Jezebel: Anand Jon

Coco Rocha Speaks Out About Models' Health; Crystal Renn To Walk In London Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:20:00 EST

Rocha: "It is unforgivable that an adult should demand that [a] girl unnaturally lose the weight vital to keep her body functioning properly. How can any person justify an aesthetic that reduces a woman or child to an emaciated skeleton?"

Diaper Company Spoofs Beckham's Armani Ads; Lady Gaga's Grammy Dress Controversial

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

South Korean training pants brand Good-Nites released an ad that parodies David Beckham's turn for Armani. Because they are not just functional, but fashionable, kiddies! This makes us a little bit uncomfortable because Beckham is so sexxy. [Copyranter]

Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Zoe Kravitz, negotiating the transition from Famous Daughter to Celebrity, has committed the necessary act of being photographed by Bruce Weber for a perfume campaign. Vera Wang was the lucky partner in fame-chasing. Shall we expect a reality show? [People]

Anand Jon Gets 59 Years For Rape, Cries.

Sadie Stein — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

"Designer" Anand Jon has been sentenced to 59 years in prison for multiple rapes. [Times of India]
Seems Naomi Campbell would, in fact, rather wear fur than go naked: the one-time PETA campaigner models furs for Dennis Basso. [Daily Mail]

Kate's Balmain Copied; Punky Brewster Does Kids' Clothes

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The UK supermarket chain Asda has knocked off the Fall '09 Balmain dress that Kate Moss wore out dancing — and burst the seams of — two months ago. Asda's version costs just £16. [Telegraph]

Britney Picks Up A Polo Player; Rapist Designer's Conviction Upheld

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Britney Spears' second trip out the gate for Candie's is an equestrian-themed acid-trip Photoshopped to ridiculousness. [DListed]
No Shit Headline Of The Day: "New Report Sees Luxury Struggling." [WWD]

Weeping Milan Model Gets No Sympathy From Jil Sander

Sadie Stein — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EST

So, why was Lithuanian-born model Auguste Abeliunate crying on the Jil Sander runway? Was it Raf Simons' severe, Germanic threads? Sander's in denial: "No model was crying on the runway!" says a rep. [WSJ]

Theyskens Sticks To His Guns At Nina Ricci; Retail Bigwigs Trade Insults

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:20:00 EST

Olivier Theyskens is holding true to the fundamentals. “When the economy changes, it’s not like you want to start eating bad-tasting chocolate,” he said, after showing his pre-fall collection for Nina Ricci. [WWD]

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:30:00 EST

Anand Jon, the fashion designer who appeared on early seasons of America's Next Top Model, was found guilty of rape today. According to TMZ, Jon is guilty of "16 counts of sexually abusing teenage girls and young women, including several counts of rape by force and lewd acts on a minor." He will be sentenced on January 13. • Jamie-Lynn Sigler is glad she did not have kids with her now ex-husband, A.J. DiScala. "I didn't know who I was. I was living in an idealistic dream world – like, 'I have a successful show and this handsome man, and I'm 22 and I'm getting married and may have a baby next year!'" Sigler says. However, she is mum about her relationship with Jerry "Turtle" Ferrara from Entourage. "[He] is a very special person, and I'll leave it there," she demurs. • Taylor Swift says that if you date her, you have to accept that she will be writing songs about your romance. "You know what, if they don't want me to write bad songs about them, they shouldn't do bad things," the lil' spitfire says. More »

Escada's Honored by Sarah Palin's Patronage...Because She's "Attractive"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:30:00 EST

After Palin names Escada as her fave brand, the creative director is gracious: "If she does wear Escada because she likes it, I mean, I’m honored actually. It’s not politics; it’s clothing, after all. No? She’s an attractive woman, so why not?" [New York Mag]
Fashion's totally in the tank for Obama — but we knew that. [WWD]
Halloween update: Blake Lively was Cleopatra, Martha Stewart was Medusa. [Sassybella]
Andre Leon Talley: "Fashion may not be the most important thing in life, but it definitely helps you get through it," [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Sofia Coppola Overcomes Pitfalls Of Privilege To Design For Louis Vuitton

Sadie Stein — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Newly-minted Louis Vuitton designer Sofia Coppola's road was not an easy one. "At the age when Marie-Antoinette was facing the rigid etiquette of the court of Versailles, the 15-year-old Coppola was working as an intern at Chanel in Paris, a city that her parents had always loved." No wonder, then, that "Coppola drew on a well of personal experience for the accessories. A gilded wedge ankle-strap sandal (€500) was stirred by the memory of her mother's Yves Saint Laurent shoes in the 1970s." We love a rags to riches story. [IHT]
What Not To Wear good cop Clinton Kelly has thrown his hat into the competitive fabulosity ring. "In Freakin’ Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better Than Everyone Else, Kelly begins by taking the reader through his long journey toward “fabulousness,” which started prepuberty. 'While other kids on the elementary school playground were trading baseball cards and playing kickball, I was silently debating whether to spend my first paycheck on Italian suede driving shoes or on a cashmere coat,' he writes." [WWD]
Designers won't loan gowns to Mad Men's resident bombshell Christina Hendricks! Too "curvy!" [Ephemerist]

