Lady Gaga may talk about starting a clothing line and she may pop up in front rows, but now she’s landing real fashion work (or as real as can be expected from Gaga).
Yesterday, the Daily Mail leaked photos of her Hello Kitty campaign. The pop star wears stuffed kittens and too much glitter in honor of the Japanese brand’s 35th Anniversary. The images will also cover special editions of her album (which’ll be sold with locks of her hair).
And now she, with Cyndi Lauper, will front the new MAC Viva Glam campaign.
The annual project sends 100% of the profits from MAC’s $14 Viva Glam lipstick to their AIDS Fund (which has raised over $150 million since its inception in 1994). This year’s campaign launches on February 25 and the lipstick goes on sale March 18th.
We can’t even fathom the launch party for this one.
Add A Slash: As in model/actress. Next up is Agyness who’s shooting a short film with the guy who plays the ADA on Law & Order. Also we now have “Celebrity Skin” running through our heads, which is not a bad thing at all. {Page Six}
Is Adidas the New Target: They’ve had Jeremy Scott and Stella McCartney, but now they’re onto British brand PPQ. Here’s your first look at their stripe-y, Catwoman-y collection. {Nylon}
Rita Hayworth Gave Good Face: Lindsay Lohan does not. God love (or hate) the Daily Mail for pointing out what we also witnessed last night, some seriously weird expressions that did nothing but age the girl in a major way. {Daily Mail}
Stam Does Shrimpton: Everything about this shoot for Numero Korea is spot-on 60s perfection. That hair is a-maz-ing. {Models.com}
Madge’s New Girl: I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that when Madonna picks one of your dresses to wear to a Marc Jacobs show, you’re having a pretty awesome moment. Even if you have to hear about it through Facebook, like Caroline Seikaly. {Vogue Daily}
Game Night: Britain’s facing a bit of a housing crisis. To raise money 52 creative types like Damien Hirst, Vivienne Westwood, and David Bailey designed a deck of cards to support Shelter’s House of Cards campaign. Do good and play Hold ‘Em at the same time. Sounds like a plan to us. {Guardian UK}
The second biggest talking point of London Fashion Week, post-Fast, appears to be this picture of Anna Wintour and Alexa Chung front row at Twenty8Twelve.
I was sitting there, staring at the back of Anna’s head and wondering how her hair stays so strangely perfect, when Alexa and Pixie Geldof walked in. Anna kept her head down and sunglasses on as the PR tried to sit the it-girl duo next to her. Alexa pushed Pixie, Pixie pushed Alexa, someone even pointed at Anna until finally Alexa got stuck sitting next to her and Pixie moved closer to a red-headed Peaches.
I would have loved to see what happened if Anna had to sit next to a platinum, dirty-haired, ripped tights-wearing Geldof, but she graciously looked up at Alexa, shook her hand and laughed.
So I think that face she’s making has more to do with the clothes than Alexa (after all she is this month’s Vogue it-girl), because while I loved all the denim and corsets and rompers and boyfriend shirts (and Alice Dellal’s full head of hair), the collection didn’t exactly scream Vogue.
As any fashion lover knows, dressing fashionably and dressing for the opposite sex are usually two very different things.
It’s a long debated argument, just who exactly to dress for, one we’ve even covered a few times, but today’s story in the Daily Mail got us thinking; while broad shoulders and draped bodices are hot trends for AW09, wearing say, a poof-sleeved, leather Louis Vuitton-shaped dress on a Friday night, isn’t the best way to rope in the dude at the bar.
Not that we expect that to be your number one concern, we just wonder how you balance your love of runway fashion with your social life. You probably don’t forego baggy Marc dresses or shredded Current/Elliots or massive Marni platforms just because the girl in low slung jeans and a white tank looks at you like you’re nuts or the guy you’re dating says, “You look like a cake topper,” - (true story) - but you also must shy away from being too fashion forward at some point.
The disconnect between fashionable and sexy can be frustrating, so how do you make it work?
If you’re at the office, you’re probably counting down the hours ‘til the holiday weekend kicks off. We think those hours pass more quickly with eye candy.
And today that comes to us from the Daily Mail in the form of Posh and Becks’ latest Emporio Armani ad campaign. As the paper notes, the large rope that was featured in David’s last solo venture makes repeat appearance.
But we’re more into Victoria’s hair (aside from their glistening bodies, that is.) We’re long-time fans of the high pony. And while we won’t be sporting one that sticks straight up in the air, we do rather like the idea of adding a braid.
Even you Beckham-haters have to admit they look pretty smokin’ right? We hope they keep doing these underwear ads for many seasons to come.
