Yigal Azrouël Inc. has just named a new CEO with some pretty valuable experience. Christopher Candland will take over for Donata Minelli, who left in January to become a business consultant.
Previously, Candland was vice president of finance and operations and acting chief financial officer of SMCP Group, where he launched the buzzy Sandro and Maje brands.
Last night we made our way over to Hotel Americano for a Parisian-meets-British-meets-New-York soiree that only Maje and campaign star Alexa Chung could pull off.
In between munching on hors d’oeuvres, and grooving to the live tunes of Wild Belle, we managed to grab a few moments with the women of the hour: Maje creative director Judith Milgrom (more on that later) and Alexa Chung.
Read on to hear what Chung had to say on people copying her personal style, the new line she’s working on, and her struggles with body image.
Lady Gaga is a Vogue cover girl for the second time, but could a cover of Bride be next? Vie Luxe CEO Marjorie Gubelmann posted a picture of Gaga in full bridal regalia to her Instagram, sparking rumors she was planning nuptials with boyfriend Taylor Kinney. {Sugarscape}
Lucky magazine has landed themselves in a bit of hot water with readers over their new “Fill the Void” campaign. {HuffPo}
Karmic cell phone retribution? Naomi Campbell was snapped on vacation with what appear to be serious bald spots on her scalp. {Radar Online}
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited an army unit with wife Ri Sol-Ju in tow, and despite serious problems affecting the country, she brought along her Dior clutch, worth the average annual income of a North Korean family. {Telegraph}
Name: Stephanie LaCava
Occupation: Writer
What was the last good movie you saw? Moonrise Kingdom!
If you were a Disney character, which would you be? Um, Tinkerbell for sure — everyone calls me that.
Alexa Chung is back on the old modeling horse for Parisian brand Maje’s fall ad campaign. {WWD}
Hearst, which recently acquired Elle magazine, is planning to bring back the short-lived spin-off that was Elle Accessories. Shoe lovers rejoice. {The New York Times}
Justin Bieber launched his new perfume, called “Girlfriend,” this week. A zillion screaming girls screamed even more. {WWD}
Jennifer Hudson, American Idol alum and Weight Watchers frontwoman, is the newest celeb to get her own clothing line with QVC. It will only feature clothes for “average” sized women, meaning sizes 6 through 16. {Stylelist}
When you work in fashion in New York, it’s inevitable that certain things will, for better or worse, remind you of Zoolander–but this particular reference was just too funny not to point out. Whether intentional or not, Maje has named a very pretty dress (so not derelict) from their spring line after Zoolander‘s evil villain/designer Read more →
Thank goodness Maje, the French high street label, has an outpost in New York now. The brand, and its sister Sandro (literally the two brands are owned by sisters), both showed up stateside this year to well-deserved buzz. Both labels consistently put out luxe looking pieces– boiled down looks from the best of the last season’s runways–and voila, instant Parisian street chic! (You can shop both brands online, too).
We previewed the fall collection yesterday and, yes, it’s really good.
Vanessa Traina launched her seven-piece capsule collection for Maje, the super chic French contemporary brand, on the seventh floor Barneys last night amidst a very cool fashiony crowd that included Traina’s buddies Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Joseph Altuzarra, Alexander Wang and the Proenza Schouler boys.
Traina’s collection–which is comprised of a beautifully tailored tuxedo blazer and some insanely sexy black silk and lace underthings–is presumably meant to drum up buzz and interest in Maje’s long overdue launch in the US. Vanessa Traina is even tweeting for the first time under the handle @MajeUSA, the label’s first account in English. The label sells pieces at stores in the states but has yet to open a Maje boutique stateside.
Luckily–and I do mean luckily because Maje is full of perfectly French chic and sexy dresses and separates and I spent too much money there while I was in Paris–New Yorkers can shop Maje very soon (it’s about time Maje joined all the other French outposts setting up shop in New York). “We’re opening in the end of September on Bleecker street near the Marc store,” Maje founder and creative director Judith Milgrom told me last night. “I hope all American girls like Maje.”
Name: Mathilde Frachon
Occupation: Model
What is your current favorite song? Paris remix by Friendly Fires.
What is your favorite beauty product? Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream.
If you were to get a tattoo today, what would it be? An “M” on my ankle.
