Jezebel: Prada

Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody, and Jamie Bell Walk Into a Prada Show...

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

Prada did something unusual for its men's wear show: it stocked the cast with famous actors. Willem Defoe, Jamie Bell, Adrien Brody, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Emile Hirsch, and Garrett Hedlund all walked around modeling Miuccia Prada's latest collection of snobby, bemedaled clothes for playboys. The Times rated them as models, and opined that Hedlund More »

How To Knit A Prada-Inspired Purse

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:30:00 EDT

Ever have a moment of acute designer covetousness that coincides with the realization that you have, like, $67.16 to last you through your next paycheck? The things we see on the runway and in magazines might as well for most of us exist in another universe. But if you consume designer collections more with your mind's eye than with your wallet, and you have some basic crafting skills, making your own at-home versions isn't always too hard. Last week, I took an idea Prada had — making handbags out of knitted leather — and translated it into a purse of my own. If you can knit, you can knit this bag. More »

Are Knockoff Bags Helping To Sell The Real Thing?

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:30:00 EDT

Apparently, some people who buy counterfeit purses eventually migrate to buying the real thing. Here comes another round in the age-old "counterfeiting hurts sales" vs. "counterfeiting helps sales" argument. More »

These Prada Boots Are Not For Black Ladies

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:35:00 EDT

To be fair, the Mary Jane boots by Prada also come in blue suede and python. Guess brown-skinned women who love this quirky trompe l'oeil look will have to buy those! Because the "flesh"-colored ones definitely don't represent the fleshtones of black people. Not a big deal, really, but definitely interesting. Since the brand is notorious for not casting any black models. Not just one season. For years and years. More than a decade, actually. Not one black model on their runways for more than ten years. More »

Five Plus-Size Models To Watch

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:35:00 EST

With models like Crystal "Vogue Paris" Renn becoming true crossover stars, and agents like Gary Dakin of Ford+ reporting so much demand that he turns work down, it seems like the fashion industry is finally starting to recognize the beauty of bodies that aren't runway-sample-sized. Here are five plus-size models we think are ripe for mainstream success. We'd love to see any one of them on the runway this fashion week. More »

Paris Hilton Wears Terry Richardson's Glasses On The Cover Of Vogue

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:34:00 EST

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Here it is! A scant two weeks after Paris Hilton Tweeted about her Vogue Turkey cover shoot, the official artifact has arrived. Somehow, we imagined the combination of Paris Hilton and Terry Richardson would lead to something more...kitschy. [Models.com]

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."

MAC Wants You To Lasso Some Wonder Woman-Inspired Makeup For Spring

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:35:18 EST

"Since Wonder Woman has this amazing strength," explains a spokesperson, everything's oversized. Products range from $14 for fake lashes to $49.50 for "a brush set with its own metallic utility belt," and are expected to generate sales of $20m. [WWD]

The Picture That Caused A Fight Between Anna Wintour And Grace Coddington

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:40:00 EST

Model Coco Rocha unearthed and published the Steven Meisel photograph that Anna Wintour famously killed from Grace Coddington's 1920s-themed spread in The September Issue — previously only glimpsed ever-so-fleetingly in the movie. So this is it. It's purty. [OhSoCoco]

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]

The Biggest Fashion Stories Of 2010

Jenna Sauers — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:44:00 EST

The fashion industry in 2010 was rocked by everything from untimely deaths to unlikely unionization efforts. Money, sexual harassment, suicide, and shocking resignations: here's what changed fashion this year. [NSFW] More »

Target Reneges On Promise To End Anti-Gay Donations

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:15:00 EST

After Target, which styles itself an LGBT-friendly employer, was caught giving thousands to rabidly anti-gay political candidates, it said it would stop. Well: Target has since given over $30,000 to anti-gay-rights candidates and causes. [The Awl]

From Prada To Nada Is Modern Jane Austen With Latina Twist

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:20:00 EST

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Coming soon: A riches to rags flick, in which two posh sisters have to move in with their (Chicana) aunt after the death of their father. Inspired by Sense and Sensibility and starring Camilla Belle. Possibility of maid jokes: High. More »

Vogue Recycles Nine-Year-Old Natalie Portman Cover

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:33:00 EST

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Black Swan star/Harvard graduate Natalie Portman's January Vogue cover has just been released. And it's been swiftly pointed out that the new cover looks almost identical to Portman's May, 2002 Vogue cover. Only, you know, worse. More »

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]

Model Sues Magazine That Photoshopped Off Her Underwear

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:10:00 EST

Victoria's Secret model and dater-of-Cristiano-Ronaldo Irina Shayk is suing Spanish GQ magazine after it digitally removed in post-production the underwear that she wore for the shoot, and then printed the resulting "nude" photos. [Daily Mail]

Prada Goes Into Overdrive To Control Leaked Images Of Spring Campaign

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:27:00 EST

Images understood to be from Prada's spring campaign have leaked. The ads may not have undergone final retouching (we can't tell) but all signs point to their authenticity. Other sites have removed the pictures, but we believe they're pretty newsworthy! More »

