It’s not even March yet and here in New York we’re already getting two kinds of April showers: The kind that is water falling out of the sky, as well as a downpour of noteworthy celebs on fashion magazine covers. April looks to be eclipsing March with big cover stars like Jennifer Lopez on V‘s Read more →
Fashionista girl crush Rachel Bilson has teamed up with stylist Nicole Chavez and shoe guru Steve Madden for a line of shoes for ShoeMint. New members can get 20% off your first pair of shoes by entering the promo code FASHION. This cute pair of leopard print wedges is worth $79.98, but the holidays are Read more →
New Rankin Mag, Hunger Hits Shelves: British photographer Rankin is launching a new biannual fashion glossy titled Hunger, in reference to his models’ most prevalent feeling during the shoots. Kidding! Kidding. The first issue has 512 ad-free pages of fashion and music-related stuff and will cost approx $10.86. {WWD}
Blair Waldorf Wearing a Vera Wang Gown: Attention, Upper East Siders: We finally have some info on the royal wedding we’ve really been waiting for! Queen B will wed Prince Louis Grimaldi of Monaco wearing a strapless Vera Wang gown, and FabSugar has some semi-spoilery pics of the event. Something tells me this marriage won’t last the full 72 days. XOXO… Gossip Girl. {FabSugar and InStyle}
Pippa and Harry K-I-S-S-I-N-G: Speaking of royal weddings, here are some scandalous photos of Pippa and Harry, newly leaked from that other affair back in April — No, wait — it’s actually some pretty convincing doppelgangers of our favorite royal couple-who-isn’t, shot by photographer Alison Jackson. {Daily Mail}
In news that does not surprise us at all, the always-stylish Rachel Bilson will be the next celebrity to partner with BeachMint on a new ecommerce site. Bilson follows fellow actresses-cum-designers Kate Bosworth (JewelMint) and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen (StyleMint) and singer Jessica Simpson (BeautyMint) in collaborating with the social commerce platform. Like Kate, Rachel is working with her friend and stylist Nicole Chavez. And since jewelry, tees and beauty products are all covered, they’re doing footwear! The site, which is set to launch in November, will be called ShoeMint and they are partnering with Steve Madden on affordable shoes.
We love Rachel’s style and have to admit we kind of saw this coming–she was JewelMint’s first guest curator and like Kate, Rachel is one of those actresses who, regardless of whether or not she’s working on anything, is constantly in magazines and gossip blogs because of what she’s wearing. I mean, her most memorable acting role is still The O.C., which ended in 2007 and she hasn’t really fallen off our radar since. Though, her new show Hart of Dixie seems promising (right?).
If there’s one thing Fashion’s Night Out is good for, it’s seeing celebrities. As our Kardashian orJustin Bieber and
Don’t let the name fool you: The Teen Choice Awards are not just for the tweens anymore. Actually, over the past few years the Teen Choice Awards have emerged as one of our favorite red carpets to watch because celebrities take more risks on this carpet, new starlets make their debuts, and the prizes are surfboards, for god’s sake. Need we say more?
The only thing that bummed us out this year is that some of our favorite actual teen stars–Elle Fanning, Hailee Steinfeld among them–were absent.
Check out our favorite looks from last night’s award show.
Chanel front rows and party lines, especially over the past few years, always draw an elite group of Chanel-clad ladies who might collectively be referred to as “it girls.” Actresses, models, socialites and DJs make up this group but what they all seem to have in common is beauty, great style and some kind of cultural relevance that Karl or someone at Chanel recognizes as fitting with the Chanel brand. That and the ability to look amazing in Chanel and always catch our attention.
About two years ago, Chanel threw a dinner party and announced an “official list” of five Chanel ambassadors: Leigh Lezark, Jen Brill, Poppy Delevingne, Vanessa Traina, and Caroline Sieber. Others, like Elisa Sednaoui and, back in the day, Ines de la Fressange, have been casually referred to as Karl’s muses.
But, there are still others, like Rachel Bilson, Alexa Chung and newest and youngest member Elle Fanning (!), whose “roles” in the Chanel world were undefined, until now. A tip sheet for last night’s Chanel couture show, revealed by the Telegraph’s Belinda White, literally places bold names expected to attend into a carefully ranked multi-tier system. The categories range from “Japanese celebrities” to “Chanel Ambassadress.” Here they are in what I’m guessing is ascending order.
W’s Music Muse Spread: An awesome photo slide show from the magazine’s current issue captures fashion designers with their musical inspirations. Amazing pairs include Rodarte and Kanye, M.I.A. and Donatella Versace, Karl and Janelle Monae (Lagerfeld’s quote: “And Janelle rhyme’s with Chanel, no?”). {W}
Carine Roitfeld To Launch An Independent Magazine? Forget about French Harper’s Bazaar. The latest rumor swirling around Paris is that the stylist might launch her own indie magazine. Sounds similar to what Olivier Zahm was spewing at New York Fashion Week last February. {Hint}
Weird Al Parodies Born This Way: It’s hilarious, especially since Al’s head is digitally fixed onto a male dancer’s body and sort of bobbles. {Styleite}
Karl Lagerfeld presented his 73-look resort collection for Chanel yesterday in Cannes. All his starlet muses were there including Blake Lively, who was eagerly snapping photos of the show with her iPhone (just like us!) and gushed to WWD, “My gosh, I think I’m going to move here!” Lagerfeld’s Magnum ice cream girl Rachel Bilson, Clemence Poesy, and Alexa Chung were also among the 200 attendees.
The runway was packed with top models–including vets like Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy, who walked the runway in a high-cut bathing suit (and gave every girl motivation to look that good at 42).
