• Rag Trade

    Karl Lagerfeld: Britney Is A Bird Of Paradise

    • It's unclear exactly why Karl Lagerfeld presented Britney with a German Bambi award, but that affects the awesome not a whit! Quoth the Kaiser, "[You are] coming back not only as a phoenix, but as a bird of paradise." [New York]
    • British fashion writer claims that "judging by the pictures of Madonna's recent outfits...she is in a very dark place indeed. " [Daily Mail]
    • Please prevent moddle Kylie Bax from speaking. What is the supposed misconception about Australia she feels needs to be dispelled? “That the Aboriginals are cannibals...They are actually sweet, gentle people.” Glad to have it cleared up, because no one we know was confused about that. [WWD]
    • Is anyone else inexplicably psyched for Vogue: The Movie? [WWD]
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    11:30 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Sadie
    2,538 views, 38 comments

    Most discussed heykoukla: Kylie Bax firstly needs to clear the miscinception that she is Australian - she's actually a New Zealander. And secondly, Kylie, more »

  • shenanigans

    Like Jason Voorhees, Acid Wash Jeans Just Keep Coming Back From The Dead

    I come to tell you a story of a different time, a time when pleated, tapered, fanny-pack supporting jeans were all the rage, a time when kids and adults alike slipped on their NOT t-shirts and BK Dymacel shoes and hit the dance floor to do a strange and awful dance called "the Electric Slide." There was a horror that terrorized us all during that time: some people say they still have nightmares about it, and others, though they try to deny taking part, are forced to live with photographic evidence that they fell for the evil force, as well. For this was a monster that lived in drawers and closets across the nation, hanging in their splattered glory, waiting to be paraded around town by an army of clueless fashion victims. Where I'm from, we dare not speak the monster's name, but for those who can't forget, the name still haunts us in our nightmares and our dreams: Acid Wash Jeans. You may think you're safe from such a thing, ayuh. But you're wrong, kid. You're terribly, terribly wrong. More »

    2:00 PM on Sat Nov 29 2008
    By hortense
    9,690 views, 202 comments

    Most discussed ladeedah: [store.americanapparel.net] more »

  • Rag Trade

    Katie Holmes As The New Face Of Miu Miu?

    • Katie Holmes is the new face of Miu Miu. Srsly? [New York Magazine]
    • Marc Jacobs' company has been accused of bribing a state official so the designer "could get a desirable venue for his fashion show." They're paying $1 million in fines. [TMZ]
    • In happier news, Marc is open to marriage! Even if California isn't. “I refuse to let anyone tell me who I can and cannot marry, and who I can and cannot love. That’s just bullshit...Wherever we’d have to go. If he’s up for it, I’m up for it.” [New York Magazine]
    • Are women overreacting about American Apparel's latest ads? Reverse Cowgirl's Susannah Breslin thinks so. Personally, I just hate leggings as pants! Seriously, we're talking blouses tucked into leggings, kids. [Reverse Cowgirl]
    • Jessica Biel is not, we repeat, not, designing handbags for William Rast. [Fashionista via People]
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    11:30 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Sadie
    3,127 views, 64 comments

    Most discussed Sukie in the Graveyard: Don't raise your own turkeys. They are mean and scary. The males charge you and they are fast. Trust me. more »

  • Rag Trade

    Is American Apparel In Another Uncomfortable Position?

    • More hot water for American Apparel: an accountant is suing for wrongful termination, saying he was fired for refusing to cook the books. [WSJ]
    • A Bosnian company is starting an Obama-inspired suit line. Now is he obliged to wear one?! [Breitbart]
    • Joan Rivers critiques Michelle's "horrible dress." In fairness, she's totally ambushed by a TMZ reporter. [TMZ]
    • Mark Wahlberg says his CK co-moddle Kate Moss looked "like his nephew." “I mean she’s beautiful – she’s a very pretty nephew – but I’m more into curvy women.” In fairness, she started it. [The Sun]
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    11:30 AM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Sadie
    3,800 views, 50 comments

    Most discussed i_believe_in_peace_bitch: I don't like bashing skinny women. And I'm sure Marky means Kate Winslet "curvy" instead of Oprah Curvy. But still. I more »

  • Rag Trade

    Madonna's New Guise: Vuitton Muse

    • Madonna's the new face of Vuitton. Do we sense a French accent in the making? [Style.com]
    • Wait, isn't Lagerfeld on a low-carb diet? Apparently not in Vermont. Says one lackey, "He requested seven loaves of Pennsylvania Wheat Bread and a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter to be brought directly from New York to the set...My only job was bringing him the bread and the fake butter. Karl paid me $500 to do it, plus he paid off my $200 speeding ticket." [New York Post]
    • Hillary Clinton buys three coats, a sweater at Burberry. Glad we're respecting her privacy. [New York Daily News]
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    12:00 PM on Tue Nov 11 2008
    By Sadie
    2,771 views, 64 comments

