Jezebel: Joe Zee

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]

Celebs Are Psyched About Today's Date

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, for some reason celebrities seem to find it completely amazing that today is 1/11/11. More »

Sarah Silverman Is Team Kanye

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:30:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Sarah Silverman reflects on what hurt George Bush's feelings, Ice-T is not happy about doctored photos linking him to Roman Polanski, and Lisa Rinna is happy with her lips. More »

Stylista Winner Quits Elle, Burns Bridges

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:38:00 EDT

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Johanna Cox, who won a job at Elle on Stylista, has left the magazine. In a bridge-burning blog post, Cox describes "working on the real-life set of that Meryl Streep movie" under a "very senior person" who was...less than collegial. More »

Hells Angels Sue Alexander McQueen For Liking Skulls

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EDT

The Hells Angels is suing Alexander McQueen and Saks Fifth Avenue for selling clothing and accessories featuring skulls. Apparently the Hells Angels believe they own skulls? We guess we wouldn't want to be the ones to tell them otherwise. [NYPost]

Facebook Outage Has Celebs Thinking About Social Media Trends

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:45:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, celebs are forced to deal with a Facebook blackout, Dave Navarro goes to the dentist, and Teresa Giudice demonstrates her fiscal responsibility. More »

Lisa Rinna Is Psyched To Have Stomach Flu

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Lisa Rinna finds the silver lining in her illness, Coco and her sister resemble one another, and Teresa Giudice wants to know what a ferret is. More »

50 Cent Shares A Heart-To-Heart With His Son

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, 50 Cent displays his parenting tactics, Kim Kardashian displays hi/lo culture snap shot, and Solange shares a childhood memory. More »

Designer Lindsay Lohan Publishes Her Mission Statement

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Apparently, the last thing Lindsay Lohan did before she went to jail was wrangle a commitment out of Blackbook to publish her ramblings about fashion, personal style, and that feeling you get when you're cutting up a Gucci dress. Herewith:

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]

Celebs Tweet About The Oscars

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, celebs weigh in on last night's Academy Awards ceremony and the after-parties. Plus, Joan Rivers reviews the gowns, and Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth shows us her nails. More »

Lady Gaga Is "Devastated" Over Canceling Concert

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Lady Gaga apologizes for canceling a performance last night, Elizabeth Banks and Lisa Rinna are not into Heidi Montag's People cover, and Hugh Hefner is discussing new girlfriend options. More »

Elle's Joe Zee Gets Racially Profiled At Sur La Table

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

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Today in Tweet Beat, Elle's Creative Director Joe Zee is offered a rice cooker, Real Housewives' Alex McCord has published a book with husband Simon Van Kempen, and Lindsay Lohan doesn't want 2010 to begin with rumors. More »

Solange Knowles Endorses Piracy Of Her Dirty Projectors Cover

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Solange Knowles defies her label in support of her indie band cover, Lindsay Lohan wakes up and smells the tanning lotion, and Friday the 13th is Kelly Cutrone's birthday! More »

Lindsay Lohan Responds To Father's Release Of Voicemails

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Lindsay claims the voicemail recordings her father released are from "years ago," Levi Johnston is kind of a big deal, and Star Jones is ready to be a poster child for weight loss. More »

Kate Moss Busts Out; Cindy Says She'd Never Make It As A Model Today

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Pictures of the new Kate Moss Topshop collection are out — and they prominently display the supermodel's breasts, which she just recently up and grew, like she's some kind of experimental woman built by science, or something. [Telegraph]

Usher Sells Scent With Whiff Of Sex; Ashley Olsen To Leave The Row?

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

"I've thought about clothing and jewelry lines," says Usher. "But fragrance stays on when everything else comes off." [People]
Bottom of the barrel? For $8, American Apparel will sell you a bag of fabric scraps. [BF]

Bring Back Old Marc; Michael Kors Answers Important Questions About His Sex Life

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This rather banal anecdote about Michael Kors being mistaken for Marc Jacobs is enlivened by an adorable photo of the two from when Jacobs was pale and long-haired and still had those clear-framed glasses that are so totally hot. [FWD]

New Beckham/Armani Briefs Advertisement Debuts

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

Before we tackle today's inevitable layoffs, liquidations and bankruptcies, look at David Beckham. Look at semi-naked David Beckham. In his very important new Emporio Armani ad. Why, good morning to you, Dave. [People]

