Archive for March 2010

Beauty

Period Undies: Possibly the Weirdest Product Ever Created

Over the last weeks I’ve received about five emails from a man named Omar Cunningham, a representative of public relations firm Mannfolk. The pitch is for Period Undies, which are apparently underwear that “provide a comfortable layer of extra protection at the height of your menstrual cycle.” Really? Those are necessary? Necessary enough to launch [...]

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People Are Talking

Pop Art vs. Pop Star: Analyzing the Fashions of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé in “Telephone”

The premier of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s video “Telephone” last night rocked the pop culture world. Aside from the incomprehensible plot and the platitude of product placement, including 1950s mainstay WonderBread, Gaga’s own headphones, and a dating website… the fashion in the video was truly the star. Today, Nicola Formichetti, Gaga’s stylist (and genius in [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Backstage at Valentino

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Is The New: Designer Collaborations and Designer Bridal Collections

It seems like fashion has never been more obsessed with getting married. J.Crew‘s been doing bridal for years now. Anthropologie recently hopped on the bandwagon. Cynthia Rowley just announced that she’s creating a collection of bridesmaid dresses. Even Rodarte–hardly the brand you’d associate with weddings–showed several chapel-appropriate gowns for Fall 2010. In a sort of [...]

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: American Apparel Makes a Lookbook, The Selby Shoots for Cole Haan & A Fight Breaks Out in Paris

Lookbookin’: American Apparel loves seeing customers wear their clothes. In fact, they made a 64-page lookbook starring real people who style their AA pieces in creative ways. The book was a collaboration with Lookbook.nu and features 132 looks by 77 Lookbook.nu members. It’s available in stores worldwide, or online if you pay shipping. {American Apparel} [...]

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The Business

Girl Talk With the Founders of New Fashion Website eVe Without Adam

BERLIN–The Web might already be filled with more fashion-related content than one could possibly process, but that hasn’t stopped newcomers from eagerly joining the space. Consider eVe without adam. Just launched last month, the Berlin-based fashion and culture platform aims to bridge the gap between highly personal blogs and news reporting. But what really distinguishes [...]

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Beauty

Prada’s Latest Perfume Sounds Even Better than Its Last

I occasionally wear Prada’s Infusion de Iris, so news of the label’s latest–Infusion de Tubéreuse–in WWD this morning sent a thrill of excitement down my well-perfumed spine. (Find my closely-documented search for the ultimate signature scent here.) This perfume includes Indian tuberose and Italian blood orange, amongst other less organic-sounding ingredients. What I like about [...]

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People Are Talking

Ten Questions for Project Runway

1. When are Maya and Mila going to become blood sisters and make friendship bracelets? 2. Was Lifetime trying to turn us on or gross us out with the KY commercial and multiple breast references? (My favorite, courtesy of Jay: “We are like a Victoria’s Secret Wonder Bra. We lift each other.”) 3. Does Project [...]

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Magazines

POP Brightens Our Day

Vanessa Reid sets the pages of POP ablaze with color, and we’re mesmerized.

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Quote of the Day

Louboutin’s Idea of World Peace

If you could wish for one change in the world what would it be? “That everybody could afford my shoes.” -Christian Louboutin in AnOther’s Proust Questionnaire.

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Labels

Ask an Expert: Will Pieces from Cheap Designer Collaborations Be Worth Money Someday?

As I was spring cleaning my closet the other day, I relegated an old Thakoon for Target striped t-shirt to the “workout clothes” pile. Later that same week, though, I wore his three-year-old white Gap shirt to work. The paradox got me thinking: Designer collaborations are more abundant than ever, but as the pieces age, [...]

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Adventures in Copyright

Benetton Knocks off Alber’s Pretty Face

Sometimes, middle-of-the-road brands take “inspiration” from big name designers. Other times, they steal, plain and simple. This is one of those times. On a recent trip abroad we spied this green t-shirt at United Colors of Benetton, a place where you don’t typically find pieces ripped from the Lanvin look book. Yet that’s exactly what [...]

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