About this time every year, we find ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time day-dreaming about our summer vacations–and even more time fantasizing about what we’ll wear on them. Somehow dressing for vacation is just always more fun than dressing for real life. That being said, it’s often hard to find exactly the right of Read more →
The invites have been sent out, the seating charts are being filled, and fashion folks everywhere are resoling their Manolos (and setting their DVRs–can’t miss Girls!): Fashion week is upon us!
Tracy Reese Weighs in on the Trayvon Martin Case: Like most of the country, the designer is outraged at the shooting of the innocent, unarmed teenage boy. She talked to Huffington Post’s Black Voices about the matter, articulating her views on the troubling assumption in our society that People of Color are always up to no good:” The whole thing is just so sad, and the excuses are so lame… White people wear hoodies too,” she said. “It’s so sad that people want to be in fear of you just because you’re a young man of color.” Couldn’t have said it better, Ms. Reese. {Huffington Post}
Vogue UK Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman Releases Her First Novel: It seems every writer, journalist, or editor has a secret dream of publishing a novel, and we’re happy to see that Alexandra Shulman is one of the few who have made it a reality. Can We Still be Friends, is the story of three friends fresh from college, trying to figure out post grad life in Eighties London. Expect the novel in stores April 19. {Vogue UK}
Fashion People Show off Their Tats: Refinery 29 rounded up a group of fashion notables (including jewelry designer Pamela Love and our very own Hayley Phelan) tell us the stories behind their ink. {Refinery 29}
Isabel Marant is Coming to Los Angeles: The French designer is packing her wedge sneakers and high-tailing it to Los Angeles, where she will open a 2,500 square foot store in West Hollywood. {WWD subscription required}
Rag & Bone Opts For in-House PR: The brand has tapped Tanja Ruhnke for their newly-created Head of Communications post. Ruhnke, who just left a position at KCD Paris, served as Internal Communications Director at Helmut Lang until 2004. Clearly, she is well-equipped to helm the Communications department at Rag & Bone. {Fashionista inbox}
Nicki Minaj Covers Complex‘s 10th Anniversary Issue: The emcee dons a platinum blonde wig and brandishes a black and white lollipop for the glossy’s celebratory cover. {Complex}
The sunglasses that went down the spring runways were anything but boring. Labels like Prada, Dior, and Jil Sander showed colorful, eccentric shades that were out of this world.
We’ve rounded up a mix of cool cat eye, retro, and ’60s-style sunnies that anyone can pull off as things brighten up.
We’re Fashionista. Of course we like sunglasses. But this year, it seems to be the accessory of choice: The Thing everything wants to get their hands on. Who cares if they’re from The Row or Target? As long as they look good, we’re happy. So we’ve rounded up the season’s best. We’ll be following up later today with a few longer features on the world of sunnies, so stay tuned.
**All graphics by Steff Yotka.
Shield Your Eyes: This slideshow of ugly jeans will probably make you feel sick. It’s unbelievable what designs exist. {Refinery 29}
Shades to Die For: New sunglasses line Illesteva seeks to produce the illest shades ever. Their campaign models are old men from Miami. It’s unclear what definition of “ill” they’re going for. {Style.com}
Summer Love: Behati and her real life boyfriend, Jamie Strachan, get intimate for the summer issue of i-D. It’s steamy, sexy, and probably NSFW. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Tyra Does McQueen: Tyra created a tribute spread to Lee McQueen in her online magazine. It features André Leon Talley, and Tyra, of course. {Tyra.com}
