Archive for December 2008

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People & Parties

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Tim Walker to Film

British fashion photographer Tim Walker’s just confirmed that he’ll branch out into film in 2009. He’s the man behind most of Vogue UK’s fairytale-like editorials and a major contributor on Nick Knight’s ShowStudio. You know this almost iconic image of Lily Cole and the December 08 spread starring Karen Elson and Tim Burton. His short [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Helena Christensen’s Pretty Pictures

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Julie Haus Needs Design Interns

Julie Haus would like some interns, please. You know her name because every time you zone out in Saks or Bloomingdale’s one of her brightly colored party dresses snaps you out of it. If you’ve been wading through the PR and magazine internships because you actually want hands on design experience, this one’s for you. [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Vice’s _______ Issue

Think you can write your own magazine? Vice wants to give you a shot. They’ve titled their latest issue The ______ Issue – as in, you can call it whatever you want. They know you love a good DIY, they know your submissions will be about fashion and they’re dying to see what you, Fashionista [...]

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Gareth Pugh Does Menswear

Gareth Pugh is taking on menswear. The very important and semi-surprising piece of information was kept under wraps until the official announcement of the Paris Men’s Fashion Week schedule yesterday. In the past month, Matthew Wiliamson, Carlos Miele, Christophe Decarnin and Roland Mouret have all announced plans to introduce menswear. Pugh, the least commercial of [...]

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Fashion Week

Betsey Bypasses Bryant Park

Betsey Johnson won’t be showing at the Bryant Park tents this February. Betsey, who’s shown her past five collections in the park, is scaling back the presentation of her Fall 2009 collection in light of the recession. She usually shows to more than 1000 buyers and editors in the main tent; this time around she’ll [...]

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Trivia

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Armani Flambé

Giorgio Armani, he who promised to better “edit” the selection of items bearing his name, is partnering with the Molteni Group to produce and distribute kitchens under the name Armani/Dada. The brand is defined by the words “design, comfort, elegance and functionality” though all we can think about is what would happen if Marcel Duchamp [...]

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Beauty

Smile Straight or Smile Crooked?

Once a month, after school, I used to walk across town to get my braces tightened by my dentist. Dr. Cashion was a folksy man, as in, he didn’t wear gloves when he touched my teeth. I’d wait in the operating chair, listening to his assistant tell knock-knock jokes until Dr. Cashion shuffled my way. [...]

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Shopping

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Topshop’s New Gen Fall 09

The British Fashion Council just announced this season’s recipients of their New Gen award. Topshop, the sponsor behind the award, will back twenty-four up and coming designers with space in the London Fashion Week tents throughout the week. The tents stand on the grounds of the Natural History Museum next to the main runway venue [...]

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