Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
See this rather large rabbit. He’s actually a five foot tall trash receptacle designed by Paul Smith as part of London’s Super Contemporary Commissions Show.
He, along with his bunny friends, will today become part of the Covent Garden and Holland Park neighborhoods. When you throw trash in him, his ears literally light up.
How cool is that? Don’t you think that will make kids and adults alike more excited about throwing away their trash?
We know you love beautifying this fair city of ours. So how about enlisting Marc, DvF, Donna, Oscar and the crew to design some chic garbage bins of our very own? And let’s not limit it to just Manhattan. Let’s take this project to every borough.
We know times are tough and budgets are tight. But we bet the CFDA would get involved. And some environmental groups too.
If there can be lounge chairs in the middle of Times Square, there can be fashion-forward trash bins, right?
xo,
F
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“I’m the Carrie Bradshaw of pop music. I’m completely poor with a closet full of couture.” Lady Gaga to Yahoo’s The Thread while shopping at Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles
Beauty brand BeneFit has long made its name creating cult classic, one-off products that are focused on problem-solving, are easy to use, and are perfectly packaged with a vintage flair. Think BeneTint or Erase Paste.
Obviously the brand hasn’t lost its signature playfulness, but it’s interesting to see what happens as it turns (at least partially) from its fix-it focus to creating stand-alone fragrance and makeup collections.
This recent shift is probably due in part to recent additions to the staff: Co-founder Jean Ford’s twenty-something daughters Maggie and Annie became full-time employees last year and are making their voices heard.
It was the girls’ idea to do the company’s first fragrance collection: Crescent Row. Launching in July, the three fragrances are inspired by a trip the sisters took to Bath’s famed Royal Crescent neighborhood. There’s the woody floral Laugh With Me Lee Lee, the oriental floral Something About Sofia and the woody oriental My Place Or Yours Gina. They smell great and the packaging is still very BeneFit.
What do you think about beloved beauty companies shifting their focus?
—MEGAN MCINTYRE
Wu’s New Lady: Iris Apfel will serve as inspiration for the designer’s resort show next week at the Greenwich Hotel. Bring on the eyewear, please. {FWD}
Scarlett’s Posing Again: Johansson is the new face of Mango in a campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti. She’s also recorded a Serge Gainsbourg/Brigitte Bardot-style album with Pete Yorn. Seriously. {Style} and {Billboard}
Random Fun Photo: We love when people find fashion (and Chanel) in the most unexpected of places. {J’AdoreJoey}
Before There Was Topshop: BIBA’s Barbara Hulanicki chats with Glenn O’Brien about drawing for Vogue, the mail order biz, and Barbie’s bad taste. {Interview}
We find ourselves sitting here pondering: what would Vivian do? Yes, that would be the Vivian played by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
You see, we’ve now actually been invited to the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic which we already imagined like a scene out of the the movie.
You may also remember us swooning over Prince Harry’s attendance. We weren’t sure we’d be able to go, but now that we are, we’re flummoxed over hat choices.
While we may not share a profession with the fictional Viv, much like her, we don’t oft have occasion (or inclination) to wear the type of hat that feels proper for an afternoon of polo on Governor’s Island.
We also don’t have Edward’s credit card to max out.
Plus, we’ve always found that hats are one of the hardest things to shop for. Any shop suggestions that carry options that might also work for beach weekends? Oh, and we’re also in the market for something for our everyday city-centric selves, too.
Jury deliberations began Friday in the Trovata/Forever 21 court case over allegations that Forever 21 purposely copied specific elements from seven designs in Trovata’s collections.
WWD reports this morning that the California jury has informed the judge that they are currently unable to reach a decision. They’ve asked for clarification on some legal points and will resume deliberations today. If they can’t reach a decision, there will be a mistrial.
We’ve been very clear about where stand on the general issue of infringement on intellectual property and really hope for a decision in this case that upholds designers’ rights.
But we’re not surprised to hear that the jury is deadlocked, considering the battles that ensue within our own comments section every time we do an Adventures in Copyright post. (Yes, we do read them. Each and every one.)
However, what’s this we hear of possible jury misconduct on the case? That sounds like something out of a Grisham novel, not a fashion intellectual property trial.
UPDATE: The U.S. District Court judge presiding over the case has just declared a mistrial due to “irreconcilable differences” and dismissed the jury.
It’s official!
Victoria’s Secret and Givenchy model Adriana Lima is pregnant with her first child with new husband (and NBA player) Marko Jaric.
Pregnancy rumors have been swirling as of late about Adriana and that other newlywed supermodel/superstar athlete couple.
Adriana’s rep tells People that she’s due this winter and that, of course, the pair is very excited.
We can’t wait to see this newest member of the world of the tall and ridiculously good-looking.
Gisele, Tom – do you have anything you’d like to let us in on?
Mark your calendars: the Soho Stroll, benefiting homeless men and women in New York City, will take place June 11-13.
We love shopping for a good cause, especially when it gives us yet another chance to support the stores, restaurants and galleries in our very own neighborhood.
When you purchase a $20 bracelet, you’ll get access to everything from free samples to discounts, to complimentary cocktails and eats! They’re still signing up local businesses, but have already put together a pretty impressive list including Costume National, our regular lunch spot – La Esquina, Ligne Roset, H&M, and the MoMA Design Store.
You can buy your bracelets at the Welcome Booth which will be set up at the corner of Spring and Wooster Streets. In the meantime, check out their website for more information and updated info on the latest discounts.
We love the special subscriber’s cover of Elle UK that just arrived in our inbox (and hits newsstands tomorrow).
It’s Winona at her absoute pixieish best, perhaps being plucked from what was really starting to look like fashion and film obscurity.
And the coverline, one of the most written about tattoos of all time, is the kind of simple perfection we wish wasn’t relegated to non-newsstand issues.
We’ll forgive Winona her transgressions as long as she brings back the actress and gritty style muse we knew and loved throughout our teenage years.
Later. We gotta motor if we wanna grab that issue.
Come September, Burberry will be showing its S/S ’10 Prorsum collection back in Blighty, instead of their usual showing in Milan.
We couldn’t be more excited since we don’t usually make the trip to Italy and missing this show is one of the reasons that is a major bummer.
The brand is coming home to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of London Fashion Week. Designer Christopher Bailey told WWD, “We are incredibly proud of our Britishness and this is really a wonderful opportunity to celebrate that in our home city.”
Stay tuned for more Bailey news as he’s coming to NYC this week for the lighting of the Burberry sign atop their new US headquarters and we’ll be having a lovely little chat with him.
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