Stylista Is Bringing Bitchy Back

Jessica G. — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Stylista, the reality show where contestants compete to be a "junior editor" at Elle, debuted last night, and it was a delightful festival of bitchery. Joe Zee, Elle creative director, told the Observer at the show's premiere party, "We weren't mean to be mean. We were mean because we were being honest." He's practically brimming with "honesty" in this YouTube clip, where he's evaluating each contestant's outfit as Elle-worthy or poopworthy. Sure, it's a low rent reality knock off of The Devil Wears Prada, but it sure is fun! More »

Zeebatouge

Maria — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:45:00 EDT

Is Joe Zee, Elle's creative director, ruining the magazine by being a lens fly? Having tasted the sweet nectar of fame with a universally ignored 1-second cameo on Ugly Betty, some staffers are complaining that Zee is losing focus on his actual job and leading the magazine into ruin. Elle's numbers show that something is wrong inside the magazine: newsstand sales have dropped 34.8% since last year, and apparently the publisher is "freaking out" as advertisers and designers move away from the magazine. Is this a rumor started up by recently outed fashion director (and someone who is no stranger to the TV lens), Nina Garcia, or is Zee's personal fameballing actually hurting the magazine? [Jossip] More »

Meet Karenna, Martha Stewart's Wardrobe Mistress

Moe — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Martha Stewart has a wardrobe mistress paint the soles of her Christian Louboutins black. We would endorse this, as we take most of our fashion cues from the fictional character Cayce Pollard in William Gibson's Pattern Recognition and think that conspicuous logos are the scourge of the universe, but blogging about the fact that you not only remove said logos but have a "wardrobe mistress" to do it for you is not exactly inconspicuous. And yet...I love her? [The Martha Blog]

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]

Donatella Versace Expresses Love For Fellow Blondes

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Donatella Versace loves Hillary Clinton but thinks she should dress more like Donatella Versace if she wants to nab the presidency. [Vogue UK]

Is Nina Garcia's PR Company Using Interns To Promote Her Cause?

Jennifer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Though neither Elle nor publisher Hachette Filipacchi nor Nina Garcia will confirm Garcia's having been "let go" from the magazine last week, WWD reports that Garcia hired Rubenstein PR to speak for her. And! A little birdie tells us that Rubenstein has handed off some of the Garcia damage control work to its interns, deploying legions of them to comment on sites like Perez Hilton and TMZ. The minions leave encouraging and kind remarks, complete with stats on Nina's many successes while at Elle in the comments. (Many examples here, here, and here.) Oh, and take a look at this comment from "MakeItWork", in response to Perez's post Elle Vs Nina Vs Project Runway: More »

Nina Garcia And ELLE: In? Out? Or In?

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT

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You knew this already, but Project Runway judge/style tome author/ELLE fashion director Nina Garcia has parted ways with the magazine that made her. At least, ELLE has yet to tell anyone the rumors are false.

A New Vuitton-Murakami Handbag Line "Will Help Make New York Strong Again!"

Moe — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Takashi Murakami: would you just look at that fucking face? That is a face that will almost melt your cynicism away. You'll forget most people know who he is because he designed a line of handbags for Louis Vuitton...

Marc Jacobs, The No Country For Old Men Of The CFDA?

Jennifer — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:30:00 EDT

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Who will win the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Womenswear Designer of the Year award, the "Best Picture" of fashion? The nominees are: Marc Jacobs, Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein, and Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler (who tied last year with Oscar de la Renta.) Bets? [WWD, sub req'd]

Tom Ford To Bequeath His Devastatingly Attractive Genes To A Baby?

Jennifer — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Oh lord: Tom Ford is having a baby in 2008. It will be "biologically" his, not his partner Richard Buckley's. "I don't want to get to 75 years old and just have made a lot of dresses, done some houses." In the same interview: "I don't find a guy's cock or a woman's vagina offensive; in fact, I find them beautiful." So will he be penetrating one to achieve this demonspawn? He probably won't be able to keep them off him! "I was having sex with girls when I was 14, and that was because they were pouncing on me." [Fashion Week Daily]

Even Fashionistas Rock The Vote

Jennifer — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST

While it might be easy enough to assume that the fashion industry has too much on its mind today — what with the opening of the new Gucci flagship on 5th Avenue and the fashion shows of Badgley Mischka, Rodarte, J. Mendel, Matthew Williamson, Behnaz Sarafpour, Tory Burch, and Narcisco Rodriguez — the truth is that politics are, in fact, very much in style. Among fashion designers, loyalties are divided between the two remaining Democrats. While Diane von Furstenberg ("I sincerely believe she's the best candidate"), Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta have all maxed out in campaign contributions for Hillary Clinton and Nicole Miller, Marc Jacobs, and Marc Bouwer have also voiced their support for HRC, while Obama has Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein at his sartorial (er, proverbial) side. More »

