Valentino: the movie

The most talked about fashion movie of the year is Valentino: the Last Emperor. The film follows the Italian designer on his farewell tour, as he finished his last ready to wear and couture collections in 2008. Valentino has been working for 45 years, during which time he dressed Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor among other luminaries. Of the other great designers who came of age in the 60s, only Kaiser Lagerfeld, who actually went to the 45th anniversary Valentino celebrations in Rome last year, has outlasted him. The film is now showing in selected cities. Above and below, shots from Valentino's last menswear shows.

Urban Spectacles return!

We've told you about Urban Spectacles before, a Chicago-based manufacturer of handcrafted, custom-made wood eyeglasses. Today we received Scott Urban's latest newsletter, announcing brand new styles (seen above and below). But, as it turns out, Urban also has some major news: there might be an Urban Spectacles line in the works. Before, all eyeglasses were made to suit the customer's needs, but the new line will expand into mass production (which might mean that the bespoke glasses production will decline). Urban says the new line may appear in a year.

Lagerfeld Dictionary!

Karl Lagerfeld (aka the Kaiser), famous designer for Chanel, Chloe, and Fendi designed the 2009 edition of France’s premiere dictionary “Le petit Larousse illustré” (Larousse Small Illustrated Dictionary) released on November 09. He joins the rank of fashion icon Christian Lacroix and the French cartoon legend Moebius (aka Jean Giraud) who respectively designed the 2005 and 2007 covers.

The dictionary has a black background with an illustration of a "woman blowing the seeds of knowledge". The case is a drawing of Lagerfeld with the words "Habillé par Karl Lagerfeld" (Dressed by Karl Lagerfeld).

I think that it is elegant. However, since it is by Lagerfeld, I think it’s too simple and he could have done a much better illustration. It looks like it has been created by Lagerfeld’s apprentice and the Kaiser just signed it. Any person familiar with the Photoshop software could have done a better job. It’s an elegant design, but not by Lagerfeld standards.

The Most Beautiful Men's Shirt!

If a man wants to look fabulous, they have to wear a “Bogosse”shirt. “Bogosse” is a french expression that means “handsome man”. The video is about the brand “Bogosse”. I think that they make the most beautiful men’s shirts. The video is about Bogosse at the Cannes Film Festival. Enjoy