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The first five-day week inwell, weekstook flight on the glamorous wing of the Cannes Film Festival. Gold columns galore, a bouquet of little white dresses, and plenty of red-carpet elegance pinned us to our screens.

By ELLE UK and NonePublished: 13 May 2011

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But before Cannes, there was Chanel. The French labels Cruise show in Cap dAntibes drew its regular cast of Chanel Ambassadors, who soaked up designer Karl Lagerfelds vision of women who mix bathing suits with real pearls and diamonds. We knew he was thinking of us all along.

Fashion made a good showing in the art world as well. Or rather, Kate Moss didtwo photography shows about the supermodel opened this week, and a ten-foot sculpture sold at auction for $1.2m.

Elsewhere in fashion world, the Royal Wedding continued to raise the fortunes of even the most tangentially involved brands. The maker of the Queens handbag reported a 60% sales uptick, and LK Bennett decided to reissue Kates favourite wedges. More locally, our editor shared the fruits of her hours in bridal salons to bring you a comprehensive run-down of the best ones around.

We also brought you word of designer moves at Chloé, a bloggers exploration of Carrie Bradshaws magical fashion math, and a beauty gallery chock-full of summers 50 hottest products.

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