Karl Lagerfeld reveals who he thinks the ‘sexiest’ Middleton lady is. Yeah, he went there. {Grazia UK}
Would Louise Roe be a good replacement for Elle Macpherson on Fashion Star? Well, we’re all going to find out. {HuffPo}
Betsey Johnson’s daughter, Lulu, is launching a fashion line–but she’s “toning down” the Betsey aesthetic. {Racked}
Mary Katrantzou is collaborating with Current/Elliot on a an amazing-looking line hitting stores next February. Yes, February. It just seems a bit cruel, no? {SheFinds}
FLOTUS hopeful Ann Romney dressed like a blinding tropical flower patch on Live with Kelly and Michael–which WWD called “more Lisa Frank than First Lady.” Since when is that a bad thing? {HuffPost}
Didn’t quite get your shoe porn fix during fashion week? Lucky‘s got you covered with it’s comprehensive ‘Shoes of NYFW’ vid! Should do the trick. {LuckyMag}
The Feds? The mob? Private investigators? FASHION?! Looks like Calvin Klein’s split from ex Nick Gruber isn’t going so smoothly. As opposed to his face. Which is very, very smooth. {Page Six}
It seems like E! regrets hiring Ryan Lochte as a New York Fashion Week correspondent. Hmm…we wonder why…{New York Post}
London is named the most fashionable city in the world due to the “Duchess effect” (good on you, K. Midd!). Other cities on the list include New York, Madrid, and Los Angeles. {Vogue UK}
Rihanna debuted a new ‘do, Taylor Swift ditched her princess dresses for a white suit (good move Tay!), Rita Ora and Nicki Minaj wore dueling cat suits, Amber Rose proudly displayed her baby bump, Miley Cyrus paired her Pucci with a bleach blond mohawk, and Gabby Douglas stepped out of her leotard and into some serious sequins.
Kristen Stewart just landed her first Vogue UK cover. She wears a bra, talks about being clumsy, and does not mention R.Patz. {HuffPost} Opening Ceremony’s country of focus this year will be Korea; expect tons of cool Korean labels in the store. The initiative launches during FNO, where you’ll be able to karoake with the Read more →
Lily Aldridge tweeted this adorable photo of her daughter (and probably future supermodel musician) Dixie Pearl being held in the air by poppa (and Kings of Leon frontman) Caleb Followill. Awwwww. {US Weekly} Good news: Michael Phelps gets to keep that Louis Vuitton ad that, er, doesn’t officially exist yet as well as all his Read more →
Major athleticwear brand Adidas has a new ad campaign that’s not very athletic at all. They’ve tapped a diverse group of…we’ll say “tastemakers” to star in a print campaign and short film that we think is pretty cute. In “All Originals Represent,” Nicki Minaj (remember her Adidas boobs in the “Give Me All Your Luvin” Read more →
Check out the A/W 2012 adidas Originals x Opening Ceremony lookbook. Coming to a wishlist near you. {Nitrolicious}
Rachel Zoe’s new “Morrison” bag is named after her son Skyler’s middle name. No word on if he carries his snacks and sippy cup in it. {SheFinds}
Check out Charlize Theron’s shaved head for her upcoming debut in Mad Max. Still gorgeous. {Elle}
Christopher Kane, Stella Tennant, and Tali Lennox all took home awards at the Scottish Fashion Awards. And there was nary a kilt in sight. {Vogue UK}
Nicki Minaj, not Azealia Banks was allegedly supposed to perform at the Met gala next week.{NY Post}
Refinery 29 show you how to correct common beauty mistakes with items you’ve got lying around the house. {Refinery 29}
Someone bought an old, wormy silk kimono from the Titanic wreckage for $75,000. {WWD subscription required}
Kate Moss donated a topless photo of herself taken by Sølve Sundsbø to the NSPCC charity auction. Bidding will start at around $4,900 {Vogue UK}
ShowStudio.com won a Webby award for best fashion site. Congrats! {@SHOWstudio}
Nicki Minaj has already had a pretty successful beauty career for someone who really isn’t in that industry. Her OPI nail polish collection is going strong this spring and she’s just been named as the new face (with Ricky Martin) of MAC’s Viva Glam lipstick. Nicki’s obviously a fan of beauty in all its incarnations and hinted late last year that a fragrance was in the works. Well, it’s happening now.
Get Your Girl Power On: Nearly 15 years later, it is still all about the Spice Girls as a musical based on the group is in the works. Chances are good you’ve picked a favorite and stuck with her (Ginger!) and we put together a guide to recreating those infamous looks. We think it’s high time Union Jack motifs and platform boots made their comeback.
Hip Hop and High Fashion: Rappers and hip hop artists have never shied away from the fashion world, and with recent releases by Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, we’re reminded just how much our favorite MCs love their labels. Naturally, we had to put together a list of our top 10 favorite fashion-related rap lyrics.
Fashion U:Thinking about going to school for a fashion-related major? We did some research and put together our top 10 schools for industry jobs outside of design (think: PR, journalism, marketing, etc.,). Start working on that admissions essay!
ControverSea of Shoes: What started out as a local profile piece has turned into quite a storm over the Sea of Shoes. Blogger Jane Aldridge says the whole thing is “grossly exaggerated” and in need of serious fact-checking, but the author of the original profile is standing up for his piece.
This information might come as a surprise to the folks over at Vogue Italia, but rappers have been vocal about their love for high-end fashion labels for years.
And the love affair continues. On Nicki Minaj’s latest album, Pink Friday 2: Roman Reloaded the bewigged rapstress shouts out Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour:
When I’m sitting with Anna, I’m really sitting with Anna / Ain’t a metaphor punchline, I’m really sitting with Anna / Front row at Oscar de la Renta, posture / Ain’t a b*tch that could do it, not even my imposter
And even more recently, fashion fanatic Kanye West boasted about his fashion exploits on his new track “Theraflu”, from dinner with Anna Wintour to racing go karts with Anja Rubik:
