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Entry: Handsome, By Way of Greece
posted by brett_kane
Jun 12, 2008 1:12PM
Devi Kroell bought a few pairs and shopped some other cool stores in Athens in an editorial called "Global Shopping" in the March 2005 Vogue, if you want similarly awesome Greek items. Think killer COINS from 1,000 years ago.
Entry: Jul 02, 2008 @ 4:20pm
posted by brett_kane
Jul 02, 2008 5:15PM
Ummm. Martin Margiela was the womenswear creative director for ever in the 90s.
Pierre Hardy still works there, making shoes and jewelry and other fun stuff that's shiny.
But I love Veronique best.
Entry: Streetwalker: Forever 21 Meets Morocco
posted by brett_kane
Jul 15, 2008 2:40PM
its faux-catherine holstein. remember the Mischa issue of teen vogue where everyone was wearing catherine holstein dresses?
Entry: A Reader's Beef
posted by brett_kane
Jul 23, 2008 4:10PM
forget the skinny issue.
Daisy. Peaches. Lily. Allegra. Star Progeny central at the Dark Knight premiere, who knew?
Entry: Aug 08, 2008 @ 4:26pm
posted by brett_kane
Aug 08, 2008 4:40PM
you know I love her. Kate Young.
Entry: Run, Du Juan, Run!
posted by brett_kane
Aug 11, 2008 4:45PM
dude. Du Juan is pretty.
Michael Phelps is beautiful.
Entry: My Fashion Identity Crisis
posted by brett_kane
Aug 28, 2008 11:18PM
two things.
guest 3. if your family dresses like the tenenbaums, I want to meet them, and you. and I miss old trovata. :( in this case more is more.
guest 4/15. I'm not a woman. I'm barely an adult. and if you read the post, you would realize that I came to terms with not blending in.
Its like the passages from the SAT. you have to read the whole thing.
Entry: Odin's Online
posted by brett_kane
Nov 11, 2008 11:17AM
Oh my gosh Natalie, this is DANGEROUS.
Entry: Nov 19, 2008 @ 6:17pm
posted by brett_kane
Nov 20, 2008 8:49AM
the reference in 2 is to SLIM being married to Howard HAWKS.
A director and movie producer, who put Lauren in his next film.
Entry: Carine for Anna? Mon Dieu!
posted by brett_kane
Dec 02, 2008 12:14PM
I HATE when people say that Anna Wintour and/or Vogue American are boring or annoying.
The magazine is consistently beautiful, informative and has defined a visual style as its own. You can look at something as prosaic as a piece of stationary and recognize it as VOGUE.
Anna has spent 20 years defining her vision. Carine has had 7. Maybe she isn't as groundbreaking as she was in the early stage of her tenure, but one could argue that someday, french waifs in aggressive black clothes will look like the establishment.
Ms. Wintour is a treasure, and I will feel a great sadness the day she retires.
Entry: Trouble at Celine?
posted by brett_kane
Jul 06, 2009 12:14PM
it's owned by LVMH, so as long as marc keeps peddling monogram canvas, Celine isn't going anywhere. It took YEARS for Dior to become profitable, and Bernard didn't worry.
If her work at Chloe is any indication, Celine should be a hot, profitable brand in a few seasons.
My guess is they are changing locations, opening a shop in shop at Selfridges or Harvey Nicks, or renovating.
Entry: Jul 27, 2009 @ 9:57am
posted by brett_kane
Jul 27, 2009 1:04PM
don't you think he might be.. uh... joking. or kidding. or being funny generally. esp. because of his referring to it as "the sex" which leads me to think he might be using irony here, given that i'm sure he is good at things other than sex and photography. chill out.
Entry: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes at Vogue
posted by brett_kane
Jul 28, 2009 12:29PM
The heritage of Vogue is in New York, stretching to its earliest incarnation as a society magazine in the vein of Town and Country.
Socialites have been featured in Vogue ever since, even during Diana Vreeland's editor-ship, arguably the golden age of Vogue.
But Vogue features women all over the country: in this past issue there was a fabulous article on Marissa Mayer, a truly inspiring executive at Google who lives in Mountain View, CA, right near me.
