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Tuesday August 24th, 2010

Brit Pop Takes on a Whole New Meaning in Pop Magazine Winter 2010
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Brit Pop Takes on a Whole New Meaning in Pop Magazine Winter 2010

When thinking of artist/celebrity pairs to create a magazine cover, the duo of Britney Spears and Takashi Murakami is not one of the more obvious choices. But Pop‘s Winter 2010 cover (they’re really ahead of the game) shows Britney looking Japanime envisioned by Mr. Murakami himself. (Todd Cole was behind the camera.)

Since Dasha Zhukova’s appointment as EIC, Pop has taken an artsy tone, its Summer 2010 cover shot by Richard Prince. The strange coincidence is that both Prince and Murakami gained major fashion world fame because of their collaborations with Louis Vuitton. Maybe Marc is consulting on these covers….

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Monday June 7th, 2010

Tuesday May 25th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Galliano on Film, Prince on Tees, and A Smile Across the Face of Baptiste
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Galliano on Film, Prince on Tees, and A Smile Across the Face of Baptiste

Isabella on Film: John Galliano is producing a film about the late, great Isabella Blow. Galliano will play himself, but who will play Isabella? {Vogue UK}

I took my wife to a wife-swapping party, I had to throw in some cash: Richard Prince, artists beloved by Marc Jacobs and Sonic Youth, has recreated 31 of his most famous works on T-shirts stretched over wood or canvas. Head to Salon 94 Bowery, 243 Bowery, to check it out. {The Moment}

Singapore Style: Singapore is working to establish themselves as a fashion capital. They already have a mini-fashion week, complete with gorgeous designs. {JC Report}

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Monday June 29th, 2009

Buy Chuck Close’s Kate

Each time I move apartments (and I tend to do this often) I fight the same battle; no one understands why I insist upon moving my magazines. “Throw them out!” they tell me. “They’re too heavy!” they insist. (Though surely they’d balk at the thought of trashing a single book.) Absolutely not. I love my Read more →

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Thursday December 11th, 2008

Monday October 27th, 2008

People Are Talking

TomKat, the Label?

Vogue UK stumbled on a very fun(ny) fact recently: That Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes approached Richard Prince about “a project” they’re working on, and were rejected because Prince said there was “no connection” for him. So of course, the big question is, what is this project, and could it be a fashion collaboration with Read more →

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Monday August 4th, 2008

Quote of the Day

“Prince tells us that he was born in the Panama Canal Zone and hints that his parents worked as spies. His mother used to hide in closets to watch people, he claims. Asked about his father, he gets awkward and diverts attention by announcing that his parents locked him in a wardrobe for much of Read more →

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