Jo Wood, ex-wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, is launching a line with Harold Tillman, chairman of the British Fashion Council, and Los Angeles based fashion designer Christopher Wicks. Wood’s already launched an organic skincare line, and she’s taken a couple of turns down Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label runway, but we’re not sure about her Read more →
“It’s going to be all ‘Sex Pistols svengali’ and ‘punk impresario’ and—God forbid—’Vivienne Westwood’s plus one’ for a few weeks, but more than three decades has passed since ‘76/’77 and McLaren’s wide-open mind roamed far and wide, teasing, poking, finding gems in dark corners.” –
Last night, I “judged” Dressed to Kilt, a charity fashion show thrown by Friends of Scotland, a group that supports military veterans on both sides of the Atlantic. Although I was disappointed by the absence of Ed Westwick, there were plenty of other colorful characters that made it an eventful, often hilarious, evening. Some highlights Read more →
All Saints, the British high street brand hawking leather and studs, is in the middle of a slow migration to the United States. They opened a concession in Bloomingdale’s last year, then launched US e-commerce, and will finally open their first freestanding New York store this May (on Broadway at Broome). They’ve already opened stores Read more →
Golden Goddess: Abbey Lee turned a sublime shade of gold for i-D‘s latest issue. If this doesn’t get you in the mood for the summer, then we don’t know what will. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Dressed to Kill: Time Out NY compiled a massive list of the most stylish New Yorkers. Andrew Mukamal, Kid Cudi, Frank Read more →
Militaria: Lynn Yaeger explores the current military trend by going back to the source: army and navy stores. We’re still bundled in our olive green cargo coats. {Vogue.com} Master of Makeup: Peter Philips, the global creative director of makeup for Chanel, has created and sent numerous trends down recent runways. (You’ll spot us in our Read more →
Kensington Palace is about to become the new Haunted House, except its ghosts get to wear Vivienne Westwood. One of Britain’s independent charities, Historic Royal Palaces, has pledged ¬£12 million to transform the palace into The Enchanted Palace by June of 2012. They’ve enlisted a theatre company, Wildworks, to stage performances throughout the residence. Meanwhile, Read more →
This Sunday, January 10th, is New York’s official No Pants subway ride. Thank god! If you’ve been storing your sequin Philip Lim hot pants in the back of your closet or your Vivienne Westwood bloomers in the bottom drawer of your bureau or waiting to re-wear your brilliant Lady Gaga Halloween costume, now’s the chance Read more →
In honor of the new decade, Selfridges is honoring the one before last. Rellik, Beyond Retro, IDEA and Work It are coming together to build a concept shop in the middle of the department store. Rellik will offer a stellar collection of not quite vintage clothes from the 90s including original Gaultier, Westwood and Alaia. Read more →
I spent last week in Beirut. The city, perched in the middle of Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea, fancies itself the fifth fashion capital of the world. They’ve emerged from war after war after war with an outdoor mall version of 5th Avenue, Solidere, where ancient Roman ruins run up against Marc Jacobs and the Read more →
photo courtesy WWDIf we can’t spend our youth decked out in Vivienne Westwood gowns, Vivienne Westwood wallpaper will have to do. The Dame’s partnered with Cole & Son, a British design firm, to turn a handful of archival prints into wallpaper (see the full gallery here). Black and red squiggles from her early 80′s Pirate Read more →
Year in the Life: If you weren’t already a little jealous of how Derek Blasberg spends his time, you probably will be after you see this slideshow of his personal pics from 2009. Yeah, that Lily D’s birthday party. {V} Brush Off: So now we know Demi’s Bazaar cover is for April and that she’s Read more →
