Jezebel: Diesel

Baptiste Giabiconi Isn't Sure Why Karl Lagerfeld Loves Him

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:33:27 EST

Dansk magazine's wanton disregard for Baptiste Giabiconi's hotness makes us want to say to the stylist, Hey, whazz wong witz you, man? Meanwhile, it seems Giabiconi occasionally doubts his place in the heart of his Grand Monsieur, Karl Lagerfeld...

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."

A Heavily Photoshopped Khloe Kardashian Does Most Random, Bondage-y, Fashion Cover Ever

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:30:00 EST

Khloe Kardashian, her late, lamented red hair, and a mask apparently made of plastic packing straps and a packet of studs from the nearest Michaels star on the cover of NY skate shop Yellow Rat Bastard's in-store mag, YRB. [Racked]

Ridiculous L'Oréal Ad Stars Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Jane Fonda And Just About Everyone Else

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:35:00 EST

This new French L'Oréal ad is like celebrity spokesmodel whack-a-mole. We spy Beyoncé, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Freida Pinto, Claudia Schiffer, Rachel Weisz, and Jane Fonda... It's funny to watch them all say, "Parce que vous le valez bien." [YouTube]

Unretouched Marion Cotillard Graces Cover Of Italian VF

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:33:00 EDT

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Marion Cotillard was shot, and apparently not retouched, by Bruce Weber for the cover of Italian Vanity Fair. Certainly it's preferable to that hackjob of a Vogue cover she was subjected to, but isn't the pose a bit awkward? [HuffPo]

Diesel Takes The Dov Charney Approach

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:43:00 EDT

We'll say one thing for the new Diesel campaign: they certainly make it hard to criticize, since it's redundant to point out the exceptional stupidity in something with the tagline "Be Stupid". More »

Avril Lavigne's Perfume Is So Edgy

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:34:00 EDT

Judging from this ad, Avril Lavigne's perfume, Forbidden Rose, smells like eyeliner, cast iron, a decaying forest in winter, and an incongruous hair-bow like the ones your mother used to make you wear for family pictures. [TLF]

Lady Gaga May Not Have A Penis, But She Makes An Attractive Man

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

Is Lady Gaga getting her butch on modeling for Vogue Hommes Japan under the pseudonym "Jo Calderone"? Nicola Formichetti styled — he works with Gaga regularly — and Nick Knight — ditto — published the pictures online. So. [ONTD]

Crystal Renn's Weight Covered On People; Tavi On Style And Musical Theater

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Crystal Renn is either too big or too small, say some folks who evidently take an interest in other people's weight. "She is not trying to lose weight at all," says Gary Dakin, her agent. "She fluctuates." [People]

American Apparel Losing More Money; Knock-Offs Are "Scary," Says Fashion

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

American Apparel's stock sank to a 52-week low yesterday after news that its quarterly loss had widened, and that it had received a de-listing warning from the New York Stock Exchange. What, neon onesies aren't great business? [TS]

Posh Poses; Tara Wants To Design Again; Erin Wasson Has Style Tips For Britney

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Victoria Beckham got an 18-page spread in the new German Vogue. [FGR]
Tara Subkoff, now recovered from her brain tumor, says, "I've decided to bring back Imitation Of Christ in its most basic incarnation: easy-to-wear staples with an edge." [Harper'sBazaar]

Drew Atones For Past Fashion Sins; Vogue Says It's Been Printing Pictures Of Plus-Size Models Since Forever

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Drew Barrymore would like to apologize to Gucci for wearing that dress to the 2006 Golden Globes. "I felt so bad. I was like, 'I'm so sorry, Gucci. I have tarnished your name.'" [ContactMusic]

Solange, Zooey, & Leona Book Campaigns; Balenciaga Blacklists Vogue Editor

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST

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Zooey Deschanel and Solange Knowles are joining Kate Moss, Coco Rocha, and Georgia May Jagger as the faces of Rimmel. [WWD]
Meanwhile, Leona Lewis is the next face of American cotton's long-running "The Fabric of Our Lives" campaign. [Sun]

Post Critic Sees 85%-White Fashion Week As Example Of Progress

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST

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"The fashion industry sent a commendably eclectic array of models down the New York runways this month. The women were more diverse in ethnicity, age and size," writes Robin Givhan. She must have watched a different season than we did. More »

Fewer Models Of Color Work New York's Fashion Runways

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST

After tracking diversity on the runways for several seasons, we took off last September because we thought the fashion industry was finally coming to its senses. Models of color were getting booked! How disappointing, then, to tally this season's numbers. More »

Candie's Captures Haunted Look In Britney's Eyes; Kate Moss Engaged?

