It’s here! It’s here! The Met Ball red carpet is finally underway. So the fashion is great–though not exactly punk. According to Anna Wintour, though, her florals are punk, in a way: Andrew Bolton, the currator of the exhibit told her that pink was the real color of punk. Hence the color scheme. So there. Read more →
For the first time ever, fashion enthusiasts with deep pockets will be able to shop the designs worn on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
What that means is if you see, on one of the four websites live streaming the Met Gala arrivals at 7 p.m. on the night of May 6 (ModaOperandi.com, Vogue.com, Samsung.com or MetMuseum.org), say, Lena Dunham wearing a Wes Gordon number that strikes your fancy, you’ll be to buy it the next day on Moda Operandi.
Great news fashion fans (and fans of unintentionally funny photogs): The Met Gala red carpet will be livestreaming again this year.
This year’s red carpet will be hosted by Vogue‘s own William Norwich and model Hilary Rhoda
Who epitomizes the punk movement more than Beyoncé? Tick… tick… Time’s up.
Even paragon of perfection Gwyneth Paltrow makes red carpet fashion mistakes. And, refreshingly, isn’t afraid to admit them, in her own newsletter no less.
From Versace inspired by Johnny Rotten to Karl Lagerfeld’s version of Sid Vicious, see how punk and high fashion came together for the Met’s upcoming Costume Institute exhibit.
It looks like Vanity Fair is going to have some sort of NYC tech power players feature in a forthcoming issue. Perhaps even a cover considering the number of people involved and the fact that VF tapped Annie Leibovitz to shoot it. Apparently Leibovitz and NYC-famous subjects including (a very pregnant) Lauren Santo Domingo, Mayor Read more →
We had a hard time writing about this because we want this giveaway all to ourselves. Moda Operandi, Lauren Santo Domingo and Aslaug Magnusdottir’s revolutionary e-commerce site that allows users to buy looks straight off the runway, is giving away a $5,000 shopping spree to one lucky reader. Yes, we said FIVE GRAND. That’s enough to buy the Peter Pilotto resort dress of your dreams (like the ones pictured at left), the Sigerson Morrison shoes to go with it, and maybe a Band of Outsiders blazer or Thom Browne top, just because you can.
One of our favorite places to shop online, Moda Operandi was the first and is still the only place where you can shop ready-to-wear almost in real time–just after it leaves the runway, and months before it ever hits stores. Talk about instant gratification.
So I guess we have to give you the link to enter this most awesome giveaway: Click here to enter.
Moda Operandi, the site that brought us the online trunk show–allowing shoppers to buy looks hot off the runway–has had stratospheric success since it launched back in February 2011 with its unique sales model. And it’s about to get bigger and even more innovative.
Moda Operandi just announced that it received a round of funding to the tune of $36 million. Condé Nast, a previous investor, threw some money at the company again, as did LVMH and IMG for the first time. Think about the possibilities: Helmed by co-founders Aslaug Magnusdottir (formerly of Gilt Groupe) and Lauren Santo Domingo (formerly of Vogue) and armed with investments from some fashion business heavy-hitters, the online retailer is perfectly positioned to change the way people shop for fashion.
So what exactly is the company going to do with this round of financing?
Jean Paul Gaultier Dressing Madonna on Tour: It’s finally confirmed that JPG will once again be dressing Madge for her upcoming world tour– in one or more costume, still unclear– and we can only pray for an insane, updated revival of that Blonde Ambition cone bra corset. {Grazia}
Will.i.am is Getting Sued for Clothing Deal: The Black Eyed Peas frontman is being sued $2mil by a company called I.Am.Clothing (chicken/egg sitch there?) for allegedly failing to fulfill his duties as its spokesperson. Where is the love?? {TMZ}
Kim Kardashian Covers a Beauty Book: Could hers be the face that sells a thousand books? Everyone’s someone’s favorite reality star has landed the extremely airbrushed of celeb makeup artist Scott Barnes’s new beauty book. Kim’s in good nude-lipped company with this one: Jennifer Lopez was a previous Barnes cover girl. {BellaSugar}
Miuccia Prada Just Loves Aprons: We love aprons because they (partially) shield our outfits from those inevitable kitchen calamities. Miuccia Prada loves aprons because they are “symbolic of women’s sufferance. It’s an emblem of women’s despair, their poverty, their passions.” Twinsies! {NY Mag via New York Times}
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.
