Kate Moss covers the March issue of W magazine, and it’s the most compelling cover we’ve seen in a long time. Shot by Steven Klein and styled by Edward Enniful, the theme is “Good vs. Bad.” Or as Will Self says in the profile of her (which you can read here) “Dark Moss and Light Moss. Bad Kate and Good Little Katie—simple dichotomizing is not what this dyad deserves.” Indeed. Read more »
A-Listers Reportedly Want to Wear Victoria Beckham to the Oscars: Oh Posh, you’ve come a long way from being that one Spice Girl who barely sings. Michelle Williams recently walked the red carpet in a piece from the new Victoria by Victoria Beckham line, and now it’s rumored that A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, and Cameron Diaz are eyeing the designer to outfit them for the biggest night in Hollywood. {Fashion Magazine}
Lady Gaga to Launch Social Networking Site: So her stans have a safe haven to pay due homage to their Mother Monster, Lady Gaga is developing a new “community” website. Littlemonsters.com isn’t operational yet, but you can submit your name and e-mail address to the site so you may be among the first to have access to the site once it’s up. {AOL Music}
John Galliano Out and About: Beyoncé isn’t the only celeb to re-emerge from the depths. John Galliano was spotted at his friend DJ Jeremy Healy’s 50th birthday in London. Sources say the designer was “quiet” and “reserved.” {Page Six}
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It’s becoming pretty clear to us that Azealia Banks, the 20-year-old Laguardia HS grad whose dirty lyrics (and genuine talent) have everyone’s attention, is poised to take the fashion world by storm as well. In fact, in a remarkably short time (basically one trip to Paris), she already has. When Nicola Formichetti tweeted at her a couple of weeks ago (and made us wonder if she was the next Lady Gaga), that was just the tip of the iceberg. Read more »
File this one under things we don’t necessarily believe, but if it’s true, Lady Gaga may alienate a lot of the designers who adore her. According to the UK’s Mirror (which is a tabloid paper), she supposedly buys designer knock-offs.
The paper reports that while speaking to a group of fans in the US she said, “In Tokyo, they have all these stores that have fake Chanel and Versace. And I’m an Italian from New York, so I still buy it. This jacket is a fake.” Here are our issues with this and some arguments against this being true:
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Tavi’s in a Wilco Video: While at first glance this makes no sense, here’s how it happened: Wilco’s lead singer Jeff Tweedy has a 15-year-old son, Spencer. Spencer directed the video. Spencer is pals with Tavi and has written for Rookie. Hence, Tavi gets to be in a Wilco video. {Hollywood Reporter}
Expect a Lot of Polka Dots on Louis Vuitton Accessories This Summer: Marc Jacobs has collaborated with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on a wide range of accessories, RTW, shoes, watches, and jewelry. She’s best known for putting polka dots on pretty much everything. While Louis Vuitton reportedly won’t show the pieces at the fall shows in Paris this March, they’re supposed to hit stores in July. {WWD, subscription required}
More Looks From the Jason Wu for Target Line Revealed: Readers of People Style Watch‘s February issue were treated to a new ad and a full page of looks from the hotly-anticipated designer collab. When can we see the whole collection?? {The Budget Babe}
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This is the time for year-end lists and reflection, and when it comes to fashion, we always look forward to what Cathy Horyn has to say. The Times published a slideshow today of what Cathy Horyn has deemed the top fashion moments of 2011 (check out our own list here) and believe it or not, she didn’t like everything.
