A few days after responding to a scathing profile by Lynn Hirschberg by posting the writer’s phone number on Twitter, M.I.A. is once again taking aim. This weekend, on her record label’s website, the pop star released a couple of low-quality audio snippets of the interview, one of which gave a bit of context to a quote where Maya — M.I.A’s real name — waxes revolutionary while nibbling on an expensive snack.
“The only thing I do is manage the vision. Ninety-five percent of the time I won’t comment on creative, and 95% of the time she lets me run the business. The other 5% is where we debate about things like, ‘Do you really want to bleed to death on stage at the [MTV] VMAs?’ She Read more →
Today, an investigation confirmed what everyone pretty much knew to be true: Alexander McQueen died at this own hand, by hanging himself. A British inquest revealed that the fashion icon was found in the wardrobe of his London morning last Thursday morning, a day before the funeral of his beloved mother. British officials also said Read more →
Which blond model threw a temper tantrum post-Marc by Marc yesterday? She stood in the middle of Park Ave, stomping her sample shoe and screaming into her phone, “Where the fuck are you?!” while everyone from top-tier editors to stunned businessmen stopped and stared.
You’ve seen how Jen Kao came together; now it’s time to check out the making of Elise Øverland’s runway show.
Herve Leger’s Max Azria gifted Godiva chocolates to his front row Valentines. There were young TV starlets like Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr in a sexy black number, seated next to a coiffed Sophia Bush in a short, sparkly Leger cocktail dress. The photogs went crazy for Tinsley, who flipped her blond locks and posed in Read more →
“This is why I will NEVER buy anything from the Ed Hardy lines. None of it looks any good in the first place, and now it’s not even original ugly stuff.”–DanielleD, on Marc Jacobs trademark-infringement lawsuit against Ed Hardy.
McQueen’s Label: Just a day after news of Alexander McQueen’s death broke, some onlookers are killing off his Gucci-owned label. The short of it: It’s not profitable enough to go on without him. {TimesOnline} In Descente: The Winter Olympics are about to begin up in Vancouver. Much like when the world went gaga over Michael Read more →
The tributes to Alexander McQueen keep pouring in today as Lady Gaga, a McQueen devotee who wore his lobster-claw heels among other designs in her video for “Bad Romance,” posted a snap of herself posing cheek-to-cheek with the deceased designer via Twitpic. The fashion icons both look happy in the grainy pic, which of course Read more →
