Archive for March 2009

There was a mini-debate going on in the comments section of a Paris post. One person decreed that blogs aren’t press and therefore shouldn’t sit in the press section of a show while another pointed out that we obviously aren’t buyers which together puts us in a rather awkward category. Blogs are, according to most [...]

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Magazines

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Even though I’m officially brown-bagging my lunch since the e-word fell into a r-word, the one thing I can’t bear to give up is my pricey haircuts. Try as I might, I just can’t cut back on them. I’ve considered trying to DIY, but I had a bad experience in my youth that left me [...]

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Alison, 21, Literature student Got Her: In Le Marais on Rue Vieille du Temple, Paris. Stalked Her: She was on her way to falafel on Sunday but I was determined to snap those Victorian shoes with their perfect kitten heels. Shot Her: She’d mastered the art of revolving a simple ensemble around stand out shoes [...]

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Zara’s penchant for specific runway trends is usually safe from our Adventures in Copyright-prone eye. Just this month, we’ve spotted Alaia-inspired shoes, Prada clutches, Christopher Kane skirts and Anya Hindmarch bags. But the Spanish chain doesn’t sell online and we feel creepy taking pictures in the dressing room even though photographic evidence is essential. So [...]

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Last fall, we told you Scott got a book deal. And just now, the real details are starting to emerge: The book’s coming out under Penguin, it’s call The Sartorialist, will sell out in days. More interesting: It’s getting its own pop-up shop in Colette – The Sartorialust – which will include racks of accessories [...]

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Quote of the Day

“It’s a bit like for an actor. Do you want to go to Hollywood or do you want to stay here in Paris and do the cinema I like to do? I think I prefer to stay here in Paris.” – Carine Roitfeld, on why she would never take Anna’s job, to CNN.

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And with the end of the Fashion Epic, comes the news we all already knew: Olivier Theyskens has officially exited Nina Ricci, as of March 10th, to be replaced by Louis Vuitton designer Peter Copping. This means a totally new designer for the stories house for Spring 2010, and a major opening at LVMH, unless [...]

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Trivia

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We don’t know – and can’t imagine – why, so we’ll just give you the facts: 1. Ashton Kutcher is starting another television show, this time for the CW (home of the fashion-centric Gossip Girl), and this time about models. 2. It’s going to be based on his experiences having grown up as a model [...]

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People & Parties

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