July 21, 2009 – Modeling was my first job, and is to date the one I've held the longest. My final stint, which started in Paris and wound through cities almost too numerous to mention, spanned almost two years. More »
Sister Christians: Siriano Partners With Starbucks; Lacroix May Be Saved
July 21, 2009 – Christian Siriano is collaborating secretly with Starbucks. He won't say on what, but isn't speculation fun? Maybe he's changing the uniform to something fierce, with ruffles. More »
Stella Loves Critters; Diane Von Furstenberg Is A Swinger
July 20, 2009 – Stella McCartney's fall ad campaign makes a Bambijoke out of all that nature imagery that suddenly became hip over the past few years. For everyone who's ever considered an ironic taxidermy at a bar and concluded, "Why?" [WWD] Joshua Walter, the 20-year-old male model whose clients included... More »
Lindsay Gets A Gig; Kylie Creates Men’s Scent
July 17, 2009 – Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe on the August cover of Spanish Vogue. [ONTD] Fornarina also decided to go another round with the actress — More »
Model Charm School Focuses On Handbags, Beauty, Talking
July 16, 2009 – "People tend to be very abrupt when speaking on the phone. But these little things that they don't pay attention to make a huge difference professionally." Indeed, phone skills are such an under-estimated part of your model training!
Charlotte To Star In New Perfume Ad; Rihanna Nabs Italian Vogue?
July 16, 2009 – Nicolas Ghesquière picked the intolerably cool Charlotte Gainsbourg to advertise Balenciaga's perfume. Ghesquière calls his friend "one of the most inspiring girls in the world." Gainsbourg said, "I was secretly hoping to be the face of Nicolas' first perfume." [WWD]Sources are saying Rihanna has... More »
An 80s-Tastic Christy Turlington Retrospective
July 15, 2009 – Christy Turlington's presence on the August cover of American Vogue prompted Style.com to duck into the archives for more of the supermodel's old work for the title. More »
How About A Quirky Hat?
July 15, 2009 – Refinery29 did a spot-on job of mapping your chances of being shot by Scott Schuman. It includes tips like "Add one vintage bicycle" and "Put on a scarf!" We're still waiting for how to get shot by Bill Cunningham.
Sophie Dahl Gets A Cooking Show; Tilda Swinton To Be Face of Pringle
July 15, 2009 – Model turned cookbook author Sophie Dahl is getting her own cooking show on BBC 2. Dahl says her show will cover on the "emotional" side of food. "It's cooking with an anecdotal thread, irreverent, unpredictable and not without flaw." [Sun]Tilda Swinton will be the Spring 2010 face of Pringle of... More »
Hiroshima Survivor, Designer Issey Miyake Gives Disarmament Message
July 14, 2009 – Legendary avant-garde fashion designer Issey Miyake was 7 years old when the U.S. dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city where he was born. More »
Emma Says The Idea Of Namesake Scent Makes Her “Vomit”; Vivienne Proclaims “Dirt Is Patina”
July 14, 2009 – "I'm not a designer," says Emma Watson. "If someone asked me to do something that was beneficial to a cause, then maybe I'd consider it, but not just ‘Look at me! More »
American Apparel Does What It Does Best — Selling Tat With Tits (NSFW)
July 13, 2009 – American Apparel faces important questions every day. Like, how to stay in business! And how to market an indispensable accessory like a unisex bow tie made from only the finest factory off-cuts. More »
Christy Turlington Bags Another Vogue Cover
July 13, 2009 – American Vogue's "Age" issue features Christy Turlington. This must have been what Anna Wintour meant when she stated that an upcoming issue was tied to a supermodel. More »
Kate’s Balmain Copied; Punky Brewster Does Kids’ Clothes
July 13, 2009 – The UK supermarket chain Asda has knocked off the Fall '09 Balmain dress that Kate Moss wore out dancing — and burst the seams of — two months ago. More »
Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
July 10, 2009 – The return of Mad Men is a mere 37 days away, and the AMC show has struck a deal with Banana Republic: The retailer will be selling a line inspired by the suits worn by the gentlemen of Sterling Cooper. More »
No Girls On The Runway If They Haven’t Eaten Before
July 8, 2009 – This sign was taped up backstage at the Givenchy couture show in Paris. At least someone is finally noticing the long hours and working conditions during show season aren't conducive to regular meals for the models.
Chanel Haute Couture An Expensive Hit & Miss
July 8, 2009 – Karl Lagerfeld's last Chanel couture collection, shown in January, was a masterful all-white affair. Remember those hats made of paper? The only problem with having set the bar so high would prove to be clearing it again this season. And he didn't quite make it. Lagerfeld's most consistent... More »
Jackson Family Fashioned In Versace; Kaiser Karl Disses Audrey Tautou
July 8, 2009 – Michael Jackson's entire family — including the kids — reportedly wore Versace to his memorial service yesterday. The singer was a longtime admirer of Gianni Versace's work, and LaToya Jackson contacted Donatella Versace to arrange for the custom outfits. More »
Coco Rocha Dances Awesomely With Her Dad
July 7, 2009 – Coco Rocha made this video of her energetically lip-syncing with her father, Trevor Haines, to "I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book. It's entirely as great as you'd expect from an endearing ex-dancer and her adorable dad. It's also funny to see Haines pulling the same squinty, open-mouthed... More »
