Stuart Weitzman has designed shoes for everyone from the Queen of England to Beyonce, but it's his staple 50/50 boot that has truly become a legacy. The elastic-backed, knee-high style is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (time flies, eh?), and Weitzman is feting in a major way: He's designed 10 exclusive styles of the 50/50 boot for Gilt.
JK! In spite of reports saying otherwise, Valentino says the ivory gown Nicole Kidman wore at Cannes yesterday was not the one Anne Hathaway ditched right before the Oscars. {US Weekly} Cannes someone call security? A $2.6 million necklace went missing from Swiss jeweler de Grisogono's 20th anniversary high jewelry collection on Tuesday, just days after $1 million-worth of jewels were reported stolen from the film fest. {WWD, Subscription required.} Gisele Bundchen was apparently asking photographers to retake some shots of her that didn't turn out so well at the launch of her new BLK DNM campaign. Family photos must be a hoot! {NY Post} Speaking of Gisele, her younger sister Gabriela also attended the launch of the BLK DNM campaign to show some sibling support. {HuffPo}
If Cannes has the most glamorous red carpet of the year, then the AmFar Gala, held annually during the film festival, is the ultra-ultra glam cherry
Since The Rachel Zoe Project and It’s a Brad, Brad World are on the same night now, we decided to combine our inquisitive recaps in to one. It’s like a double feature! Read our recaps below, starting with Zoe. 1. Do designers really trust the people who come backstage at their shows and say they loved the collection? What are they going to do, tell the designer to her face that they hated it? 2. Who are all these new people at the Rachel Zoe HQ??? I don't like not knowing them. And what happened to the random attractive guy from episode one? 3. Is Rachel seriously trying to rock an editor's cape while carrying a baby?
Catwalk Catfight is Over: After plenty of drama, the CFDA and the BFC have confirmed fashion week dates for the next three years that have left all parties happy(ish). Through September of 2014, NYFW will start the first Thursday of September instead of the second, allowing all other fashion weeks free from conflict of dates. {WWD, sub. req.} Crystal Renn Covers Vogue Mexico: Proving she looks hot in any hair color, Renn covers the May issue of Vogue Mexico pre-bleaching. We're big fans of the Ferragamo spring 2012 dress they shot, which feels so perfectly summery. {TFS} Runaway Royals: Prince Harry attended this year's London Marathon, where he told the BBC that he had been trying to get a place "for years." And if it's up to Harry, he won't be doing it alone: "What's fantastic is that my brother and his wife will be doing it next year, I think… He's going to have to now, isn't he?" Clarence House denies that Wills and Kate have plans to run - for now, anyway.{Vogue UK}
Toxin-Free Nail Polish Still Contains Toxins: California's Department of Toxic Substances Control found that several nail polishes claiming to be "3 free" (that's sans chemicals like formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate), often contain the toxic ingredients anyway. {Gawker} Opening Ceremony Brings Vans Era and Kenzo Together For an Awesome Shoe Collaboration: This season, the retailer is offering limited edition Vans Era sneakers printed with Kenzo's widely praised Spring 2012 print. The problem? They only come in men's sizes! Can we get someone to fix this, please? {Refinery 29} Miss Universe Allows Transgender Contestant to Compete: Jenna Talackova, the transwoman who underwent gender reassignment surgery will be allowed to walk in the pageant. Talackova was previously barred from the competition because she was not born female. The competition will now allow anyone who identifies as female to participate. {Jezebel}
We weren't watching A Model Life on TLC until a few weeks ago, when a certain casting director whispered it could be the one model show where girls
Early this year, Fashionista got a book in the mail. It hat a hot pink cover and a pop perfect title: Supermodel. The book was an epic poem. It sta