Her top 10 list, in which she gives her take on what she felt were the biggest fashion moments and events of the year, includes the Alexander McQueen Met exhibit, Sarah Burton’s royal wedding designs, John Galliano’s fall from grace, as well as some less obvious choices such as a dress Giovanna Battaglia wore to Cannes, Olivier Theyskens’ success at Theory and, weirdly, Pop Phones: landline-style handsets that you attach to your cell phone with a cord. Apparently they’re a thing and editors were using them in the front rows? She also nails into the redundancy of 1920s-inspired clothes on the spring runways, justifiably praising Prada and Balenciaga for going against the grain:
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The Latest on YSL v. Louboutin: Yes, this is still happening. YSL’s lawyers have now filed their appeal against Christian Louboutin’s latest appeal, which was due by the end of 2011. Way back in April, Louboutin sued YSL for selling a (red) shoe with a red sole, claiming the famed footwear designer had put a trademark on scarlet soles in 2008 – which the judge then deemed invalid. But clearly, Chris L. wasn’t about to give up without a fight. Y’all got drama, the saga continues. {WWD}
PETA Names Janet Jackson, Kim Kardashian “Celeb Grinches”: Is wearing fur the same as hating Christmas? PETA, who sure has a way with biting commentary, called Miss-Jackson-if-you’re-nasty “just plain nasty” for her apparent love of animal pelts and collaboration with Blackglama. Fur-lover Kim K has also been blacklisted, unlike her “sweet sister Khloe” who starred in an anti-fur PETA ad. {Telegraph}
Kate Moss Vogue Cover Gets Dupli-Kated: What ever happened to originality (and budgets), people? Australian mag Madison‘s Jan 2012 cover is a more saturated version of Kate Moss’s Vogue Paris cover from June/July 2010. And you may remember that just a few weeks back, Carey Mulligan’s American Vogue cover was reincarnated as a French Elle cover. These photos are without a doubt lovely, but isn’t the point of a fashion mag to sell clothes? Pretty sure those outfits are out of season… {HuffPo}
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In the magazine world, 2011 has come and gone (January 2012 issues are already out). Thus, WWD has issued their annual report on the year’s best and worst selling American covers–meaning, which celebrity faces, from Lady Gaga to Kim Kardashian, achieved the highest success rate at newsstands.
The results, while largely predictable, included a few surprises.
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It’s official. The universe is completely obsessed with manicures and nail art. If you don’t believe us, look here. And celebrities are always a source of inspiration–sometimes for what NOT to do, but usually making us pea green with envy because of their cleverly covered digits. While many famous ladies sported a sophisticated neutral palette this past year, there is an elite pack who said, “Screw that. We like glitter.” Katy Perry even famously changed her manicure mid-VMAs this year.
Click through to see all the celebs this year who used their nails for artistic expression, to make a personal statement, and sometimes to just generally intimidate us.
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Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin have quietly put together a coffee table book of unforgettable photographs spanning the couple’s 26-year career and romantic relationship. Pretty Much Everything (Taschen) will pretty much cost you an arm and a leg with a price tag of $700 for the 342-page limited edition tome, which includes contributions by Olivier Zahm, Penny Martin, Michael Bracewell and Bruce Sterling.
If that seems worth it, Amazon appears to have two copies available to get in time for Christmas. If not, Style.com has a slideshow of 15 of their most memorable photographs, with insightful commentary from Inez and Vindoodh about their shoots and subjects like Kate Moss (the above photo is their favorite they’ve taken of her).
Meenal Mistry also did an in-depth interview with the couple for Style.com’s “Image Makers” series. Click through for the most interesting tidbits about them, putting flowers in Bill Murray’s hair, their favorite models, their stance on under-18 models and making Lady Gaga cry.
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Music—especially the men and women who make it—has served as inspiration in the fashion world for decades, and this year we felt it more than ever.
Everywhere we turned, musical muses were popping up in the front rows of runway shows (in some cases, even on the runway), as well as on magazine covers month after month. The fascination fashion has with music must go both ways, because artists have recently stepped up their style game in their music videos as well, wearing pieces from the world’s most prestigious fashion houses and custom couture creations that would make even the most snobbish of editors drool.
The 2011 crop of music videos featured everything from ’90s supermodels to rampant fashion photography references, and we’ve picked the 15 videos that we believe really stood out in the style department. Which one did you watch on repeat?
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Kardashians Setting Up Shop in Dallas: Say what you want about the Kardashian Krew, just don’t call them lazy. With Khloe’s hubby Lam-Lam now traded to the Mavericks, word is they’re already scoping out locations for a new DASH store in Dallas. Werk, girls, get that ka$h. {TMZ}
Gwyneth’s GOOP App Promotes Expensive Living: Always wondered where to get the best kelp smoothie in New York? Ya, me neither. But Gwyneth Paltrow now has an app for that. Her GOOP NYC app may only cost $3.99, but you’re guaranteed to spend thousands more if you actually follow in her perfectly aligned footsteps. {Gawker}
CFDA Names Winners’ Mentors: Mentors have been chosen for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund honorees. Winner Joseph Altuzarra will be mentored by Calvin Klein prez and chief exec Tom Murry, Pamela Love gets Harry Winston’s Frédéric de Narp, and Creatures of the Wind designers Shane Gabier and Chris Peters will work with Rag & Bone duo David Neville and Marcus Wainwright. Just in time for some holiday thank-you presents… Brownie points, people! {WWD}
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