Monday, December 27, 2010

Retrospective: This was 2010 - the year in fashion

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January: Rodarte for Opening Ceremony



The Rodarte sisters, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, have created their first menswear collection for the label: a capsule offering of knitwear pieces exclusively for Opening Ceremony. The pieces, two crewnecks and two cardigans, feature the duo's signature open weave and craft-inspired feel and are priced at around £1,700 each. Opening Ceremony reports that the collection is "selling well".
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2010-02-alexander February: The Death of Lee Alexander McQueen



The fashion world went into mourning when Alexander McQueen was found dead, aged 40, in his London flat on February 11. Just a week beforehand, his mother Joyce had passed away. The coroner’s report from Dr Paul Knapman, which was released in April, confirmed that McQueen had killed himself.
March: Agyness Deyn designs for Barneys Japan



Model Agyness Deyn launches her first fashion collection for Barneys Japan: "I Am By Agyness Deyn for Barneys Green".
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2010-04-barbour April: Anya Hindmarch for Barbour



Anya Hindmarch`s highly anticipated outerwear collection for Barbour autumn/winter 2010 is launched. The four designs are the result of extensive archive access and research, combining quintessential English tailoring with Hindmarch's elegant city style.
May: Jean Paul Gaultier leaves Hermes



Jean Paul Gaultier shows his last collection and leaves the label after seven years. He will be replaced by Christophe Lemaire as creative-director of Hermès.

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2010-06-kate-moss June: Kate Moss for Longchamp



Kate Moss launches her second bag-line for Longchamp.
July: Russian Vogue editor resigns



Aliona Doletskaya has resigned after 13 years of service. Doletskaya helped launch the magazine in 1998 - the first of its kind in the country.
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2010-08-corinne-day August: The Death of Corinne Day



After a long struggle with brain cancer, fashion photographer Corinne Day passed away on August 27. Her lens had captured some of the most iconic images and famous faces - including Kate Moss - of the past two decades and her talent was charted across the pages and covers of Vogue. Her Vogue shoots were known for their documentary style and her now famous Glastonbury shoot, Scene Stealers, from December 2007 firmly cemented festival fashion on the sartorial agenda.
September: Tom Ford’s Return to Womenswear



Tom Ford made a triumphant return to womenswear in New York during Fashion Week for spring/summer 2011. After dedicating the last six years since leaving Gucci to designing menswear and movie making, Ford acted as master of ceremonies at his Madison Avenue store, where he introduced his collection - which was modelled by Daphne Guinness, Stella Tennant, Julianne Moore, and Lauren Hutton - to a super exclusive gathering of editors and buyers.
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Fashion’s Night Out



The international, global celebration of fashion and shopping was back again for 2010 being celebrated across the globe, f.e. in New York, London, Berlin, Paris and Milan.
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2010-10-giles October: Giles Deacon at Emanuel Ungaro



After a turbulent few seasons that had seen Lindsay Lohan's contract as artistic adviser at Ungaro terminated - as well as those of designers Peter Dundas, Vincent Darré, Giambattista Valli and Esteban Cortazar, the label's ceo Mounir Moufarriage, and head designer Estrella Archs (who was hired with Lohan) - it was announced in May that Giles Deacon would take on the role of creative director for the brand.

In October, he showed his first collection for Ungaro in Paris, and such was the buzz of the show that teams of fashion editors couldn’t get through the crowds – it was a good thing, then, that we had had a special preview beforehand.

November: Lanvin for H&M



In September, after much speculation about which label would be the next to collaborate with H&M, it was announced that Lanvin would be joining forces with the high street brand for a collection. On november 23rd the collection hit the stores and sold out within few hours.
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2010-12-carine_roitfeld December: Carine Roitfeld resigns



Roitfeld’s announcement that she’d be stepping down as the editor of French Vogue (in january 2011) after 10 years came as a shock to most in the industry.


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What were your most important moments in fashion in 2010?

What did you love? What shocked you?