Being socially conscious is so glamorous right now. Famous models may not single-handedly save Darfur, eradicate unethical diamond mining or stop global warming – but dipping in the pool they can do beautifully. The most benevolent model of the moment, however, is Liya Kebede. She’s got her own brand-name charity and a part in this great movie called The Good Shepherd where she dies a terrible death of the hands of the CIA. We loved it.
If you’re ever in the mood to dress up and pretend you’re Marlene Dietrich satin headgear is where it’s at. But if old Hollywood glamour is not your game just throw on a backpack and your look is instantly updated to Sasha – Spring/Summer 2007. (Thank Mz. Prada for this one) Are you convinced yet?
No, this isn’t the corpse of Dakota Fanning. It’s Ikeleine Stange: diva on the catwalk and in front of camera but in reality a nice, quiet, hard-working kid. (Unlike me here) In meantime, have you seen the street-style of Suzanne Deeken – the consultant for Marc line? Talk about retro…
Tom Ford, GAP, Karl Lagerfeld and now Marc Jacobs? Why is everyone so obsessed with this evil tiny freak?! On the up side – you can feed her Reeses peanut butter cups and her body mass index will still be 16. And you have to want to strangle little bitch just for that.
Or at least get off her arse and schlepp out some of these highly-acclaimed sunglasses of hers because the ones we like went missing from Barney’s and Barney’s Co-op. Get with the program, woman.
After seeing this Teen Vogue ed we officially declare Sporty Chic our favorite trend for Spring! Something inside us just wants to scream “YES” to Dries windbreakers, Kim Jones track pants and Norma Kamali sweatshirts. What a breath of fresh air from all the overpowering retro frills everywhere!! Acidic yellow, electric blue – so exciting! We’re still on the fence about backpacks tho. There’s just something inescapably touristo about them. But we promise to reconsider if we see it on Mary-Kate Olsen. *Just kidding* We can’t even remember the last time we liked anything DKNY, but anoraks are decidedly Donna Karan territory. It’s her time again. You absolutely must get the February Teen Vogue. If not for fashion, than for our favorite Russian lesbian on the cover.
Marc Jacobs petal heel boots are on sale! And so is the short-sleeved Marni coat (in size 8 though) now some gloves and you’re the sharpest byotch in the development
You can’t possibly live without a pair of sequined hotpants right now. Especially if they are £35 and look *almost* like the ones from Chanel S/S 07 collection.
He was a Polar Bear at the Glitter Ball, Heinz Ketchup at the Red & Gold Masquerade and Wilbur, the pig at last year’s Wild Wild West ho-down. This Wednesday (13th) Marc Jacobs is throwing a Venice Carnival party and our sixth sense tells us it’s going to be something big and fluffy – kind of like his Spring collections … but then again, he’s not very predictable with the costumes.
We’re just busy flooding the Internet with Andy Warhol portraits taken from this great old coffee table book we found at Strand called The Warhol Look: Glamour Style Fashion. Highly recommended. Sexy art monster Andy Warhol. Self-portraits. 1981
“The minidress is the new jean.” (and we love that)
“The T-shirt dress is huge for sportswear.” (hmm ok)
“The wide leg will be more important than narrow ever was.” (no kidding)
“There’s a big resurgence in vests.” (it has been since last year, yes?)
“It’s all about color.” (right on)
“The biggest resurgence in the business is the woven top. The T-shirt has gone the way of the jean. It’s the sexy top, and prints are huge.” (anyone want my old t-shirt stock?)
Who knew Glenda Bailey had such a stoner side to her? The astronauts look totally wasted even through the helmets. Whatever they’re into, December Bazaar sure looks better than US Vogue and W combined. “Moon Party!” | Peter Lindbergh | Harper’s Bazaar | December 2006
Fashion is such a fickle bitch. Just when you finally found that ideal pair of skinny jeans and perfected your spot on glam rock hair in comes someone else – younger, cooler and more fashionable than you. They’ve got all the new amazing duds of colors and proportions you’ve never seen before. Just like that, you and your skull scarf are yesterday’s news.
Just like us, W is in love with Giles, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, sequins, mini-skirts, early 90’s haircuts and Maison Martin Margiela. What more could a girl ask for?
The popular folktake may be old but this part gets us every time: “It seemed sensible to me to wear a few “classic” (aka budget) pieces already in my wardrobe. It was actually a bit noble, I told myself, not putting on airs even for the grand Ms Wintour. Which is how I came to be walking across into the mythical white lobby, kitted out like an 18th-century undertaker: high-waisted black trousers, black brogues, a fussy white silk embroidered shirt and a black frock coat.”
