The credit card company enlists sartorial tastemakers like "Harper's Bazaar" EIC Glenda Bailey and MADE's Jenné Lombardo to help create fashion 'experiences' for members.
And Cara Delevingne is reportedly (emphasis on reportedly) in talks to star in the sequel to "Zoolander."
Plus, find out which Victoria's Secret Angel has never watched "The Wizard of Oz."
If advances in fit technology mean fewer returns, we are all for it.
"Shit OscarPRGirl Says" Will Make You LOL: We get it, everyone's really effing sick of all those "Shit [blank] Say" parodies. But just trust us (and WWD) on this one. It stars Andrew Mukamal, Erica Domesek, and John Jannuzzi and is really, really funny. And we won't judge you for only using the Valencia filter on your Instagram after. OK we might a little. {WWD} Tim Gunn is 29 Years Celibate: Sounds like someone's not making it work in the bedroom. The Project Runway workroom mentor has revealed that an ex-lover so badly scorned him that he in turn completely gave up sex. I'm sorry Tim, but "this worries me." {Celebuzz} Kate Moss Gets Interviewed for Mango: In a behind the scenes video for her new Terry Richardson-shot Mango campaign, Kate talks the future of fashion videos and inadvertently shows us the vast difference that good lighting can make. {Modelinia}
Maybe you've never heard of Vente-Privee, but if you've ever visited Gilt Groupe, HauteLook, Rue La La, etc., you know what they do. The French company launched a designer flash sales site back in 2001 (that's six years before Gilt Groupe and HauteLook) and inspired the launch of Gilt. The firm is a huge player in Europe--they currently boast 13 million users and about $1 billion in yearly sales--but they've steered clear of the US. Until now. This morning, American Express announced a joint partnership with Vente-Privee to launch an American site later on this year. (Each company owns 50% of the venture. And this is VP's first foray into a non-European market.)
New York Fashion Week's corporate sponsors are very important because more often than we'd like to admit they provide our meals for the week (thank you Frappuccino and Pop Chips--not so much Muscle Milk). Here are this coming fashion week's sponsors, as per IMG's latest release: Mercedes-Benz (duh), DHL, American Express, Maybelline New York, TRESemmé, Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee Drink, W Hotels Worldwide, AOL, Diet Pepsi, Kim Crawford Wines, ideeli, the Heart Truth Campaign, Fiji water, and the New York Times. It's the same old crew for the most part, but their approach to sponsorship has gotten more innovative and in some cases, just plain weird. Most notably, Mercedes-Benz has hired Brad Goreski to go on "patrol" in the brand's new 2012 CLS 63 AMG to seek out "stylesetters with fresh, creative design looks and alluring appeal," and award them for superior styling with a ride to their next show. Goreski will be supported by a team of "Fashion Enforcers," and Lauren is one of them. She will carry a nightstick along with her Chanel 2.25 so get your game outfits on (JK!). What's more, "a lucky few will receive an invitation to the culmination event in the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge." Even more incentive to look your best and be cold and pained in too-high heels during fashion week! Other fun sponsorship gimmicks:
O-Style: For anyone who wants to truly follow Michelle Obama's style choices there's been one go-to site, Mrs-O.org. Now, blogger Mary Tomer's got her
Ed. note: We're backpedaling for a moment, to the last night of New York, before heading back to London. When I said things couldn't get better than
There's always a flood of e-mails pre-Fashion Week: How can we get tickets to fashion shows? Well, you can buy your way in via American Express - thou
Just because women have stopped buying shoes doesn't mean they're unwilling to drop a couple hundred bucks for tickets to a runway show. American Expr