Jezebel: Givenchy

Model Lea T: "I Want You To Say That I'm A Transsexual. That's The Most Important Thing"

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:05:00 EST

Brazilian-born model Lea T. says that before her first campaign broke in magazines, her friend the Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci offered to simply tell the press that she was a woman. But Lea told him absolutely not. 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."

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]

Emmanuelle Alt May Be Carine Roitfeld's Successor At French Vogue

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:39:00 EST

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Stylist Emmanuelle Alt, Carine Roitfeld's longtime right-hand-lady, is said to be leading the field of candidates to take over as editor-in-chief, while editor/novelist Virginie Mouzat may still be under consideration. (We previously looked at both candidates in more depth.) [WWD]

Vogue Editor Can't Be Racist, Says Vogue Editor

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:36:00 EST

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Carine Roitfeld finally addressed her infamous blackface editorial: "We take risks. Painting Lara Stone in black, for example. We were accused of being racist, which was totally untrue, since I once did an entire issue on a black model." [WWD]

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 »

Mila Kunis, The Other Black Swan Star, Covers Nylon

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:32:00 EST

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Mila Kunis, who's also in that movie about the ballet dancers or whatever, is Nylon's covergirl. "It's always trippy to walk into a room and be confronted with a life-size cardboard image of yourself," she joked at the party. [WWD]

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 »

Tom Ford Shows French Vogue His Headdress Collection

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:38:00 EST

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Tom Ford's issue of Vogue Paris boasts a spread of children wearing jewelry and makeup, the promised editorial featuring women d'un certain age who spurn plastic surgery, and a photo of Tom Ford in a Native American-style headdress. Tasteful. [HuffPo]

Black Friday Promises To Be A Great Day For Staying Home And Reheating Leftovers

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:10:00 EST

Retailers are crossing their fingers that you will buy some shit on Friday. Pretty please? Sam's Club is opening at 5a.m. — with complimentary breakfast. Target and J.C. Penney open at 4 a.m., with the latter offering 300+ "doorbusters." [WWD]

Proof That Ladymags Cater To Designers Who Advertise

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:35:00 EST

Here is an internal Harper's Bazaar document that lists the brands to feature in upcoming editorial spreads, ranked according to priority — and helpfully divided between "Advertisers" and "Non-Advertisers." This is how your ladymag sausage gets made. More »

Competing Isabella Blow Biographers Attack Each Other

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

Detmar Blow and Tom Sykes are trading jibes with Lauren Goldstein Crowe over their dueling Isabella Blow biographies, both of which hit U.S. bookstore stores this week. Everyone is sniping at everyone over the email, sometimes in ALLCAPS!!!

Why Courtney Love Matters

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST

Courtney Love — stripper, actor, rock star, widow, drug addict, Nelson College for Girls alumna, deadbeat mom, author, litigant, blogger, vintage enthusiast, and all-around Bad Girl — is an individual who seemingly has an uncommon devotion to making bad choices. More »

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:

The Future Of Cosmetics Is A Brave New World

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:53:00 EDT

Self-adjusting skin cream. Intelligent foundation. Prosthetic cheek pads. All these and more are the future of cosmetics, if companies like Lancôme and Clarins are to be believed — and what a weird, Technicolor future it is. More »

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]

Givenchy Inspired By Liza's See-Through Pants?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:07:32 EDT

At its Spring 2011 runway show in Paris this weekend, Givenchy featured see-through pants, that look remarkably like the ones made famous on the red carpet by Liza Minnelli at the 2007 premiere of Hairspray. More »

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]

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]

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]

Ubiquitous Bono Models For Vuitton With Wife Ali Hewson

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:50:00 EDT

Bono and Ali Hewson star in the newest of Louis Vuitton's "core values" ads. The couple, who were shot in South Africa, wear clothing by Edun, Hewson's sustainable fashion line. LVMH owns 49% of the brand. [WWD]

And Now American Apparel Is Being Sued By Its Investors

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:38:00 EDT

American Apparel can add an investor lawsuit to its list of troubles. They allege that Dov Charney has misled them and mismanaged the company. [PRLog]
Meanwhile, analysts predict the overextended chain will close many of its unprofitable, redundant stores. [Crain's]

