Archive for June 2011

Beauty

Liya Kebede is the New Face of L’Oreal

Liya Kebede will join L’Oreal Paris as a spokesmodel and global brand ambassador, the cosmetics brand announced today.

The prolific model has tons of editorials and a few ad campaigns under her belt, but this is her first gig as an ambassador for a major brand, unless you count the World Trade Organization, for whom Kebede was nominated as Goodwill Ambassador, before establishing the Liya Kebede Foundation to raise money and provide healthcare material for a hospital in Ethiopia. Kebede has also dipped her foot into acting with roles in The Good Shepherd and Desert Flower.

Kebede, who despite other projects, is known primarily for modeling, joins L’Oreal’s roster of comparatively bigger celebrities like Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Julianna Margulies and Freida Pinto, with whom, according to IMDB, Kebede just completed a film.

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Justin Bieber Will Be at Macy’s Herald Square This Thursday to Promote His New Fragrance Someday

Justin Bieber‘s highly anticipated fragrance launched yesterday at Macy’s! You can now own a Marc Jacobs rip-off bottle of your very own. There has been so much leading up to the release of Someday, from an experiment with scented dog tags, to a WWD announcement, to a commercial and ad campaign starring Dree Hemmingway, and Justin Bieber has just announced to his Twitter followers that he will be making a promotional appearance at Macy’s Herald Square the day after tomorrow!

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Reviews

Ohne Titel Resort 2012: The Standards

Once a hip, in-demand brand’s been around for a couple of years, buyers begin to expect a bridge between Fall and Winter collections. Resort provides this connection. It means more work and more challenges, but it also means a rounder, fuller year in terms of sales as well as design scope.

Flora Gill and Alexa Adams of Ohne Titel are at this pivotal point. Buyers are demanding more of them, but how does such a young brand launch a resort collection? For Gill and Adams, the extension means taking their most admired pieces and making them fresh for the season. I wouldn’t call the selection a group of classics, but rather standards.

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Webvertorial

Discover M LAB, Skin Care that Actually Works

By Fashionista Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 / 4:00 PM

There is nothing better than discovering a new skin care line that actually works, especially when that “new” line has 25 years of experience and science behind it. M LAB, which has been producing anti-aging skin care for dermatologists and plastic surgeons, launched in Harrod’s prestigious White Hall and at luxurious retailers worldwide; you can get your hands on it online now. They’re even offering a free week of M LAB products with any purchase.

While a lot of brands advertise that they contain certain active ingredients, the actual amount of these ingredients in the products is often too small to produce results–they’re just added for marketing purposes. M LAB contains high concentrations of active ingredients, like Vitamin C and Coenzyme Q10, to produce results that are proven in studies. More than 80% of users saw demonstrable improvements in their skin after using the products.

And dermatologists, a group that doesn’t recommend products lightly, agree. Dr. Neal B. Schultz, of Park Avenue Skincare in NYC, who has repeatedly been elected to the prestigious “Best Doctors List” by Castle Connolly Medical, said of the brand, “In 28 years of practicing dermatology, I have never seen such impactful results from any topical skin care product in producing the improvements in facial color, texture and fine lines.” The virtues of M LAB have also been extolled in glossies like Vanity Fair, Elle UK, and Glamour.

With products ranging from an anti-aging blemish control cleanser, anti-aging serums and creams, and new products like anti-aging brighteners (which are all the rage in skin care right now), the line can address most of your skin woes.

As if this wasn’t enough, M LAB is now even more covetable thanks to a collaboration with Colombian-born handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez, known for her use of exotic skins. She created a limited edition vanity case–only six were produced–crafted of black crocodile for the exterior and black suede for the interior. It comes loaded with six full-sized M LAB products. And get ready for this…M LAB is going to give one to a lucky Fashionista reader! Enter here. Swoon!

Fashion Careers

Flechada.com Needs Marketing, Merchandising and Copy-Writing Interns Who Speak Fluent Spanish!

Flechada.com is the first and only website selling womens fashion and accessories from exclusively Latin American designers. Their selection is hand picked and prices are as much as 70% off.

They are looking for interns in the areas of marketing, merchandising and copy-writing. There are openings in both the Miami and New York offices. Applicants must have flexible schedules and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. Fluency in Spanish is required.

If you are bilingual, have experience in any of the areas above and are interested in an opportunity to join their rapidly growing team please contact diana@flechada.com.

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Ask Chris

Ask Chris Benz: How Can I Move From Intern to Paid Employee?

Hi Chris,

I, like most fashion-obsessed college seniors, read your posts on Fashionista RELIGIOUSLY. I truly admire all of the help you are giving to young people looking to break into the industry, especially because I am one of them.

Luckily, I have been able to intern with great companies and get close to my bosses, where I gained tremendous experience working with editors and stylists. I am nearing the end of my college education (time is speeding by so fast I can’t remember what season we’re actually in!), and I am not sure when and how to begin looking for a full-time job. I scour the career websites, only to find offers either for internships or upper-level management.

