There’s no doubt that The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman–largely (and rightfully) credited as one of the first street style sites–has reached a level of success that most bloggers and street style photogs could only dream of. In fact he’s so successful that he’s helped inspire a whole new generation of aspiring street style snappers. The only Read more →
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nominated design house Creatures of the Wind collaborated with J. Crew to design a capsule collection and it’s finally available. Well worth the wait, if you ask us. {FabSugar}
In more J. Crew news, the ever-expanding brand has enlisted famed street style photographers Scott Schuman and Garance Doré to photograph, film and profile tastemakers across the globe for a project titled “Hello World.” {WWD}
Bill Gaytten, John Galliano’s temporary replacement chez Dior, presented his final collection for the fashion house. The new Creative Director Raf Simons will make his Dior debut with the brand’s Couture collection next month. {Vogue UK}
The CFDA Awards are coming up and, for the first time, two bloggers will receive the Media Award: street style power couple Scott Schuman (aka The Sartorialist) and Garance Doré. While we already knew blogging could be a potentially lucrative career, the award signifies that it can also be considered a legitimate one, deserving of high-profile recognition in media as a whole.
The award also comes at an interesting time for the medium of street style–which has changed quite a bit since Schuman started The Sartorialist, with dozens of new photographers popping up every fashion week and show-goers dressing up with the sole purpose of becoming a part of the spectacle.
Understandably, Scott and Garance seem to be growing tired of this, they tell Style.com in a joint interview. Neither seem to like the term “street style,” or at least, what it has become. From their differences in shooting styles, to the “Russian young ladies” who “want it too much,” to the future of street style, read on for the best bits from the interview.
Scott Schuman, the man behind “The Sartorialist” who arguably helped street style photography become the all-pervasive phenomenon it is today, will be receiving the CFDA Media Award for journalism on June 4 along with girlfriend and fellow style blogger, Garance Doré.
In the past Schuman has been pretty outspoken about his success and his general disgust for mainstream fashion media. He continues the dialogue (rant?) in the latest issue of GQ, which hits newsstands May 22. Schuman spouts off to Alex Pappademas about everything from why blogs are better than magazines (historically one of his favorite topics) to his complicated relationship with Dolce & Gabbana. Even Kanye West pops up in the story to offer some worshipful quotes about Schuman. Click through for the highlights of the very entertaining story, which you can read in full here.
Kate Moss’s Arm is Paralyzed: Don’t freak out! It’s only temporary. Lady Kate woke up in the Ritz Paris this past weekend to find herself unable to move her right arm and hand. Apparently the condition is caused by ulnar nerve entrapment, which, while nowhere near permanent, can take several months to totally disappear. Which means it might be a while till KM can work again– though, with all the photoshopping that goes on, it probably wouldn’t be much of a problem to edit Kate’s limp limb. {Daily Mail}
Jude Law’s Daughter’s Conversation-Starting Dress: 12-year-old Iris Law attended Vivienne Westwood’s show, with mum Sadie Frost, wearing a little babydoll Peter Pan-collared dress covered in a conversation hearts print. Sounds adorable, right? Except that, upon closer inspection, the sugary hearts read some not-so-sweet phrases like ‘Blow Me,’ ‘Please Drown,’ and our favorite, ‘Eat Shit.’ Sadie later apologized to the disapproving public via Twitter, claiming the oversight was a #genuinemistake. {Styleite}
High-End Retailers Are Doing Better Than Wal-Mart: For the ninth straight quarter, budget retail giant Wal-Mart is reporting major profit losses. But higher-end stores like Saks and Blommingdale’s have reported increasing profits, with customers spending more on such luxury goods as high-priced jewelry. It seems that Wal-Mart reduced its prices so sharply over the holidays, it actually lost profit. Would raising its prices and quality of goods (with Macy’s and Target-like collaborations, for example) help or hurt Wal-Mart? {New York Times}
To fête the launch of their ‘True Love In Pictures’ campaign with Tiffany & Co., Scott Schuman and girlfriend Garance Doré hosted a swanky shindig at the legendary jeweler’s Fifth Avenue flagship last night. DJ Solange Knowles spun old-school hip-hop tunes while models, socialites, and the who’s who of New York’s fashion crowd (those whose invites weren’t retracted) came out to celebrate the amazing alliance.
