Monthly Mood Board: March 2013!
Here’s everything that is inspiring us this month!
Purple
Thursday March 7th, 2013
Thursday December 27th, 2012
The Best Editorials of 2012
Fashion is always looking for the next big thing–and that means photographers, models and magazines are continuously pushing themselves onwards and upwards. And boy did they take it to the next level in 2012. From elaborate sets with A-list celebs, to pared down shoots with models of the moment, the year produced some seriously inspiring Read more →
Friday June 1st, 2012
Fashion News Roundup: Kate Middleton Auctions Two Hats for Charity, Raf Simons Will Collaborate Again with Fred Perry, and Was the Birkin Clint Eastwood’s Daughter Torched a Fake?
Dior’s new main man Raf Simons will once again design a menswear collab for Brit heritage brand Fred Perry. {Telegraph}
Two of Kate Middleton’s old straw hats are expected to fetch up to £1,500 each at a charity auction. {Vogue UK}
Artist Tyler Shields’ Birkin BurnGate may have raised a lot of eyebrows, but it also raised the alarm at the Purse Blog. Not only are they rejecting the hefty $100k price tag, they don’t even think that bag is a real Birkin. {PurseBlog}
Tonight, after nine months of work, Barneys New York will finally deliver their window collaboration with the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art. {WWD, subscription required}
Friday May 25th, 2012
Watch: Olivier Zahm’s Godard-Inspired Fashion Week Parody Film For Louis Vuitton
As Cannes comes to an end, here is another short film by a luxury fashion brand. And, like Prada’s Roman Polanski-directed “A Therapy,” this film strikes a similar balance between artsy and funny. Olivier Zahm created the short film for Louis Vuitton’s online magazine New, Now. It’s supposed to be the Purple editor’s diary from Read more →
Tuesday May 18th, 2010
Would You Rather…? The Betty White Edition
Our post about Vogue‘s June cover got us thinking: Would you rather see Betty White on US Vogue or Purple Fashion?
Friday May 7th, 2010
Seven Questions for Frances Tulk Hart
The designer turned stylist turned successful fashion photographer answered our questions about what it’s like to transition careers within the fashion industry. Fashionista: What are all of the jobs you’ve had in fashion? Frances Tulk-Hart: I started off wanting to be a fashion designer and interned at Oscar De La Renta and Betsey Johnson. I Read more →
Wednesday February 10th, 2010
Kate Bosworth Wishes Interview Happy Birthday in Chanel
Last night, Chanel threw a dinner in honor of Vanessa Paradis’ new lipstick, Rouge Coco. We popped into The Mark just in time to see a gaggle of socialites – Brill, Traina, Lezark – squeeze onto the red carpet for photos, but ran downtown to Sundance’s Full Frontal Fashion fete at the Standard before the Read more →
Wednesday December 2nd, 2009
Mid-Day Snack
‘Tis the Season: I can’t say that I miss putting together gift guides like I used to do in my magazine days. They’re a serious undertaking to organize and shoot. But I still love looking at well-edited ones like this. I mean, rainbow Thomas Pink collar bones–what’s not to love. {The Moment} Gems from Zahm: Read more →
Tuesday December 1st, 2009
Inez & Vinoodh Do Double Duty
We’re used to some people jumping out from behind the camera to star in their own images – Karl Lagerfeld’s probably the most guilty. But we’re not used to seeing Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin in front of the lens. The duo photographs everything from Purple editorials to H&M campaigns, but now they’ll star Read more →
Monday November 9th, 2009
Mid-Day Snack
Foreign Explanations: Of all the nutty fashion people, explaining Olivier Zahm to the unsuspecting masses is most entertaining. If the post itself doesn’t make you giggle, the comments definitely will. {Gawker} Royal Snap: Kate Middleton’s taken a job assisting photographer Nikolai von Bismark while Prince William takes royal tours to Australia and New Zealand. It’s Read more →
Tuesday March 10th, 2009
Designers: The New Cover Girls
Last month, Diane von Furstenberg posed for the cover of Purple magazine wearing Margiela and not much else. This month? Miuccia herself is winking on the cover of ID like she’s Agyness or Kate or one of the many other models to grace the glossy’s well known cover. It’s interesting – On the one hand, Read more →
Friday February 6th, 2009
Diane Lands the Cover
Purple just posted the cover of their next issue, the Spring/Summer 09, featuring Ms. DVF on the cover. But we wouldn’t count on a NSFW spread. xo
