Jezebel: Gap

Daily Mail Steals Woman's Photos

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:55:00 EDT

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After Alice Taylor's cell-phone photographs of the highly anatomically incorrect mannequins at a London Gap store went viral — we covered the story last week — she started fielding inquiries about the pictures and interview requests from newspapers around the world. More »

Gap Mannequins Are Very, Very, Very Skinny

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:55:00 EDT

Cory Doctorow's entrepreneur wife Alice Taylor was shopping at a London Gap store when she noticed the mannequin displaying the company's appropriately named "Always Skinny" pants was...really skinny. I guess you can't tell a mannequin to "eat a sandwich," can you? Doesn't really work. (Note: Do not ever say "eat a sandwich.") More »

What The Gap Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love

Abe Gurko — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:00:00 EDT

The news that Patrick Robinson was fired last week from the Gap was not that shocking. The Gap has had a few cute moments since Patrick arrived on the scene, but consistency was lacking. You don't need me to ramble on and on about what did not work during his reign, but I am happy to suggest a few key bits that should be taken under serious consideration if they really want to revitalize the brand. First things first let us identify the key times that we "fall into the Gap" with full intention, because Lord knows, when you are just browsing, the Gap is not the first stop. More »

Gap Fires Head Designer Patrick Robinson

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:19:23 EDT

In almost totally unsurprising fashion news, Patrick Robinson has been fired as the creative director of Gap. Robinson — an actual designer-designer, with Anna Wintour's active support, a Parsons education, and stints at Giorgio Armani and Paco Rabanne under his belt — was brought on by the company in 2007. Robinson's tenure marked a turn towards more carefully designed collections — most notably, he took a year to re-design Gap's entire denim line, a successful collaboration with Stella McCartney for Gap Kids happened on his watch, as well as a shoe collaboration with Pierre Hardy that resulted in $250 wedges — but sales at the chain continued to slump, particularly in the U.S. What's unusual is that Gap is making this announcement without a replacement for Robinson in the wings. (Pam Wallack, head of something with the exciting name the Gap Global Creative Center, will manage day-to-day operations while the company searches for a new head designer.) Why the sudden push to oust Robinson now? Sales have been mediocre and products have been inconsistent at Gap for years. With no new talent in easy reach, and what with that ridiculously mismanaged "new logo" launch a few months back, it seems like Gap may continue to flounder aesthetically for the foreseeable future. [WWD] More »

What Happened To Ashley Greene's Neck?

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:35:00 EST

Teen Vogue's March cover features a shot of Twilight's Ashley Greene that makes her neck look about twice as long as usual. Weird angle? Odd hair placement? Overzealous Photoshop? Perfect storm of the above? Whatever, it's uncanny. [Styleite]

Did The Gap Steal This Image From Flickr?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:17:00 EST

In February 2009, Chris Devers took a picture of an old Jaguar, and posted it on his Flickr photostream. Yesterday, someone contacted Devers, writing: "This photo is on an outfit my wife bought at Baby Gap." More »

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."

Marc Jacobs Dresses Up Like A Lady

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST

The cover of this magazine has been out for a while, but only the full spread reveals just how well Marc works a handbag. [Fashionologie]
Trendy label Eleven Paris booked Zoe Kravitz and model Ash Stymest for its lookbook. [TLF]

New Batch Of Adorable, Aesthetically Perfect Children Win Gap Modeling Contracts

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:16:00 EST

Four children have emerged victorious from Gap's Casting Call contest: Sofia Jaworovich and Keyghan Burns for GapKids, Evie Sowers and Dylan Bandale for babyGap. They beat out one million other kids to star in Gap's relentlessly cheerful ads. More »

Get Ready For Snooki Jeans, Snooki Perfume, And Snooki Lingerie

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:30:00 EST

To further her plan for wold domination, Snooki — author, slipper-wearer, and cultural touchstone to millions — will soon be pimping a slew of licensed products, including jewelry (a NYE ball necklace!), clothing, and sunglasses. [NYPost]

Lady Gaga And Her Meat Dress Top 2010 Fashion "Moments"

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST

Lady Gaga's meat dress was named the top fashion moment of 2010 by the sartorial sages at Time, closely followed by M.I.A.'s burqa, and Venus Williams' lingerie-inspired French Open get-up. Let's discuss. [Time]

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]

Valentino Collection For Gap Is A Big, Ruffled Mess

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:08:00 EST

A tragic explosion at a ruffle factory in rural Italy led to the release of the complete khaki hideosity that is the Valentino for Gap collection. Ruffled jackets, ruffled hoodies, ruffled t-shirts, and ruffled cargo pants are included. [Daily Mail]

Naomi Campbell Stars In Blasé Commercial For Russian Condo Complex

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

One of the perks of having an international supermodel for a girlfriend must be that you get to cast her in ads for your funny Moscow apartment development. Naomi Campbell's performance here seems more dutiful than inspired, however. [Copyranter]

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.

