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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]

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]

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]

Sarah Burton Pulls Off McQueen Without McQueen

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Reactions to the first McQueen show mounted since the designer's suicide have been overwhelmingly positive. Style.com says "Sarah Burton proved herself a very worthy successor to Alexander McQueen." Glamour's Cindi Leive says she "loved this beautiful, emotional debut." More »

Rachel Zoe: "It's Called The Rachel Zoe Show, Not The Brad Goreski Show!"

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:37:57 EDT

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Supposedly Brad Goreski left Rachel Zoe's employ because he was on the cover of the Times Style section during fashion week and Rachel Zoe must be the star of everything. Further proof the Style section ruins everything. [PopEater]

Fashion Week Diversity By The Numbers

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:47:51 EDT

In September of 2007, it was reported that of all the 101 shows that took place during New York fashion week, one third employed zero models of color. Since then, we've tried to track diversity on the runway every season. More »

Italian Vogue 3D Cover Stars Miranda Kerr And A Puppy

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:34:00 EDT

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Miranda Kerr nabbed the September Vogue Italia cover, which is her first. Shot by Steven Meisel, the cover and its accompanying editorial is in 3D. Kerr's Yorkie puppy, Frankie, shares the honors. Who can argue with a puppy? [Models.com]

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."

Is Derek Blasberg New York's Greediest Writer?

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Since we took note of the Style.com scribe's apparent dealings with Yves Saint Laurent, a company he both "consults" for (for fees understood to be in the thousands) and "reports" on, stories of his other exploits have started trickling in. More »

Leighton Books Shampoo Gig; Beverly Johnson Reportedly Threatens Ex

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Leighton Meester has become a face — a mane? a scalp? — of Herbal Essences. She says her personal stylist always uses it. Stars have to lie about these things, but couldn't they at least make it convincing? [Elle UK]

Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST

Style.com usually has pieces on Natalia Vodianova, Diane von Furstenberg and Marc Jacobs. So what is Beth Ditto doing on the site? Talking about her passion for fashion. And being awesome. More »

Tara Subkoff Is No Alfred Hitchcock

Sadie Stein — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Tara Subkoff's short films for Bebe are all set to premiere. Says the designer of her "star," Lydia Hearst: "She truly reminds me of the classic 'Hitchcock blonde' — he would have loved her and she would have been a huge star in his films if we could go back in time." Obviously, like Subkoff, Hitch would have staged lesbian makeout sessions with Aubrey O'Day in front of Bungalow 8 for his art. [WWD]
Sometimes we wonder whether Karl Rove is behind this seemingly systematic campaign to get everyone in Fashionland behind Obama. "Designer Patricia Field has created an Obama t-shirt that reads "Elegance. Dignity. Obama. Statesman." Naturally, this is written in glitter. [Racked]
We kind of don't understand why Jeremy Piven was the host of Conde Nast's Fashion Rocks concert last year, but according to Page Six the actor "was a 'nightmare,' insisting on a separate green room and rewriting the script up until the last minute. 'And it wasn't even funny,'said the source." [P6]

Kate Moss Is Solid Gold. No, Really.

Sadie Stein — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT

I know this is why I go to the British Museum: to see a life-sized Kate Moss rendered in pure gold. "A solid gold sculpture of the model, thought to be the world's largest gold statue built since the time of ancient Egypt, was given its first showing yesterday." [Independent]
Working to combat any taint of elitism, Anna Wintour and Sarah Jessica Parker are hosting a fashion show to raise funds for the Obama campaign. "The Sept. 9 shindig at the Charles Nolan Studio will feature designs from Beyoncé and Tina Knowles for House of Dereon, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, Juicy Couture, Narciso Rodriguez and Proenza Schouler, among others." [E]
Meanwhile on the left coast, "Michelle Obama will get her chance to meet fashion and entertainment types in Los Angeles." Tom Ford is one of the hosts. [WWD]

Diane Von Furstenberg, Woman of Letters, "The Jet Set."

