Archive for February 2010

Wannabe: Ellen von Unwerth shot Victoria Beckham’s March cover for Glamour, which is probably why it’s so great. The designer poses in glamorous around the house get-up including the Dolce bodysuit at left and a pair of Marc hotpants. {Glamour} Nothing New: Taylor Momsen actually looks great in her campaign for Brit chain New Look, [...]

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Robert Duffy’s joined Twitter (he’s the president of Marc Jacobs) and he’s spilling Marc Jacobs news all over the internet. First up, they’re livestreaming their show on February 15th at 8pm. Secondly, you can win tickets to their actual show by RSVPing to their livestream on MarcJacobs.com. Third, come 2011 Marc will finally make lingerie. [...]

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Belgian designer Dirk Bikkemberg may have sold tickets to his Milan runway show for $16 a seat, but the Justin Timberlake-backed denim brand William Rast is one-upping him with a deal on flash sale site HauteLook. For the next 24 hours, fans of the label can purchase a $1,500 package that includes a seat at [...]

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After we heard the the Prada lineup was being kept secret until the show, we obviously made a list of what we hope to see. 1. Hologram Models. Sure, Burberry was in 3D, but how much cooler would holograms be? We’ve seen similiar ideas at Hussein Chalayan, McQueen, and Viktor&Rolf, but we know Prada’s would [...]

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Kelly Cutrone’s new reality show, Kell on Earth, premiered on Bravo last night. We watched the first episode, which revolved around Spanish designer Davidelfin’s first Bryant Park show and Chado Ralph Rucci’s seating disaster, in the basement of the Tribeca Grand Hotel with Kelly and the rest of her People’s Revolution staff – it was [...]

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As if you didn’t already know, Kelly Cutrone’s new reality show, Kell on Earth, debuts at 10 pm EST tonight on Bravo. Britt’s attending the premiere here in New York, so she’ll be tweeting the People’s Revolution founder’s best bits, onscreen and off. And lookout tomorrow for our post-show wrap-up. Oh, and PS: If you [...]

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PARIS–Tavi and Jane may be stars, but in some areas of the world, it’s not so easy to be young and prolific online. Take France for example: Here, most adult bloggers still struggle to be taken seriously. The third anniversary issue of online magazine Dirrty Glam–complete with a new advertising partnership with Y-3–proves youngsters with [...]

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After work on Friday, we made the rounds in Soho, looking for Fashion Week wardrobe additions on our way to the Phi sale. So we stopped in Prada (naturally). I’ve been dying to get my hands on, or should I say my feet in, Prada’s chandelier shoes – specifically, Nimue Smit’s green-heeled pair. There’s no [...]

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Project Runway’s ratings are way down this year. And when we say way down, we mean that the Season 7 premiere garnered 2.9 million viewers, a third less than the 4.2 million who watched Season 6′s premiere. (The show’s ratings peak was in Season 3 when the finale attract 5.4 million viewers.) While there’s no [...]

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There aren’t even enough dresses for us to make a best dressed graphic. Last night’s red carpet was disastrous. Worse than bad, it was boring, save Gaga’s purple Armani constellation, Ciara’s layered black Givenchy, Rihanna’s Elie Saab couture and (we can’t believe we’re typing this) Fergie’s electric Peter Dundas Pucci – it’s like no one [...]

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