Gabby Douglas’ Gymnastics Hairgate: Some mean people lashed out at gold medal winning and history-making gymnast Gabby Douglas over social media because of perceived problems with her hair. We chatted with Gabby’s mom, who had a thing or two to say to Gabby’s detractors. Then we took a look at why black athletes–and their hair–just Read more →
The Olympics are over (sadface), which means that we’ve crashed back to reality. Oh, what’s that you say? You have too? Well, maybe it’s time to continue on with that job search you put on hold for a couple of weeks. Check out our careers page for some very enticing opportunities.
What do you have to do to keep a nearly 90-year-old British heritage brand relevant? If you’re Belstaff’s Chief Creative Officer Martin Cooper, the key to success lies in the past. Hired to the company a little over a year ago, Cooper’s vision for Belstaff was a heritage brand reinvented to meet 21st century needs–a Read more →
Coming soon to fingernails near you: A Mariah Carey OPI nail polish collection! The singer takes great pride in her fingernails, so much so that they’ve really become part of her personality. Cue Glitter jokes now.{Grazia} Is there anything Lou Doillon can’t do? La nouvelle icône of French fashion has been penning an album for Read more →
Betsey Johnson may have filed for bankruptcy and shuttered her stores, but she’s not going anywhere soon. Earlier this week, Johnson announced that she’d be releasing a lower-priced dress line with the Levy Group and putting on a “retrospective” runway show at New York Fashion Week. So what does that mean? It means vintage Betsey–from Read more →
It’s no secret that Vogue editrix Anna Wintour is a major tennis fan (especially when Roger Federer is involved), but did you know that she, herself, doesn’t just dabble in the game, but is actually very good?! An article from the New York Times Thursday Styles section explores the link between fashion and tennis, particularly Read more →
Kickstarter’s Strangest Successes: We’re fascinated by Kickstarter’s potential to launch fashion brands, and even more fascinated by some of the crazy stuff that gets $$$–here are the 10 wackiest. Olympic Mania: We like to think we’re not the only ones whose lives are now fully consumed by watching Olympic events and medal counts (right guys?!). Read more →
Has Team USA inspired you to go after your dreams this week? If one of those dreams includes an amazing job or internship in fashion, we have some incredible opportunities over on our careers page that you should check out!
Just when we thought the fashion industry was making a shift geared toward an older audience, i-D comes out with a youth-centric issue. Come to think of it, fellow avant-garde glossy V recently had the same idea with their “Youthquake” issue. Maybe we’re just moving towards extremes.
Prada’s campaign videos are always a sight to behold–and of course, for Fall 2012, the brand didn’t fail to deliver.
Yves Saint Laurent would have turned 76 years old today, so to honor the womenswear giant’s legacy, we’ve made him some birthday cards in the style of his maison’s logo through the years. First up: Our take on the original Saint Laurent Rive Gauche logo, complete with raspberry and blood orange colored highlights. We’ve thrown Read more →
Marc Jacobs is one of the most “directional” trend setters out there but a very well informed tipster wrote in to show us that even king Marc gets inspired, very inspired, by his peers. The Anna Sui dress is from the designer’s first ever collection-Spring 1992–and was spotted when our tipster bought an Anna Sui Read more →
