Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Yang was commissioned by Barney's New York to make one of a kind, hand painted and hand sewn replica dolls of two of our favorite Vogue editors Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour. The dolls are being auctioned off on Charitybuzz.com with the proceeds benefiting The New York City Aids Fund. These peculiar dolls took two weeks to make and according to Andrew Yang he had to order Anna's wig and cut it himself to get the right bob. As for Ms. Coddington's hair the color was right but a perm was required. Great work Andrew, we love the final outcome!

Its official: starting this autumn, Lanvin will be the latest design house to collaborate with fast-fashion retailer H&M. The new mens and womenswear collection will go on sale November 23rd at around 200 H&M stores worldwide. Because the anticipati0n level will be unbearable for most, the collection will have a pre-launch to show the world all the collection November 2, just 3 weeks before the clothes hit the stores. Since joining Lanvin as artistic director in 2001, Alber Elbaz has transformed the Paris-based label, founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, into a fashion powerhouse bursting with ideas and creativity. Alber Elbaz has pioneered there some of the biggest trends of the past decade - ribbon, bows, pearls, raw edges, sumptuous colour and metallic embellishment among many others. “We are thrilled about Lanvin’s collection for H&M, it is such an exciting moment. Lanvin will bring to H&M a luxurious French tradition that is also modern and playful. It is very much a Lanvin collection, using their cut and tailoring, with lots of focus on form and details for both women and men. The launch in November is going to be full of wonderful surprises.” Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M. Lanvin is the latest brand to collaborate with H&M, with previous collections designed by the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garçons and Sonia Rykiel. In a new twist, the Lanvin for H&M collection will be revealed to the world through a special film which will be launched on November 2. The film will be available for all to see online at www.hm.com.

In its second year, Fashion's Night Out will be held Sept. 10 throughout New York City, with nearly 1,000 retailers participating in the after-hours shopping spree. Stores will stay open until 11 p.m, hosting all sorts of special events, from designer appearances to live performances. Some of these special appearances that we'd like to hightlight will be Tom Ford at Bergdorf Goodman, Oscar De la Renta at Macy's, Daphne Guinness at Barneys and Karen Elson who is featured in Balenciaga's fall ad campaign will perform live with her band at the Balenciaga Flagship store in Chelsea at 9:ooPM. In addition to all of these exciting apperances a huge public fashion show will be held on September 7th at New York City's new Fashion week venue Lincoln Center featuring 200 top models. The Fashion Show will be styled by some of Vogue's top fashion editors and it will showcase some of Fall 2010 most glamorous trends. Tickets for this event will be sold on Aug.19 at Lincoln Center's box office with prices ranging from $25-$400 and the proceeds will go to NYC AIDS Fund.
For a complete list on all the events visit their website Fashionsnightout.com where you can plan your evening according to your taste.



Model Stella Tennant Wearing this year's official Fashion's Night Out
collection tank top paired with a ballgown skirt.

For his new ad campaign designer Alexander Wang has recruited one of his friends, actress Zoë Kravitz. She is the 21 year old daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet.

We are starting to see the latest September magazine covers pop up this month internationally. September being the biggest month for fashion magazines, the mags usually have more pages and more designer campaign ads all vying for the attention of the reader. After a long summer of cut-off denim shorts, flowy dresses and sandals, most women use the September issue as their style bible which helps them create looks for the next coming fall and winter months. And if the importance of the September issue wasn't obvious enough, who could forget the movie starring Vogue editor Anna Wintour, appropiately named "The September Issue".

We all know it as the magazine where the cover models only expose one eye. Over the years we have seen ID Magazine gracefully, artfully and creatively showcase their signture cover detail with some of the most fabulous and coolest people in fashion. The big news now at the London-based magazine is current editor Ben Reardon will be leaving ID and heading over to GQ Style. The magazine's deputy editor, Holly Shackleton, who manned the front and back sections of the magazine over the past couple years, will take over from Reardon. Not leaving without a bang, Reardon will leave behind his mark on the magazine with his latest September covers of Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Campbell shot by photographer Nick Knight.

