Kate Middleton was out and about again today, making this her fourth publicity jaunt this week.
Today’s outing took her to the set of Harry Potter at Warner Brothers studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire where she, along with Prince William and Harry, got a wand lesson in The Gryffindor Common Room, according to the Daily Mail.
Ralph Lauren is finally out of hot water with the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission–and all it took was paying a $1.6 million fine.
It’s over! New York Fashion Week wrapped up today with shows by New York fashion’s heaviest hitters: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Marc Jacobs.
At Ralph we caught Anna and Grace sitting front row, at Calvin we took in the structured looks as the models whizzed by, and we got our tans on at Marc since he managed to lasso the sun for his fall show.
Click through to see what we saw on the last day! Now, to sleep.
Warning: Many spoilers ahead!
Well, Downton Abbey was a total downer again yesterday.
That said, we managed to find some sartorial bright spots, mainly thanks to the house staff downstairs. Click through for all the fashion moments from last night’s Downton episode.
Warning: There are many spoilers ahead! We’ve been studiously trying to ignore everything the UK press has been writing about Downton Abbey season three. (The lucky Brits, of course, got to see it months before we here in the US did.) It mostly worked, so we went into last night’s premiere with that exciting sense Read more →
As if you needed more convincing: All the coolest celebrities got together to remind you for the last time this year to “Vote 4 Stuff.” ‘Stuff’ like the President, that is. {US Weekly}
While we’re still reeling from Nicolas Ghesquière’s abrupt departure from Balenciaga, rumors of another potential major designer shake-up are trickling in: Erdem Moralioğlu is said to be taking over Schiaparelli. Sure, this is still just a rumor–but then again, doesn’t all great fashion news start that way? [Grazia]
A slew of retailers and publishers, including Ralph Lauren, Coach, Conde Nast, and more, have pledged millions of dollars to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Who says fashion people are heartless? {WWD}
Some of Lady Gaga’s old costumes–including a mask she wore in the “Bad Romance” video–will go up for auction in California this Friday. {Vogue UK}
The controversy over Ralph Lauren’s Chinese-produced Team USA uniforms has raised a bigger question in the fashion community: Is making affordable clothing in America a feasible option for any designer? That was the hot issue for some of the designers and fashion personalities who attended the Project Runway 10th Anniversary Party held in Chelsea last night–and while most agreed that the Team USA uni production ideally should’ve happened domestically, the empathetic laments about the cost (and feasibility) of producing locally proved to be a common thread.
Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet touched on Lauren (whom she called “pretty friggin’ awesome”) being unfairly singled out for this “misshap”
We’re wriggling in our seats with excitement and counting down the days until the London Olympics start (July 27! Mark your calendars!), and little blips of insider information about the opening ceremonies are only fueling the fire. And while everyone is getting their panties in a bunch about whether or not Ralph Lauren should have Read more →
Looks like American Apparel may be designing the uniforms for some proud red, white, and blue-wearing Olympians…who aren’t American. In a conversation about clothing manufacturing and national pride that has come to a head today because of the Ralph Lauren “Made in China” US Olympic uniform controversy, Dov Charney has now thrown his voice into the melee.
The New York Post is reporting that American Apparel is apparently in talks to design Russia’s Olympic uniforms. Russia and AA have reportedly been talking since 2011 about the US-based retailer manufacturing Russia’s 2014 winter Olympics uniforms. And why is this happening, you ask? Charney told the paper, “[Russian Olympic team representatives] said they didn’t want anything that was made in China.” Charney told the Post that the line for Russia would include both uniforms and merchandise. We reached out to American Apparel for more information, and a rep confirmed that they were still in talks at this time.
But it turns out that Charney wants to help with America’s uniforms, too.
Last week Ralph Lauren upset politicians across the country when it came to light that the Olympic opening ceremony uniforms donated by the brand were made in China; at the apex of the outrage was Senator Harry Reid, who declared that they should be burned. There’s been a cooling off period over the weekend with writers coming out to defend Ralph Lauren and also uncovering many other brands who are providing Olympic gear that isn’t manufactured in the country whose athletes will be wearing it.
In this contentious election year, Democrats and Republicans have found an issue to bond over in shared outrage: the Ralph Lauren Olympic athlete uniforms. When the Opening Ceremony outfits were revealed earlier this week, the commentary was limited to the aesthetics (those berets proved to be highly divisive) but now it’s become a little darker. Turns out the entire uniform was manufactured in China, and Americans–from designers to Congress–are chafing.
The Olympics Opening Ceremony is mere weeks away, and we finally got a glimpse of how our US athletes will look when they take that lap around the Olympic stadium. We already saw the slick Nike kits for the team’s track and field athletes, and today the team unveiled the formal parade outfits. Ralph Lauren, Read more →
