Taking It All In Stride
[Santa Monica, March 23. Image via x17.]
Elle's Dog Gets Modeling Contract; Anna Gets Flak; ALT Gets Uggs
- Bucking the recession, Elle MacPherson's labradoodle, Bella, has been signed as the body of canine fashion line Dogside.com, for a "substantial five-figure sum." [Telegraph]
- Anna Wintour wears dress twice! The sky is falling! [Styleist]
- And she wants privacy. Sorry. [NYPost]
Fran Does Skin Care; Unretouched Shots Of Gisele Emerge
- Fran Drescher is launching a skincare line — called FranBrand — this fall on HSN. The products are organic and paraben-free, because, as Drescher puts it, "Women are schmearing stuff on their décolleté, wondering why we're all getting breast cancer..."
Michelle Cool In Kors; Will Christian Lacroix Be Saved?
- Michelle Obama wore Michael Kors to celebrate the National Design Awards winners on Friday. "What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that becomes useful," said the first lady, to a crowd that included Francisco Costa. [WWD]
Best Gowns Of 2008
Herewith, the cream of the GBU archives - the frocks that made us salivate with envy and bow down with awe!
LOLVogue: Sumwon Elss Kleanz Up (Plus Contest!)
The September issue of
Vogue has a "2-For-1 Special" photo spread, shot in a supermarket by Steven Meisel and starring Amber Valetta and Kirsty Hume. The story is supposedly about dual-toned sheaths, but just like everything else this fall, it's about ! The retro housewife aesthetic. (Remember when Betty slapped the…
Stella McCartney & Friends Dress For The Party
How quickly Stella McCartney moves! Just here in New York for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala on Monday evening, last night Stella made her way to the left coast, where she hosted a screening of the classic Peter Sellers comedy The Party at her Los Angeles boutique. And yes, rest assured,…
At Costume Institute Gala, The Good Superheroes Took A Fashion Flight Of Fancy
Okay let's cut to the chase: Last night. Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala. Theme was "Superheroes." Everyone and their brother was there. I've broken the photos down into Good, Bad, and Ugly for your viewing pleasure. The Good — including Victoria Beckham, Christina Ricci, Diane Kruger, Iman, Mischa…
Past Tense Perfect: Floating Through History With Dior Couture
Is there anyone whose love of women matches that of John Galliano channeling Christian Dior? [Um, Jack Nicholson? -Ed.] Galliano's Fall 2007 couture collection for the House of Dior's 60th anniversary — shown in Paris yesterday — was one long and winding love letter to the female form and the way it has been encased,…
