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Who’d You Want to Be For One Day in 2008?

It’s that time again – In this edition, we ask, who would you have wanted to be (in fashion!) for just one day in 2008? Britt: Posh: Because in twenty-four hours, I could know what it’s like to wear Roland Mouret and 6″ Louboutins on a play date, get a rave review from Style.com, call [...]

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Quote of the Day

“As symbolic gestures of hostility go, shoe tossing is rather incomprehensible. Why throw something that needs to be retrieved? You cannot beat a hasty retreat without your shoes. Better to, as they do at Tom Jones concerts, toss less essential items like panties or brassieres. Other possibilities: cracked dentures, out-of-fashion hats, and expired toupees.” –Simon [...]

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Simon & Julie Hawk Their Wares

Bet you didn’t think anything could beat last year’s Barneys Christmas video – but leave it to Julie and Simon to get you into the goofiest holiday spirit. They’re celebrating all counter-cultures this season, a Barneys Hippie Holiday, and have a plethora of gifts they think your loved ones need – like Jonathan Adler candles [...]

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“It’s the cherry on the cake of my tawdry existence!” – Simon Doonan, on the upcoming debut of his television series, Beautiful People, in the Guardian.

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Reed + Simon + Ultimate Fighter = Book + Party!

Fact: Reed Krakoff, the President and Executive Creative Director of Coach, is also a photographer. Fact: Reed and Simon Doonan, the God of Barneys, are friends. But did you know Reed just finished a book of portraits on professional fighters, Ultimate Fighting Championship? Yes, fact. We assume some fighters will be showing up to the [...]

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“Isabel Toledo is not a pastiche designer. She would never copy a vintage dress – she has no need to.” – Simon Doonan, in his speech honoring Isabel Toledo at her luncheon at the Rainbow Room this afternoon.

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“Christian’s shoes are like the circus coming into town…[like] a total drug and there is no methadone.” – Simon Doonan to WWD.

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Tinsley Take Note

We can’t get away from this interview with Simon Doonan for NBC’s First Look. First it was in every cab we took, and then we woke up to it on the news this morning. In the video – and his new book Eccentric Glamour, Simon pegs stylish women into three categories: the Socialite (diamond-studded grill), [...]

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“I was flitting around the house like a Russian ballerina. I think my parents were just glad I wasn’t a schizophrenic.” – Simon Doonan in WWD.

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Rag & Bone’s Drama

Have you guys seen this? Simon Doonan wrote an entire story for Rag & Bone’s spring collection: A Saga of Hope, Drama, and Miniskirts. The “saga” features Abby Lee suffering a career crisis in some very cute, very preppy outfits with some very rock ‘n roll makeup by Gucci Westman, (who in case you forgot [...]

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Simon Gets a TV Show

These days, it seems like a lot of people get a TV show for reasons unknown, and then try to make a name in some kind of industry, often fashion. But at least Simon Doonan knows that it should probably be the other way around. WWD reports that Simon’s memoir, Nasty: My Family and Other [...]

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“…Also Makes Julienne Fries!”

Barneys is really pushing the green thing this year. First, Creative Director Simon Doonan decked out their window with a recycling Rudolph. Now you can watch him in the hilarious video at left, interviewing Fashion Director Julie Gilhart about all the green products shoppers can buy from Barneys for the holidays. But is it just [...]

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