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 Best And Worst Of Paris Couture Week

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:44:00 EDT

Couture week, that four-day period when editors descend on Paris to venerate the fiction that enough people still buy $80,000 dresses to justify the expense and bother and fabulousness of the proceedings, is over. How'd everyone do? 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]

Ellen & Rihanna Rule Advertising; Wintour Gets Lift Down Stairs At Som Show

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

AdAge reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Rihanna are the female celebrities most likely to make consumers stop and pay attention to their ads. The product in top-scorer Ellen's CoverGirl ad was apparently recommended by 30% of readers. [AdAge]

Cristiano Ronaldo's Armani Ads Revealed; Courtney Love Always Packs Extra Panties

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Cristiano Ronaldo lends his abs to an Armani campaign. Excellent timing. [TLF]
So. Gisele Bündchen just after she had a baby looks just like Gisele Bündchen when she'd never had a baby. [Vogue UK]

— Marina Abramović

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:30:00 EDT

On why she wants to art-direct a fashion show. [FT] More »

Can Marina Abramović Even See People Without Her Glasses?

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Klaus Biesenbach, the curator of Marina Abramović's retrospective show, said last week, "You know, she can't see anyone without her glasses." So could the artist actually see any of the 1,545 people who sat opposite her in MoMA's atrium? More »

Natalie To Do Dior; Tyra Has New Modeling Polaroids

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Natalie Portman will be the latest face of Christian Dior perfumes. She joins a stable that includes Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron, and Monica Bellucci. Some common perfume ingredients are hazardous to health; some are animal products. Is perfume vegan? [WWD]

The World Just Cannot Get Over Marina Abramović

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:40:17 EDT

Marina Abramović celebrated the end of her marathon MoMA show with a dinner in her honor, hosted by Givenchy. Ciara, Courtney Love, and Patti Smith all turned up — James Franco did, too — and Elle's Anne Slowey tweeted it. More »

Naomi Disinvites Model Rival; Marc Still Lovably Neurotic

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Naomi Campbell allegedly insisted that model/Sean Penn date-r Jessica White not be admitted to her 40th birthday party. [P6]
Cash-strapped Annie Leibovitz is shooting for Jones New York with Jessica Stam, Hillary Rhoda, and 20-odd other models today. Allegedly. [WWD]

Scarlett Laments Her "Schmoe" Look; Lady Gaga Makes Off With Priceless Lingerie

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

"Working with these incredible hair and makeup teams, you go in looking like a schmoe, and you come out like a movie star," Scarlett Johansson tells V. "You're like this perfectly prepared sausage…no one ever sees what goes in." [People]

Vogue India Gets Non-Whitewashed Cover; Carolina Herrera In Tiff With Tinsley

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EDT

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Vogue India, which has been criticized in the past for promoting only light skin as beautiful, has five darker-skinned models on its new cover. [Vogue UK]
Illustrator Kate Bingaman-Burt drew everything she purchased since 2006, and made a book. [Racked]

Madonna's Fashions For Girls With "A Sense Of Humor"; Tom Ford Hires From McQueen Team

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Madonna says Lourdes inspired her line. [E!]
Arianna Huffington also takes cues from her progeny. "I remember once I was leaving the house, and my daughter [said over] the intercom, ‘Fashion emergency, do not let her leave the house.'" [Style.com]

The 13 Ugliest Shoes In The World

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Ugly shoes are everywhere. We're having an ugly shoe moment. In an interview about ANTM, Vogue Editor-At-Large Andre Leon Talley sighed: More »

Material Girl Builds Brand; Martin + Osa To Close

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST

Madonna got a clothing line. Not with Ed Hardy, but with Iconix — and her juniors' clothes will hit Macy's under the label "Material Girl" as soon as August. Expect a variety of other collections to follow, including eyewear. [WWD]

Posh Wants To Dress Michelle; Supermodel Calls Women's Day "Absurd"

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:00 EST

Posh had a dream client, and her name is Michelle. "I would love to dress Mrs. Obama absolutely absolutely absolutely! I just think she's incredible and she's a very strong woman and she's beautiful," she said after the Oscars. [Fox]