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Steven Alan Fall 2012: Inspired By Diego Rivera, Plus the Designer’s Dream Celeb Collaboration

Steven Alan is a designer who knows who his customer is, what they want and how to give it to them: No frills, no bells-and-whistles, just well-designed, well-made clothes that regular and fashion folk alike can actually, you know, wear.

Needless to say, his Fall 2012 presentation, set in a low key space at Pier 59, was no different. There were sturdy wool dresses, pretty blouses, and menswear-inspired outerwear for girls, and, for the dudes, there were a wide array of cool suits and separates that would look just as at home on a stockbroker as they would on a LES hipster.

“The inspiration was Diego Rivera, the exhibit at the MOMA,” designer Steven Alan told us. “We went there–myself and my design team, and we just loved the whole thing–you know, the canvases, and the cement.”

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People Are Talking

Kanye West for Topshop?

Just about every time Topshop CEO Sir Philip Green is in the same room as a famous person, he or she is suddenly rumored to be getting a Topshop line. In just the past year, it’s happened with John Galliano, Gwyneth Paltrow, Florence Welch–none of whom actually went on to design anything. So we’re naturally a bit skeptical about this latest report that rapper-turned-designer Kanye West, who has been preparing for his next Paris Fashion Week outing in London, is in talks with Green to create a Topshop range of his own.

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Christie Brinkley Stumbles, Michael Phelps’ Mom Walks at the Heart Truth Red Dress Show

By Cheryl Wischhover Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 / 10:40 AM

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There’s no better way to kick off New York fashion week than with the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection show. It’s sort of like the girl power prom of fashion week–everyone gets tricked out in red dresses and hairstyles that are way too dramatic, and they dance (and usually someone trips) their way down the runway. This year the show celebrated 10 years of the “Red Dress” as a symbol of heart disease awareness, and the evening brought some truly dazzling ladies to the runway. Read more »

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Karl Lagerfeld Apologizes To Adele For Calling Her ‘A Little Too Fat’

Since his comments about Adele being “a little too fat,” predictably started an internet shit storm earlier this week, Karl Lagerfeld has released a statement to Paris’ Metro paper, saying his quote was “taken out of context.” How do you say “back-pedaling” in French?

Karl’s apology:

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UPDATED: Karlie Kloss Won’t Walk New York Fashion Week This Season

By Cheryl Wischhover Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 / 8:51 AM

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New York Fashion Week runways may lose the best legs in the business this season, if we’re to believe the rumors. Thanks to the ever-alert eyes over at Fashin, there’s some Twitter rumbling that Karlie Kloss is skipping the season for a “big” opportunity.

CNN’s fashion reporter, Alina Cho (check out the profile on her in the New York Daily News–she’s the new Elsa Klensch!) tweeted (via @AlinaChoCNN) this nugget last night:
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Fashion Week Mad Libs with Veda’s Lyndsey Butler!

By Nora Crotty Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 / 7:30 PM

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Fashion Week

Fashionista Five: New York Labels to Watch This Week

It’s that time again. New York fashion week is upon us and we’re preparing for whirlwind eight days of shows, presentations, parties, reviews and more that we can’t wait to share with you guys. While there are always those amazing established designers that we look forward to seeing every season, we are also always on the lookout for those up-and-comers that we know we’re going to be seeing big things from. Click through for five you should know about now, before they become the next Prabal or Alex Wang.

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Last Night’s Party: Dree Hemingway Fetes Her New Collection for Sandro

It seemed as though Fashion Week started two days early as the sartorially (and genealogically) blessed crowd dropped by the Sandro flagship in the West Village last night to celebrate Dree Hemingway’s capsule collection for the Parisian brand. For those who didn’t recognize the model/street-style star/designer’s famed last name, she’s the granddaughter of author and bull fighting-obsessive Ernest, and, oh yes, the fresh faced beauty is blessed with the same famed cheekbones of her mother, model/actress Mariel.

