82-year-old Carmen Dell'Orefice graces the cover of You magazine. In the accompanying story Dell'Orefice says she's scored more covers in the last 15 years than she had "in all the years before that." YES. {Design Scene} Karl Lagerfeld designed rooms (not furniture) for fast-furniture company, which is apparently like an IKEA-Best Buy hybrid. Is there any industry Karl hasn't touched? {WWD} New York Knick Amar’e Stoudemire blazed through his wedding reception in a custom red Lanvin suit to give his wedding a regal feel. We think he succeeded. {T Magazine}
Beyoncé and Jay-Z visited baby North West and bestowed gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh personalized Christian Dior booties and sterling silver Elsa Peretti Padova baby set. {Daily Mail} Happy Anniversary to the Beckhams! Click through to marvel at Posh & Becks' inimitable style throughout the years, then cry a little because how did one family get blessed with all the beauty in this world?! {Grazia} In the most productive use of Tumblr ever, Emma Watson reveals she created a fake blog in the voice of her Bling Ring character to prepare for the role--complete with homages to Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. {Styleite}
Click through for the 10 celebrities whose closets we think would yield the best loot, plus a little justification for why we think each home would be worth breaking into. Who's on your hit list?
Sofia Coppola is a rare and dying breed: Not only is she a terrific director, fabulous dresser, and general all-around cool person--she's also one of the last remaining Paris Hilton fans. It's true! The multi-talented Coppola, who cast Hilton as herself in this summer's teen heist flick The Bling Ring, photographed the 32-year-old at home for Elle and spoke of her adoration for the celebutante.
Seriously, is there some kind of viral marketing going on for The Bling Ring that no one knows about?
We caught up with The Bling Ring costume designer Stacey Battat to chat about everything from the stolen designer gear (lots of Louis Vuitton and Dior) to recreating the celebrity targets' homes to luxurious perfection. Read on.
Costume-wise, Sofia Coppola's forthcoming film The Bling Ring is quite a departure from her other films. While most of her characters (excluding Marie Antoinette) tend to go with the understated, less is more aesthetic Coppola herself favors, The Bling Ring's teen thieves dress like the spoiled celebrity wannabes they are. V spoke with the film's costume designer Stacey Battat, who also outfitted the cast of Coppola's last film Somewhere and we got a look at the interview. Read on.
Sofia Coppola says that her new movie The Bling Ring doesn't exactly portray luxury brands in a great light--so why did the likes of Chanel and Louis Vuitton agree to appear in the film? {WWD} Sharp-nosed fans are noticing that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn smells an awful lot like Calvin Klein stores--which, coincidentally, sponsors an exclusive lounge in the arena. {DNA Info} Karolina Kurkova is a knitted mermaid for the June cover of Vogue Ukraine. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Christina Aguilera hit the stage at last night's Billboard Music Awards looking like she's been putting in extra time at the gym. Lookin' good, Xtina! {US Weekly}
Ouch! A very pregnant Kim Kardashian squeezes her very swollen feet into a pair of clear heels. {Daily Mail} Vive le Harper's Bazaar! The magazine is finally making a French edition. {Refinery29} This bit of news combines two of our favorite things: Makeup and the Hunger Games series! Covergirl announced today they'll be releasing a line of makeup in collaboration with the film, aptly titled the Capitol Collection. Here's a peek at the ad campaigns. Cool, right? {Fashionista Inbox}
Now here's an ironic twist: On the same night that Sofia Coppola's new film The Bling Ring premiered at Cannes Film Festival, starring Emma Watson as part of a Hollywood-targeting teen crime gang, $1 million worth of Chopard jewels was stolen from a Cannes hotel room.
Are you #CFDAready? In honor of the CFDA Fashion Awards, the council is launching an Instagram contest in which users submit their best shots of themselves wearing clothes and accessories from any of the hundreds of CFDA members (full list here), with the hashtag #CFDAready. The winner gets to go to the CFDAs and Instagram it. More details at CFDA.com. {Fashionista Inbox} Victoria's Secret Angel Miranda Kerr's lingerie was a target of the Hollywood teenage crime group (and the subject of Sofia Coppola's latest film) the Bling Ring. {Vanity Fair} Here's Nicole Kidman as Hollywood actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly for Olivier Dahan's upcoming historical drama, Grace of Monaco. {The Hollywood Reporter} After much demand, A.P.C. + Nike is back with a second collection of kicks, out today. {A.P.C/Fashionista Inbox}
Count Vogue Japan as another fan of Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent. The glossy styled Karlie Kloss in a bohemian glam look from the designer's spring collection for its June 2013 cover. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Lauren Hutton is apparently writing a book full of "juicy anecdotes" like the time she met Bill Clinton or traveled through Africa. If it's anything like her recent The Edit interview, we obviously can't wait. Especially for all the curse words. {Page Six} Kering has expansion on the brain. The luxury conglomerate has acquired jewelry company Pomellato, just a few months after taking a majority stake in Christopher Kane. {WWD}
Kendall Jenner wants to model for Victoria's Secret. Could this be the ACTUAL reason Miranda Kerr is supposedly leaving? (Kidding) {E!} Jennifer Garner is maybe the new face of MaxMara. {WWD UK} Lanvin's managing director Thierry Andretta has resigned from his position for "personal reasons." {WWD}