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:40:00 EST

Britney Spears is returning as the face of Candie's, minus the pink spray-painted haybales. [People]
Julia Roberts is in Paris for a week, shooting advertising for her previously-announced Lancôme contract. The endorsement deal is worth a reported $20 million. [Radaronline]

Gisele Spawns Baby Boy; Counterfeit Crackdown Hits Canal Street

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST

Gisele Bundchen has given birth to a baby boy. Husband Tom Brady has a two-year-old son with actress Bridget Moynihan. [People]
A Chantilly lace LBD worn by Audrey Hepburn in How To Steal A Million sold for $97,000. [AP]

Ungaro: Lindsay's Fashion Line "A Disaster"; Banana Republic Clerks Too Bouncy

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Lindsay Lohan's first collection for Ungaro has been derided by yet another industry heavyweight: Emanuel Ungaro himself. The designer, who sold the business that bears his name in 2005, says Lohan's work was "a disaster" that left him "furious." [Independent]

Lily Sings For Chanel; Claudia Quits Catwalk

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Handbag model Lily Allen performed live at the farming-themed, hay-strewn Chanel show this morning. [Fashionista]
Claudia Schiffer has formally announced she will no longer do any runway modeling. She plans to fill her downtime with a trip to Iraq. [Sun]

The Mystery Of Designer Martin Margiela

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Belgian designer Martin Margiela — who holds a spot somewhere between Steven Meisel and Howard Hughes on the spectrum of fashionable recluses — and his namesake company may have parted ways. A member of the label's design team says that the man himself "has not been present since last season." More »

Helen Mirren Is Pro-Sleeves, Possibly A Designer

Sadie Stein — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

A celeb designer we could actually get behind: Helen Mirren! If given a line for Marks & Spencer, she says she'd call it, "DWS: Dresses With Sleeves." [Telegraph]
Meanwhile, addressing the crucial shortage of celebrity fragrances, Patrick Dempsey launches "Unscripted," replete with "lavender top notes, fig mid notes, and patchouli finish." Quoth the Can't Buy Me Love star, “Sometimes people are scared off by patchouli, but I think most people secretly like it!” Think again, mister. [Fashion Week Daily]
Brit presenter Alexa Chung: "I stopped modelling because it was just so stifling. It is very hard, when something is your passion, to be controlled and told how to do it and what to wear." Um, exactly which part was she "passionate" about? [Telegraph]
Vogue editor-at-XXL Andre Leon Talley is sporting a rhinestone-bedazzled "Obama" hat, overcoat. President-elect backs away slowly. [WSJ]

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]

Tiny Titans Mary Kate & Ashley Are Going To The Dogs

Sadie Stein — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Mini moguls Mary Kate and Ashley are dipping their tiny feet into the world of fashionable footwear. They're teaming up with Steve Madden to add a shoe line to their Elizabeth and James label. [ElleUK]
Weirdly, model Twiggy's husband calls her Twiggy too. [Daily Express]
Moddles fall all over the runway on Prada's slippery runway. Try not to enjoy it. [NY Times]
Following in the steps of such sex symbols as Gorbachev and the Berlin Wall, Sean Connery goes before Annie Leibovitz's lens for Louis Vuitton. [WWD]
Just saying, if I were running for office, known ass Andre Leon Tally is kind of the last person I'd want carrying a tote with my name all over it, even if it was a DVF original. [Concrete Loop]

