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Karl Lagerfeld To Design "Chanel Homes" On "Fashion Island"
- Kaiser Karl himself is set to help create and conceive of 80 homes on Dubai's new Isla Moda (yes, "Fashion Island"). Says the designer: "The metamorphosis of art and beauty is my passion. The discovery of contemporary mediums of expression has allowed me to pursue my interest in art, beauty, architecture and progressive cultural exchange. Dubai is a fashion bud on the verge of blossoming into the next fashion hub of the world. The city is alive with culture and rich in personality, making it a perfect place for aesthetic, fashion and design to flourish. Isla Moda has tremendous potential to be the style icon of the future and I intend on driving the island to high style stardom." [Refinery29]
- Perennially self-satisfied designer, phrase-maker and Cuomo in-law is disturbed by America's #1 slot in a recent international drug-use ranking, proclaiming it "A Number One We Don't Want To Be." [Awearness Blog]
- This blogger from New Mexico was just robbed. By chance, he happens to have been stalking Tom Ford. [Fashionista]
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Sadie Frost's Apparel Company Accused Of Racism Against Ex-Employee
- Jude Law-ex Sadie Frost's company, Frost-French, has been accused of firing a sales associate based on her race. The highly-experienced Aba Yankah was hired over the phone, but when she showed up for work, she claims the store's manager was cold, subjected her to demeaning tasks and then summarily fired her without justification. While a tribunal has found that Yankah did not prove outright racism, they have judged that the company's explanation to be inadequate and compensated the plaintiff for damages and lost income to the tune of £5,000 ($9,800). [Daily Mail]
- Vogue Italia pictures are up!! [NB: NSFW][Fashionista]
- "An aging British model" was busted for shaving eight years off her age to get work. Apparently changing your birth certificate qualifies as tampering with official documents. [UPI]
- Kanye West steals thunder by sporting his own line in the front row of fashion week. Apparently the Milan fixture "was kicking it in the front row at Louis Vuitton, kitted out in a teal T-shirt, khakis and a denim jacket accessorized with a Michael Jackson button and a chunky red Lego heart. What appeared to be a silk LV scarf billowed from his back pocket." [Los Angeles Times]
- By the by...Project Runway is casting. [SeenOn]
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Illmatic: Nas And Fila Barter; Kim Kardashian Sorta Smells
- Rapper Nas is partnering with Fila. The company will pay for his tour and album, he'll wear their stuff and create a "late-80's"-inspired line. [Adage]
- You will be relieved and delighted to hear that celebrity? socialite? sex-taper? Aha! television personality Kim Kardashian is launching a perfume. "It all started when my mom introduced me to famous perfumer Caroline Sabas from Gras, France. She and I have been working together to create a scent that is uniquely me that I can share with everyone!" [Official Kim Kardashian]
- Renaissance woman, polymath and Strokes-dater Agyness Deyn can add "DJ" to her ever-lengthening resume (which one can only assume is printed on hot-pink paper and doesn't actually exist). [New York Magazine]
- Tan television personality and alleged designer Michael Kors "dishes" on Condi Rice, Anna Wintour and that skintight black tee he always "sports." [Huffington Post]
- Hey, you guys watch The Closer? Me either. Anyhoo, QVC's selling a replica of Kyra Sedgwick's purse. [UPI]
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Maria Sharapova Denies That Menswear-Inspired Outfit Caused Her Tennis Upset
- Maria Sharapova is denying that her controversial tennis getup had anything to do with her upset loss to Alla Kudryavtseva (dressed in a simple skirt and red-trimmed top). [Guardian]
- Recessionistas take note: Richard Chai for Target is cute. First look! [Nylon]
- No, seriously, Donatella. You need to stop talking. Now. [Radar]
- Justin Timberlake…Givenchy model? “The black and white images features Timberlake looking pensive or playful in a series of ads which has him in a recording studio, on a balcony, and of course lounging around on his private jet.” [Sassybella]
- And wait, Emile Hirsch is the face of Valentino?! [Fashion Week Daily]
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Clash Of The Titans: A Kate-Agyness Feud?
