Bill Cunningham Was the Eyes of the City

The streets felt emptied Saturday afternoon, after the news broke that Bill Cunningham would no longer be out in them, taking photographs of people and their clothing. Cunningham died at the age of 87, apparently about as well as one could have hoped—quickly, after a stroke, less than three weeks after his last set of…
Beloved New York Times Style Photographer Bill Cunningham Suffers From Stroke
Street style photographer Bill Cunningham, 87, is currently in the hospital recovering from a stroke, Page Six reports.
Bill Cunningham Gets The Portrait He Deserves
Tom Scocca wrote a glowing review of Bill Cunningham New York, the documentary about the legendary New York Times street style photographer, which was just released in the U.S.: "Cunningham's work falls in the territory where fashion becomes clothing, or vice versa. The fashion industry itself prefers to obfuscate how…
What Happened To Ashley Greene's Neck?
- Teen Vogue's March cover features a shot of Twilight's Ashley Greene that makes her neck look about twice as long as usual. Weird angle? Odd hair placement? Overzealous Photoshop? Perfect storm of the above? Whatever, it's uncanny. [Styleite]
Naomi Campbell Returns To Court, Her Home Away From Home
- Naomi Campbell's lawsuit with ex-agent Carol White is still rumbling. White, who claims Campbell stiffed her on royalties for a perfume called "Naomi Campbell Cat Deluxe With Kisses," says she has evidence that Campbell's lawyer and manager perjured themselves. [WWD]
Pageant Moms Accused Of Abuse
Says Reuters, "The mothers of some beauty pageant contestants say they were tricked into appearing on a TV talk show and then accused of physically and sexually abusing their children." And would that it had ended there.
Even Anna Wintour Was Smiling At Bill Cunningham's Party
Bill Cunningham, the venerable street photographer, is an unlikely fashion institution, and the premiere of Bill Cunningham New York, at the Museum of Modern Art, brought out a ton of happy heavy hitters.
McQueen Laid To Rest In London; Karen Elson To Release Album
- Alexander McQueen's funeral took place today in London. His father Ronald, Daphne Guinness, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, and Kate Moss were all in attendance. [Daily Mail]
Fashion Oblate: Bill Cunningham & The Invention Of Street Style
Before there was the Sartorialist, before there was Garance Doré, before Tommy Ton and the Face Hunter, way back before anyone thought to put the words "street" and "style" together, there was Bill Cunningham.
Will Roberto Cavalli Manage To Make Wine Tacky Too?
- Roberto Cavalli is now in the wine business. We hope it comes with a leopard print label! [WWD, 1st item]
- Diane Lane is the latest Neutrogena "brand ambassador." Jesus Christ do we hate that term. [WWD, 2nd item]
- Marcus Wilmont and Maki Aminaka Lofvander won England's Fashion Fringe award for their label Aminaka…
