Rihanna has self-designed shoes, thanks to Manolo Blahnik

Rihanna as a founder of her own brand Fenty x Puma is very much in fashion, she is very much interested in last trends and sometimes is a very waited guests on the fashion weeks. From the first look it seems that she prefers more sportive clothes, or the mix of the styles, but in reality she proudly wears Dior's feminine dresses, for the special occasions. Just when you think you know what Rihanna will wear to this or that award ceremony to your surprise she will come with a new style! This year Rihanna covers the April issue of British Vogue but she also announced that she launched a mini collection with Manolo Blahnik. For Vogue shoot Rihanna decided to wear a Christian Dior Spring 2016 jacket in combination with a white cowboy hat. It was Rihanna's dream to have her own designed shoe line, and Manolo Blahnik let her dream come true.

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YSL-A hero who saved Dior and then created his own brand

Finally I watched the movie «Yves Saint Laurent» produced in 2014; it shows the whole life of the famous designer, his love story and the beginning of his career in 1958. Yves Saint Laurent is one of the greatest icons of fashion industry, this Algerian French designer made a revolution in fashion, first he became known as person who presented the tuxedo suit for women and non-European ornaments. Yves Saint Laurent was the first designer who gave the preference to non-white models.

He was born and raised in colonial Algeria; his career started since he was accepted by Dior for assistant position. Then Yves started studying in Paris as a teenager. After Dior's death he became treated as the person who saved the company, his world collapsed when he was sent to serve in the French army and lost his job. Already at that time he was in love with Pierre Berge, who later on helped him to set up his own couture house. In 1960-1970s this couple became fabulously wealthy. He was a prominent designer who changed the way women dress with a series of novelties which are now regarded as classics.

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Oscar's Red Carpet: from the worst to the best

These days all people get crazy by searching hashtags 88th Annual Academy Awards' ceremony in internet, who wears what and what kind of brands were presented on the red carpet. Let's discuss the worst and the best looks of this impressive event; I would like to start from the worst dress ups: Heidi Klum's dress with huge flowers looked awful on her figure; she mixed lavender color chiffon with a sharp cut-out across her chest. Kate Winslet looked a little bit fat in her terribly shiny dress by Ralph Lauren. Kerry Washington looked a little bit strange she was like a gladiator but I liked her Versace ensemble. Okay about bad taste is enough, lets discuss the looks that I appreciated. Priyanka Chopra’s first ever walk on the Oscar red carpet was impressive, she walked in a stunning, pure white strapless dress by Zuhair Murad. Charlize Theron was wearing a hot red dress by Dior Haute Couture; it's perfectly fit to her elegant appearance that is hard to reproduce.

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Clutch: handbag for all occasions

Clutch is a small elegant handbag, it looks like an envelope. Originally it should be small and without handle and strap, it is usually worn under the arm or by hand clasping. This bag was originally used as an accessory to the evening dresses. Therefore, every self-respecting fashionista should have in her wardrobe a handbag clutch. History of the clutch is not rooted deep into history; this accessory has gained popularity only in the twentieth century, and before the most distant ancestors of clutches were theatrical cases, cast in silver, which were popular at the end of the XIX century.

Another relative of the modern clutch is Vanity Case, which the Duke of Westminster gave as a present to Coco Chanel. This is the Vanity Case from Cartier and it became the first in the history of the handbag - tube.Particularly popular clutch became in the 1920-1930-s, after World War II due to Christian Dior. In recent years, a clutch is once again very popular. Today clutch is no longer the accessory for evening dress-up, but it is also used in everyday life. Nowadays, most often the clutches have grown in sizes.

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New colors for spring mood

Almost all collections from cosmetics companies praise pastel colors, girl's make-up with subtle accents. We chose the most interesting of new spring collections and will present to which one is worth paying attention. Chanel this spring introduced two collections: one got the bright shadows, pencils and blusher, and the second is «pearl» - with the help of which you can create weightless makeup.

Dior collection also looks springy: in the shadow surface of blush and powder you can see Glowing Gardens embossed flowers that it is even pity to ruin while using. They have branded five-colored palettes of shadows mainly focused on pastel shades that are usually hard to find: yellow, lime and mint. The quality of the shadows is amazing.

MAC, as usual, presented several spring collections, but the main line is called Flamingo Park. As you might guess, the bet is made ​​on all shades of pink, which is quite in tune with current trend. Pink color lovers will be satisfied with this huge number of products: lipstick, lip liner, rouge, eye shadow,powder, paints, glitter etc.

YSL decided make an accent on pink and green. The brand offers for spring makeup minimally adjust the tone of the face by using a translucent powder: in the Bohemian Boho. Green color can mask the redness, purple - yellowness, pink refreshes the complexion, and yellow, in theory, slightly overlaps the blue signs under the eyes. Rose is the timeless source of inspiration for cosmetics manufacturers, this time the flowers inspired Dolce & Gabbana. The have all palette of pink, they advise to use cool shade of gold complex, which will converge seamlessly with all other means of collection. Its main addition,has eight matte pink lipstick and green mascara.

Giorgio Armani presented its silver eye shadow, liquid lipstick and blush, even though they are at first glance seem to be bright,but you can make them lighter by powdering. The varnish is still released in a bright color, red for not getting bored.

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Finally! New York Fashion Week starts

New York Fashion Week inclines to start on a Thursday, and will last from 11-18 of February. Most of the events are «industry only», it is mainly reserved for buyers and the press, but if you want to be a part of this amazing show you can attend the «open events» such as: TRESemmé runway show on 15th of February and Body Positive runway show on 18th of February, which is done by NYC-based clothing company Smart Glamour. It will host a body-positive catwalk (sizes XXS to 6X) aiming to introduce its fall collection, featuring trendy women's looks for all shapes and sizes. There is also a surprise for attendees: an evening with champagne and wine. Generally speaking, many of the events can be seen live, online. So if you couldn't be a part of public events, watch them online. And if you're really interested in fashion weeks, just remember that after NYC's dates come London, known for its edgier, independent designers; then Milan, known for a lot of designers leaving; then Paris, which, is the true birthplace of fashion, where you'll see such kind of famous brands alike Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana.

More and more celebrities seem to be enjoying a crossover with the fashion world. The vivid examples are Taylor Swift and Kanye West, who recently participated in the fashion shows. Nowadays a lot of celebrities are doing fashion stuff, and going to shows, which make celebrity-front-row watching a new dimension of fashion week. I think the presence of some celebrities brings attention to the clothes, the designers, and everything else.

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Tako Natsvlishvili is new face of Armani Collezioni

Tako Natsvlishvili is new face of Armani Collezioni

Georgian model Tako Natsvlishvili becomes new face of Armani Collezioni. Yesterday she wrote about it on her facebook page: "So happy to announce that I am the new face for Armani Collezioni. Finally it’s out! Dreams come true!”

Tako Natsvlishvili was famous in Georgia from her early ages. She was working as a model from her childhood and due to her mother Nino Tskitishvili, founder of the “Model Look” modeling Agency in Georgia, she very easily came to the international modeling business. At the age of sixteen she has been already working for such kind of world famous brands as Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior and Calvin Klein.

At the age of sixteen she was part of the catwalk for Versace at a Paris fashion show. And now at the age of seventeen Georgian model has become the new face of Armani, she will be the face for Armani Collezioni’s Spring/Summer collection. Armani Collezioni is one of the most prestigious labels under which Armani sells its products.

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