Taylor Swift's Career Enters The Perfume Stage

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:42:00 EDT

Yes, she'll be launching a branded perfume. "I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory…the way certain scents remind you of events and people," says Swift, who's working with Elizabeth Arden. [People]

Courtney Love's Journey Into Style Will Be Animated For Your Pleasure

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:42:00 EDT

Courtney Love hired Michael Mouris to create a short animated video about her life. Karl Lagerfeld comes to her and tells her she is "drowning in the kook," like a Teutonic fairy godmother of style. It is awesome. [WWD]

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]

Prada Spring 2011: For The Lorax-Loving Dr. Seuss Enthusiast In You

Margaret Hartmann & Dodai Stewart — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:20:00 EDT

If you like your fashion full of color and whimsy (looking at you, Mondo from Project Runway) then you'll dig the duds Prada showed in Milan today. Grab your favorite star-bellied Sneetch and check out the gallery! More »

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]

Delusional Max Azria Believes He's The King Of Diversity In Fashion

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Max Azria's shows tend to have a few defining features: a flirty aesthetic, a neutral palette of fabrics, and — for the past umpteen seasons — an almost all-white cast of models. Yesterday, I asked him why that is. More »

Soft Deconstruction With Vera Wang

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:45:00 EDT

Vera Wang's spring collection was unusually dark. Models dressed mostly in black and gray walked a gray carpeted runway, and even the occasional colors — puce, blush pink, chartreuse, formica yellow, crimson — seemed somber. Still, the show was beautiful. More »

Marc Jacobs' Latest Isn't Particularly Inspired, But Gorgeous Nonetheless

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:25:00 EDT

In case it wasn't already evident from Rebecca Taylor and Tracy Reese's collections — or from all the high-waisted flared pants in the fall ladymags — fashion is feeling a seriously '70s vibe just now. Marc Jacobs is no exception. 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:

Kimora Fired From Baby Phat For Racking Up Retouching Costs

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:36:59 EDT

"Sources" are saying that Kimora Lee Simmons didn't leave Baby Phat, the fashion line she founded — she was fired. Allegedly, she was kicked out for being too spendthrift. For example: "It costs thousands of dollars to airbrush her."

Levi's Sizes Up Your Ass

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:34:00 EDT

This makes so much sense! Levi's sizing system is now taking into account one very important metric: your ass. Because bodies are three-dimensional, and sometimes people with the same measurements are very different shapes.

Those Are Not Lindsay Lohan's Boobs

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

If you were excited about seeing Lindsay Lohan in Marc Ecko's new campaign, well, too bad: the label used a model for a body double and 'Shopped on Lindsay's face. But who is the masked girl? [Daily Mail]

Mary J. Blige's Record-Shattering Perfume Launch

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

If you are a celebrity looking to distill your smelly essence into a trademarked blend of volatile organic compounds and sell it for a disgusting profit, be like Mary J. Blige. In six hours, Blige moved 60,000 units. [People]

Christy Turlington Hated The Catwalk

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Christy Turlington says, "There's nothing rewarding about modeling. It was a fun opportunity that allowed me to see the world but spiritually and intellectually there is nothing rewarding about the profession at all."

Why One Model Makes It Big When Others Don't

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:30:03 EDT

What makes a successful model? By what process is it decided that Coco Rocha will walk in 55 shows and grace the cover of Vogue Italia, while so many peers languish in models' apartments arguing about who used whose shampoo? More »

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]

Kelly Cutrone Is So Over Haiti; Hollywood Death Is The Real Crisis

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:24:00 EDT

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The PR honcho is so over revenge. In the contemporary Panopticon of social media, reality television, and e-mail forwards, Cutrone's rule is "don't ever put anything in writing and never say anything when anyone's around." Except for, apparently, this interview. More »

Julianne Moore And Lion Cubs Is The Cutest Thing You Will See Today

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Julianne Moore is returning as the face of Bulgari for fall. With baby lions. Baby lions that make it very difficult to even think about the handbags. Baby lions! Lion babies! [Frockwriter]

Selfridges Takes Down Tasteless Alexander McQueen Hanging Display

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:38:00 EDT

Someone at Selfridges has a terrible eye. After suspending an Alexander McQueen dress from what looked like a hangman's noose, the U.K. department store chain Tweeted a non-apology-apology saying any offense caused was unintentional. The display has been removed. [CocoPerez]

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]

Australia Kinda Cracks Down On Skinny Models; Tom Ford Making Another Movie

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT

The Australian government has developed a vaguely worded, voluntary code of conduct for designers, modeling agencies, and fashion magazines intended to foster healthy body image among consumers. The code includes these provisions:

Lindsay To Pose Nude For Fashion Line; Play About Isabella Blow Produced

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

To promote her new accessories line for 6126 — the handbags cost $200-$600 — Lindsay Lohan plans to pose nude except for her SCRAM ankle bracelet. It might be airbrushed out, unless Lohan goes for that sexy-court-monitored-alcoholic look. [People]

Lara Does Calvin Klein; Gaultier Wishes He'd Invented Condoms

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Calvin Klein confirmed Lara Stone is the new face of its main brand, Calvin Klein Jeans, and ck Calvin Klein for fall. Stone will walk no other runways, and appear in no other advertising campaigns for the fall season. [WWD]