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Celebrity

Parker Posey Can’t Keep Up with Fashion, Says She ‘Needs to Make More of an Effort’

Rachel Comey is not usually one of those shows that has a celeb packed front row. Or any celebs in the front row for that matter. Devoted editors, buyers and Brooklyn cool girls a plenty but celebs? Not so much. So imagine our delight when one of our favorite celebs, the Party Girl herself, Parker Posey, plunked herself down a few seats over from us at last night’s show (runway pix and review to come shortly, don’t worry).

While waiting to interview Comey backstage after her show, Posey joined the line of fashion editors. “So, is this where we line up?” Posey asked me. I resisted my urge to yell “Air Raid!” and seized on the opportunity to turn my recorder on the incredibly down-to-earth actress first. “OK,” she shrugged, jokingly. Only, somehow she ended up interviewing me instead.

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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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News

Carine Roitfeld Wants to be the ‘Joan of Arc of Fashion’; Will Launch Biannual Mag to Link ‘the Runway and the Real Woman’

By Dhani Mau Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 / 10:00 AM

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Karl’s turn as guest editor at Metro wasn’t just about Karl. (OK, it was mostly about Karl). But the issue also features interviews with some of his favorite people including Azealia Banks (who performed at his house last week), Florence Welch (who performed at his spring show), Haider Ackermann (his preferred replacement at Chanel) and, of course, Carine Roitfeld, his partner in crime. Since any interview with the former Vogue Paris EIC is gold, we couldn’t wait to read and share the best parts. Click through to learn more about her relationship with Karl, not being “porno” anymore and new details on her forthcoming magazine, due out in September. Will she ever run out of interesting things to say?
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Entertainment

The Making of Fashion’s Newest Muse: We Chart Azaelia Banks’ Fashion Coups, Ending With Her Performance at Karl Lagerfeld’s House

By Dhani Mau Friday, Jan 27, 2012 / 12:00 PM

It’s becoming pretty clear to us that Azealia Banks, the 20-year-old Laguardia HS grad whose dirty lyrics (and genuine talent) have everyone’s attention, is poised to take the fashion world by storm as well. In fact, in a remarkably short time (basically one trip to Paris), she already has. When Nicola Formichetti tweeted at her a couple of weeks ago (and made us wonder if she was the next Lady Gaga), that was just the tip of the iceberg. Read more »

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Parties

Kate Young on Stylists as Celebrities, Dressing Michelle Williams for the Oscars and Her New Gig For Macy’s

Kate Young was recently named one of “Hollywood’s Most Powerful Stylists” by the Hollywood Reporter and after one look at her celebrity clientele, it’s easy to see why. She dresses Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz, to name a few, all people on whom we’ve come to rely for spot-on perfect red carpet looks. This also means that, considering it’s awards season and two of her clients are very much a part of that, Kate is super busy. Still, she found time for another new project.

She’s the latest INC Editor at Large for Spring/Summer 2012 at Macy’s. She follows inaugural INC Editor at Large Anna Dello Russo and her duties are a bit vague, as those of an ‘Editor at Large’ tend to be. What we know for sure is that they include styling the new INC collection, which you can peruse below, and a hip party thrown in her honor, which took place yesterday evening at Le Bain. We stopped by to chat with the super stylist about that gig, plus the attention celebrity stylists have been getting lately, dressing Natalie and Michelle for the Oscars and other upcoming projects, like Natalie’s next Dior campaign (!).

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People We Like

Happy Birthday Kate Moss!

By Steff Yotka Monday, Jan 16, 2012 / 5:41 PM

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People We Like

Alber Elbaz Is Celebrating 10 Years at Lanvin–Here Are 10 of His Most Memorable Moments

It’s a whole new year! And a very important year, at that, for one of our favorite designers and fashion personalities, Alber Elbaz. 2012 marks his 10th anniversary as creative director at French fashion house Lanvin – and a lot has a happened since his first collection in 2002. Born in Morocco and raised in Tel Aviv, the bow tie-loving boy originally named “Albert” (he dropped the ‘T’ to avoid American pronunciation mishaps) has become one fashion’s most prominent and beloved (and bespectacled) faces.

