Fashion Is Fun

Thank God No One Wore Cerulean

May 14, 2008 @ 12:50pm

Is it lunchtime already?

Because we have a little snack for those of you dying to point and laugh at something along with your cubemates.

Here are some clips from what might possibly be a show stranger than ANTM.

Did you hear those breakfast trays quivering? Catch the Miranda vibe?

Now that's the sound of "reality"!

The only saving detail - the YSL star necklace!

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Stylista: Exactly What We Thought

May 14, 2008 @ 10:02am

stylista 1.jpgThe first promo images from Stylista (formerly the same name as us) are out and, obviously, nobody's surprised.


Looks like the show is going to be as Tyrrific as well all feared and hoped.

The only thing faker than those "contestants" is the office this was shot in - believe us, readers, that is not ELLE.

Can't wait to see who gets fired over bringing Anne Slowey the wrong lunch.

Oh wait, we totally can.

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Hermès Makes a Paper Bag

May 13, 2008 @ 3:40pm

hermes.jpgIt's one thing to say, "Oh, I can totally make that myself!" and another to actually follow through.


We're constantly planning on making pretty jersey dresses and chunky necklaces for summer, though they rarely come to fruition, but we never planned on DIY'ing our own Kelly bag.

Thankfully, Hermes has made it very easy. You can go on their addictive World of Hermès site - seriously, we've spent the past hour watching videos of models in India, coloring in scarves and plotting on how to afford their pretty hair pins - and print out your very own iconic handbag.

Color it in, cut it out, glue it, and just put it on your desk because it's really very tiny.

It's like paper dolls - but better.

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May 12, 2008 @ 2:30pm

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Rogan for Target at Barneys

May 09, 2008 @ 9:00am

rogan tote.JPGLast night, Natalie and I bolted uptown for the much anticipated press launch of Rogan Gregory's line for Target, which was on sale at Barneys.


We each went with one specific item in mind but walked away with three or four. Among the racks of surprisingly very cute, organic cotton clothes we learned the following:

1. The Voguettes aren't interested in Target clothes - even if they're in Barneys - and instead headed straight for the surrounding racks of Philip Lim and Mayle.

2. Jessica Szohr, aka Vanessa, is not only a huge fan of Rogan - she walked away with armfuls of tops and brightly colored swimsuits - but also the most beautiful Gossip Girl cast member we've seen in person. (Actually, we've met everyone but Leighton and yes Jessica even beats Chuck and this is huge for us).

3. We own something from every single Go International collection and Rogan's is far and away the best quality. Whether it's because the fabric's organic or because it was literally two years in the making, we're not sure, but we do know it managed to hold it's own among the regular Rogan clothes and every other lust worthy piece of clothing on the 7th floor.

4. When Rogan says eco-friendly, he means eco-friendly - all purchases were packaged in the organic cotton tote to the left.

5. While shopping, we got a message from a tipster that he overheard a girl at the register say, "My ass cheeks are totally going to falling out the bottom of these but, whatever, I'm not going to wear them to work" - she was buying the leopard print shorts.

And that's how you know just how awesome the clothes are.

The line launches for the public today - so get up there!

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Let Them Eat Cupcakes!

May 08, 2008 @ 1:31pm

models heart cupcakes too.jpgI used to live in the West Village, and let me tell you, walking past Magnolia bakery on your way to and from work every day is disastrous. The last thing in the world I would have needed is a free cupcake.

But now that I live in Brooklyn and have lost the ten pounds I gained during that six month sublet, I can't think of anything better.

Only catch is, in order to get your free cupcake, you have to buy something at the newly opened Coach store down the street.

This is bad because it means supporting the outdoor mall that now lives on Bleecker, but good because you can get cute shoes (without c's please) and a delicious pink cupcake.

Just please don't eat it on Carrie Bradshaw's stoop.

May 08, 2008 @ 12:24pm

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May 07, 2008 @ 3:30pm

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May 06, 2008 @ 2:36pm

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Notes on the Met Ball

May 06, 2008 @ 9:00am

kate at the met ball.jpgWhat I learned at the Met Ball last night:


- Zac Posen is my fashion superhero. Please see his combined superman costume with Kate Mara.

- Models only hang out with models. I felt like a kid in a candy store watching Coco, Anja, Hilary, Chanel, Stam, Lily D., and Doutzen cluster for 15 minutes...although literally no one else cared. Apparently George Clooney's a bigger deal.

- Michelle Trachtenberg is one of the models. She jumped into Stam's arms and kiss/kissed everyone else, (while also, interestingly enough, avoiding every single Gossip Girl cast member on the red carpet).

- Philip Lim and Chanel Iman are the perfect couple - and probably the only two people who look amazing in that faded mustard color.

- The Voguettes did not have to wear shades of white. I spotted mint green, gold, purple, and navy - which was on Meredith Melling-Burke who also wore Natalie's beloved YSL star necklace.

- When I asked Christopher Bailey which superhero he was channelling, he said, "Christopher Bailey!" and giggled.

