Jezebel: De Beers

Was Carine Fired? And Who Will Replace Her?

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:40:00 EST

French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld's shock announcement that she's leaving the magazine has spurred one juicy rumor: that she was fired. As the story goes, luxury brands were threatening to pull their advertising, and so Roitfeld was pushed out. More »

American Apparel Stock Plummets To New Historic Lows

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:36:00 EDT

American Apparel's stock is tumbling this morning, following news that the company's dodgy accounting has caught the eye of the U.S. Attorney's office. It's currently trading at 0.83. [AMEX:APP]
Dov says: "The capital structure issues will work themselves out." [WWD]

Proof That Anna Wintour Knows Joy; Plus-Size Models Protest Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

The Met Ball may be more fun than we ever imagined — most parties are after everyone is wasties! Here's Anna Wintour, almost smiling. And dancing with P. Diddy. Wait, is Katy Perry crowd-surfing or just on a table? [VillageVoice]

How Long Until Fat-Hating Fashion Stylist Invokes "But I Love Beth Ditto" Defense?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The stylist who allegedly walked out on Mark Fast's show says it wasn't because the models were too "fat" - but because they were too fat to walk right! "The walk is very important,'' she explains. [Mirror]

Belly Shirts For American Dudes; dVb By Victoria Beckham Dropped

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

Yes, it's fashion week, yes, there are better things to talk about, and yes, we'll get to them after the jump, but first: Toby Keith's clothing line debuted. It's worse than we thought. [TMZ]

The Jewels In September's Elle Come At An Extremely High Price

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

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Who do you contact when you feel like your head is going to explode from disgust and horror? Get that person on the line: This page, from the September issue of Elle, features diamond pendants made in the shape of African masks. Responsible for this jewelry? De Beers, the company founded by Cecil Rhodes, the guy with the scholarship named after him who was sort of a white supremacist. He wanted the British Empire to rule every country and once wrote: "I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race." More »