Be thankful if you still have a job: After the hell year that was 2009, a lot of fashion people don't. Many designers were fired, some were hired, and plenty lost their businesses altogether. An overview of the tumult:
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Madonna goes all Italian neorealist for spring's Dolce & Gabbana campaign. You'd almost swear these images were by Vittorio de Sica, not Steven Klein. The advertising shots ran as editorial content "previewed" in Italian Vanity Fair. [Swide]
Victoria Beckham opens up to Women's Wear Daily about everything from the childhood bullying she endured to why she couldn't bring herself to tell Marc Jacobs she was starting a fashion line. Clearly, someone wants to be Taken Seriously:
A friend of Daul Kim who IM'd with the model the night before Kim was found dead in her Paris apartment says that Kim complained of feeling depressed, and was in an abusive relationship. But she was scared to leave:
After a false start during her presidential campaign, Vogue finally got its interview and accompanying Annie Leibovitz shoot with Hillary Clinton. And, praise God, Clinton is no longer denying her femininity, as Anna Wintouraccused her of doing last year.
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Zoe Kravitz, negotiating the transition from Famous Daughter to Celebrity, has committed the necessary act of being photographed by Bruce Weber for a perfume campaign. Vera Wang was the lucky partner in fame-chasing. Shall we expect a reality show? [People]
Grace Coddington, Vogue's newly-beloved creative director, is regarded as one of fashion's straightest shooters. So what does this voice of relative reason have to say about the skinny-model question?
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Marisa Miller has earned the most coveted position of all the Victoria's Secret runway girls: Wearer Of The Diamond-Studded Bra. Her equipment costs $3 million. "It's surprisingly comfortable," says Miller. Sure looks it. [People]
Creator of this season's mightiest shoes, Alexander McQueen, is suing Steve Madden. McQueen's lawyers say the only reason the Madden is a knock-off and not a pure counterfeit is the omission of the logo'd zipper pull. (L-R: McQueen, Madden.) [WWD]
In an interview for The Teen Vogue Handbook, Anna Wintour is asked: "Describe your typical day." She replies: "There is no typical day. Every day is different, and that's why it's fun." Wait: Did Nuclear Wintour just say FUN?
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Does Jay-Z reference Anna Wintour in his song "Empire State of Mind"? The line in question is: "caught up in the in crowd/now you're in-style/and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out." [Fashion Week Daily]
Pringle of Scotland, the venerable knitwear brand, is in the process of Changing Its Image. For designer Clare Waight Keller, this apparently involves Tilda Swinton, lots of neutrals, and, okay, they couldn't actually get rid of the knitwear completely.
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Lindsay Lohan, Christian Lacroix, And Every Celebrity Clothing Line Known To Man: Fashion Failures And Successes Of 2009
January Vogue: Everything Old Is ... Still Old
Jessica Simpson Shows Bikini Line; Condé Nast Sues Blogger
- Jessica Simpson's swimwear line is here! Simpson says it's inspired by the jet-setting getaways she dreams about. [Stylelist]
- Since snow ruined the last shopping weekend before Christmas for the Northeast, expect stores to offer extended hours and other enticements. [WWD]
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- Madonna goes all Italian neorealist for spring's Dolce & Gabbana campaign. You'd almost swear these images were by Vittorio de Sica, not Steven Klein. The advertising shots ran as editorial content "previewed" in Italian Vanity Fair. [Swide]
More »Victoria Beckham Expands Her Reach; Valentino Doc Financed On Credit Cards
- Victoria Beckham opens up to Women's Wear Daily about everything from the childhood bullying she endured to why she couldn't bring herself to tell Marc Jacobs she was starting a fashion line. Clearly, someone wants to be Taken Seriously:
More »Supermodel In Abusive Relationship; Leona Lewis Doing A Clothing Line
- A friend of Daul Kim who IM'd with the model the night before Kim was found dead in her Paris apartment says that Kim complained of feeling depressed, and was in an abusive relationship. But she was scared to leave:
More »Strange, Glam, Awesome Love At Tim Burton Tribute
You know it's fab when you see Anna Wintour and the Olsens. And that it's bizarre when you see Johnny Depp, Patti Smith, and Danny DeVito. "The Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit: A Tribute To Tim Burton" was both. More »Anna Wintour Wants Some Of That Obama Web Magic
Vogue Really Wants Clinton To Care About Clothes
Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line
- Zoe Kravitz, negotiating the transition from Famous Daughter to Celebrity, has committed the necessary act of being photographed by Bruce Weber for a perfume campaign. Vera Wang was the lucky partner in fame-chasing. Shall we expect a reality show? [People]
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- Marisa Miller has earned the most coveted position of all the Victoria's Secret runway girls: Wearer Of The Diamond-Studded Bra. Her equipment costs $3 million. "It's surprisingly comfortable," says Miller. Sure looks it. [People]
More »Ivanka's Trump Card: Turning Down Anna Wintour
McQueen Goes After Madden; Supermodel Spends $50K A Month On Clothes
- Creator of this season's mightiest shoes, Alexander McQueen, is suing Steve Madden. McQueen's lawyers say the only reason the Madden is a knock-off and not a pure counterfeit is the omission of the logo'd zipper pull. (L-R: McQueen, Madden.) [WWD]
More »Anna Wintour Attempts To Make Friends With Teenage Girls
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Who showed up for the "90 years of Vogue covers" party at Hotel Crillon in Paris last night? Lara Stone! Julia Restoin-Roitfeld! Anna Wintour! And, of course, Lindsay Lohan! More »Jay-Z Raps About Wintour; Gaga & Marc Jacobs Do Comic Book
- Does Jay-Z reference Anna Wintour in his song "Empire State of Mind"? The line in question is: "caught up in the in crowd/now you're in-style/and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out." [Fashion Week Daily]
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Pringle Of Scotland: Highland Fling
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If you're gonna do classic luxe, this is the way to do it: with hats, lots of goregous, and - was that a dirndl? More »BeyoncĂ© Smells Like Money; Russell Simmons Loses His Shit Over Where To Sit At Charlotte Ronson
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