• Rag Trade

    Katie Holmes As The New Face Of Miu Miu?

    • Katie Holmes is the new face of Miu Miu. Srsly? [New York Magazine]
    • Marc Jacobs' company has been accused of bribing a state official so the designer "could get a desirable venue for his fashion show." They're paying $1 million in fines. [TMZ]
    • In happier news, Marc is open to marriage! Even if California isn't. “I refuse to let anyone tell me who I can and cannot marry, and who I can and cannot love. That’s just bullshit...Wherever we’d have to go. If he’s up for it, I’m up for it.” [New York Magazine]
    • Are women overreacting about American Apparel's latest ads? Reverse Cowgirl's Susannah Breslin thinks so. Personally, I just hate leggings as pants! Seriously, we're talking blouses tucked into leggings, kids. [Reverse Cowgirl]
    • Jessica Biel is not, we repeat, not, designing handbags for William Rast. [Fashionista via People]
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    11:30 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Sadie
    3,127 views, 64 comments

    Most discussed Sukie in the Graveyard: Don't raise your own turkeys. They are mean and scary. The males charge you and they are fast. Trust me. more »

  • Rag Trade

    P. Diddy Is No Barack Obama

    • Diddy likens himself to Obama. Speaking of his new fragrance, "I Am King," he declares, "When you see Barack Obama, you see a strong, elegant black man and when people see my ad, it's almost like that's the trend." [WSJ]
    • "Mr. Obama sometimes wears jeans, as he did for a rally on Oct. 28, but his jeans are the loose, jingle-the-change-in-your-pocket type. He belts them at the waist, and when he wears them with white sneakers and a windbreaker, one could almost say he had stolen the look from Jerry Seinfeld’s character on the television series." — Cathy Horyn. [NY Times]
    • Meanwhile, Donna Karan is rarin' to dress Michelle. “It’s not about her clothes, it’s really about who she is, and her passion for children, culture and wellness. I’m hoping to get to work with them — it would be my dream. They are so committed to ideals that are much in alignment with mine.” [WWD]
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    11:30 AM on Thu Nov 13 2008
    By Sadie
    3,201 views, 66 comments

    Most discussed lizzzz: So wait, Obama sometimes wears jeans, and he belts them at his waist, and when he wears an outfit that more »

  • Rag Trade

    Tom Ford Is Kind Of A Hack, Says Bitchy YSL Successor

    • Keeping alive the fashion industry's carefully-cultivated reputation for bitchy pettiness, current Yves Saint Laurent creative director has his former boss Tom Ford in the Times mag: "Tom is talented but not gifted. That's the way he managed the business. Tom would say: 'We can't do this silhouette because she looks fat.' Or, 'Oh, no — women don't like this fabric; we can't use it.' That mentality was something to learn but was so far from my way of thinking." In sum, Ford "didn't challenge women." [WWD]
    • How many times does she have to say it? Dita Von Teese is committed to glamor! "People always think I just hang around in jeans or a tracksuit, and I’m like, Well, no. I’m sitting here right now, having just rolled out of bed, wearing a vintage slip. I don’t have any makeup on, my hair is probably a disaster, but that doesn’t mean I’ll put on jeans and a T-shirt because no one’s looking." [BlackBook]
    • In one of the oddest collaborations we've run across this week, model Erin Featherston is teaming up with LU Biscuits, described by Fashionista as "the little crackers with chocolate boys on them." We're "collaborating" with a chocolate-chip muffin right now. [Fashionista]
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    12:30 PM on Fri Aug 29 2008
    By Sadie
    2,453 views, 22 comments

    Most discussed Archetype: Um, last I checked the shit Ford did for YSL was brilliant. Not sure who was actually doing the more »

  • Rag Trade

    Vogue Brazil Learns Nothing From Vogue Italia

    • Obviously, all the models on the cover of Brazilian Vogue — only one of the most racially diverse countries in South America — are Caucasian. [Models.com]
    • And speaking of models! The ones at the Emmys (you know, the ones who come out and hand people envelopes) will be sporting Lauren Conrad Collection. [Fashionista]
    • Is it just me, or is Mary-Kate Olsen incredibly uninteresting? 'What I find odd though is that a weekly [magazine] will come out describing my outfit as a fashion disaster, while the fashion industry actually respects what I wear," muses the mini-mogul. [ElleUK]
    • More from self-described "dirty fairy" and Gwen Stefani sorta-stepdaughter Daisy Lowe: "One of the best lessons my mother ever taught me was not to always rely on designers. Fashion at its best is when it is mixed up. If I had to name a favorite piece, it would probably be an all-in-one sailor striped jumpsuit by Marc by Marc – completely off-key!" Um, good for every under-20-year-old to keep in mind! [New York Magazine]
    • Jovovich-Hawk is no more! Milla's non-explanation? 'It's like, When one door closes...I'm in a time of rediscovery, from my career to my personal style.' [Racked]
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    11:30 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
    By Sadie
    4,055 views, 79 comments

    Latest by astronauta: Those models look like every other wealthy young girl from Sao Paulo, with they hair straightened and their big earrings. more »

  • Rag Trade

    Is Marc Jacobs Married Or Not!!!???

