Burberry Prorsum: For the Ethereal, Perpetually Naked Executive in You
New York Fashion Week is over. Now London Fashion Week is underway. Today, Christopher Bailey presented his beauteous spring 2014 collection for Burberry Prorsum.
Burberry Prorsum, for Undercover City Kitties On the Prowl
Although the palette was limited — mostly oxblood, red, black, white and camel — there were quite a few prints on the runway at the fall/winter Burberry Prorsum show today in London. Animal prints, heart prints, grommets lined up just so. And textures! From croc and patent to fur and felted wool. The strongest pieces…
Burberry, for the Crinkly Candy Wrapper-Loving, Trouser-Eschewing…
More London Fashion week! Today the Burberry show was a quiet riot of luxe jewel tones, shiny, body-hugging frocks and trenches, as well as dresses in not-so-innocent lace. Even though there were vivid beetle shell hues and candy wrapper foil shirts, everything seemed really elegant and refined. But: There were some…
How To Knit A Burberry-Inspired Cowl
It's getting mighty chilly up here around the 40th Parallel of the earth's Northern Hemisphere, leading some (okay, me) to turn our crafting imaginations to scarves and visions in bulky-weight yarn. This Burberry-inspired cowl is warm enough to wear under a blazer or a jacket on a brisk autumn evening, and — layered…
The Style Really Stunk At The Burberry Perfume Launch Party
Minimalist fashion was in fine form yesterday at the launch of the new perfume, Burberry Body. Almost everyone came looking chic and classy. There were some exceptions, of course, but surprisingly Solange Knowles was not one of them.
For Spring, Burberry Offers A Funky Mishmash With Chunky Shoes
The Burberry spring 2012 show — presented in London earlier today — was all about big wedge heels, big bags and deep, vegetable colors. Think eggplant, celery and squash.
Socialites And Artists Try To Out-Weird One Another
Last night, the artsy fartsy crowd was a gas at Burberry's Serpentine Summer Party in London.
Burberry Dresses The Modern Snow-Maiden
Christopher Bailey's Burberry Prorsum show was live-streamed, celeb-packed, and big. And, yes, there were plenty of classic Burberry coats. With an emphasis on "classic." (And fur hats)
Kate Moss Makes Out With Transsexual Model For LOVE
- The first cover of LOVE's "androgyny" issue has dropped, and it features Kate Moss and Lea T., K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Hot. Brazilian Lea T., who was born male, was Riccardo Tisci's friend and assistant before he convinced her to begin modeling. [@THELOVEMAGAZINE]
Nicki Minaj's V Cover Is Weird And We Love It
- Nicki Minaj is on the cover of V, looking like a sort of Keith Haring painting come to life. She's so wild, that Nicki Minaj! And lest you think there's some crafty behind-the-scenes Svengali calling the stylistic shots, Minaj says:
Estée Lauder Signs Its First Black New Face In God Knows How Long
- Joan Smalls — a model whose career we've been tracking for years
— bagged an Estée Lauder contract. The Puerto Rican's ads will debut next spring. "We are rejoicing in the importance of global beauty," said Aerin Lauder. [WWD]
Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
Somehow Blake Lively Is Vogue's Best-Dressed
- Blake Lively has gotten the cover of Vogue's best-dressed issue. Really?
Miranda Kerr Poses Nude And Pregnant For W [NSFW]
- Miranda Kerr was photographed nude at six and a half months pregnant by Patrick Demarchelier. She told W magazine she realized she was knocked up the day she shot her Jil Sander campaign. Full pic below. [Fashionologie]
America's Next Top Model Judge Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
- Stylist and sometime America's Next Top Model judge Nolé Marin has been accused of sexual misconduct by a male model, who says that Marin fondled him at two photo shoots, and offered to kick-start his career in exchange for sex.
