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Paris, France: The Perfect Fall Luxury Getaway

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Paris, France: The Perfect Fall Luxury Getaway

This fall season, everyone is raving about the hottest makeup looks and fashion trends that are pouring in during Fashion Week. But we all love a little relaxation time to unwind and even do a little shopping. Getting away from the daily hustle and bustle of things is what we all dream of and Runway has a little advice on how to take that dream vacation and turn it into reality.

If you’re a fashionista, a couture queen, or just a loyal shopper and advent fashion show follower, this dream getaway could be your ultimate French fairytale come true. If you’re going to be staying in Paris, I suggest, for pure elegance, service, and experience, The Hotel Le Bristol. This beautiful, five-star, award-winning hotel in Paris is number one. The hotel hosts rooms and suites, some with Eiffel tower views, as well as lavish courtyard and gardens.

Because of its impeccable location, this posh hotel, built in 1925, carries an 18th century Parisian feel throughout and has some truly amazing eateries and amenities. The Hotel Le Bristol was also chosen as the 2014 Traveler’s Choice winner for best hotel. And if you love fashion, you’ll be delighted that Hotel Le Bristol is located just minutes from the elegant Rue Du Faubourg. This famous street in Paris is home to fashion. The popular Parisian street also features cafés, restaurants, and shopping

Just east, you’ll find the Rue Du Faubourg Saint Honore extension. Some stores we love here include; Chanel, Rue Cambon Paris (The house of Coco Chanel), Christian Louboutin, Eclairerur (multi-brand store), Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, Gucci, Prada and much, much more. Don’t leave without visiting this street, located in the arts and fashion district

If you’re a fashion guru, you’ve probably flown in for Paris Fashion Week. PFW is presented in multiple locations, and has been running this week and ending today. Get a glimpse of some of the hottest looks from the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear Collections. See what the designers have created this year while snagging some hot new ideas.

If you’re looking for fabulous French cuisine or a cocktail, check out The Bar at Le Bristol. This Parisian bar is easily one of the trendiest bars in Paris. Located downstairs, inside of the hotel, its 18th century charm is sure to delight your senses while one of their famous signature cocktail tingles your taste buds, as you enjoy the beautiful views.

For dining, I suggest some of the hotels best restaurants. Head Chef Eric Frechon is the magic behind multiple restaurants here at Le Bristol. Epicure French restaurant presents its guests with great traditional French cuisine in a fresh, innovative way. It is a great place for lunch and dinner.

If you’re looking for a more upscale experience, check out the fabulous 114 Faubourg. This restaurant has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The cuisine here is a favorite among both tourists and locals. Along the Rue Du Faubourg, you’ll find more art, history, and fashion than in most cities, and when taking a trip to the city of light and fashion, don’t forget to stop by some of the most famous spots in Paris.

Soak up the Eiffel tower, or even take a stroll to the Love Lock Bridge, which can be found around various locations in Paris as well. Many have tried to shut these bridges down, but they continue to thrive, holding more locks each year. Don’t leave without taking home some special memories, tons of photos, and maybe a little romance? Paris is the vacation of your dreams if you’re looking for beauty, romance, passion, and of course, the best in fashion.

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Kendall Jenner: Fashion Week Darling

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Kendall Jenner: Fashion Week Darling





Jet setters in the fashion world saw a good number of the high-fashion model regulars on every continent they visited. However, for a new model, one who just made her debut last year, Kendall Jenner appeared on an impressive amount of catwalks for SS 2015. Known for her socialite and reality TV status, Kendall proved she is much more than a pretty face when she graced (and owned) catwalks around the world.


We have compiled a list of our favorite runway looks. From sheer day dresses to sultry clubwear, Jenner’s effortless natural look is still our favorite. What’s your favorite?


Ports 1961 SS 2015Ports 1961 SS 2015


Sonia Rykiel SS 2015

Sonia Rykiel SS 2015


Donna Karan SS 2015

Donna Karan SS 2015


Emilio Pucci SS 2015

Emilio Pucci SS 2015



Dolce & Gabbana SS 2015

Dolce & Gabbana SS 2015


Tommy Hilfiger SS 2015

Tommy Hilfiger SS 2015


Balmain SS 2015

Balmain SS 2015



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Blow Me Away: A Review of A Hot New Beauty Trend

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Blow Me Away: A Review of A Hot New Beauty Trend

Hair guru and owner of Dry Bar, Alli Webb is a full time mom and started her now booming business out of her very own home. It started out as “Straight at Home”, a business in which Webb would visit people’s homes with her services. Her part-time business blew up bigger than her blowouts, and Dry Bar is now a top-notch blow out bar with multiple locations. With 25 locations nationwide, including New York City and Los Angeles, it’s a booming industry that is taking place of DIY blowouts at home.


