Archive for February 2010

Ralph Rucci is having a reality TV moment. Last week, the couturier’s New York Fashion Week show disaster was the center plot on the premiere of Kell on Earth, and now WWD reports that Vogue editor at-large André Leon Talley will wear a different custom-made Rucci cloak on each episode of America’s Next Top Model [...]

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All Hail Fast: The more Mark Fast, the better. Emily Blunt looks incredible in the cream feathered mini, and she sounds just as perfect in this interview. {LATimes} Most Coveted: Great, now we can’t stop thinking about a YSL bag that doesn’t even really exist yet. “Chyc” might be the worst name, but the shape [...]

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Last week, André Saraiva’s “Drawings” opened at Colette. The group of naive ink and pencil illustrations–a cross between Fritz the Cat and Yellow Submarine–comprise his first solo show ever. André initially made a name for himself vandalizing French streets with graffiti; he later went on to open party dens Le Baron in Paris and Tokyo, [...]

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Fashion Week starts tomorrow, sort of, and we’ve spent the weekend resting, hydrating, exercising, eating and gathering our survival packs. Some things – water, caffeine, internet access – are obvious necessities. Everything else – scarves, candy, inspiration – stuffed into our bags is there to keep us sane, smiling and looking at least somewhat pulled [...]

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Reader Clarke emailed us this morning, “Hope you find this interesting!” Clueless and Miu Miu? Like, duh. While sifting through Miu Miu’s Pre-Fall 2010 collection, he found Lindsey Wixson channeling Cher Horowitz circa 1995. Yellow plaid jacket? Check. Yellow plaid mini skirt? Check. White thigh highs tucked into loafers? Check. She’s traded in the cell [...]

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There are people who request tickets to fashion shows because they want “to cover for their 900 Twitter followers,” or because they need to “update their Facebook with all the latest news in fashion.” Even this is floating around the Twitterverse, “Dear PR, I command a seat for my mistress, the Princess of Cantaloupe, or [...]

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At Wednesday’s Olsenboye launch this video, and a few other commercials, played on screens around the room. The girls are very cute, and obviously not models; it’s both refreshing and encouraging to see real girls hawking clothes for real girls. But turns out the blonde girl, who they call Elie, is actually Nathalie Love. Her [...]

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Claymation: Some of this shoot is awkward, but a few shots are incredible, including this one in which Natalia appears to move like Gumby. {FashionGoneRogue} POP: RashomonRebel, this one’s for you! Abbey Lee Kershaw grinds on a motorcycle. Does this mean she’s on the cover? {YouTube} Daily Dose: In case you haven’t noticed, Alexa Chung’s [...]

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Julia Frakes, aka Bunny Bisous and Paper‘s ubiquitous fashion reporter, is throwing Peter Jensen’s first stateside party. He’ll show his AW10 collection on Valentine’s Day and celebrate that night. Nina Persson of the Cardigans will DJ with Nylon‘s Rajni Lucienne. And if that’s not enough to fulfill your Valentine’s Day party quotient, Barneys, Thakooon and [...]

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