Archive for December 2011

The Latest on YSL v. Louboutin: Yes, this is still happening. YSL’s lawyers have now filed their appeal against Christian Louboutin’s latest appeal, which was due by the end of 2011. Way back in April, Louboutin sued YSL for selling a (red) shoe with a red sole, claiming the famed footwear designer had put a trademark on scarlet soles in 2008 – which the judge then deemed invalid. But clearly, Chris L. wasn’t about to give up without a fight. Y’all got drama, the saga continues. {WWD}

PETA Names Janet Jackson, Kim Kardashian “Celeb Grinches”: Is wearing fur the same as hating Christmas? PETA, who sure has a way with biting commentary, called Miss-Jackson-if-you’re-nasty “just plain nasty” for her apparent love of animal pelts and collaboration with Blackglama. Fur-lover Kim K has also been blacklisted, unlike her “sweet sister Khloe” who starred in an anti-fur PETA ad. {Telegraph}

Kate Moss Vogue Cover Gets Dupli-Kated: What ever happened to originality (and budgets), people? Australian mag Madison‘s Jan 2012 cover is a more saturated version of Kate Moss’s Vogue Paris cover from June/July 2010. And you may remember that just a few weeks back, Carey Mulligan’s American Vogue cover was reincarnated as a French Elle cover. These photos are without a doubt lovely, but isn’t the point of a fashion mag to sell clothes? Pretty sure those outfits are out of season… {HuffPo}

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2011 was an incredibly entertaining year for Andrej Pejic stans like us: We got to see him modeling push-up bras, wear a vintage Versace skirt to meet the Queen of England, and writhe around dressed as a sexy Marilyn Monroe.

And luckily for us, it’s looking like 2012 may once again be the year of Mr. Pejic. Here’s a first look at androgyny’s prettiest poster-boy in his February ’12 cover spread for Canada’s Fashion Magazine, photographed by Moo King, complete with gem-filled commentary that once again proves his wit is as sharp as those cheekbones.

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As an end-of-year tradition, Village Voice gossip legend Michael Musto dresses up as a few of the year’s most talked-about personalities and the results are often over-the-top and provocative. For example, last year he posed in a Lady Gaga-inspired meat dress. This year, he’s taken things just as far, dressing up as an Occupy Wall Street protester, Donald Trump, Michelle Bachmann, Charlie Sheen and two people who we’ve written about time and time again this year: disgraced 72-day bride Kim Kardashian and disgraced fashion designer John Galliano. Read more »

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We’ve all seen Marc Jacobs mostly naked many times by now, but there are a few notable things about this particular batch of pictures. Marc hit St. Barts this week with ex-fiance Lorenzo Martone, with whom he is still friends. (No sign of rumored love interest, Brazilian porn star Henry Louis.) We’re dying to caption that picture above, but will refrain in the interest of good taste. Read more »

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You would never have guessed it, but when Brazilian Angel Alessandra Ambrosio walked the runway in that revealing, corseted ballerina costume during last month’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, she was about two months pregnant.

Yep, Ambrosio’s second baby with fiancĂ© Jamie Mazur is on the way, People has confirmed (they already have an adorable 3-year-old girl). And according to Brazilian magazine Istoe Gente (ONTD has a very rough translation), to whom she broke the news, she found out on her birthday, September 23, and is now about four months along. Since we’re amazing mathematicians, we figured out that means she was somewhere around two months pregnant when the show taped on November 9.

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We haven’t heard much about Kanye’s fashion label, DW, since his poorly-received first collection debuted this fall. But it appears that the rapper with design ambitions is going to actually try to get the label off the ground. The Sun reports that Kanye threw a party for his label in London the week before Christmas and let drop a few nuggets of information.

A “source” told the UK tabloid that while chatting with guests at a party he said that “he is now based in [London] and would return in early January.”

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2011 is coming to a close, and some of the most pressing fashion mysteries of the year have yet to be resolved. While we’re all looking forward to a year of new collections, It-girl obsessions, and strange sartorial choices, here are some questions from 2011 we’ll still want answered after the clock strikes midnight.

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Jared Leto has had an eventful, if a bit confusing, year. He broke the Guinness world record for most shows performed during a single album cycle with his band 30 Seconds to Mars, attended several fashion shows in Paris, hung out with Terry Richardson a lot and turned 40 yesterday. All the while, he experimented with many different hairstyles and attention-stealing outfits, landing him the title of worst dressed man of the year, bestowed upon him by GQ.

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I find shopping to be one of the most pleasurable and relaxing of activities. But it seems like there are a lot of pissed off and stressed out people heading to the mall these days, if recent news of mall brawls is any indication.

Today Gawker reported, via the Star Tribune, that a huge flash mob-like brawl took place yesterday at the Mall of America in Minnesota, which resulted in the whole place being put on “lockdown.” A fight broke out in the food court, which quickly escalated into this:

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Name: Proud

Age: 26

Occupation: Merchandise Analyst

How would you describe your style? Rock & roll meets gothic.

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We’ve found just the cure for your post-Christmas back-to-work blues. If you thought mispronunciations of fashion labels couldn’t get any funnier than Nomi Malone pronouncing Versace ‘ver-sayce’ in Showgirls, think again. YouTube channel Pronunciation Manual, a parody of the genuinely handy Pronunciation Book channel, offers completely un-helpful examples of how to pronounce well-known but often mispronounced fashion labels like Givenchy, Versace and Proenza Schouler. They are all hilarious, but my favorite is probably Bulgari. Chanel (or Ch-anal) is also a winner. Listen to all of them above. Also, this. Read more »

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Lil’ Kim is Coming for You, Nicki: Lil’ Kim tweeted a “Christmas gift” to her fans; a promo shot for what we are assuming is her upcoming album. The Queen B is dressed in black panties and a turtleneck with large, furry pom poms on the sleeves, and of course, the chest area, so her boobs stay nice and toasty. {Lil’ Kim Twitter}

Don’t Go Shopping in Australia: 44% of Australians report the sales staff in their country is rude and pushy, while another 22% say they are lazy. We’re guessing they do a lot of online shopping down under. {WWD (Subscription Required)}

Crystal Renn and Alana Zimmer Pose as Clowns for Vogue Russia: The models are Circus Chic in the January issue of the Fashion Bible. Who knew hula hoops and Cirque du Soleil makeup could be so fierce? Right.Tyra Banks did. {Styleite}

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