It's OK for intellectual feminists to like fashion

Blog title from Hadley Freeman's book The Meaning of Sunglasses : "Prada styles itself as the label it's OK for intellectual feminists to like".

The author is a bilingual fashion editor, writer and translator with a serious blog, cinema and magazine habit.

Twitter @FashionAbecedai

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This needlepoint and lace white Dolce & Gabbana dress is one of my favourite of Autumn/Winter 2012.

First spotted on Emma Stone at the Amazing Spider-Man Spain première, the dress, in its longer runway form, has been doing the fashion editorials round, often styled according to a first degree baroque vibe dictated by the tapestry motive (not to mention the brand collection notes). Australian Vogue went a bit different, going instead for a cow boy background.

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Gucci Première: Experience The New Fragrance For Women

Lancôme Trésor Midnight Rose: Le Nouveau Parfum Féminin/The New Feminine Fragrance

Gucci Guilty: The New Fragrance For Her

Prada L’Eau Ambrée: The New Fragrance By Prada

Helena Rubinstein Wanted: The New Fragrance Worn by Demi Moore

Givenchy Dahlia Noir: The New Fragrance

Bottega Veneta: The First Fragrance For Women

Michael Kors Island: The New Fragrance For Women

Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One: The New Fragrance

Nina Ricci Nina: The New Magical Fragrance

Calvin Klein Sheer Beauty: A New Fragrance

Vera Wang Love Struck: Introducing The New Fragrance

Paco Rabanne Lady Million: The New Fragrance

DKNY Golden Delicious: The New Fragrance For Women

Valentino: The New Fragrance

Alberta Ferretti: The New Fragrance

Marc Jacobs Lola: The New Fragrance for Women

Visit the Pinterest board The New Fragrance… for a wider choice of new fragrance taglines

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It’s time to say goodbye to Autumn/Winter 2011. Frida Giannini’s collection for Gucci was one of her strongest for the brand so far and has featured in multiple editorials and graced many magazine covers. I’ll miss the 1970s vibe, rich hues, strong silhouette and golden Hollywood inspiration but most of all, I’ll miss the wide brimmed felt hats.

The Gucci Show

Show fittings from Vogue.it

Vogue Italia cover

Vogue Spain; Model Natasha Poly, Photographer Mariano Vivanco

Vogue Greece cover

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Looking at Tiffany & Co. adverts always makes me want to fall in love, move to New York and have plenty of children on the Upper East Side. No brand sells love and happiness as well as they do.

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  • “Toffs and toughs”, 1937
  • “Nun Head” Pop Magazine, Fall Winter 2008; Photographer. Missy Rayder
  • Gossip Girl Season 1
  • St Trinian’s, 2007; Costume design Rebecca Hale and Penny Rose
  • One of the four original St Trinian’s movies, 1950s
  • Never Let me Go, 2010; Costume design Rachael Fleming and Steven Noble
  • Cracks, 2009; Costume design Alison Byrne
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007; Costume design Jany Temime
  • Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
  • Claudine à l’Ecole, 1937
  • Vogue Italia, August 1997; Photographer: Ellen von Unwerth
  • “La Mauvaise Education” Numéro, June/July 2010; Photographer: Greg Kadal, Model: Miranda Kerr Source: Sassi Sam
  • Vogue Korea
  • “Stile Collegiale” Vogue Italia, 1990s; Photographer: Josh Van Gelder, Model: Vanessa McCulloch Source: Vogue UK
  • Mila Kunis Glamour UK, September 2011
  • Jean-Charles de Castelbajac show, 2008
  • “Like a Rolling Stone” Vogue China, July 2010; Photographer: Max Vudukul, Model: Georgia May Jagger Source: Fashion gone Rogue
  • Vogue, 1950s
  • And the song which began this theme: Fontenay-aux-Rose, Maxime Le Forestier




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Credits: Agent Provocateur, We Heart It, Behance, Alice au Pays des Merveilles by Ann Demeulemeester,

Films: Harry Potter,The Lodger, Penelope, The Thomas Crown Affair

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