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Monday April 25th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Olivier Theyskens Knows Who’s Designing Kate Middleton’s Dress, Rodarte’s Secret LA Haunts, and Lara Stone Would Be an Evil Bond Girl
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Olivier Theyskens Knows Who’s Designing Kate Middleton’s Dress, Rodarte’s Secret LA Haunts, and Lara Stone Would Be an Evil Bond Girl

Olivier Theyskens Apparently Knows Who’s Designing Kate Middleton’s Dress: Styleite caught up with Theyskens at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Karl Lagerfeld’s Magnum ice cream films, and he fessed up that he knew who was designing the dress. Maybe one more chocolate cocktail and he might have blurted the name. {Styleite}

Adweek’s Top Ten Most Influential Magazines. Plus, Joanna Coles Gets Editor of the Year: Joanna Coles, EIC of Marie Claire, is called the “anti-chic, anti-Anna” by AdWeek (and they mean it as a compliment.) Mags that made the list? Marie Claire, People StyleWatch, Cosmopolitan, and Vanity Fair, among others. No Vogue, though. *gasp* {AdWeek}

Beyoncé Wears a Dress Made of Petals With Her Knickers Showing for a Harper’s Bazaar Shoot in Paris: And she “hearts” us all. {JustJared}

No Such Thing As Standard Sizing: No doubt you’ve come across vanity sizing and arbitrary sizing while shopping for clothes. A new full body scanner is hitting malls to tell you which size you are in specific brands. (And a fun factoid: If you have a 27 inch waist you’re a size 8-10 at Marc Jacobs, but a size triple zero at Chico’s.) {NYT}

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Published at 1:17 PM

Wednesday October 27th, 2010

Exclusive: Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles Responds to Controversial Fatist Blog Post

Exclusive: Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles Responds to Controversial Fatist Blog Post

Marie Claire sex and relationship blogger Maura Kelly drew the ire of the internet yesterday with her post about CBS sitcom Mike & Molly titled “Should ‘Fatties’ Get a Room? (Even on TV?),” in which she concluded, yes, “fatties” should get a room because overweight people “gross” her out. Kelly’s post has since received nearly 1,000 comments, and unsurprisingly, the vast majority of them pillory her.

Some commenters are so upset with the mag for publishing the post that they claim they are canceling their subscriptions. One even called for a boycott of Marie Claire until Kelly was fired.

So what does Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles think of the piece? We asked her yesterday at Banana Republic’s spring show.

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Published at 9:54 AM

Wednesday June 30th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Joanna Coles Haul Vlogs, and Lady Gaga (Might Have) Gone Drag for Vogue Hommes
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Joanna Coles Haul Vlogs, and Lady Gaga (Might Have) Gone Drag for Vogue Hommes

Get a Clue: L.A. boutique Confederacy has teamed up with Francisco Costa to reproduce and sell the iconic white Calvin Klein dress that Alicia Silverstone wore in Clueless. (Recall the scene between Cher and her father: “What the hell is that?” “A dress.” “Says who?” “Calvin Klein.”) The dress will be sold online and in-store for $915. We’re, like, totally excited. {Daily Front Row}

Taylor-Made: Rachel Zoe’s former assistant Taylor Jacobson is now working as Kate Beckinsale’s stylist. It’s a high profile gig for Jacobson. Last thing we heard, she was consulting for denim line Kasil. Maybe her former boss won’t be so harsh now. {Hollywood Life}

The Teacher As Student: You probably wouldn’t expect the Editor-In-Chief of Marie Claire to be taking her cues from haul vloggers Blair and Elle Fowler (ages 16 and 21, respectively), but that’s exactly what she did. Check out Coles’ “What’s In My Bag” spoof vlog. {Marie Claire}

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Published at 12:47 PM

Wednesday May 5th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: How to Break into Fashion, Bryanboy Teams Up With Topshop & Lauren Conrad’s Milk Mustache
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: How to Break into Fashion, Bryanboy Teams Up With Topshop & Lauren Conrad’s Milk Mustache

Biker Chicks: We’ve been wanting to get bikes for a while now. This cute picture—shot at the Hester Street Fair—only adds fuel to the fire. {Mr. Newton} Wise Words: Narciso Rodriguez and Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles will teach a Learning Annex class on how to break into the fashion industry. You can buy tickets Read more →

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Published at 11:30 AM

Friday November 20th, 2009

Wednesday February 25th, 2009