#christian allaire

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Christian Allaire at the Met Gala 2024, wearing custom outfit by Jamie Okuma.

Allaire, a fashion writer at US Vogue, is Ojibwe, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation, Ontario. Okuma is a Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, and Okinawan who is also an enrolled member of the La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California where she lives and works.

Allaire: 'I knew I wanted to wear an Indigenous designer to the Met this year. When I heard this year’s theme—“Sleeping Beauties”—and dress code—“The Garden of Time”—I was instantly struck by a few concepts: That our Indigenous designs & craftwork have persisted FOREVER, and that many of our traditional garments have always beautifully reflected the natural world that surrounds us.

On the blazer, @j.okuma used a hand-reverse appliqué method to illustrate two of my favorite flowers from back home: Lupines and Indian Paintbrushes. Turns out, these flowers are also popular in Jamie’s region down on the West Coast. (We both agreed they are very “rezzy flowers.” 😉) For the pants, Jamie also put a contemporary twist on a traditional breechcloth, instead adding a built-in panel to formal tailoring. I absolutely adore how she mixed the old with the new.

To finish off the look, Jamie also surprised me with a special Bandolier-style bag that made me super emotional when I unboxed it. She found an ANTIQUE piece of Ojibwe floral beadwork (likely turn of the century) to represent my specific heritage, and then helped restore it into a cross-body style—adding modern touches like crystal straps and ribbon embellishments.

Many archival photos show Ojibwe men wearing similar Bandolier bags throughout history, and when I carried it last night, I couldn’t help but feel like I was carrying a piece of my ancestors with me. And holllah - we made it to the MET.'

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Canada's Drag Race 404 Out of the Closet The queens battle it out in this week’s design challenge using only Brad Goreski’s hand-me-downs. Guest judge is Christian Allaire.

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Lady Gaga Wore a Fresh Off the Runway Gown to the 2023 Oscars The vampy black gown only made its debut three days ago. https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-oscars-2023-versace-dress

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The Eras Tour | The Tortured Poets Department section | Version 1

Christian Louboutin custom

With near exclusivity across all tour costumes, it isn't a surprise that for the newest addition to the Eras Tour set that Taylor would once again commission Christian Louboutin to custom design new styles for The Tortured Poets Department set. Both her costumes and their chosen accessories do a brilliant job segmenting each era into its own iconic visual timeslot. The Western-style flat boots for the Fearless set and the ready-to-wear lace up oxford flats for the Red set are both visual nods to the original time period of that album.

To Vogue, the designer said, "Joseph [Cassell, Taylor's stylist] and Taylor were very instrumental in communicating all the different acts, and having shoes that reflect the genre she wore then with an updated modern twist ... “For The Tortured Poet Departments era, we created a custom last based on archival styles that represent the Victorian theme.”

Over the course of the Eras Tour, Louboutin "created over 250 pairs for the superstar—including 60 new pairs for her European leg alone" according to Christian Allaire for Vogue.

The other TTPD custom pair are a strappy, silver heel reminiscent of ballroom shoes - perfect for when Taylor wears them during "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart".

Louboutin previously also provided all the shoes on Taylor's reputation stadium tour.

Photo by Kevin Mazur/TAS24 via Getty Images and Christian Louboutin

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‘Hayley Williams talks embracing “Mod Style” on her new paramore tour’ - by Christian Allaire for Vogue.

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CELEBRITY STYLE

How Eddie Redmayne Became This Awards Season’s Breakout Style Star.

CHRISTIAN ALLAIRE

March 6, 2023

Photos: Getty Images

It’s hard for the men of the red carpet to compete against some of the most glamorous gowns in the world. That said, when Eddie Redmayne hit the red carpet at the SAG Awards last month, all eyes were on his bowed blouse and sharp high-waisted trousers. “It’s probably my number one favorite from this past menswear season,” Redmayne’s stylist Harry Lambert tells Vogue of the ensemble from Saint Laurent’s fall 2023 collection. “As soon as the SAGs came up, we were like, This needs to be the look.”

Throughout this year’s awards season—where Redmayne has been doing press for his new film, The Good Nurse—the duo have experimented with style. Redmayne has emerged triumphant as one of the best dressed men of the moment as a result. “I’ve always admired Eddie’s fashion sense, and his sense of flair and fun that he would have on the red carpet,” says Lambert, who has been working with Redmayne for about six months. “When he asked to collaborate, I was super excited to start working with him.”

