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Vivienne Westood Fall 2011: Going for Gold

Vivienne Westwood titled her fall 2011 collection for her Gold label, “World Wide Woman.” “Fashion is global, influence comes from everywhere in the world,” read the line sheet. “You can wear anything in our part of the world. Anything goes.” And when Vivienne Westwood says “anything goes,” she means it.

Models walked down a glittering gold runway in boots covered in gold paillettes so that their feet nearly blended into the catwalk. Drawing your eye up from the pretty glitter of the runway came as a bit of a bit of a shock: models’ faces were painted white and smudged messily and heavily with black over their eyes, noses and mouths like they were extras at Marilyn Manson’s “Dope Show.”

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Menswear

Ervell Fall 2011: A Force to Reckon With

I’m just going to say it: Patrik Ervell should have won the CFDA/GQ New Menswear Designer of the Year. Quite simply, and I use the word “simply” intentionally here, no one is making menswear like Patrik Ervell. The refinement of his suits are unmatched, and his apparel retains an absolutely effortless sexiness and masculinity without losing even a touch of its elegance. And yet his materials are forward-thinking, without needing to get all up in your face with their avant-gardness. For my money, in terms of young, or “new” designers, he is the one to beat.

Ervell’s F/W 2011 collection began against a backdrop of white billowing parachutes, flowing with gusts of wind provided by fans. The minimal, dramatic set was a precursor for what was to come: the stage outline of the film Dogville, or those first, sparse piano notes that introduce Kanye’s Runaway.

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  • John Ortved
  • Monday, Feb 14, 2011 / 4:00 PM
Fashion Is Fun

Dream Designer Collaborations for 2011

For the New Year, we’ll forgo resolutions about what we will do and focus instead on what others should. (Less personal responsibility always better.) Since we’re all for the welfare of this industry and the designers who fuel it, we’ve crafted a list of dream collaborations which could generate huge buzz and dollars. Or maybe not. Read on, enjoy and pray with us that the Fashion God’s make this happen.

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  • Zandile Blay
  • Monday, Jan 10, 2011 / 4:13 PM
Entertainment

Get To Know the 19-year-old Art History Major Who Dropped Out of Yale To Style Kanye

This is Cassius Clay (not to be confused with the boxer who became Muhammed Ali–Ali was named after Clay’s ancestor, the 19th century abolitionist and politician of the same name..really). He went to fancy prep school at Phillips Academy in Andover and then to Yale and then one day last summer when he was shopping at Barneys his get up caught the eye of Kanye and the rest is history. Clay took a leave from Yale to become Yeezy‘s personal stylist and creative consultant.

Clay’s remarkable story warranted a piece in the NY Post a few months ago, but the paper never managed to get a quote from Clay himself. Leave it the folks at Opening Ceremony to snag an interview with the mysterious college sophomore behind the rapper who loves fashion so much it “breaks his heart.”

Here are the best bits–it’s almost too good to be true:

What were you wearing at the age of 10?
My school had a dress code of khakis with collared shirts for the younger boys. Dissatisfied with the informality of khakis, I adopted a personal uniform of exclusively white turtlenecks, grey flannel trousers, and black & white spectator shoes. I look back on it now as a dedicated engagement with minimalism (and self-caricature). Occasionally on weekends at home I would pretend to be a pharaoh with amulet and scepter.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kanye Shops J.Crew, Gaga Throws Her Armani Shoes At Her Fans and Natalie Portman’s Bare Rear Gets Digitally Covered

The Year In Bedbugs: Racked NY recaps the bedbug epidemic over the past year as it swept the city’s retail stores and shut down magazine HQs. {Racked NY}

Kanye Shops J.Crew: Kanye West and his entourage stopped by the J.Crew men’s shop in SoHo to shop for shoes, and took time to stop and pose for photos with fans. {Page Six}

Gaga Shoe Toss: Lady Gaga threw her Armani shoes at the crowd (it’s a dance tradition) as she closed her tour in Bercy, France. “Mr. Armani is going to kill me,” she said. {YouTube}

Fashion Editor Cribs: A look inside the apartments of fashion editors, from Carine Roitfeld to alpha kitty Atoosa Rubenstein. {Curbed}

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed 2010: The 30 Most Stylish People of the Year

It’s been a very fashionable 2010, so to celebrate, we’ve decided to compile our first-ever list of the year’s best dressed. Professionally styled or not (most are not), these men and women have consistently gotten it right this year, or at the very least, impressed us with their individuality.

For each actor, musician, model or industry person on our list, we’ve selected five of his or her best looks from the past 12 months, so hopefully this list is also full of inspiration. In alphabetical order, we present to you our top 30 best dressed of the year.

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  • Wednesday, Dec 15, 2010 / 10:00 AM
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kanye Wants to Tour in Balmain, An Ugg-ly Battle Rages Down Under, and Is Bebe Saying Buh-Bye to the Kardashians?

