Archive for January 2010

Quote of the Day

“BOF: Can you tell me exactly what the Haus of Gaga is? Zaldy: I’m not even sure exactly what it is.” –Imran Amed interviews Zaldy Goco, Lady Gaga’s costume designer, on The Business of Fashion .

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The fashion troops have rallied this past week for one Haiti benefit after another. Last weekend, a couple of Teen Vogue-ers, Sophomore’s Chrissie Miller and DJ’s Harley & Cassie threw a benefit at the Soho Grand, it raised $8,000. Last night everyone popped into the Thompson LES and tonight the movement migrates to Brooklyn. A [...]

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Boy Alert: Tommy Ton’s official Milan picks are up. Whoever identifies the Giles-toting editor wins a special prize. {Style} Bells & Whistles: Gryphon’s Aldridge trench hit Shopbop this morning. They hid the pointed bell sleeves by cuffing the wrists up to the model’s elbows. {Shopbop} Fashionable Sopranos: Who knew fashion loved opera so much? Here’s [...]

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Department stores might be losing their influence, but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up altogether. Consider the recent increase in discount outlets. Saks Fifth Avenue is dabbling in the flash sale space, Nordstrom is bringing Rack to New York and now, Bloomingdale’s has announced plans for its first-ever outlet stores, four of which are slated [...]

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My computer’s had a hard time adjusting to life in the States after being in the Middle East for three weeks. Abc.com alerts me to their US-only policy and my Google Docs Fashion Week calendar still wants to display in Arabic, but it’s Net-A-Porter‘s UK orientation that I’m struggling to make right. Their sale section [...]

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Last week we reported that Fairchild’s nutty CEO Richard Beckman was jumping ship to head up a group of less-pretty trade magazines, including Billboard and MediaWeek. Now shopping guide Lucky publisher Gina Sanders will herself move to less pretty environs as she slides over to Condé Nast sibling Women’s Wear Daily. Sources inside the company [...]

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Comment of the Day

“I have this theory that hot models are like indie bands – a few of them will have staying power, but most of them get a moment of total obsession and then… disperse.” –Nylon‘s Faran Krentcil on Fashionista’s Six New Models to Watch.

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