Webb has worked with many celebrities, including Faith Hill and Keith Urban, so it’s no surprise that the staff here is no less than top-notch professionals. The staff is there to give you the ultimate experience. I was a bit skeptical at first about paying for something I could do myself, but I must say, when getting the ultimate blow out experience, you start to see what the hype is all about. Not a hair out of place, smooth, sleek strands, and I was pampered in a beautiful atmosphere. Here are some of the top reasons these “bars” are becoming so popular…


  • Blowouts are the sole service offered here at Dry Bar, and they aim to make your 45-minute experience ultra-lavish. Upon arrival, you are greeted with a complimentary glass of either wine or champagne. You can also enjoy a romantic comedy movie on one of the multiple flat screen televisions they have placed around the bar for your enjoyment while you are being pampered.


  • And let’s touch back on the cocktails. Serving salon-inspired spirits, these drinks are usually served when scheduling a private party at Dry Bar. However, you can always opt to have your hair blown in a style named for their concoctions, such as the Sleek Manhattan, or try a delicious Curly Cosmo the next time you come in for the royal treatment.

After checking it out, we are convinced that these salons aren’t going anywhere. And if you find yourself really loving the experience and your results, you can open your own “ Bar Tab” which offers bundles of three, six, or twelve blow out sessions. So give it a shot, and who knows. This hot new bar may just blow you away.

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Brazilian fashion designers and Li Edelkoort present Bloom – Brazil Luscious exhibition during Paris Fashion Week

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Runway Magazine Editorial Team
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Brazilian fashion designers and Li Edelkoort present Bloom – Brazil Luscious exhibition during Paris Fashion Week

This new global platform will aim to shatter expectations of Brazilian fashion and highlight the cultural influences of art, music, and cuisine. The Brazil that goes beyond warmth, that finds innovative, that sees in its cultural mix a differential to make businesses from and is capable of producing and exporting products around the world.

For that, from September 26th to 28th, ABEST, Apex-Brasil and ABIT will occupy the Brazilian Embassy to present an exhibition of the book Bloom – Brazil Luscions, from the forecaster Li Edelkoort – alongside with looks from Brazilian brands that will be in Paris: Cecilia Prado, Serpui, Patricia Bonaldi, Pedro Lourenço, Isolda, GIG, UMA, Virzi de Luca, Anamaria Couture, Patricia Bonaldi, Apartamento03, PatBo, Fabiana Milazzo, Patricia Motta, T.Arrigoni, Les Petits Joueurs and Lenny Niemeyer. The designers will be alongside names as Campanas Brothers, Marcelo Rosembaun and Rodrigo Almeida, as will as, Brazilian indian production.

“This is a great opportunity to present to a very selected public Week the best of Brazilian fashion, design and culture. The Bloom project has a great connection with the Brasil Beyond concept showing a country that is unique”, says Isabel Fontoura, from Apex-Brasil.

On September 26th, influencers and fashion industry professionals will attend a private cocktail to signal the opening of the Bloom exhibition. Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy live performance by the Braziliansinger Dom La Nena and also will have the opportunity to talk with Li Edelkoort and Brazilian fashion designers to understand what is going on in terms of fashion in the country. On 27th and 28th the exhibition will be opened to the general public.


Brazilian Embassy

34, Cours Albert 1er, 75008

Cocktail – September, 26th – 6pm to 10pm

Panel – September, 26th – 6pm to 7pm

Open to the public – 27th – 11am to 6pm // 28th 11am to 2 pm


Brazilian brands that will be in Paris include: Cecilia Prado, Serpui, Patricia Bonaldi, Pedro Lourenço, Isolda, GIG, UMA, Virzi de Luca, ANAMARIA COUTURE, PATRICIA BONALDI, Apartamento 03, PatBo, FABIANA MILAZZO, PATRICIA MOTTA, T.Arrigoni, Les Petits Joueurs, and Lenny Niemeyer.