Bebe Waves Buh-bye to Kardashians? The Kardashians by Bebe line might be coming to an end. “The sisters do still have relevance,” said Bebe president, Emilia Fabricant, “but at Bebe we need to move with fashion and we want to be first in the fashion world with everybody else and not fall behind. We are definitely assessing the situation.” {WWD subscription required}

Kanye Wants To Tour in Balmain: Hint is reporting that Christophe Decarnin for Balmain will design all of West’s costumes for his upcoming tour. {Hint}

The 12 Days Of Giving: Starting Friday, December 17, Theory will be having a 12-day flash sale featuring one item from their current collection per day at 50% off. The sale will run through the 28th, and will include both women’s and men’s clothing. {Theory}

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Christopher Kane’s Menswear Collection, A Very Naked Daria Werbowy, and Bieber’s New Hair

Kane’s Menswear Collection: Christopher Kane will be launching his first ever menswear line at Dover Street Market. The full collection comes after a successful trial collection consisting of just t-shirts. The line will debut in early December. {Vogue UK}

A Very Naked Daria Werbowy: Vogue Paris’s 2011 calendar, stars Daria Werbowy naked in Louis Vuitton jewelry. {VogueParisLive/Twitter}

Emma Watson’s Vogue UK Shoot: Racked posted a behind the scenes video of Emma Watson’s shoot for British Vogue shot by Mario Testino. It’s short but sweet. {Racked}

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: ADR Made a Video, D&G Are Being Indicted and The Designer of Kate Middleton’s See-Through Dress Speaks

Royal Mistake or Royal History? The designer of this dress that Kate Middleton was wearing in a fashion show when Prince William first saw her, which we have to say is pretty ugly and a bit slutty, might be worth £100,000 at this point, but the designer “probably” won’t sell it. “She looked fabulous in my dress and I think she could become a style icon like Princess Diana – so the dress could become part of fashion history,” she said. She also said she would love to design Kate’s wedding dress. We really hope not. {Daily Mail}

eBay Gets Royal: Within a week of Kate and Wills’ engagement announcement, the number of Ebay items with the terms “Kate Middleton” and “Prince William” has increased dramatically. If your interest in British royals borders on obsession, there is plenty of memorabilia to be found, including mouse pads, thimbles and wedding ring replicas. {Inside Source}

Dress Code: Apparently school isn’t the only place where miniskirts can be banned. The city council of Castellammare di Stabia, a sea town close to Naples, has approved a bylaw to ban micro-minis. {WWD subscription required}

Turning Japanese: Marc Jacobs is on the cover of Numéro Tokyo’s Jan/Feb 2011 issue, dressed modestly in a black shirt and pants. {Fashion Copious}

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  • Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010 / 12:34 PM
Streetwalker

Street Style: Erika aka @Oscarprgirl

Name: Erika Bearman

Age: 29

Occupation: Director of communications for Oscar de la Renta and @Oscarprgirl on Twitter.

What was the last good movie you saw? The Social Network

Who is your favorite person to follow on twitter? John Jannuzzi. He has a blog textbook.tumblr.com, which is just so original and he really has a point of view.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Clothes Made of Giant Rats, Hells Angels v. Alexander McQueen Settles, and GQ Has Even More Inappropriate Glee Footage

Rat Fashion Show? Leave it to Bushwick to host a fashion show featuring clothes made from Nutria: giant rodents that are actually OK to kill because they are destroying Louisiana’s wetlands. Southern designer Billy Reid has also made garments out of Nutria, spurring a Guardian article earlier this year. Will Nutria be the next big trend? We’re not too keen on the idea of wearing rodents but maybe that’s just us. {Daily Intel}

Oh, Hell No: If you bought an Alexander McQueen Hells Angels knuckle ring after seeing it in our roundup, you might have to send it back. The Hells Angels, who sued McQueen, Zappos and Saks over the ring and other products bearing their trademark, have settled on the condition that the defendants stop selling the products AND recall and destroy what has already been sold. Those Hells Angels mean business. {WWD}

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  • Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010 / 2:00 PM
Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day: Fashion Breaks Kanye West’s Heart

Kanye West was named “Stylemaker of the Year” by the Accesories Council last night at Cipriani. He gave an amazing acceptance speech and Vulture transcribed the whole thing. It’s too good not to quote in full (but I’ve bolded the best parts):

The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, “What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?” And, “How does creativity apply across the board?” Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields? I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, “You’re finished. The shoe’s finished.” When it was ready it was like the dream of putting together the fabric and having the energy that I knew of being a street kid, of being a boy out of Chicago, and enjoying every day and the way I can connect with this. It’s like, you can’t play the video game anymore. And that’s what it’s about. So many people in this room, they can’t even go on vacation without being creative. They can’t sit on the beach, they have to create constantly. And that’s how I feel with this album coming out.

No wait, there’s more…

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