Archive for January 2010

I’ve always had a ridiculous amount of respect for the business that Tory Burch has built and last September I was quite impressed with the groovier vibe her during her collection presentation. And now she’s gone and upped her cool factor even more by bringing on Subversive’s Justin Giunta as design director of jewelry. Not [...]

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This Sunday, January 10th, is New York’s official No Pants subway ride. Thank god! If you’ve been storing your sequin Philip Lim hot pants in the back of your closet or your Vivienne Westwood bloomers in the bottom drawer of your bureau or waiting to re-wear your brilliant Lady Gaga Halloween costume, now’s the chance [...]

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Magazines

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Julianne Moore’s the new face of Bulgari and here’s the first look at her campaign, or ‘interpretation.’ It manages to be both sexy and gaudy, with shots of gold mirrors and crystal chandeliers throughout. Moore wears emeralds, of course. They look about a million times better on her, against the red orange hair and pale [...]

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It’s not often that we have stories in common with our sibling site Going Concern (think of them as the Fashionista of the CFO/Accounting world.) Who, you ask, who could bring us together? Lady Gaga, of course. (And yes, we realize this is Gaga item #2 of the day.) It seems that all that we [...]

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Magazines

Coco a Go-Go

By now, everyone knows where Karl stands on the issue of plus-size models, which is why we were so surprised when we first heard he was included on the list of photographers for V magazine’s size issue. Who would he shoot? What would she wear? With bated breath, we have waited to see the results. [...]

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St. John’s Siren: Karen Elson’s the new face of St. John. Greg Kadel photographed the campaign (the first since Angelina Jolie’s). Karen gets better and better. Looking at this picture makes me want to buy St. John, (and I don’t think their target customer is twenty-five years old). {FashionGoneRogue} A Fast Fashion Fortune British design [...]

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Fast in Action

Photo Courtesy of WWDMark Fast has developed a cult following with his signature bodycon cobweb dresses, and the demand for his pricey pieces doesn’t seem to be dwindling. The Central Saint Martins grad is now launching a second line named Faster, and it’s targeted to a more modest spending market according to WWD. Don’t worry, [...]

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Quote of the Day

“The alleged ‘copying’ claims made by these companies are false and have absolutely no merit or validity whatsoever. Any alleged similarities are purely coincidental.” –The president of 6126 on this.

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From Alexander Wang to Miu Miu, we’ve been obsessing about the latest incarnations of the super long braid since September. Karlie Kloss’ S/S ad for Herm√®s left Kate and me just a tad breathless when we first saw it. The only thing better than a gloriously pretty braid is one with an Herm√®s scarf woven [...]

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Yesterday’s publishing news focused on one Jane (Aldridge) while today’s brings the official announcement of another’s: Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant’s first book will be out in the fall of this year. There’s no title yet, but she’s co-writing it with fashion writer Monica Corcoran. It will be filled with style tips for both [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

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