- KATE MOSS VERSUS AGYNESS DEYN! "'Kate can't stand her. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Agy is her nemesis...It's not about Agy's personality, but what she represents. She's younger, fresher, everyone loves her and she's got everything ahead of her. Now she's singing with a band, something Kate has wanted to do for years. Kate's 34 now and she realises her days as a model are numbered. Everyone's calling Agy the new Kate Moss - and that hurts.'" [Daily Mail]
- Is the panty party over already? The University of Minnesota seeks to 'distance' itself from Victoria's Secret college line. [US News]
- Taylor "Little J" Momsen, the 14-year-old Gossip Girlie, has signed on to model with IMG. [People]
- Which makes sense, as apparently this WWD model is a GG regular... [Fashionista]
- ...in stories like this one, about the changing streetwear market! [WWD]
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Michael Jackson Is Doing A Fashion Line? Insert Glove Joke Here
- Wacko Jacko is teaming up with Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier to launch a new line this fall. The apparently delusional Frenchman says, “It’s the merging of the King of Pop with the king of fashion. Something explosive is going to happen.” Kitson, for some reason, has committed to carrying the line exclusively. Like all Michael Jackson news, this is somehow deeply depressing. [People]
- Um, Michael's sister Janet is also doing a line, apparently. Starting with lingerie. Insert "wardrobe malfunction" joke here. Oh, wait, Perez Hilton already did. [Perez Hilton]
- A spotlight fell on the head of a male model walking in Tom Ford's Milan show. Insert...no, don't. [Fashionista]
- Nelson Mandela has personally banned serenity-challenged Naomi Campbell from the stage of his 90th birthday concert! Campbell was wearing a "46664" baseball cap at the time of her arrest (Mandela's prison number during his 27-year stint behind bars and the emblem of his current anti-AIDS initiative), which Mandela found "disappointing" given that he personally counseled her following her last brush with the law/cellphone/maid. [Daily Mail]
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Agyness Deyn: Model, Singer, Annoyance... Actor?
- Rumors are swirling that Aggy will be making her "major" acting debut this holiday season as Dr. Who's "Christmas companion" (don't look at me) in the show's major 12/25 episode. [Gallifreyone.com]
- It takes a lot to replace Naomi Campbell. After, ahem, legal troubles prevented the beleaguered mannequin from walking in Rosa Cha's Sao Paolo swimsuit show, her replacement (a guy (?)) sauntered out in a Speedo, which he summarily doffed on the runway. [Page Six]
- And speaking of male nudity...Borat-style banana hammocks have hit the runways, hard. [News.com.au]
- Blind item!!! "Which Italian designer told a woman he was groping on a dance floor that he likes "slutty girls who dress badly"? She pointed out she was wearing one of his dresses." How many straight Italian designers can there be, anyway? [Daily News]
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Celebrate The 40th Summer Of Love With Vogue, Mario Testino, The Cast Of Hair And…Preeminent 80s Nostalgist Agyness Deyn!
Hey guys! It's Friday. I'm jet-lagged. I smoked pot last night. I took no speed today. That last part was pure self-sabotage. Anyhow, this combination of conditions led me somehow to a photo spread in the new Vogue, which mysteriously appeared in my bag this morning along with a half-consumed Snapple and what looked like a garlic knot. It's Agyness Deyn and the new cast of Hair, because really, has there ever been a more inspired pairing of model to social and cultural context? My thoughts: 1. Some decades are better than others and the sixties > the eighties, which sort of casts a negative light on Agyness's whole, like, "identity," not that she needs help because 2. Agyness Deyn has no discernible facial expressions. Technically I think she's actually a better singer than model, not that I know shit, and 3. As much as I am not one for tassels or beaded fringe or flowers or really, accessories of any sort, it is exceptionally annoying that the one in the $1800 Burberry shiftdress is allegedly the "minimalist." Some highlights from the shoot, after the jump. More »
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Seems Agyness Deyn's signature platinum crop, "the Aggy," has spawned a "Rachel"-scale wave of imitators, including famous daughters Kimberly Stewart and Pixie Geldof. Somewhere on Melrose Place, Josie Bissett is laughing. [Daily Mail]
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Keep Up With The Kardashians!
- Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are auctioning some stuff, including a Gucci tote, a Dior purse and an Herve Leger dress. A percentage goes to the Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally-ill adults — but the price is high: As People ominously puts it, "Now you can look as good as Kim, Khloe and Kourtney." [People]
- Capitalizing on the key fashionista/teenage boy demographic, Nintendo introduces POP CUTIE!, the "street-style" video game that lets you make like the sartorialist from your own home. "Players will buzz through virtual streets in Tokyo, New York, and Paris picking out their favorite 'trends.'" An insidious plan to force fashion types to put on weight?! [fashionista]
- Finally women's education gets some serious funding: Victoria's Secret goes to college! "VS Pink Collegiate Collection," which cobrands with universities across the country, will carry sweatpants, hoodies, panties, T-shirts and totes and will retail in campus bookstores. [WWD]
