Carmen Kass
Robert Pattinson Perches on a Roof for Dior, Karlie Kloss Strips for BLK DNM, and Justin Bieber Brawls Over a Bowtie
Robert Pattinson's first ad for Dior Homme Fragrance is finally here, but you can barely see him--and sadly, he's not shirtless. Come on, Dior, we wanted to gaze longingly into R. Patz's eyes--or abs! {Dior's Twitter} Shoe designer Sam Edelman is expanding his empire from the feet up to produce a line of sportswear. His ideal customer is a girl who lives on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter... pretty sure he's pegged like 80% of the population there. {WWD, subscription required} Justin Bieber apparently got into a fight involving an H&M bowtie... but what's even more ridiculous is that he had his bodyguards beat up a fellow club-goer "like he was in Die Hard." Grow up, dude. It's time. {The Cut}
PPR is Changing its Name, Jennifer Aniston's Rumored Wedding Dress Designer, and Is Selena Gomez Too Young for Harper's Bazaar?
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}
Isabel Marant Fall 2012: Westward Expansion and E-Commerce on the Horizon
PARIS--Isabel Marant raked in $82.9 million in sales last year and has plans to open six new stand alone boutiques by the end of next year in Hong K
Alexander Wang Fall 2012: 90s Supermodels (Gisele! Shalom!) and a Glossy Sheen
After hearing about the makeup look from pro Diane Kendal backstage at the Alexander Wang show yesterday, I was about to tweet: “Someday Alex Wang will put his girls in a strong red lip—but today isn’t the day.” Yep, same old grungy Wang girl. Ho hum. But then a colleague said to me, “Look, Gisele is over there.” The day quickly went from ho-hum to holy shit. Gisele was walking in the Alexander Wang show! She kept press at arm’s length backstage, telling photogs and reporters (who obviously gathered around her chair like the fawning subjects we all are) that she wasn’t giving any sound bites today. I’m assuming she didn’t want to hear the word “football” at all, after her little outburst from last weekend. Instead we all watched as she flirted with Guido Palau while he did her hair in the usual limp Alex Wang way. After taking about a zillion pictures of her looking perfect without makeup, I wandered over to a different section.