Being Grace Coddington’s assistant is a fashion dream job. Seriously, who wouldn’t kill for that gig?
Well, it just so happens that Coddington was one of the featured speakers at this past weekend’s Teen Vogue Fashion University and she told us exactly what she looks for in assistant. Hint: A college degree is not required but being a cat person is.
Edon Manor
Deal: 60% off shoes and accessories from labels like Alaia, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Givenchy, and Joseph Altuzarra.
When: Ongoing. Mon—Sat noon—7pm, Sun noon—6pm. 391 Greenwich St between Beach and N. Moore Sts (212-431-3890)
link: edonmanor.com
Armani Exchange
Deal: Enter code GETLOVE at checkout to save $10 off any online purchase
When: Ongoing through Feburary 14th.
link: ArmaniExchange.com
Skinstore
Deal: Save 25% to 60% off a selection of shoes and accessories from Marni, Rodarte, Pierre Hardy, more
When: Monday – Saturday, 11am to 7pm; Sunday, noon to 5pm. 1112 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
link: Skinstore.com
Yoox.com made dreams come true last November 2009 when it released a collection of 100 pristine, one-off Martin Margiela pieces from 2005-2009. Frenchie auction site 1stdibs.com garnered a similar reaction in December when it announced a partnership with upscale vintage boutique Resurrection to release pieces from private Margiela collector Marcia Berger’s archive in February 2010. Read more →
Martin Margiela will not be replaced at Maison Martin Margiela. One would think it’s because he’s impossible to replace, but the design team begs to differ, “We came to the conclusion that we didn’t want to substitute [Martin], not because he is irreplaceable, but because we are the Maison Martin Margiela. He always liked to Read more →
The R’s Have It: Ryan McGinley and Rodarte have teamed up for an Olympic shoot. The girls dressed the athletes and Ryan shot them in Utah this weekend. He says, “It looks crazy.” {Hint via Fashionologie} A Royal Woah: Last night, Lady Gaga performed for the Queen. So did Miley Cyrus. Miley freaked out about Read more →
In case you, like us, were in a turkey coma on Friday, you missed this epic news: One hundred exclusive pieces of Martin Margiela are going on sale on Yoox.com today. There are pieces ranging from 2005 to 2009, including a wig jacket (which, by the way, took over fifty hours to make), a shoulder-padded Read more →
Pretty Babies: Chanel and Jourdan are on the new Teen Vogue cover, looking beyond adorable. Yay! And the mag put together some of their most fabulous runway moments. {Teen Vogue} It’s Official: Renzo Rossi finally confirms the long-believed rumor that Martin Margiela is not designing for the Maison. Apparently he’s “here but not here” which Read more →
“But it was less a revival than a remix — in the way that postmodern artists like Rei Kawakubo and Martin Margiela have done so well and that Marc Jacobs makes so palatable: mixing those historical references like samples of songs that you know well to create something new and surprising out of the predictable.” Read more →
Don’t get me wrong, New York is the best city in the world as far as I’m concerned. That’s why I had to move back after a couple of years in SoCal. But Los Angeles has things like temperate weather, hiking Runyon and Topanga, ridiculous Mexican food, Coffee Bean, and In-N-Out that I miss on Read more →
POP This: Here’s your first peek at Dasha Zhukova’s POP. Looks good so far, and love anything that pairs “Margiela with Westwood, McQueen against Watanabe’s padded extravagance,” though she should stop defending herself. {Fashionologie & Interview} Fall, For Serious: Candy & her team at Style just released their fall trend report. We’ll avoid Party Like Read more →
We’d gotten so used to waking up every morning to the news that yet another designer would be returning home to London for Spring 09 that we don’t know what to do with the news that Giles will be showing in Paris. First, we should congratulate him for winning the ANDAM award, the same ‚Ǩ160,000 Read more →
We just got back from the Decades Two pop-up shop in Soho, above the Kiki de Montparnasse store and we’re still trying to catch our breath. The Los Angeles location has a beloved, loyal following of fashion obsessives on both coasts. New Yorkers upon arriving LA have been known to stop by the store before Read more →
