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Monday September 19th, 2011

Zach Galifianakis, Handbag Designer?

Zach Galifianakis, Handbag Designer?

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We love Zach Galifianakis, but really? Designing a handbag? We thought he just carried one in the movies.

We never saw it coming but it’s true. The comedian has been tapped by Keith Richards’ wife Patti Hansen to design a one-of-a-kind handbag for her line Hung On U, which will be auctioned off for charity at the bag line’s Barneys launch party. Proceeds will benefit the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation

Galifianakis isn’t the only unlikely guest celebrity designer:

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Published at 12:50 PM

Sunday September 11th, 2011

Christian Siriano Spring 2012: Coral Fixation
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Christian Siriano Spring 2012: Coral Fixation

by Elana Fishman

There’s no doubt that “fierce” former Project Runway winner Christian Siriano has done an admirable job of working his flair for the dramatic and utter quotability (not to mention that reality TV recognition) to his advantage. In addition to earning celeb fans like Victoria Beckham and Christina Hendricks and rolling out shoe collections for Payless, the pint-sized mogul was one of the first designers to master the Twitter game. But despite his likability, many of the intricate evening dresses for which he’s known are, in the words of his Runway mentor Tim Gunn, “a lot of look.”

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Friday September 2nd, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Azzaro’s New Creative Director, What to Talk About During NYFW and Taylor Lautner Consults Joe Zee
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Azzaro’s New Creative Director, What to Talk About During NYFW and Taylor Lautner Consults Joe Zee

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Azzaro has a new creative director: Azzaro chose a young unknown to replace Vanessa Seward as its new creative director. Sao Paulo-born Mathilde Castello Branco, 39, will present her first collection for the Paris-based house in January for pre-fall 2012. She was at Lanvin before. {WWD}

Arizona Muse covers Australian Vogue: Kai Z. Feng. shot Arizon Muse for the cover of Australian Vogue‘s October issue–three of them in fact. We like. {Fashion Copious}

Fashion Week talking points: Here is a roundup of what will surely be New York fashion week’s hot topics, and there are some pretty interesting points, with fashion people like Scott Sternberg, Anna Sui and Vanessa Friedman weighing in on issues like the NYFW schedule, underground fashion, Lincoln Center’s effectiveness, young models and more. {Style.com}

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Published at 1:15 PM

Monday August 29th, 2011

Top 10 Irene-Related Tweets from Fashion Peeps
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Top 10 Irene-Related Tweets from Fashion Peeps

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Who’s the latest It Girl everyone in fashion is talking about? Irene! No, she’s not a gorgeous, 5’11 supermodel from the Ukraine, she’s the hurricane that’s been slowly making her way up the east coast. While Irene wrecked serious havoc in North Carolina, NYC was lucky enough to miss the brunt of her force. And, fashion people being fashion people, they had a lot to say about it. Check out our top ten Irene-related fashion tweets from this weekend.

COACD (@coacd)
Heard Irene is signing w Wilhelmina @LaDivafina

Coco Rocha (@Cocorocha)
I told @mickinyc it was Irene or me. RT @LaDivafina We sent her home, options released RT @COACD: Heard Irene is signing w Wilhelmina

Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung)
I think Irene might need a lil help with her PR after this wknd @KCDworldwide u might have a new client.

DKNY PR Girl (@dkny)
Part of me feels like #Irene was a giant ploy by all the supermarkets on the East Coast.

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Tuesday August 23rd, 2011

Earthquake In NYC! Here are the Top Ten Reactions from Fashion Peeps on Twitter

Earthquake In NYC! Here are the Top Ten Reactions from Fashion Peeps on Twitter

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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake just hit somewhere near Richmond, VA and tremors were felt from Washington D.C. to Manhattan (we may have thought there was a particularly hefty person stomping on the roof, at first…). Of course, we turned to Twitter as our first source to find out that, yes, that swaying we felt was, in fact, an actual earthquake in Manhattan of all places. And because fashion people Tweet their every waking moment, we rounded up some of the best reactions to the midday rumble:

Joe Zee (@mrjoezee)
Everyone’s ok at my @ELLEmagazine office here – clearly, since they’re all tweeting like crazy going down 41 flights of stairs. #Earthquake

DKNY PR GIRL (@dkny)
This is when everyone on the Wesrt Coast starts calling us drama queens….

Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung)
It wasn’t an earthquake. Its momma nature’s tummy rumbling. hee hee.

Eva Chen Bannister (@evachen212)
okay, I’m kind of annoyed that what I assumed was me tripping in my slightly too big Chanel flatforms was actually an earthquake. what.

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Published at 2:28 PM

Friday August 19th, 2011

Office Supplies That Double As Makeup Tools, And More Tricks From CoverGirl’s Jake Bailey
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Office Supplies That Double As Makeup Tools, And More Tricks From CoverGirl’s Jake Bailey

by Natalie Matthews

Maybe Taylor Swift’s adorably humble yet impressively savvy image is more than just a media concoction. Despite the team of professionals she’s surrounded by, the gal frequently does her own makeup. According to celebrity makeup artist Jake Bailey, that perfect, dramatic cat eye–a staple hammered into her looks as heavily as her army of pale, full-skirted frocks–is often Taylor’s own handiwork.

“I’m amazed at the speed and precision with which she does her own cat eye,” Bailey gushed over dinner at NYC’s 5 Ninth last night, rendering even the most adept beauty editors at the table a little jealous. Noting that many women have slightly different shaped eyes, Bailey cited “practice, practice, practice” as his main advice for mastering the look, since there’s no uniform trick to account for individual, asymmetrical nuances.