Socks layered over tights, dresses over pants and cardis over cardis. All that plus chubby Marc Jacobs shoes (also known as the leading cause of stairwell accidents around town)
Contemplating ways to survive the winter in the season’s much-discussed pantless look? The trick here is isothermal tights (ideally paired with some Christian Loboutin ankle boots and a towncar) >>>>
You know what’s cool? Vanity Fair has revamped their website, launched a blog and posted lots of good photos. So if anyone really wanted to know for certain whose naked back that was on the George Clooney cover – it was Gemma Ward’s…
And lest anyone accuses us of being Clooney-crazy, we’ll pre-empt by saying we’re totally not.
Grainy, poorly lit and intentionally un-retouched photography a la Juergen Teller has not only proven to sell luxury bags and shoes but has also caught on as an art form. Plus we’ve never seen Mariacarla’s arse portrayed quite so graphically.
Usually we can’t stand Californian sensibility in clothing. We like it much more pulled together.. But if you’re one of those free spirited car-driving beach-going tan girls AND you have an interesting mind we really can’t imagine you in anything but Alexander Wang. We hear he’s the hottest new thing right now…
Remember Miuccia’s uncanny fascination with robots? She used to clip them on Prada bags and put them in her stores. They seemed so eccentric back then. Well now the robots are hot. Again.
Nicolas Ghesquiere and Hussein Chalayan took this robot motif and made it really intense. While everyone was going crazy for Marie Antoinette, Ghesquiere had been watching The Terminator and Hussein Chalayan was being inspired by Paco Rabanne’s metal-link outfits. (Chalayan’s actual collection was rather normal and machine washable but the several clockwork orange style dresses created by the robotics firm in London made the big splash.)
The sci-fi trend was so big and gimmicky that Karl Lagerfeld was accused of not making the retro-future theme convincing enough! As if he was supposed to. Luckily there was Alber Elbaz, who made this star trek thing seem just right. Any way you look at it the verdict is still the same: we’re heading into the season of space age fashion with its man-made fabrics, robotic shoulder pads, space cadet haircuts (thank Agyness) and sci-fi goggles. Miuccia’s trinkets seem nice and harmless now, don’t they?
You might have heard that androgyny is a happening notion right now which means that eventually you’re going to have to wear wide mannish pants and ruffled blouses. You might hate this at first because you just bought your hundred and tenth pair of skinny jeans but the faster you get used to this idea the better off you are. For full effect, apparently, you have to accessorize with cigarettes and bourlesque showgirls.
Sca Jo. Pretending to be Helmut-Newton-edgy in Flaunt Magazine
If you buy Vogue Italia for the pictures you have to get Ten for the articles. And we don’t mean it to insult any of the 10’s photographers. The articles are just that good.
Still perplexed as to why exactly did Zac Posen go to Instanbul for a party ? It cought us by surprise too. Istanbul is like San Juan with Mosques which is not all that fabulous. (As a matter of fact, San Juan’s much better…) But if we had to take a wild guess as to how Zac Posen enticed everyone to come down we’d say it’s for Dita Von Teese whose champaign glass routine totally rocks.
(No, it’s completely unsafe for your dull cubicle job)
Her 4,000-square-foot place in Midtown has a 300-gallon saltwater fish tank with sea horses, Lalique installations in the bathroom and an LCD touch-screen remote control that reads “WELCOME TO THE ANISIMOVA RESIDENCE.” We couldn’t have made this up…
Young, beautiful and loaded | from W magazine
One thing we can’t forgive however is a padded bra. Padded bras are just gross.
British papers will have you believe she now makes ‘her girls’ smoke crystal meth but we don’t buy it. The secret to beating carb cravings is Orbit Citrus. Some people take it instead of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Works wonders.
Carbs aside, we are here to show you what Rachel Zoe-bots will be wearing next spring. Forewarned means armed and dangerous, right? So here’s a Zoe-bot shopping list:
Nicole Richie gets Jovovich-hawk dresses. Paisley gowns go over really well in LA and the ruffles on the chest create a much-needed illusion of breasts. Plus some Gucci and Dsquared2 to bum around in.
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Lohan gets this Alberta Feretti beaded dress. It’s equal parts expensive and flashy. Also a silver Fendi dress. (You know who Karl made that one for, right?) Plus an uber-mature Giles Deacon leather dress that she will wear on the cover of some edgy magazine with a headline Lindsey Lo – Disney no mo’.
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Mischa Barton gets Marc Jacobs holographic dress. No human being has any reason to wear something like this unless it’s as tall and as blonde as Mischa. Still, she’s only allowed to have it if she loses another six pounds and lands a role in a movie. Keeping with the boho tradition she also gets a Gucci butterfly tank and a Jil Sander dress to make her look “a little smarter.” (Allah knows, that’s hard to do)
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Now we just have to wait for the Chanel show to see which purse Rachel Zoe is going to snag. We bet it’s the one with the biggest Chanel logo. Clashing C’s signal to the masses that the girls are “refined and elegant”. Fool them twice, Rachel?
