http://www.womenpac.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:03:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fashion Wire Daily - It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/miu-mius-regal-pop-fashion-wire-daily/ AP - After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory at Louis Vuitton. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/louis-vuittons-womanhood-celebration-closes-paris-ap/ Reuters - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/digital-mirror-fashion-brands-convey-glamour-online-reuters/ Reuters - Move over, Na'vis: some of Japan's top models will strut down the catwalk in a 3D fashion event this weekend, highlighting the increasing dazzle of the third dimension beyond the movie industry. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/after-avatar-japan-fashion-show-to-go-3d-reuters/ Fashion Wire Daily - It was all very 1950s heroine chic at Louis Vuitton Wednesday, March 10, in Paris, when the label's designer Marc Jacobs sent out a series of proper, feminine looks onto a runway that circled a huge water fountain in a courtyard of the Louvre Museum. More: ... http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/louis-vuittons-silver-screen-femininity-fashion-wire-daily/ Fashion Wire Daily - One season after staging a Chanel runway show in a reconstructed Normandy farm, the house's designer Karl Lagerfeld presented its latest collection Tuesday, March 9, in Paris, in the midst of a custom-built iceberg, literally imported from Scandinavia. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/chanels-fake-fur-ice-maidens-fashion-wire-daily/ AP - Models in head-to-toe yeti suits picked their way around towering but quickly melting icebergs, sloshing through a deep puddle of Arctic melt in their shaggy fake fur. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/chanel-does-climate-change-with-real-icebergs-ap/ Reuters - An event based around hundreds of fashionistas flying in from all over the world was never going to be a convincing platform for environmental campaigning, but designers in Paris haven't let that stop them. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/chanel-muses-on-global-cooling-with-iceberg-show-reuters/ Reuters - British designer Alexander McQueen's final collection on Monday revealed a feast of colors and textures, celebrating his skill and passion for spectacle just weeks after his suicide. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/mcqueens-final-fashion-show-a-celebration-of-life-reuters/ Reuters - Maybe it's the effect of recession, maybe it's simply a case of Hollywood fatigue -- whatever the reason, buyers and designers at Paris fashion week are declaring the end of the celebrity cult. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/celebrities-so-last-season-say-paris-fashionistas-reuters/