Baby Supermodel

Baby Supermodel

CINDY CRAWFORD'S daughter Kaia Gerber has been picked to front Versace's inaugural childrenswear campaign. The 10-year-old emulates the career of her supermodel mother, who was a muse of the late Gianni Versace.

"Like her mother, Kaia has a very special gift," explained Donatella Versace. "The camera really, really loves her. Having Cindy on set for the shoot took me back to all the amazing Avedon shoots we worked on together. It was such a special treat watching Kaia walk in her mother's footsteps!"

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Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Gerber can be seen in the label's spring/summer 2012 campaign - and Crawford herself couldn't be more pleased.

"I'm so thrilled that Kaia was chosen to be part of the first Young Versace Campaign," said Cindy Crawford. "I have so many fond memories of the times I spent with Gianni and Donatella. There is something so very special about the House of Versace. Being on set with my daughter and watching her in front of the camera was a fantastic experience. I am so proud of her."

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Source: VOGUE - ELLA ALEXANDER 18 January 2012

Versace childrenswear boutique in Milan

Kids Are Alright

AS Versace opens the doors of its first childrenswear boutique in Milan, luxury French shoe label Roger Vivier has announced its plans to get in on the market too.

Roger Vivier will debut a collection for girls, entitled Jeune Fille, inspired by its new collection of brightly coloured patent ballet pumps for women which bear the label's signature buckle. Priced at around £200, the collection will be available from March, with proceeds going to a range of children's charities, such as Mothers4Children in the UK, Save the Children in Italy and New Yorkers for Children in the US.

Young Versace, the Versace children's line, debuted last June at Pitti Immagine Bimbo in Florence, WWD reports. It includes clothes and accessories for both girls and boys from infancy to age 12 and is now available from the new store on Via Borgospesso in Milan.

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Sourse: VOGUE - LAUREN MILLIGAN 19 December 2011

Tom Ford For H&M?

Tom Ford For H&M?

TOM FORD maybe the next designer to team up with H&M, if current rumours are to be believed.

Margareta van den Bosch, creative director for the Swedish high street chain, commented that Ford is "a very interesting name," when asked about the possibility of a collaboration, adding "I can say, I wouldn't mind."

A collection created by Ford would be the ninth designer collaboration for H&M, whose most recent partnership with Italian fashion house Versace goes on sale in the UK tomorrow and is expected to sell out immediately. Previous designers to create exclusive pieces for the store have included Karl Lagerfeld, Matthew Williamson,Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli and Jimmy Choo. 

If rumours come to fruition, Ford's collection will undoubtedly be yet another success for H&M.

"There would be great customer interest in such a collection," Anne Critchlow, a London-based analyst at Societe Generale, told The Huffington Post, adding that the former Gucci designer confers "fashion authority". A spokesperson for Ford declined to comment on the matter.

Since leaving his role as creative director at Gucci in 2004, Ford has directed Oscar-nominated film A Single Man and started his eponymous womenswear and beauty lines.

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SOURCE: VOGUE - BIBBY SOWRAY 16 November 2011

Versace For H&M Lands

Updated Thursday October 20, 9.00am:  THE wait to see the Versace for H&M collection in full is over - we have it all here to show you. Drawing on the heritage of the legendary fashion house, expect bright prints, bold colours and reinterpretations of iconic dresses. Plus, a first for the H&M designer collaborations, there will be homeware too.

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"The collection for H&M is the essence of Versace. For the collaboration we've brought back from the archives, as well as from more recent collections, some of the icons of Versace, such as the bright prints, the Greek key and daring cuts. I can't wait to see how H&M's wide audience will make these pieces their own," says Donatella Versace.

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Launching in 300 stores worldwide and online on November 17, swot up on which pieces you want o buy now.

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Source: VOGUE - DOLLY JONES 18 August 2011