Photo: Getty Images In Saint Laurent

A highlight was the sleek black Alexander McQueen jumpsuit that Redmayne wore to this year’s BAFTAs. “It was very classic and elegant, but the fact that it was a jumpsuit with no shirt underneath was really fun,” says Lambert. He also loved the Maison Margiela couture suit that Redmayne wore to the New York premiere of The Good Nurse—“it fit him to perfection,” says Lambert—and the embellished, sheer red Gucci top that Redmayne wore to the GQ Man of the Year Awards.  “To be honest, I wasn’t sure if it was gonna suit him—it was quite an out-there look,” says Lambert. “But he put it on, and it just looked perfect.”

The pair agreed that tailoring and fit were crucial to anchor the experimental outfits. “We always had one, two, or sometimes three fittings to make sure the look is great,” Lambert says. The Saint Laurent ensemble, for instance, was fitted a few times and then altered. The pair also always added a timepiece. “We always do one of his Omega watches,” says Lambert (Redmayne is a face of the brand). “At the beginning of awards season, they gave us an amazing selection of watches.”

Photo: Getty Images In Margiela couture

Sadly, the actor won’t be in attendance at the Oscars the Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the duo’s streak is over. “What we’ve really learned over the last six months is that Eddie can wear great clothes,” says Lambert.  “We wanted to show that Eddie will take a risk, looks good taking a risk as well, and really has the ability to own a look.”

Below, more of Redmayne's best awards season looks.

Photo Getty Images In Alexander McQueen

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Harry Styles: Love On Tour – How Stadiums Became the New Runaways

If Taylor Swift's Swifties take the singer's shows as a chance to embody her music through their outfits, fans of the former One Direction member Harry Styles take a more glamorous approach when attending the Brit's shows all over the world.

Harries – this is what Styles' fans go by – are known for flooding arenas with feathered boas of many different colours: follow the trail they left behind them on public transportation, sidewalks, and staircases and you will be led to the latest stop of Harry Styles' tour. The boas trend was so consistent throughout the last run of Styles' North American tour that Madison Square Garden, the renowned 20k-seater arena located in the heart of New York City, celebrated the singer's 15th consecutive show at the venue by gifting a feathered boa to every single attendee on the closing night of the residency.

The fans' affinity with fashion comes as a natural response to Styles' – excuse the involuntary pun – style itself. A close friend of Gucci's former creative director Alessandro Michele, the two have collaborated on a capsule collection for the fashion house titled 'HA HA HA'. Michele is also behind many of the looks Styles has worn on multiple red carpets over the past few years.

What follows is a short gallery of looks worn by both Styles and his fans at various stops of the Harry Styles: Love On Tour tour.

But back to Harries' concert fashion. The fanbase's impact on concert culture has been so relevant that multiple fashion publications have written articles about their commitment to, as they say, serve. When back in 2021 Styles threw the inaugural Harryween show at Madison Square Garden, for example, Vogue documented how fans gathered from all over the world dressed up in the most fashionable Halloween costumes they could think of. As Christian Allaire wrote in said article, "Spread the word: Dressing up for Harry Styles is the new trick-or-treating". What follows are some of the looks captured by Landon Phillips on the day of the show.

With another run of Love On Tour on the horizon, we are left to wonder: how will Harries up their game this time around?

Photo credits: Instagram, i-D, Vogue

[thewordwideweb]

New to the dictionary

Instead of our usual Word of the Day today, let me introduce you to four of the newest entries in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. These were all added just last month. All definitions and quotes were taken from the Merriam-Webster website.  

janky (informal. First known use, 1989): of very poor quality, junky. Also: not functioning properly or adequately, faulty. "My family had medical debt, because we live in the jankiest medical system in the developed world." -  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

lewk (slang. First known use, 2009): a fashion look that is distinctive to the wearer and is noticeable and memorable to others. “And yet, the secret to nailing an airport lewk is easier than one thinks: It's all in the travel bag.” – Christian Allaire

adorkable (informal. First known use, 1999): socially awkward or quirky in a way that is endearing. “Fifteen years after Zellweger first charmed the world as adorkable…Bridget Jones, she's returning to the beloved character created by author Helen Fielding.” – People Magazine

yeet (interjection, slang. First known use, 2007): used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm. “Instead of saying "cool" when something good happens, he would say "yeet," which in slang can mean anything from "yes" to expressing excitement or approval.” – Mary-Jo Tohill 

Also: yeet (verb. First known use, 2017): to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown. “When it comes to Twitter features, number one on the wish list of the platform's heaviest users – apart from a Super Mega Block option that instantly yeets a nasty user into the sea – is the edit button.” – Caitlin Welsh

I’m pretty sure Merriam-Webster is missing another use of “yeet” that I can attest has been around for more than a half-century, at least. Here’s *my* definition, complete with quotation example:

Yeet (interrogative, Brooklynese. First known use, circa mid-1950s. Alternate spelling: “Jeet”): Shortened form of the question, Did you eat? “Yeet yet?” “No, Jew?” “Nah, let’s getta slice-a pizza.” – Everyone I grew up with in Brooklyn

C’mon, Merriam-Webster, your definition of yeet is janky. You’ve gotta fix that oversight.

