“PUNK: Chaos to Couture,” the latest exhibit organized by Andrew Bolton for The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, opens to the public tomorrow. The press got a first look today. And I have a feeling reactions will be mixed. (The International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes already panned the exhibit for being too “sanitized and bloodless.”) Here’s why:
The famed Pirelli calendar, a tradition dating back to 1964, was unveiled today in Brazil–the setting for this year’s calendar shot by photojournalist Steve McCurry. For a calendar that’s become famous for its steamy nudes and titillating full-frontals, McCurry’s work is definitely a departure. In an effort to make this year’s “a ‘calendar of the Read more →
Marni is getting into the fragrance biz.
The Italian label’s first fragrance, called Marni, sounds like it will be just as quirky and unique as the line itself.
The latest issue of V Magazine is chock-full of awkward amazingness (hello Nicole Kidman’s arse and Celine Dion’s bosoms)–and it just got even better. Obviously, we’re talking about Kim Kardashian. No, she doesn’t get naked for her Nick Knight-lensed shoot (been there, done that). But she does talk about people other than Kanye West copping Read more →
Kim Kardashian may not have been welcome at the Met Ball, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t continuing in her kwest (get it?) for high fashion acceptance. Kanye West dressing her in Givenchy and Celine and muted colors may help, but sitting for SHOW Studio’s Nick Knight for a V Magazine shoot is a sure-fire Read more →
Lady Gaga, who has been teasing us with mysterious little soundbites (blood! semen!) about her perfume for over a year now, is finally releasing the damn thing, and this morning we have all the details about what is definitely a unique and innovative fragrance.
While this crowded, yawn-inducing, cutesy-bottle world of celeb fragrances often makes our eyes glaze over, we’re actually excited about this launch. From the fragrance to the bottle to the marketing blitz that’s planned, Gaga has sort of outdone herself on this one.
So here’s everything you need to know, according to a long and meaty profile in WWD today:
Victoria Beckham is proving to be more posh than ever. After successfully establishing herself as a luxury designer, she has now designed her first luxury….car. Beckham collaborated with Land Rover on a Range Rover model called the Evoque. (Remember how she was named Creative Design Executive at Range Rover back in July 2010 and no Read more →
Nick Knight is doing his first ever Instagram photoshoot over at his site SHOWStudio and it awesomely involves kittens and couture (if this is the future of high fashion photography, we like…a lot). According to the site the shoot is “inspired by Internet memes, animal GIFs and Autumn/Winter 2012′s taste for grown-up, blown-up overdressing.” Does Read more →
Kate Moss does not shy away from topless photo spreads, and she’s at it again for a collector’s edition of Another Man‘s spring/summer 2012 issue. According to the mag, it’s a limited edition cover to coincide with the start of Paris fashion week. Another‘s fashion director, Alister Mackie, enlisted McQueen’s Sarah Burton to design the Read more →
If you, like us, and Derek Blasberg, have missed beloved catwalk queen Karlie Kloss this week, she’s finally made an appearance! We don’t think the below video, which was shot in early January, is directly linked to Kloss’ reason for skipping NYFW, but it sure is a nice treat at the end of an otherwise Read more →
Gareth Pugh’s BF Poses In Nothing But His Boots for Nick Knight: Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio released this stunning portrait of Gareth Pugh and his boyfriend Carson McColl today. {SHOWstudio}
Michael Kors’ Dream Collab: In Booth Moore’s recent Michael Kors profile Kors told her, “I want a deal with In-N-Out Burger — to do a special sauce or a wrapper. I’m horseradish-obsessed!” Fair enough. Horseradish is delicious. {LA Times}
The Man Repeller Does Kimberly Taylor’s Fall Look Book: Last season Andrew Mukamal styled Kimberly Taylor’s spring look book. This season, Taylor’s enlisted the Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine to style and star in her fall 2011 look book in two parts: “Man Getting” and “Man Repelling.” Medine will also host Taylor’s presentation during fashion week. {Refinery 29}
Gisele Covers Vogue China: Patrick Demarchelier shot Gisele for the cover of February’s Vogue China. Rodarte-ish runway hair + Prada = ah-mazing/beyond/major/whatever fashion word is about to get overused in 2011. {The Fashion Spot}
Lady Gaga Is Pant-less Again, Possibly For Her New Album Cover: SHOWstudio’s Nick Knight released an image of Gaga on New Year’s that everyone only noticed today. She’s naked from the waist down, natch, and wearing a denim jacket with a unicorn on it (something The Cut is very exciting about). Supposedly this is part of Gaga’s new album art. {SHOWstudio via The Cut}
The Celeb-y-ist Foreign Commercial Ever: Know how super A-list celebs sometimes do foreign commercials for lots of cash? Well almost all of them decided to cash in for this French L’oreal Ad. It stars: Beyoncé, Gerard Butler, Jessica Alba, Freida Pinto, Claudia Schiffer, Rachel Weisz, Diane Kruger, Patrick Dempsey, and Jane Fonda. {YouTube via Jezebel}
Victoria Beckham Sometimes Thinks Her Husband Looks Like Crap: Victoria Beckham looks lovely on the cover of February’s British Vogue. She also has some lovely words about her husband, “”The other morning I looked across at David just after he’d woken up and thought you look really crap. THANK GOD, because this is a man who always looked so perfect.” {Vogue UK}