Living Barbie Paris Hilton Premieres Line For Dollhouse

Sadie Stein — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Paris Hilton, aka the rich man's Heidi Montag, premieres her line for Dollhouse. "Some pieces, like the tees with her face plastered on them, are quintessentially Paris, and others are a bit more rock 'n roll like her sister Nicky." Huh? [FabSugar]
Meanwhile, in the world of the equally inexplicable, Jessica Simpson announces a dress line. "I'm extremely excited to be expanding into the dress market," Simpson tells WWD. "I plan on creating beautiful dresses in distinctive fabrics and silhouettes that are reflective of my personal style and offer something special to the marketplace." [VogueUK]
Perennial charmer Naomi Campbell on upstart "supermodels": "Models need to earn their stripes – I just think the term is used a little too loosely. Kate Moss is obviously a supermodel but, after Gisele, I don’t think there’s been one." [The Sun]
Um, if we're asking the pope to throw off antiquated traditions, I'm not sure his fur cape should be our highest priority. [Times of India]

Clash Of The Titans: A Kate-Agyness Feud?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

KATE MOSS VERSUS AGYNESS DEYN! "'Kate can't stand her. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Agy is her nemesis...It's not about Agy's personality, but what she represents. She's younger, fresher, everyone loves her and she's got everything ahead of her. Now she's singing with a band, something Kate has wanted to do for years. Kate's 34 now and she realises her days as a model are numbered. Everyone's calling Agy the new Kate Moss - and that hurts.'" [Daily Mail]
Is the panty party over already? The University of Minnesota seeks to 'distance' itself from Victoria's Secret college line. [US News]
Taylor "Little J" Momsen, the 14-year-old Gossip Girlie, has signed on to model with IMG. [People]
Which makes sense, as apparently this WWD model is a GG regular... [Fashionista]
...in stories like this one, about the changing streetwear market! [WWD]

David Beckham's New Armani Ad: Yes.

Sadie Stein — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Bex bares (almost) all for Armani once more. After the item, People earnestly queries, "Tell us: What do you think of David Beckham’s ads?" Eager to see the conversation this generates. [People]
The previously-discussed Italian Vogue featuring only models of color hits European newsstands next Thursday! "In a reverse of the general pattern of fashion magazines, all the faces are black, and all the feature topics are related to black women in the arts and entertainment." [New York Times]
Tyra Banks is one of said black models. (Click to see awesome pix.) [Fashionista]
Tyra's new show Stylista: OBVIOUSLY BIGGEST THING OF THE SUMMER. [Fashionista]
"Soften your image" for only $99! Michelle Obama's View dress at Donna Ricco! [Donna Ricco]

Pookie: The Magical Force That Bonded Tory Burch To The Misshapes

Jennifer — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Who is Tory Burch's elusive 23-year old stepdaughter Pookie? On Mondays, Pookie interns for Bruce Weber, and the rest of the week she works as the assistant to the president of Carolina Herrera, and she was (allegedly) responsible for the magical pairing of New York's leading faux-WASP ice princess with Princess Coldstare, but alas, we have scoured the Google and cannot find a picture of her. So this will have to do. [Fashion Week Daily]

Isaac Mizrahi Joins The Big Gunn At Liz Claiborne

Jennifer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

Isaac Mizrahi is defecting from Target to join Tim Gunn at Liz Claiborne. [Maybe they will post a YouTube video of themselves doing lunch at the company salad bar so Jennie can use it for porn! -Moe] This is supposed to be a big "blow" to Target, but Claiborne can use all the help it can get. [NYT]

Did Paris Swipe An Ensemble From The Victoria's Secret Show?

Jennifer — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST

Paris Hilton showed up at the Victoria's Secret fashion show earlier this month and demanded to be cast in the show, according to model Miranda Kerr. And then — and here's where it gets really classy — she stole an outfit from the show to wear herself. [Sassybella]

Roberto Cavalli Wants To Spice Up Our Lives

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDT

It's official, confirms Victoria Beckham: Roberto Cavalli (not Donatella Versace and not David Beckham, as had been rumored) is designing all the costumes for the upcoming Spice Girl reunion tour. Trashulous! [WWD, final item]

Is It Dumb That We're Kind Of Psyched About The Jennifer Lopez Movie?

Jennifer — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:19:33 EDT

Fresh off her appearance on the cover of the June Glamour, Jennifer Lopez will grace the cover of Conde Nast's supremely stupid supplement Fashion Rocks. We don't know if it's more retarded that Jennifer Lopez is supposed to represent "rock" or that Conde Nast is so used to putting pointless, overexposed celebrities on their covers to sell newsstand copies that they did it on a supplement. [WWD, 2nd item]