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 →
From princess to pauper? Kate Middleton says she’ll sleep on the gritty streets of London to raise awareness and aid for the city’s homeless. {People}
Emma Stone looked breathtaking (again) at the LA premiere of Spiderman. The girl just keeps getting better and better! {Fabsugar}
Anja Rubik talks about her new fashion erotica mag 25 and why she declined to do the Pirelli calendar with Terry Richardson. {The Cut}
Marion Cotillard is the cover girl for this month’s WSJ magazine and she looks good. From the gothic make-up to the slicked-back hair and waist-defining dresses, we’re drooling. {WSJ Magazine}
We’re really sad about Nora Ephron’s passing, as her films have all been instant classics. The Huffington Post put together a retrospective of the style, scarves, and turtlenecks of the irreplaceable Ms. Ephron. {HuffPo}
Don’t feel bad if you don’t always understand menswear – neither does Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani! {The Cut}
Like all fashion-obsessed people, we can never get enough of AbFab. Check out this preview for the next installment of the British comedy, sweetie darling. {BBC America}
Alternative Apparel, purveyors of comfy, stylish, vintagey basics, teamed up with Olivia Wilde on a limited-edition bag that’s not only incredibly functional (it can convert from cross-body to backpack), but charitable. They even made a cool behind the scenes video for it. {Alternative Apparel’s Facebook/Shopbop}
As you may have started to notice, all 19 editions of Vogue, from the U.S. to India, dedicated their June 2012 issues to health. The collective decision to do so is a part of the new Vogue Health initiative, which aims to promote healthier, more realistic body images in magazine pages. It’s good timing. Not Read more →
Dressing Up Zuckerberg: Zuckerberg may be disgustingly rich now, but even ringing the NASDAQ bell to celebrate taking Facebook public wasn’t enough to get the Zuckster out of that damn hoodie. We got some of our favorite stylish dudes to play dress up with the Face of Facebook.
Delivery.com-Addicted Assistant Steals from Kelly Cutrone: We would never steal a seat from PR powerhouse Kelly Cutrone, let alone money, but that’s just what one crazypants assistant did. We talked to Cutrone, and she shared more unbelievable details about the situation. Good luck finding a fashion job now, kiddo.
Carrie Bradshaw’s Life Changing Accessory: According to Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Fields, our beloved Carrie Bradshaw may never have become the fashion plate we know her as without the Fendi Baguette.
Kim K Will Be in Vogue: It’s happening whether Anna Wintour likes it or not: Kim Kardashian will appear in L’Uomo Vogue. Kim Kardashian! In a Vogue!
Last week, Kanye West took to Twitter to rant about his many fashion ‘hates’– but he noticeably left out something he apparently has a major problem with, or at least when worn by the people closest to him: Color. One of Kanye West’s personal assistants once informed us that Kanye has banned his posse of Read more →
So Anna Wintour (allegedly) may not want Kim Kardashian anywhere near her Vogue, but Franca Sozzani doesn’t seem to feel the same way towards Kardashian. Kim Kardashian just posted the above picture with this tweet (which goes out to, you know, the almost 15 million people who follow her): Amazing shoot today for Vogue Italia! Read more →
For April, Vogue Italia is exploring a theme usually left to teen and tween mags: Prom. But don’t expect pastel frocks and fussy updos–this is prom the Vogue Italia way (so, leather and fur S&M masks). The concept is creepy, but we’ve got to hand it to Steven Meisel, it’s also pretty cool. There are Read more →
Oh, Vogue Italia. Yet again, the often-controversial, rarely sensitive glossy has taken on an American cultural movement that they don’t really seem to understand. For today’s “Trend of the day,” web feature, they’ve taken on “Rapper Style,” which they preface with the following introduction: Rapper style is making a comeback next season; it was launched Read more →
Along with Andrej Pejic, Irina Shayk and Kate Upton, new face of Cover Girl Jessica Stam walked the red carpet at the Jeffrey Fashion Cares event last night. We knew she dyed her hair brown, but it really is such a striking difference that we almost didn’t recognize her. “Katie Grand wanted me to do it for a project that hasn’t come out yet,” Stam explained. “I don’t know if I can talk about it yet. [It’s a] modeling art project.”
Interesting, but what we really want to talk about is the recent controversial Vogue Italia (oh, Vogue Italia) spread, presciently titled “Haute Mess”.
They may have started out as a nerdy internet trend, but gifs have been steadily gaining popularity among the fashion crowd–and not just on Tumblr. Everyone from Miu Miu to Meisel has made use of the attention-grabbing file format and its tendency to go viral. And we can see why: There’s just something so utterly Read more →
Some people mark the passing of months with calendars, but we like to do it with Vogue Italia covers. So much more fun. And since it’s just about April (how did that happen?) Vogue Italia’s released a preview of their April cover, lensed, as always, by Steven Meisel. The theme of the shoot is “Prom Read more →
