Archive for March 2010

The Lake and Stars Swimwear Hits Stores, Making Us Desperate to Buy a Bathing Suit

It’s warm here in New York, which means people are thinking about the season we thought would never come: Summer! That’s why it’s ideal that The Lake and Stars’ first-ever full-on swimwear line hit stores this week. You’ll find it at Barneys in New York and Los Angeles. We’re pretty obsessed with the high-fashion underthings [...]

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People Are Talking

Will There Be Consequences for ‘Horndog’ Terry Richardson?

Last week’s comments from Danish model Rie Rasmussen have caused a deluge of anti-Terry Richardson stories. At the end of Paris fashion week, she said, “He takes girls who are young, manipulates them to take their clothes off and takes pictures of them they will be ashamed of.” A few days later, model Jamie Peck [...]

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Rants

Do You Dress Down During the Summer?

During the winter, I like to get dressed up for work. I wear heels–my favorites are my Acne booties and Proenza pumps–black tights, shift dresses and pretty blouses. I also wear lots of blazers, from my vintage YSL double breasted number to my black Helmut Lang tuxedo version. But today, I’m wearing a pair of [...]

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The Business

“Suggested Retail Price” Will Remain Just That: A Suggestion

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that designers and manufacturers could fight to control how much a retailer was allowed to discount its goods. On Thursday, that decision was overturned by the Senate, who said that retailers could charge whatever they damn well please. Why is this so important? Well, three years ago when the [...]

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: David James Launches New Exhibit, Derek Blasberg Styles & Tavi’s Hair Turned White

Pouf! As if the fall runways weren’t enough to make you want big hair–Rochas, Oscar, Dior–how’s this stunning Inez & Vinoodh image of Hilary Rhoda? {FashionGoneRogue} Out of Print: David James, the creative director of AnOther Magazine, has been creative directing for over 20 years, for brands like Prada, McQueen and the Dazed group. He’s [...]

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Dressed to Kilt is Back, and Ready to Vomit Plaid All Over New York City

Remember that Sex and the City when Charlotte wore a dress made of Trey’s family tartan to some big event for Scots in New York? Well, one of the real-life versions of that is Dress to Kilt, an annual party thrown by Sean Connery. It benefits his charity Friends of Scotland, which supports military veterans [...]

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Let the W Buzz Begin

On Wednesday, it was announced that W Magazine would leave the Fairchild Fashion Group and land in the Condé Nast pile, and that the magazine will finally get an editor-in-chief. And that’s the only question anyone cares about — who will be the editor-in-chief? This morning, WWD published the five names everyone’s talking about. At [...]

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People Are Talking

Ten Questions for Project Runway

1. Was anyone else outraged that Michael Kors wasn’t judging? Did he somehow know he would be getting the CFDA’s Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award and preemptively distance himself from the train wreck that Project Runway has become? 2. Who rocked color better this week: Seth Aaron wearing fuchsia pants or Anthony wearing an aqua [...]

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Fall 2010 London

This Way For Complete AW10 Coverage!

To make things easy and convenient, we’ve assembled a complete list of AW10 Fashion Month coverage. The reviews, the news, the parties and the gossip (from all four cities!) are now all in one place. We’ll keep this list in the Top Stories bar until next season, so you can keep track—or refresh your memories—of [...]

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Beauty

Julianne Moore, Pharrell and Jeff Koons Design for Kiehl’s

Every Earth Day, Kiehl’s teams up with a few celebrities to design packaging for a product. The proceeds benefit an eco-conscious charity. Last year, the skincare company raised $100,000 for the Waterkeeper Alliance. This year, it has brought on Julianne Moore, Pharrell Williams, Jeff Koons and pro-surfer Malia Jones to create imagery for its Acai [...]

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Fashion Week

Praising the Proliferation of Camel at the Fall Shows

During New York Fashion Week, Britt had a bit of a conniption over the masses of velvet sweeping the runways. By the end of Paris, I was also having a conniption. But this time, it was a good thing. And it was over camel. I’ve been wearing more khaki over the last couple of seasons, [...]

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Fashion Careers

Attention Aspiring Magazine Editors: Brandon Holley Should Be Your Role Model

The New York Times profiles Yahoo! Shine editor Brandon Holley in today’s paper, and those interested in a career in fashion journalism should be sure to read it. Some background: Holley was the founding editor of ELLEGirl and she went on to succeed Jane Pratt at Jane until it shuttered in 2007. Holley now manages [...]

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