Sadie Stein — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Diane Von Furstenberg: writer. The wrap doyenne's gonna "pen" a column for Departures, the high-falutin American Express travel magazine. "The designer and Council of Fashion Designers of America president will start writing about her jet-set life starting with the magazine's November/December issue." Let's hope she doesn't make yet another investigation of "how to pack" her inaugural column. [WWD]
Penelope Cruz for Mango. Yes, she looks stunning. [FabSugar]
Ew. Harper's Bazaar has shot the Ronsons (DJs, LiLo lovers, designers and socialites) as Wes Anderson's eccentric Tenenbaum clan. They wish! [Harpers Bazaar]
Outspoken ass Roberto Cavalli describes models thus: "For me, models are just pieces of wood that I carve to make clothes look beautiful," goes on to trash Kate, Naomi. Bad enemies, Cavalli. [NY Mag]

Living Barbie Paris Hilton Premieres Line For Dollhouse

Sadie Stein — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Paris Hilton, aka the rich man's Heidi Montag, premieres her line for Dollhouse. "Some pieces, like the tees with her face plastered on them, are quintessentially Paris, and others are a bit more rock 'n roll like her sister Nicky." Huh? [FabSugar]
Meanwhile, in the world of the equally inexplicable, Jessica Simpson announces a dress line. "I'm extremely excited to be expanding into the dress market," Simpson tells WWD. "I plan on creating beautiful dresses in distinctive fabrics and silhouettes that are reflective of my personal style and offer something special to the marketplace." [VogueUK]
Perennial charmer Naomi Campbell on upstart "supermodels": "Models need to earn their stripes – I just think the term is used a little too loosely. Kate Moss is obviously a supermodel but, after Gisele, I don’t think there’s been one." [The Sun]
Um, if we're asking the pope to throw off antiquated traditions, I'm not sure his fur cape should be our highest priority. [Times of India]

Well lookee here. An eagle-eyed tipster...

Jessica G. — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Well lookee here. An eagle-eyed tipster points out that the main feature on Style.com is a summer reading primer called "Fine Lines." I can't imagine where they got the idea for the headline! See the full screen shot by clicking on the image at left. More »

Color Blind

maria — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:20:00 EST

All black models look the same? Apparently Style.com editors think so! Fashionista's Britt Aboutaleb questions Style.com's ability to "tell the difference between Sasha P. and Gemma" but not between Chanel Iman (a Teen Vogue cover girl!) and Jourdan Dunn. Considering that Style.com is the "online home" of W and Vogue, two repeat offenders in our own investigation into the lack of black models in magazines this doesn't really surprise us. Maybe this is what happens when Vogue MainGay, Andre Leon-Talley, isn't on hand to point out who-is-who of the three black models in the fashion world! [Fashionista] More »

Though we're quick to mock the folks over...

Jennifer — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:45:00 EST

Though we're quick to mock the folks over at Vogue and W's sister site Style.com, they get a gold star for this one. With Rachel Zoe and Victoria Beckham both putting out books on the rules of style, Style.com editors decided to pit Posh and Raisin-Face's pearls of wisdom against old school style authoress Anne Fogarty, best known for her book Wife Dressing. Par example: while Beckham says that denim "[m]ore than any other piece of clothing, jeans can show off your figure to its best" and Zoe insists that "jeans can be worn in a mile-long list of scenarios," Fogarty shows these bitches who is boss: "Blue jeans should stay in the old corral or come out only for square dancing, moonlight beach parties, or painting the back-yard furniture." Even better, while Zoe and Beckham sing their giant bug-eyed sunglasses praises, Fogarty says in her vintage guide, "Unless under a doctor's orders to be a lady in the dark, a woman wearing sun glasses indoors or at night looks like nothing more than a satire of a Hollywood glamor queen — grade B." Snap! [Style.com] More »

Fairies At Prada, Nipples At Jil Sander: The Critics Speak

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:30:00 EDT

I've been speaking out over the past few days about the looks coming down the runway, but what do the so-called, ahem, "legitimate" fashion critics have to say about Prada, Jil Sander, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, and Bottega Veneta? Eh, some things nice. Some things not so nice. Below, the fashion critics speak. More »