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Published at 3:45 PM

Wednesday August 3rd, 2011

Gwyneth Paltrow Covers Elle‘s September Issue: Here’s the Full Editorial and Highlights From Her F-Bomb Laden Interview
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Gwyneth Paltrow Covers Elle‘s September Issue: Here’s the Full Editorial and Highlights From Her F-Bomb Laden Interview

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Gwyneth is looking fantastic lately, and she continues to look fantastic on the cover of Elle‘s September issue, which the Fashion Spot dug up. We are loving the stripped-down makeup, messy hair, and monochrome black outfit. The styling, courtesy of Joe Zee, has a casual vibe. Boring? Maybe, but we like Gwynnie best when she’s being down-to-earth.

Here are some of the highlights from her interview with Mickey Rapkin:

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Published at 10:17 AM

Tuesday May 24th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Joe Zee Gets Picked Up, a Topshop Pop-Up, and a Boy for Carla?
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Joe Zee Gets Picked Up, a Topshop Pop-Up, and a Boy for Carla?

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All on the Line Continues: Joe Zee’s fashion reality TV venture for Sundance has turned out to be as successful as the designers he’s helped. All on the Line has officially been picked up for a second season of entertaining designer rescue missions. {WWD}

Mary-Kate as Me: We love a good Olsen twins photo shoot and we love a good Terry Richardson photo shoot. Combine the two and we’re pretty much in heaven. Think fur coats, big glasses and lots of thumbs up. {Terry Richardson’s Diary}

Secret Shopping: This Thursday, there will apparently be a “secret” pop-up shop inside the Topshop store in Soho (as well as Oxford Circus for any Londoners). It will stock special collaboration items from Pamela Love, Nasir Mazhar, Meadham Kirchhoff, and Ann-Sofie Back and will be located…somewhere near a florist? {Racked}

Gaga Needs Help: If you missed The View yesterday, here is a video of Lady Gaga’s interview, including her having to be helped onto the stage by two men and almost falling when trying to hug Barbara Walters because her shoes are so insanely tall. {Styleite}

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Published at 12:53 PM

Monday May 2nd, 2011

How Joe Zee Recovered From A Disastrous First Interview at WWD and More Lessons From the Vitaminwater Panel at FIT

How Joe Zee Recovered From A Disastrous First Interview at WWD and More Lessons From the Vitaminwater Panel at FIT

by NATALIE MATTHEWS

Long before Elle’s Joe Zee found stratospheric success as a stylist, editor, and yes, reality star, he experienced this horrid reality:

As a recent college grad applying to be a fashion editor at WWD, Zee was asked to stage a photo shoot as a test. The results were even more disastrous than any conundrum Bravo or MTV could cook up: first, the location flooded; then, a light fell, exploded, and caught on fire. And his model? A no-show. By the time Zee did damage control and found another model to fit the clothes, the location kicked them out, closing before they’d even shot a single frame.

Needless to say, Zee didn’t get that WWD job, and to this day he “can’t even explain the level of devastation” he felt. So how, then, did Zee become such a force in the fashion world?

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Published at 5:45 PM

Wednesday April 20th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Shops at Banana, a Little Boy Gets a Leg Wax, and Dr. Martens Launched a Clothing Line
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Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Shops at Banana, a Little Boy Gets a Leg Wax, and Dr. Martens Launched a Clothing Line

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Kate Middleton Shops at Banana Republic: Continuing her tour of high street stores to (ostensibly) shop for her honeymoon, Kate was spotted in Banana Republic buying summer clothes yesterday. Showing amazing discretion, Banana refused to reveal which pieces the future princess purchased. {TelegraphUK}

Mom Lets Her Little Boy Try a Leg Wax: After watching his mom and her friends wax their eyebrows, the boy insisted that he wanted to try it. His mom obliged by putting a tiny bit on his leg fluff. The result is eardrum-shattering. (Hey, it’s never to early to learn manscaping.) {HuffPo}

Dr. Martens Launched a Clothing Line: Riding the current tide of 90s nostalgia, Doc Martens just launched its clothing line, which contains lots of checked dresses. {The Independent}

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Published at 12:50 PM
Joe Zee Gets Harassed; Beefs Up Security On All on the Line
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Joe Zee Gets Harassed; Beefs Up Security On All on the Line

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If you needed another reason to tune into Joe Zee‘s heartwarming reality show on the Sundance channel in which the outsize fashion personality plays fairy godmother to struggling designers here it is: drama. As in, suicide threats and beefed up security drama.

On last night’s episode of All on the Line, Joe Zee swoops in to rescue and revive the career of designer Gemma Kahng, who had faded into oblivion after doing millions in business during the ’90s. Zee felt that Kahng’s “creative director” David Victor Rose was doing more harm than good to her business and advised Khan to cut ties with Rose. Kahng followed Zee’s sage advice, canned Rose and churned out an amazing collection which was then picked up by Kirna Zabete.

Only Rose didn’t take kindly to being shown the door.

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Published at 11:03 AM

Tuesday April 5th, 2011

Chat With Joe Zee Today On Facebook About His New Show All On The Line
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Chat With Joe Zee Today On Facebook About His New Show All On The Line

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Joe Zee‘s new show on Sundance, All On The Line, may have gotten off to a glitchy start when it premiered last week–there were some sound issues that Zee bemoaned over twitter–but it should be smooth sailing from here on out. Tonight Zee plays fashion fairy godfather to Kara Janx, whom you might remember as a runner up on another fashion reality TV show, Project Runway.

At 4 p.m. today on All On The Line‘s Facebook page, Zee will be available to answer all your fashion questions–whether they have to do with his new show or not. And if you’re in the industry or aspiring to break in, now’s a good time to mine this industry vet for some sage advice for yourself! All you’ve got to do is “like” All On the Line‘s page and log on at 4 p.m. to ask away. We’ll be chiming in with questions too. See you there…

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Published at 1:54 PM