UPDATED: Gap To Give Away 10,000 Pairs Of Jeans On Facebook

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:36:00 EDT

Want free jeans? Don't mind handing a corporation access to your personal data and real-time location? Gap will give away 10,000 pairs of jeans to Facebook fans who "check in" to its stores ~~on an as-yet-unannounced date~~ tomorrow. [Fashionista]

Bieber Perfume Will Smell Like Boy Sweat, Twitter

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Another reason to avoid Wal-Mart the Friday after Thanksgiving: Justin Bieber's foray into perfume, a unisex scent called My World, will be launching to much teenaged squealing. Bieber said over IM (natch) that he personally picked out the fragrance. [WWD]

And This Is How You Totally Dominate The Cover Of Vogue Paris

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

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Here's Russian model Natasha Poly, rocking brown hair and bright eyeshadow on the November cover of Vogue Paris. [@VogueParisLive]
Victoria Beckham Tweeted a super-close-up picture of her husband looking hunky and wearing a pair of her new sunglasses. [@victoriabeckham]

Michelle Obama Fundraises With Donna Karan, Pisses Off PETA

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:54:00 EDT

Michelle Obama wore Donna Karan to the $10,000-a-head fundraiser Karan threw her. PETA protested the event, because Karan uses fur, and PETA will do anything for a headline. "She is gorgeous and smart," said guest Diane von Furstenberg. [WWD]

Madonna's 1991 Letter To Steven Meisel, Unearthed

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EDT

Madonna thought the legendary photographer was angry at her, maybe "because I'm still nice to Herb Ritts??" She was making A League Of Their Own at the time, and wrote about how much she hated actresses — particularly Geena Davis:

Michelle Obama Gives Another Ladymag Interview

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Michelle Obama is in Harper's Bazaar, a magazine that once creepily hired Tyra Banks to impersonate her. Obama wore her own clothes for the shoot, and she talks about wearing "a little tutu fairy costume" for a childhood production:

Alleged Sexter Brett Favre Might Lose His Denim Endorsement Deal

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:55:00 EDT

Brett Favre's unsolicited-penis-picture-sending ways might cost him his endorsement deal with Wrangler. The company wouldn't comment on the athlete's future with the brand, but said it was following the story, "like everyone else." [WWD]

Gap Wisely Scraps Crappy New Logo

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:36:00 EDT

Gap, which last week announced it would be switching to a logo it had been trialling, immediately faced vituperative criticism. It first asked customers for better ideas, and then apologized. Now Gap has reverted to its boring old logo. [BBC]

Cindy Crawford Nabs Iconic Cover, Looks Fantastic

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Cindy Crawford pulls Tyra's patented couture pose on the cover of Vogue India's "Icons" issue. Cindy last popped up on the July cover of Elle Germany and made the front of April's L'Officiel. [Design Scene]

Gisele And Tom Share An Awkward Car Ride

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

After Tom Brady's game on Monday night, maybe-cheating Gisele Bündchen called shotgun for the ride home while he was relegated to the back seat. (They have a driver.) Clearly we can infer that she is a castrating Brazilian super-harpy. [People]

Marion Cotillard Ditches Her Eyebrows For French Vogue Cover

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Vogue Paris picked Marion Cotillard for its September cover, and bleached her eyebrows. Strangely enough, the French actress has never been on the cover of Vogue Paris before, though she made American Vogue's cover last November and this July. [@VogueParisLive]

Paris's Hairy Lawsuit

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:33:00 EDT

Paris Hilton is getting sued by a hair extension company she signed on to shill for in 2007. Allegedly, she later wore another company's fake hair, and skipped a brand event because she was in jail. [People]

Halle Berry's Vogue Cover Revealed!

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:44:00 EDT

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Halle is the first black woman to make the cover of Vogue's September issue since 1989. "What that means for a woman of color and what that means in the fashion world, what that means to pop culture," she says:

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]

The Situation Previews His Tastefully Bedazzled Fashions

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Mike "The Designer" Sorrentino had his buddy Jonny "The Unit" Manfre model a bedazzled wifebeater from his soon-to-be-released "clothing" line. [Facebook]
Jackie O's triple-strand of faux pearls is up for auction, and may fetch as much as $55,000. [LATimes]

Big Surprises: Naomi Still Not Cooperating With War Crimes Prosecution

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:48:00 EDT

Before testifying at Charles Taylor's trial, Naomi Campbell has demanded accommodations normally extended to victims of atrocities. She wants the media to not film or photograph her, and she wants a lawyer to speak for her on the stand.

Isabella Rossellini's Handbags Feature Animals Having Sex

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

Isabella Rossellini has a Bulgari handbag collection. The actress called bags "an indispensable accessory for us women" and compared them to jewels; hers cost $1,700-$2,600. Rossellini printed drawings from her acclaimed Green Porno series on the linings. [ONTD]

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!]

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]

Naked Marc Jacobs Hawks Cologne; Thieves Rob Kate Moss

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Here is Marc Jacobs and his new men's perfume. It's like Tom Ford and Juergen Teller had a meeting, and this is what they came up with. "We tried it with clothes, but it didn't work," claims Jacobs. [WWD]

Sex And The City Full Of Expensive Shit; Lady Gaga Wants Fashion Internship

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Carrie wears a $50,000 karaoke outfit, and there are lots of Maybachs. "Like in the Great Depression, I thought Hollywood should take people on a big vacation that maybe they couldn't afford themselves," says writer Michael Patrick King. [WWD]

Gisele's Legs Still Glued Together On Mag Covers; More Met Ball Gossip

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

For the May Vogue Mexico cover, Gisele Bündchen pulled virtually the same pose that was captured on the April cover of American Vogue. [DesignScene]
Miley Cyrus wears a silver corset that costs $25,000 in her latest music video. [Us]

Lady Gaga A Red Carpet No-Show; New CoverGirl Taylor Swift Loves Makeup

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Lady Gaga, who was supposed to wear Prada to the Met last night, never walked the red carpet — and then performed in a sparkly catsuit nearly identical to the one she wore under her Grammy Awards dress. [The Cut]

1986 Lady Mag Ads: Turquoise Eyeshadow & The St. Tropez Tan

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Yesterday, we looked at editorial pages from the May 1986 issue of Elle magazine and compared them to the May 2010 issue. Today: Big hair, tan skin, turquoise eyeshadow and lots of lady-cigarettes: Let's compare advertising pages, then and now. More »