Jezebel: Cathy Horyn

Lady Gaga Approves Of Tavi, Disses Cathy Horyn

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:10:00 EDT

Lady Gaga used her latest V column to praise 15-year-old blogger/freelance writer/high school student Tavi Gevinson, and shit-talk New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn. (Horyn once wrote a blog post expressing mild dislike of a Versace dress the Lady wore.) "Why have we decided that one person's opinion matters more than anyone else's?" asks Gaga, who lives in a magical world where the relativity fairy makes all opinions equally valid. We agree that Gevinson is a talented young writer, but to argue that what makes her great is due to the "democratic" nature of the Internet is to totally miss the point; Tavi would be a promising writer in any medium. And Horyn has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern and over 25 years of experience reporting on pretty much every aspect of the fashion industry; those things alone separate her categorically from the barely literate Tumbling masses (who not-coincidentally probably totally love Lady Gaga's Versace dress!). Horyn is also one of the few fashion critics left who actually criticizes anything, ever; in a business that's basically one giant conflict-of-interest where few seem to care about aesthetic or even ethical standards when personal and financial relationships are at stake, Horyn takes the fact that designers occasionally disinvite her as a badge of honor. Which she should. That Gaga CC'd her column to "Intellectuals" while making such a grossly anti-expert, anti-intellectual argument is maybe the most ridiculous thing about this. [V, On The Runway] More »

It's Time To Shut Up About Michelle's Damn Dress

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:40:00 EST

As you may have heard, Michelle Obama recently wore a red Alexander McQueen evening gown to a state dinner held in honor of the Chinese president, Hu Jintao. This apparently made a lot of people very unhappy. More »

British GQ Features Naomi Campbell Nude, Floating In A Pool

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:30:00 EST

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GQ promises its story will explain what the hell, exactly, Campbell was thinking on the stand at Charles Taylor's trial, but we're not expecting much given the mag didn't press Campbell on the subject during their last interview. [GQ UK]

Ladies, Tom Ford Would Do You Too

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:36:00 EST

Artist John Currin interviewed Tom Ford, and joked that sometimes innocent statements are "The small acorn that will grow into a great oak of a scandal later." Well! Ford then claimed, "I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist."

"Calvin Klein, Go Back In The Closet!"

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:46:00 EST

Village Voice nightlife columnist Michael Musto has sharp words for Calvin Klein, seen here with boyfriend Nick Gruber. "Get a grip on yourself, girl, and nail some dignity to the floor before this kid steals it all away from you."

Carine Roitfeld Announces Shock Resignation

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:52:00 EST

Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, who has helmed the magazine for a decade, just announced she's stepping down from her position to attend to "personal projects." This is major! The entire fashion world wants mommy! *whimper* [WWD]

Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:25:00 EST

Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]

The Terrible Rise Of The Lara Stone Lookalikes

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:18:00 EST

Lara Stone is a successful model and we basically love seeing her everywhere. But what we don't love is seeing all the girls who look like Lara, kinda-sorta, that the modeling industry is now promoting to ubiquity. This must stop. More »

Harper's Bazaar And Katy Perry Riff On Iconic 50s Vogue

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:44:00 EST

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Katy Perry, shot by Alexi Lubomirski for the subscriber cover of the new Harper's Bazaar, looks gorgeous, if a bit crusty-lipped. She also looks a lot like Jean Patchett on the iconic Erwin Blumenfeld Vogue cover from January, 1950. [JustJared]

Julianne Moore Does Nude Calendar Pinup For Karl Lagerfeld

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:38:00 EST

Karl Lagerfeld gave the Pirelli calendar — which traditionally features "artistic" nude shots of top models — the theme of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. And he added one (clothed) Julianne Moore and, a Pirelli first, several (unclothed) men. [Telegraph]

Fashionable Baby-Making: Stella Has A Girl, Nina Has A Boy

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

Stella McCartney, who gave birth last week, just announced the baby's a girl. She and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, named their youngest daughter Reiley. [Evening Standard]
And Nina Garcia just gave birth to a son named Alexander David Conrod. [@ninagarcia]

Karl Lagerfeld Thinks It's OK Kate Middleton Is A Commoner, Because She's Fashionable

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST

Krazy Kaiser Karl, on Kate Middleton and Prince William: "For the royals, apparently the royal blood is not in demand any longer." But no matter, because Middleton is "beautiful and elegant," and "chic in a way the position needs." [WWD]

12-Year-Old Designer Is Proof Our Culture Has Gone Very, Very Wrong

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:35:00 EST

Precocious-in-the-bad-way tween "designer" Cecilia Cassini, who sells $500 dresses, says she took "like, three" sewing classes, but quit because her teacher was "like, rude." We have a feeling one day soon Cassini will be horribly embarrassed of all this.

