Little Black Dresses and Sharp Black Trousers at the Armani Event
Last night in New York City at the Armani One Night Only event, famous folks gathered and wore a lot of black. A whole lot of black.
Scarlett Johansson Engaged to Stone Fox French Journalist
Scarlett Johansson is officially engaged to Frenchman and too-hot-to-be-a-journalist journalist Romain Dauriac, her rep confirms. "They're very happy... they haven't chosen a date for the wedding." After faking us out numerous times this past year with non-nuptial diamond rings, her actual engagement ring is "a vintage…
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.
Carine Roitfeld Is Headed to Harper's Bazaar
Well, this is interesting: Carine Roitfeld, who was deposed
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…
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 …
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 -…
Tom Ford Gets Ripped A New One
Well, this rarely happens! Just when you think the fashion press has completely given up and finally become the toothless lap dogs of their advertisers
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…
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…
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]
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- Along with other businesses, Tokyo's many fashion companies started…
Victoria Beckham Got Pregnant Just To Be In Vogue
- Star claims that Victoria Beckham is having a fourth child on the proviso that American Vogue will photograph her while she's up the duff. Beckham has been featured on and in virtually every other ladymag, but Vogue has eluded her.
Paris Hilton Wears Terry Richardson's Glasses On The Cover Of Vogue
- Here it is! A scant two weeks after Paris Hilton Tweeted about
her Vogue Turkey cover shoot, the official artifact has arrived. Somehow, we imagined the combination of Paris Hilton and Terry Richardson would lead to something more...kitschy. [Models.com]
Ladies, Tom Ford Would Do You Too
- Artist John Currin interviewed Tom Ford, and joked that sometimes innocent statements are "The small acorn that will grow into a great oak of a scandal later." Well! Ford then claimed, "I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist."
It Doesn't Get Any More Elegant Than This
If "Gucci Dinner At Italian Embassy" in Paris sounds like it'd be elegant, well, it's true: fashion luminaries looked fabulous...and so did the space.
"Calvin Klein, Go Back In The Closet!"
- Village Voice nightlife columnist Michael Musto has sharp words for Calvin Klein, seen here with boyfriend Nick Gruber. "Get a grip on yourself, girl, and nail some dignity to the floor before this kid steals it all away from you."
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]
Gaga Tantalizes Fashion World With Promise Of Brand-New Music
- Lady Gaga will serve as the "Music Director" for her pal and stylist Nicola Formichetti's first show helming the recently revived label Thierry Mugler. Rumor has it that Gaga will be unveiling songs from her forthcoming album. [WWD]
Rachel Zoe Sees Her Fashion Line Sitting Beside Alexander Wang And DVF
- Rachel Zoe is seven months pregnant, and in possession of a brand-new fashion line. She has a new assistant, and gets followed around by a team of 20 for her Bravo show. Also, she's having a boy. But the clothes:
Emmanuelle Alt to Become French Vogue Editrix
She'll make the switch from fashion director to boss-lady on February 1. Don't expect any revolutions: though more "boyish" and "rock 'n' roll" than "sexy, frankly materialistic" departing editor Carine Roitfeld, Alt was chosen largely to "provide continuity."
French Vogue's Sexy Kiddie Spread Is Misunderstood
One of the most uncomfortable truths about the fashion industry is that most models begin working when they are in their early teens or even tweens; they are children. In this editorial, Vogue Paris cuts right to the chase.
Emmanuelle Alt May Be Carine Roitfeld's Successor At French Vogue
- Stylist Emmanuelle Alt, Carine Roitfeld's longtime right-hand-lady, is said to be leading the field of candidates to take over as editor-in-chief, while editor/novelist Virginie Mouzat may still be under consideration. (We previously looked at
both candidates in more depth.) [WWD]
The Biggest Fashion Stories Of 2010
The fashion industry in 2010 was rocked by everything from untimely deaths to unlikely unionization efforts. Money, sexual harassment, suicide, and shocking resignations: here's what changed fashion this year. [NSFW]
Vogue Editor Can't Be Racist, Says Vogue Editor
- Carine Roitfeld finally addressed her infamous blackface editorial
: "We take risks. Painting Lara Stone in black, for example. We were accused of being racist, which was totally untrue, since I once did an entire issue on a black model." [WWD]
Was Carine Fired? And Who Will Replace Her?
French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld's shock announcement that she's leaving the magazine has spurred one juicy rumor: that she was fired. As the story goes, luxury brands were threatening to pull their advertising, and so Roitfeld was pushed out.
The Best Of Carine Roitfeld's Reign
In February of 2001, an ex-model, stylist, and fashion writer named Carine Roitfeld released her first issue as editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris. Today, she announced her resignation. In the intervening decade, she made French Vogue a creative powerhouse. [NSFW]
Carine Roitfeld Announces Shock Resignation
- Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, who has helmed the magazine for a decade, just announced she's stepping down from her position to attend to "personal projects." This is major! The entire fashion world wants mommy! *whimper* [WWD]
The Terrible Rise Of The Lara Stone Lookalikes
Lara Stone is a successful model and we basically love seeing her everywhere. But what we don't love is seeing all the girls who look like Lara, kinda-sorta, that the modeling industry is now promoting to ubiquity. This must stop.
Women In Their 50s And 60s Are Fall's Most Surprising Ladymag Trend
When Tom Ford guest edited Vogue Paris' Holiday issue, he put in an editorial that's a little unusual for a fashion magazine: it features only "mature women" who haven't gone under the knife.