Chloe Sevigny Doesn't Buy High Fashion, Wants You To Buy Her Clothing Line

Jennifer — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Molly Sims Doesn't Think Before She Speaks

Jennifer — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:00:00 EDT

Ooh, awkward! Alice+Olivia designer Stacey Bendet flew Molly Sims out to walk in her show today. Simms told New York magazine that the models at Alice+Olivia are underfed, in response to the magazine's statement that high-end shows have well-fed girls and low-end shows do not. Stacey Bendet = Pissed. Molly Sims = Stupid. [NY Post]

Is America Too Powerful? Style.com's Greatest Minds Debate

Moe — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:20:04 EDT

Style.com is the internet portal for Vogue and W magazines, which is why its message boards mostly concern favorite models and how Allegra Versace is actually very healthy. But when active poster CaroChouette decided to log in earlier this week with the weight of American hegemony hanging on her shoulders, she opened the proverbial can of worms. Thus began the marathon thread Utterly Sick And Tired Of America Bashing, which will surely be remembered as one of the most thought-provoking, intelligent message board debates of our time, distilled for your viewing pleasure into helpful point-counterpoint soundbites. More »

'Candyland' Is Right Next To 'Crazytown'

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:43:15 EDT

You know how, in movies, teenagers talk to their parents in coded, slang-filled, rapid-fire ways, all while looking furtively around and asking to borrow the car? That is how it feels to watch Style.com's CandyCast. The Conde Nast-backed fashion and style site has animated its own executive fashion director, Candy Pratts Price — or, at least, her arms and face — in an attempt to, well, we don't know what. What we do know is that Candy — or, at the very least, her cartoon alter-ego — is crazy like a fox (kind of like this ridiculous handbag!), as evidenced by the 3+ minutes we spent watching her on the site today. More »

Now, Then, & Always: Valentino Couture at 45

Jennifer — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:20:15 EDT

So what did the totally not retiring Valentino churn out for his greatly-anticipated (and greatly-feted) 45th anniversary collection? Amazingly classic Valentino looks. And this is a good thing. To be creating a distinctly feminine and glamorous look for 45 years without ever falling victim to the times is quite the accomplishment, and this collection in particular is just the icing on the cake. Though Valentino pink seems to be the new Valentino red, this collection could have been from 10, 20, even 40 years ago. Well done, tanned one. Image gallery, after the jump. More »

The Sartorialist Gets Stockholm Syndrome

Jennifer — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:24:31 EDT

Have you ever wondered what a girl has to do to achieve spot-on Scandanavian style? No? Us either! (We kid! We love H&M!). Anyway, for some reason, Style.com's The Sartorialist did wonder, and so trekked off to Sweden to document what makes the girls there sing (and no, he assures us, it isn't "Dancing Queen," a song he abhors). Don't have time to rifle through all his photos? Here's your 3-step guide to Swedish style: More »

Proof Positive That 4 Times Square Is On The Pipe

Anna Holmes — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:07:45 EDT

Today, Alexandra Kotur named Naomi Campbell one of the week's best-dressed for the Dolce & Gabanna gown the hothead model wore to her last day of community service. Question for Alexandra: What the fuck? Are you and Candy Pratts Price sharing more than just real-estate on the Vogue masthead? More »

Rag Trade: Drug Abuse At 4 Times Square

Anna Holmes — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:38:07 EDT

What exactly are the people over at Style.com smoking? The new online accessories report looks totally trippy, and some of Candy Pratts Price's selections (like the Christian Lacroix & Givenchy boots and Manolo Blahnik heels) can only be explained by years of acid use [Style.com]

Meet The Message Boarders: Style.com

Moe — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:28:12 EDT

We only write when we are getting paid bundles and bundles of cold cash to do it, which is why we have always had a sort of anthropolgical fascination with message boards, where thousands of millions of internet users express their opinions, sometimes as incoherently as we do, every single day. The boards of Style.com, the Conde Nast-owned fash website and repository for awful party pictures, are inhabited by a very elite bunch....of complete nutjobs! More »