A NeW CoUtuRe LiNe FoR DoLcE & GaBbAnA? FiNaLlY!

For the first time ever, Dolce & Gabbana is launching a capsule collection of couture clothing.

The captivating collection will be presented during July to a small group of business clients in Sicily.

Dolce & Gabbana have put an end to the rumors, and officially announced they are about to launch a couture capsule collection. Sources close to the duo were quoted as saying the designers are keen to explore couture because of its artistic challenge.

Though Paris is the ultimate couture capital, the Italian designers will only reveal their collection to clients who will be in Sicily. Expectations are high and the fashion world is waiting with bated breath and anticipation.

Dolce & Gabbana are favorite designers for many Hollywood stars. They create unique and exclusive gowns for stars like Scarlett Johansson. Their high end fashion and marvelous creation have turned them into one of the world's finest fashion labels. Yet, the duo was not without their problems. Last year, the designers had to close their lower price label – D&G. Instead, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana decided to put their best efforts into their main line and also focus on the couture collection.

By creating a couture line, Dolce and Gabbana are following other top Italian brands such as Versace and Armani. Versace established its couture line, Atelier Versace, just 8 years ago, while Armani launched its first Armani Prive collection only in 2005. Now a new Italian top brand joins the couture celebration, and makes the whole scene that much more vibrant. The only question is: What will it all look like? As much as we hate waiting, right now there’s no other choice. The new couture capsule collection by Dolce & Gabbana is on its way!

Designer Focus: Slava Zaitsev- The star designer of Fashion Week Russia

Slava Zaitsev cultivated an interest in fashion design only after graduating, with honors, at the Faculty of Applied Arts at the University of Chemistry and Technology.

In 1956 he moved to Moscow in order to further fulfill his dream of textile design. Four years later, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in painting and design from the Moscow Textile Institute.

The talented Russian designer got a chance to fulfill his passion and prove his skills in 1963, when he was asked to design a chic uniform for kolkhoz workers. However, his colorful design was frowned upon by the Methodical Council and was not approved for mass production. However, his designs made their way to the West through a publication called Paris Match, and Slava Zaitsev gained imminent popularity.

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In 1965, Zaitsev became the chief designer at Dom Modeli. That same year, prominent designers including Pierre Cardin, Guy Laroche, and Marc Bohan (Dior) took a trip to Moscow to witness its elite fashion first-hand. Zaitsev’s innovative designs drew their attention and he instantly became an "equal among equals” according to Cardin. Zaitsev was then constantly compared to haute-couture designers from around the world such as Christian Lacroix, Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Dior.

Fashion Roundup: Katy Perry Goes Blonde for Vogue Italia, "Team Karl” Designs for London Olympics, and Berlin Fashion Week!

The Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week has brought us many unique influences this week, such as Fetish Fashion, animal masks and strange hoods of all sorts. Still, nothing could have prepared us for the brave decision of German designer Michael Michalsky, who chose a pregnant model to walk in a bikini. "Real clothes for real people,” Michalsky said. (New York Daily News)

New Creative Director for Brioni! British-born Brendan Mullane, a former menswear designer for Givenchy, was announced to head the prestigious house. Brioni was recently acquired by luxury conglomerate PPR and switched their main focus from womenswear to menswear. (Vogue UK)

Fifteen-year-old actress, Chloe Grace Moretz was announced as the new face for Aeropostale, the fashion brand for young people. Award-winning Moretz, will not only be a spokeswoman for Aeropostale, but will also receive a true fashion role in the company’s campaigns and ads. (USA Today)

Valentino is rumored to be sold for around $852 million. Following rave reviews for their latest Fall 2012 couture collection, the Italian brand is reportedly being sold to an unknown buyer. (Fashionista)

Fashion super-designer Karl Lagerfeld is preparing an Olympic-themed capsule collectioncalled ‘Team Karl’. This move is a part of an ongoing effort by Karl Langerfeld BV to create more mass appeal for the brand, which is slowly building as a fashion empire. (Styleite)

Closing our list of fashion highlights for this week, Katy Perry goes blonde for a Vogue Italia cover! Inside the July/August 2012 issue, 27-year-old Perry talks about not being afraid to show her true self, her admiration for Madonna and her general fashion style. For this shoot, the singer collaborated with photographer Francesco Carrozzini.

Fashion Roundup: Kate Middleton’s Wardrobe Costs Revealed, Spice Girls Reunite and 90's Supermodel Shalom Harlow is Back!

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want?FashionTV can tell you what we want--a Spice Girls reunion! Fortunately for us, we got just that and so did the rest of the world when Ginger, Baby, Sporty, Scary, and Posh Spice appeared at the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel to promote the new Spice Girls jukebox musical Viva Forever, featuring many of the girl group’s greatest hits. While the five fashionistas won’t star in the production starting December 11, we’re hoping that at least Geri Halliwell’s British flag bodysuit and Victoria Beckham’s leather dress getup will make an appearance. (Huffington Post)

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton may be known for recycling Alexander McQueen dresses and LK Bennett pumps, but she isn’t known for spending a whole lot of money on her wardrobe. Still, just exactly how much is she spending? The details will be found out in a few days when Prince Charles’ financial statements are officially revealed to the public. Her clothes have been said to cost in the $54,000 and up range, thanks to designs from Jenny Packham, Roland Mouret, and more for high-end functions. (The Cut)

She’s baaacck! Shalom Harlow was popular in the 90's, modeling for big brands like Valentino and Thierry Mugler. Since then, she hasn’t stopped modeling, but she hasn’t had the fame of model counterparts Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, even with an MTV reality show. This may all change with her newest campaign to date---Shalom is the face of the Jason Wu fall campaign where she poses as a Chinese warrior in the style of Wu’s most recent Fall 2012 collection. (Fashionista)

Kate Moss is a top model and after her stylish wedding to Jamie Hince, there was talk of her little sister Lottie taking the modeling reigns from her big sis. Now there’s another Moss hoping to step in and she may do it sooner than you think--if god sister Iris Law has anything to say about it. Law, the daughter of Sadie Frost and Jude Law, told Amuse magazine that she has been setting up photoshoots with Lila because it’s fashion. Let’s just hope that when Lila Moss finally makes her runway debut, she won’t be into the anti-model heroin chic look like mother Kate. (Telegraph)

The word is out on Margherita Missoni’s big wedding to race car driver Eugenio Amos and while it turns out that Giambattista Valli did not actually make her wedding dress, he was available for consultation on the couture elements. In an update, Grazia says Margherita Missoni herself created the gypsy stunner, using tailors in Sumirago to piece together the Missoni silk and organza in a setup she designed. (

You may know him as sneaky rich kid with a good heart Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl, but now Ed Westwick can also add fashion model to his already full resume. Westwick strut his stuff down the catwalk at the Philipp Plein show during Milan Men’s Fashion Week. He also appears in the Swiss brand’s Fall/Winter ad campaign shot by photographer Terry Richardson.

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