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Taylor Tomasi Hill Leaves Marie Claire for Moda Operandi–So Who Will Be the Mag’s New Face?

According to the New York Times, Taylor Tomasi Hill has left her post as style and accessories director at Marie Claire to become the artistic director for retail site Moda Operandi.

It’s an impressive coup for Moda Operandi, which, according to the paper, also managed to poach Gilt’s Roopal Patel, especially since the site only just launched in February. It’s also a huge loss for Marie Claire, who really used Taylor in all her fashion-forward, unbelievably gorgeous, street-style-fodder, glory as the poster child for their recent fashion-y makeover, having wooed her away from her former post at Teen Vogue with, we assume, a hefty paycheck and lots of perks.

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Fashion Week Parties

Watch Harmony Korine’s Disturbing New Fashion Film For Proenza Schouler, Plus Party Pix of Olivier Zahm, Lea Seydoux and More From the Premiere

By Leah Chernikoff Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 / 7:44 PM

PARIS–Last night at soon-to-be It-club Silencio (think Gold Bar plus Kenmare), Proenza Schouler‘s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez along with POP magazine threw a party to celebrate the release of their new Harmony Korine-directed fashion film, Snowballs. The title is entirely misleading because not only is there nothing snowy or bally about this film, but snowballs also connote a sort of childhood cuteness (a snowball fight! fun!) and this film is not that. It’s disturbing and most of the posh fashion-y crowd (which included both Traina sisters and Lauren Santo Domingo) left the screening room feeling a bit unnerved and gripping their champagne flutes a little tighter. The creepy baby voices singing, the models dressed up like Native Americans with distorted faces and feet shod in trash bags, the not-so-sober rotund shirtless Southern preacher type character in a trailer, the part where the shirtless fat Southern guy and the two characters dressed up as Native Americans all dance together in a circle–it’s provocative to say the least.

Jack McCollough even acknowledged to WWD that the film is “not like a sales vehicle. It’s a sales deterrent if anything.” But that’s precisely why it’s awesome. Read more »

Fashion Is Fun

Moda Operandi is Collaborating With Polyvore on a Contest Where You Get to Dress Lauren Santo Domingo and Aslaug Magnusdottir

Starting today, users of Polyvore will not only get to put together outfits for Moda Operandi co-founders Lauren Santo Domingo and Aslaug Magnusdottir, but might actually win something for it. Participants must create a head-to-toe look for either Lauren or Aslaug. The two of them will personally choose one winner to receive the very cute Eddie Borgo’s Bear Trap Bangles pictured below and a $200 gift card to be spent on Moda Operandi.

We’re guessing, then, that the winner will be chosen based on what the two stylish girls feel is the closest to something they would actually wear.

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Shala Monroque in Jason Wu, Lauren Santo Domingo in Versace and More

By Alaina Hernandez Friday, May 27, 2011 / 6:30 PM

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Fashion Careers

Attention U.S. Designers: Apply For the 2011 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize!

Each year, the Dorchester Collection–owner of such well-known hotels as London’s the Dorchester, the New York Palace (former residency of Chuck Bass) and the Beverley Hills Hotel–awards an endowment to an up and coming designers of ready-to-wear or luxury clothing and/or accessories. Called the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, any U.S. based designer who has consistently operated their brand for two years may apply. (Last year the prize went to British designer Thomas Tait.) The winner will receive $40,000 to help further establish their line and also have the chance to display their collection during Paris Fashion Week in 2012 at Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

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The Business

Moda Operandi’s Aslaug Magnusdottir Talks Isabel Marant, Layaway for the Elite, and Why LSD Was Her Top Choice for a Partner

Innovations in retail are few and far between. In 2007, I remember hearing about Gilt Groupe and thinking, “this is going to change the way people shop.” Over the last four years, the flash sales site has certainly altered our idea of a discount.

But I’d argue that Moda Operandi–a new platform that allows users to buy pieces right off the runway–is equally as innovative, if not more so.

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Beauty

Five Things We Learned About Lauren Santo Domingo’s Beauty Routine, Starting With That She Doesn’t Wash Her Own Hair

Lauren Santo Domingo opens up about her beauty secrets on Into the Gloss today. Want to know the secret? Pay other people to do everything for you–including wash your hair. Here are the top five gems:

“For hair—not like I wash my own hair, I can’t even remember the last time I washed my own hair—I have Avalon Organics shampoo and conditioner.”

“When I go out at night, I definitely trust the professionals—I get a blow-out, I get my makeup done—I just can’t be bothered to do it myself. I can do my makeup well, but I don’t feel as good…I just prefer to have it done for me.”

“I do a blowout once every five days, I go to De Berardinis, it’s right around the corner from my apartment. They have so many people, and every single one of them is good, which is so rare. I don’t really book appointments—I just call and say, ‘Do you have anyone in 20 minutes?’ That’s about as far in advance as I can plan. It’s usually when I have 100 emails to do—when I look at my phone and I see 65 emails, it’s my cue for a blowout. [Laughs] I’ve probably blown dry my own hair three or four times…I’m just bad at it and I don’t feel like learning, when there are such good hair stylists in New York.”

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Caption This

Caption This: At Lauren Santo Domingo’s Baby Shower Guests Ate This Baby (Cake)

By Leah Chernikoff Friday, Feb 11, 2011 / 8:25 PM

–Derek Blasberg accompanied this tweetpic with this tweet: “The only things to know about our baby shower for @TheLSD: seven months pregnant she’s still sample size, and THIS [link to creepy cake with baby doll].” That is all. Happy fashion week people.

Textbook

Textbook for Fashionista: Lauren Santo Domingo

By John Jannuzzi Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 / 2:12 PM

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Crystal Renn for Jimmy Choo, Drew Barrymore Wears Jil Sander Spring 2011 and People Are Weirded Out, and More on LSD’s Moda Operandi

Crystal is Choo’s New Girl: Crystal Renn continues her hot streak by landing the latest Jimmy Choo campaign, replacing Amber Valetta. {The Cut}

EBay’s New ‘See It On’ App Let’s You Virtually Try On Sunnies: Could this be the future of shopping? EBay’s new “See It On’ “augmented reality feature” lets users with the iPhone 4 virtually try on sunglasses. For now the app is limited to certain styles of sunglasses but EBay has plans to expand the feature to include more designs in the future. {WWD subscription required}

More on LSD’s Moda Operandi: Moda Operandi’s co-founder, Aslaug Magnusdottir (she’s the former head of merchandising at Gilt Noir), opened up to Blackbook about her forthcoming e-commerce venture with Lauren Santo Domingo. {Blackbook}

Baby Gaultier: Gaultier is launching a line for little ones–really little ones, aged new born to two–called Gaultier Bebe. The collection will include knitted dungarees, sailor shirts and bodysuits in Gaultier’s signature red, white and blue. Perfect for the baby who has everything. {Vogue UK}

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Pre-Halloween Edition

By Dhani Mau Friday, Oct 29, 2010 / 5:00 PM

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Fashion Week

Watch Oscar De La Renta’s Runway Show Live!

fter the brand’s successful foray into online streaming with its Resort 2011 show, Oscar de la Renta will once again be offering the opportunity to watch their Spring/Summer 2011 show live at 5pm EST with backstage coverage beginning at 4:30pm EST. You can tune in here to Fashionista at 4:30pm to watch the livestream. After the show, there will be special items that can be purchased right off the runway.

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