Naomi Campbell Allegedly Set To Marry In An Ancient Egyptian Temple

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

According to reports in the Arab press, Naomi Campbell is going to convert to Russian Orthodox faith so she can marry her scary-rich oligarch boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, in a massive ceremony at the Temple of Luxor on the Nile! [P6]

Paulina Porizkova Says ANTM Will End A Modeling Career Before It Starts

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:52:00 EDT

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Paulina Porizkova on America's Next Top Model: "The one guarantee that you will never make it as a model is to go on that show." Which is both honest and interesting, since she used to judge "that show." [NYPost]

In Defense of Cathy Horyn

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:31:00 EDT

Cathy Horyn is not sorry for what she wrote about Snooki. Nor does she feel particularly bad for Tommy Hilfiger, Alexander Wang, Giorgio Armani, or any of the other people whose collections and/or fashion sense she has publicly critiqued. More »

Gisele Says She's Not Cheating On Tom Brady

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:10:00 EDT

Gisele Bündchen's rep says the art dealer she was photographed getting cozy with is just a close, personal man-friend. [DigitalSpy]
Bündchen celebrated 15 years of modeling by pulling another version of her favorite cover pose for Brazilian Vogue. [MadeinBrazil]

Gisele Bündchen Seen Kissing a Dude Who Is Not Tom Brady

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:39:00 EDT

The mystery man Gisele Bündchen was seen canoodling with at a Paris Vogue party is believed to be a New York art dealer — and ex-boyfriend of Bündchen's fellow Brazilian model Ana Beatriz Barros — named Helly Nahmad. Ahem. [Racked]

Kate Moss Said To Be Investigating Career As An Innkeeper

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

The crack team at the British tabloid brain trust has concocted a cackle of a story for us this Monday morning: Kate Moss is quitting modeling and moving to Cornwall to run a bed and breakfast with Jamie Hince. [Star]

Heidi Klum Cuts Ties With Victoria's Secret

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:58:00 EDT

Heidi Klum is turning in her diamond-encrusted bra. After 13 years, she is officially resigning as the head Victoria's Secret Angel. Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima are reportedly being considered for promotion. [NYDN]

McQueen's New Designer: "I Can't Try And Pretend To Be Him"

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:52:00 EDT

"His ideas came from everywhere. It was never about, ‘Oh let's look at the Seventies,'" says Sarah Burton. (Why, whoever could she mean?) "Lee was about feeling, and he was a storyteller. It has to come from within you." More »

Orlando Bloom And Charlize Theron Shill For Cheap Cashmere Blends

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Orlando Bloom and Charlize Theron are the new faces of Uniqlo. Bloom is practically as adept in front of the camera as his wife, while Theron drives an old Citroen and looks attractively wistful in her video. [Nicola Formichetti]

Madonna To Expand Clothing Line, Try Her Hand At Lingerie

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:52:00 EDT

Madonna went to Macy's yesterday with Lourdes and her "muse" Taylor Momsen to launch her Material Girl juniors' line. But that's just the start of Madge's licensing deal: Expect separately branded, grown-up geared lingerie and workout clothes next. [WWD]

Lara Stone's Breasts Nab French Vogue Cover

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:47:00 EDT

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Paris Vogue's 90th anniversary issue is 622 pages. Lara Stone is, ahem, prominently featured. There's new photography from David Sims, Mert and Marcus, and Steven Klein, but the magazine also reprints archival work from the likes of Helmut Newton. [Fashionologie]

Karl Lagerfeld Can School You In Algebra, Apparently

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:15:00 EDT

Alexa Chung says His Kaiserness Mr. Karl, The Gloved One "is actually really easy to talk to because he knows everything. So if you're stuck you just say, 'Um, tell me about Medieval times.'" [The Cut]

