It’s that time of year again. Nope, we don’t mean Comic Con–we’re talking about September glossy cover reveals. September issues are traditionally the cash cows for any fashion mag, and whoever graces the cover can make or break that month’s sales. Today WWD revealed a slew of covers–and we’ve added some reveals of our own.
Overall it’s not a very surprising list.
While you might think celebrities can, simply by being celebrities, get their hands on whatever they want to wear, it’s comforting to know that it’s not always the case–especially with couture.
In an interesting piece in yesterday’s New York Times, Cathy Horyn looks back on the latest couture collections and tries to determine what separates couture from ready to wear, what makes it special–questions that seemed especially difficult to answer this season with the debut of Raf Simons’ streamlined and modern “New New Look” for Dior.
Horyn spoke to Karl Lagerfeld, who explained that couture is “not a red-carpet opportunity…
In what we can only assume was a horrible mix-up, Prabal Gurung was reported dead via Google Alert earlier this week. Thankfully, he’s okay. {The Cut}
And you thought your family had issues: in another crazy mother-daughter plastic surgery story out of the UK, this mom’s upset because her 14-year-old doesn’t want breast implants. {HuffPo}
Emma Stone will cover the August issue of Vogue UK, which for those of you keeping track (like us!) brings her summer Vogue covers count to three. {Catwalk Queen}
Katie Holmes’s divorce from Tom Cruise seems like all anyone can talk about these days. Here are some quotes from Joey Potter that would apply to Broken Holmes-gate. {Refinery29}
The Amazing Spiderman hits theaters today and we can’t wait to see what the new cast (goodbye, Tobey McGuire and Kirsten Dunst, hello Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone!) has to offer. Their whirlwind premiere tours have proven to be among the most stylish ever, and the romance between the Emma and Andrew (they’ve been together Read more →
Emma Stone maintains her reign as red carpet queen as her seemingly never-ending press tour for Spiderman continues. Though, Blake Lively is giving her a run for her money this week with the stream of awesome outfits she’s been wearing to promote Savages. We’ve also got another fashiony Downton Abbey star who sat front row Read more →
From princess to pauper? Kate Middleton says she’ll sleep on the gritty streets of London to raise awareness and aid for the city’s homeless. {People}
Emma Stone looked breathtaking (again) at the LA premiere of Spiderman. The girl just keeps getting better and better! {Fabsugar}
Anja Rubik talks about her new fashion erotica mag 25 and why she declined to do the Pirelli calendar with Terry Richardson. {The Cut}
Marion Cotillard is the cover girl for this month’s WSJ magazine and she looks good. From the gothic make-up to the slicked-back hair and waist-defining dresses, we’re drooling. {WSJ Magazine}
Emma Stone may have been the indisputable red carpet (and glossy cover) star of this week thanks to her Spiderman press tour, but a few other ladies managed to find some nice things to wear as well. From Diane Kruger in a delightfully sheer Alessandra Rich number to Zooey Deschanel in a not-so-adorkable red Oscar Read more →
Vogue Italia EIC Franca Sozzani has snatched the title of UN Goodwill Ambassador. She’ll be working with industry insiders to promote sustainable development and much more. {Telegraph}
World-renowned milliner Stephen Jones will be fabricating fascinators for Raf Simons’ Dior Haute Couture premiere. Jones called the collection “exciting, beautiful and new,” but wouldn’t say much more than that. {Vogue UK}
At last year’s Webby awards, Anna Wintour told us that “sometimes geeks can be chic,” and the rise of fashion-forward online games only reinforces her statement. {WWD}
Mary Katrantzou, reigning queen of jaw-droppingly beautiful digital prints, won’t, or rather can’t, show pre-fall or resort collections because her intricate patterns take too long to produce (hint: four days to make a single print). {Vogue UK}
How amazing has Emma Stone been looking lately? Pretty darn amazing, if you ask us. And apparently we aren’t the only ones who think so. Stone has landed herself three (three!) major magazine covers this summer, which are all on newsstands now, including not one, but two Vogue covers (if you count Teen Vogue–which, for Read more →
We’ve barely had time to analyze our June Olympian-themed Vogue cover, and now another one has dropped. Or rather, leaked. And we suspect it may silence some of the criticism that Vogue covers have been getting lately. Behold the gorgeous Emma Stone, who stars in the upcoming Spiderman movie, looking pretty stunning in a lingerie-inspired Read more →
What can make Matthew McConaughey put on a shirt? Getting married! The actor married his baby momma and longtime girlfriend Camila Alves this past weekend. {People}
Everyone has a story of when they took scissors to their hair as a child. Lauren Hutton, well beyond those years, decided to give the self-chop another go, and of course, she looks effortless. {The Cut}
Muhammad Ali joins the likes of Angelina Jolie and Bono as the new face of Louis Vuitton’s “Core Values” campaign. He looks great, but the real knock-out is his adorable grandson. {Telegraph}
Last night’s MTV Movie Awards was a roller coaster of emotions and odd situations. There were inspirational happy tears (from Emma Stone, who collected the first-ever ‘Trailblazer’ award), awkward silences (c/o Kristen Stewart–who else?), juvenile penis and canine ass jokes (by host Russell Brant and presenter Andy Samberg, respectively), and even a physical threat towards Read more →
