Archive for April 2011

Fashion Is Fun

Kelly Cutrone Shows Off New Client Ultra Diamonds With a Helicopter Ride to Woodbury Commons

Normal Gets You Nowhere is the title of Kelly Cutrone’s new book, but perhaps the mantra extends even further–like into her method for organizing press events.

Marshaling a dozen editors and bloggers eighty miles away from their offices in the middle of a work day is no small challenge. But leave it to Kelly and her People’s Revolution team to find a solution that was definitely not normal, in the best way possible.

For yesterday’s reopening of the Ultra Diamonds store in Woodbury Commons (a pretty amazing outlet mall about a 90 minute drive from Manhattan), Kelly ordered helicopters to whisk her guests straight from 34th street to suburbia in twenty short minutes.

Those minutes went by even faster with the aid of Kelly’s in-flight commentary: I’ve never heard anyone praise cloudy weather for being “goth” before, but hey, it kind of was. And in a testament to the ironclad memory that surely contributes to her PR success, Kelly remembered our helicopter pilot from his flying her once before– over a year ago– and asked about his daughter.

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  • Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 / 5:30 PM
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Shopping

A (Not So Serious) Guide to Kate Middleton’s Sloane Ranger Style

The major difference between the class system in America and the class system in Britain is that Americans act like theirs doesn’t exist, except for when they’re talking about it behind each other’s backs. (Or watching Gossip Girl.) Brits, on the other hand, have a more rigid class system but are also more than willing [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Designer Kaelen Farncombe Explains How Tornado Chasing Inspired Her Spring Collection (And Why She Decided to Chase Tornados in the First Place)

When we heard that Kaelen designer Kaelen Farncombe’s spring collection was inspired by chasing tornadoes, we had to find out more. Tornado chasing isn’t exactly your standard designer “inspiration trip” fare. But the twisters served as muse to a collection that turned out muted, clean and serene. Was she channeling the calm before the storm?

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Sales

Racked Dealfeed: Jil Sander, Petit Bateau, Vivienne Westwood, and More

Jil Sander
Deals: Significant discounts on past-season clothing and accessories
When/Where: Wednesday, April 20 through Friday, April 22 and Monday, April 25 through Saturday, April 30. Daily 10am—6pm. 8 Crosby St between Howard and Grand Sts, fourth floor (no phone)
Link: www.jilsander.com
Ends: Saturday, 30 Apr 2011

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Image of the Day

Image of the Day: Kate Moss Gets Manhandled On the Cover of Vogue Paris

By Leah Chernikoff Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 / 2:40 PM


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Streetwalker

Street Style: Undeniably Cool Renee Admits She Listens to James Blunt

Name: Renee

Age: 21

Occupation: Model

Agency: Trump

How would you describe your style? Very causal. No heels, I like flats, lots of boots and jeans.

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Fashion Is Fun

Fabulous Former Fashionista Intern Jazzi McGilbert Teams Up With Olsenboye

By Lauren Sherman Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 / 1:30 PM

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Shops at Banana, a Little Boy Gets a Leg Wax, and Dr. Martens Launched a Clothing Line

Kate Middleton Shops at Banana Republic: Continuing her tour of high street stores to (ostensibly) shop for her honeymoon, Kate was spotted in Banana Republic buying summer clothes yesterday. Showing amazing discretion, Banana refused to reveal which pieces the future princess purchased. {TelegraphUK}

Mom Lets Her Little Boy Try a Leg Wax: After watching his mom and her friends wax their eyebrows, the boy insisted that he wanted to try it. His mom obliged by putting a tiny bit on his leg fluff. The result is eardrum-shattering. (Hey, it’s never to early to learn manscaping.) {HuffPo}

Dr. Martens Launched a Clothing Line: Riding the current tide of 90s nostalgia, Doc Martens just launched its clothing line, which contains lots of checked dresses. {The Independent}

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Webvertorial

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Entertainment

Joe Zee Gets Harassed; Beefs Up Security On All on the Line

If you needed another reason to tune into Joe Zee‘s heartwarming reality show on the Sundance channel in which the outsize fashion personality plays fairy godmother to struggling designers here it is: drama. As in, suicide threats and beefed up security drama.

On last night’s episode of All on the Line, Joe Zee swoops in to rescue and revive the career of designer Gemma Kahng, who had faded into oblivion after doing millions in business during the ’90s. Zee felt that Kahng’s “creative director” David Victor Rose was doing more harm than good to her business and advised Khan to cut ties with Rose. Kahng followed Zee’s sage advice, canned Rose and churned out an amazing collection which was then picked up by Kirna Zabete.

Only Rose didn’t take kindly to being shown the door.

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Beauty

Check Out MAC’s New Surf-Inspired Summer Collection

It’s been quite an exciting week in the world of beauty: first a slew of new OPI nail colors, then news that LC has her own beauty site, and now MAC’s exuberant summer color collection. (OK, so pretty, colorful things excite me.)

MAC’s Surf, Baby! collection is an unabashed ode to sand and surf. You’ll find four new lipstick and Lipglass shades, and two new crushed metallic pigment sets–one in blue/aqua and one in pinky purple. Eyeliner pencils are teal and frosty yellow-white, and this theme continues into the shadows, too.

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Resin Denim Teams Up With Made Her Think Jewelry for a Unique Collaboration

It wasn’t long after Resin denim creative director Chantel Valentene met Made Her Think‘s Meredith Kahn that they were making jeans together. Kahn, a former denim designer herself, was eager to bring her cool-girl accoutrements to Valentene’s paired down denim.

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