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VOLUME 01 / ISSUE 01 JANUARY 2018

The New Chloé Girl Fashion
Designers
Natacha Ramsay-Levi Portrait

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Exotic High
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LULI FAMA 2018
| MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION

WEEK

Luli Fama’s co-founders and designers, Luli Hanimian and
Augusto Hanimian, were inspired by all things Cuba for
the collection; the people, the culture, the architecture,
and the beaches – all with a signature Luli Fama twist. On
the runway, the looks were styled with an assortment of
Chinese Laundry footwear. 

On Saturday, July 22nd, 2017, the 2018 swimwear
collection, called “Viva Cuba,” came to Miami Swim
Week, marking the brand’s 10th consecutive runway
show. The collection showcased 73 looks that were bold,
bright, feminine, and fun.

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MY JOURNEY THRU THIS YEAR'S FASHION CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018
WEEKS HAVE CREATED MANY MEMORIES. ALL
OF THE PRESS CONTACTS IN THE WORLD OF
FASHION DESIGNERS, CREATIVES, AND
INFLUENCERS HAVE SPAWNED ALL TYPES OF
TRAVELERS IN THE INDUSTRY. I,  MET EVERYONE
FROM TWIN BLOG WRITERS TO SUPPOSED TO BE
SOHO COMPANIES ALL PROMISING EXCHANGES
OF FABRIC DESIRES TO MONEY, DRINKS, WEB
BLOGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY. ALL
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MILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES.

WHEN OUR MAGAZINE LAUNCHED OUR COLOR
CAZE DEPARTMENT (PAGE 12) A LINE OF
FEATURED ACCESSORIES. IN THE STYLISH
REPORT (PAGE 10) DKNY LEADING LADY. THE
FASHION DESIGNERS PORTRAIT(PAGE 22)
FEATURES COCO CHANEL THE WOMAN, WHO
SHAPED THE FUTURE OF THE FASHION WORLD
WITH FAMOUS PATTERNS, AND EVEN HER
FAMOUS PERFUMES. ALMOST 10 YEARS HAVE
PASTED FOR ONE OF OUR FASHION ICONS.
COCO CHANEL BECAME A EVERYDAY WOMAN IN
A EVERYDAY WORLD.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ERVIN HODGES JR.

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Donna Karan
New York

After co-designing Anne Klein for ten years,
Donna Karan launched, in 1985, her own line
with late husband Stephan Weiss. Based on a
foundation of “Seven Easy Pieces,” Karan’s first
collection included practical mix-and-match
separates that accentuated a woman’s curves.
Her name became synonymous with the New
York look and created a trend-setting, all-black
palette for ready-to-wear. She’s also credited
with popularizing the bodysuit. Her company
grew—as much by the designer’s instinct as by
any strategic business plan—to include
menswear, children’s apparel, beauty, home,
and accessories, and has enjoyed extreme
commercial success. In 1996, Donna Karan
went public, which netted the designer a
fortune but had mixed results on Wall Street.
The Donna Karan International company
includes her secondary label, DKNY. It was
bought by LVMH in 2001 for a reported $643
million. Today, Karan acts as chief creative
director.

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PHOENIX FASHION PARIS FASHION WEEK -
WEEK  - OCTOBER FEBRUARY

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Coco Chanel

FASHION
DESIGNERS
PORTRAIT

GABRIELLE
BONHEUR CHANEL

Fashion designer Coco Chanel, born  Coco Chanel created timeless
August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France, designs that are still popular
is famous for her timeless designs, today. She herself became a much
trademark suits and little black revered style icon known for her
dresses. Chanel was raised in an simple yet sophisticated outfits
orphanage and taught to sew. She paired with great accessories,
had a brief career as a singer before such as several strands of pearls.
opening her first clothes shop in As Chanel once said,“luxury must
1910. be comfortable, otherwise it is not
luxury.”
In the 1920s, she launched her first
perfume and eventually introduced Her early years, however, were
the Chanel suit and the little black anything but glamorous. After her
dress, with an emphasis on making mother’s death, Chanel was put in
clothes that were more comfortable an orphanage by her father, who
for women. She died on January 10, worked as a peddler. She was
1971. Famed fashion designer Coco raised by nuns who taught her how
Chanel was born Gabrielle Bonheur to sew—a skill that would lead to
Chanel on August 19, 1883, in her life’s work. Her nickname came
Saumur, France. With her trademark from another occupation entirely.
suits and little black dresses,

