The Monique Lhuillier Fall 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Opulent Art Deco touches and intense tones of malachite green, oxblood red and amethyst were Monique Lhuillier’s red carpet calling cards Saturday at New York Fashion Week.
With the Oscars around the corner (and the Grammy Awards on Sunday, for that matter) the drama on Lhuillier’s runway was wrapped in beads on lace and punctuated by malachite, with illusion effects, plunging backs and strapless glamour.
Lhuillier has been lucky in Hollywood (Julianne Hough at the Golden Globes) and hopes these gowns will help continue her run.
The Monique Lhuillier Fall 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
“Well you know, every time I start a collection I always say, ‘What haven’t I don’t before, what’s exciting, what’s new, what do I want to accomplish this season?’ So I wanted this girl to be super sexy. It’s dramatic, mixed in with a little Art Deco, and just really intense color and intense structure.”
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Linda Miller always has loved makeup and fashion, especially shoes and handbags. She admits to owning more lipsticks and glosses than many makeup...
Linda Miller always has loved makeup and fashion, especially shoes and handbags. She admits to owning more lipsticks and glosses than many makeup artists, but she's not giving up a single tube.
When she got the opportunity to move from assistant business editor to fashion editor, it was a no-brainer. The job included shopping. Since then, she's covered Fashion Week in New York and the apparel markets in Los Angeles and Dallas. She has interviewed Isaac Mizrahi, Oscar de la Renta, Nicole Miller, Carmen Marc Valvo, Bobbi Brown, Trish McEvoy and dozens of other well-knowns in the fashion and beauty industries.
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That's what she keeps reminding her husband, David, when she comes home with another pair of new shoes. He consoles himself by saying at least Stephanie, their fashion-loving daughter, is now married and paying for her own shoes.
He knows Stephanie doesn't always pay, but just saying it out loud makes him feel better.
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