FASHION & STYLE

She is considered one of the most stylish women but supermodel Kate Moss says the secret behind her much-talked-about look is that she never follows fashion trends.
The 37-year-old catwalk stunner feels every individual should be comfortable in their own skin to look stylish, a magazine reported.
“I never ‘dress up’. I wear things that I like and that is my style. That might seem very simple, or even simplistic, but it’s the complete truth. This harmony between my inner self and my look is perhaps what appeals to so many people,” said Moss.
The blonde beauty, who recently became the new face of Dior fragrance says the secret to looking good is a smile. “True beauty is laughter, everyone looks beautiful when they are smiling,” she added.

Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s favorite designer Issa London was basking in the spotlight Saturday on the second day of London Fashion Week.
The label was showing its new collection, with interest at fever pitch ever since Middleton announced her engagement to Prince William wearing one of its slinky silk dresses.
The U.K.-based label, Middleton’s go-to choice for grown-up, ladylike outfits, is overshadowing such better-known designers as Daks, Jaeger and Jonathan Saunders, who are also showcasing their autumn and winter collections Saturday.

Glitterati, hawkish buyers and fashion-savvy writers flocked to the Italian capital on Wednesday for the start of Milan’s glamorous Fashion Week.
After London and New York, fashionistas flew in to see over 66 designers on show on 76 runways, including an exclusive few who will show off their collections on catwalks in front of the city’s towering Gothic cathedral.
Fashion giants Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Roccobarocco will open the show on Wednesday, while Thursday’s catwalks will star Fendi, D&G and Prada.
Versace and Etro follow on Friday, with Bottega Veneta, Emporio Armani and Roberto Cavalli on Saturday.
Sunday and Monday see Dolce&Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani and Just Cavalli on the catwalks.
Newcomers Carta e Costura, Erhan Coruh and N-U-D-E will be showing on Monday March 1, before buyers, journalists and the fashion set jet off to Paris Fashion Week, which will run until March 9.
The tiny cobbled streets around Milan’s main cathedral square buzzed in the lead up to the first showings, with last-minute attempts to bag an invitation to exclusive after-show parties hosted by Gucci, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
Milan’s Camera Moda, which organises the week, has also arranged a host of cultural events, including visits to some of the city’s museums, exhibition openings and a Duran Duran concert.
Those unlucky enough not to have been invited to the shows can watch the models shimmy down the catwalks for many of the top designers on large screens set up near the cathedral.
Roccobarocco, Ermanno Scervino, Frankie Morello, C’N'C Costume National and Emilio Pucci are among those who will be live streaming their shows.

Chinese designers will drive catwalk trends more than deep-pocketed Asian buyers as China’s creativity becomes fashions’ next big thing, top fashion executives and designers said at Milan fashion week.
Chinese newly-rich fueled a record year for sales at luxury goods makers such as LVMH, with designers such as Ralph Lauren, Ermenegildo Zegna and Prada drawing inspiration from oriental prints and crystals to cater to Asian shoppers.
“The next big issue for fashion is not China’s economic boom but Chinese creativity,” Italian trend-setter designer and retailer Elio Fiorucci said on the sidelines of a Dolce and Gabbana show.
“We know little about Chinese sense of beauty. Chinese designers have got talent, they know all about us and they will be the next big surprise,” he said.
China is predicted to become the world’s biggest luxury market with sales of $14.6 billion in the next five years, according to the World Luxury Association.
However, economists say the Chinese economy’s booming growth rate is bound to ease, after capping a decade of expansion at an average annual rate of more than 10.5 percent.

Rhea and Sonam Kapoor are sisters with similar interests in film and fashion and we hear that the two are coming together for a project in which they will work again.
Rhea was in charge of Sonam’s wardrobe in Aisha and now in Players and we also hear that they are planning to roll out another film like Aisha, at least that’s the buzz in the industry. The sisters follow fashion closely and also exchange ideas on fashion.
We hear that they also exchange their outfits to mix and match. We have known some serious sibling rivalries but it’s time for some sibling camaraderie in Tinseltown now.

Models presented creations by designer Zainab Sajid and designer Hajra Hayat on the 2nd day of Bridal Couture Week in Karachi on Saturday.
The three-day Bridal Couture Week 2011 organized by Style360 in association with J&S began on Friday.
The event is held in Karachi at the Expo centre and Indian Fashion designer J J Valaya showcased his bridal collection on the Day 1 of the show on Friday.
There are 48 models both local and international divas. Renowned fashion designers from Pakistan who will showcase their collections will include Iraj, Nadiya Hussain, Rabya Chaudhry, Tooba Siddiqui, Zeeshan Shafi and Abrar Khan from Karachi, while Ayaan, Cybil, Neha, Nadia Ali, Rabia Butt and Iffi from Lahore. Dubai models who will walk the ramp will include Sandy, Diana, Daria and Fifi among others.