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FASHION
AND FRAGRANCE
AND PIONEER
 
Around the age of 20, Chanel

became involved with Etienne

Balsan, who offered to help her

start a millinery business in

Paris. She soon left him for one

of his even wealthier friends,

Arthur “Boy” Capel. Both men

were instrumental in Chanel’s

first fashion venture.

She herself became a much revered In the 1920s, Chanel took her

style icon known for her simple yet thriving business to new heights.

sophisticated outfits paired with great She launched her first perfume,

accessories, such as several strands of Chanel No. 5, which was the first

pearls. As Chanel once said,“luxury to feature a designer’s name.

must be comfortable, otherwise it is not Perfume “is the unseen,

luxury.” Her early years, however, were unforgettable, ultimate

anything but glamorous. After her accessory of fashion that heralds

mother’s death, Chanel was put in an your arrival and prolongs your

orphanage by her father, who worked as departure,” Chanel once

a peddler. She was raised by nuns who explained.

taught her how to sew—a skill that

would lead to her life’s work. Her Opening her first shop on Paris’s

nickname came from another Rue Cambon in 1910, Chanel

occupation entirely. started out selling hats. She

later added stores in Deauville

During her brief career as a singer, and Biarritz and began making

Chanel performed in clubs in Vichy and clothes. Her first taste of

Moulins where she was called “Coco.” clothing success came from a

Some say that the name comes from one dress she fashioned out of an old

of the songs she used to sing, and jersey on a chilly day. In

Chanel herself said that it was a response to the many people

“shortened version of cocotte, the who asked about where she got

French word for 'kept woman,'” the dress, 

according to an article in The Atlantic.

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She offered to make one for them. “My Over the years, with No. 5 being a
fortune is built on that old jersey that massive source of revenue, she
I’d put on because it was cold in repeatedly sued to have the terms
Deauville,” she once told author Paul of the deal renegotiated. In 1925,
Morand. she introduced the now legendary
The fragrance was in fact also backed Chanel suit with collarless jacket
by department store owner Théophile and well-fitted skirt.
Bader and businessmen Pierre and Paul
Wertheimer, with Chanel developing a Her designs were revolutionary for
close friendship with Pierre. the time—borrowing elements of
men’s wear and emphasizing
 A deal was ultimately negotiated where comfort over the constraints of
the Wertheimer business would take in then-popular fashions. She helped
70 percent of Chanel No. 5 profits for women say goodbye to the days of
producing the perfume at their corsets and other confining
factories, with Bader receiving 20 garments. 
percent and Chanel herself only
receiving 10 percent.  CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018

