Rihanna and Taylor Swift may have been at the top of their fame game in 2012–both released new albums, courted controversy in their love lives, and were damn near inescapable–but apparently people didn’t really care to see them on the cover of fashion glossies.
Both starlets were newsstand duds, according to the Alliance for Audited Media’s annual report of the best and worst selling glossy covers. So which cover stars did boost sales?
Thierry Mugler has always been known as a creative revolutionary in the fashion world, and when he launched his first fragrance, Angel, 20 years ago, it was a completely shocking concept in many ways.
From the weird scent to the crazy ad campaigns (and the fashion that inspired them), take a walk down memory lane with us to celebrate Angel’s 20th anniversary in the US.
Whoops! Did Sigourney Weaver wear her Lanvin dress backwards at the SAG Awards? See for yourself. {HuffPo}
During her six hour testimony in court Gaga claimed her former assistant (who’s suing the pop star for overtime pay) was always partying with Terry Richardson and using her YSL discount without permission. {NY Post}
In all his spare time, Karl Lagerfeld is going to write a book–using 19th century daguerreotypes–about Roman fountains called The Glory of Water. {WWD}
Lady Gaga performed at the final Inaugural event, the Staff Ball, in a totally over-the-top dress. Obviously. Take a look. {HuffPo}
Kim Kardashian’s growing baby bump graces the front row of the Paris couture shows. {US Weekly}
Phillip Lim will release his first ever ad campaign this season. {Style.com}
Renew Your Closet: We compiled the best sites for retailing your clothes online, so you can put that new money toward your updated, 2013 wardrobe!
Learn from the Best: J. Crew’s Mickey Drexler revealed some secrets of his success at this week’s WWD CEO summit.
Fashion Family Tragedy: In unfortunate news this week, a plane carrying members of the Missoni family went missing, amid rumors of a possible kidnapping. However, the company has decided that the menswear show must go on, so it is still scheduled for Sunday in Milan.
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Looks like the open letter trend trend will continue into 2013.
It was a colorful, volumized, and thoroughly entertaining ride in the world of beauty this year. But will any of the year’s top ten trends endure? We have a few theories.
Disappointed with your Christmas presents this year? Well, there was one more you might have missed–and it was from your pals Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson.
Cathy Horyn and Oscar de la Renta may have had the only beef that literally involved beef, but there were a slew of others this year. Fashion people simply could not just let shit slide.
From drawn out legal battles to ironic graffiti wars, click through to rehash 2012′s biggest fashion beefs.
Between waxing poetic about Uggs, and defending Condoleeza Rice’s lipstick-on-teeth incident, there’s no question that Andre Leon Talley certainly has a way with words.
Most recently, he put his linguistic talent to good use to review a Rolling Stones concert for Vogue.com. And, well, let’s just say we don’t think anyone would have reviewed the concert in quite the same way. Read on for the greatest quotes from the piece.
Kristen Stewart said something nice! About fashion! We wish she would stop wearing sneaks on the red carpet, but we’ll take what we can get. {HuffPo}
Hilary Duff is really benefiting from those prenatal vitamins, as she was able to give up something beloved by all Hollywood starlets: Her hair extensions. {US Weekly}
Scott Schuman, the man behind the Sartoralist, sounds like he might possibly be the hardest person ever to shop for. {Refinery29}
We thought the holiday season was the perfect time to spread a little love throughout the fashion industry–but since we don’t see Hedi Slimane sending Cathy Horyn a Christmas card anytime soon, we decided to use our imaginations.
