Stella McCartney's gorgeous new Autumn 2011 collection

Get a preview of Stella McCartney's gorgeous new Autumn 2011 collection before it hits Paris Fashion Week...

Ahead of Paris Fashion Week this February,Stella McCartney has offered us a sneak peek of what's to come in her gorgeous new seasonAutumn 2011 collection.

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Taking her signature clean lines and modern silhouettes into exaggerated proportions, Stella McCartney's Autumn 2011 collection is playful but wearable using a pared-down palette of navy and camel mixed with hits of crimson and emerald.


Graphic print meets bold patterns as tweeds, layered knitwear and masculine tailoring takes centre stage in the key pieces. Textures play a starring role also, with an array of silk, wool, corduroy, gross grain and lace. Exposed seams, over-sized collars and lengths give the collection an exaggerated flourish and accessories feature patent pumps, knee high boots and colour block plexi clutches.

Showcasing the new designs in a special presentation in New York the stunning collection will be hitting the Paris runway next month for Fashion Week.

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GWEN THE FACE OF L'OREAL

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Following in the footsteps of Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce, Gwen Stefani has announced that she will be the next face of cosmetics giant L'Oreal Paris.

"I can't believe I get to be one of the L'Oreal Paris girls," said the singer. "I love playing dress up, on stage or shooting videos, it's always been one of my favorite parts of being in a band. And to get to work with such a modern, talented group of people is really exciting."

Stefani, who has previously spearheaded two fashion lines and a perfume brand, will make her L'Oreal debut with a campaign for the Infallible Le Rouge lip color.

The singer's first TV ad will premiere during the Golden Globe awards telecast on NBC on January 16.

Meanwhile, the 41-year-old Stefani is focusing on new music, as her band, No Doubt, has officially begun recording their first album in almost 10 years.

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AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT TOM FORD'S WOMENS SPRING 2011 collection.

OmG!!! a six-year absence from the world of womenswear and Tom Ford is back, as expected, it's well worth the wait. Mr Ford showed the collection in New York on September 12 to a select group but banned journalists from revealing the collection, until now.

Mr Ford says "The seventies is what I love. Soft, touchable beauty is what I love,"  Leopard-print suit, plunge-neck blouse, shredded silk-organza shrug, silk wrap dress, suede trench, fringed silk dress, leopard-print sheath, back-tied silk dress, tuxedo jacket, trousers, and all jewelry and hats;

Tom Ford boutiques. 

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LOUIS VUITTON SPRING 2011

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton brought us Eastern inspired collection for the final day of Paris Fashion Week with a glittering and vibrant spring 2011 collection. Designer Marc Jacobs presented a collection full of drama; a daring contrast for a season seeped in quiet minimalism. Models walked down the catwalk in jewel tone satin, feminine lace and animal prints. Some were put in pairs or even trios with embordiered fans in hand playing on the Eastern influence.



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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SPRING 2011

Alexander McQueen spring 2011 Paris

So this must of been one of the most waited show for Paris fashion week,

Sarah Burton took on a big challenge in presenting the first Alexander McQueen catwalk collection since the designers death in February and the result was a show laden with emotion that was made even more remarkable because of how right she got it.

The catwalk was in the Palais de Tokyo, on bare floorboards with grass emerging from between them, immediately set an entirely different approach to the McQueen spectaculars for which he was so famous and so celebrated for.

It also acted as a natural starting point for a collection inspired by nature that, while it was full of McQueen trademarks and ideas, had a very different and far more optimistic sensibility.

"AMAZING"

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