets, especially the shearling lined bomber jackets. Now that fall has come and they are available in store, the reality is that they are most likely out of price range for most of us. We can still love the look, and get it for under $50, thanks to a little detective work and of course, Forever 21! You’ve got two options that ring similar to the runway versions: the Distressed Suedette Jacket, $44.80 or the Shearling Moto Jacket, $39.80. I have a feeling either style could potentially become your new fall favorite!
-Julia DiNardo
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