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Prada is Dark and Ominous at Milan Fashion Week

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Prada is Dark and Ominous at Milan Fashion Week





Last year, Prada lit up the runway with bright, bold orange for their spring collection. This year, Prada’s S/S 2015 line is a horse of a different color—black, brown, and navy horses in particular. Instead of going for a blooming spring vibe, Prada apparently wanted to highlight April’s showers. Long leather coats, belted sleeved dresses, knee-highs and rain boots were at the forefront on Milan’s runway last week. Lots of layers, almost lazily thrown together adorned each model as they walked to eerie music. Though a bit gloomy, Prada used brocade and patchwork techniques that really brought each garment to life. Key elements in each Prada collection, like longer hemlines and secretary syles, were also present.



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NANCY O'DELL

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NANCY O'DELL

Nancy O’Dell is one of those women who you simply love to adore. Her sweet, southern, girl-next-door charm radiates through every aspect of her life. The Emmy Award-winning entertainment journalist, and star of Entertainment Tonight, talks to Runway about her fashion favorites from the red-carpet to running errands, her current projects, and the simple joys of being a mom. O’Dell leaves us all inspired with her positive spin on living in the moment while chasing your dreams. Find her exclusive interview in this months Fall issue of Runway.

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Flawless Fall Skin for the 2014 Season

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Runway Magazine Editorial Team
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Flawless Fall Skin for the 2014 Season

Fall in love with fall beauty as we let you in on some of the hottest fall makeup trends for 2014. Through fashion week runways and red carpets, we’re seeing new trends, and we think you’ll love them just as much as we do.



For Skin:
Don’t do the dew. Dewy skin is beautiful, and a little highlighting is always necessary, but that dewy look is out with summer and a matte finish is in for the fall and winter seasons. Try either a pressed matte finishing powder, or a loose translucent powder to take away excess oil and help keep shine at bay. It also sets foundation to last all day.

For Brows:
Full, pigmented brows are in this fall. Sometimes, people often forget just how much definition, attention, and beauty your eyebrows can draw to your face. We’re currently seeing celebrities with thick, full, combed brows. The good news? Most women have time to accent their brows so they stand out. It’s definitely something we deem important to dramatize your fall look.

For Eyes:
The smoky eye is, has, and always will be trendy. However, were seeing women opting for the Smokey Brown Eye. Referred to by an artist as the “day time smoky eye”, the trick is simply to find a light brown or mocha shade of shadow, and blend throughout your entire lid and under the lash line, and use a darker brown to add depth to the corners. The “daytime smoky eye” has been popular this year on the runway.

Metallic shadows are making a shining statement right now. Add some metallic touches to your regular shadow routine by adding a pop of metallic orange in the corner of your eyes or under the lash lines. Silver and gold tones are always a good choice, as well as metallic shades of navy or turquoise. Don’t be afraid to play around with colors, just make sure the complement one another.

For Lips:
Lip color has a large range for fall as far as colors. Choose a simple peach, pink or a dark crimson red, but do make a choice, as lip color is a must. When it’s the perfect shade, your lip color is the perfect finishing touch. If your wearing a dark charcoal shadow, or have a smoky eye, a nude, peach, or apricot color always looks great. Deep berry colors are always on-trend this time of year. And a matte finish is also popular, just make sure if your foundation and lips are matte, you give your eyes a sparkle.

Make sure to include some of these items on your holiday make-up kit shopping list and be prepared to be in style this fall. For ladies who choose to go au natural? The bare skinned look is also in this fall. So mix it up and have fun with your look all season long.

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Stella Jean Kicks Off Milan Fashion Week With Color

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Stella Jean Kicks Off Milan Fashion Week With Color

Fashion’s rising star, Stella Jean, kicked off Milan Fashion Week on September 17th with an impressive S/S 2015 collection. Jean teamed up with United Nations agency, International Trade Centre’s Ethical Fashion Initiative, incorporating hand woven textiles made in Burkina Faso and Miali, as well as jewelry from Haiti. The collection is light, loose, and bouncy. Bell skirts are popular look from the house, but she also went with plenty of narrow full lengths. Patterns of donkeys, sugar cane, Dutch Print fish, and pictures of tap-tap buses gave a vacation-like feel to many of the looks.

The Stella Jean shoes varied from Dutch print heels to brogues to flat bootlet cut-out sandals. To end the show, a parade of models in mismatched, polka-dot, cultural, and plaid styled swimwear walked the runway.






