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Are Celebrities the New Fashion Designers?

The style of Americans is constantly transitioning. With new designers and upcoming labels being created everyday and multiplying due to more accessible outlets and technology, Americans, now more than ever, have access to multicultural styles from across the nation. Where New York was once thought as the fashion capital of the country, and perhaps even the world, Southern California is gaining more prominence due to Hollywood celebrity influence, completely changing the way Americans gain exposure to the newest trends and fashion.

This has even changed the way designers do business, where once, advertisements and commercials was the most significant way to showcase their threads, a paparazzi photo of Paris Hilton in a certain designer's clothes can make headlines in the tabloids, and accidentally promote the designer. It is not based so much on news print and media to display these clothes anymore, saving millions of dollars in advertisements, but it is the act of giving away free clothes to celebrities, in hopes that they will to wear their designs on a particular day that they get shot in a paparazzi photo. The whim of Hollywood celebrities now has precedence over choosing the trends of Americans across the nation.
Several Hollywood celebrities including Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton and Gwyneth Paltrow have gone even a step further from showcasing other designer's lines, into actually starting their own lines. Seeing first handedly of the influence that they have over promoting other designers just by wearing their clothes, has enabled them to envision the great success they potentially could have by creating their own lines. Nicole Richie has already started her own jewelry line named House of Harlow, with aspirations of branching out to clothing, shoes and handbags. Currently, the price of this jewelry line ranges from around $55 to over $400 and is sold exclusively at Kitson, a popular boutique in LA known for its celebrity customers. It is astounding that such accessories made of metal and tin, probably imported from China or India, without any real precious stones or metal can be so pricey. (http://www.shopkitson.com/index.php?pageId=2&manufacturer_name=HOUSE+OF+HARLOW+1960&show=all).It is also common that many celebrities just lend their names to a brand in order to promote it. Where they may not have any actual say in the result of their products, if the label says Victoria Beckham on it, it will sell out. Take Paris Hilton's shoe and handbag line for instance. Paris Hilton claims to have no knowledge in designing and sketching. She obviously has no idea how to construct clothing herself, never the less create handbags or shoes, yet her line can be found in Macy's department stores nationwide. (http://www.theinsider.com/news/642268_Paris_Hilton_Launches_New_Footwear_Line_At_Macys)
Furthermore, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Gwyneth Paltrow, has decided to launch her own fashion line for next fall and winter. The line will be named ZOEtee's Loves Gwyneth and will be a capsule collection for ZOEtee's, a French fashion house. Paltrow claims that the proceeds of this line will go towards London's Kids Company, drawing attention towards this charity in assisting children over the UK area.

Where it is common for celebrities to use the attention that they attract to promote their movies, events and clothing lines, it is also an upcoming trend for them to use the attention that they attract to draw awareness to other charities and good causes. Now, with all these various celebrity collaborations teaming up with charities, it is so easy to be fashionable and philanthropic.

Written by Catherine Jang, fashion intern at San Diego Model Management http://www.sdmodel.com
Catherine can be reached at: cathyjang@gmail.com

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Where The Stars Come Out - Hollywood's Favourite Celebrity Hangouts

To many people, the image of Hollywood, and of LA in general, is either a place that's full of glitz and glamour, and positively swarming with celebrities - or as devoid of celebrities, with them hiding out in their mansions or at exclusive, elitist clubs where only celebrities themselves are allowed to go.

