The R’s Have It: Ryan McGinley and Rodarte have teamed up for an Olympic shoot. The girls dressed the athletes and Ryan shot them in Utah this weekend. He says, “It looks crazy.” {Hint via Fashionologie} A Royal Woah: Last night, Lady Gaga performed for the Queen. So did Miley Cyrus. Miley freaked out about Read more →
“And new-millennium Balmain has definitely caught the fashion moment, as well as the attention of a whole wide world of bloggers, Tweeters and cyberspace image makers. They see in Mr. Decarnin the vibe of the moment: love it, grab it, own it, have fun with it. MySpace is his space.” –Suzy Menkes in her interesting Read more →
The International Herald Tribune just confirmed Claudia Schiffer as on of the speakers at their super prestigious annual conference on luxury, this year being held in Berlin. This year should definitely bring some interesting ideas to light as it focuses on the role that technology and how new types of marketing and branding affect the Read more →
“What is important to me is information (in the journalistic sense of relating news.) Through my collections, other product projects and through my graphic work, or by collaborating with artists and photographers, I like to tell a story. Without news, nothing is alive. The final result of everything must say something. Information deepens the work. Read more →
‘Tis the season of honorary degrees and while ASU may have caused a stir by not handing one to the President, the University of the Arts London made the International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes a doctor last night. And Giles Deacon was awarded a professorship! We realize these are honorary and not actual. But wouldn’t Read more →
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Yesterday, the Times dissected the state of Conde Nast’s ad sales, concluding that only magazines that “cast a wider net” in terms of who they allow to advertise in their publication are doing well right now, but that Conde’s long-standing position of never negotiating their prices with advertisers may turn out to be a good Read more →
The art world’s refusing to let go of their auctions, regardless of how tough times might be. We get it – as if the fashion industry would ever relinquish Fashion Week. But wouldn’t it make sense to postpone things a bit, especially after Christie’s disastrous auction at the beginning of this month? Yet, they’re forging Read more →
“To Brown, 24, who works at Esquire magazine in New York, the colorful strips are an important accessory, and he’s careful to coordinate them with his Kris Van Assche sweater or his Balenciaga bag. He generally wears one on his left hand or arm and balances it out with two or three on his right Read more →
“I don’t use a computer; I do research with my brain…And if I want or need to – I get people to do it for me.” – Karl Lagerfeld, on his computer illiteracy, in the International Herald Tribune.
“This Ruritanian rock ‘n’ roll was open to every cliché: “Rock the Czech Republic!” “Blonde models have a lot of polish!” – Suzy Menkes, on the Gucci show, in the International Herald Tribune.
“Clients were breathless with excitement. ‘I want everything – it was made for me,’ the actress Diane Kruger said, while Sofia Coppola uttered one joyous word: ‘Flats!’” – Suzy Menkes, on the wave of approval at Chanel’s S/S ’08 couture show, in IHT.