- Donatella Versace wears a wig.

- Penn Badgley wears red and blue cufflinks - his personal homage to Spiderman - while waiting for Blake Lively to pose for pictures. Apparently, the waiting has become a nightly routine.

- When Pacey stands next to Chuck, Nate and Dan, I long for the teen dramas of my adolescence - even if the clothes are better now.

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Bubbly

May 02, 2008 @ 3:28pm

Vogue ChampagneHere's a math problem out there for all you SAT crammers and calculus queens:


How many cases of custom-designed Vogue champagne will it take to get you into the Met Ball?

Keep in mind, the bottles should be covered in real diamonds and not Swarovski crystals, and the champagne should be somehow filtered to contain only 2 calories per glass - otherwise, Andre will never approve it.

Please submit your answers to 4 Times Square and wait for a response.

You won't get one, but that's ok -

If you miss Kate Moss wearing her Topshop gown to the actual ball, you can catch her the next night at Milk Studios (hint, hint).

And then you and Kate can drink real champagne...

May 02, 2008 @ 3:07pm

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Nick Knight's Kate Video, Scene 1

May 02, 2008 @ 1:47pm

kate moss in ap still.jpgThe first of the Agent Provocateur scenes filmed by Nick Knight and written by AP founder Joe Corré is finally available on ShowStudio.


The campaign is meant to portray "the demise of a bride's 'big day' and serialise the unravelling of the religious organisation behind it".

Nick will be releasing one scene per day until May 7th, always at 1pm EST.

The first one is called "The Happiest Day of Her Life" and Kate is supposed to be playing a "demure virgin bride." No word on what exactly the back-up girls are supposed to be...

May 01, 2008 @ 4:55pm

Click through only if you want a not-such-a-spoiler from GG confirmed...

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May 01, 2008 @ 3:56pm

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Banana Republic Fall '08 - Cute Clothes, Cuter Models

Apr 30, 2008 @ 4:34pm

Arlenis in Banana Republic.jpgLast night's unveiling of Banana Republic's Fall 2008 Holiday/Fall line was like a lot of other fashion week shows, except in April.


It started twenty minutes late, PR girls everywhere, editors pretending to ignore the free champagne, assistants in standing room only - the Vogue girls even held court from their first and second row seats, just like the good old days of February.

The clothes were, of course, perfect Banana Republic - cozy coats, elegant dresses, a muted color scheme of mostly blacks and grays.

But we think the real standout of the night was the models. Not only did Iekeliene walk for the label's 30th anniversary, but we fell in love with a new girl, too -

Meet Arlenis (she's so new we don't even know her last name), a newbie at Marilyn who's not only rumored to be involved in the already infamous Vogue Italia set to drop this July, but who's also a favorite of COACD.

Every time she stepped out on the runway, eyes stopped staring in the direction of the clothes, and went up to try and figure out where in the world this girl came from.

Can't wait to see what she walks in September...

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It's Like Google, But With a Better Outfit

Apr 30, 2008 @ 11:07am

oscarbanner.jpgLaura from Men's Health just alerted us to the coolest thing to happen to Google since G-chat.


You can personalize your homepage even more - and that doesn't just mean choosing where your icons go - it means picking an entire designer or artist theme.

Options include fashion darling and artist Jeff Koons, Coldplay, glass-blower extraordinare Dale Chihuly, Dolce & Gabbana, Oscar De La Renta and signature Diane Von Furstenberg prints including the one from that dress we're still obsessed with.

So now you have something to play with until lunch.

Enjoy!

"Audrina, Are We Wearing the Same Pants?"

Apr 30, 2008 @ 9:53am

loomstate.jpg The Hills has been lacking fashion lately, and with the elusiveness of labels and editors comes a sharp sense of anything with stitches - sort of the way you can smell anything when you're hungry.


So when Lo says to Audrina, "are we wearing the same pants?"

We were immediately like, "Why yes, you are, and they're Loomstate, and they're from Barney's Co-op, and they're $79 on sale, but you can find similar ones at Urban Outfitters and also at Madewell."

And that is when we decided that we will probably not watch The Hills anymore.

But even so, the pants are quite cute.

Also made from organic cotton, which we like - but not as much as we liked The Hills when it actually took place (or at least looked like it took place) inside a Conde Nast building.

Sigh.

Apr 29, 2008 @ 4:31pm

Some of you have been asking why we're not covering The Hills today. Here's our official position.

Sneak Peek: Lydia on Gossip Girl

Apr 29, 2008 @ 12:37pm

lydia on gossip girl.jpgFor those of you left wishing you could live on set of Gossip Girl, here's a little snack to tide you over at the beginning of your week-long withdrawal -


The LA Times got their hands on a picture of the first of Lydia's outfits for her run on the show.

Personally, we think it could have been a little better.

The Sigerson gladiators are cute but just ok, the shape of that bag is starting to get annoying, and the dress, well, you fill in the blank.

Chuck, on the other hand, looks perfect in plaid, though we're still hoping for a shark sweater encore.

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