Stella McCarthy x GapKids and babyGap

Gap, Inc is looking to expand their designer collaboration portfolio tapping Stella McCartney to design a capsule collection for the GapKids and babyGap sector. The line will hit store late 2009 and be sold in select stores in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, France Ireland, and Japan. It will also be available online in the US. The Gap operates 3,100 stores in the aforementioned countries with plans to increase thier international reach through franchise agreements in the Far East, Latin America, the Middle East, and across Europe.

“For years I’ve wanted to create a collection for kids,” she said. “It’s something I’ve often been asked about. I believe that this one-off collaboration will be a great way for customers to be able to participate in the Stella McCartney brand. I believe that kids’ clothing should be more accessibly priced, which is particularly important at the moment, given the current climate.”

The McCartney brand currently generally carries women’s ready-to-wear, footwear, bags, fragrances, eyewear, accessories, and Care skin care. In the past, McCartney has worked with H&M and is in her second season with her adidas by Stella McCartney line. The H&M release drew a frenzy among the young fashion set. The adidas line proves that she can deliver both performance and function. The design house has been operating since 2001 in a joint venture with the Gucci Group.

Khaki’s and cotton shirts will never go out of style, we just need a little reminder sometimes. The Gap lured in this years CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nominees, which include Alexander Wang and Vena Cava, to recreate the classic khaki fabric. This is the kind of retail innovation we like to see! Expect that to hit stores June 16th.

Stella McCartney Resort 2010: A "more consumer-friendly" collection.

Resort collections are gaining more traction with each season due to their wearability and friendlier price points. Once deemed luxury and targeted at the jet setters who holiday in Belize or St. Tropez, designers are now utilizing their resort collections as a means to bridge the fall and spring seasons. This aids in keeping the showroom looking fresh while generating sales. Fashion today is faced with savvy consumers who want to look chic year round. Enter Stella McCartney’s 2010 Resort Collection, a sprightly mix of day to night wear that illustrates trend and makes a statement of style.

Sequin jackets, fun dresses, and textures ignite the edgy side of McCartney's clothes.

15 percent of the line is partially or 100 percent organic.

McCartney’s Resort 2010 collection made it’s debut on Friday night at her LA store in conjunction with a party for World Environment Day with Hollywood fashionistas like Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron, and Liv Tyler among the revelers in the crowd. The eco-friendly designer had this to say about the line, via WWD:

“We’re all fed up with walking into shops and seeing winter clothes in the middle of summer and vice versa. This collection is more consumer-friendly. We treated resort as a series of months rather than a season, and there are various fabric weights for different times of the year.”

The sophistication comes in black, of course, with the lace jumpsuit that McCartney wore at the Met Gala ...

Anouk Lepere shines effortlessly throughout the look book. Instead of doing the typical free standing model shoot, they used an eclectic mix of prop styling; balloons, inflatable dinosaurs, bubbles, and a smiling model! Looks like there is a playful mood in the design house. The color palette this round boasts bright yellow, orange, green, and a vivid blue. Floral graphics over nautical stripe dresses flirt with her youthful/sporty approach to fashion. Sequin jackets, gold dresses, and textures ignite the edgy side of McCartney’s clothes. The sophistication comes in black, of course, with the lace jumpsuit that McCartney wore at the Met Gala being a hands down standout. The Savile-Row tuxedos cropped and cut to enhance the feminine figure are stunning, the subtle attention to the shoulders is just right. Chunky necklaces with loads of cuff bracelets compliment the tousled hair and minimal makeup. Zip up peep toe heels, yes please. Leading by example, 15 percent of the line is partially or 100 percent organic.

Costume Institute Gala: Rihanna in Dolce & Gabanna, Kate Moss in Marc Jacobs, Posh in Marc Jacobs

Last night was the most important night in fashion - the Metropolitan’s Costume Institute Gala. More important than the Oscars? Yes. We’re talking about all the fashion heavyweights - models, designers, and the celebrities who wear their clothes all come together to celebrate the Costume Institute’s new exhibit. This year, the Gala was hosted by Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss - appropriately enough, as the theme was “The Model As Muse.”

Movie stars, designers and their muses came dressed to impress and what follows below are highlights from the red carpet. Trends included lady tuxedos, big shoulders, gold and lame and lots of blue in an assortment of shades from midnight navy to 80’s teal. One of my favorites was Rihanna in a lady tuxedo by Dolce & Gabanna with gorgeous exaggerated shoulders and sleeves complete with bow tie. Another favorite was Stella McCartney’s lace jumpsuit - it’s something that I really need in my life - now (because I go to so many galas, haha).

Costume Institute Gala: Madonna in Louis Vuitton, Liv Tyler/Kate Hudson/Stella McCartney all in Stella McCartney, Kirsten Dunst in Chanel

Louis Vuitton had a strong showing with Madonna, Leighton Meester and Kerry Washington all sporting looks right off the runway. The Double C’s were also spotted on the red carpet with Kirsten Dunst, Diane Kruger and Anna Wintour all sparkling in Chanel Haute Couture. Model muse Sasha Pivovarova wore a gorgeous feather coat by Giambattista Valli that overshadowed the dress that she wore underneath - and that’s ok. She was a great example of picking one piece to shine and letting it be the focal point with understated accessories.

There were many gorgeous looks last night and I’ve chosen my favorites to show you. You can see them all on the Style website. Let us know your favorites! Take the survey below and/or leave a comment.

