Archive for September 2011

We Shopped Missoni for Target Last Night: Here’s What Fashion Industry Insiders Bought

Last night we got a chance to shop the Missoni for Target collection and boy were we excited. In fact, we were so excited that we arrived 10 minutes early so we could get first dibs on some of our most-drooled-over items.

Unfortunately, it seems like every other fashion insider had the same idea, because by the time we got there the temporary pop-up shop had become a temporary madhouse, with some of the items already sold out (don’t worry, they will restock today).

See what fashion industry’s superstars–from Nina Garcia to celebrity stylist Jennifer Rade and ex-Real Housewife Kelly Bensimon–were toting at the checkout.

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Kim Kardashian Made $12,600 On eBay As A Teenager, Rachel Roy’s Cool With High Street Copies and More from Lucky’s FABB Event

Lucky hosted its second Fashion and Beauty Bloggers conference yesterday in NYC, rounding up serious star power into discussion panels moderated by the mag’s editors.

Designers Diane von Furstenberg, Rebecca Minkoff, and Rachel Roy were among the speakers, as were nail polish guru Essie Weingarten, Man Repeller Leandra Medine, and Rachel Zoe’s other half Rodger Berman.

Oh, and the Kardashian sisters, the magazine’s mildly famous October cover girls, who arrived with an E! camera crew and dozens of printed release forms in tow. Without further ado, some of our favorite takeaways from the day:

The Kardashians really do behave like their on-screen personalities. Khloe tacked on “work it baby!” and other outlandish comments to her sisters’ answers, making the crowd laugh whenever possible. Also like her TV persona, Khloe was the most candid and forthright, saying she loves accessories the most out of everything in her closet, because “no matter what weight [she goes] go up to”, her “bags and shoes always fit”. Amen.

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  • NATALIE MATTHEWS
  • Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 / 4:44 PM
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Fashion Is Fun

Fashionista’s New York Fashion Week Survival Guide

We’ve weathered many fashion weeks at Fashionista, from trudging through snow during AW10 to sunny showroom appointments for Resort 2012. In our travels, we Fashionista editors and contributors have learned exactly what we need in our satchels to keep us happy, pretty (or at least not too hideous looking), and on time. Want to see [...]

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Reviews

Steven Alan Spring 2012: Colorful All-American

On a dreary, drizzling September day when summer’s end is painfully felt, Steven Alan’s Spring 2012 presentation gave us a much-needed dose of color.

The collection bears Alan’s Americana stamp, invoking a ’60s slightly preppy beachcomber with his signature suit-style separates offset by chambray accents, playful prints
(see a baseball player-printed frock) and straw hats. Fall’s muted, West-Coast-canyon palette was amped up to bright citrus hues and tennis whites inspired by the watercolors of artist Alex Katz.

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Shopping

Anna Dello Russo On Her Collaboration With Macy’s, Why Web is More Relevant than Print and Confirms Marc Jacobs at Dior

Yesterday the Anna Dello Russo was on hand in New York to talk about her latest role as “guest editor at large” for Macy’s INC line. Though the Vogue Japan editor and OG street style star is known for wearing head-to-toe runway looks, styling for Macy’s wasn’t as much of a stretch as you’d think.

“Having followed Anna and her past and her present and the huge following that she has in both the fashion community as well as the millennial customer, we thought she would bring just a tremendous amount of creativity and experience and a creative voice to our campaign,” said Nancy Slavin, SVP of Marketing at MMG. We’d have to agree. In her role as “editor at large” she styled the campaign (lots of yellow and gold) using her deep fashion connections to snag supermodel Karolina Kurkova (and herself) and photographer Inez van Lamsweerde. Well played, Macy’s.

We sat down with ADR, who looked stunning as ever in a tight ruched black INC mini (note to self: do some yoga), to talk about her work with Macy’s, her appeal to the “younger generation,” why fashion is too serious, and finally, Marc Jacobs at Dior.

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Streetwalker

Street Style: Adriana Owns A Vintage Site And Is Obsessed with Being 21 Years Old

Age: 21

Occupation: Owner of Vi-Vintage

How would you describe your style? Vintage.

