See-Through Dresses and Flesh on Display at the AmFar Gala

It was around 26° last night when the amfAR New York Gala kicked off Fall 2013 Fashion Week. For some attendees, it was important to be somewhat weather-appropriate. Other folks just went right ahead and wore sheer dresses and showed plenty of skin, hypothermia (and good taste) be damned.

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Carine Roitfeld Is Headed to Harper's Bazaar

Well, this is interesting: Carine Roitfeld, who was deposed as editor of Vogue Paris in late 2010, has taken a position at Harper's Bazaar. Roitfeld, who just published the first issue of her new project CR Fashion Book, will be the Vogue competitor's "global fashion director."

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Carine Roitfeld Prefers Makeup That Looks Like You Have Better Things…

Carine Roitfeld has this to say about makeup: "I don't like it when makeup looks very try-too-hard. I like it when makeup looks like you have more important things to do than to look at yourself. Like you have other things to do than your makeup!" Roitfeld's collection for M.A.C. just launched, but she says her…

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Carine Roitfeld Is Anti-Anorexia, Pro-Peeing Behind Cars

Carine Roitfeld confirms in a new interview what we already knew back in 2008: those rumors that she, a barely-English speaking editor then in charge of a publication with a circulation of around 130,000, would be tapped to replace Anna Wintour at the helm of the behemoth that is American Vogue were totally false, just …

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Cosmetics Companies Discovering Multiethnic Consumers Are a Force to…

This is kind of a DUH but so great to see it confirmed: Multiethnic beauty consumers are on the rise. WWD reports that there are "a growing number of women in the U.S. who associate themselves with multiple ethnic backgrounds, thus making it difficult for them to find brands that speak to them - or work for them -…

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Kate Moss Made Emmanuelle Alt's Second-Ever Cover Of Vogue Paris

Kate Moss is manhandled by three swarthy (and very objectified) dudes on the just-released May cover of Vogue Paris, the second produced on new editor-in-chief Emmanuelle Alt's watch. So far, Alt seems to be sticking to the supermodels: her first cover featured Gisele Bündchen. Carine Roitfeld, Alt's predecessor, ran…

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Carine Roitfeld Says Fashion Is Obscene

  • Ex-editor of Vogue Paris Carine Roitfeld is decompressing from her former job by not wearing tight skirts anymore — instead, she wears "no-name t-shirts," hand-made purple shoes, and jeans, something she once told an interviewer were "for my assistants." These days, she also admits, "The fashion industry certainly has its…
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Gaga Seeks To Create The Most Beautiful Thing She's Ever Worn

  • In concert with her MAC Viva Glam campaign, Lady Gaga is encouraging Little Monsters to contribute profile photos to be incorporated into "the most beautiful thing she's ever worn." The cause is great, but this sounds potentially ominous. [Viva Glam]
    • Along with other businesses, Tokyo's many fashion companies started…
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