The Jackson Family Started Working On A Clothing Line A Week After…
- Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson — and their late brother's estate — have an apparel line under the Jackson 5 name hitting stores in February. It naturally includes a version of the "Thriller" red leather jacket. [WWD]
Alleged Sexter Brett Favre Might Lose His Denim Endorsement Deal
- Brett Favre's unsolicited-penis-picture-sending ways
might cost him his endorsement deal with Wrangler. The company wouldn't comment on the athlete's future with the brand, but said it was following the story, "like everyone else." [WWD]
Madonna To Expand Clothing Line, Try Her Hand At Lingerie
- Madonna went to Macy's yesterday with Lourdes and her "muse" Taylor Momsen to launch her Material Girl juniors' line. But that's just the start of Madge's licensing deal: Expect separately branded, grown-up geared lingerie and workout clothes next. [WWD]
Lara Stone's Breasts Nab French Vogue Cover
- Paris Vogue's 90th anniversary issue is 622 pages. Lara Stone is, ahem, prominently featured. There's new photography from David Sims, Mert and Marcus, and Steven Klein, but the magazine also reprints archival work from the likes of Helmut Newton. [Fashionologie]
Burberry's Collection More Noteworthy Than A Model Wipeout
Yes, a model fell at the star-studded Burberry Prorsum show. But even that could not eclipse a collection that married classic anglomania with Mad Max chic and a refined rebel-without-a-cause vibe.
The Stars Did Not Align When I Tried To See Susan Miller On Fashion's…
When I heard that Astrologyzone.com's Susan Miller was giving readings at Henri Bendel on Fashion's Night Out, I felt destined to get some astrological advice. Unfortunately, the scene was such a clusterfuck my moon was in someone's anus.
Lady Gaga And Marc Jacobs Share The Cover Of V
- A dejected, underwear-clad Lady Liberty-Gaga and a tuxedoed Marc Jacobs, shot by Mario Testino, cover V's newest issue. [NYDN]
- Lanvin for H&M is happening! The men's and women's collections will hit over 200 stores worldwide on November 23. [WWD]
Halle Berry's Vogue Cover Revealed!
- Halle is the first black woman to make the cover of Vogue's September issue since 1989. "What that means for a woman of color and what that means in the fashion world, what that means to pop culture," she says:
Angelina's Lack Of Glamour Triggers Mag Meltdown
- WWD writes that Angelina Jolie needs to up her style game because Salt had boring clothes. Jolie is failing in her duty to all womankind because, "fashion needs aspirational icons; it always has. Michelle Obama can't do it alone." [WWD]
George Clooney Testifies Against Celebrity Clothing Lines
- Not only does George Clooney not have a clothing line, he is so offended by the notion that he would have one that he's testifying against three guys who claimed that he was launching a line called "GC Exclusive."
Selfridges Takes Down Tasteless Alexander McQueen Hanging Display
- Someone at Selfridges has a terrible eye. After suspending an Alexander McQueen dress from what looked like a hangman's noose, the U.K. department store chain Tweeted a non-apology-apology saying any offense caused was unintentional. The display has been removed. [CocoPerez]
Chanel Couture Inspires Witty Celebrity Banter
- Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]
Naomi Campbell Must Testify About That Blood Diamond, Says Court
- The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled that prosecutors can subpoena Naomi Campbell to compel her to testify about blood diamonds witnesses report she received from warlord Charles Taylor in 1997. Campbell had rebuffed prosecutors' attempts to interview her. [AP]
American Apparel "On The Cusp Of A Total Collapse"; Every Jersey Shore…
- American Apparel — plagued by debt, sales declines, production delays, and that discrimination kerfuffle — warned that its stock may be delisted. "American Apparel is unique because they're on the cusp of a total collapse," says one analyst. [MSNBC]
Cristiano Ronaldo's Armani Ads Revealed; Courtney Love Always Packs…
- Cristiano Ronaldo lends his abs to an Armani campaign. Excellent timing. [TLF]
- So. Gisele Bündchen just after she had a baby looks just like Gisele Bündchen when she'd never had a baby. [Vogue UK]