Oh how we love Copenhagen! We fell in love with the city upon our first visit. Sleek modern design, extra nice people and the happiest people in the world are just a few perks you will experience when visiting Copenhagen. August 11-15 are the dates. Designers Preen and Jil Sander are just a few of the fashion designers who will take on the Scandanavian runway. Along with Fashion Week, Copenhagen will also be hosting many other international fashion folk for its popular CPH Vision Tradeshow which will be held within the same week.

Victoria Beckham makes the cover of Vogue Turkey wearing her own designs and looking fabulously chic. The cover was shot by famed photographer Ellen Von Unwearth. Trendcocktail had a chance to travel to Istanbul this year and we noticed how much the fashion industry is growing the Turkey. The last international cover star seen on a Turkish Vogue cover was Ny fashion darling and DJ Leigh Lezark.

Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr continues her high-fashion crossover in the just-released Jil Sander fall campaign, shot by photographer Willy Vanderperre. The Australian model is also featured in Prada's fall campaign and she's on the current summer cover of i-D magazine. The recently engaged model to actor Orlando Bloom has slowly started to become a multi-talened working model, we wonder if she has her career heights set on being the next fashion it girl.


Miranda Kerr for Jil Sander

BALENCIAGA's Nicolas Ghesquière has been crowned The Fashion Group International's latest Superstar. The designer will officially be given the award at FGI's Night of Stars on October 28. Nicolas is said to be one of the most intriguing and original designers of his generation, and has reinvented the House of Balenciaga and endowed its legacy with a cool, modern edge. With his legendary collections which have revolutionized the fashion industry since he started at Balenciaga a few years ago, we congratulate Nicolas on his many achievements.

From magazine covers to high-fashion ads, there's only one model who rules this summer: Danish model Freja Beha Erichson. Now with more mainstream fame than ever, Freja graces the latest covers of i-D and Numéro Homme along with the August covers of French and British Vogues. On top of that, Freja appears in an impressive list of fall campaigns that broke this summer, including Max Mara, Valentino, Chanel, and Tom Ford Eyewear. She will also lend her face to Balenciaga's fall 2010 ads, images of which haven't yet leaked. Ranked number 2 on models.com after number 1 model Lara Stone, we give Freja her due credit for her impressive summer line-up.

Zoe Saldana, who has had a longtime relationship with Calvin Klein will be replacing actress Eva Mendes as the new face of Calvin Klein Underwear. Saldana, who regurlarly wears Calvin Klein on the runway and accompanied Francisco Costa to this year's Costume Institute Gala and last year's CFDA Awards, will star in the new Fall 2010 ad campaign shot by photographer Mikael Jansson.

An exciting fashion and art exhibition called Sidewalk Catwalk was unveiled in New York city's fashion district last Thursday June 24. This really cool public installation was created by the Fashion Center BID and it features the work of New York City's top fashion designers such as Badgley Mischka, Maria Cornejo, Donna Karan, Naeem Khan, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu to name a few. Sidewalk Catwalk will run from June 24-September 23 and it's located next to the bike path of Broadway from 35th Street to 42nd Street. Each designer had the opportunity to showcase their skills by designing an outfit that would endure staying out in the open air for a few months. Most of them really put a lot of thought and dedication into this project and the results were spectacular. Lots of outdoor fabric, plastic, metal, canvas and even bricks were utilized to create looks that are avant-garde and inspiring. If you are in New York City this summer, be sure to make your way down there to enjoy this one of a kind presentation. Below are some of our favorite creations.

After a long hiatus from the pages of US Vogue, Peter Lindbergh is back with a 14-page editorial in the magazine's July 2010 issue. The photographers latest spread features supermodel Natalia Vodianova and actor Ewan Macgregor. Grace Coddington, who along with Anna Wintour asked the photographer to come back, styled the shoot. The high fashion editorial spread shows Natalia and Ewan in a tense domestic setting.

Christopher Kane and 13 other designers are headed to Paris to show at Menswear fashion week June 24-27. In collaboration with the British Council, the U.K.'s Center for Fashion Enterprise and Fashion East which is a nonprofit organization that supports emerging designers, is working to give its British menswear talent notoriety on the global stage.


Designer Christopher Kane with model Lara Stone