The Best Babes - Fall 2010 Movie Line-Up

The fall movie season is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate than to hand-pick some of the hottest celebs showcasing their skills in the coming months. Check out our list of amazing leading ladies and be sure to see drooling. Enjoy!

Emma Stone - Easy A
September 17th

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Synopsis: After a little white lie about losing her virginity comes out, a clean cut high school girl (Emma Stone) lost his life alongside Hester
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Synopsis: Michael Douglas is back in his Oscar winning role as one of the screen's most notorious villains, Gordon Gekko. Emerging from a lengthy prison stint, Gekko is on the outside of a world he once dominated. Want to repair his damaged relationship with his daughter Winnie, Gekko represents an alliance with her fiancé Jacob (Shia LaBeouf). But can Jacob and Winnie trust ex-financial titan, whose tireless efforts to redefine itself in a different era has unexpectedly consequences.

Milla Jovovich - Stone
October 8th


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Synopsis: As parole Now eligible for parole, Stone must convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man's decision has profound and unexpected effects on them both. Set against the quiet desperation in an economically devastated community and the suffocating brutality of a maximum security prison, this story of passion, betrayal and corruption investigating fractured lives of two volatile men break from their troubled past to face uncertain futures.

Bryce Dallas Howard - Hereafter
October 22: e


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Synopsis: story of three people affected by death in different ways. George (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a psychic connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile De France), a French journalist, a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus, a London schoolboy, losing the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of truth, their lives intersect, forever changed by what they think can or must-exist in hereafter.
Betsy Russell - Saw 3D
October 22nd


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Synopsis: As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gather to seek support from self-help guru and fellow survivors, Bobby Day, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror ...

Rachel McAdams - Morning Glory
November 12th


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Synopsis: When hard-working TV producer Becky Fuller (McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleak as her unhappy love life. Unfortunately Pomeroy refuses to cover the morning show staples like celebrity gossip, weather, fashion and crafts - let alone work with her new co-host, Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton), a former beauty queen and long-standing morning show personality who is more than As Mike and Colleen collisions, first behind the scenes and then the air, Becky's blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennett (Patrick Wilson) begins to unravel - and soon Becky struggles to save her relationship, her reputation, her job and ultimately, the show itself 0.
Christina Aguilera and Kristen Bell - Burlesque
November 24th


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Synopsis: Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue is struggling to keep the aging theater alive, all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With Lounge's squad members are becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy instead of Tess seem so lucky to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, Ali's life, a small town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the lounge, Ali escape a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by new found friends among the theater crew, she manages to fulfill his dream of being on stage himself. Things take a dramatic turn even when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction in revue.

Anne Hathaway - Love and other Drugs
November 24th


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Synopsis: Hathaway portrays Maggie, an enticing free spirit will not let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose tireless and almost infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and Cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise because they are under the influence of the ultimate substance love.

Project Runway's Mychael Knight Fall 2010 I Charleston Fashion Week

Every season, a rare talent is discovered in the popular design competition show, Project Runway. Christian Siriano, Jay Godfrey, Korto Momolu and Mychael Knight are part of that exclusive club of Project Runway-bred geniuses. But compared to his aforementioned reality show alum, Mychael Knight's been flying under the radar...save a charming appearance on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. And he likes it that way.

His obscurity granted him the freedom to be independent and fiercely creative with his designs. His latest collection, shown at Charleston Fashion Week, is the embodiment of that freedom. Fittingly, the collection of luxury separates and dresses is entitled Carte Blanche which signifies "the power and authority to do as one wishes." The pieces call for a woman that personifies the Carte Blanche mentality; she's free, self-possessed and in complete control.

Where creative freedom would stereotypically lend itself to an explosion of color, Mychael's collection is sleek and minimalist. But the drama is there. Take the color palette of monochromatic black or white looks, for example. Individually, each look's head-to-toe color promotes uniformity. But together, the white and black looks embody the highest level of contrast. 

Complex details like these separate Mychael Knight from the crowd of Project Runway designers: each aspect of his collection is purposeful, inspired and wrought with meaning.

Mychael's flair for the dramatic also materializes in accents like avante garde ruffles and folds that give each piece character. 

