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Thursday May 17th, 2012

Kelly Cutrone Tells Us More About Her Thieving Ex-Assistant, Says He Stole Her Credit Cards

Kelly Cutrone Tells Us More About Her Thieving Ex-Assistant, Says He Stole Her Credit Cards

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Yesterday, we learned, thanks to a mini Twitter rampage by Kelly Cutrone, that one of her former assistants had stolen money from her company People’s Revolution and would soon pay the price. Kelly called us yesterday and now we know a little bit more about Kelly vs. the thieving ex-assistant.

First of all, she confirmed that the culprit is who we thought it was: the person she directed this tweet to, Brunson Stafford. He worked for Kelly for only a few months and was fired during this past fashion week. And he’s been methodically stealing money from her for the past several months.

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Thursday March 1st, 2012

New ANTM Judge Kelly Cutrone On Everything From Why ANTM Contestants Don’t Get Jobs to the Pitfalls of Working in the Fashion Industry
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New ANTM Judge Kelly Cutrone On Everything From Why ANTM Contestants Don’t Get Jobs to the Pitfalls of Working in the Fashion Industry

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Last night, Kelly Cutrone made her debut as the newest judge on America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion, a perfect role for someone known for being blunt and unfiltered on and off television.

Cutrone is a smart lady who spends a lot of time thinking about the fashion industry–from what’s wrong with it, to what fashion people will always complain about, to what it takes to break into it, to why runway shows are important, to how she’s building her own fashion business. Basically, she knows what she’s talking about and we think you should hear what she has to say. We caught up with her over “tea” before she headed out to a Van Halen concert a few evenings ago.

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Wednesday September 28th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Was Spotted at TopShop, Anna Wintour Wanted to Sit Next to Nicki Minaj at NYFW and Karl Lagerfeld’s NYC Apartment is for Sale
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Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Was Spotted at TopShop, Anna Wintour Wanted to Sit Next to Nicki Minaj at NYFW and Karl Lagerfeld’s NYC Apartment is for Sale

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The latest rumors in the post-Galliano Dior saga say that LVMH is definitely interested in Alexander Wang, but, according to Vogue UK, for “other reasons”– i.e. not as the designer for Dior. {Vogue UK}

Karl Lagerfeld’s NY Apt on the Market: No one’s really sure whether Karl ever actually stayed in this 3-bedroom Gramercy Park pad, but for a cool (recently reduced!) $5.2 mil you can get a taste of what it’s like to live like the Kaiser. {Curbed NY}

Anna Wintour Invited Nicki Minaj to NYFW: Turns out those hilarious photo ops were more deliberate than we thought. Minaj told radio station Z100 that Wintour had personally invited her to the Carolina Herrera show, and later sent the rapper a framed photo of the odd pairing, inscribed “We match!” {NY Daily News}

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Tuesday September 27th, 2011

Kelly Cutrone to Replace Andre Leon Talley on America’s Next Top Model?

Kelly Cutrone to Replace Andre Leon Talley on America’s Next Top Model?

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Kelly Cutrone‘s return to reality tv could be imminent and have a totally new context. The fashion publicist and author may replace Andre Leon Talley as a judge on America’s Next Top Model after the 17th season ends, Page Six reports. Talley’s been on the show for four years and since he began, his title at Vogue has changed from editor at large to the less burdensome one of contributing editor. Perhaps he intends to increase his role there again? Maybe Anna misses him?

Since Kell on Earth doesn’t look to be coming back anytime soon and The Hills/The City are definitely dunzo, we were wondering when we would be seeing Kelly on the small screen again. Given the affinity she’s shown for giving advice and making decisions, we think she would make a great judge for just about anything.

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Thursday September 8th, 2011

Kelly Cutrone Was Rescued from Hurricane Irene with Harnesses and Ropes and Now She’s Giving an Evacuee a Chance to Attend New York Fashion Week
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Kelly Cutrone Was Rescued from Hurricane Irene with Harnesses and Ropes and Now She’s Giving an Evacuee a Chance to Attend New York Fashion Week

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Erin Brockovich and Brangelina have nothing on Kelly Cutrone, who should now think of adding lobbyist/activist to her prolific resume. As we were waiting for the What Goes Around Comes Around show to begin a the Soho Grand yesterday afternoon (more on that shortly), we had a moment to catch up with the power publicist/author/reality star/Dr. Phil correspondent and found ourselves pretty impressed. While Manhattan emerged from Hurricane Irene’s path largely unscathed last week–save for a profusion of weather-related fashion Tweets, major Sunday hangovers, and rescheduled runway shows– other parts of the Northeast weren’t so fortunate.

