Archive for June 2011

People We Like

Hamish Bowles is Writing an Autobiography!!!

Spectacular newsflash: Hamish Bowles is coming out with an autobiography! He told the AvenueInsider it will be “more about my adventures in fashion and at Vogue.”

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Sales

Racked DealFeed: Diesel, Loeffler Randall, Vena Cava, and More

Diesel
Deal: Discounts on clothes, jeans, swim, leather, and accessories from Diesel, Diesel Black Gold and 55DSL
When/Where: Thursday, June 2 through Friday, June 3. Daily noon—2pm and 4pm—6pm. 220 W. 19th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, second floor (no phone)
Link: www.diesel.com
Ends: Friday, 3 Jun 2011

Vena Cava & Loeffler Randall
Deal: Vena Cava and Loeffler Randall team up for a mega-sale. Last time around, Vena Cava offered a few samples, plus overstock priced marked 40% to 70% off.
When/Where: Thursday, June 2 through Saturday, June 4. Thurs—Fri 10am—7pm, Sat 10am—5pm. 457 Broome St between Greene and Mercer Sts, #2F (no phone)
Link: www.venacava.com and www.loefflerrandall.com
Ends: Saturday, 4 Jun 2011

Coclico and More
Deal: Discount on items from Coclico, IRO, and Collina Strada, plus 10% off when you check in on Facebook or Foursquare
When/Where: Thursday, June 2 through Friday, June 3. Daily 10am—7pm. 670 Broadway at Bond St, Suite 502 (no phone)
Link: www.shopcoclico.com
Ends: Friday, 3 Jun 2011

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Parties

Last Night’s Party: Tiffany Launches a New Site With Ed Burns and It’s All About L-O-V-E

On Wednesday night, Tiffany brought its signature blue to the Crosby Street Hotel to celebrate the launch of the jewelry brand’s new website–WhatMakesLoveTrue.com–its corresponding iPhone app, and a screening of a short film by Edward Burns made especially for the site. As fans of romance and fine jewelry, we popped by to see how the name synonymous with both interpreted “true love.”

There were turquoise platters filled heart-shaped blinis and mini cupcakes, and a photo booth where attendees could snap themselves against a blue heart background (presumably with a significant other) and either print the mementos or upload them to the web. It was pretty adorable, especially seeing couples cuddle up to take one. A particularly attentive touch was the choice of music. The DJs–DJ MOS and DJ Kiss–are newlyweds, having tied the knot in January after six years of dating. MOS said he thought the site was “an amazing, great idea. So helpful, especially for guys. We wanna know like, ‘how do I do this, am I doing it the right way?’”

So what exactly does the site do?

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Streetwalker

Street Style: Rosie Tupper is the Picture of Innocence

Name: Rosie Tupper

Age: 19

Occupation: Model, DNA

Where are you from originally? Australia.

What do you miss most about Australia? The beach and the weather.

How would you describe your style? Comfy and quite casual.

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Jobs

Black Frame Agency in New York Needs A Beauty PR Manager!

Black Frame, an agency that represents prominent clients in fashion, art, architecture, design, publishing, and beauty, is seeking a Beauty PR Manager. Prospective candidates should have minimum 1 year full time experience working at a magazine, beauty house or PR agency handling beauty, style, or design clients. We are seeking candidates with a keen enthusiasm for beauty that are extremely organized and precise.

This position requires a high degree of proficiency in time management and thorough follow up. In this role, the Beauty PR Manager will deal with beauty editors, design editors and market editors and Black Frame’s various creative clients on a daily basis. An excellent attitude and stellar references are required for this exciting and fast paced position.

Think you’re the perfect candidate? Please send a resume and cover letter to Ms. Poppy Edmonds at jobs@framenoir.com.

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Is Marc Jacobs No Longer Cool and Relevant?

Marc Jacobs’ is still one of the most highly anticipated shows of New York Fashion Week. But a New York Times profile of the impending CFDA Lifetime Achievement award recipient painted a bit less rosy picture of the designer’s place in the fashion food chain.

First of all, this award is a bit of a double-edged sword. Yes, the industry is acknowledging all your contributions, but it’s also sort of telling you that you’re old and finished. And Marc gets this. He told the NYT’s Ruth La Ferla: “Lifetime Achievement. That seems very final, like I’m done. But I’m not done.”

