As you’re certainly aware, the Fashionista staff is obsessed with fragrance. That’s why we’re so happy to give one lucky reader a set of brand new scents from two of our favorite designers: Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang.
Enter to win Marc Jacobs Daisy: Pop Art Edition, Marc Jacobs Lola: Velvet Edition, and Vera Wang Anniversary here. You have until 5pm TODAY, November 8, to sign up.
Good luck! And a little more on the fragrances:
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Ever lusted over MJ’s red leather thriller jacket?
Now it can be yours. The remaining members of the Jackson 5 have launched a collection of tees and leather jackets called J5, which will be in stores like Kitson and Urban Outfitters and online at RevolveClothing.com and 80spurple.com early February, WWD is reporting. The collection, which is officially licensed through the Jackson estate, will feature 24 concert-style tees and tanks with iconic imagery of the Jackson 5 from the ’60s through the ’80s.
More notably for fans of the King of Pop, and though it has less to do with the Jackson 5, the collection will include exact replicas of the “Thriller” and “Beat It” leather jackets. A press release for the line boasts that the jackets are “produced, down to the detail, in the design of the original jackets.” Rafi Weisman, the original designer of the jackets, was even consulted to create the replicas for the line. The “Thriller” jacket comes in soft red leather with black detailing and and “V” design on the back and the “Beat It” jacket comes in red or white leather with chainmail detailing and diagonal zipper designs. The catch? While the tees will run from between $45-$55, the jackets will cost around $900.
Here’s a look at the collection. MJ fans, will you bite?
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It’s hard not to love Rachel Antonoff. From her playful presentations to her adorable clothes, Rachel Antonoff brings a unique joy to the fashion scene. That’s why I was overjoyed when, at Rachel’s SS11 presentation, I heard she was collaborating with Bass, maker of my loyal and trusted loafers.
Models wore a selection of the styles at the presentation, but now we’ve got the entire lookbook, and it’s a stunner. From high-top boat shoes to floral oxfords, the Bass Hearts Rachel Antonoff collaboration has something for everyone. The Alice perforated oxford complete with a bow are my favorites, but it’s a close call with the
Click through to see the whole Bass Hearts Rachel Antonoff lookbook and pick your favorite pair.
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LOS ANGELES–Installed on mannequins throughout Maxfield’s floor yesterday were iconic Balenciaga pieces from decades past. There was a sari gown marking the store’s entryway, and more than a dozen dresses and jackets crafted by the French fashion house’s namesake, Cristobal Balenciaga, during the late 1950s and 1960s. Part of Balenciaga Edition–a line of recreations (down to an exact button or stitch) of classic ensembles made between the years 1954-1968–the garments on hand were priced between $1,800-$27,000.
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Dear Chris,
Thanks for answering my letter! Anyways, I love that pants are “back” for fall, but I’m not sure what style to try. Are there any that you’re particularly fond of right now?
Yours, Currently Pantless
Dear Pantless,
Pants are a basis for much of our collection, and I love them for many different reasons…. Whether it’s a swishy pajama pant, a severe cropped matchstick, or a loud floral trouser, pants can play to so many different figures and tastes.
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The Savannah College of Art and Design’s fashion students are in some very good hands this school year. Designers Chris Benz, Christian Cota and Rachel Roy are serving as the school’s 2010-2011 fashion mentors.
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J.Crew rarely fails to delight us, and their women’s collection for Spring 2011 is no different.
Creative director/president Jenna Lyons and women’s lead designer Marissa Webb imagined a look that was decidedly spring–lots of short suits, nautical sweaters, and chambray–but also decidedly cool. There was much more of a tomboy feel to this collection than I’m used to from J.Crew, and that’s a good thing. And it seems that they also used Nars Heat Wave lipstick on the models–one of my favorites. J’adore.
Click through to view the complete collection.
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A game some of my fashion friends and I like to play is “What Happened to American Apparel?”
That symbol of the aughts’ stock is currently trading at just over one dollar, one fifteenth of its 2007 high. And there are a number of reasons why: poor management, spotty trend spotting, over-expansion, lack of investor confidence. Another reason is J. Crew.
American Apparel presented a unique challenge to the market, and while Gap kept making the same old crap and used the same old advertising, J.Crew took a different route and went up-market. It started looking for a more sophisticated customer, constructing tailored, comfortable menswear that didn’t look or feel like each item was just one of hundreds of thousands that had come off the line.
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Last night, the Lucky Shops weekend-long event kicked off here in NYC with a “VIP Shopping Party” to celebrate the mag’s 10th anniversary. Hilary Duff hosted, looking sophisticated and relaxed in DvF. Brandon Holley, Lucky‘s new EIC, held court and welcomed everyone to her party.
I cornered her and asked about her plans for the shopping glossy.
On Andy Spade and the “new and improved” Lucky:
“I don’t know what Andy’s doing yet! I ripped out pictures from Lucky that I loved. I took out some stuff that I thought was a little sleepy. I ripped out some pictures from European magazines. We looked at blogs online, really inspiring things that we want to bring in. We want to bring the bloggers into the magazine. And then I said “Go!” You’ll see a little bit of my influence in January and February, but the Andy Spade coat of paint will be in March.“
On celebs:
“We want to bring in more celebs. We just shot Kate Bosworth, and we’ve got some really great, exciting cover people. [The magazine’s] 10 years old–it’s time to give it a little shake-up.”
On how she’s going to increase Lucky’s online presence:
“We want to do a really big community platform online–bring together fashion blogs, create an open social platform, and then possibly thread e-commerce throughout where it makes sense. Women love to shop and this magazine does it so well. You know when you buy something and you just want to tell people what you just bought? There are so many social aspects of shopping and that’s where we need to be. We need to own that. Imagine where I am! I missed magazines but I loved online and now I get to do both.”
OK, so on to the shopping.
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Earlier this week, in an item about the Lanvin for H&M collab, WWD quoted an H&M spokesperson as saying, “Madonna and J.Lo have [already] asked for pieces from the collection, but we’re not lending out clothes until the runway show on Nov. 18.”
Then Elle noticed that some British starlets (who are way less famous than Madonna and J.Lo) were wearing the collection on Wednesday. Then I noticed that Leighton Meester was wearing the leopard pumps at a Vogue event on Wednesday as well. And then a reader pointed out that Korean actress Ha Ji Won wore head-to-toe Lanvin for H&M to the Asiana International Short Film Festival on November 4.
So it seemed peculiar that all of these young actresses across the globe had somehow managed to get into Lanvin for H&M and Madonna and J.Lo would have to wait until November 18. Turns out it’s not true.
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