Forbes released its annual billionaires list so we can all keep ourselves informed of the 1,426 people in the world whose wealth we’ll likely never be able to even fathom. Though, this year’s list does include quite a few fashion names, so maybe when we get around to creating that luxury empire…
Ryan Lochte tweeted pics of him smizing with Tyra Banks at Jeremy Scott. Someone‘s been staying in Friday nights watching ANTM… {Refinery29}
And speaking of Ryan Lochte, he’s apparently not dating Miss USA Olivia Culpo. Meaning Nora still has a pretty good chance there. {New York Post}
See what stylish and powerful ladies Forbes picked as the 15 Most Fashionable Power Women of 2012. Yes, MObama’s there. {Forbes}
Forbes just ranked Diane Von Furstenberg the 33rd most powerful woman in the world. They even dared to rank her several spots higher than Anna Wintour (nope we still can’t get over that). So it’s almost too fitting that today, WWD is reporting that she might be looking to go public with her company. The Read more →
Forbes released its annual list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” and of course there are a few fashion people on it. However, the highest ranked fashion industry lady was not the one you’d expect. Designer and CFDA President Diane Von Furstenberg came in just after Beyoncé at 33. She’s followed by Anna Wintour Read more →
Wondering how much your favorite models made last year? You’re in luck, because Forbes just published its list of the ten highest paid models in the world. How high is high? Well, their combined income is just under $100 million. Not so shabby for donning some wings a few times a year. (Joking! We know Read more →
Forbes just released their list of the World’s Most Powerful Women and, as expected, Anna Wintour made the cut. What is surprising: she’s only #69. Though it’s expected that politicians would top an editor (Angela Merkel was #1 and Hillary Clinton is #2), we were a little shocked that Lady Gaga came it at #11 (the highest non-politician or businesswoman on the list) and Beyoncé was #18.
Celine to Reissue the Classics: The brand is taking six of Phoebe Philo’s best ensembles and re-releasing them in new color palettes: aqua cuffs on a button-down and a cobalt blue tuxedo pop out and scream “Buy me! I’m available in July at Bergdorfs, Jeffrey New York, Barneys and Kirna Zabete!” {The Moment}
James Franco, Photographer? Franco has been looking to break into new forms of art/self expression and is now adding photographer to his ever-expanding repertoire. In a collaboration with Joe Zee, Franco shot Agyness Deyn for a spread in Elle. If it’s anything like those strange videos the two filmed last year, it should be quite interesting. {WWD}
Prabal Gurung Wants To Know Your New Things: Inspired by his Resort 2012 collection, Prabal Gurung has a new feature on the brand’s Facebook page called #newthing, where the public is invited to share their favorite recent discoveries, the best of which will be posted to the main website. {Prabal Gurung}
Uniqlo owner Tadashi Yanai is the richest man in Japan, according to my former colleagues at Forbes. The magazine says Yanai, whose Fast Retailing empire also includes Helmut Lang, Theory and Comptoir Des Cotonniers, earned a whopping $9.2 billion in 2009, $3.1 billion more than in 2008. That’s a big jump–especially in a recession–but it’s Read more →
An Awesome Spectacle: We must have these glasses, like immediately if not sooner. {Garance} More Coco to Love: A new American trailer for Coco Before Chanel makes us very excited for the September release. It also makes us think about how much we loved Audrey Tatou in Hors de Prix, the last thing we saw Read more →
