Just because it’s fashion week, doesn’t mean we’re taking time off from our red carpet coverage!
Right smack dab in the middle of New York fashion week, it’s the Grammys–the perfect dose of Hollywood glamour in the midst of all the fall collections.
From Jennifer Lopez’s daring Anthony Vaccarello gown to Alexa Chung’s sweet Valentino frock see what all the stars wore to the awards show.
Azzedine Alaïa’s doing beauty!
For the most ridiculous fall accessory find of today, we present the Alaïa embossed leather iPad case. Easily one of the most luxurious things ever, the gorgeous dark red accessory is going for a reasonable $1,155 on Net-a-Porter. With iPads starting at $499, you could get two of them and have some money left over Read more →
Azzedine Alaïa has always tried to remain independent from the fashion establishment. For the most part, he shows when he wants, if at all, doesn’t advertise, doesn’t have a website or a Twitter, and isn’t seen on celebrities or in the press as frequently as some other labels. Still, he’s one of the most respected designers in the biz and people continue flocking to Barneys and the like to buy his clothes. Speaking of buying, he also hasn’t had a store since 1992. However, that’s reportedly about to change!
After over a year of drama at Dior, Raf Simons finally made his much-anticipated debut, showing his first-ever couture collection for the house today in Paris. And everyone came to see it and support him. Here’s everything we know about the show–from the setting, to the attendees (heavy on the designers), to the clothes, to Read more →
We know that Roberto Cavalli was recently hanging out in Paris with pal Azzedine Alaia. Besides cooking couscous and noting that “mini skirts and mini pants” are totally in style right now, he also apparently picked up a new pet. Meet Oro the bird. (We think he’s a cockatoo, but ornithology is not our strong Read more →
In case you needed another reason to love Roberto Cavalli and his wholehearted uncensored embrace of social media, here he is enjoying some couscous courtesy of chef Azzedine Alaia. His latest blog post details a trip to Paris in which he noted the prevalence of mini skirts and “mini pants” (“Mini skirts and mini pants Read more →
Red Carpet Reminiscing: The Met Gala always brings some red carpet fabulosity, so in anticipation of tonight’s festivities, FabSugar put together a slideshow of 100 amazing Met Gala looks. {FabSugar}
ALT Selects: Speaking of the Met red carpet, Vogue‘s André Leon Talley picks his top 10 Met Ball looks of all time. {Vogue}
Drake and Tyra Banks Spotted on Date: Tyra’s got herself a new man, Drizzy. Riding rollercoasters at Disneyland, dizzy. {Global Grind}
More Than One Antidote: Antidote Magazine chose eight different models, including Natasha Poly, Naomi Campbell, and Eva Herzigova, to cover their third issue, “The Icons Issue.” {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Harry Brant is a 15-year-old fashion lover and man about town. You might know him as the son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour and publisher Peter Brant. We first met him at a Miu Miu Musing last year, wherein he and his older brother Peter (II) nearly upstaged host Andre Leon Talley. We were smitten. He’s only 15 but he knows his shit. And he’s hilarious. We asked him to regale us with his tales from last week’s couture shows (when he’s there he stays with Alaïa). Enjoy.
I launched my couture journey in the most glamour appropriate way I could think of: Dinner with Pat McGrath. We went to the uber chic Vietnamese restaurant Tong Yen (a Paris must). Firstly, I would just like to apologize to the other diners at the restaurant. Our dinner involved tears from laughter, fake engagement rings, and of course, dual personalities. It was DIVINE, like all outings with the make up goddess.
The next day I got up and went to the Versace show. I am using the term got up very loosely because I never actually went to sleep. I got a text from Pat at 5am (she’s a 5am-9pm kind of girl) inviting me to go hang out backstage at Versace. I don’t care what time of day is–if someone invites you to hang out at Versace couture backstage, you go!
New York Takes Aim at Miranda Kerr’s Vapidity: Sample quote from Miranda: “I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” Sample quote from New York: “Even if her workout routine, diet, and husband, Orlando Bloom, weren’t the only things reporters ever asked about, Kerr shows a strong reluctance to utter any sentences not purely banal.” Zing! {New York}
Daphne Guinness/FIT Exhibit Sponsor Pressured to Pull Out: Human rights group Adalah-NY is demanding the immediate withdrawal of Leviev Diamonds as a sponsor to the Daphne Guinness exhibit over at FIT. Apparently, Adalah-NY has beef with Lev Leviev (the company’s owner), over his ties to the West Bank. If Guinness holds on to this sponsorship, Adalah-NY has pledged to protest the exhibit. {WWD subscription required}
Cyber Monday Breaks Records: Analysts are estimating that retailers made close to $1.2 billion yesterday off Cyber Monday deals, up 33% from last year. As of 10pm last night, the tally was at $1.03 billion. {WSJ}
Wanna get someone a fabulous gift that’s designer without breaking the bank? You totally can. In fact, a lot of designer labels cater to people like us who want to be fancy but for whom the Miu Miu shoes and Alaïa dresses we really want are far out of reach.
These aren’t knock-offs or collaborations or makeup, but real designer items that we would actually be very happy to find under the tree or in a stocking. Now if someone could tell us where to put stockings when you don’t have a fireplace, that would be great.
From Prada to Alexander Wang to Alaïa (seriously!), here are the 14 best little designer gifts that less than $300 can buy!
