A great thing about internships at fashion PR firms is that they can often lead to a second internship for one of the great designers they rep.
That’s what keeps happening over at the Krupp Group, hence their need for a new crop. Many of their alums have gone on to work for Philip Crangi, Lela Rose, Rachel Comey and Joy Gryson. Sounds like a great perk to us!
The lovely publicists are looking for folks who are dynamic, responsible and available 4-5 days a week starting now and going at least through NY Fashion Week in February.
Interested parties should go ahead and send their resumés and brief descriptions of themselves to cdionisio@kruppgroup.com, stat.
***Actually, starts at 3 - between Hudson and West Broadway.
If you had any doubt that Michelle Trachtenberg is the next big prime time thing, think again.
Just four days after the announcement of her induction into the Gossip Girl cast, and we’re already being bombarded with PR e-mail blasts like, “Michelle Trachtenberg selects Lela Rose for the 25th Annual Paley TV Festival for Buffy the Vampire Slayer!”
We’re already wondering which of the GG cast will end up the Katie Holmes of the bunch, the one that actually continues to be legitimately famous well after the show has ended.
We’d normally bet on Blake, just because she’s so cute, or maybe Leighton because it appears that she can really act, but now we’re thinking it could end up Michelle, who has by far the most experience of the cast - and she hasn’t even filmed her first scene yet.
Clearly, at least a mid-summer Teen Vogue cover is in order here.
Sadly, Target didn’t ask Proenza Schouler to launch another diffusion line, but there’s another high-low collaboration that’s going in for seconds:
Today Lela Rose revealed that Payless renewed her shoe contract, meaning another round of Lela’s heels and flats will be on sale at the store next Fall - and they’ll also appear on Lela’s upcoming runway.
The move is great news for anyone who likes cheap shoes - we’re especially into her gold embossed flats, which are great for clomping in the rain - but it also reminds us of all the other designers who should get a second turn with their secondary lines.
Besides Proenza Schouler, we’d kill for Stella McCartney to launch another H&M range, and if Luella Bartley could come back to Target, we would absolutely freak.
Of course, once Gareth Pugh ties the knot with TopShop, we’ll have something new to get us in a queue…
We thought the Lela Rose show this morning was gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous….
You’ll have to stay tuned for photos, since our memory card broke, but here’s what was in the Lela Rose Gift Bag:
Vinotherapie by Caudalie firming regimen kit, including a body lotion, a scrub, and a “firming concentrate for chest, arms, and stomach.”
Scott Borba’s skin balance crystalline - a drink mix to “help reduce visible signs of fine line and wrinkles.”
Ted Gibson hair balm for limp hair.
With all this falling about, we wonder who the Lela Rose customer is?
—ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS
WWD reports that Payless and Alice + Olivia will team up next year, marking the fourth diffusion line for the mass market brand. Abaete, Lela Rose, and Patricia Field have Payless collections already.
The latest announcement comes after a fame rush for Alice + Olivia, which began when The Times profiled designer Stacey Bendet , and spiraled as Mena Suvari cheered the A+O runway, Sarah Jessica Parker sported an A+O silver dress on the red carpet, and multiple sightings of A+O dresses on celebrities became more common than Lohan boy toys. The yellow slip dress worn by Hayden Panetierre and Eva Longoria is a good example.
One can’t help but wonder if Stacey’s celebrity fans helped Payless take notice, and leads us once again to this question: If a famous person wears a brand, will you wear it, too?
As for the actual shoes in the collection, they’re not even designed yet, but here’s what we’re hearing: metallics.