“My house–I have $400,000 worth of damage at my home upstate, which is really funny because I convinced the Vice President of MTV to leave New York so she wasn’t stuck,” Cutrone said. “We ended up being rescued on harnesses with ropes.”

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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

Wednesday April 20th, 2011

Kelly Cutrone Shows Off New Client Ultra Diamonds With a Helicopter Ride to Woodbury Commons
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Kelly Cutrone Shows Off New Client Ultra Diamonds With a Helicopter Ride to Woodbury Commons

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Normal Gets You Nowhere is the title of Kelly Cutrone’s new book, but perhaps the mantra extends even further–like into her method for organizing press events.

Marshaling a dozen editors and bloggers eighty miles away from their offices in the middle of a work day is no small challenge. But leave it to Kelly and her People’s Revolution team to find a solution that was definitely not normal, in the best way possible.

For yesterday’s reopening of the Ultra Diamonds store in Woodbury Commons (a pretty amazing outlet mall about a 90 minute drive from Manhattan), Kelly ordered helicopters to whisk her guests straight from 34th street to suburbia in twenty short minutes.

Those minutes went by even faster with the aid of Kelly’s in-flight commentary: I’ve never heard anyone praise cloudy weather for being “goth” before, but hey, it kind of was. And in a testament to the ironclad memory that surely contributes to her PR success, Kelly remembered our helicopter pilot from his flying her once before– over a year ago– and asked about his daughter.

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Monday April 4th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Get Kate Middleton’s Old Blouse, Kelly Cutrone’s New Book, And Gwen’s Vintage LAMB
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Fashion News Roundup: Get Kate Middleton’s Old Blouse, Kelly Cutrone’s New Book, And Gwen’s Vintage LAMB

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Kate’s Blouse Back at Whistles: In case you need an over-priced silk shirt, the blouse from Whistles (circa 2008) which Kate Middleton wore in her engagement photo is now available again at the store. It’s called the “Kate” (original, guys) and retails for £125, up from £95. {Telegraph}

Kelly Cutrone’s New Book Available May 3: Kelly Cutrone, beloved in the fashion industry and now conquering all media, has a new book coming out on May 3 titled, Normal Gets You Nowhere. {WWD, subscription required}

Gwen Stefani Holding Online Auction to Support Japan: Japanese street culture is a well-known influence for Gwen and her LAMB label, and she’s given generously to help the country. In addition to a $1million donation, she’s having an online auction from April 11-25 to raise money for the country. You can bid on limited edition Harajuku t-shirts, vintage LAMB pieces, and a Harajuku-themed tea party with Gwen herself. {PopSugar}

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Tuesday March 8th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Natalia Vodianova Runs a Half Marathon/Walks Givenchy Four Hours Later, Kelly Cutrone’s Clothing Line, and Lindsay Wixson Doesn’t Finish Paris Fashion Week
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Fashion News Roundup: Natalia Vodianova Runs a Half Marathon/Walks Givenchy Four Hours Later, Kelly Cutrone’s Clothing Line, and Lindsay Wixson Doesn’t Finish Paris Fashion Week

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Lindsay Wixson Says ‘Au Revoir’ to Paris Fashion Week: The young model left Paris earlier this week after suffering from an allergic reaction caused by make-up. No particular show was blamed but we can’t imagine a face full of red make up at Victor & Rolf was good for anyone’s skin. Wixson will be missed at upcoming major shows like McQueen and Vuitton. {Vogue UK}

Armani’s Spring Collection On Screen: Giorgio Armani is the latest designer to jump on the fashion on film bandwagon. The film, entitled “The Color of the Night,” features Karen Elson in Armani’s flowing ‘Le Femme Bleue’ collection. Stills from the video can be found in the march issue of Interview. {Interview Magazine}

Lily Allen to Wed in Chanel: After starring in a Chanel handbag campaign and singing live at the house’s Spring 2010 runway show, it’s no surprise that Lily Allen has turned to Karl Lagerfeld to design her wedding dress. The singer will tie the knot with her beau Sam Cooper later this year. {Telegraph}

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