The NYT then goes on to make a case that, yes, it seems like Marc Jacobs may be done. Or at least heading in that direction. The points of contention:

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Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day: Karl Lagerfeld Says ‘F*** You’ to His Future Biographers, Calls them ‘Lazy Pigs’

By Leah Chernikoff Thursday, Jun 2, 2011 / 1:30 PM

“Today nobody’s really found the real story… I don’t have too much consideration for the poor people who try to write that book…it’s interesting that people in fact are lazy. If they worked hard they would find interesting things. Nobody finds it! So I’m in a position to say ‘Fuck you, you’re all lazy pigs.’ And I certainly won’t help them!”

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Annie Leibovitz for Nike, FHM Apologizes to Andrej Pejic and a Dry Shampoo Website

Annie Leibovitz Shoots Nike Women’s Ad: The Nike Make Yourself campaign started last year as a girl power type promotion for women’s athleticism and sportswear; this year, they tapped Leibovitz’s recognizable epic photography for the ads, which star several female athletes including Maria Shirapova, dancer Sofia Boutella, and surfer Laura Enever. {WWD}

Jill Abramson Named New York Times Executive Editor: Abramson has been managing editor since 2003 and is now, with today’s replacement of Bill Keller, the first ever female executive editor of the newspaper. {NYTimes}

FHM Apologizes to Andrej Pejic: The men’s mag named the gender bending model the 98th Sexiest Woman… but also called him ‘thing’ in a truly insensitive bit of copy. The piece has since been taken down and an apology was issued, although it’s honestly a little pathetic given the offense. {Styleite}

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Fashion Shows

YSL Cruise 2012: Hope and Anchors

With his brown, curly hair made golden by the sun, Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati looked as though he had just stepped off a yacht at yesterday’s Cruise 2012 show, which took place at the Haunch of Venison gallery in midtown Manhattan.

So did his girls, who were decked out in deck-worthy wares, from peasant blouses striped with ropes to navy blazers adorned with weighty anchors. The color palette was traditional: red, white, and blue with dashes of yellow, and we’d say pretty fresh. Along with the easy hair–a low ponytail at the nape of the neck made special with a slight rockabilly wave in the front–the clothes, from the leather pleated skirt to the tiny floral rompers, appeared comfortable. We’re also fond of Pilati’s frequent use of puffed sleeves–they make any outfit look pretty. And when it comes to the resort collections, that’s a good thing.

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Beauty

A Conceptual Artist Makes Perfume Out of her Urine that She Collects After a Full Moon

Can we please stop making perfume out of things that should not touch people’s skin? Seriously. I don’t want other people’s bodily fluids (even Lady Gaga’s) on my skin, unless it is a completely consensual episode agreed upon in advance. While not QUITE as disgusting as, Surplus, you know, the fragrance made from poop, the thought of perfume made out of urine is not appealing.

“Conceptual artist” Cherry Tree, whose real last name is actually Blansit, started collecting her urine in 2006 after every full moon.

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Webvertorial

Get 25% Off at Scoop NYC This Weekend Thanks to Our Friends at Reqoop!

By Fashionista Thursday, Jun 2, 2011 / 11:00 AM

Look no further than Scoop for summer’s most coveted items. We’ve partnered with the boutique to select six versatile pieces from their racks and bring them to you at a discount, exclusively available to Fashionista readers through Reqoop, a new service dedicated to shoppers.

How it works: Head to www.reqoop.com to get started, download the app, and visit any of Scoop‘s three NYC locations this weekend to grab one (or all!) of our picks for 25% off!

Once in the store, launch the Reqoop app and click “I’m Here.” The first 50 to click will score the deal on our picks below, and a set of deluxe beauty samples courtesy of Birchbox.

If you’re not one of the first 50, no worries–you’ll still earn 15% off any full price item.

The deal begins today, Thursday, 6/2 at 11am and ends Sunday, 6/5 (stores close at 6 – 7pm).

Scoop’s NYC locations:
Soho: 473 – 475 Broadway
Upper East Side: 1273 – 1277 Third Avenue
Meatpacking: 430 West 14th Street

Not in NYC? Enter code “FASHIONISTA” at scoopnyc.com to get our summer faves from Scoop at 25% off.

Beauty

XOJane Makes Under Tinsley Mortimer and She Looks Amazing

The newly launched XOJane, Jane Pratt’s newest online venture into the lady internet space, promised to bring back a few of Sassy and Jane‘s most beloved features, including Jane‘s “Makeunder.”

They made good on their word, and today put out their first “Makeunder” featuring Tinsley Mortimer of all people. That’s Tinsley pre-makeunder above. Click through to see her after the girls at XOJane got their hands on her. It took only 15 minutes (the Tins said she spends two hours prepping for a red carpet event) and only five beauty products were used (she uses 15 before she faces the flashbulbs)–and after you see how she looks you’re gonna want every beauty product they used on her (at least I did).

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