The reality is that neither of these extremes is correct. If you're visiting LA, the chances are that you won't see a celebrity. But equally, if you live in Hollywood, celebrity spotting is just another perk of living in glamorous surroundings.
Another nugget of truth that can be sifted out of the rumours of Hollywood is that there are specific places where celebrities go to do the things that everyday people enjoy - there are shops, restaurants, nightspots, even video stores that are favourites of the stars. But the fact is, everyone is welcome - not just celebrities!Some of the stars' favourite restaurants include seafood specialist Crustacean, where the key is to dress and act like a movie-star; Spago, famous chef Wolfgang Puck's own restaurant, which many argue sets the standard for eating in Hollywood (which, when you consider some of the richest people in the world live here, is certainly saying something!); Patrick's Roadhouse, a favourite spot for a celebrity breakfast (where now-governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger had a permanent table!); and of course The Ivy, favourite of Demi Moore and Kiefer Sutherland, which itself has made several movie appearances, notably in John Travolta and Danny DeVito's 'Get Shorty' and 1992 smash-hit 'The Bodyguard'.
The top nightspots where the stars choose to shine include music venues The Viper Room, which, although small and intimate, has seen stars of sizeable magnitude, including Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, The Counting Crows and Lenny Kravitz; The Roxy, which was once a second home to rockers Guns 'n Roses; and The Troubadour, which has seen the likes of Elton John and Tom Waits performing. Favourite nightclubs include world-famous Whisky a Go Go (which itself has a impressive musical history), El Floradita and The Sky Bar.And finally, if you feel you need to take something with you from the land of the stars, the shops that are best-loved by celebrities include Di Fabrizio Shoes, shoemaker to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli; Book Soup, a book store that often has star-signings as well; Illume Candles, candle makers that keep the stars' homes glowing; and every celebrities' favourite fashion store, Fred Segal, which is mentioned in fashion-obsessed films like 'Clueless' and 'Legally Blonde', and has a reputation for trend-setting and essential fashion.LA has two Fred Segal stores, one in Hollywood and one in nearby Santa Monica, an area that is popular with celebs because of its beautiful beaches and relaxed way of life. It is home to Patrick's Roadhouse, and as well as being the home of some of the best eateries and fashion stores and hotels in LA, is also home to many major stars, such as Bob Dylan, Anjelica Huston, Christina Ricci and Tobey Maguire.
There are also a great deal of top-quality hotels in Santa Monica, so if you feel like living like an LA star, this is the place to be!
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Stars on Chanel Fall 2010 Couture

See who are the stars who attended Chanel's Fall 2010 Couture Runway Show in Paris!

Blake Lively in a dress from Chanel Resort 2011.
Leighton Meester in a leather dress from Chanel Paris/Shanghai collection.



Milla Jovovich in a Chanel Fall 2010 dress.
Jessica Alba in a Spring 2010 Chanel dress.

Chanel Fall 2010 Couture

For the Chanel Fall 2010 Couture collection, Karl Lagerfeld used shaded of maroon, loden, navy, brown, camel. There were also velvet trims on plaids, crystal trims on camel, fur trims on tweed, embroidery and beading. See the rest of the collection:





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Megan Fox Armani Prive Wedding Gown

People.com reported that Megan Fox married Brian Austin Green in Hawaii last June 24, 2010. According to the website, Megan Fox wore a Giorgio Armani Prive silk georgette strapless corset gown with a 16-foot train. Here's the sketch of her wedding gown.

Gossip Girl Season 4 Blair Paris Fashion Style

Last week, I featured Blake Lively aka Serena's Paris fashion style for the 4th season of Gossip Girl. Today, let's find out Leighton Meester aka Blair's Parisian style.

Blair Waldorf's Paris fashion style involves Oscar de la Renta amazing dresses. She wore an eyelet-trimmed, lime green jacket and shorts suit from Oscar de la Renta Spring 2010 collection. Blair was also seen in a flirty floral dress with a beaded waistband, orange Nancy Gonzalez bag and Christian Louboutin sandals. All eyes were on Blair when she wore the red-hot tulle ball gown from Oscar de la Renta’s pre-fall 2010 collection.


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Gossip Girl Season 4 Paris Fashion Style

Gossip Girl's BFF Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were seen in Paris for the shooting of the tv series' 4th season. The two celebrities were spotted in their Parisian wardrobes. Blair Waldorf went for a voluminous printed Moschino frock and Serena van der Woodsen chose George Chakra couture dress. These two ladies also include two Parisian styles in their wardrobe. Both wore a hat (a beret for Blair and a boater for Serena) and carried chain-strap bags by Chanel.

See the rest of the Gossip Girl Season 4 Paris fashion style!



Source: InStyle.com