http://www.womenpac.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:03:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ AP - Paris pulsed with retro energy on Monday, as the French capital's fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear shows moved into day six with Giambattista Valli's feather-light display of 1960s elegance and a boho chic '70s collection from Kenzo. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/paris-waxes-retro-with-kenzo-valli-collections-ap/ Fashion Wire Daily - If style is grace under pressure, as Ernest Hemingway once defined it, then designer Giambattista Valli surely has it in spades. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/vallis-walk-of-shame-chic-fashion-wire-daily/ Fashion Wire Daily - At this year's 82nd Annual Academy Awards, there were very few surprises. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/predictable-wins-at-the-2010-oscars-fashion-wire-daily/ Fashion Wire Daily - The house of Yves Saint Laurent took a step into a rather new dimension Monday, March 8, in Paris with a collection the label's designer Stefano Pilati said was targeted at women in powerful positions. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/yves-saint-laurents-new-corporate-woman-fashion-wire-daily/ AP - Yves Saint Laurent, the master of couture, has returned less than two years after his death in a major retrospective previewed Monday, covering his four decades as a fashion designer whose artistry empowered women. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/retrospective-revisits-ysls-enduring-great-themes-ap/ Reuters - Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's design career has ended after a single collection for Parisian label Emanuel Ungaro, leaving the fashion world divided over whether her work was a disaster or a much-needed bit of fun. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/lindsay-lohans-fashion-adventure-ends-after-one-show-reuters/ AP - "House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival" (Crown, 352 pages, $26), by Deborah Ball: "House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival" chronicles the life of fashion designer Gianni Versace, from his humble beginnings in Reggio, a town in southern Italy, ... http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/review-house-of-versace-built-on-solid-ground-ap/ AP - Sober workaday chic and theatrical extravagance battled for the hearts and minds of the fashion glitteratti on Sunday, day five of Paris' marathon fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear displays. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/in-paris-practical-clothes-vs-crazy-ones-ap/ AFP - Clean and lean summed up Phoebe Philo's autumn-winter collection for Celine on Sunday, which was refreshingly uncluttered and looked ready to step straight off the runway into the street. More: continued here http://www.womenpac.com/2010/03/clean-and-lean-at-celine-afp/