    • Whom to believe?! Page Six? "Marc Jacobs is a newlywed. The designer and his hot Brazilian love, Lorenzo Martone, were married in a civil solidarity pact Sunday in France. "He's totally excited," said an insider. "He said he's head-over-heels in love with Lorenzo. His life is coming together now." Civil solidarity pacts were instituted in France in 1999, but they are not legally binding. Jacobs isn't taking his honeymoon yet - he's busy with his show for New York Fashion Week in September." [Page Six]
    • ...or Perez Hilton?! "Despite erroneous reports to the contrary…Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that design god Marc Jacobs and his hot new Brazilian boyfriend did not get married in Paris on Sunday. However, insiders close to the couple tell us that M.J. and Lorenzo Martone (pictured above) are "very happy" together." They're both such infallible sources! [Perez Hilton]
    • Model Jodie Kidd on being busted for drugs by the tabloids: "I was just someone minding their own business, plodding on in life. They had no need to do it because I'm not a bad person. I was very shocked. It was totally out of the blue," [Telegraph]
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    11:30 AM on Tue Jul 29 2008
    By Sadie
    2,864 views, 37 comments

    Latest by onesong: nelly = rarrrrwwwrrrrrrr. that is all. more »

  • maghag

    The Asian Model In Allure: Stereotyped?

    Sure, Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is all Balthus-esque in the August issue of Allure, but even more interesting is the "Art And Artifice" fashion shoot inside. Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, the spread features "the best of the fall collections," which means lots of fur and boots and stars (gasp!) an Asian model. Did buzz around the recent Italian Vogue have an effect on the fellow Condé Nast mag? Or did the editors at Allure just realize they needed to branch out? (The November issue had no Asian models; December had zero Asian models and January featured absolutely no Asian models.) Is diversity finally returning to magazines? And can a mainstream American magazine shoot an Asian woman without resorting to any Asian stereotypes? A few images, after the jump. More »

    4:00 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
    By Dodai
    15,173 views, 223 comments

    Latest by Luna131: shes really pretty more »

  • Designer Impostors

    Label Whores: Selling Fake Fashion? Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

    Ever wonder if your H&M dress could pass for its designer original? We do, and that's why we are bringing back Label Whores, in which we sew designer labels on cheap chic clothing and attempt to fake out some of the snobbiest sartorialists out there: big city consignment store buyers. In today's installment, we travel to the "hippest" neighborhoods in New York (East Village, Williamsburg) with four H&M items masquerading as Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Gucci, and Pamela Barish. The results, after the jump. More »

    12:00 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
    By Maria
    26,342 views, 57 comments

    Latest by Queen of Vapid Culture: I live in Huntington Beach/Orange County CA (yes, right next to America's most substantive real housewives), so you can imagine more »

  • rag trade

    Keep Up With The Kardashians!

    • Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are auctioning some stuff, including a Gucci tote, a Dior purse and an Herve Leger dress. A percentage goes to the Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally-ill adults — but the price is high: As People ominously puts it, "Now you can look as good as Kim, Khloe and Kourtney." [People]
    • Capitalizing on the key fashionista/teenage boy demographic, Nintendo introduces POP CUTIE!, the "street-style" video game that lets you make like the sartorialist from your own home. "Players will buzz through virtual streets in Tokyo, New York, and Paris picking out their favorite 'trends.'" An insidious plan to force fashion types to put on weight?! [fashionista]
    • Finally women's education gets some serious funding: Victoria's Secret goes to college! "VS Pink Collegiate Collection," which cobrands with universities across the country, will carry sweatpants, hoodies, panties, T-shirts and totes and will retail in campus bookstores. [WWD]
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      11:30 AM on Tue Jun 17 2008
      By Sadie
      2,630 views, 42 comments

      Latest by greenglass: VS Pink Collegiate Collection? Thought it was already here. My idiot alma mater was full of college girls more »