What suggestions do you have for young people about to enter a tough job market and an even tougher fashion industry?

Thank you!

Best,
Mark Baldino

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The Business

Editorial Musical Chairs: Filipa Fino Out at Vogue, W Loses Carolyn Tate Angel and More

WWD broke the news yesterday that Vogue‘s senior accessories editor Filipa Fino suddenly left the magazine after 11 years with the company. The following statement was included in the trade publication’s initial report, but has since been mysteriously removed: “Sources hinted that Fino’s departure could allegedly be tied to some inappropriate behavior on her part.”

There may be some truth to that statement. Multiple sources within Conde Nast and beyond have relayed to us that Fino acted unprofessionally in regards to the fashion closet and expenses.

No word yet on who will replace Fino. We reached out to Conde Nast for additional comment, but they declined to elaborate. Fino’s exit was only one of many recent shakeups within Conde Nast.

Coincidentally another of Conde Nast’s senior editors was just axed–W‘s senior fashion market editor Carolyn Tate Angel.

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Kate Middleton Won’t Accept Free Clothes, Is Striking ‘Private Agreements’ With Designers

Today in Kate Middleton wardrobe news, royal officials are decidedly being more tight-lipped about Kate Middelton’s fashion choices than almost anything else. The level of secrecy that surrounded her wedding dress was only the beginning.

As we’re sure you’ve heard, William and Kate are about to embark on a tour of North America—starting with Canada, followed by a trip to California. As usual, we’re all wondering what Kate is planning to wear to charm us North Americans at her many scheduled appearances. According to a spokesman for the couple quoted in a People story about Prince William’s 29th birthday (happy bday!), it’s a secret, but she definitely will not be wearing anything that hasn’t been paid for. Like the American first lady to whom she has been compared on more than one occasion, Middleton “has a policy not to accept any free offers of clothing.” She also “will not receive any special clothing budget for the Canada and California tour.”

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Reviews

Pedro Lourenço Resort 2012: The Designer Looks To His Native Brazil for Inspiration, Responds to Naysayers Who Say He’s Too Young

SAO PAULO–Wunderkind designer Pedro Lourenço (he’s just 21) presented his resort collection at Sao Paulo fashion week this past week. It’s his first resort collection and the first time he’s ever shown his designs in his hometown even though both his parents are designers there–he showed his first two collections in Paris to much critical acclaim.

Lourenço presented his collection a la runway shows of yore (and Tom Ford last year): in an intimate setting in the back room of a luxe hotel in Sao Paulo, Lourenço stood in the center of the room with a microphone and described each look in his collection, one model at a time. Occasionally Lourenço would forget a detail, and ask the model to come scurrying back and turn her around to show off a particular seam or fabric.

Of course, I was inferring all of this as Lourenço presented his collection in Portuguese (luckily he was on hand to translate later). But it was easy to tell just from looking at the clothes that they were a slight departure from his past two leather-heavy collections.

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Streetwalker

Street Style: Model Svetlana Hates to be Asked How Much Money She Makes

Name:Svetlana

Age: 25

Occupation:Model

Agency: IMG

Where are you from originally? Lithuania

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Weird Al’s Born This Way, a Music Muse Spread and the Latest Carine Rumors

W’s Music Muse Spread: An awesome photo slide show from the magazine’s current issue captures fashion designers with their musical inspirations. Amazing pairs include Rodarte and Kanye, M.I.A. and Donatella Versace, Karl and Janelle Monae (Lagerfeld’s quote: “And Janelle rhyme’s with Chanel, no?”). {W}

Carine Roitfeld To Launch An Independent Magazine? Forget about French Harper’s Bazaar. The latest rumor swirling around Paris is that the stylist might launch her own indie magazine. Sounds similar to what Olivier Zahm was spewing at New York Fashion Week last February. {Hint}

Weird Al Parodies Born This Way: It’s hilarious, especially since Al’s head is digitally fixed onto a male dancer’s body and sort of bobbles. {Styleite}

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Fashion Is Fun

Our 20 Favorite Images from the Self Service Online Archives

Yesterday, Self Service, the hit French fashion magazine with an insider tilt, relaunched its website with full archives. The goal was to create a database of everyone that’s ever been in Self Service. It’s like an online encyclopedia filled with people who are really, really important in the fashion industry. (Seriously, there’s an index.)

Now you know I love a good online archive, so I spent yesterday afternoon scouring Self Service‘s to bring you the most iconic, weirdest, and captivating photos from the book’s 16 year history. While my computer’s hard drive is now 25% covered in images of Hannelore Knuts, I’ve managed to pull out 20 photos that are particularly noteworthy.

But don’t rely on me entirely. After checking out my edit, go to Self Service’s new site and find out for yourself.

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