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New York Fashion Week: Inspired by Art

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New York Fashion Week: Inspired by Art

Eila Mell, author of Project Runway, spoke to various designers during New York Fashion Week to ask who, or what, inspired their S/S 2015 collections. And as you can see, top designers don’t just look to fashion when creating their new look. Art, culture, travel and explorers of the world play a big part in giving a collection its signature nuance.

BCBG designer Max Azria stated he was inspired by artisanal rugs from ABC carpet when creating his line of pretty pastel dresses.



While the house of Tome found inspiration in the photography works of Dayanita Singh. The lightest laces and silks were used primarily, the overall line being ultra feminine.


Tadashi Shoji’s pieces were fashionable works of art, like the Ca’ d’Oro in Venice come to life. Sweeping capes and intricate patterns were sewn onto lux fabrics.



Designer Lisa Perry told Mell that artist Barnett Newman inspired the looks that were presented on the runway. Technical fabrics and innovative cuts were at play in the modern show.


And last but not least, Nicholas K took cues from Swiss explorer Isabelle Eberhardt with his earthy palette and fashion-forward outerwear.

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Betsey Johnson’s PRENUP Collection Brings Back ‘80s Pizzazz and Introduces Some Unlikely Models

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Betsey Johnson’s PRENUP Collection Brings Back ‘80s Pizzazz and Introduces Some Unlikely Models






The always vivacious Betsey Johnson brought humor, flair, drag, and even some housewives to the runway for New York City Fashion Week. She debuted her PRENUP wedding-themed collection for S/S 2015 with a mix of gowns, lingerie, and ‘80s prom ensembles. Like Betsey and her clothing, the show was playful. She chose to ditch traditional models and used a few “Real Housewives”: Camille Grammer, Cynthia Bailey, and Kristen Taekman. Betsey also incorporated same sex couples and a transgendered bride into her runway along with her Dancing With The Stars partner, Tony Dovolani. Somehow Betsey incorporates frill, lace, and metallic colors into a bold, fearless line that we can’t help but adore. See some highlights from Betsey Johnson’s flamboyant show below.


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Betsey Johnson Turned the Wedding Runway Upside Down

Betsey Johnson’s PRENUP collection for Spring 2015 approached bridal imagery the way the designer approached nearly everything else: with humor, color and a refusal to behave conventionally. The New York Fashion Week show mixed gowns, lingerie and exaggerated ’80s-prom references into a wedding-themed runway that felt more like a celebration than a formal bridal presentation.

The original RUNWAY report also captured one of the show’s most discussed choices: Johnson moved away from a standard model-only casting and brought recognizable personalities into the presentation. Camille Grammer, Cynthia Bailey and Kristen Taekman were among the “Real Housewives” names referenced in the show coverage, while same-sex couples and a transgender bride broadened the idea of who could occupy a bridal runway.

Why PRENUP Fit Betsey Johnson’s Design Language

Johnson has built a career around fashion that is theatrical, humorous and deliberately accessible in spirit. PRENUP used wedding conventions as raw material rather than rules. Lingerie could sit beside prom-volume dresses, glamour could become camp, and the runway itself could become part fashion show and part performance.

That approach is also why the collection still reads clearly in retrospect. The fashion industry has continued to debate representation, casting and the relationship between runway spectacle and social culture. Johnson’s show did not present those ideas quietly; it made them part of the entertainment.

From PRENUP to a New Y2K Collaboration

The archival runway becomes even more interesting when placed beside Johnson’s later work. In August 2026, RUNWAY reported on a new Betsey Johnson collaboration with Paris Hilton built around Y2K nostalgia, archival references, rhinestones and maximalist styling. The projects are separated by more than a decade, but the creative through-line is unmistakable: Johnson continues to use fashion history without treating it as something precious or untouchable.

See the newer story, Paris Hilton Unveiled Betsey Johnson’s New Y2K Collection, and explore more reporting in RUNWAY’s Fashion section.

Runway at Michael Costello: New York Fashion Week

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Runway at Michael Costello: New York Fashion Week

Eila Mell, Runway correspondent and author of Project Runway and New York Fashion Week, was live at the Michael Costello S/S collection presentation in New York. Mell, along with photographer David Kester, captured a sneak preview of Michael Costello’s gorgeous gowns (and crowns!).

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Paris Hilton Backstage at Michael Costello

All photography by David Kester

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