    Most discussed stacyinbean: I'm just going to come out and say it (Rag Trade seems pretty safe anyway) I can't stand Madonna. I more »

  • The Week That Was

    We Just Want The Next President To Come On Down Already

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    6:30 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Jessica
    955 views, 16 comments

    Most discussed bananaballs: 4 more days 4 more days 4 more days OMG OMG BREATHE, BB, just. 4. more. days. This is gonna be more »

  • tangled webs

    Dov Charney's Court Case Is Totally Complicated

    On Wednesday, we read a report that Dov Charney was basically railroading an employee who was accusing him of sexual harassment, setting up a fake arbitration hearing to publicly clear him while in fact they secretly paid her off. No, says American Apparel! He, Dov Charney, immigrant entrepreneur, is the victim here! As two anonymous AA employees — and a statement by American Apparel spokesman Ryan Holiday — claim, whatever you think about Dov Charney and his practices (and we do think a few things!) he's kind of getting the shaft here. Or, as one female employee wrote us, "Dov's obviously a crazy boss but this one is crazy not from him." More »

    5:00 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Sadie
    5,590 views, 30 comments

    Most discussed Archetype: Dov Charney's Court Case Is Totally Complicated Kind of like his morals. more »

  • Secrets and Lies

    Dov Charney May Be More Of A Scumbag Than Anyone Realized

    We didn't think we could still use the words "shocked" and "Dov Charney" in the same sentence, but if true, the latest revelation about American Apparel's Chief Executive Sleaze is truly horrifying. According to legal journal "On Point News", when the latest in a string of female employees, Mary Nelson, charged Charney with a battery of sex harrassment offenses ("cock socks" and "reigns of sexual terror" were both convincingly invoked), it Charney tried to get her lawyers to let him settle in secret, but publicly claim her charges had been dismissed in a fake hearing his people had put together. More »

    3:20 PM on Wed Oct 29 2008
    By Sadie
    46,110 views, 142 comments

    Most discussed ineffable.me: This is terrible and all, and I am in no way blaming the people that are working there and have more »

  • Rag Trade

    Kate Moss For TopShop Sells Out In Fifteen Minutes

    • Kate Moss' line for TopShop sells out in 15 minutes! "Crowds of young women, who started queuing at 7.45am, scooped up the must have designer gear without even trying it on. " [Daily Mail]
    • Rachel Weisz on method acting:"We were talking about the character of Penelope when I suddenly ran upstairs and brought down these old boots. They’re basically a cross between a clown boot and a Victorian lace-up boot....They suit Penelope because they don’t go with anything, they’re really clumpy and they gave me a funny walk. The character came entirely out of those boots — I wear them in every single scene!" If shleppy shoes equal verite, color me Stella Adler! [ElleUK]
    • Piaf-impersonator Marion Cotillard signed by Dior. [WWD]
    • Lagerfeld descends upon the Green Mountain State. He'll be the cadaverous one in the high collar who calls you "demode." [Fashionista]
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    11:30 AM on Tue Oct 28 2008
    By Sadie
    2,986 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed bowleserised: A slice of what?? Lemon? That would de-sexy lingerie for me. more »

  • Rag Trade

    Peaches Geldof Joins Sister Pixie In Attempt To Take Over Fashion Industry

    • Rumored brat Peaches Geldof — sister of model Pixie — can add designer to her resume of insta-careers. "Designing for PPQ has been fun and inspiring. I've always loved their clothes, the way Amy can pull off the perfect arty dress over and over again. I love that my collection came out exactly as I wanted, blending new romanticisim with gothic undertones," quoth the VJ-bride-rich-person-It-Girl. [VogueUK]
    • Displaying their usual impeccable taste and penchant for dated trends, American Apparel suggests a bloodied Monica Seles costume. [American Apparel]
    • According to one manufacturer, Obama tees are outselling McCain 54.1 to 45.9 percent. [SeattlePI]
    • The crucial fashion designer demographic is, at least, solidly for Change. [WWD]
    • After punching, groping pilot, Hermes heir is allowed to fly. Well, after posting an additional mil in bail. [New York Magazine]
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    11:30 AM on Tue Oct 21 2008
    By Sadie
    2,403 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed UglyBroomstick: Peaches bugs so much. I'm getting sick of hearing about all these celebuspawns who were born rich, have never worked more »