Archive for May 2009

All I Wanna Do: Someone finally gets to Nicholas Kirkwood and asks fun questions – his favorite gifts to give? Shoes and booze, of course. Sounds like our kind of man. {TheMoment} Swim Little Fishy: Marc’s gone and made swim caps. Just in case you hadn’t fully embraced all things retro. {Style} La-dee-Dali: Moschino’s windows [...]

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Magazines

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If you’ve never shopped the basement of Jill Stuart’s Soho store, we think you’ll probably start now. The floor is entirely devoted to vintage, all in keeping with Jill’s style. While it may not always be packed with old Gucci or other big names, we don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the label-less pieces. We [...]

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W On Luxury

W Magazine hosted a conference on luxury this morning – what’s going on with it, who’s hurting, who’s winning, when will it come back? They conducted a series of polls with their readers, dubbed “Fashion Passionates,” and compared them to the more generally affluent, as in still-rich people who don’t devote their extra money to [...]

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Quote of the Day

“No one would bother disputing the assertion that Wintour is the most powerful person in fashion, and that she exerts her power in a variety of directions, beyond editorial decisions. But what’s the impact of all that power? And, more, what’s the downside?” –Cathy Horyn, on Anna’s “60 Minutes” segment.

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Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that a number of private collectors are selling off pieces of their Hermes stockpiles at an auction tomorrow in Paris at Artcurial. We’ve heard about these types of sell-offs happening (very privately) on NYC’s Upper East Side and in Westchester County, but this sounds like the mother lode. [...]

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We’ve long been fans of Norma Kamali. The designer seems to have always stayed incredibly true to herself and we’re pretty sure that’s a huge reason she’s been around for so long. And anyone who created the sleeping bag coat, made outfits for The Wiz, and is in The Met’s permanent collection is major in [...]

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People & Parties

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Magazine Whore

If you, like us, are obsessed with magazines, welcome to phase one of the best project ever. A friend just sent us a link to Premier Issues, a site that’s taken it upon itself to scan in debut covers of all the magazines they can get their hands on. They have obvious ones like LOVE, [...]

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Settled: Woody Allen asked for 10 million, but this morning settled for 5 from American Apparel. {NYPost} Smells Like Guinness: Daphne Guinness revealed her new perfume, made with Comme des Garcons, at the George in London yesterday morning. A short film will accompany its September launch, because nothing sells without a film apparently. {ShowStudio} Alice [...]

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We commented on WWD‘s Erin Fetherston story this morning – excited that the designer was jumping on the short film bandwagon and bringing Juliette Lewis along with her. Unfortunately, Erin’s camp’s just asked us to set the record straight. There will be a film, made with filmmaker Marisa Crawford, but it will star the Calfornia [...]

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Shopping

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