Imitation of Christ

Reviews

The Imitation Might be Better Than the Original

Tara Subkoff’s designs haven’t seen a runway since 2006, when she ended up selling her company, Imitation of Christ, and leaving shortly thereafter. The Last Days of Disco star was then diagnosed with a brain tumor requiring surgery, which she thankfully recovered from. Now, with her health and her company back, Tara has resurrected her old label as, simply, Imitation, to the extreme giddiness of her long-time fans (us). Our expectations were fairly high, and they were met.

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People We Like

Sobering Thoughts

Sometimes it takes a little dose of reality to make us appreciate what we’ve got and how lucky we are and boy did we just get some. We just read very sad news over on The Cut that Imitation of Christ designer Tara Subkoff has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. She’s only 36 [...]

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Shopping

WWFD? (Shop!)

It won’t be held in a funeral parlor or anything, but Imitation of Christ’s having a sample sale tomorrow, and we really insist you go. What: Sample sale (\Ààsam-p…ôl – ÀàsƒÅl\) – as in, stuff for up to 80% off retail Where: 201 Mulberry Street (between Kenmare and Spring) When: Tomorrow (9am – 8pm) and [...]

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Who’s the Boss Now?

Here’s an interesting fashion week tidbit – if you can handle any more -Tara Subkoff is playing artistic director for FORM’s Spring 09 show. The actress/designer/party girl is in charge of the “feel, quality and experience” of the runway – so unless she’s picking the music and doing the lighting, we’re pretty sure artistic director [...]

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Fashion Week

The Scenesters Are Coming!

You’ll either love this or hate this, depending: Besides the usual crush of TV actors and stylists coming to Fashion Week from LA, there’s a new infusion of style seekers that hail mostly from Cinespace. They’re the LA scenesters, and they’ll be out in full force next week. Starting the party is Imitation of Christ, [...]

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People We Like

Chloe for Chloe!

Women’s Wear Daily reports that Chloe Sevigny is the new face of Chloe fragrances. The actress has previous modeling experience as the face of M.A.C Viva Glam, the muse for Imitation of Christ, and the roller skating babe who preceded Kate Moss in those cute / totally weird ads for Chic Blesk Krasota. She also [...]

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Makeup

Her Dark Materials

Black nails may be suddenly last season, but the goth inspiration hasn’t fled the beauty counter, it’s merely rearranged itself: Vampire luster returns this week with Imitation of Christ’s new lipstick by Smashbox Cosmetics. We fell hard for it on the I.O.C runway last month. Now ELLE reports that the shade is finally for sale [...]

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Fashion Week

The West of the Story

In truth, there wasn’t a flood of amazing ideas to come out of LA Fashion Week, but the rush of California clothes did have some interesting highlights. Our favorite runway moment was Lydia Hearst on the Alvin Valley catwalk. Our favorite collection was by Juan Carlos Obando, though we admit we’d probably choose to wear [...]

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Fashion Week

Imitation of Goth

Yesterday’s Imitation of Christ show took LA by storm – literally. With swirling capes, tempest-tossed hair, and faux bones scattered along the runway, the show was a fashion tornado that infused Los Angeles with a goth-glam feel captured most powerfully by – of all things – a lipstick. Smashbox Cosmetics collaborated with Tara Subkoff to [...]

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Fashion Week

I Wish They All Could Be…

There are many talented designers in Los Angeles, but the one we’re most excited about is Tara Subkoff for Imitation of Christ. Even if we don’t always “get’ IOC, the decision to show the line in LA is important. Why? Each season, amazing LA talent liquidates to New York. Libertine brings their vintage shredded style [...]

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Your Bag

What’s In Your Bag: Kate Lanphear

How cool is ELLE fashion editor Kate Lanphear? Let’s put it this way: when Imitation of Christ showed their Spring ’07 collection in September, they made sure she was sitting next to Scarlett. When Kate walks out of a fashion show, every assistant in the room turns to her third row friends and says, “she’s [...]

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