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A-purrr-il Fools!
Sadly, Cat-shionista is but a whim for now! But it's kind of a good idea, right?
The Best April Fools' Day Pranks from Fashion Brands
From Hunter's peep-toe wellies, to American Beagle Outfitters becoming real, fashion brands got pretty clever Tuesday.
Terry Richardson Strikes Again: More of the Same or a Pre-April Fools' Prank?
Forget about Robert Duffy. Or Dov Charney. Or Olivier Zahm. Just for a moment. Allegedly Terry Richardson is back on the prowl, hitting on a "freelance model" via IM. Jezebel reports that Felice Fawn is claiming Richardson asked her if she'd be comfortable fooling around with him in order to get the opportunity to pose for him. This is the IM conversation:
Style.com to Launch Print Spinoff (No, It's Not an April Fools Joke)
AdWeek is reporting that Style.com is launching a print spinoff to launch in the fourth quarter--which means it would launch roughly sometime in October, after the spring shows. We thought it sounded a little April Fools-y--why would Conde Nast, who owns Fairchild Fashion Group, who owns Style.com, branch out with a new print mag? A commenter on the AdWeek story echoed the sentiment, "Please tell me this is an April Fool's Joke? We have runway magazines...it's call every edition of VOGUE that exists. Errr..don't you own Style.com?" But we just received confirmation from a Fairchild Fashion Group spokesperson that the story is 100% true. The mag is an extension of the brand, the spokesperson tells us, and while it's a "consumer play" from the mostly trade-focused publishing group, it's not the sole focus of the new venture, as the AdWeek article suggest.