Archive for November 2010

Lovely reader Kristen tipped us off this weekend that Lanvin x H&M had taken eBay by storm–and not in a particularly good way.

Currently–along with the less-crazy prices of $300 for the pink one-shoulder dress and $150 for a pair of shoes–there’s a t-shirt posted on the site at a Buy It Now Price of $1,559.64 (converted from GBP 999).

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LONDON–Nick Knight, legendary fashion photographer and director of medium-shattering SHOWstudio gave a rare, live-streamed interview with the Business of Fashion‘s Imran Amed at London’s members-only Hospital Club on Friday, the eve before SHOWstudio’s 10th birthday. In the third installment of BoF’s “Fashion Pioneers” interview series, Knight explains how he grew from an underachieving pre-med schoolboy into an arrogant box-fresh fashion photographer, dead set on turning the entire medium on its head.

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The Sunday Styles profile of Alexa Chung didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know. Well, except for two things:

1. She doesn’t employ a stylist. (But we’ve heard that she uses Susan Joy for big events, so we’re not convinced. Although she does have a better argument than Blake.)
2. She’s got a new television show coming out.

Thrift America will air on PBS next summer. Created by Style.com special projects editor Maya Singer, the premise takes Chung and Singer across the country, where they troll for treasures at estate sales, consignment shops and other second-hand havens. The first episode will takes place during London Fashion Week, where Chung and Singer helped Pamela Love set up a pop-up shop at Browns Focus. (Some of you surely attended the event–maybe you’ll be in one of the scenes.)

We think Thrift America shows plenty of promise. The great thing about airing on PBS is that Singer will be able to maintain creative control. And Chung will reach an audience that may have dismissed her as a low-brow entertainer. (Aka older, wealthy women who could care less about MTV and the Arctic Monkeys.)

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The Huffington Post kindly posted another set of images from Tom Ford’s Vogue Paris, and we trolled the mag’s site for more.

Click through to see the major spreads, as well as a bonus video from the Vogue.fr website, which examines the January 1945 issue. We have no idea what the voice-over is saying, but the pictures are pretty.

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Business of Fashion founder/editor Imran Amed is taking questions for Nick via Twitter on @_bof_.

From Primark to Topshop, the Brits love their knockoffs. So it’s no surprise Tesco, one of the nation’s biggest discount stores, decided to replicate the pretty-but-let’s-face-it-boring Issa dress Kate Middleton wore to announce her engagement to Prince William. It retails for about $25.

The problem with the “Kate” dress, as Tesco has apty named it? Well, it’s not really a replica. In fact, we’d never think of it as a copy if Tesco wasn’t touting it as one.

Unsurprisingly, there’s another, better copy out there.

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You’ve seen the video. Now here’s the Juergen Teller-shot portrait of our beloved Anna Dello Russo for her new fragrance:

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There’s a strange rumor going around–which we believe stems from a FrenchTribune.com article–that Tom Ford is designing the next H&M collection.

While we’d love for this to be true–Lanvin x H&M proved to be beautiful and impressively constructed–it’s a little hard to believe, given Ford’s current ethos.

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Meanwhile, Across the Pond: The British Fashion Council and British Vogue announced their Fashion Fund finalists yesterday. Congrats to Christopher Kane, E. Tautz, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman Yousefzada, Charlotte Olympia, Jonathan Saunders, and Peter Pilotto. {Vogue UK}

Royal Knock-Offs: Kate Middleton’s engagement ring isn’t the only thing being replicated by stores looking to make a quick buck. Tesco, which is kind of like the Wal-Mart of the UK (but with more food), created a $25 version of her now-famous blue Issa dress. Shame. {NY Times}

Kate Moss: Art Dealer? Moss is reportedly selling portraits of herself at Art Basel in Miami next week. {Telegraph UK}

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 / 10:00 AM

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What We’re Thankful For in Fashion

Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 / 9:00 AM

There’s a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Here at Fashionista we’ve each picked one thing we’re thankful for in fashion, from our most trusted and reliable articles of clothing, to the people that make working in fashion worthwhile.

Click through to see what we’re thankful for and let us know what you’re giving thanks for today. Happy Thanksgiving!