The fact that we weren’t in attendance at this past week’s Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week may be one of our biggest regrets so far, ever. Honestly, the images that have cropped up on the Internet of the fashiony goings-on in the EU are surely worth far more than a thousand worte. These designers (and the Read more →
Nudity on the runway is nothing new–really, what are nipples if not nature’s free accessories? However, there are certain instances of unabashed nakedness in fashion that still manage to befuddle us: Namely, the bare behind. Ok, so technically this male model at the Hannes Kettritz menswear show in Berlin had some sort of sheer (and Read more →
Cunningham as Subject: The trailer for the highly-anticipated documentary about New York’s favorite street style photographer Bill Cunningham is out, featuring commentary by Anna Wintour and other fashion insiders. {Zeitgeist Films}
Naomi Makes Trouble, Again: This Thursday, Naomi Campbell will return to the courtroom, her home-away-from-home in recent years, to face Moodform Mission, a cosmetic firm started by her former agent Carole White. White’s lawyers are looking to dismiss Campbell’s countersuit, which claims White misrepresented her role in the company, and Moodform Mission is instead seeking $8 million in damages. {WWD, subscription required}
Success at Last for ANTM: For the first time in ages, America’s Next Model has spawned a model with whom the industry is actually interested. Cycle 15 winner Ann Ward’s first round of Polaroids for IMG are out, and a spread in Italian Vogue is next. Ragazza fortunata. {The Cut}
Berlin Fashion Week always makes us giggle because we free associate “Berlin Fashion Week” with “Sprockets,” Mike Myers’ hilarious West German talk show skit on SNL during the early ’90s. This is not to say that Berlin Fashion Week doesn’t turn out some inspired designs.
But we thought it would be funny to let Dieter, host of “Sprockets,” comment on some of the more severe looks from Berlin’s RTW Spring 2011 Fashion Week.
Go ahead, touch my monkey!
Mini fashion weeks may take place from Miami to Moscow, but few resonate like that of Berlin, which wrapped up on January 24. Why? Well, for one, there’s plenty of demand, so the supply is more refined. Germany is Europe’s largest economy. That means for brands like Allude, a contemporary knitwear label based in Munich Read more →
