Archive for October 2011

Beauty

Which Celebs Have the Best Bodies? Here Are the Results of Fitness Mag’s Poll (Find Out Which Middleton Sister Made the List)

People care what celebrities look like, how they dress, and how much weight they’ve gained/lost. It’s just a fact of modern life that we can critique Kim Kardashian’s ass any old time we want, thanks to the magic of the internet. Because we love judging celebrities and their toned (or, gasp, not toned!) bodies, Fitness mag polls its readers each year to find out the best celebrity bodies. They’ve just released this year’s poll results and while there are a few surprises, it’s a lot of the same old yoga bodies.

By that we mean–Jennifer Aniston. Jen cleaned up in a few categories: body women want most (34%), best abs (65%), and best over-40 (24%, though she had stiff competition with Halle Berry and J.Lo on that one). Halle Berry, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, and Blake Lively rounded out the top five most-wanted bodies.

And if we could make a composite celeb with the best body ever, it would look like this:

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Report: J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons in ‘Messy’ Divorce

For their lead story today, Page Six is reporting that J.Crew president and one of our personal fashion heroes Jenna Lyons is going through a ‘messy’ divorce from her husband, artist Vincent Mazeau. According to the gossip column, Lyons and Mazeau split this summer. They married in 2002, had the prettiest most perfectly decorated townhouse in Park Slope (you remember that Domino story), and were often photographed together in J.Crew’s catalog with their son, Beckett.

This is really shitty news to have splashed in the tabs, even shittier because we so admire Lyons and the work she’s done at J.Crew. It sucks that this is the price you pay for being wildly successful and making yourself accessible. And Page Six has got more salacious dirt.

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Accessories

Check Out Prada’s New Jewelry Collection

Tricked out bear charms aren’t the only cute gift options Prada is giving us this season. WWD announced this morning that Prada will be launching a limited edition capsule jewelry collection in November (just in time for the holidays) and here it is.

Miuccia Prada‘s creations for this collection are feminine and quirky, not unlike her ready-to-wear designs. There are necklaces, cuffs, earrings, bracelets and brooches, all of which pack a sparkly punch. Miuccia experimented with materials ranging from patent and resin to leather and crocodile. The way the materials are mixed and matched is unexpected, but it works.

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Lindsay Lohan To Pose for Playboy, Possibly in the Nude

We’ve already seen her nipples, breasts and far too much of her crotchal area thanks to some serious wardrobe malfunctions, so really it was only a matter of time until Lindsay Lohan cashed in on doing what she does best (besides missing court dates and stumbling out of clubs): Exposing herself.

And, according to TMZ, that time has come. Lohan has finally agreed to pose for Playboy–and she’s charging a pretty penny for it too.

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Magazines

Image of the Day: James Franco’s Bare Ass Covers Flaunt (Tramp Stamp Included)

By Dhani Mau Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 / 9:45 AM

We feel like it’s been a while since we’ve heard about one of James Franco’s crazy antics–which is understandable as he’s probably enrolled in several graduate programs all over the country right now. Luckily, we have the latest issue of Flaunt (thanks to Vulture for bringing this to our attention), which has two covers–one of which is taken up completely by Franco’s bare ass. The ass shot sounds like it was entirely Franco’s idea; judging by the cover story, which chronicles the difficulty of working with Franco, Flaunt didn’t have much of a say in the shoot.

We wonder how those Gucci ads would have turned out if Franco had more control. Click through to see him from the front in the other Flaunt cover. Read more »

News

Exclusive: Donatella Versace Walks Us Through Her Versace for H&M Collection

By Leah Chernikoff Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 / 9:00 AM

Need a little Versace for H&M fix to tide you over until the collection hits stores on November 17? We got you covered. We’ve already showed you the entire collection and singled out our ten favorite pieces, and now we’ve got an exclusive video of Miss Donatella herself to walk you through the collection. Versace explains how the collection is a history of the brand, highlighting pieces that represent iconic “Gianni” moments. “I know that with the H&M collection I’m going to reach a much wider audience than usual,” Versace says. “When I’m going to see young people in the street wearing these iconic pieces it’s going to be fun.” Will you be one of those young people in the street wearing Versace for H&M?

If you’ve got any questions about the collection, Donatella is taking questions today on Twitter. Just #askdonatella and fire away.