By contrast, the fit is very practical and provocative. Peplum skirts, belted suits and sheer embroidered tops accentuate a sexy silhouette. The sensual shapes are perfect for the modern women who Michael Kors says "Mychael knows how to dress...from start to finish."

Check out more looks from his collection below and visit Mycheal Knight for more information.

Kisses,

Coutura

Photos: Ed Kavishe of Fashionwirepress.com

Japan Fashion Week: Our Top Four Craziest Looks

Japan is a bustling center of creativity and adventure in Fashion. My trip to the nation's capital was one I will never forget, from the Harajuku street fashion to the incredible shopping centers (here's a pic of me getting ready to hit downtown Tokyo below).

Japan Fashion Week is the time that these innovative designers share their beautiful, freaky, daring, avante garde creations with the world. Take a look at my top four craziest looks from the four-day Japan Fashion Week and tell me what catches your eye.

P.S. I could see Lady Gaga wearing all of this!

P.P.S. An article in WWD reported that buyers are lukewarm about Japanese Fashion Week designers, claiming the collections have no commercial viability. I guess they're a little too inspired, and that creativity doesn't translate easily to retail. Thoughts?

Keeichi Muramatsu

Mintdesigns by Hokuto Katsui and Nao Yagi

Mintdesigns by Hokuto Katsui and Nao Yagi

Yu Amatsu

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Coutura

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Paris Fashion Week: Alexander McQueen's Final Collection

Alexander Lee McQueen's final collection before his untimely passing was inspired by Old Master Painters. Fitting, as the work of painters is often immortalized and celebrated for years after the artist is gone. We can only hope the exquisite designs of Alexander McQueen will be lauded and cherished in that way following his shocking death on February 11, 2010.

Where the Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 collection was defined by insect prints and those famous claw heels or McQueen-a-dillos, the Fall collection was grounded in rich hues, ornate fabrics and luxurious embellishments. Still theatrical, yes, but decidedly less flamboyant.

The collection was a study in Medieval romance, channeling the regal beauty and grace of the Byzantine empresses of times past.

Evident in the disturbing tweets before his death, McQueen's fascination with angels and demons materialized here in the fabric he chose for the collection. Lee ordered fabric that translated digital photographs of paintings of angels and demons into jacquard, via Style.com. Chilling, yet striking and beautiful at the same time.

Highlights were an elegant, red gown adorned with gold discs (which would look ravishing on First Lady, Michelle Obama) and a spellbinding high-collared structured gold jacket constructed entirely of feathers (shown above). The collection also included Venetian capes, full skirts and belted short dresses in avante garde shapes that embodied McQueen's flair for the dramatic.

Take a look at the 16-piece collection below, which was 80% finished at the time of Lee McQueen's death.

The collection was presented on Monday to a modest group of grieving editors and assistants, some visibly choked up with tears. Even in viewing the collection, you can't help but feel sad yet appreciative of McQueen's undeniable genius.

What do you think of Lee McQueen's last collection? 

Kisses,

Coutura

Paris Fashion Week: Chanel's Faux Fur Frenzy

Karl Lagerfeld has named himself the latest spokesperson on Global Warming. His first demonstration for the cause? Chanel's Fall 2010 collection, which was fit for an Ice Queen and her Abominable Snowman, and displayed around a melting iceberg from Sweden.


The freezing weather and sea of melting ice was apropos for a line where almost every piece was shrouded, draped or lined with faux fur. But this isn't just any faux fur collection---this is Coco Chanel on holiday in Aspen.

Tailored tweed suits with fur cuffs, fur-trimmed leather jackets, furry pants, denim jackets with fur collars and shaggy boots are only a few examples of Karl's innovative use of the material. He even ingeniously paired luxurious white fur with an embroidered sheer top for a glorious mix of inner and outerwear. Brilliant!

The collection was peppered with stunning knitwear dresses with patchwork prints and traces of menswear in classic white shirts and ties. Sheer even made an appearance on a turtleneck sweater.

The accessories were fit for the Ice Age as well with ice jewelry and white fur chained purses that provide the perfect compliment to wintry tweeds.

What do you think of the collection? I loved it!

Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to educate the world about Global Warming...while outfitting us for the current cold. Genius!

Kisses,

Coutura