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Tuesday April 3rd, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Franca Sozzani Talks Anorexia at Harvard, Nicky Minaj Raps About Anna Wintour and Kourtney Kardashian Defends Dying Her Hair
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Franca Sozzani Talks Anorexia at Harvard, Nicky Minaj Raps About Anna Wintour and Kourtney Kardashian Defends Dying Her Hair

Former Urban Outfitters CEO Took a Pile of Cash When He Left: Glen Senk left Urban Outfitters without collecting his bonus, but he definitely didn’t walk away empty-handed. Along with his $942,000 salary, WWD reports that Senk received a “$5,000 bonus, $3,000 in other compensation and $1.6 million in option awards.” {WWD subscription required}

Franca Sozzani Talks Anorexia and Fashion at Harvard: The editrix talked to Harvard students about the unfortunate role fashion plays in promoting the ideal of extreme thinness, and how it contributes to the anorexia epidemic seen in young women (and men) in several first-world societies. She says, “Why the age of supermodels, who were beautiful and womanly, slowly started decreasing and we now have still undeveloped adolescents with no sign of curves? Why is this considered beautiful?” Franca failed, however, to comment on the fact that these same “undeveloped adolescents” are prominently featured in her magazine from month to month. {Vogue.it}

Claire Danes, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Dockery and Julianna Margulies Are Naked in Bed on Vanity Fair: Vanity Fair features the first ladies of primetime television in May’s “Special TV Issue.” They look mighty comfy in those silk sheets. {TFS}

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Saturday March 10th, 2012

Monday January 30th, 2012

Best Dressed: SAG Awards
Best Dressed

Best Dressed: SAG Awards

There were some really memorable dresses on the red carpet at the SAG Awards last night, and we finally saw some risk-taking. Rose Byrne was amazing in her Elie Saab jumpsuit and Anna Wintour hair. And Emily Blunt made bright, almost neon green, look fresh and classy. Zoe Saldana arguably looked better than the model in her less-than-a-week-old Givenchy couture gown (and good choice to skip the nose ring). And it seems like Angelina Jolie is incapable of making bad red carpet choices. Our only question: Where was Rooney Mara last night? Does she not have a SAG card yet?

Click through to see our choices for best dressed.

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Published at 12:15 PM

Wednesday January 11th, 2012

Are Today’s Lesser-Known Campaign Stars Alienating Brands’ Target Customers?
Campaigns

Are Today’s Lesser-Known Campaign Stars Alienating Brands’ Target Customers?

A new trend among many fashion and beauty brands, it seems, is to use young, pretty up-and-coming actresses in their ad campaigns rather than established movie stars. Some examples from the past couple of seasons include Felicity Jones at Dolce & Gabbana, Mila Kunis (who may be inching her way to movie stardom) at Dior, Emily Blunt at Yves Saint Laurent, Emma Stone at Revlon, Emma Watson at Burberry, Elle Fanning at Marc by Marc Jacobs and Hailee Steinfeld at Miu Miu.

While many critics have pointed the finger at Marc by Marc and Miu Miu for using girls who are too young to wear or afford the clothes they advertise, there’s another potential issue, which is that those brands’ target customers have no idea who these ladies are.

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Saturday January 7th, 2012

Tuesday December 6th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: H&M Uses Models with Computer-Generated Bodies, Charlotte Olympia to Open Up Shop in NYC and Is Nicole Richie Halston’s New Face?
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: H&M Uses Models with Computer-Generated Bodies, Charlotte Olympia to Open Up Shop in NYC and Is Nicole Richie Halston’s New Face?

Is Nicole Richie the New Face of Halston?: The reality TV star turned fashion designer is rumored to be in talks with Halston to represent the brand. We think Richie’s 1970s cool-girl aesthetic is a perfect match for Halston. And she has been wearing a lot of Halston lately. Let’s hope this comes to fruition! {Grazia}

Watch the Prada Spring 2012 Tokyo Runway Show From A Blogger’s-Eye View: Susie “Bubble” Lau, Bryanboy, Diane Pernet of A Shaded View on Fashion Film, and Rumi Neely of Fashion Toast live-streamed the Men’s and Women’s Prada Spring 2012 shows from their seats at the Tokyo Show. Try to contain your jealousy as you check out each blogger’s site/Twitter/FB for their take on their time in Tokyo with Prada. {Fashionista inbox}

Model/Blogger Lauren Scruggs Hospitalized After Propeller Plane Accident: The ex Gossip Girl wardrobe department intern and current editor at LOLO, injured the left side of her body as she was walking out of a propellered airplane. She sustained injuries to her shoulders, head, face, and hand which was amputated. We wish her a full recovery and have her in our thoughts and prayers. {The Hollywood Reporter}