Karl Lagerfeld Will Let Only Nobu's Creations Touch His Rarefied Lips

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:48:00 EDT

Fashion diva Karl Lagerfeld held up a luncheon given in his honor because he refused to eat any food not made by Nobu. [Telegraph]
Breaking: Anna Wintour briefly removed her sunglasses before the Derek Lam show. [NYObs]

Kimora Fired From Baby Phat For Racking Up Retouching Costs

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:36:59 EDT

"Sources" are saying that Kimora Lee Simmons didn't leave Baby Phat, the fashion line she founded — she was fired. Allegedly, she was kicked out for being too spendthrift. For example: "It costs thousands of dollars to airbrush her."

American Apparel Is On Notice, Courtesy Of NY Stock Exchange

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:32:00 EDT

American Apparel has received yet another delisting warning from the New York Stock Exchange. The troubled company has been late filing its first two quarterly reports, and recently had its auditors quit. Its stock is currently trading at 0.71 [WWD]

Essence Picks A Trio Of Black Supermodels For September Cover

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Naomi Campbell, Iman, and Liya Kebede grace the cover of Essence's 40th anniversary September issue. [Fashion Bomb Daily]
Two retail bigwigs got into a wee fight about how much of Martha Stewart's products they each sell. [P6]

Vogue Just Might Be Culturally Relevant Again

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:35:37 EDT

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Vogue has long been derided for being silly and out-of-touch, for persistently printing the annoying ramblings of Plum Sykes and Marina Rust, and for serving as a tedious showcase for $64k gold-plated fur coats. More »

$4,000 Dresses Inspired By Violent Mexico Town

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:43:17 EDT

For fall, Rodarte presented a collection inspired by women factory workers in Ciudad Juárez. Juárez is the world's most violent place, outside of active war zones. Hundreds — some say thousands — of women have been murdered in Juárez. More »

Underwear-Clad Zoe Saldana Coming To A Billboard Near You

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Zoe Saldana is the latest face of Calvin Klein. The actress' only other foray into fashion was a clothing line by the name of Arasmaci. Perhaps she didn't want any other ads to come between her and her Calvins? [People]

Chanel Couture Inspires Witty Celebrity Banter

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]

Naomi Campbell Must Testify About That Blood Diamond, Says Court

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EDT

The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled that prosecutors can subpoena Naomi Campbell to compel her to testify about blood diamonds witnesses report she received from warlord Charles Taylor in 1997. Campbell had rebuffed prosecutors' attempts to interview her. [AP]

Jersey Shore Stars Aim High; Vera Wang Designing Chelsea's Wedding Gown

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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JWOWW wants Snooki to collaborate on a sunglasses collection. "I'm a good designer, but she's great with ideas. She tells me…and I can put them on paper," said JWOWW. Also, JWOWW would like Lady Gaga to wear her swimsuits. [People]

Megan Fox In Her Underwear Again; Crystal Renn Critiques Ignorant Designer

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Megan Fox may have been replaced by an underwear model in the next Transformers movie, but she plays one pretty well in this latest campaign for Armani Exchange. Trading places is all the rage for fall. [Fox]

Lindsay Banned From Borrowing Clothes; Marc's Ex Writing Tell-All

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Lindsay Lohan is apparently no longer welcome publicity for designers. The ankle-braceleted starlet has been — horrors! — banned from borrowing clothing by most fashion houses, according to one tipster. Lohan has been clothing herself by buying things. [E!]

Lara Does Calvin Klein; Gaultier Wishes He'd Invented Condoms

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Calvin Klein confirmed Lara Stone is the new face of its main brand, Calvin Klein Jeans, and ck Calvin Klein for fall. Stone will walk no other runways, and appear in no other advertising campaigns for the fall season. [WWD]

McQueen Names New Designer; Gaultier Out At Hermès

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Sarah Burton, who has worked for Alexander McQueen since 1996, was named its new creative director. Cathy Horyn came out in support of Burton as a potential McQueen successor in March. Burton was previously head of women's wear. [WWD, Telegraph]

Ladymag Nixes Kim Cattrall Cover; Donatella Loves Naomi

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

"I was asked recently by a significant magazine for women over 40 to pose with a cougar, and I refused to do it because I felt it was insulting. They took away the cover." Cattrall finds the term sexist. [Extra]