Don’t expect Prada prices to drop anytime soon. Miuccia Prada explains to Women’s Wear Daily why her covetable designs cost so darn much. {WWD, Subscription required}
MTV Movie Awards host Rebel Wilson let both of her left nipples say hello onstage last night. {US Weekly}
How does Allison Williams wash her face every day? With cleanser and “a piece of sterile gauze.” Of course. {Who What Wear}
Macy’s is debuting a totally adorable juniors’ line inspired by Marilyn Monroe. {Macy’s}
We wish we were the “friend” holed up drinking wine with Jennifer Lawrence in Hawaii in these pap shots. Call us, Jen? {US Weekly}
Beyoncé had a pair of Isabel Marant wedge sneakers customized by PMK in exotic skins that include anaconda and stingray. Guess who’s upset? (Spoiler: It’s PETA). {HuffPo}
Rumor has it Kerry Washington abandoned a custom Marchesa gown for Miu Miu on Oscar night (risking the ire of Harvey Weinstein in the process–yikes!). Public apologies seem to be de rigueur, Kerry… {NYPost}
Celebrities may know how to turn it on for the red carpet, but when they’re sitting down, enjoying (or maybe not enjoying) a fashion show, they often forget that they’re still surrounded by cameras.
The trench got a metallic makeover. It was chopped and cropped into capelets, corsets, and capes in done shimmering shades of fuchsia, turquoise, green and bright red.
Harry Styles of One Direction (and his hair) and Dita Von Teese sat next to each other in the front row. Wonder what they talked about?
Despite Marc Jacobs’s warning that perhaps
Anna Wintour really wants Barack Obama in for a second term. The Vogue editrix will host a fundraiser for the President’s re-election campaign with Sarah Jessica Parker at the Sex and the City actress’ home. {Politico}
Drew Barrymore may possibly wear Chanel on her wedding day. {Page Six}
The secret’s out! Refinery 29 gives us the tea on how designer duds get knocked off. {Refinery 29}
Miley Cyrus says she doesn’t wear long dresses to red carpet events because, “There’s always a frickin’ hole in it when you’re on the red carpet. You leave here having to buy the thing because everyone has put their heel in the back of your train. I’ve learned!” {Belfast Telegraph}
Karl Lagerfeld and Harvey Weinstein are collaborating on an exciting new film project starring, wait for it, YOU. If you make the highest bid, anyway.
The two powerhouses are putting their services on the block at the for-charity auction at amfAR’s upcoming Cinema Against AIDS gala, according to Page Six. The winning bidder will get to star in a short film produced by Weinstein and directed by Lagerfeld –hopefully the latter will also help out with the wardrobe.
Yesterday, the Obama campaign released a list of its top fundraising “bundlers,” and the list, not surprisingly, included Vogue EIC Anna Wintour, who raised over $500,000 for Obama’s re-election, WWD reports. Of course, she’s been known to raise as much as $1.5 million at a single dinner, so this comes as no surprise. She was one of 61 people to “bundle” at that level (Hollywood media moguls Harvey Weinstein, with whom Wintour has hosted a fundraiser, and Jeffrey Katzenberg were the other big ones), meaning she’s a pretty influential lady, and not just within the fashion community.
Wintour hasn’t been secretive about her support of Obama:
WWD reports Harvey Weinstein and Marios Schwab are out at Halston, following news earlier this week that Sarah Jessica Parker was also exiting the company. (Former CEO Bonnie Takhar, who was part of the Parker/Weinstein group, left late last year.)
Last night, we read the WSJ. profile on Anna Wintour with great interest. While there isn’t anything officially startling in the article, there are some nuggets that deserve a bit of chatter:
Halston CEO Bonnie Takhar has been let go, and Sarah Jessica Parker, the label’s chief creative officer, is not happy about Takhar’s departure, Page Six is reporting.
Takhar has been with Halston since its relaunch in 2007. She got the job for her extensive experience and success growing luxury brands. Takhar’s last gig was as the Chief Commercial Officer of Jimmy Choo. Before that she took Earl Jeans from an unknown British denim line to £15 million in US sales within four years. Despite her previous successes, the board wanted Takhar out–which is not shocking given the label’s embattled state.
Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Co. is one of the co-investors and principal owners of Halston said in a statement, “Sarah Jessica is a huge supporter of Bonnie’s, but it was time to change direction. It was the rest of the board that made the decision. No one was more steadfast to Bonnie than Sarah Jessica.”
According to reports, SJP was “visibly upset” upon learning that Takhar was out.
Someone’s started a rumor that Sarah Jessica Parker’ll be the new face of Halston. Let’s count all the reasons we bet on never. 1. Halston is a disaster. Though we’re sure Marios Schwab will end its curse and do something brilliant, a brand can’t have a face for a collection that doesn’t exist (yet). 2. Read more →
