1. Does Layana not realize that pitting the boys against the girls would automatically put her on the same team as Patricia?
2. Do the designers never get a single day off between challenges to go explore NYC museums and the like?
3. Why did Tim Gunn have two big white spots on his forehead while explaining the challenge? Anyone?
4. Why do the designers seem so much more bitter and overall dishonest this season?
1. After Devyn’s panic attack, weren’t you scared the rest of the episode that at any moment she might stop breathing again?
2. And how awkward was her crying on Nigel Barker’s shoulder? Are the girls even close with him? Or was she just that overjoyed to be hugging Nigel Barker?
3. Am I the only one who really misses Stephanie?
4. Margeaux, what kind of pop quiz do you study for? …Isn’t that kind of the point of a pop quiz?
1. Does Stanley have any idea that Richard probably has a hair doll of him back at the Atlas?
2. Was Heidi‘s intro the most unnecessary use of a farm animal in reality show history?
3. What makes Layana think all high schoolers are skanky?
4. Is there a single designer this season who would actually be happy to work with Patricia on a challenge?
Selena Gomez is on the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar holding a giant flower as a rather impractical umbrella. But is Justin Bieber’s maybe-ex squeeze a lil’ too lil’ to cover the grown-up glossy? {Refinery29}
Margherita Missoni is preggers with her first bambino. {Telegraph}
Survey says! Nordstrom is the most beloved retail chain in all the land. {WWD}
Identity crisis? French luxury goods group PPR is reportedly changing its name to Kering, meaning ‘dry’ in Indonesian. Dry goods! No, like I totally get it! {Business of Fashion}
We’re approaching the home stretch of New York Fashion Week, which means many of our attitudes have shifted from excited and energetic to when-will-this-be-over? So, we asked some of fashion’s busiest bees to tell us what they do to stay sane (and no we don’t mean pharmaceuticals–though those certainly aren’t off-limits). From Jenna Lyons’ many coats, to BryanBoy’s cathartic Instagramming, click through for their (and our) tips and tricks!
Today is Michelle Obama’s 49th birthday. To celebrate, she gave herself a brand new Twitter account, and then did what everyone else does upon joining social media: She tweeted out a selfie. Holy bangs.
We’re sure new Project Runway judge Zac Posen will be wonderful and breathe new life into the show, yada yada yada—but what will become of the show once what’s arguably the best part of each episode, ie Kors’s incredible, hilarious, insightful, amazing (shall we go on?) criticisms of the designers’ work, is gone for good? We aren’t sure we want to find out.
After ten fabulous, highly quotable seasons, Michael Kors is saying auf wiedersehen to Project Runway.
His replacement on the judging panel? None other than bitch slap-inspiring Zac Posen–who we can only hope picked up a few metaphors from his predecessor.
Remember when Jalouse editor Jennifer Eymere slapped PR exec Lynn Tesoro at Zac Posen’s show over some seating kerfuffle in September during New York fashion week?
Now Lynn Tesoro is officially fighting back: According to WWD, she just filed a lawsuit.
Need a little refresher on that bitch slap heard round the fashion industry? We’re here to help.
It was fashion prom meets an alterna-world bar mitzvah at the legendary Bergdorf Goodman’s 111th birthday blowout at the Plaza last night.
We chatted with supermodel and Estee Lauder spokeswoman Carolyn Murphy about her upcoming Project Runway: All-Stars gig and how she’s teetering on the precipice of addictive low-brow TV viewing.
This is Zac Posen‘s second season showing at New York fashion week after a hiatus in Paris and a few tumultuous years of pissing off fashion industry people. He’s kept a relatively low profile the past year, with his gowns regularly popping up on red carpets. Is this his season of fashion redemption?
A few signs point to yes. His show had a lot more people in attendance this season than last. The most notable person to show up? Anna Wintour, who did not grace the front row at his spring 2012 show. The fact that she showed up is pretty significant. While there were no high wattage celebs in attendance (unlike, um, Kelly Osbourne from last season), Dita von Teese, who could be a walking billboard for Posen’s creations, was there. Actress Kate Mara–sister of Rooney–sat front row, too, though I doubt she was there scouting dresses for Salander her sis.
The show was standard Zac Posen, which is not to imply that it was at all mundane or boring in any way.
Could your astrological sign make you suited to a career in fashion?
As ridiculous as that may sound, Anna Wintour, Robbie Myers, Glenda Bailey, Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Edith Head, Emilio Pucci, Kelly Cutrone, Peter Lindbergh, Alexa Chung, Isabella Blow, Daphne Guinness, Chloe Sevigny, Lauren Hutton, Jean Shrimpton and Helmut Newton are just a few of the many editors, designers, photographers and style icons who were born under the sign of Scorpio. These folks are successful, powerful, iconic and we had a hunch that it wasn’t just a coincidence.
I happen to be a Scorpio myself and considered that might be the only reason I kept noticing other fashion people with November birthdays, until I realized other people had noticed that as well, like Astrologyzone‘s Susan Miller (aka the fashion industry’s most trusted advisor).
Susan also does the horoscopes for Elle, so she’s familiar with the fashion world, and in fact, works for Scorpio editor Robbie Myers. Also, one of her daughters is Chrissie Miller, designer of Sophomore. Susan was nice enough to chat with us about Scorpio personality traits and why this particular water sign is such a great fit for the fashion industry.
