Mood Board: May 2013
Clearly we’re a little influenced by the Met Ball’s punk theme this May, though we’re planning to balance that out with a classic cobalt Madewell purse and a dream trip to the Outer Banks courtesy of Purple Diary.
Sunday May 12th, 2013
Friday May 10th, 2013
New Book Captures the Renegade Spirit of the London Fashion Scene in the ’80s
Part of a trio of magazines that launched in 1980–which also included i-D and The Face–Blitz was the subversive fashion brainchild of university students Carey Labovitch and Simon Tesle.
Former Blitz fashion editor Iain R. Webb has combined his impressive archive of photos with personal anecdotes from the models, photographers, and artists involved with each shoot for this unique take on the history of the mag in As Seen in BLITZ, out this month. Many of the images (including a rather unforgettable collage of Vogue editor Hamish Bowles in a Chanel twinset, a fresh-out-of-Parsons Marc Jacobs) haven’t been seen since they were first published in the pages of Blitz 30 years ago. Here’s what Webb had to say about Blitz‘s heyday.
Jennifer Aniston’s Hair Stylist Gave Her the ‘Rachel’ While Stoned and Miley Cyrus Tops Maxim’s Hot 100 List
Miley Cyrus has just been crowned #1 on Maxim’s Hot 100 list and to celebrate, she took off her top and flashed her bum. Again. {Style Caster}
Chris McMillan, Jennifer Aniston’s long-time hair stylist, admitted he was stoned when he gave her the famous “Rachel” cut. No word on what her condition was at the time. {WWD, subscription required}
Gwyneth Paltrow (aka “People‘s Most Beautiful Woman) asked Miranda Kerr at the Met Ball if it was “weird to be that pretty.” {InStyle UK}
Makeup artist Peter Philips explains the graphic two-toned eye liner he gave the models at yesterday’s Chanel cruise show. (Don’t fight it anymore–blue eye makeup is a thing.) {Style.com}
Wednesday May 8th, 2013
Kerry Washington Finally Lands a Major Magazine Cover
Kerry Washington–stylish, poised, and talented (not to mention stunning)–is a tailor-made fashion mag cover girl if we ever saw one. Still, until now, she’d only covered a few niche titles like Ebony, Essence, and Women’s Health. Why?
Tuesday May 7th, 2013
The 20 Best Dressed Met Gala Guests
From Carey Mulligan’s elegant Balenciaga to the Fannings’ edgy Rodarte to Ashley Olsen’s vintage Dior that appeared to levitate, click through for what we thought were the 20 best looks of the night, regardless of its theme.
Ranking the Met Gala Red Carpet from Most Punk to Least Punk
The theme of last night’s event was punk–though you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the red carpet. Though some of the guests did step up the ‘tude a notch–some with spikes, others with hair dye–the majority kept it pretty, well, pretty. Let’s take a look at who was brave enough to go punk, and who Read more →
Monday May 6th, 2013
See What Everyone Wore to the 2013 Met Gala
It’s here! It’s here! The Met Ball red carpet is finally underway. So the fashion is great–though not exactly punk. According to Anna Wintour, though, her florals are punk, in a way: Andrew Bolton, the currator of the exhibit told her that pink was the real color of punk. Hence the color scheme. So there. Read more →
Monday April 29th, 2013
Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs Are Twinsies, JC Penney Gets $1.75 Billion Loan and Rihanna Returns to River Island
J.C. Penney signed a deal with Goldman Sachs and secured a $1.75 billion loan to strengthen its financial position. Maybe there’s hope for the struggling retailer after all? {WWD, Subscription required}
Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs wore matching Prada fur coats to The Great Gatsby premiere. Great minds… {Daily Mail}
This new video takes us behind the scenes of Beyonce’s extremely involved H&M commercial production. {YouTube}
Wednesday April 10th, 2013
Marc Jacobs To Dress Famous Japanese Holograph
Marc Jacobs just scored a major celebrity dressing placement. He’s signed on to dress one of Japan’s biggest pop stars, Hatsune Miku. She’s a holograph.
Tuesday April 9th, 2013
50 Reasons to Love Marc Jacobs
Today is Marc Jacobs’s 50th birthday, which is quite the milestone.
It wasn’t too hard to come up with 50 things we like about Marc Jacobs to commemorate his big day.
Watch Marc Jacobs Ask a Kid if He Jerks Off in New Disconnect Clip
The clip is 41 unfiltered seconds of Jacobs being a huge creep.
Monday April 8th, 2013
Marc Jacobs and Porn Star Boyfriend Wear Tiny Speedos, Get Lovey-Dovey in Rio
So in case you were wondering whether Marc Jacobs and 25-year-old porn star Harry Louis are still an item, it appears that they are.