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Ladies and lovers of functionality and style! LeSportsac has hit it’s 35th Anniversary and wants to celebrate it by going back to their roots!  The anniversary collection offers a modern take on vintage, classic styles from 1974. ”What’s hip to zip then . . . is hip to zip now!”

If you’re not diggin’ the black and green you should definitely check out their collaboration collections with Fifi Lapin and Stella McCartney! To read more about the Fifi Lapin collection check out our post from the Pool Tradeshow in August.

At M.I.S.S. HQ we were delighted to get a surprise box of Stella McCartney x adidas clothes from adidas.  Tunics, dresses and leggings galore - Stella’s interpretation of athletic wear is so chic that we don’t want to wear these pieces to the gym - we’re taking ‘em to the streets!  McCartney’s attention to detail is unwavering and the pieces include lots of lingerie accents that make the pieces really feminine and flattering.  My favorite piece?  The sweatpants!!  They’re the perfect shade of grey, with ruching along the sides and the best part?  They’re tear away pants so they have snaps along the sides of the leg.  Check out the rest of the pieces after the jump!

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Last week, Stella McCartney showed a collection in NY for the first time. Since she was showing resort, she opted for a spring-like environment and chose to show her collection at Jefferson Market Garden in Greenwich Village. The folks over at Hint Magazine were on hand to see the show and sat down to chat with the designer herself about why she chose to show in NY and what her inspirations were behind the new collection. Check out the show and see what Stella McCartney had to say . . .

Sweatpants.  Are you a lover or a hater?  I, by far, have been a lover since day one. Sweatpants & sneakers have been a staple in my wardrobe for as long as I can remember.  Perhaps it all started when I was about 6 yrs old, dancing around my living room, being hypnotized by the fleece & lycra induced trance coming off the TV as I watched my favorite show, FAME.

 Ok, so back to my love of sweatpants.  I love them.  I know there are ladies out there that are with me on this.  I have a wide variety– some a bit expensive (no, not Juicy Couture), some basics, some that I actually exercise in, some vintage Nike & Adidas, and of course my “go-toâ€? pair.  The possibilities are quite endless in my opinion.  I have always been a fan of mixing athletic wear with random pieces— dresses, skirts, woven shirts, LV bags, Goodwill goodies….whatever.   Stella McCartney for Adidas, Y3,  L.A.M.B, Ralph…are just a few examples of labels that do an amazing job at taking the basic sweatpant to the next level.   And, boy, do I love them for it. 

 

 

Here’s a preview of what to expect from the Stella McCartney x Notify Jeans collaboration, its seriously nothing I look forward to especially with those kind of prices. I can get dope looking colored skinny jeans for a fraction of that price, anyways the jeans will hit stores in Novemenber and retail for $375-$395, respectively.

For pre-spring, the designer tapped the denim house and its technology to create two new jeans styles — a rubberized-feeling cotton with no side leg seams, available in white, gray and purple, and a classic dark blue high-waisted boyfriend silhouette. In support of McCartney’s lifelong commitment to animal welfare, a percentage of proceeds will be donated to animal protection charities. via WWD

Every season adidas by Stella McCartney introduces a new cateogry, last week we got a sneak peak at the new Dance category for Fall ‘07. I dropped by the adidas for Stella McCartney fall preview last week and I almost wanted to try on all the gear. As always I wasn’t disappointed of what I saw, Stella McCartney never fails to be chic, even in performance gear. If I was to pick my favorite category in this collection, I’d have to say Wintersports. The outerwear, accessories and boots are so hot, I am def feelin’ all the pieces. The new Wintersport boots reminds me a lot of a previous seasons, if you missed out on those this is your chance to cop a similar pair (I think I might need an extra pair!). Also, if you luv skiing, the new Wintersport outerwear are all equipped with The RECCO Avalanche Rescue System , its a new technology they’ve introduced this season also. Breaking from her “traditional� colors, she added bright colored accents in subtle ways on zipper pulls, inner lining of outwear, tank tops, short shorts, etc. I LUV it, especially on the outerwear, it brings out the flava! One thing that I know all of you guys will dig because I DO is the heart shaped carabiner, but as stated on the carabiner itself, “NOT FOR CLIMBING�, they’re for looks only…sooo nice!

I luv how simple the clothes look but they’re very detailed and can be worked in many different ways. Tennis clothes can be very boring, but not for Stella McCartney, she switched it up and created scallop collars and edges to bring the feminine side of you out. As a strict vegetarian herself, Stella McCartney does not use fur or leather in her designs, going even further she introduced two Organic Cotton pieces to test the waters. The Fall ‘07 collection is set to release on August 10th at the adidas Performance stores. All in all, you will not be disappointed in her Fall collection, peep the preview at nitro:licious …

After the introduction of Gym Yoga from the adidas by Stella McCartney Spring/Summer ‘07 collection , for Fall ‘07, she introduces Dance. Modern dance is the inspiration of the line’s aesthetic. As always, her adidas line is stylish and highly functional, the high-performance fabrics contrast soft mattes with shiny textures, emphasizing layering. Every season there is at least one new category introduced, to ensure the Stella fans, the expansion continues on till at least 2010, when Stella’s contract with adidas ends. Look out for the new collection as it hits about 600 stores in August and the dance category wholesales from $40.50 for leggings to $100 for a woven top. I def look forward to seeing her Fall ‘07 collection, she never fails to impress me, I adore Stella McCartney. Stay tuned for more…via wwd