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Tuesday November 22nd, 2011

The Muppets Premieres Tomorrow So We Recast the Movie With the Muppets’ Fashion Doppelgangers
Entertainment

The Muppets Premieres Tomorrow So We Recast the Movie With the Muppets’ Fashion Doppelgangers

Last night we had the pleasure of attending a pre-screening of The Muppets, which officially opens tomorrow (many thanks to Bliss Spa for the mani and movie!) Anyway, it was brilliant. The producers of this flick are obviously big fans of the Muppets, and they’ve treated their subjects with complete affection, and tossed in a heavy dose of nostalgia (try not to cry during the Piggy/Kermit “Rainbow Connection” duet). The humor is cheesy, but with a clever wink at the audience, and the celeb cameos are inspired. Emily Blunt reprises her The Devil Wears Prada role as the snarky fashion assistant (albeit with wackier hair) to Mlle. Piggy, who is a plus-size editor at Vogue Paris. How controversial. Anyway, we won’t spoil the sweet moments of the movie. You should go stand in line and see it first thing tomorrow.

The protaganists go through a bit of angst in the middle of the film and sing a song called, “Am I a Man or am I a Muppet?” Why choose? We think there’s a little of both in all of us. So, to that end, we present our favorite Muppets and the fashion people who could play them. Or vice versa.

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Thursday September 22nd, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Watch Tavi Rap, Lindsey Wixson Demonstrates How To Shoot A Gun and that Awful “Anna Rexia” Costume
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Watch Tavi Rap, Lindsey Wixson Demonstrates How To Shoot A Gun and that Awful “Anna Rexia” Costume

West Hollywood Bans The Sale of Fur: It’s the first U.S. city to do so. The law doesn’t include animal pelts or secondhand/vintage pieces though. {Daily Mail}

Ricky’s Was Going To Sell An “Anna Rexia” Costume: It featured a skeleton frame printed on a skintight black dress and had a “measuring tape” belt, presumably so the wearer could show off how tiny her waist is. Obvious outcry forced the store to pull the costume; how did this even get produced in the first place?? {Jezebel}

Watch Tavi Rap In A Cab: Refinery29 interviewed the 15-year-old blogger about her fashion week experience, high school and secret talents, which includes rapping Nicki Minaj. {Refinery29}

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Monday September 19th, 2011

Our Picks for the Top 10 Best Dressed at the 2011 Emmy Awards
Best Dressed

Our Picks for the Top 10 Best Dressed at the 2011 Emmy Awards

Watching last night’s award show, we laughed (thank you, Jane Lynch), we cried (Friday Night Light‘s Kyle Chandler tends to do that to us), but most of all we admired the show-stopping creatures that ruled the red carpet. Oh, and the actresses wearing them didn’t look too shabby either.

From Kate Winslet‘s fire-engine red gown (red on the red carpet was kind of a thing last night) to Gwyneth Paltrow‘s midriff-baring top (yes we know, what a show-off), check out our favorite red carpet looks from last night.

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Wednesday March 9th, 2011

Hollywood’s Most Powerful Stylists: The Complete List

Hollywood’s Most Powerful Stylists: The Complete List

We’ve become huge fans of the Hollywood Reporter over the last few months, mostly due to Janice Min’s excellent makeover of the trade publication. Staffer Merle Ginsberg navigates the LA fashion scene with an entertaining mix of gossip, insider news, and general knowledge that is not only rare for the West Coast, but rare for fashion writing in general.

So we were thrilled to see Ginsberg’s list of the 25 most powerful stylists in Hollywood covering this week’s issue. Rachel Zoe obviously ranks number one, with names like Nicole Chavez, Annabel Tollman, Brad Goreski, Leslie Fremar, and Kate Young rounding it out. See the full list below, and read the Zoe cover story here.

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Monday August 30th, 2010

Best Dressed: The Emmys
Best Dressed

Best Dressed: The Emmys

Last night at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, we favored risk-taking and bright colors over all the dull black and navy that populated the red carpet. We have January Jones in Versace Atelier, Keri Russell in vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer Haute Couture, Emily Blunt in Dior, Anna Paquin in Mcqueen, and Betty White in a bold watercolor printed number.

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Monday May 17th, 2010

Who Should’ve Been on Vogue’s June Cover?

Who Should’ve Been on Vogue’s June Cover?

Vogue’s June issue features Blake Lively, her second cover in two years. While Blake surely seems like a lovely girl, her style is all about showing off her hot body, and she’s most famous for acting in teen TV shows and movies, not exactly “modern American woman” material. The June issue is usually a slower Read more →

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