Last night’s McQ show was, if not fashion history, then certainly London Fashion Week history. The diffusion line’s first runway show brought back some of the drama of Lee McQueen’s early shows with a spectacular finale. We crunched over a carpet of thick red and gold leaves to our seats, with Anna Wintour, Salma Hayek Read more →
Lady Gaga to be Cremated in Chanel: In a Q&A surrounding her recent Barneys appearance for Gaga’s Workshop, the pop star said she might like to be creamated in the custom Chanel gown she wore to the event. She wants to burn Chanel??? {WWD}
A New Store and Runway Show for McQ: McQ, Alexander McQueen’s younger, lower-priced line, is expanding. A flagship store is set to open on Dover Street in London next spring. Shortly before then, the brand will stage its first-ever runway show during London Fashion Week. Exciting! {Telegraph}
The Times Is Not Into the New Barneys Co-op: The Times‘ Critical Shopper column can be relied on for a straight-forward account of each victim store they visit. Most recently, Barneys and its Mark Lee update was up for review. Jon Carmanica calls the newly merged Co-op floor “wide and long and inconsistently lighted” and says the new café there looks like the situation room from 24. He also said Usher looks “lumpy” now. {New York Times}
Angela Lindvall In and Heidi Klum Out at Project Runway?: Despite rumors of her departure, Klum’s reps have confirmed that the model is not leaving Project Runway. She won’t, however, be judging the spinoff, Project Runway All-Stars. That gig is rumored to have been snagged by another, younger model–Angela Lindvall. {People and Modelinia}
McQ to Open First Stand-Alone Store: Alexander McQueen’s less expensive and youthful sister line is opening shop in London next spring. {WWD, Subscription Required}
Ginny Weasley, Is That You?: Emma Watson isn’t the only Harry Potter star glamming it up on the pages of the glossies. Weasley actress Bonnie Wright looks stunning in Haute Muse‘s latest issue. Look for it on US newsstands August 17. {Just Jared}
Net-a-Porter has models! The already almost-perfect British shopping site has finally started shooting their clothes, shoes and accessories on actual people (there’s a small office contingent that thinks they’re computer-generated, but they look real to me). It’s amazing the difference seeing clothes draped on mannequins versus actual people makes, even if the people are of Read more →
Alexander McQueen’s Target muse, Leila Moss, is scheduled to play at Williamsburg Music Hall smack dab in the middle of Fashion Week. You know what this means, right? She’ll be making some very strategic fashion show appearances decked out in McQ for Target – think front row at Alexander Wang – and make Taylor Momsen Read more →
If there are any casting directors out there wondering why they didn’t get a call back about the McQ for Target ad campaign, we hope you didn’t take it personally. The clothes in the ad, which hit Target stores next month, are modeled by a blonde we all know very well – the Blythe doll, Read more →