Hemingway’s ten-piece collection, inspired by her childhood days in Idaho, is quite bohemian/Southwest Americana for the French label (like a pink and tangerine tribal-print palazzo pant jumpsuit) and it was pretty refreshing to see that she chose the two most low-key pieces from the line to wear to her party.

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People & Parties

Bridesmaids‘ Rose Byrne Creates an Oscars Red Carpet Drinking Game For Us, Is Adorable

By Fawnia Soo Hoo Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 / 5:45 PM

Last night new French import Sandro hosted a party to fete Dree Hemingway’s capsule collection for the store. More on that later. First, a few giddy minutes with our girl crush, Damages and (scream) Bridesmaids actress Rose Bryne. She looked amazing in a bouffant up-do and a glittering gold sequined cropped jacket and we probably pushed a few aspiring it-girls aside just to get a chance to chat with the incredibly nice and good-natured Aussie actress.

Fashionista: We absolutely LOVED the white sequined jumpsuit that you wore to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. What inspired you to wear pants?
Rose Byrne: I wanted to wear a suit. It was really my hair. I was trying to do a bit of Michelle Pfeiffer Scarface meets Anna Wintour-inspired hairstyle. I had tried on this jumpsuit a few years earlier and I ended up wearing something else to an awards ceremony and my stylist Penny [Lovell] was like, what about that jumpsuit from Elie Saab? And so, luckily we could get it back and we just went from there.

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How Fashion Week Gets Made With MAC Senior Makeup Artist Victor Cembellin

A lot goes into making fashion week happen. And despite the proliferation of fashion reality television shows, there is still a lot that you might not know about. So, we decided to ask some of our friends in the industry what their day to day life is like leading up to, during and following fashion week. From the perspective of a designer, a publicist, a show producer, a pit photographer, a makeup artist and more, keep reading to learn how fashion week gets made.

Makeup, from natural to full-on body warpaint, is an integral piece of any runway show. It adds to the aesthetic of the show and helps to showcase the clothes, because makeup is truly transformative. We chatted with MAC senior artist Victor Cembellin, who has been practicing his craft for designers/labels like Zac Posen, Balenciaga, and Vivienne Westwood for over 15 years, and who has put his time in the backstage trenches (He once spent an hour and a half gluing feathers on one girl at an Alexander McQueen show.) Here’s what it’s like to be a makeup artist on a runway show.

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Fashionista Turns Five! Fashionista’s Third Editor, Abby Gardner, Reminisces with a Top 10 List

Believe it or not, Fashionista turns five years old this month. Which is, you know, pretty old in blog years. To celebrate our big bday, we’ve asked all of Fashionista’s former editors (in chronological order that’s Faran Krentcil, Natalie Hormilla, Abby Gardner, Britt Aboutaleb, and Lauren Sherman) to reflect back on their time at Fashionista from the highs (seeing a Chanel show) to the lows (being chewed out by Arianne Phillips for leaking her fashion week plans and costing her a client).

First, Fashionista’s founding editor, Faran Krentcil, hilariously and poignantly recalled her first year at the helm. Then Natalie Hormilla, took a wistful walk down memory lane. Next up, Abby Gardner, Fashionista’s third editor, who is now the Site Director at Marie Claire presents her Top 10 list.

My time at Fashionista (2009 through early 2010) was a fun one. It was just me, Britt, our fantastic interns and our shared love of all things Gwyneth. Looking back on it now I could go on and on about so many things, but I decided I’d go all Letterman (we’re from the same hometown after all) and narrow it down to a Top 10 list. Though really these are in no particular order.

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Street Style: Andreea Is A Heels Kind of Girl

Name: Andreea Petrean

Age: 26

Occupation: Works in architecture

How would you describe your style? A little bit of everything… classy with an edge.

What was the last thing you bought? Two dresses and a vest with a structured collar.

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