Archive for September 2010

It’s Official: Lanvin Hearts H&M

We received word this morning from H&M that Lanvin designers Alber Elbaz (womenswear) and Lucas Ossendrijver (menswear) are indeed creating a capsule collection for H&M.

The line will launch in North America on November 20 and the rest of the world on November 23. (November 20 is the day after Black Friday, which means H&M is sure to be doubly crazy that weekend.) Looks will be revealed in a film debuting on hm.com November 2, just a few weeks before they hit stores.

Until then, we’ll be dreaming of draped, 1940s-inspired dresses in juicy, fresh colors. Au revoir for now….

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People We Like

Victoria Beckham Will Be Hardcore Tweeting from New York Fashion Week

We’ve got a major announcement. In the run-up to her New York Fashion Week presentation, Victoria Beckham is tweeting under the handle @vbfashionweek. (If you think you’re following Beckham under another moniker–you’re not. This is the official VB account.) She plans to dish everything that’s going on behind the scenes in preparation for the September 12 show. Her first tweet reads:

Finally!! Leaving for UK tomorrow “Airport is my runway!!!” Can’t wait for fashion week! In love and light x VB

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Fashion Is Fun

Pre-Fashion Week Mad-Libs: The Blonds

By Dhani Mau Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 / 6:45 PM

The Blonds always put on quite a show during fashion week and this season they’ll be doing it at Mac & Milk. Unfortunately, Phillipe and David won’t remember any of it the next day.

Streetwalker

Street Style: Ania, the Polish Beauty

Name: Ania

Age: 19

Occupation: Model

Agency: Ford

What are the most prominent colors in your wardrobe? Cream, beige and brown

What is your favorite dessert? Coconut and pineapple-flavored ice cream

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Ask Chris

Ask Chris Benz: What Do You Really Think About Black and White?

Chris,

Your girls are so colorful. Will you ever do a black and white only collection?

Dear Rainbowphobe,

True story, I do love color. Still, every once in awhile I start out with the idea of doing a collection only in black and white (like Pleasantville, I suppose). But of course color always seems to creep in, and ultimately enriches the direction and palette of the entire collection. With that said, recently we have been doing a lot more black and white than seasons past, which feels very modern to me. There’s something very good about cleansing the palette with a pure black look or a good, stark white.

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Fashion Is Fun

Fashion’s Most Influential Twitterers

As fashion month fast approaches, it’s a good time to get your Twitter organized accordingly. Over fashion month, Twitter has increasingly become the best place to get fashion news and updates about shows in real time. And more generally, it’s one of our preferred methods for checking in on our favorite fashion folk and getting news fast.

So we decided to put together a top ten list of the fashion folk who have Twitter down pat. We like making lists. This list is, of course, subjective, but we looked at the number of followers, the frequency with which they tweet, and how much their feeds reflect their personality.

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Fashion Shows

Sneak Peek: Duckie Brown Spring 2011

“Let’s put you in a ridiculous outfit,” Steven “Duckie” Cox, one half of Menswear label Duckie Brown, joked with their model.

Ridiculous? Judge for yourself.

With Fashion Week only a few weeks away, Cox and partner Daniel Silver were previewing their spring collection, presented in collaboration with American Crew artistic director Paul Wilson to a small group of reporters at their Meatpacking studio.

The inspiration for the collection was “everything but the kitchen sink,” and the clothes live up to the name: Different materials, prints, patterns and colors define each piece. With this maximalist outlook, Duckie Brown has more than waved adieu to the austerity of 2009; they’ve killed it, buried it, and put a technicolor nail in the coffin for good measure.

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News

Video: Kirsty Hume as Betty Sue in Agent Provocateur

By Lauren Sherman Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 / 2:30 PM

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Accessories

Katie Hillier Talks Jewelry, Luxury, and, Of Course, Bunnies

Katie Hillier has had a career most could only dream of. Designing accessories at Luella, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and working as a contributor and senior-editor at POP, Katie’s resume is a fashion wonder.

But it was only recently that the British designer turned her sights on a different goal: creating her own label. Fresh on the heels of her win as Accessories Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2009, Katie set to work on Hillier, her eponymous jewelry line.

Mixing luxury with fun, Hillier is adorable, unexpected, and highly covetable. Click through for our convo with Katie.

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People We Like

Would You Rather…? The Pickle Lover Edition

By Steff Yotka Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 / 1:00 PM

The battle of the pickle lovers is on. Would you rather snack on pickles with Snooki or take down your recipes on Simon Doonan’s stationary for Dempsey & Carroll which reads, “Pickles are the new macaroons?”

Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: The Online Styling Game, Lourdes’ Acting Gig, and an Interview With Tati Cotliar

The Styling Game: Looking to brush up on your styling skills? In addition to reading our contributor Sally Lyndley’s column, you might try InStyle’s new fashion game “Instant Stylist.” You’re given a look styled by an In Style editor and your challenge is to add the right accessories. {InStyle.com}

Fashion Picnic: Check out a behind-the-scenes video of model Irina Lazareanu posing on park benches and rolling around in the probably dog poo-filled grass of Washington Square Park. It was all for Erin Kleinberg’s lookbook shoot. {Elle.com}

Lourdes Hits the Big Screen: You can officially add actress to Madonna’s 13-year-old daughter’s growing list of professions. She was spotted in a school uniform on the set of W.E., Madonna’s second directorial gig. {Daily Mail}

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Entertainment

10 Questions for The Rachel Zoe Project

1. Did Brad just call Jordan Jordonian? Approve.

2. So Oscar gowns are a thing that you can harvest? Like wheat?

3. Why are things always so dire that Rachel Zoe’s clients might go naked?

4. Why did Rachel let Rodger wear a brown hoodie, dog tag necklace and white shorts? Now he really looks like the Biebs.

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