Joining forces with a brand like Tiffany & Co. is a big coup for anyone, even for the globetrotting street-style photo-blogging power couple, who collectively have collaborated with Gap, Burberry, Club Monaco, Moschino, and Kiehl’s in the past. (Both their sites have been growing–we know this because they’ve posted several jobs listings on our site.)
Regarding how they pick and choose whom they partner with, Schuman says they have to be careful, since they won’t shoot ads without their name attached to the project.
Rutgers to Offer Course on Beyoncé: Now here’s a class we wouldn’t have regularly skipped when we were undergrads: a Rutger’s University professor is teaching a course on the significance of Beyoncé Knowles in regards to black feminism, studying her lyrics against the works of historical black female figures like Alice Walker and Sojourner Truth. Her husband, Jay-Z also has a course on him offered at Georgetown University. Next up: A seminar at Wesleyan examining how Blue Ivy Carter paved the way for infant musicians. {Sister 2 Sister}
Megan Fox Will Not Play Elizabeth Taylor: The actress took to Facebook to deny claims that she is in talks with Lifetime producers to play Elizabeth Taylor for their upcoming biopic, Liz and Dick. Looks like Lindsay Lohan might soon be getting some much-needed work after all! {ONTD}
ELLE France Removes Controversial Black Fashion Article: After facing much public scrutiny, ELLE France has removed their ‘Black Fashion Power’ article, which credited the Obamas for finally influencing black people to retire their Apple Bottom jeans, boots with the fur and “[return] to style with a sense of dignity.” ELLE‘s editor claims the article was “misinterpreted” (there seems to be a lot of that going around these days), but we’re pretty sure we got what author Nathalie Dolvio was trying to say the first time. {The Cut}
What could say “I love you” better than a fat, blingin’ rock from Tiffany & Co.? The famous jeweler seems to think you can. For years, couples have looked to Tiffany’s to provide them with tangible symbols of their love, and now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, the retailer wants its customers to help them define the emotion.
Yesterday, Tiffany & Co’s whatmakestruelove.com, a “unique guide to matters of the heart,” launched an interactive photo blog, “True Love in Pictures.” The retailer tapped the talents of street style photographer Scott Schuman (of Sartorialist fame) and his girlfriend Garance Doré to curate a collection of images that will serve as a source of inspiration for future users. The blog features snapshots of canoodling couples (not them sadly), his and her housewares (like “S” and “G” mugs ahem), and handwritten love notes. Aw.
Last night Lady Gaga was on hand in NYC to cut the ribbon of her highly anticipated Gaga’s Workshop at Barneys. Sadly, we missed Gaga’s giant-scissors-wielding entrance, but she clearly owned that custom-designed-by-Karl-Lagerfeld Chanel hoop-skirted ball gown. After a quick sweep through the crowd (and a kiss for a lucky Bryanboy, who was wearing an Read more →
A tipster noticed this photograph of an incredibly stylish young girl had been posted on The Sartorialist this past Saturday, but that it’s since been deleted. She writes, This gem showed up in my Google Reader from over the weekend, he has obviously since deleted because of the neg comments, but what a creeper. You Read more →
It’s Halloween this weekend, and what better way to celebrate than by going as your favorite fashion persona?
Fancy yourself a Karl Lagerfeld? Or how about BryanBoy? Whatever your fashion predilection, we break down the best costumes for emulating our favorite fashion industry insiders this weekend.
Check it out and Happy Halloween!
According to this Mediabistro job posting, Scott Schuman of The Satorialist and Garance Dore are looking to expand. And fast. The duo is shopping around for a Digital Ad Sales Director and Trafficker to start immediately.
The new employee will be expected to “oversee the digital ad strategy of the two properties…manage current accounts, generate new business, work to develop new ad solutions, and also be capable of handling the trafficking/tech side.” The individual must have “3+ years of digital sales experience” and be “outgoing and self motivated, with a positive attitude.” (Though we’d like to add a that a potential candidate better have a sense of “integrity” to the list as well.)
The salary is “competitive,” and considering that Schuman said he made between a quarter and half a million dollars off of just two ad accounts alone, we’re guessing (hoping?) the new person will be compensated more than fairly.
