We’ve yet to enter a Target collaboration launch party that didn’t instantly make us smile, and last night’s soirée for stylist Kate Young’s new eveningwear collection was no exception. In fact, we’re kind of still smiling about it.
“There’s a little bit of a showgirl and a drag queen in me and I think that it’s much more fun to do [evening wear] than make a bunch of black pants,” Young told us of the collection.
Australian model Jarrod Scott bares it all for his Vogue Hommes International S/S 13 shoot. Like, all of it. NSFW, obv. {The Fashion Spot}
Zac Posen designs a 24-karat gold dress—with a price tag of $1.5 million!—in honor of an ice cream bar. MAGNUM’s new gold ice cream bar, to be precise. {HuffPo}
Fashion brands want to be a part of Coachella! From hosting parties to sponsoring the festival itself, brands like H&M, A/X Armani Exchange, and Diesel + Edun are taking their wares to the desert. {WWD}
Revolutionizing home shopping is Shazam’s new fashion ID app, which will allow users to track down a TV character or personality’s outfit with just one tap. {The Guardian}
Supermodel, TV host, and now, hero! Heidi Klum saved her son Henry—and his two nannies—from a vicious riptide on a family Easter trip in Oahu, Hawaii. {US Weekly}
Whoaaa there. Emma Watson steams up the May cover of British GQ looking a whole lot like Julia Robert’s character Vivienne in Pretty Woman. {British GQ}
JCPenney hopes to spruce up its jewelry department with what it’s calling “The Bijoux Bar,” an upgraded line of fine jewelry, set to debut on April 28th. {WWD}
Last night Lindsay Lohan tweeted, “It’s official. Pregnant…” Errr, April fools? {The Cut}
Is Kate Young having the best week ever? Yesterday, she was named the fourth-most powerful celebrity stylist (though honestly we felt she could have been ranked higher) and today the full look book from her collaboration with Target, which we’ve been wanting to show you since we saw the collection IRL two months ago, is finally here.
See who else made the cut.
The campaign gives us a first look at a portion of the collection, which ranges in price from $29.99 to $89.99 and includes dresses, shoes accessories and more. We’ve seen it in person and a lot of it is actually pretty cute.
To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.
So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.
Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.
The Fashionista 50 slideshow. Click through for a bio of each of our picks.
Target is continuing to evolve its collaboration format.
Interspersed with the single designer collaborations we know and love, it’s been throwing in a few curve balls: There’s The Shops at Target, which has the retailer collaborating with off-the-beaten-path shops around the country; there was the not-so-successful Neiman Marcus holiday collaboration; and now it’s tapped a celebrity stylist to design a range of eveningwear.
Last night hip/hippy accessories line Little Doe held a dinner at designer Chase Cohl’s apartment rooftop in Soho. And even though we were smack in the middle of Manhattan, the hippy decor and completely unobstructed view of the sky made it easy to imagine you were far, far, away from the city. Which, of course, Read more →
A South Korean bar going by the name of “Chanel Business Club” has been sued by – you guessed it – Chanel. {HuffPo} V Magazine is getting celebs to disrobe left and right: first the ass-tastic cover shot of Nicole Kidman, now an editorial with a topless Céline Dion. {People} Model Elettra Wiedemann talks about Read more →
Former Editor Britt Takes Us Down Memory Lane: Fashionista turns five years old this month, and we’ve been checking back in with former Fashionista editors. Fourth in line is Britt Aboutaleb, who left not a dry eye in the house. We love you Britt!
Intern Insanity: Fashion internships have been a hot topic here at Fashionista, and our readers are not short on opinions. We investigated what internships were really like at major publications according to former interns after finding out that Condé Nast has completely overhauled their program. None other than Grace Coddington chimed in on the debate, stating that interns “think we owe them something.” Which side are you on?
How a Chanel Jacket Gets Made: It’s one of the ultimate symbols of an iconic fashion house that has been reinvented dozens of times. Now, watch how it gets made with this quick video.
Chinese Takeover: First it was Linsanity, now Chinese actresses and socialites are taking over the front rows at fashion week. These beautiful ladies are the future of fashion, so we put together a guide to get to know the new faces.
