Archive for January 2010

Lagerfeld Shrinks

Chanel laid off 200 employees at the end of 2008 and Fendi’s yet to address the recession, but Karl Lagerfeld’s eponymous label’s started cutting back. Beth Shapiro, the Director of Global Marketing and Public Relations for Lagerfeld, is leaving the company this Friday, January 15th. Her email started out with, “the current environment has forced [...]

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People Are Talking

Sour Advertising

I missed this on Friday because I was on a plane for twenty-two hours, but WWD ran a blurb about bloggers stealing fashion ads. A few houses including Celine and Balenciaga are up in arms over websites and blogs posting their SS10 ads before they debut in the major fashion magazines (while most labels flood [...]

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Magazines

Where Jefferson & Numero Meet

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Explain

Real Vs. Target

Over the weekend, Natalie Portman attended the 9th Annual New York Times Arts and Leisure Weekend at the Times Center here in New York. Like always, she looked lovely in a canary yellow version of the much sought after tulle Rodarte for Target dress. But of all the dresses in all the land, why did [...]

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Explain

Alternative Biker Jackets

In this video, The Guardian‘s Jess Carter Morley suggests that the problem with biker jackets is the leather. She advocates the “non-biker biker,” and says, “If you take the leather out of the equation, the biker jacket becomes a lot more wearable.” Denim options from Goldsign and Gap hang on the rack, as well as [...]

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People & Parties

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

A Model Engagement: MTV VJ Ruby Rose announced her engagement to Catherine McNeil on Facebook this weekend. But who, we wonder, gets to make the dress. And when will we get Cat back on the runways? {SydneyHerald} Rodarte Talk: Amanda Fortini profiles Kate and Laura Mulleavy in this week’s New Yorker. She writes nothing new [...]

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People Are Talking

Love is Blind. We Are Not. Overdue.

Which colorful, London based (but not born) designer has failed to pay his PR for three seasons now? Good thing another designer’s rich boyfriend’s been feeling generous.

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Slideshows

First Look: Mr. Nils

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People We Like

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Beauty

Eau de Gorilla

Rumor has it Christopher Kane’s working on a fragrance. Unless it’s a collaboration with Dover Street Market or Six Scents, we’re not sure why. When the decision’s made to expand the brand into mass markets (Topshop doesn’t count) we’d expect shoes or bags at the start, and then perfume. But if there really is a [...]

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Fashion Week

Alex Watson Adds Runway to His Repertoire

A famous last name’s become the pre-requisite for booking a Burberry campaign, see Alex Watson. But it doesn’t necessarily guarantee a spot on the runway, unless of course you’re Hermione’s real life brother. We hear he’s set to walk Burberry’s AW10 runway next month at London Fashion Week. It remains to be seen whether this [...]

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