What was the last thing you bought? This shirt.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Bieber and Glee Stars at FNO, Crystal Renn Taped Her Own Eyes and Proenza Schouler Are Doing Denim

Proenza Schouler Doing Denim: There is a God; the boys at Proenza Schouler have a denim line in the works for some time in December or January. {The Fashion Spot}

Glee’s Lea Michele and Darren Criss Will Be At Saks Tonight: According to the official FNO twitter, the Gleeks will celebrate FNO at Saks tonight with Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy. Perhaps this signals a possible Anna Wintour appearance? {Twitter}

The Biebs Is Appearing at Dolce & Gabbana! He’ll be at the Madison Avenue store from 6-8pm tonight, and will autograph anything purchased (for a “limited time”), and all proceeds from the evening are going to Pencils for Promise, a charity supporting education for children worldwide. {WWD}

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People We Like

Kelly Cutrone Was Rescued from Hurricane Irene with Harnesses and Ropes and Now She’s Giving an Evacuee a Chance to Attend New York Fashion Week

Erin Brockovich and Brangelina have nothing on Kelly Cutrone, who should now think of adding lobbyist/activist to her prolific resume. As we were waiting for the What Goes Around Comes Around show to begin a the Soho Grand yesterday afternoon (more on that shortly), we had a moment to catch up with the power publicist/author/reality star/Dr. Phil correspondent and found ourselves pretty impressed. While Manhattan emerged from Hurricane Irene’s path largely unscathed last week–save for a profusion of weather-related fashion Tweets, major Sunday hangovers, and rescheduled runway shows– other parts of the Northeast weren’t so fortunate.

“My house–I have $400,000 worth of damage at my home upstate, which is really funny because I convinced the Vice President of MTV to leave New York so she wasn’t stuck,” Cutrone said. “We ended up being rescued on harnesses with ropes.”

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  • Fawnia Soo Hoo
  • Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 / 1:00 PM
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Fashion Is Fun

Fashion Week Mad Libs With Doo-Ri Chung!

By Dhani Mau Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 / 12:30 PM

It sounds like if anyone can stay zen during fashion week, it’s Doo-ri. Also, we are starting to get jealous of all these post-fashion week vacation plans! Read more »

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The Eyes Have It!

By Fashionista Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 / 12:00 PM

Show of hands–who’s really exhausted by how serious the beauty biz has become? Shouldn’t makeup be fun? Yeah, agreed. This is why we love Smashbox Cosmetics’ new Photo Op Eye Shadow Trios. The fab trios are all playfulness and color, with dozens of rich, bold hues that inspire you to just get in there and create your own picture-perfect look.

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Smashbox even reworked the velvety formula for brighter, more pigmented, longer-lasting color. The super blendable shadows are available in 16 trio options, with playful studio-inspired names like “Headshot” and “Cover Shoot.” Have fun. Be bold. Get rich color in just one swipe!

Learn more at Smashbox.com, or visit your local retailer.

This post is sponsored by Smashbox.

Evil Dictator’s Daughter To Show at New York Fashion Week…for the Second Time

While publicists and security guards at fashion shows often seem like dictators, Gulnara Karimova, who is set to show her line Guli at Lincoln Center on September 15, is the daughter of an actual, murderous, dictator–and human rights activists are none too pleased that her clothes are hitting the runways.

Karimova is daughter of Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov (he’s famous for boiling an enemy alive). She has been linked to the Russian mob, and labor rights activists have charged that she and her father are responsible for the enforced labor of children in cotton fields, the New York Post is reporting. She’s also been a pop singer (stage name Googoosha) and done a jewelry collaboration with Chopard, according to an April profile in the Telegraph and a 2010 article on HuffPo, respectively.

She’s not so beloved in the world of politics and human rights, but this is the second time she’s showing at New York fashion week–she showed in September 2010, too. Her line, Guli, is established in Europe and she’s shown at Milan in the past.

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Shopping

The Kardashian’s Officially Launch Their Sears Kollection in NYC–And It’s Already Selling Out

The Kardashian sisters officially launched their Kardashian Kollection for Sears at their campaign photographer Annie Liebovitz’s studio in the meatpacking district Tuesday night. And while I, and most of the guests at the press preview, had gotten soaked through thanks to an unending downpour, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe looked impeccably coiffed and, yes, chic in their Sears’ togs–not to mention enviably dry.

Since the Kardashians are a family that sticks together, mama Kris was there too–looking super hot in that black polka-dot sheer Stella McCartney–and so was Kourtney’s beau Scott Disick.

The sisters were on publicist lock-down and not talking to any reporters (save the NYT, sad face), so we happily chatted with Bruno Schiavi–the designer who worked with the sisters to produce their Sears collection.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe might be sisters by they’ve got different styles. “Kim’s Hollywood, Kourtney’s the bohemian and Khloe’s the rocker,” Schiavi explained, “and we tried to blend them together.”

And it seems they blend well. Even though the collection has only been on Sears’ shelves for less than a week, items from the collection have already sold out–before the official launch.

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