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Photo Courtesy of Christian Louboutin

 

Photo Courtesy of Christian Louboutin

FLARE in Five: The Week's Top Stories

• Ryan Michael Cheung
• Fri 10 Feb 2012 16:52 PM
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1.  Kruger's Style Risk: The leading actress topped her shirt dress with a skirt which had us asking: Would you wear this look?

2.  Mary Hits Top Note: London designer Mary Katrantzou is set to release her line of affordable dresses for Topshop this March in Canada and we've got your first look at the entire collection!

3.  Miu Miu's Collector Bags: Street style photographers will definitely be click happy this season with a new line of special edition bags made just for fashion month. See the New York collection now!

4.  Denim Dos: Direct from Montreal Fashion Week, see six easy follow denim dos from our correspondent Janna Zittrer.

5.  Red Sole Success: Christian Louboutin celebrates 20 years in fashion with a range of exclusive shoes available at Holt Renfrew this spring.

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Emma Watson Plays A Valentine

• Jennifer Campbell
• Fri 10 Feb 2012 16:05 PM
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Emma Watson is hosting a pre-BAFTA (that's the British Oscars) bash with Lancôme tonight in London, but clearly she's got Valentine's Day on the brain. The actress walked the red carpet in a pouf of a red Valentino dress and topped off the look with a slick of ruby lipstick. (She's currently the face of the beauty brand's range of 24 Rouge in Love lippies.) Even the soles of her shoes are a love match.

See more Valentine's Day picks, from lipstick to lingerie

Check back on Monday morning for best dressed coverage of the BAFTAs and the Grammys at flare.com/redcarpet ...more

First Look: Mary Katrantzou for Topshop

• Mosha Lundström Halbert
• Fri 10 Feb 2012 09:55 AM
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Since she burst onto the fashion scene in 2009, London’s Mary Katrantzou has thrilled even the most religiously sedate style-setters with her maximal, surreally-charged prints.

With the release of an unprecedented collection for Topshop, she seamlessly brings her demi-couture creations to a whole new crew of statement makers for a fraction of the cost.

The Mary Katrantzou for Topshop collection is set to arrive in early March 2012 at The Bay [Yorkdale Mall, Toronto]. Prices range from $120 to $630.

Click here to see the entire collection! ...more

10 Tweets from New York Fashion Week: Day One

• Fiona Green
• Fri 10 Feb 2012 09:20 AM
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Fiona Green, Fashion Editor at FLARE, is on the scene and at the shows in New York. Here are her top tweets from day one:

1.  Kicking off #NYFW at Lincoln Center (aka base camp) for @BCBGMAXAZRIA

2.  From @BCBGMAXAZRIA show notes: "....new elongated proportions...a geometric abstraction of Bauhaus style" #NYFW

3.  Geometric panels in warm neutrals @BCBGMAXAZRIA for FW12. Clean-cut looks w/ fur as sole embellishment. #NYFW

4.  Amazing outerwear @BCBGMAXAZRIA - leather-trimmed wool topcoats, patchwork fur vests #NYFW

5.  Now seeing Kimberly Ovitz @ Pace Gallery. Balenciaga store is just across the street, lots of show-goers doing a quick pop-in #NYFW

6.  Glam goth girls at Kimberly Ovitz, very Rooney Mara/Girl With the Dragon Tattoo inspired. Amazing "hairy" textures in fa ...more

Diane Kruger Wore A Skirt Over A Dress

• Jennifer Campbell
• Thu 9 Feb 2012 16:24 PM
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Diane Kruger wore a striped skirt over a floral dress to a press conference earlier today, and it looks so good. The German actress wore the look, straight from 10 Crosby, Derek Lam's new diffusion line, to promote Farewell, My Queen, which also stars Virginie Ledoyen and Lea Seydoux.

Bold bars paired with bright colours is a now-common street style trope thanks to Prada's stripe-y Spring 2011 collection, but the delicate flower pattern is a bit different, and stands up to its loud surroundings rather well. The hemline peeking out the bottom of the striped skirt is subtle enough that we didn't notice it at first, and it gives the whole outfit an extra twist. And true to Kruger's style, she didn't get shy with her footwear, finishing the look with a yellow spangled pair of Guiseppe Zanotti sandals.

Do you like Kruger's look? Would you double up on skirts? ...more

Miu Miu's Limited Edition Bags Celebrating NYFW

• Ryan Michael Cheung
• Thu 9 Feb 2012 11:24 AM
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Miu Miu has just launched a line of 46 bags celebrating fashion month. The first 16 from the limited edition collection just landed in the Prince St. store in New York kicking off the start of fashion week. The remaining styles will roll out as the industry's finest hit London, Milan and Paris in the weeks to come.

Priced at $1,495, these show stoppers will have street style snappers clicking with glee. Collect them all for only $68,770 (or save the image and enjoy it for free!).

Click here to see the entire collection. ...more