All eyes were on Lady Gaga at this year's Grammys and, as expected, pop's newest sensation pulled off something most unexpected: a partnership with the last designer anyone would ever have dreamed of pairing her with -- Giorgio Armani.
While we're plenty excited to find out if James Cameron's CGI blockbuster "Avatar" will edge out official tearjerker-of-the-year selection "Precious" for Best Drama at this Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, we're saving our real zeal for the stunning dresses that will grace the show's red carpet, marking the official kickoff to awards show season.
The Oscar winner and mom of three sons also admits to a fondness for vacuuming!
Cate Blanchett may be a fashion icon on the red carpet and a chameleon when it comes to played such roles such as Queen Elizabeth and Bob Dylan, but in her real life the actress is a mom who loves the daily chore of vacuuming!
The hunky actor holds his new wife's bouquet at their Malibu nuptials
The Entourage star gets surly – and rips the arms off his shirt during a shoot
"I'm leaving out a few I prefer PEOPLE magazine not know about!" she says
"Grin and bear it," seems to be the message coming off the Milan runway as Fashion Week for next summer comes to an end
Ellen Pompeo had haute couture on her mind when she hit Paris Fashion Week – but she couldn't help gushing about wedded bliss with Chris Ivery.
Diesel has cultivated an edgy image by selling pricey jeans and other apparel to urban hipsters, but when it came to the web, the company, like so many fashion brands, was behind the curve.
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Fantastic: Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd wed British actress Alice Evans in Mexico on Friday night, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
The name Nobu is synonymous with fashionable dining rooms and expensive menus, and celebrities flock to eat and be seen at one of the world's hippest restaurant chains.
Time.com: Squaring Off in Parisupdated: Tue Jul 10 2007 10:20:00
Radical shape seems to be a theme at the couture shows this season
Haute couturiers get a lot of mileage out of wedding dresses, especially Christian Lacroix. The designer celebrated his 20th year in business Tuesday with a concise and painterly collection that included a patchworked bridal dress that harkened back to Lacroix's rustic Southern roots and a short embroidered coat inspired by Watteau. Although the palette was predominantly black, Lacroix wowed the crowd with some pretty amazing color combinations -- the kind that only he can get away with in an haute couture collection. My favorite was a long draped chiffon dress shaded in plum, praline, and lime and topped off by violet fur sleeves. Another Lacroix signature -- the mixing of rough and fine materials -- appeared early on in the show in the form of an oxblood red dyed fox and goatskin coat worn over a slinky black cocktail dress. He definitely deserved the standing ovation.Feathers seem to have replaced fur on most couture runways here this week. At a press conference this morning, Giorgio Armani explained t
The name of the show is "Ugly Betty." The lead character -- described as "slightly plump" on ABC's Web site -- dresses awkwardly, wears braces and views life through thickly rimmed glasses.
If fate had taken a different course, it may have been Dr Giorgio Armani, and not the fashion designer extraordinaire he became.
Milan Forumupdated: Wed May 31 2006 07:31:00
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Business 2.0: Bluefly Swatterupdated: Sat Oct 01 2005 00:01:00
Last year Jeff Schwartz, a 46-year-old technology consultant, spotted a pair of Puma shoes designed by Neil Barrett, Prada's former design chief. They were selling for $400 at a Seattle boutique, b...
It's been described as a dying art, but the biggest name in fashion has just given haute couture his vote of confidence at the Paris Fashion Show.
The center of the fashion universe these days just might be the bar at the Bulgari Hotel, located steps away from Milan's most glamorous retailing district.
Fortune: Office Vogueupdated: Mon Mar 22 2004 00:01:00
When Giorgio Armani announced he was partnering with a developer to launch an international hotel chain, he joined a roster of designers-cum-hoteliers that includes Versace, Ferragamo, and Bulgari...
WETNOZ BIG POOCH BOWL Design Edge has built components for Compaq, Dell, and Apple. Now it's doing pet products that look like sculpture. The handle lets you scoop and serve without getting any dro...
Today's classic brands have such varied beginnings, it's hard to know what will last through the next century. But here are a few educated guesses as to which will become the stalwarts of tomorrow....
The world's luxury-goods suppliers have been loath to get that e-commerce religion. The stated reason is that customers won't appreciate--or buy--a $5,000 coat online. The unstated reason is that h...
The best part about speaking at corporate off-sites is, of course, the freebies. Yes, the exotic locales and fancy dinners are nice. But the stuff--the tote bags, the Beefy-T's, the logo watches......
If all your nights on the road are spent in the same old cookie-cutter hotels, next time treat yourself to some style. In the past year or so, a bunch of one-of-a-kind high-concept hotels have surf...
Ever since 1969, when Christian Dior put his moniker on a pair of $45 eyeglass frames, designer eyewear has proliferated, growing from 5% in the mid-'80s to an eye-popping 40% of the $4.6 billion f...
Fortune: SMOG ALERT!updated: Mon Dec 13 1993 00:01:00
Warning: The clouds of perfume hanging over department store aisles are about to get even headier. Fragrance makers are pushing some 800 lines, including a record 80 new ones introduced this year, ...
COVER STORIES 74 HOW WOMEN ARE SMART ABOUT MONEY by Gary Belsky Like the 20 topnotch investors cited in this article, more and more women facing financial decisions today are doing their homework, ...
So many customers got sore at their dry cleaners last year that the industry zoomed from No. 11 to No. 7 on the Better Business Bureau's list of the top & consumer complaints -- beating out even au...
Try this out for a management theory: If you can beat 'em, join 'em. At least that's the gambit of Italian Guido Petruzzi, 56. As CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of Italy's GFT clothing company, Petruzz...
A sameness has invaded the world of fashionable department stores, from the % pesky people spritzing perfume in the aisles to the racks of lookalike clothes to the indifferent sales help. But shopp...
Some 3.3 million American households have incomes that enable them to live affluent or rich lives. But far more -- 26 million -- partake of the good life some of the time, treating themselves to Go...
TOP FASHION DESIGNERS are discovering it's tough to live off the carriage trade in the automobile age. In order to grow they have had to reach down to the many who aspire to haute couture but don't...
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