Ugh, yet again I’m feeling very disappointed with my old friend Project Runway. But here we go.
1. I said I wasn’t going to ask again and I won’t. You know what I’m talking about. And we are officially in a major fight, Lifetime.
2. Did anyone else have flashbacks to that disastrous Stella dress that Kate Hudson wore to the Oscars (for her Almost Famous nom) when they said there was a Western category?
3. Um, and I guess Western-haters didn’t know it was about to come around this season in Milan, did you? Thanks D&G.
4. How much does Christopher love Edward Cullen and all things Twilight? So much.
5. Also, don’t you want sit with Christopher “I don’t want to do a gingham dress” and show him Christopher Kane’s S/S 10 collection? I do.
Continue reading 10 Questions for Project Runway…
We were swarmed by NYU kids moving into their dorms this weekend, which means school must start soon which means if you don’t already have an internship you’re probably freaking out.
Don’t worry. John Varvatos still needs help - anywhere from two to four people worth of help. The positions, in the PR department, call for at least two days a week from 9:30 to 6:30, working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Photoshop and a serious interest in fashion PR. You should also, of course, be a hardworking, enthusiastic, ambitious team player.
Continue reading Va-Va-Varvatos & an Internship…
Converse needs a few stellar interns for fall.
You must be in NYC and available two to three days a week, starting now until December, from 9am to 6pm for college credit. They’d like you to be a rising junior or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.0. You don’t have to have experience, but as always, they’d love it if you do! Also, if you know Photoshop, major bonus.
It’s in the PR department, in which you’ll work mostly with Converse, but also John Varvatos trafficking samples for editorial and celebrity requests, maintaining and organizing the closet, scouring magazines for editorial and news coverage, helping with mailings, giveaways, updating the media database, helping out with events and tours and of course general administrative tasks like copying, expenses, etc.
Continue reading Intern for Chuck…
Fact: Tommy Hilfiger’s brother, Andy, used to be in a band with former Ramones drummer, Marky Ramone.
Fact: Hence, Tommy and Marky have known each other for 23 years.
New Fact? Marky and Tommy are launching a clothing line together, Rock Scene, which will consist of pants, leather jackets, and tees with images from the old CBGB club on them.
Not only does this explain Marky’s seemingly inexplicable gig as DJ at a Tommy party a year ago, but it kind of makes all that moaning and groaning over John Varvatos taking up the old CBGB space - where the Ramones played their first shows at the beginning of their legendary career - with his store seem a little overdone (or warranted? Depends on who you’re talking to…)
Did anyone else notice the curious ads in this Sunday’s Styles Section of the Times?
It starts on page 10: “Jimmy Choo SALE” in a plain white block. Below that: “John Varvatos SALE.”
Page 11: “Bottega Veneta SALE.” [Editor’s Note: Bottega Veneta has sales?!]
Page 12: “Mulberry HOLIDAY SALE, 50% off Select Merchandise.”
And that was when we knew this whole sale thing’s officially jumped down the rabbit hole.
Now go to it (if you can). Because you know being able to say you bought a Knot bag on discount is like being able to say you did a Hail Mary play in the last minute of your High School state football game, and came out a winner.
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Thursday Styles has a piece on the Theory store in the Meatpacking District. Normally the “gee-whiz, we’ve never been in a store before� column is kind of trying, but today’s article is actually kind of true.
“For me, high prices are justified if I can fool myself into thinking that something is a luxury brand or created by some mastermind with a unique vision of the world. The clothes here do not offer as much wit, passion or unity of theme as could be had for the same amount at, say, Marc by Marc or John Varvatos.�
This got us thinking about other stores that seem overly expensive, considering the quality and the cachet of the brand. And we thought of a serious offender….
Anthropologie.
OK, yes, they usually have cute stuff, but why is it so expensive? It’s basically a more floral Urban Outfitters (owned by the same company), but everything costs five times as much.
A few weeks ago, we stopped by the Fifth Avenue store, and they had the nerve to charge a sale price of $60 for a patterned canvas sundress.
It was nice and everything, except that it was completely ripped along the hem on one side! (All of them were, I think it was some kind of design flaw). Sixty dollars for a torn-up dress? Come on.
Faran thinks Banana Republic’s accessories are shamefully overpriced - you could get a bag at the Prada outlet for less than what they charge! What other stores do you think are fleecing?
—ALISON COOL

Matthew Fox, 20, retail associate (sales guy)
Got Him: Walking down Grand Street by Wooster
Stalked Him: Because he made lumberjack chic work in Soho.
Shot Him: Because it’s hard to find shoes that go well with skinny jeans, and he gets it right. And plaid shirts don’t always have to be boxy!
He Says: “I usually try to work my outfits around my boots, which are from John Varvatos. Today I chose Cheap Monday jeans and glasses by Oliver Peoples.”
We Say: Suddenly, we’re craving pancakes…
—KEVIN KHUONG
Continue reading Streetwalker: Truly, Plaidly, Deeply…