Tavi Gevinson stopped by Late Night to practice her bitchface with Jimmy Fallon… absolute dream duo right there. {HuffPost}
Forget wearing all black or sitting shiva, Lady Gaga chose to mourn the passing of Terry Richardson’s mom with… an undercut. {Refinery29}
Rihanna debuted a new ‘do, Taylor Swift ditched her princess dresses for a white suit (good move Tay!), Rita Ora and Nicki Minaj wore dueling cat suits, Amber Rose proudly displayed her baby bump, Miley Cyrus paired her Pucci with a bleach blond mohawk, and Gabby Douglas stepped out of her leotard and into some serious sequins.
Lena Dunham is reportedly dating Fun.’s guitarist Jack Antonoff. This could be beneficial for Dunham’s closet, as Jack’s sister is designer Rachel Antonoff. {US Weekly} Forever 21 is no stranger to courtrooms, but this has to be one of the weirdest cases we’ve heard of yet. A woman is suing the chain for “penny pinching.” Read more →
After a five year run in New York, Preen will be hopping the pond and showing its Spring 2013 collection in London. {WWD}
Dolce & Gabbana’s just-debuted couture line is off to a pretty damn good start as several people literally fainted at their recent show. Though it’s likely the fainting was due to the heat, we’d prefer to believe it was due to the collection’s sheer beauty.{The Cut}
Are you a Betty or a Veronica? MAC and Archie Comics are teaming up for a vibrant make-up collection just in time for San Diego Comic-Con, so you’ll be able to look just like your favorite comic book darling. {Fashionista Inbox}
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 →
PALM SPRINGS–When it comes to fashionable music festivals, it doesn’t get any better than Coachella. So in spite of unseasonably chilly weather and a bout of torrential rain preceding the weekend, we packed our hippie chic best and headed out to Palm Springs in search of the best parties and people.
There was no shortage of fashion brands clamoring to make their presence known amongst this stylish scene:
Agyness Deyn’s Dream Role: Model Agyness Deyn shadowed an exotic dancer to learn the ins and outs of the business for her role in the upcoming film Pusher. Roles she’d like to play next? Jane Eyre or Joan of Arc. {Vogue UK}
“Goodsmellas” Are Dudes Who Love Scents: The male counterparts of “perfumistas,” “Goodsmellas” are a community of scent-loving men. They range from government workers to members of the NYPD, including one 9/11 responder who lost his sense of smell for two years before becoming a scent fanatic. Some Goodsmellas have as many as 420 separate niche scents. And they’re on YouTube. Smell on, ‘Smellas. {Racked NY}
Sidney Toledano Talks Raf Simons: Dior took its spring/summer 2012 couture show to Shanghai, where designer Bill Gaytten took his last bow for the house. Sidney Toledano, president and chief executive of Dior, seemed very pleased with new hire Raf Simons: “I always said that the right person would come along when all the stars aligned and that’s exactly what happened last week,” he said, before adding that Simons has already “begun to lay out his vision” for Dior. {Telegraph UK}
When Victoria Beckham tweeted a photo of a pile of hair with the caption, “Chopped it off! X vb,” fans went crazy wondering what her new ‘do looked like. They didn’t have to wait long. Photogs caught Beckham out and about, revealing her new long bob, which just might officially be the hottest hairstyle in Hollywood right now.
Victoria’s chop had us thinking about other celebrities who caused a frenzy with just a snip of their hair. From Jennifer Anniston’s brief break from her surfer-girl tresses, to Rooney Mara’s total 180, we rounded up 10 of our favorites – and one that we wish would grow out already.
Click through to see other celeb’s transformations!
FHM Philippines Scraps Racist Cover: FHM Philippines planned to publish their March issue with a cover featuring local fair-skinned actress, Bela Padilla pushing past a group of Filipina models painted to appear black. The offending photo was captioned “stepping out of the shadows.” As expected, FHM Philippines “apologized” profusely, saying, “In our pursuit to come up with edgier covers, we will strive to be more sensitive.” When the BBC asked Ms. Padilla about the cover, she expressed surprise at the negative reaction, claiming they “weren’t thinking of racial discrimination” during the shoot. It seems Ms. Padilla and co. weren’t thinking at all. {BBC}
Kate Moss, Not Alexa Chung, Was Supposed to Float on Knives at Stella McCartney’s Party: The model was set to be in illusionist Hans Klok’s magic act, but her paralyzed arm kept her from participating. Alexa Chung, being the trooper she is, stepped in at the last minute. {Grazia}
Kate Middleton Wears an M Missoni Coat: What’s that you say? Kate Middleton wore clothes on a visit somewhere? Fancy that! The Duchess hit up Fortnum & Mason yesterday in a blue M Missoni coat and grey suede pumps. {Grazia}
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.
Here’s Emma Watson’s Actual Lancôme Ad: The pretty concept drawings leaked last week, but here’s a look at the finished product, featuring E. Wats looking ever-so seductive. Lancôme’s new makeup lines of lipsticks and nail polishes will hit stores in February. {WWD}
Dakota Fanning Covers Elle UK: Not to be outshone by her fashionable younger sister, whose upcoming Teen Vogue cover hits shelves soon, here’s Dakota’s very own February cover for Elle UK. Though you have to admit, it is a little funny that the word “ELLE” is emblazoned across poor (and pore-less) Dakota’s porcelain forehead in giganto font. Just a little. {Design Scene}
WWD Gives Kim Jong-un a Fashion C+: To be honest, I think they went a little easy on North Korea’s new leader. Though the constructive criticism (“a slightly tapered [pant] leg would help elongate his silhouette”) is a nice, helpful touch. {WWD}
