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Tuesday February 26th, 2008

People Are Talking

Cashmere Mafia Gets Whacked?

We hear from a TV source that the very silly Cashmere Mafia has been laid to rest. If the internal gossip bleeding proves true, it means Candace Bushnell has won this battle with Darren Starr – remember, both her Lipstick Jungle show and Darren’s woolly production are based on previous Bushnell books. The move also Read more →

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Published at 11:25 AM

Wednesday February 20th, 2008

Friday February 15th, 2008

Comment of the Day

“How long is it going to take for greeting card technology to enter the luxury market so bags can sing “Prada! Prada!” when opened?” – reader FWD, yesterday, on people who dress like “Walking Advertisements.”

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Published at 3:15 PM

Wednesday February 13th, 2008

Who Wants to Dress Like Heidi?

(Confession: After we wrote that question, we immediately said out loud, “IDK, my BFF Jill?” Anyway, back to the story…) WWD has a piece this morning on the clothing chain Anchor Blue, which has seen its sales slip because of out-of-touch fashion merchandise in a very competitive market. To remedy the situation, Anchor Blue has Read more →

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Published at 9:57 AM

Wednesday February 6th, 2008

Quote of the Day

“Oh my gosh, it’s Jerry Hall!” — one clueless Texas tourist to another, outside the Tents in Bryant Park, as they spied stylist Rachel Zoe.

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Published at 11:15 AM

Sunday February 3rd, 2008

Fashion Is Fun

Fashionista (Not Us) Is Casting…

We seem to have in our inbox the casting notice for Fashionista, the ELLE-helmed reality show where seemingly clueless but probably staged contestants vie for a job as Joe Zee’s assistant. 1. We’re dying to know what Joe Zee’s current assistant has to say about all of this. 2. Here’s the notice: “Can you identify Read more →

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Published at 5:35 PM

Wednesday January 30th, 2008

Magazines

Tyra’s New Reality: Magazines

It looks like Tyra Banks didn’t get the memo on what a joke The Fashionista Diaries was. Reuters reports that the TV-loving once-model has struck a deal with the CW (the same geniuses that brought us Gossip Girl) to host a reality show about breaking into the fashion magazine world. Each episode will center around Read more →

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Published at 8:56 AM

Tuesday January 29th, 2008

Quote of the Day

“We at Vogue don’t throw ourselves under subway trains, my dear. If we must, we take sleeping pills. — Edna Woolman Chase, the first editor of Vogue, to one of her assistants, after a failed suicide attempt.

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Published at 12:47 PM

Thursday January 17th, 2008

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Saturday January 12th, 2008

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