Jezebel: Blackbook

Bloodsucking Insects Infest Juicy Couture

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST

After taking down Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and Elle magazine, the dreaded bedbugs are now ensconced at the Fifth Avenue Juicy Couture store. We're picturing bedbugs in tiny velour tracksuits, talking on tiny pink bedazzled cell phones. [Gothamist]

Designer Lindsay Lohan Publishes Her Mission Statement

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Apparently, the last thing Lindsay Lohan did before she went to jail was wrangle a commitment out of Blackbook to publish her ramblings about fashion, personal style, and that feeling you get when you're cutting up a Gucci dress. Herewith:

Danielle Staub's Daughter Makes Her Underwhelming Modeling Debut

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:21:00 EDT

The story Jezebel friend and fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson styled for Blackbook's September issue is out. And it features one Christine Staub, the daughter of stunt lesbian crazy-person Danielle Staub. More »

John Mayer Is Back Online, Still A Jerk

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:45:00 EST

John Mayer broke his Twitter silence today by posting a link to the Isaac Foundation. Nice try, but even the charity's assurances that he is a "kind, caring, and compassionate person" doesn't convince us he's not also a douche. [BlackBook] More »

Mo'Nique Might Be A Diva Or She Might Just Be Overworked

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

BlackBook trumpets the headline: "Is 'Precious' Mo'Nique Sabotaging Her Career?" The article then details Mo'Nique's "diva complex" and reveals she may be demanding pay for appearances related to the movie. But is it really that deep? More »

Cate Nabs Vogue Cover; Naomi Attacks Photographer

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

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Australian Vogue's September cover is out, and it features a stunning illustration of Cate Blanchett. [WWD]
Meanwhile, Fashion Week Daily is reporting on a rumor that Victoria Beckham might be American Vogue's October cover model. [FWD]

PJ Harvey Not Actually Crazy Wailing Banshee

Anna North — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Do you ever get annoyed when journalists act all surprised when a musician acts differently in an interview than she does onstage? If so, you'll really enjoy Matt Diehl's BlackBook interview with PJ Harvey. More »

Travel Writer Finds Pubes, Breasts At Nude Resort

Anna North — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST

Want to know what it's like to visit a nude resort? According to Greg Boose in BlackBook, you'll find "a bunch of undesirables" with "meticulous and inspiring" pubic hair. More »

A (Sort Of) Paean To Tilda Swinton

Anna North — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Tilda Swinton taught me it was okay to have pubic hair. I was 14, and friends with some mean boys who had me convinced that no one would ever touch me unless it was completely shaved. Swinton was naked on the TV screen in my English class — in Sally Potter's Orlando — and there was her bush for all to see. If pubes were okay for a movie star, they were all right for me too. Later, I realized that Swinton was less a movie star per se and more, as nerve.com put it, "the least ordinary actress around." She's an awesome performer, and an icon of a kind of bizarro-femininity that makes prettiness look passé. She's also on the cover of this month's BlackBook; inside the magazine she discusses her androgyny, her fashion sense, and her lover's penis. More »

Karl Lagerfeld: Everybody's Jealous of Carla Bruni

Sadie Stein — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Lagerfeld on Bruni: "She’s imaginative, clever, educated. She knows how to behave. She speaks many languages. It must be an embarrassment for the wives of other heads of state to see this beautiful creature who can wear anything and speak like that. They are hunters who met—predators. It’s a good thing. He had seduced many women, and she was a kind of seductress. When two like this meet, it can be good.” [NY Observer]
The Kaiser's mug is on this Urban Outfitters tee, part of a line called "Beautiful Ones Superstar Raglan." [BlackBook]
So, NBC is totes suing the Weinsteins for how they handled the whole Project Runway decamping to Lifetime thing, but here's the really touching thing that came out on the stand: apparently Tim Gunn, the dearest fashion queen on cable TV, did the first season for free. Awww. [Rush & Molloy]
Fergie's shoe collection: "I have always loved fashion because it's a great way to express your mood. And I'm definitely a shoe lover. The right pair of shoes can change the feel of an outfit, and even change how a woman feels about herself. A woman can wear confidence on her feet with a high stiletto, or slip into weekend comfort with a soft ballet flat." [FabSugar]
Shocker: Naomi Campbell, terrible journalist. Her question to the Argentine president? "How did you feel when you saw Madonna playing Evita on the screen?" [The First Post]

Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Kate Moss... And Were Unafraid To Ask

Sadie Stein — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Kate Moss gives rare interview, reveals herself to be infantile. "I am still acting like a 17-year-old," she says defiantly. "I definitely haven't become middle-aged."' [The Mirror]
Other revelations? "I like making money." [The Sun]
Okay, that was edited a little unfairly. "But I don't call people up every day to see how much I've made. As long as I have what I need at the time. I am not completely money-orientated." [Telegraph]
She's also launching a makeup line! [Fashionista]

Black Mark!

Sadie Stein — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:40:00 EDT

We daresay artist Alex Sandwell Kliszynski can justify his creepy human Barbie porn star art by invoking societal objectification or something, but we'd like to see BlackBook scribe Ben Barna's excuse for this bit of art criticism, titled "Dolls for Boys." Quoth he: "When I was younger, playing with Barbie dolls was a big faux-pas. No matter how fascinated I was by their boundlessly bendable legs, you just didn’t do it (even though I did it). Finally, artist Alex Sandwell Kliszynski has created a series of dolls I can play with." Ew. [BlackBook] More »

Dear Magazines: Please Stop Prostituting Your Interns

Jessica G. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EST

Interns have had a reputation as office mattresses for quite a while now, and the recent spate of intern-whoring at magazines is only making matters worse. First Teen Vogue creates an entire brand around a couple of marginally-intelligent and barely legal blondes, and then last week, Blackbook realized the viral marketing success of Aussie editorial intern and subway object of affection Camille Hayton and decided to sell out their adorable marketing intern by offering a dream date with her. Now, Canadian mag Flare is looking for a fashion intern. The catch is that to apply, applicants must send in a video pitch, which will be voted on by flare.com's readers. More »