ELLE Nutjob Anne Slowey Soon To Be A TV Star

Jennifer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

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Remember the news about the new reality show in which Tyra Banks pits a group of young women against one another to compete for a job at a fashion magazine? Well, it looks like the ladymag in question is ELLE and creative director Joe Zee and fashion news director/calorie restrictor Anne Slowey are going to be judges. Having worked with these people, allow me to just say this is going to make for good television. [WWD, 2nd item]

No Love Lost Between J. Lo And Label's Former Designer

Jennifer — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST

Jennifer Lopez is expected to file suit against former Sweetface design partner Andy Hilfiger, ostensibly because, uh, the line really sucks. Hilfiger, meanwhile, is expected to countersue because Lopez' hubby Marc Anthony is a psychotic asshole. [NY Daily News]

MagHag

Jennifer — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:45:00 EST

An in-the-know tipster informed us yesterday that Facebook is now home to two members of the ladymag elite: Elle Creative Director Joe Zee, and the magazine's Fashion News Director, Anne Slowey. Though Slowey has keenly set her privacy preferences to prevent us from checking out her page, Zee's page is open to anyone in the New York, NY network. (Click on the tag for a peek at Joe's page). More »

The Elle featuring Victoria Beckham on the...

Jennifer — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:45:00 EST

The Elle featuring Victoria Beckham on the cover hits newsstands. Exciting! [For some of us. -Ed.] (Click the picture for a full-size image.) More »

Screw Soccer! David Beckham's Time Spent Sitting Around In Boxer Briefs Pays Off

Jennifer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:30:00 EST

David Beckham has a new endorsement deal: Armani underwear in the United States! And you were afraid he and Posh might go broke... [Vogue UK]

Donatella Versace Is Looking For A Protege

Jennifer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDT

Donatella Versace's on the prowl: "I am looking for The One to take over the Versace brand." How Carrie Bradshaw of her? Anyway, the front-runner right now seems to be English designer Christopher Kane: ""Christopher is my favorite designer. He and Tammy remind me so much of me and Gianni - brother and sister, working together." Paging Dr. Freud! [Vogue UK]

Rachel Zoe Shocks Universe, Proclaims Self More Important Than Anna Wintour

Jennifer — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:00:00 EDT

Rachel Zoe: prepare to die. The celebrity stylist has announced herself mightier than Anna Wintour! Uh, didn't Zoe ever study Greek mythology in school? Don't taunt the gods. [WWD, 1st item]

'Elle' Magazine: Now The Prettiest Girl On The Fashion Mag Block

Jennifer — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:40:13 EDT

I am an outrageously partial reader when it comes to Elle. Which, uh, sorta happens when the magazine was your first post-college professional experience. However I will say in all sincerity and honesty: The newly redesigned Elle? Absofuckinglutely gorgeous. Though small changes had been made to the magazine following the installation of new creative director Joe Zee back in February, this, the September issue, is the first to exhibit the full Zee effect. My conclusion? Divine. After the jump, learn more about what's changed... or rather, what's changed for the better. More »

'Elle' Magazine: And Then There Were None

Jennifer — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:14:26 EDT

The news that Elle Magazine style director has been [cough cough!] "let go" from the magazine marks the 18th staff exit (voluntary or otherwise) from the magazine in the past 6 months. Yup, in the time since Jennifer Garner graced the cover of the January 2007 issue, a whopping 29% of the magazine's staff has left. We'd say the magazine's new creative director Joe Zee just must be behind all of this, but perhaps the Elle flock are fleeing all by themselves? A cursory look at the departures — compiled by someone who would know, wink wink — yields few clues. More »

Maybe Anne Slowey Eats Only Olives Because That's All She Can Afford On Her 'Elle' Paycheck

Jennifer — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:00:56 EDT

First we catch wind of the fact that there's no RSS feed on ELLE.com because there's no room for it in the budget, and now comes word that Elle can't afford to send its fashion team to the July couture shows in Paris. Right now, only founding Creative Director Gilles Bensimon (circled) is confirmed to attend, with nary a member of the top of the masthead (pictured alongside him from left to right, Editor-in-Chief Roberta Myers, Fashion Director Nina Garcia, Fashion News Director Anne Slowey, and Creative Director Joe Zee) to join in in the festivities. Myers confirmed this to Fashion Week Daily, saying the downsized traveling team was all a result of "budget reasons." And frankly, we respect her choice. We would much rather see the money going towards buying Anne Slowey something a hearty meal! Or, er, hiring some people to work in her newly-deserted department! More »