From Carey Mulligan’s elegant Balenciaga to the Fannings’ edgy Rodarte to Ashley Olsen’s vintage Dior that appeared to levitate, click through for what we thought were the 20 best looks of the night, regardless of its theme.
It’s here! It’s here! The Met Ball red carpet is finally underway. So the fashion is great–though not exactly punk. According to Anna Wintour, though, her florals are punk, in a way: Andrew Bolton, the currator of the exhibit told her that pink was the real color of punk. Hence the color scheme. So there. Read more →
Galliano’s not going. See who is.
Rihanna and Taylor Swift may have been at the top of their fame game in 2012–both released new albums, courted controversy in their love lives, and were damn near inescapable–but apparently people didn’t really care to see them on the cover of fashion glossies.
Both starlets were newsstand duds, according to the Alliance for Audited Media’s annual report of the best and worst selling glossy covers. So which cover stars did boost sales?
Critics be damned, Hedi Slimane’s debut collection for Saint Laurent has just received the ultimate endorsement: The cover of Vogue.
Things are looking “ugg”ly for the company that makes Ugg boots, Deckers Outdoor Corp. They’ll be dropping the prices on some styles to boost lagging sales. {Refinery29}
Is this cool or crazy? Nicole Sherzinger wore a dress that displays tweets in real-time. {HuffPo}
Michael Kors got his Project Runway on and (hilariously) critiqued costumes at Bette Midler’s annual ‘Hulaween’ party on Wednesday. {WWD}
Although most of us in NYC didn’t have much of a Halloween last night, people in other parts of the country, and world, did.
Kate Middleton can now add a new title to her already-distinguished name: The Duchess of Campbridge has been voted Britain’s most naturally beautiful woman. {In Style UK}
Marion Cotillard continues her world tour as the face of Lady Dior. Next stop: The Hamptons! After having starred in campaigns shot in Paris, New York, Shanghai, London and Los Angeles, the actress was lensed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino on the beach in the Hamptons for Lady Dior’s latest campaign. {WWD}
Forever 21 is in legal trouble again–though this time it’s not for violating intellectual property rights. The US Department of Labor has served the fast fashion retailer with a subpoena, after they failed to turn over pertinent documents concerning the labor practices of their apparel contractors and manufacturers. The documents were originally requested because investigators found some goods were being manufactured in “sweatshop-like conditions.” {WWD}
Last night celebs and fashion’s VIPs were out in their red carpet finest at not one but two major industry events. It was the Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars in NYC, and a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund fashion show at the Chateau Marmont in LA. How did they choose which one to attend?
There are few things in pop culture that capture attention quite like a celebrity wedding. The glitz! The high profile guests! The gown! And speaking of gowns, here are our picks for best celeb gowns ever. Each one is special for a different reason–like for sometimes not even being a gown (ahem, Pam Anderson). Click through to see our picks.
Now here’s something you couldn’t get from those blurry, overhead, creepy zoom-lensed paparazzi shots of Anne Hathaway’s weekend nuptials: Her custom-made Valentino wedding gown was actually pink!
We had a feeling Marc Jacobs was on to something when he sent those massive fluffy Jamiroquai-inspired hats down his fall 2012 the runway–but we didn’t quite know the extent of that mad hatter’s premonition (dramatic pause) …until now.
