<![CDATA[Jezebel: Heidi Klum]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Heidi Klum]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/heidi klum http://jezebel.com/tag/heidi klum <![CDATA[ No, You Can't Have Suri Cruise's Shoes ]]>
  • Suri Cruise's custom Roger Vivier flats: Cute, or creepy and decadent? "Bruno Frisoni, the creative director of the French luxury label and pal of Tom and Katie, made Suri her very own pair of iconic buckle flats (made famous by Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour)." Oh, and if you want your own toddler to look like a Parisian hooker? Sorry, they were a one-off. [People]
  • Paris Hilton continues her career as political satirist with some advice for Sarah Palin: "You've got a hot bod; don't keep it to yourself...Why wear a pantsuit when you can wear a swimsuit? Welcome to the Lower 49, girlfriend." Or maybe that wasn't satire. [New York Post]
  • Media reports that Gisele sends moola to her family in Brazil so now the fam are at risk for kidnapping. [Daily Express]
  • That Van Cleef & Arpels suit against Heidi Klum's jewelry line has been dismissed. [Sassybella]

  • Britney might be a surprise performer at this Diesel party in Brooklyn. Screw that! MIA will be there! [Fashionista]
  • Coach's Reed Krakoff, who wrote a book about ultimate fighting, trotted out a bunch of (uncomfy) fighters to Barneys for the event. “I thought they’d just roll us in off a bus, and that we would have dinner with a bunch of suits,” said one. “I didn’t expect all this.” [WWD]
  • If you don't mind imposing both puns and political endorsements on babies, you'll like this new line of Obama-wear. "Baby Needs a Change," anyone? [Utne]
  • I'm guessing at this point most of us don't want to waste a mouse click on Lauren Conrad's holiday collection. [FabSugar]
  • Gap and Abercrombie both down; middle-schoolers obviously hit by recession. [WSJ]
  • In fact, Wal Mart's about the only one who's up. [WWD]
  • Vanessa Paradis: "The red carpet is not something I really know how to work. It intimidates me. I feel very tiny...I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set." Guess she prefers to hole up with Depp. [VogueUK]
  • The blouse is back, baby. [ElleUK]
  • Marc Jacobs “totally channeled" late artist Stephen Sprouse in his new collection. [Fabsugar]

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT Sadie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5061079&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ <i>Project Runway</i>: And Then There Were Three ]]> On last night's episode of Project Runway the contestants had $8,000 and 2 months to create a collection — and a wedding dress to represent that collection, which the judges used to decide who went to Bryant Park. Tim Gunn visited each designer: Korto in Little Rock, AR, where she treated him to some drumming; Leanne in Portland, where they went riding on a bicycle built for two; Jerell in L.A., where he talked about growing up in South Central; and Kenley in Brooklyn (she cried). Anyway, when the gang got back to NYC, there was still a three-against-one feeling, but it defrosted a little when Kenley poured booze for everyone. The designers were given a last-minute challenge: To design a bridesmaid dress to accompany the wedding dress. Results were mixed, though Kenley actually redeemed herself. She went from being snippy with Heidi Klum to telling her, "I love you!" Clip above; dresses after the jump.

Okay, so Bravo usually puts up posed photographs of each ensemble from the challenge for its Rate The Runway feature, but this time around, the network just used blurry video stills. What's up with that? Are they already over this show? It's not on Lifetime yet! And this is part one of the finale! Ugh. Anyway. Crappy pictures = not my fault.

Kenley's wedding dress was a frothy, feathered confection, but Michael Kors frowned and proclaimed that Alexander McQueen had already done it. Looking at this dress from McQueen's fall 2008 collection, it's obvious. Oh, and this one:

Anyway. Here's Kenley's bridesmaid dress:
Heidi Klum said it was "crazy good."

Leanne's wedding dress was weird and divine; she was inspired by the architecture of waves. Too bad you can't see shit in this picture! (Get a better look here). Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and Heidi Klum all loved Leanne's dress.

Here's Leanne's bridesmaid dress, or what you can see of it.

Oh, Korto. This wedding dress was crazytown. Michael Kors called it overworked, I call it fugly. Sigh.

Korto's bridesmaid dress was grody too.

Here is Jerell's wedding dress. Michael Kors no likey. He thought it was "overwrought." I thought it was sort of a mess.

Heidi Klum called Jerell's bridesmaid dress "mumsy." In a crazy twist, Jerell, who'd actually won two recent challenges, was booted from the competition. As we all know, he showed at Bryant Park anyway, as a decoy. Click here if you want to see his show.

