Vogue‘s January issue features their annual “Best Dressed List,” including Agyness Deyn, as styled by Katherine Neale and paired with E.T. It’s actually sort of amazing and fizzy, and almost negates the essential question – why would you hire a stylist for a shoot that showcases one’s personal wardrobe choices?
The LA Times has a story this week about blondes with roots, and it’s so insane it actually makes sense: Writer Monica Corcoran asserts that brown roots with blonde hair is “the latest way to feign indifference to your appearance” – if $300 shredded jeans, threadbare designer t-shirts, and anything by Martin Margiela doesn’t really Read more →
As any Gossip Girl fan can tell you, Blair and Serena wear more lip gloss than all of the Spice Girls combined. This makeup trend is also embraced by actual socialites, whose various Patrick McMullan poses require a Sephora overdose for maximum glamour and don’t-you-want-to-be-me power. Today, WWD acknowledges these women as aspirational inspirations for Read more →
Mert + Marcus may be doing the next string of Louis Vuitton ads, but Annie Leibovitz has reunited with the monogrammed brand for yet another upcoming campaign shoot, according to reader Christopher. On December 20th, Louis Vuitton rented various areas of the Regency Hotel in New York for their latest commercial, directed by Ms. Leibovitz Read more →
Michelle Williams is a very gifted actress, but today we learned she’s missing a gift: Apparently, the Brooklynite was sent a new handbag by Karl the Kaiser Lagerfeld, but the clutch never made it into her clutches. Since everything from Chanel is so gorgeous and in-demand, the accessory was accidentally swept up and sent to Read more →
Today in Women’s Wear Daily, reporter Whitney Beckett goes “undercover” to test out how Thom Browne is being sold to Brooks Brothers’ customers. (I should confess now that Whitney and I were partners in crime at Duke, so her new extracurric intrigues me, but also: How does a groomed Texas blonde go “undercover” at Brooks Read more →
“It was cruel enough to imagine Ms. Wintour in her underwear (as the site does), but it was downright inhumane to offer her a Missoni-style knit hat and moon boots.” –Eric Wilson on the year’s worst style crimes
The sweet veggie news for today is that Natalie Portman will design a shoe range for the Soho boutique Te Casan. The shoes are vegan friendly, and debut in February, which should make for a very fun party complete with Natalie Portman on everyone’s camera phone rosters. We like Natalie Portman very much, but when Read more →