Plus, Stephen Colbert learns how to pose with "Sports Illustrated" cover stars Ashley Graham and Hailey Clauson.
It's the first time the magazine has crowned three separate cover stars.
Though her modeling career hasn't been without challenges, Clauson says she has no regrets.
From shaggy jewel-toned fur to enviable layers and some incredible sunnies -- why wait for summer? -- these girls know how to make a statement on the street.
Courtney Love sits down for a smoke on the cover of Vs. Magazine's Fall/Winter issue. Other cover stars include Eva Green, Jessica Stam, Hailey Clauson, and Luma Grothe. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Here's a lube that doubles as a moisturizer. What more could a girl ask for? {The Cut} J.Crew is #winning at e-commerce. The retailer has been surveyed as the top e-com site for its awesome customer service efforts. {WWD} Burberry is giving Paris a taste of "London Mania." The Brit brand has partnered with French department store Printemps for a limited edition Burberry Loves Printemps collection. {Vogue UK}
We've all heard the phrase "Nothing lasts forever," but Visionaire is seeking to disprove that theory with its 63rd edition. Titled "Forever" and entirely made of metal, the magazine is a collaboration with G-Shock and features eight imprinted images by artists like Inez & Vinoodh, Craig McDean, Karl Lagerfeld, Yoko Ono, Richard Avedon, Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari in a metal casing--it's the world's first all metal magazine. The party took the silvery metal theme and ran with it. The Clocktower Gallery was transformed into a silver playland complete with silver confetti, mylar balloons, and even glitter cocktails. Guests including Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Sofia Sanchez Barrenechea, Ladyfag, Hilary Rhoda, Heidi Mount, Constance Jablonski, and Vika Gazinskaya committed to the metallic theme with glittering outfits or accessories, although no one tried harder than a girl wearing light up mouse ears. We caught up with Visionaire founder and all-over inspirational person Cecilia Dean to get the low down on how the magazine was made and what she wishes could last forever.
Derek Lam Leaves Tod’s: After six years at Tod’s, WWD is reporting that the designer has left his post as the creative director there. So far we haven’t seen a single rumor that he’s going to Dior. Yet. {WWD, subscription required} Agyness Deyn Is Launching a Collection with Doc Martens: After two successful campaigns with the footwear brand--not to mention being photographed in them umpteen times--Aggy is making it official with Doc Martens. This fall we can expect a collaborative line featuring clothing, footwear, and accessories. {Grazia} Kate Moss Makes Three Headlines Today: Kate Moss is all over our news feed this morning! First off, a lovely chat with the Telegraph wherein she shares her style tips (like plan what you’re wearing to a dinner party so you don’t look “silly”). She also is rumored to be doing a duet with Kristen Stewart (file that under “long shot"). Finally, Piers Morgan called her “vile.” Geez. {Telegraph UK, GossipCop, Refinery29}
If you're wondering how much progress the fashion industry has made in creating healthier working conditions for models, particularly young teen ones,
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Dont judge a book by its cover... Unless it's a magazine, in which case, sometimes the cover is the deciding factor of whether or not to buy the mag altogether. The best covers of 2011 returned to a new naturalism and a fun aesthetic, like the Lara Stone T cover we're still drooling over, pictured at left. Sure, there's still room for artifice in fashion (see: Stella Tennant on Vogue Italia), but 2011 was a year for reflecting on natural beauties, incredible models, and stellar photography. After toiling over hundred of covers, we're bringing you "The Best" according to us. Did we forget your favorite? Let us know in the comments.
It happens every year: Our ever-growing pile of fashion magazines inches higher with each passing month, and by the time December rolls around, we can barely sift through the hundreds of stylish images we bookmarked for inspiration. 2011 was no exception, and in a year that celebrated retro supermodels, androgyny, vivid colors, and plenty of experimentation in the beauty department, choosing our favorites was particularly difficult. The best editorials of the year ran the gamut from huge ensemble casts of blue-chip models styled by greats like Katie Grand and Carine Roitfeld, to intimate, one-on-one portraits of our favorite girls like Lindsey Wixson and Daria Werbowy. The acid brights that dominated the spring collections allowed for some pretty trippy trend stories last season, but the fall glossies featured much moodier imagery, with a number of gorgeous spreads in black and white. Here are the editorials from 2011 that will stay tacked up on our walls and fill our inspiration boards well into the new year—and beyond.
The underage model saga continues. Given the recent controversies regarding underage models, including one that involved CFDA president Diane Von Furstenberg discovering that one of her models, Hailey Clauson (yes, the same one involved in that Urban Outfitters lawsuit), was only 15 at the time of her runway show, the CFDA is introducing new measures to ensure the safety and legality of models in the fashion industry. According to WWD, Furstenberg and CFDA CEO Steven Kolb sent out a letter to members yesterday recommending that they start carding models on the day of the show (before they hit the runway) to make sure they meet the 16 year age minimum. That seems like something they should do earlier, like in the casting stages, or before their agencies send them out, but I guess better late than never? Michael Kors recently spoke to Lauren Hutton in the new Interview (so awesome) and suggested that models started lying to him about their ages as soon as said he wouldn't use models under 16:
Rebecca Minkoff Is Doing Jewelry and Eyewear! Minkoff fever is going to reach an all-time high. The It-Bag designer is expanding her brand to include eyewear, jewelry and cold weather scarves starting at the very affordable $50. The new merch debuts September 12 during her NYFW show. {WWD} Stella Tennant Looks Deliciously Creepy On Vogue Italia: Steven Meisel shot Stella Tennant for this pretty but slightly creepy Hitchcock-esque September cover of Vogue Italia. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Get Ready For The Iris Apfel Documentary: Directed by Albert Maysles of the original Grey Gardens, the film will highlight the 90-year-old's career and eccentric style, from her time at WWD to her work as an interior designer and jewelry collaborator. {Telegraph} Tommy Hilfiger To Show On The High Line: Hilfiger will show his Spring 2011 line on NYC's ready-made runway on September 9th at 5:30pm (dusk at the High Line is gorgeous), making him the first to do so for an official Fashion Week show. {WWD} Gwyneth Paltrow Sans Makeup!: The actress showed up to her East Hampton book signing just hours before Irene hit wearing a bathing suit, flip flops, and totally makeup free. She's just like us! Only she looks flawless without makeup! {NY Daily News}
The media has barely had time to cool down since the recent outpouring of outrage for 10-year-old model Thylane Blondeau's suggestive French Vogue spread and, more recently, our discovery of Jours après Lunes, a lingerie line for young girls. Already, another instance of an underage model being photographed in a questionable manner has caught the media's attention. However, this time, it's because the parents of said model are taking action. Hailey, now 16, is a successful working model and has since starred in editorials for Vogue Russia, Vogue China and T Style, as well as campaigns for Gucci, Zara, Jill Stuart, DSquared and others. Her parents are suing Urban Outfitters for selling merchandise printed with pictures of her taken last April when she was 15 that they feel are sexually suggestive. They are also suing the photographer, Jason Lee Perry and two other stores and seeking damages exceeding $28 million. What confuses us is that, according to the Daily News, "her parents knew about the photo session but did not give permission to use the pictures." Hmm.