Sometimes, men feel weird about dating women who are taller than them, and vice versa. It’s silly but it’s true. But Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, whose divorce filing was announced today, have never let that get in their way. Based on the evidence–years of red carpet photos of them in which Katie is heads Read more →
Tom Cruise’s latest turn as ’80s musician Stacee Jaxx in the just released Rock of Ages really required the actor to play outside of his usual good guy/hero schtick. Jaxx is a tattooed, womanizing, drug-addled rock god who–are you ready for the best part?–wears a codpiece.
And not just any old codpiece either. Rock stars can’t just purchase their codpieces in Provincetown like everyone else, now can they? No. They can’t. This codpiece was custom made by ‘script-specific prop’-maker Doug Wright. The actual ‘piece,’ which sounds more like a Damien Hirst piece than codpiece, is a devil’s skull, bedazzled with rhinestones, metal studs, silver leaf, and a ruby-rhinestone encrusted tongue. All mounted on a leather jockstrap. Sexy.
The word “Fetish” is emblazoned on the cover of this month’s Numéro magazine, while Katie Holmes and Claudia Schiffer both don leather and lace with a side of kink on the covers of Vogue Spain and Germany. A pattern seems to be emerging… Lately there has been a flood of fashion editorials that dive into Read more →
Demi Moore has been announced as the face of Ann Taylor‘s fall 2011 ad campaign. She follows in the footsteps of former Ann Taylor beauties Katie Holmes and Naomi Watts.
¡Ay, caramba! (Sorry we couldn’t resist). You’ve got to admit Katie Holmes, better known as Suri’s mom, looks smoking hot in this spread for Vogue
This week was all about innate style–these ladies just know how to dress. Shala Monroque continued her red carpet streak in Jason Wu, while Katie Holmes wore her own design from Holmes & Yang‘s stunning spring collection. Rihanna looked sophisticated in a bone-colored Max Azria suit, and Lauren Santo Domingo stepped out to dinner at The Lion with Versace in one of the label’s colorful offerings. Marc Jacobs-lover Rose Byrne wore a fancy black lace suit by the designer.
Fashion People Share Their Prom Pics: Betsey Johnson was crowned Prom Queen at her 1958 school dance in a poofy princess dress and Karlie Kloss, who attended prom recently in a Jason Wu frock, jokes that she was probably the first person ever to wear the designer in St.Louis. Charlotte Ronson, the Vena Cava girls and more submitted photos. {Teen Vogue}
Prada Is About to Go Public: Prada recently announced plans to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Bourse, and it looks like the date for their stock market debut is nearing. Sources say the Italian luxury brand is on track to go public by July. {WWD, subscription required}
Candice Swanepoel Confronts Her Weight-Loss Critics: South African bombshell and VS Angel Candice Swanepoel came under fire yesterday when some photos of her at a Victoria’s Secret event showed her looking dramatically thinner. Today she responded to the NY Daily News, “”I am healthy and happy. I’m heartened to know how much everyone cares about me, but in this case everything is normal and good.” Hope so! {New York Daily News}
This may be geeky, but one of my dreams as a fashion writer has been to observe a designer walking a department store sales staff through his or her collection. The great ones all do this–Michael Kors is legendary for it–but because it happens before the store opens, it’s not something that onlookers often witness.
But yesterday my luck turned. I watched Katie Holmes and Jeanne Yang explain their collection to a small group of tenured Barneys New York staff. “If you have questions about the garments, email us,” Yang told them. “We want feedback from the customers.” This quick statement conveyed that Holmes & Yang is serious business–definitely not a silly side project from an actress and her stylist.
We’ve become huge fans of the Hollywood Reporter over the last few months, mostly due to Janice Min’s excellent makeover of the trade publication. Staffer Merle Ginsberg navigates the LA fashion scene with an entertaining mix of gossip, insider news, and general knowledge that is not only rare for the West Coast, but rare for fashion writing in general.
So we were thrilled to see Ginsberg’s list of the 25 most powerful stylists in Hollywood covering this week’s issue. Rachel Zoe obviously ranks number one, with names like Nicole Chavez, Annabel Tollman, Brad Goreski, Leslie Fremar, and Kate Young rounding it out. See the full list below, and read the Zoe cover story here.
Pilati Isn’t Going Anywhere: YSL confirmed via Twitter today that the rumor that this would be Stefano Pilati’s last season at YSL is just that–a rumor. “From YSL HQ in Paris… Pilati busy working on the next collection. All the rumors unfounded – he is here to stay,” the tweet read. Rumors always come from somewhere, and this one’s been floating around for a while. But we’ve got to believe YSL, and hope Pilati blows us out of the water with his fall collection next week. {@Y_S_L}
Get a Glimpse of Natalie Portman’s Tutus: Six of the ethereal tutus Portman wore in Black Swan will be on display as part of the exhibit “Rodarte: States of Matter” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. {Hollywood Reporter}
Kelly Osbourne’s Material Girl Campaign is Here and We Like It: Osbourne is looking good as the new and improved face of Madonna and Lourdes’ line posed against the graffitied walls of grungy New York hot spots like Lit Lounge and Mars Bar. {The Cut}
Lily Cole’s True Passion is for Acting: The flame-haired model says that her days on the catwalk have been a blessing and a curse on her future career as a serious actress. Cole will star in Chekhov’s The Seagull in March at Cambridge University {Vogue UK}
Ann Taylor continues their revamp efforts (ok, sometimes we’ve called it their J.Crew-ification) with today’s announcement that Katie Holmes will be the new face of the workwear brand, WWD is reporting. The campaign will break in March magazines. Holmes is a good fit to replace Heidi Klum: she’s a 32-year-old working mom whose style has Read more →
As writers whose homework includes reading high fashion glossies, it’s occasionally fun to peek inside something less sophisticated, like a weekly rag, just to see who is cheating on/lying to/zoomin’ whom. But when it comes to the trend report at the back of the book, we typically don’t find much inspiration.
Yet now and again, a celebrity gets a style right. In this circumstance, it’s not a particular trend, but a brand. And it’s not just one celebrity, but a few.
Everyone from Jessica Alba to Katie Holmes to Naomi Watts to Rachel Bilson has been wearing Madewell as of late, and we understand why.