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Blog #3: Social Media

Shina Novalinga is an Indigenous Inuk content creator, living in Montreal, Canada. She grew up in a family that fully embraced their Inuit culture- especially her mother. She learned many things from her, like traditional Inuk throat singing. A video taken of Shina’s mother, who is a professional throat singer, along with Shina singing- is what initially launched her presence on TikTok. The clip got millions of views, and encouraged Shina to continue sharing her Indigenous-related content on the platform. On TikTok, as well as her other social media, she shares things like: eating Inuit dishes (like raw beluga whale) handmade Inuit fashion, singing, activism content, etc. Her inspiration to continue sharing their way of life is because “It's important for me to educate others on my platform because not a lot of people know about our history, or know about the Inuit culture. It has always been brushed off. My goal is to change that and not be afraid to speak about it.” For the subject of throat singing specifically, she speaks on how she wishes to continue the tradition and show it on a big platform because it was banned for so many years in Canada due to Christian missionaries at the time. She finds that it is very important to shed light on Inuit traditions that some intended to erase in the past. She states in an interview: “Throat singing is important in our culture because it had almost been a lost tradition due to missionaries. We are now taking it back and passing it down to keep it alive. Throat singing allows us to connect with the sound of nature and the animals. It also allows us to connect with our ancestors, our soul and our voice.”

Relating to course topics, erasure of culture is something we’ve already covered. Further, stereotypes and generalizations fit into this as well. Like the erasure of African American photography and media, Indigenous groups in Canada like the Inuit have faced these same issues. Although the specifics may be different, it’s important to uplift and represent these cultures now, and educate people on parts of history that may have been lost or covered up over time. Shina does a great job of this, and her socials show that people are in-fact really unfamiliar, as well as extremely intrigued about the practices and history of Inuk culture.

Here is a link to her TikTok page, along with links to a couple of my favorite videos of hers on it:

Sources Cited:

Allaire, Christian. “This Inuk Throat Singer Is Bringing Cultural Pride to Tiktok.” Vogue, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2020, www.vogue.com/article/shina-novalinga-indigenous-inuk-throat-singer-tiktok.

“An Interview with Shina Novalinga – Air Canada Enroute.” Stories That Travel. Made by Air Canada., enroute.aircanada.com/en/interviews/shina-novalinga/. Accessed 13 July 2024.

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Jam A. Auderset et Christian Allaire

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Are you JoeKing Joe Burrow shirt

“Whether you’re a fan of food, legacy media gossip, or writer Ruth Reichl herself, you’ll find plenty to dine out on in this account of Reichl’s time serving as the Are you JoeKing Joe Burrow shirt in other words I will buy this editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Gourmet magazine. Reichl freely admits that the glamorous world of New York publishing was a new one to her at the start of her Gourmet tenure, but I think it’s safe to say we could use a little more of her independence, irreverence and commitment to genuine creativity in the industry. (Bonus: her descriptions of meals are effortlessly mouth-watering, so make sure to eat with a delicious snack at the ready.)” —E.S. “I went into Open Book expecting a light, fun read from one of my favorite reality stars (remember Newlyweds?) of all time—instead, I was blown away by an honest, funny, and touching memoir, which is so rarely the case with celebrity ‘tell-alls.’ Simpson candidly discusses her recovery journey after years of struggling with drugs and alcohol abuse; she also examines the darker side of her early-fame days as a singer, when she was constantly—and at times, brutally—compared to her counterparts like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera. It was my favorite book of 2020, and I recommend it to any pop culture fan, Simpson fans or not.” —Christian Allaire, Vogue.com fashion and style writer

Buy it: https://tiktotees.com/product/are-you-joeking-joe-burrow-shirt/

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Sustainable fashion brands:

Ka-Sha, India

"Change by design" is a type of slogan for Karishma Shahani-Khan and her Maharashtra, India-based label, Ka-Sha. Ka-Sha's tale is as much about the craftsmen she works with around the country as it is about the natural, hand-dyed materials and zero-waste design approaches. "We use clothing to celebrate handcraft and artisanal techniques, both new and old," adds Shahani-Khan. Heart to Haat, the label's capsule project, is made completely of abandoned fabrics and clothing intended for garbage, and is inspired by the indigenous idea of recycling, repurposing, and reclaiming." Emily Farrah

