Plus, tween and teen beauty is on the rise.
Because why else would you wear them?
This year's offerings were really, really good.
Plus, the rise of luxury strip malls.
Plus, recently discovered Princess Diana dresses are set to go to auction.
Footwear choices that'll earn the begrudging of even the most uptight sneakerheads.
From Nike to Prada, see which brands get the most mentions, and the most followers.
Because there is no such thing as too many floral sneakers.
KISS: Keep it simple, stupid! (Not that you're stupid, it's just an expression -- oh, you get it.)
And Madonna went full-on Khaleesi to celebrate Purim.
White sneakers are huge right now. Everyone in Paris, where I just returned from covering the fall shows, was wearing classic court styles. But a few women were doing a high-top thing, which looked next level.
Ooh, and Manolo Blahnik, Vans and Birkenstock are on board for the Surrealist-inspired line, too.
Rag & Bone is continuing their tradition of D.I.Y campaigns. The latest models to snap themselves for the brand? Kirsty Hume and Erin O'Connor. {Fashionista Inbox} Rumor has it Rihanna's been tapped to play legendary actress and dancer Josephine Baker in an upcoming film--think she's been getting acting tips from BFF and fellow acting novice Cara Delevingne? {Death and Taxes} Our favorite child star-turned-fashion icon Ashley Olsen reunited with her Full House family at former castmate John Stamos's 50th birthday party while Mary-Kate was presumably off being too cool somewhere else. {Us Weekly}
You'd be hard-pressed to find a fashion label that doesn't have at least a speck of a social media presence. But some brands are better at navigating this still-new space than others. To that end, social media-focused marketing firm Dachis Group has ranked the 15 brands that are doing the best job. Dachis tracked the real-time social activity—audience growth, engagement, advocacy, and "message propogation," aka the ability to get your news to spread around the web like wildfire—of 60 global apparel brands. Did your favorite make the cut? Click through to find out.
Name: Hong What do you do? I'm a makeup artist. Who is your favorite model? Lara Stone. What would you never be caught wearing? Office clothes. What are you wearing?
Joe Zee, ELLE magazine's creative director, is teaching a two-week-long session on design and garment construction at Stitched Fashion Camp in East Hampton this summer. Sadly, it's not an overnight facility, so there will be no stories told 'round the campfire. {WWD} Kate Moss hit her head on a door as she departed from the Rock On benefit dinner on Thursday night. She didn't look too happy, though the Mail writes she had "a banging night!" {Daily Mail} Jennifer Aniston is the new face for Saks Fifth Avenue's Key to the Cure campaign. All proceeds from the $35 t-shirts (available at Saks stores) will be donated to the EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund. {WWD} Ready for a Met Ball redux? This year's Guggenheim International Gala is being sponsored by Christian Dior, with Raf Simons as the event's honorary co-chair. We can only imagine the amount of clothing from the French fashion house that will make its way to the museum come November 6. {Vogue UK}
It's summertime (well, not quite, but it definitely feels like summer right now) and that means some of music's hottest acts are hitting the road to play a stage near you. So what're you gonna wear?
Kim Kardashian's baby shower invite is a music box with a ballerina spinning to a lullaby version of Kanye West's "Hey Mama." It's actually kind of adorable. {TMZ} Beyonce knows no bounds. The superstar has curated a Rent the Runway "boutique" full of things she likes. {Rent the Runway} Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli paints his own likeness into Diego Velázquez's "Portrait of Pope Innocent X" for the cover of L'Uomo Vogue's May-June 2013 issue. {Vogue Italia} Hold the phones: Victoria Beckham wears sneakers! The designer and former Spice Girl tweeted a photo of her custom Nike ID "Posh" running shoes in neon green. Somewhere, Mel C is sulking bitterly. {HuffPo}
Name: Steven Onoja What do you do?: I'm a blogger. What was the last thing you bought?
The designers involved in the massive Target and Neiman Marcus holiday collab dish on their goods. Is it too soon to start a wish list? {Style} Who did Heidi Klum call "cowards" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? You're not excused 'til you've been Auf'd. {HuffPo} Vans is teaming up with cool Parisian brand Kenzo on a second line of sneakers, exclusively for dudes. {Refinery29} Nina Garcia is partnering with JC Penney to be its "Style Voice and fashion collection curator." {Nina Garcia's Tumblr}
Everyone loves Memorial Day because it marks the start of the summer (and because of the long weekend!), but finding something to wear to a barbecue c
Name: Keke Occupation: Model How would you describe your style? I like to have fun with color and never keep it all black. What would you never wear? A lot of neon colors in one outfit. What was the last song you listened to? 'Our Song' by Taylor Swift.
New York’s Top Models: WWD tallied up the models who booked the most shows for NYFW Fall 2011. They are: Caroline Brasch Nielsen (22 shows); Jacquelyn Jablonski (21 shows); Sigrid Agren (21 shows); Arizona Muse (20 shows); Karmen Pedaru (19 shows) {WWD, subscription required} Kelly Cutrone Is Launching A Clothing Line Channeling Phoebe Cates in Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Kelly Cutrone and Robyn Berkley of People's Revolution are launching a sportswear label called The Electric Love Army, which they describe as “affordable and fun” for the 15-32 year-old set. Cutrone told WWD, “You know that scene in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ where Phoebe Cates climbs out of the swimming pool and pops her bikini? That’s our girl.” {WWD, subscription required} Alice Temperley Was Made a Member of the Order of the British Empire and Forgot To Curtsy: Alice Temperley was presented with an MBE (which is sort of like a knighthood, but not quite) by Queen Elizabeth. Alice wore a tuxedo to the ceremony and forgot to curtsy to the queen afterward. Oops. {Daily Mail