What will you ask?
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Fashion Week

The Best of Tokyo Spring 2012 Fashion Week: From the Silly to the Sublime

semblance of normalcy. Tokyo fashion week just ended over the weekend, and we’d say that the mood of Japanese designers for spring is pretty hopeful and joyful.

In addition to a lot of the trends we’ve seen in New York and Europe–like peplum, print-mixing, transparency, and playing with volume–Tokyo also served up a lot of its signature playfulness and attention to detail.

Click through to see some of the highlights from the shows.

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Quote of the Day

Quotes of the Day: Jeggings Make Iris Apfel Want To Throw Up and Other Zingers from Her Interview with The Telegraph

By Mickie Meinhardt Monday, Oct 24, 2011 / 6:00 PM

“Now when I walk down Fifth Avenue in the summertime I just want to throw up. It seems that the fatter and uglier people are, the fewer clothes they wear. The shorts and flip-flops and tight jeans on butts that go from here to Poughkeepsie.” She shudders. “I always say they should put people in jail for wearing clothes like that. Especially stretch jeans over size 10–they should be outlawed. Ten years ago people were starting to look like slobs in New York, now it’s an epidemic.”

In an interview with The Telegraph, style icon Iris Apfel lets loose on everyone from New Yorkers to celebrities to her late husband, proving that when you are 90 years old, you can say whatever you damn well please (and that everyone will still love you). Here are the best quotes from the article, hilarious snippets just as eccentric as Apfel’s infamous wardrobe.
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The Business

Tiffany & Co. Filed a Brief in Support of Christian Louboutin’s Red Soles (in the Interest of Protecting Their Own Signature Blue)

Christian Louboutin, who sued Yves Saint Laurent in April for producing red-soled shoes, found themselves in an even bigger predicament when the judge presiding over the case found that Louboutin’s patented trademark on red soles wasn’t valid–putting the company in danger of losing it. Louboutin, understandably, appealed that decision, arguing that allowing other brands to use red soles would cause harm to the company, which it probably would.

A decision isn’t expected until early next year and while we wait, another prominent accessories company who happens to also have a trademark on a specific color, is legally showing their support for Louboutin. WWD has just announced that Tiffany & Co., owners of that lovely, unmistakable robin’s egg blue that covers all of their packaging, have issued an “amicus curiae.” The brief, which was filed today, basically documents the company’s support of Louboutin’s appeal, which was officially filed exactly one week ago. So, why has Tiffany & Co. gotten themselves involved?

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Beauty

Finally! Here’s the Gareth Pugh for MAC Makeup Collection

Back in June, news leaked that Gareth Pugh was doing a makeup line with his long-time runway collaborator, MAC. We got to meet and chat with the designer at an event back in July, where we ogled his nail polish and learned that the packaging was like a weapon. Well, now we finally get to see it in real life.

“With a collection that goes from strong, deep and mysterious to light, fragile, and ethereal, I think we’ve created a truly versatile collection that hopefully you’ll be inspired by and want to wear.” Gareth Pugh said in a release. And based on the individual pieces and the beauty look at left, we definitely want to wear it.

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Entertainment

Mad Men‘s Kiernan Shipka is the Newest Precocious Tween Actress-Turned-Style Blogger

Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before Kiernan Shipka, better known as Mad Men‘s Sally Draper, entered the fashion blogosphere. The 11-year-old actress has great red carpet style and even designs her own dresses. Now she’s blogging her outfits a la Vogue.com’s five days five looks for Lucky, except we’re treated to eight whole days of outfits from Shipka. She wears Stella McCartney kids, Paul & Joe and Marc Jacobs to name a few designers, and takes outfit inspiration from, you guessed it, Tavi.

Take a look at our favorite outfits from the child star and click over to Lucky to see the rest. Is she the next Elle Fanning/Hailee Steinfeld/Chloe Moretz?

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Fashion Careers

1 per diem is hiring a Sales Representative!

1 per diem, a New York based rustic-luxe inspired accessory line is looking for a freelance sales representative who is self-motivated, hard-working, results-driven individual with a solid experience of the high-fashion market and have strong, established buyer contacts both domestic and international.

As the sales representative, you will work closely with the designer of the brand and pitch to major U.S. select department, specialty stores, and boutiques.

Requirements:
- At least 1 – 2 years of sales experience within the high fashion market with established buyer contacts
- Candidates must be willing to work as a team and independently
- Be a self-starter

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