So yes, the final three are women: Leanne, Kenley and Korto. If you want, get a sneak peek of what you'll see next week:
Project Runway Fashion Show: Leanne
Project Runway Fashion Show: Kenley
Project Runway Fashion Show: Korto

Project Runway Season 5 [Bravo]

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5061013&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Plot Thickens: Gloria Steinem, Lynda Carter Endorse DVF Comic Book ]]>
  • Deets on the Diane von Furstenberg comic book! "With 'Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa,' the new comic book she authored, she doesn’t just turn herself into a bonafide superheroine, but offers inspiring tales about women and the life-empowering choices they face — all with illustrations by artist Konstantin Kakanias." Plus, it's got the stamp of approval from real life WW's Gloria Steinem and Lynda Carter. We're sure the 13-year-old boys are already lined up! [WWD]
  • Despite repeated evidence that she should never talk ever, Kate Moss is appearing on a new style TV show. [Fashionista]
  • Kate Winslet is not, repeat, not, playing Vivienne Westwood. [People]
  • In bad news for the environment and boring news for the rest of us, model Jessica Stam gets her pilot's license. Or talks about getting one. [Fashionista]

  • Heidi Klum obviously hates Kenley. "We don’t change their words. What they say is what they say. So she was the way you see her. She was laughing at people at times, she would talk back. And it is a very hard thing for these designers to be on the runway and show themselves to everyone, but this is what you sign up for. You have to take the criticism. And I don’t think she could handle that very well. But she is a good designer." [LA Times]
  • Gwyneth Paltrow sells hand-me-downs for charity. We're sure you can read all about it on her dumb blog. [ElleUK]
  • Santino Rice has a reality show in the works. We very much doubt it will be "bigger than Project Runway” but whatevs! [Fashion Week Daily]
  • This is cool: the Metropolitan Museum's entire costume institute collection is now online. [WWD]
  • Banana Republic forces the Paul Taylor Dance Company out of its longtime home. Hey, Paul Taylor, people shouldn't have to walk a full three blocks to buy chinos! Stop being so selfish! [NY Times]
  • Denim-distressing is a full-time job. [BoingBoing]
  • Mel B's underwear ad. It's her, in underwear. [The Mirror]
  • The consensus: Paris Fashion Week was the best of the bunch. But buyers are still cutting way back. [WWD]
  • IMG — which handles all the, um, real fashion weeks — is no longer repping LA's. [NY Post]
  • England's street-style program, The Clothes Show, bans super-skinny guys in oder to discourage "manorexia." (Interestingly, when my brother was in London, he was asked to appear on this. Presumably before this rule went into effect.) [Daily Mail]
  • "A model will now be assessed if he is too thin by looking at his body mass index, with any model below 19 being classed underweight.Those with 26 and 28 inch waists will also be classed as the male equivalent of a female size zero and will not be allowed to take part." Suck it, Charlie Stein! [Telegraph]
  • French It girl Lou Doillon is opening a store. She says vaguely, "We’ll have a mix of fashion, literature, modern and old, with more of an English than French influence, and not conventional." [ElleUK]
  • Anya Hindmarch has hit Target. [NY Post]
  • Reshuffling at obscurely grossly-named Aquascutum. [VogueUK]


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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT Sadie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059982&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Heidi Klum's Kid Tries To Change Direction ]]>

[Los Angeles, October 6. Image via Flynet]

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:10:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059999&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Jennifer Lopez On The Twins: "They're Going To Love Everybody More Than Me!" ]]>
  • A very interesting interview with Jennifer Lopez reveals that she does not breast-feed, had a nervous breakdown after the birth of her kids and she's sort of into Scientology. And she sounds like a control freak. Then there's this quote: "At the tenth day after giving birth all that chemical stuff did peak—that hormone thing—and I did cry a lot that day because I was having so much trouble moving. I couldn’t get up fast enough to feed the babies…Marc was helping out a lot and I was crying and crying and going, 'Oh, Papi...they’re going to know everybody more than me…They're going to love everybody more than me!'" [The Daily Beast]
  • Holly Madison and Hugh Hefner: Splitsville. [TMZ]
  • How much would you pay to hit Michael Lohan in the face? Get your chance at a charity boxing match in Long Island. [Yahoo News]
  • Yay! Tina Fey has signed a $5 million book deal for a work of nonfiction humor. [Reuters]
  • Sarah Palin. On Saturday Night Live. Maybe. [MSNBC]