Mozh Mozh, Peru

Mozhdeh Matin founded her label in 2015 to "work with local artisans and preserve their techniques," she says. She was inspired by the notion of a circular economy, and her vibrant pieces, dresses, and accessories - fashioned from alpaca, cotton, and wool yarns also indigenous to Peru - have set that wheel in motion. "All artists take inspiration from their surroundings," she said, "and the climate crisis is pushing a lot of us to create inventive ways to become more sustainable." - Marius Marley

Conner Ives, Britain

At least 75% of the materials used in this Central Saint Martins graduate's creations are old, deadstock, or sustainable. "It's always about finding new materials to use and new processes to develop," Ives said. "It's a constant and hungry evolution." The designer, who is from Bedford, New York, claims that residing in England has affected the way he acquires and uses vintage materials. "When I first got to London, I spent most of my time with friends going to charity shops," said Ives. "I so much enjoy the hunt." Christian Allaire's

Morphine, Italy

Morphine is a unique brand-turned-retailer founded in Reggio Emilia, Italy, that sells old designer things - think '90s Comme des Garçons and early-Noughties McQueen - as well as its own repurposed pieces through its Compendium 01: Pazzesca line. "Our process consists in reawakening and reviving products that this industry has produced and forgotten," Morphine project manager Sasha Payton explains. "We produce one-of-a-kind items by customising and reassembling clothing, fabrics and yarns from deadstock and leftovers from across the Italian supply chain." - CA

Vitelli, Italy

Vitelli's manufacturing is entirely comprised of waste from the knitwear industry, much of which would otherwise end up in a landfill. This waste is then utilised to make the label's patented felted material, nicknamed Doomboh, which is then converted into clever, tactile items. "The atelier inside my studio is called Organic Knitting Theatre," explains Vitelli's creator and creative director, Mauro Simionato. "Every day, we gather and create." What is his major source of inspiration? The "music-driven, post-hippie" Italian counterculture movement that sprung up in the late '70s and early '80s around the Cosmic club on the Adriatic Riviera. Vitelli has interpreted this scenario "as a model of how to participate in - and possibly inspire - the current global cosmic scene." - Lieutenant Laird Borrelli-Persson

Juan de La Paz, Bolivia

Juan de La Paz was formed in 2009 by designers Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, who develop their vivid designs in collaboration with craftspeople in Bolivia and Peru. "We learn from the ancestral knowledge of these communities to take care of Mother Earth when making fashion," Pereira goes on to explain. The clothing, the majority of which include the label's distinctive fringing, are created from recycled materials (the range is also made-to-order and zero waste). According to both designers, being Bolivian makes sustainability necessary and clear. "Contemporary Latin American design upcycles, looks for alternative materials, collaborates with indigenous communities and values artisan craftsmanship," Jordan said. - California

Rave Review, Sweden

The path to a responsible future, according to Rave Review's Josephine Bergqvist and Livia Schück, is through the past. The team has always worked with existing materials, which they piece together to create unique sculptures. "These fabrics are so nice to work with - and in a way it feels more 'new' to work this way rather than to redesign existing fashions," Bergqvist said. The designers frequently claim that their work is nostalgic by default since their materials had former lives - but it's how these Swedes filter their work via their own childhood recollections and present interests that has garnered wonderful accolades. - LB-P

Referencing:

Vogue. (2022). 15 Global Brands Bringing Fashion And Sustainability Together. [Online]. British Vogue. Last Updated: 25 January 2022. Available at: https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/global-sustainable-fashion-brands [Accessed 6 November 2023].

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New story on NPR: The newest trend in fashion is a wardrobe staple you probably own https://ift.tt/4kOwG81

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Lizzo’s Cape at the 2023 Grammy Awards Deserves Its Own Award The singer turned heads in custom Dolce & Gabbana. https://www.vogue.com/article/lizzo-dolce-gabbana-cape-grammy-awards

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Rihanna lança uma nova coleção Savage X Fenty apenas para o Super Bowl 

POR CHRISTIAN ALLAIRE Foto: Cortesia de Savage x Fenty Rihanna deve chegar ao intervalo do Super Bowl LVII de 2023, que será realizado em 12 de fevereiro em Glendale, Arizona. Todos os anos, o Super Bowl é um dos eventos televisionados mais assistidos do mundo – e a performance do intervalo é tão esperada – então é seguro dizer que Rihanna está atualmente em modo de preparação total agora. E…

[dailywilliams]

‘Hayley Williams talks embracing “Mod Style” on her new paramore tour’ - by Christian Allaire for Vogue.