Archive for July 2011

Streetwalker

Street Style: Carla’s Style is Somewhere Between Simple and Classic

Name: Carla

Age: 18

Occupation: Student

Where are you from originally? Germany.

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Campaigns

Check Out Proenza Schouler and Stella McCartney’s Fall Campaigns, Plus Stella’s Updated Website

By Cheryl Wischhover Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 / 2:30 PM

Stella McCartney re-launched her e-commerce site, adding 28 European countries in the process. Lots of new goodies can be found there, from photos of Linda McCartney which are appearing in a new Taschen book, to behind-the-scenes images of the designer’s work with the British Olympic team. A new second edition of her iPad app is available now, too, and you can check out a “making of” video of the dresses Stella did for the Met Gala.

The designer also revealed the ad campaign for fall/winter on the new site, which features Natalia Vodianova, a regular Stella McCartney muse. The ads were shot by Mert and Marcus at a private home in Oxfordshire, England, and feature some eerie topiaries and a black-and-white Natalia looking as ethereal, haunted, and fragile as ever.

Another one of our faves, Proenza Schouler, also just released their fall campaign, which can be found in September issues of all the “cool” magazines like Interview, LOVE, Purple and The Journal. Read more »

Beauty

False Eyelashes Featuring Butterflies, Peacock Feathers, and Seahorses? Of Course We Want Them!

Are thick sooty lashes or trendy spider leg lashes just not enough of a statement for you? Then check out Paperself’s absolutely gorgeous paper false lashes. Based on the art of Chinese paper cutting, there are three types: Butterfly and Deer, Peacock, and Under the Sea.

You get two sets of lashes per order, and they stick on with standard eyelash glue. You can check them out on Nonesuchthings.com.

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Internships

RAREculture Needs Interns!

RAREculture is a fast growing, new e-commerce, event and media platform for promoting and marketing emerging global artists and designers in home and fashion design. We are just about to launch V2 and are looking for a few very hard working and qualified interns to work with us through this launch and beyond. We are being looked at by several investors and the right people will be offered jobs going forward after proof of concept is achieved.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Amar’e Stoudemire to Launch a Fashion Site, Tom Ford’s UK Boutique, and Kellen Lutz’s Steamy Ad Campaign

Amar’e Stoudemire is Launching a Website About Sports….and Fashion: Stoudemire, Anna Wintour’s favorite Knick, will launch the site on Bigleadsports.com. {NY Post}

Recession Be Damned, LVMH is Raking It In: The luxury conglomerate has seen an impressive increase in sales for the first half of 2011. Louis Vuitton and Dom Perignon were among the group’s top performers. {Vogue UK}

DVF, Rebecca Taylor, Elie Tahari, and More Design Bikes for New York Fashion Week: The bikes will be part of a share program and fashion people will be able to pick them up in the Garment District. The days of fighting over cabs and trekking down subway steps in heels are over. This fashion week, we’ll see you in the bike lane! {WWD, Subscription Required}

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Internships

House of Papillon Seeks Social Media Interns!

House of Papillon is looking for fashion and lifestyle bloggers who are up to date with the current trends and are excited to write about them. As an intern, you will work from home and submit content directly to the site via the admin panel; you can be based anywhere in the world, as long as you have an excellent command of written English. You’ll be responsible for sourcing your own stories and checking to make sure we haven’t covered the item or topic before.

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Models

Helena Christensen Tells Us Why She’s Going Behind the Lens For Her Next Gig

Helena Christensen has made a career in front of the camera, but for her next gig she’s stepping behind the lens.

The Danish supermodel is teaming up with scouting and management agency Unsigned Management and Swarovski Crystallized to find the new faces for the Swarovski Crystallized Spring 2012 campaign. But Christensen won’t just be lending her expert opinion as a model with an enviable 20 year career–she’ll be photographing the campaign.

We chatted with the supe about her passion for photography, her advice to young models, and why she got involved with the Unsigned Model Search with Swarovksi Crystallized.

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Beauty

Find Out Why Christy Turlington and Julia Roberts’ L’Oréal Ads Have Been Banned in the UK

With governments getting involved in the sometimes misleading world of beauty advertising, cosmetics companies are going to have to ease up on the airbrushing, as L’Oréal just learned the hard way. The UK government recently released guidelines limiting the use of misleading ad alterations, and the American Medical Association recommended similar measures here in the US. The UK is definitely putting its money where its mouth is, and just banned a series of ads featuring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington.

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Campaigns

Could It Be? The First Photos From Emma Watson’s Lancôme Campaign Plus a Making-Of Video

Lancôme announced back in March that actress Emma Watson would be their new ambassadress and it wasn’t long before paparazzi shots of her campaign as it was being shot by Mario Testino in Paris surfaced on the internet. So, we already had an idea of what the campaign, for new Lancôme fragrance Trésor Midnight Rose, would look like.

Now, it appears, official Testino-shot images have surfaced and they are gorgeous. It may be the best Watson has ever looked.

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Entertainment

Lizzie Olsen as Carrie? Blake Lively as Samantha? Could This Be the Cast of the Sex and the City Prequel?

Over the past year, there have been several reports, many of them conflicting, that a Sex and the City prequel film may be in the works. The most fun guessing game has of course been the cast. Earlier this year, Blake Lively was rumored to be playing Carrie, but subsequently denied those rumors.

That may be because she’s actually playing Samantha alongside a slightly younger cast, reports the Daily Mail. According to the British tab, the rumored cast is:

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Labels

A First Look at Balmain’s More Affordable Collection Plus Details On Pricing

When news broke a few months ago that Balmain was launching a more affordable second line, the question on everyone’s mind was: “How much will a T-shirt cost?” The answer? About $172.

The first collection for Pierre Balmain (as the lower-priced line will be called) will hit stores this December for Spring 2012, WWD is reporting. The prices will range from $172 for a tee to $1,291 for eveningwear. Not exactly Zara prices, but certainly more attainable than the main line. The line will include men’s and women’s categories. Balmain has its sights set on the international market with this line, with planned store openings in Hong Kong, Milan, Paris, and Rome.

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Alexander McQueen’s Will Revealed: Designer Left Over $80,000 To His Dogs

The details of Lee Alexander McQueen’s will have been released, revealing that family, his pups and his charities were most important.

The designer, who committed suicide in February 2010, divided his $26 million fortune between his dogs, his family and his favorite charities.

Over $80,000 (£50,000) was left to care for his dogs Juice, Callum and Minter, the Daily Telegraph is reporting. His will stipulated that the money be used “for the upkeep and maintenance of my dog or dogs so long as my dog or dogs shall live.” Following his death, a note was discovered in the designer’s flat which read: “Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you, Lee.”

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