Audrey Tautou is new COCO

Audrey Tautou will star as Coco Chanel in a $15 million biopic about the legendary French fashion designer. More ..>>

Agyness Deyn is Jean Paul Gaultier’s ma dame

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has announced model Agyness Deyn as his latest muse to front the new Gaultier fragrance called Ma Dame. Agyness and other East London scenesters, including best pal Henry Holland, descended on Paris this week to celebrate the launch of the perfume.. More>>

Yves Saint Laurent…

Iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died yesterday aged 71, at his home in Paris, after suffering a long period of ill health. Friend and business partner Pierre Berge, announced the news to the world media and said: “Gabrielle Chanel gave women freedom. Yves Saint Laurent gave them power,” he said on France Info radio. “Like all creators, Yves Saint Laurent had two faces – a public face and private face.”

The French couturier began his fashion career at Christian Dior aged 21, and produced memorable garments such as the Le Smoking tuxedo in the 1960’s, and in 2002 he retired officially from the industry.

(source: Vogue.co.uk / image: flickr)

christian "evian" lacroix

French designer Christian Lacroix has designed an exclusive Evian water bottle in the style of an enchanted…ice queen. Inspired by the red wedding dress he created for Madonna, the water bottles are part of the Design Icons exhibition at Harrods in London. One of the 99 bottles that have been made will be auctioned in aid of the Royal Marsden Hospital, and the minimum reserve will be £1000.

Design Icons at Harrods opened yesterday, where it honours the connection between designers and the products they create. Vivienne Westwood and Roland Mouret have been asked to lecture at the London Design Museum, which will run alongside the Design Icons exhibition.