Trivia
Archive for July 15th, 2008
People & Parties
Trendspotting
Guess? Who’s Going to Rehab
The new Guess? ads are out, and they’re great, but a little bit sad. After all, if Amy Winehouse were healthy, she’d look exactly like this picture of a sultry beehived babe, as embodied by Aussie model Nicole Trufino. It’s clear Guess? is taking a page from Karl Lagerfeld’s latest Cruise collection, which was based [...]
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Quote of the Day
“I remember my first photo shoot in New York. It was a test in Brooklyn and the photographer was explaining what it meant to pose and to be natural and relaxed in front of the camera. He showed me some pictures of Lily Cole and said that I would probably not make it as far [...]
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Models
Chanel Iman Gets Her Wings
It looks like Behati isn’t the only one with a new Victoria’s Secret contract: We spotted this tiny picture of Chanel Iman modeling in their PINK clothes on the VS Website. Chanel told Teen Vogue back in March that she was working on her body because she wanted to be a Victoria’s Secret Angel – [...]
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Joanna, landscape designer and Karen, casting agent. Got them: Heading to our favorite bagel place on Prince for lunch, we had to chase them down. Stalked them: Because it’s seriously hot outside and this duo managed to stay cool and cute in breezy dresses. Shot them: Because we love a good sailor dress and Karen’s [...]
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Haiku
WHICH not-quite socialite has her polite publicist pitching writers on “her favorite places to shop in Brooklyn?” This would only be mildly annoying, except the girl has never even been to Brooklyn.
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To be honest we were sort of waiting for this moment. Ever since Luella’s eclectic punk Spring 08 show, the collection has been making ripples through retail stores. First, there was the resurgence of floral ra-ra skirts, and the prominence of cat-eye glasses, then the sudden popularity of neon Docs. So it really came as [...]
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Glam.com Goes UK
We don’t really read Glam.com – too much pink – but this is interesting from a business standpoint nonetheless: The web conglomerate is almost ready to launch their own British version of the site, presumably called Glam.co.uk. The new venture will be helmed on the editorial side by Ally Pyle, the super-cool staff writer from [...]
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Lady Grey’s Brooklyn studio is stacked high with metals, chemicals and found objects from an abandoned pantyhose factory on Brooklyn’s Dead Horse Bay. Among the warped bottles and welding tools is a collection of works in progress, works past and various experiments in metal that looked scary to me and calming to them. The designers, [...]
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Magazines



Jason Wu for Target Fallout: 11,000 Items Currently on eBay and Two Re-Sellers Buy Out the Entire Collection in a Miami Target (We've Got Video)
Watch: Anna Wintour Defends Her 'Bitchiness' on 60 Minutes
Karl Lagerfeld Thinks Adele Is 'A Little Too Fat' and More Highlights from His Unfiltered Interview in the Metro
See All of Madonna's Givenchy Super Bowl Halftime Looks
BB Creams Are the Hottest New Product to Hit the Beauty Aisle--Here's What They Can Do For You