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Another 1920s revolutionary design Today her namesake company is
was Chanel’s little black dress. She held privately by the Wertheimer
took a color once associated with family and continues to thrive,
mourning and showed just how chic it believed to generate hundreds of
could be for evening wear. In addition millions in sales each year
to fashion,
In addition to the longevity of her
Another important romance for Chanel designs, Chanel’s life story
began in the 1920s. She met the continues to captivate people’s
wealthy duke of Westminster aboard attention. There have been several
his yacht around 1923, and the two biographies of the fashion
started a decades-long relationship. In revolutionary, including Chanel and
response to his marriage proposal, she Her World (2005), written by her
reportedly said “There have been friend Edmonde Charles-Roux.
several Duchesses of Westminster—
but there is only one Chanel!” In 1969, In the recent television biopic,
Coco Chanel (2008), Shirley
Chanel’s fascinating life story became MacLaine starred as the famous
the basis for the Broadway musical designer around the time of her
Coco, starring Katharine Hepburn as 1954 career resurrection. 
the legendary designer. Alan Jay
Lerner wrote the book and lyrics for The actress told WWD that she had
the show’s song while Andre Prévin long been interested in playing
composed the music. Cecil Beaton Chanel. “What’s wonderful about
handled the set and costume design her is she’s not a straightforward,
for the production. easy woman to understand.” While
not officially charged, Chanel
The show received seven Tony Award suffered in the court of public
nominations, and Beaton won for Best opinion. Some still viewed her
Costume Design and René Auberjonois relationship with a Nazi officer as a
for Best Featured Actor. betrayal of her country. Chanel left
Paris, spending some years in
Coco Chanel died on January 10, 1971, Switzerland in a sort of exile. She
at her apartment in the Hotel Ritz. She also lived at her country house in
never married, having once said “I Roquebrune for a time.
never wanted to weigh more heavily
on a man than a bird.” Hundreds At the age of 70, Chanel made a
crowded together at the Church of the triumphant return to the fashion
Madeleine to bid farewell to the world. She first received scathing
fashion icon. In tribute, many of the reviews from critics, but her
mourners wore Chanel suits. feminine and easy-fitting designs
A little more than a decade after her soon won over shoppers around the
death, designer Karl Lagerfeld took world.
the reins at her company to continue
the Chanel legacy.  CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018

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THE 10
MOST
EXOTIC
HIGH HEELS

BY ROXANNE ROBINSON

BRIAN ATWOOD

WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGNING THE SEXIEST SHOES
ON EARTH THERE'S USUALLY ONE MAN MODELS
AND CELEBRITIES ALIKE TURN TO: BRIAN ATWOOD.

SERGIO ROSSI PAUL ANDREW
AFTER YEARS OF STUDYING SHOEMAKING UNDER HIS FATHER
AND A STINT IN TRADE SCHOOL, SECOND-GENERATION FROM SCALLOPED EDGES TO GLITTERY FINISHES,
COBBLER SERGIO ROSSI STRUCK OUT ON HIS OWN IN THE MID- FEMININE DETAILS ARE WHAT MAKE PAUL ANDREW
'60S. SHOES SO SPECIAL.

ALEXANDER CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018
MCQUEEN

SPRING 2018 READY-TO-WEAR

The one advantage of 2017’s incredibly rainy
British summer is that it was good for the gardens
—and for Sarah Burton’s Alexander McQueen
collection. When she and her band of textile
specialists took a day trip out of London to visit
Great Dixter house in East Sussex, its flower
borders were in spectacular bloom. The
photographs of what they saw filled walls in the
studio and set Burton off. “It was about
Britishness, being in the garden, and the healing
power of nature,” she said.

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ALTUZARRA RENE CAOVILLA
MUCH HAS BEEN MADE OF NEW YORK RENÉ CAOVILLA'S HIGH-GLAMOUR
DESIGNERS MOVING TO PARIS THIS WOMEN'S SHOES SEEM PLUCKED FROM
SEASON, BUT JOSEPH ALTUZARRA'S CASE THE CLOSET OF YOUR FAVORITE FAIRY
IS UNIQUE. HIS FATHER IS FRENCH AND TALE PRINCESS. 
HIS MOTHER IS CHINESE-AMERICAN. CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN IS A FRENCH FASHION
CHLOÉ DESIGNER WHOSE HIGH-END STILETTO FOOTWEAR
GOSSELIN INCORPORATES SHINY, RED-LACQUERED SOLES
THAT HAVE BECOME HIS SIGNATURE.
A RUN-DOWN ON WHAT'S TURNING UP
THIS WEEKEND CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018
I started straightaway with my own brand, instead
of first designing for someone else. It was a crazy
thing to do. The creative part has always been
great, that is no problem. But I’ve had to learn to
take into account the marketing aspect—what
people want to wear—talking with salespeople,
like on the floor at Barneys. The business side of it
has been a learning experience.

CHLOÉ GOSSELIN

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NEW
CHLOÉ
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By Adam Tschorn
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PARIS
2017

Natacha
Ramsay-Levi

The first Chloé  collection under the creative direction of
Natacha Ramsay-Levi hit the runway here Thursday,
marking the newest chapter in the 65-year-old fashion
house’s history with a range of pieces that spoke to
femininity, confidence and strength, and making the label
one to follow closely in upcoming seasons.