And I'm so tired of hearing this diversification argument.
Lakshmi Menon, Chanel Iman, Du Juan, Sesilee Lopez, Naomi Campbell, Iman, Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Desiree Rogers are all, if I'm not mistaken, women of color.
Furthermore, when Vogue strays from their usual list of cover girls as they have this year (Blake lively, Beyonce, Anne Hathaway) I feel like they have been lambasted for it. They can't win.
Fashion, as it appears in Vogue, is aspirational, and if they cheapen their image, it means they are turning their back on everything VOGUE represents. which for me, is much more than a magazine, it's a glimpse into a world most people can only dream about. And I think they've come a long way in terms of featuring haute and humble, together, even as early as 2004, I remember a fabulous shoot with Liya Kebede (another woman of color, natch) that was all about the high-low.
(NOTE: they did majorly feature a reasonably priced dress from Milly this month that was lovely)
Not to sound to much like Stanley Tucci, but for me, growing up in Florida, where I had to go around watching flip flops and jogging clothes worn with fake louis vuitton, VOGUE sustained me. VOGUE was there as- for lack of a better term- a beacon of hope. A visual representation of all this is good in the world. Craft, luxury, style. Couture, worn by the women who actually buy it.
And now all of you have turned your back on Anna and the Magazine just as it needs you the most, and I'm ashamed.
Entry: Who Made VF's List?
posted by brett_kane
Aug 04, 2009 3:58PM
Just to clarify. this isn't a magazine best dressed list in the traditional sense ( like vogue or people).
It is the international best dressed list, which is independent of Vanity Fair, and organized by Renaldo Herrera and Amy Fine Collins and a few others.
It was founded by Eleanor Lambert: the same woman responsible for the CFDA and Fashion Week.
The process isn't abundantly clear, but I do know there is a voting system. That's how one joins the hall of fame, by consistently being voted for year after year by one's peers.
Entry: The Zoe Report: Issue 1
posted by brett_kane
Aug 04, 2009 4:21PM
We're not talking about "similar" here. we're talking about stealing. Fashion is a trickle down business: obviously there will be inspiration taken from the top and appropriated for the masses. What Fashionista has always opposed is blatant copies. Why can't mass designers utilize an interesting heel, or a fun detail from a designer and make the rest their own.
Line for line copies do a disservice to the designers that "inspired" them. It is part of the reason we have the current fashion fatigue addressed by the CFDA at the town meeting last week.
and number 9, I think you're the snob.
Entry: Holmes & Yang to Launch This Fall
posted by brett_kane
Aug 14, 2009 12:40PM
I think it's a credit to Katie that she's working with her stylist on this project, when she could really have just licensed the thing. A small line available at one store seems respectful of the times and her inexperience in the field. I also would say that Tommy Perse wouldn't buy something that wasn't wonderful, even if it was coming from a celebrity. Plus, like her friend Victoria Beckham, Katie is one of the few Angelinos that wears real, high end fashion on a regular basis. So, certainly there isn't the ghost-designer a la roland mouret, but I think allying herself with someone familiar with Balenciaga and McQueen and Lanvin like Ms. Yang is really smart. I would point to Gwen Stefani's work with Andrea Lieberman on L.A.M.B as proof positive of succesful celebrity-stylist partnership.
And suri is better dressed than her mom, so I can't wait to see what katie drums up for her.
Entry: Nov 05, 2009 @ 5:27pm
posted by brett_kane
Nov 06, 2009 12:38AM
Faran Krentcil hasn't worked at Fashionista in 2 years.
F is short for Fashionista.
In other news. Iris is a rose. an absolute rose. really. very dear.
Entry: Who Are You Wearing? Target?
posted by brett_kane
May 05, 2008 2:37PM
All I said was that it was kind of interesting that these women, who are known for wearing expensive clothing, are now wearing inexpensive dresses at big events.
I think that those women that are in the position of being in the public eye can and should support designers by wearing their dresses on the red carpet.
I am not saying it must be couture.
I am saying that the allure of the red carpet is its fantasy element, and by wearing Topshop or Bitten or Banana, it kind of diminishes the dream.