After a week of speculating what the highly anticipated collaboration between Stella McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow could bring, WWD is putting our minds to rest with a sneak peek at the collection and an intimate interview between the BFFs.
The power duo—who met through celebrity personal trainer Tracy Anderson and spend their time hosting English garden parties in the Hamptons (nbd) and taking poolside Instagrams—we’re quick to point out that despite the collab seeming like a no-brainer, they wanted to make sure it was done right.
Considering how diverse Goop’s
offerings are, fans speculated that the Stella McCartney x Goop line
could be anything from athletic wear, to a vegan cookbook to a swimwear
line. But thanks to WWD, it has been confirmed that the capsule
collection will consist of classic clothing pieces that are in tune
with Gwyneth Paltrow’s style. As an actress known for her timeless style
on the red carpet, we can definitely expect beautiful minimalist pieces
featuring clean feminine lines.
“I wanted to make things that you’d leave to your daughter. My
audience loves an investment piece and nothing will last longer,”
Paltrow told WWD. “We could have done some brand-new trend
collection. For the first time, we wanted to work on something that was
very easy to understand.”
The limited collection will include everything a woman needs to feel
put together as well as comfortable in their day-to-day schedule,
including a classic black blazer, grey knit jumpsuit, jeans and wool
trousers. And an outfit is never complete without accessories: Goop will
also be introducing McCartney’s Beckett handbag in shades of black,
grey and white.
Stella McCartney x Goop prices will start at $795 and be available online as of September 13, 2014.
Three and half years after the first Topshop and Kate Moss
collaboration, the brand has nabbed the Brit fashion icon for yet
another partnership. The Kate Moss Collection for Spring 2014 will
comprise of 40 pieces that represent the beauty’s current style
inspirations and London’s rising fashion influence.
“I am personally thrilled that Kate wanted to come back to Topshop to
work with us again. The first time around was such a lot of fun and she
has been sorely missed,” said Sir Phillip Green, owner of the high
street brand via press release. “The Topshop business has developed
extensively around the globe since we launched with Kate in 2007, and
it’s our intention to launch and sell this collection in all 40
countries world-wide where Topshop has a presence, in addition to
creating pop-ups in department stores around the globe.”
We are equally thrilled about this news, as Kate’s personal style has
gained major global fandom. Since she’s the essence of effortless style
we anticipate that the clothing, footwear and accessories collection
will include her signature knee high boots, festival-chic airy dresses
and vintage inspired minimal accessories. The first collaboration
debuted with the celebrated Brit posing in the display windows of the
Oxford Street store in London, we can only imagine how this new
collaboration will be launched come April 2014.
Just because we’re still salivating over the Isabel Marant for H&M womenswear collection doesn’t mean we can’t pause for a second (maybe just one) to talk about her equally amazing collections for men and kids.
Her first collection for men! With prices ranging from $30 to $350,
men can look forward to chic tailored coats, heavily printed sweaters
and biker styled leather pants that will definitely add European meets
Americana flair to the wardrobe. Don’t mind us if we decide to make our
way over to the men’s section to grab a few oversized sweaters for
ourselves.
With kids in the front row
becoming a fashion week trend in and of itself, it comes as no surprise
to see that the kid’s collection would be just as lust worthy.
Continuing the same spirited aesthetics for half the price, the younger
and playful edit of the adult collection makes us quite nostalgic for
those younger days.
The new wave of 1990s-inspired plaids, slip dresses and faded florals
marks the return of grunge this spring. Part punk, part working class,
grunge has been a recurring trend in fashion since the early 1990s. It
first crawled out from the underground in the late 1980s in response to
financial hardship, a backlash to capitalism and the emergence of
regional rock music. The Seattle-born style was popularized by front men
like Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain (his tortured-by-fame look included
moth-eaten sweaters, beat-up Chuck Taylor sneakers and shredded denim)
and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (fond of oversized plaid shirts paired with
baggy cut-offs and combat boots). Courtney Love, lead singer of Hole
and Cobain’s wife, brought her version of burnout beauty into the
spotlight with baby-doll dresses, smudged eyeliner and slashes of red
lipstick. Anti-fashion went mainstream and Gen Xers everywhere started
Goodwill hunting.
Designers began to take notice. Marc Jacobs based his Spring 1993
collection for Perry Ellis on this surprisingly influential slacker
style but gave it a decadent twist. Sleeveless flannel shirts were
produced in luxurious silk, thermal tops were woven in cashmere and
Chuck Taylors debuted in Duchesse silk. Then there was the skillful
layering: Full-length granny-floral dresses were worn over striped tops,
flowy skirts were left open to reveal hot pants underneath and crop
tops were worn over T-shirts and under button-ups. The media were
smitten and Jacobs won the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award
but the collection didn’t sell well. The king and queen of grunge—Cobain
and Love—were sent pieces from the collection, which they later burned.
In a 2010 interview with Women’s Wear Daily, Love shed some light on
this fiery situation: “We were punkers—we didn’t like that kind of
thing.”
Three-figure price tags and thrift store-inspired threads weren’t a
match made in retail heaven back then, but now luxury has been
redefined. This season, designers including Phillip Lim, Dries Van Noten
and Henry Holland are hoping to cash in on their tidier interpretations
of the 1990s trend. Spring 2013’s look is about juxtaposing luxe with
lowbrow, masculine with feminine and construction with deconstruction.
It’s artfully messy with an underlying polish. Van Noten put a soft spin
on it, showing plaids in taffeta, organza, mousseline and lamé. His
other spring standouts included oversized sheer button-down shirts
(perfect for layering) and white oblong sunnies similar to the ones
Cobain wore. Rochas continued this glam grunge theme with
vintage-inspired slip dresses (hello, Courtney), while Henry Holland
churned out lace and sheer-edged dresses that referenced the 1990s in
hues much deeper than his usual bright, bold mix. 3.1 Phillip Lim showed
bare midriffs, distressed denim, tie-front skirts that gave the
illusion of a flannel shirt around the waist, and tough sandals that
channelled Doc Martens, while Acne designer Jonny Johansson paired
sleeveless novelty tees with parachute skirts held together with utility
belts.
Grunge, in all its haute hybrids, is showing no sign of social
alienation this time around. The spring campaigns are high on
hobo-meets-hipster chic: Jacobs, the original guru of grunge, set his
latest Marc by Marc Jacobs ads in a gritty, graffiti-covered bathroom
and small alleyway, proving that loud colour, chaos and clashing prints
are the new must-haves. Somewhere, Kurt Cobain is flipping us the bird.