A Fashion Veneta: Booth Moore’s in Milan, well actually everyone’s in Milan, for Men’s Fashion Week. She caught the Bottega Veneta show on camera. Will purple ever not be in for men? {LATimes}
Surprise, Surprise: Look who’s on the cover of Teen Vogue. Emma Watson, looking like we do in our wildest dreams and saying, like they all do, “I want to be normal.” {TeenVogue}
Say It’s So: Gap’s bringing back their Heaven and Dream fragrances, the latter of which throws me back to my 8th grade locker, Third Eye Blind, Doc Martens and tiny floral dresses. {BeautyAddict}
The first images of the US version of Absolutely Fabulous have hit the internet, and with them, comes news:
Kristen Johnson, whom you might remember as the girl that proclaims New York o-v-e-r before falling to her death in a later SATC episode, is set to play Patsy, while Kathryn Hahn, who recently starred as Kate Winslet’s neighbor in Revolutionary Road, plays Eddie.
As for the show’s stylist, only his/her work can be seen so far.
Pixie Geldof has followed in the footsteps of big sis Peaches, and added modeling for Agent Provocateur to her resume which, as far as we know, consists only of modeling for Pringle of Scotland alongside Daisy Lowe (another former AP girl) and Lydia Hearst.
The Daily Mail’s breathless over the fact that Jessica Alba was airbrushed for her Campari calendar shoot, shot by Mario Testino.
But let’s skip feigning shock and go straight for the fun:
Can you spot all the many digital changes performed in this before and after?
Just brownie points as the prize - though if someone can point out one we haven’t noticed, maybe something of your choice from our local Starbucks can be arranged.
Stella McCartney spotted a model wearing one of her bras underneath a fur coat and is not happy.
The designer noticed the ad, from UK furrier Hockley, in September’s Vogue UK, and according to The Dail Mail’s source, went “absolutely ballistic”.
Stella’s as well known for her anti-fur, anti-leather, be kind to animals stance as she is for her designs and for being her father’s daughter - so yes, we understand why she’s pissed.
But we can’t understand who, aside from the handful of women who might own that bra, would recogize it as Stella’s, not to mention who exactly Stella thinks will splurge on the $12,000 mink Hockley coat based on the black lace bra underneath.
Last night at dinner, my gray hairs came up as a topic of discussion. Again.
For some reason, people seemed to be annoyed that I won’t do anything about them. One friend recently remarked, “Wow, those are certainly filling in!” and I’ve started to notice some people noticing them a little too much for polite conversation. [Note: I don’t have that many, but since I’m just a smidge over an Olsen, almost everyone ends up staring right down into my roots.]
But even with every type of dying product known to man coming out, I don’t want to do anything about it. I’ve never dyed my hair before, and I don’t see why I should have to start now. Silver hairs don’t bother me, in fact, I think they’re kind of cool.
I may have been the kind of girl who needed lip gloss to study for an exam, but I just won’t change myself in a way that can’t be washed off at the end of the day. It’s not that I think it’s too fake - I have no problem with other people dying their hair - it’s just not my style. Which would be fine, except for some reason, this style seems to be pissing other people off.
It it just too matronly? Too fifth-grade teachery? Just too damn unsexy to not cover up? [Note: The only woman in fashion we could think of with gray hair was Miranda Priestly, a fictional character, in case you forgot.]
Would you let your hair go gray? Or are you going to pretend you’re beach-blonde til you’re 90?
Lily Cole’s finally taking up her biggest bragging chip by officially packing up for Cambridge in the fall.
Lily’s wrapped up The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, and is worried that the prestigious college won’t let her take a third gap year.
The Marks & Spencer face says she’s focusing on modeling this summer and then she’s off to study social and political sciences at King’s College in a few months. (Guess she was just visiting the cafeteria at NYU).
We hope she’ll at least work during winter and spring breaks - our jobs just aren’t the same without at least one Lily-exhibitionist editorial per season.
Though some people find Gwyneth Paltrow and her mommy-cooing “boring” and “self-righteous”, we can all at least agree that no matter what anyone may think of her, the woman remains a fashion icon.
Particularly popular have been the Alexander McQueens, at left.
We think the higher-the-better look has been happening for a while (New York’s Fashion Week saw many girls in super minis and super heels teetering between shows, trying to act like the pain’s fun, not foul) but we’re just kind of happy and tickled that everybody’s partaking in the look.
Next stop: Platforms and super wide trousers. It’s like Supersize Me but for fashion, right?
A spokesperson for the department store calls them a “weapon for millions of women across the world,” saying it beat out bootcut jeans and miniskirts because “there is no shame in faking the body beautiful.”
Really?
We think it’s weird for women to distinguish something that exists purely for men as the most important fashion invention.
If we had to pick something, we’d probably anoint the stiletto heel, the white t-shirt, denim in general or just bras overall since they eliminated the need for corsets and we should all be grateful for that.
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Lady Gaga may talk about starting a clothing line and she may pop up in front rows, but now she’s landing real fashion work (or as real as can be expected from Gaga).
