Mood Board: May 2013
Clearly we’re a little influenced by the Met Ball’s punk theme this May, though we’re planning to balance that out with a classic cobalt Madewell purse and a dream trip to the Outer Banks courtesy of Purple Diary.
Vogue Italia
Sunday May 12th, 2013
Monday April 29th, 2013
Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs Are Twinsies, JC Penney Gets $1.75 Billion Loan and Rihanna Returns to River Island
J.C. Penney signed a deal with Goldman Sachs and secured a $1.75 billion loan to strengthen its financial position. Maybe there’s hope for the struggling retailer after all? {WWD, Subscription required}
Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs wore matching Prada fur coats to The Great Gatsby premiere. Great minds… {Daily Mail}
This new video takes us behind the scenes of Beyonce’s extremely involved H&M commercial production. {YouTube}
Friday March 1st, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence’s Bra Goes for $3K, Rihanna Gets a Rih-trospective, and Vogue Italia Has Us Seeing Sideways
Jennifer Lawrence’s Silver Linings Playbook sports bra sold at auction for $3,175. Responsible spending at its finest! {HuffPo}
Rih-wind! In addition to carrying Rihanna’s River Island line, Opening Ceremony in New York will host an exhibit of the popstar’s seven most memorable outfits evah. {WWD}
Just try not to turn your head/computer sideways while looking at Vogue Italia’s March cover. {Vogue Italia}
A running start: Nike has pledged $50 million towards Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move! Active Schools” initiative. {WWD}
Monday February 4th, 2013
Naomi Campbell Scares Us (In a Good Way) in Vogue Italia’s Behind-the-Scenes Cover Video
The February issue of Vogue Italia is here!
Naomi Campbell smizes, dons several wigs, and gives full-on blue steel–while her voice-over talks in a creepy, stream-of-conscious way about snakes, and having no face, among other things.
Wednesday January 2nd, 2013
Fei Fei Sun Is the First Chinese Model to Score a Solo Vogue Italia Cover
Vogue Italia‘s January 2013 cover isn’t just the first of the year–it’s the first cover in the magazine’s history to feature a Chinese model on her own, according to Models.com.
Thursday December 27th, 2012
The Best Editorials of 2012
Fashion is always looking for the next big thing–and that means photographers, models and magazines are continuously pushing themselves onwards and upwards. And boy did they take it to the next level in 2012. From elaborate sets with A-list celebs, to pared down shoots with models of the moment, the year produced some seriously inspiring Read more →
Friday November 2nd, 2012
Watch Kate Upton Writhe Around in Dominatrix Gear for Vogue Italia
We’ve already gotten a look of Kate Upton’s first-ever Vogue cover, and now Vogue Italia has released the corresponding editorial and video, shot by Steven Meisel and Gordon Von Steiner, respectively.
The video is undoubtedly high fashion, but it’s high fashion the Upton way (read: over-the-top sexy).
Monday October 29th, 2012
Kate Upton Scores Her Very First Vogue Cover
Kate Upton has just pulled a modeling coup that should silence her naysayers for a while: She’s gone from Sports Illustrated cover girl to Vogue cover girl, all in less than a year’s time.
Though one thing remains the same on both Upton’s SI and Vogue Italia covers: Her cups, they runneth over.
Tuesday September 25th, 2012
Is This Karlie Kloss’ Most Provocative Editorial Yet?
We started to see a different side of Karlie Kloss when she stripped for Vogue Italia’s December issue (and ignited an internet shitstorm of eating disorder and photoshopping accusations). Now, she’s showing us even more of that side (both literally and figuratively) in the latest issue of Numero. (This is NSFW, by the way)
Wednesday August 8th, 2012
In Honor of International Cat Day, Fashion’s Best Cat-itorials
Yes, you read that correctly. International Cat Day is a thing and it’s today. And, we had to do something big–as you’ve probably noticed, unless you got to this by googling International Cat Day and it’s your first time on Fashionista, we dedicate an appropriately significant portion of our content to cats. Not because we’re Read more →
Tuesday August 7th, 2012
Fashion News Roundup: Lana Del Rey Holds a Cat in Vogue Italia, Pink Becomes a Covergirl and Michelle Obama Gives Style Tips
Despite the fact that pretty much everyone is already like, totally over Lana Del Rey, the songstress continues to make appearances in some of our favorite fashion glossies. This time she’s in Vogue Italia, photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth and holding a cat. {Vogue Italia} Louise Grey x TopShop is officially happening. It’s launching August Read more →
A Tribute to Anna Piaggi’s Inimitable Style
As we reported earlier, Italian fashion editor and style icon Anna Piaggi died today at her home in Milan. She was 81. Her contributions to fashion journalism cannot be downplayed–her “doppie pagine” (double page spreads, known as “DP”s) in Vogue Italia were legendary. Vogue Italia EIC Franca Sozzani tweeted, “23 years of working together, thousands Read more →