Rachel Zoe's Not Really One For Political Guerrilla Theatre

Sadie Stein — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Would Rachel Zoe support Code Pink? Here's her response: "I’m embarking on a big initiative this year for ovarian cancer—that’s next. But if I lived in the ’70s, I would have been right in John Lennon’s bed with him and Yoko. God, I wish he were alive." We'll take that as a...maybe? [BlackBook]
Anand Jon: Rapist, or simply a creep? [Radar]
Despite rumors, Pixie Geldof isn't designing for New Look. She's modeling for them! [ElleUK]
Finnish designer Ivana Helsinki based her knits line for Topshop on "the champagne state of drunkenness." Sign us up! [VogueUK]

MIA's New Clothing Line Will Take Your Mon-Ay

Sadie Stein — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT

"Think of the brightest shades of neon you've ever seen. Sparkles galore. Sequinned aerobics pants with scrunchy socks. Lions and tigers wearing vintage early '90s Cross Colors ensembles." In other words, exactly what you hoped MIA's clothing would look like. [NY Observer]
Sex addict David Duchovny dropped as the sullen face of Johnston & Murphy. [PDNPulse]
Model Maggie Rizer is "penning" a memoir, Model Behavior, which apparently hasn't already been used as the title for like ten model memoirs. [Fashionista]
In the grand tradition of hubristic villains, alleged designer/raper Anand Jon apparently kept a prosecutor-friendly journal "in which he noted some of his encounters with the girls and women, abbreviating the explicit sexual acts." [Breitbart]
Model Lynn Kohlmann dies at 62. [WWD]

Kate Moss Is Solid Gold. No, Really.

Sadie Stein — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT

I know this is why I go to the British Museum: to see a life-sized Kate Moss rendered in pure gold. "A solid gold sculpture of the model, thought to be the world's largest gold statue built since the time of ancient Egypt, was given its first showing yesterday." [Independent]
Working to combat any taint of elitism, Anna Wintour and Sarah Jessica Parker are hosting a fashion show to raise funds for the Obama campaign. "The Sept. 9 shindig at the Charles Nolan Studio will feature designs from Beyoncé and Tina Knowles for House of Dereon, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, Juicy Couture, Narciso Rodriguez and Proenza Schouler, among others." [E]
Meanwhile on the left coast, "Michelle Obama will get her chance to meet fashion and entertainment types in Los Angeles." Tom Ford is one of the hosts. [WWD]

Barneys' Simon Doonan... Bride-To-Be!

Sadie Stein — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Yay! Everyone's favorite design power couple, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler, are making it official: the long-time twosome will marry in California in September in what one can only assume will be the most awesome wedding ever. Quoth the Barneys maven, “I always thought we were married, so I don’t feel like celebrating the fact that the government’s allowing me to think I’m married. It’s more like paying a parking ticket.” [NY Magazine]
La Doonan also waxes on what works for a woman over 40 (expressing yourself) and what doesn't: "Don't: Try to look sexy. It's like Girls Gone Wild has affected this whole culture with the need to look like a poll dancer. I'll ask, "Are you a stripper? Are you a poll dancer? And they're not!"' Should not be limited to the over-40 set. [Wowowow]
Avril Lavigne's heinous back-to-school line for Kohl's goes on sale after, like, a week. [NY Magazine]

Dolly Parton Wants To Make Money By Making Others Look Cheap

Jennifer — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

For the love of God, please let Dolly Parton get her own makeup line. [Chic Report]

Vintage Top Model: Alleged Rapist/Designer Anand Jon Mingles With Tyra's Girls

Slut Machine — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST

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D-list designer/friend of Tyra Anand Jon,...

Jennifer — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:40:00 EST

D-list designer/friend of Tyra Anand Jon, who is already facing 54 felony counts all related to sex-offense crimes against women, is now facing additional charges in New York, as nine additional women have stepped forward alleging that they have been raped by Jon, as well. [USA Today] More »

Harper's Bazaar Dresses Up Kids Like Pretentious Designers (And It's Totally Awesome)

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDT

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For its 140th anniversary issue, Harper's Bazaar styles little kids to look like mini-versions of our favorite (and not) fashion designers. And oh my god, is it awesome. (Please note mini-Olivier Theyskens, at left.) This is 10 times better than that Simpsons fashion spread, which was itself pretty freaking inspired, and may force us to reevaluate our position on the whole magazine, which is a lot to handle right now. [Fashion Week Daily]

Fashion designer Anand Jon was indicted...

Jennifer — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:45:00 EDT

Fashion designer Anand Jon was indicted with a whopping 59 charges of sexual assault against minors (among other things) this morning in a LA courtroom. And we hope he gets slapped with the possible life imprisonment sentence. Molesting little girls is not fashionable, sucker. [TMZ] More »

Jennifer Garner: Young, Gifted And Cracked

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:03:09 EDT

Baby-faced baby mama Jennifer Garner will soon be shilling anti-aging products for Neutrogena. [WWD, 1st item]