In honor of his ten successful years at Lanvin, here’s a review of some of his most memorable moments from the past decade.

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Carven Pre-Fall 2012: Guillaume Henry Talks Celebs, Collabs, Copycats and Developing a Fragrance

Every time a new Carven collection debuts, we get so excited, and our love for the French label and its genius designer Guillaume Henry grows a little bit more. His lovely pre-fall offerings, which include an expanded selection of menswear, are no exception.

His vision of designing clothes inspired by–and for–real stylish city girls is realized to perfection once again. As with many of Henry’s designs, there’s a ’60s schoolgirl vibe with knee-length shift dresses and a-line skirts, little matching jackets with a blouson shape, shirts with high collars and cardigans–all made modern with new shapes, unexpected colors and crazy accessories.

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Simon Doonan on the Food that Will Make You ‘Explode In a Nuclear Cloud of Gayness’

Being read aloud to by Simon Doonan is a rare treat–one that I was privy to yesterday when Barneys’ creative ambassador-at-large held story time at the department store to promote his latest book, Gay Men Don’t Get Fat ($24.95, Blue Rider Press). The book is Doonan’s fourth, and it’s a hilarious piss take at French Women Don’t Get Fat, dedicated to “the straight women of the world, whose lives seem insanely more complicated than my own and whose shoes must surely hurt like hell.” Being read to from it was like getting a slightly dirty totally hilarious bed time story from the gay uncle you wish you had, only at 9 a.m. over yogurt and berries at Barneys–so, even gayer.

Speaking of yogurt and berries, Doonan would tell you that they are totally gay foods. Foods, according to Doonan, can be categorized by their sexuality. He discussed this theory, and much more yesterday, including: why fashion people should stop being so masochistic, why he’d be a horrible addition to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the abysmal state of the red carpet, and why you shouldn’t get offended by his book.

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People We Like

Iris Apfel on Aging Gracefully and People Thinking She’s ‘Cool’

By Leah Chernikoff Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 / 1:12 PM

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As if we didn’t love, fawn over, respect, and want to be Iris Apfel enough already, her interview on Into the Gloss has us falling for the unstoppable nonagenarian hard. She invites Emily Weiss into her apartment (which features this awesome bathmat with a lion head) to talk beauty products (she doesn’t use much), plastic surgery (she’s against it), aging, her upcoming collection for MAC and her bemusement at being considered so ‘cool’ and ‘hot’ that Alexis Bittar’s PR girl got her likeness tattooed on her wrist.

These are words of wisdom people, so listen up:
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Entertainment

Tim Gunn Is Getting a Daytime Talk Show and Considering Designing a Plus-Size Line

Tim Gunn, the beloved mentor on Project Runway, is branching out in all sorts of new directions in 2012.

Most notably, everyone’s favorite filter-less and erudite fashion mentor has landed another TV spot co-hosting a new daytime talk show, The Revolution, which airs January 16 at 2pm EST on ABC. Each week the health and lifestyle show will feature one woman’s five-month-long weight loss “journey” to change, compressed into five days; Friday will be the “reveal” day. (This is a great concept–who doesn’t love a good make-over reveal?)

Tim’s role on the show will be to provide fashion and styling advice to these women whose bodies are undergoing big changes. He’ll be joined in co-hosting duties by the often-frenetic Ty Pennington (interior design/art), Harley Pasternak (trainer and nutritionist to every hot celeb out there), Dr. Jennifer Ashton (OB/Gyn/women’s health issues), and Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry (relationship expert).

While somewhat under the radar, Tim also signed on as Weight Watchers’ “style consultant” last January.

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Fashion Is Fun

A Labor of Love: Tracking Beyoncé’s Maternity Style

Is Beyoncé delivering her baby right now? We have no idea, but the media cannot contain its excitement over the impending arrival of baby Bey-Z. Though it is only Beyoncé’s closest family and friends who know for sure if she’s delivering today, we decided to take a look back at the diva’s most fabulous maternity looks– just in case she’s already popped!

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