Before taking the helm at Chloé in April and replacing
Clare Waight Keller, Ramsay-Levi spent four years as
creative director for women’s ready-to-wear at Louis
Vuitton (under artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière with
whom she’d worked for 11 years at Balenciaga), and for
her debut Chloé collection she paid tribute to the history
of her maison and its founder Gaby Aghion.

“Chloé girls have a suave mix of sophistication and
humility; they are timeless but never conventional,”
Ramsay-Levi wrote in the show notes, “I wish to continue to
shape their course, staying true to the independent and
intellectual spirit of Gaby Aghion; to those who
perpetuated this democratic style, so resolutely feminine.
So joyful. Existing without boundaries or hierarchy.”

That meant a spring and summer 2018 collection with
recognizable references to the brand’s DNA — Victorian
dresses, equestrian details and a peculiar, but lovely, shade
of terracotta, to name just three — but with the boho
whimsy of the Waight Keller-era stripped away and
replaced with strong-shouldered confidence.

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Natacha Ramsay-Levi encapsulates the
myth of Parisian elegance with a luxe,
feminine and effortless first collection.

At Paris Fashion Week,
Natacha Ramsay-Levi's
debut collection for
Chloé makes her one to
watch.

Lace prairie dresses were There were also some The snakeskin pattern was
embroidered and pierced; safari-inspired looks, also in the mix in a range
dark leather motorcycle tarot-card motifs (tarot of eye-catching boots with
jackets were paired with cards seem to be popping extensive lacing up the
delicate, floral-print, knee- up all over the runways front and straps across the
length skirts; and capelets this week), a prancing vamp and around the
flowed from the back of bare- horse motif plucked from upper calf that hit the
shouldered tops. (Although the company archives sweet spot between
she doesn't wear a cape in that was allover utilitarian and feminine.
her superhero incarnation, embroidered on velvet There was a lot to like in
we immediately thought of jackets, suits and shirts, Ramsay-Levi’s inaugural
Wonder Woman's alter ego, and a snakeskin pattern collection for the house
Diana Prince, as the epitome that appeared on and, if her Chloé girl 2.0
of the new Chloé girl the trousers,skirts, dresses ends up having legs, she
moment we laid eyes on the and tops. won’t have to go far to find
capelets.) them the perfect boots.

Fashion is just another accessory for someone with great style.

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Experience the latest Phoenix, AZ (September 14, 2017) - Phoenix
styles in the ever- Fashion Week, the Valley’s leading authority on
evolving world of fashion, will proudly host their annual series of
runway shows, October 5th - 7th, from 5 p.m. to 10
fashion during Phoenix p.m., at Talking Stick Resort, located at 9800 East
Fashion Week. Talking Stick Way in Scottsdale, AZ. The three-day
event celebrates the conclusion of a three-month
27 emerging designer boot camp, led by mentor and
True Religion Jeans Co-founder Kym Gold, in
which the 19 hand-selected designers have been
preparing to launch their collections for Phoenix
Fashion Week.

Those designers will debut their highly-anticipated
looks to more than 5,000 of the Valley's most
fashionable men and women, influencers,
celebrities and more. This year's schedule builds on
the success of last year, with many former Phoenix
Fashion Week participants returning as
established designers, including 2016 designer of
the year, Barbara Bultman.

Designers to the stars, Dubai based Yas Couture

and Filipino brand, Rocky Gathercole who each

dress celebrities that include Carrie Underwood,

Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton and

more, will each debut their highly anticipated

collections on Luxury-Couture night, Saturday,

October 7th. CHICDAILYMAGAZINE.COM / JANUARY 2018



NEW YORK
FASHION WEEK

2018

New York Fashion Week is an event that
takes place twice a year, including one
week at Bryant Park in Manhattan.
Fashion Week is full of shows and events
that allow fashion designers to display
their latest collections to influential
buyers and writers.

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