  • Nicole Kidman tells Elle magazine that she has no regrets and would marry Tom Cruise again: "[He] taught me an enormous amount — as a girl into a woman." How delightful…ly creepy. [LA Times]
  • Nicole tells Elle that being a mom at a later age "is a more painful love. It's almost like my heart is stretching." Then again she could be talking about her face on that cover. [People]
  • Kate Moss and Jamie Hince: Back on. [Mirror]
  • Victoria Beckham's skin looks great because she gets facial treatments that use a paste made from nightingale droppings. David uses bird poo too. [Daily Mail]
  • "Brooklyn just loves The Beatles. Can't get him to listen to any of my records, though!" — Posh. [Page Six]
  • As mentioned before, David Duchovny is out of sex rehab and back home, where he can watch his TV show about a guy who has an insatiable appetite for chicks. [People]
  • Amy Winehouse is considered suicidal and her friends and family are watching her 24 hours a day. This editor suggests that Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, should stay with Amy, since he was such a stabilizing force on Brit. [LA Times]
  • Rachel Zoe, lying about her age? Ha! Jo Piazza of the NY Daily News says: "Zoe has been ranting on her new show that she's so anal (and annoying?) because she's a triple Virgo. In astrology terms, that means she was born in the sign of Virgo, her rising sign is a Virgo, and her moon sign is a Virgo. Well, our experts say that isn't possible if Zoe is 37 and was born on Sept. 1, 1971, as she claims. In fact, says our pro, she'd actually be five to 10 years older than that if she were indeed a Triple-V." [NY Daily News, Perez Hilton]
  • See Britney pretend to be a waitress on the set of her new video! [Socialite Life]
  • Jennifer Aniston's pup needs therapy, and gets Reiki and acupuncture treatments at $350 a week. A dog's life is ruff. [Perez Hilton]
  • The fifth season of Project Runway ends October 15, but how long before season six? Filming is almost complete. It was supposed to air in January, but the court proceedings may cause it to be delayed. But being on the air in January means the finale can be at Fashion Week in February; otherwise the contestants would have to wait until next September. And what about fans? "I think they're going to be sad if they have to wait," says Heidi Klum. "And, of course, we will be sad too. But we're all sitting in the same boat. We don't really know what is going to happen." [LA Times]
  • A while back, Charlize Theron did an interview with MTV and questioned why The Hills is so big, since "it's about nothing." Recently, Spencer and Heidi fired back: Spencer says, "Reindeer Games, that was about what? I think she’s about 65 or something. She’s been in the game for like 100 years." [ONTD]
  • Oh, and the rumor that Lauren Conrad hooked up with Justin Bobby seems to have been started by Spencer Pratt, though he denies it and also says, "Why LC continues to bring me up whenever she gets into trouble is beyond me." [MollyGood]
  • Get ready to hear more about this crap than you want to: Us is supposedly putting the feud between Lauren and Audrina on the cover. [Perez Hilton]
  • Kylie Minogue's new man is HOT. He's a model named Andres Velencoso and you can see him shirtless on the runway in a swimsuit if you click. [The Sun]
  • Khloe Kardashian says Kim is relieved to be off of Dancing With The Stars because the judges were "harsh" on her. She also says Kim is "brutally shy." LOL. [People]
  • Anne Hathaway has landed a part in Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland: She'll play the White Queen. Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Queen. [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Pixie Geldof got a tattoo of her late mom's signature on her wrist. [Mirror]
  • Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway in the spring in a revival called The Philanthropist. [AP]
  • Dermot Mulroney is a dad again: Less than a year after his divorce from Catherine Keener, he and his new girlfriend, Thairta, baptized their seven-month-old daughter at San Pietro's Church in Roccascalegna, Italy. Dermot and Catherine have a son named Clyde, who was born in 1999. [Star]
  • Mary Louise Parker wished her parents would adopt a sibling for her when she was growing up, and when she adopted her daughter from Africa last year, it was a dream come true. "I still think it's something everyone should do if they can and want to," she says. [People]
  • Leo DiCaprio: Not getting married any time soon. [People]
  • As previously reported, Bull Durham 2 is in the works. More info here. [UPI]
  • Diddy and his twins are on the cover of Baby Couture magazine. You know, the one that says, "We put the 'coo' in couture." There appear to be 2 covers; one with Daddy Diddy and one with Baby Mama Kim Porter. Collect 'em both! [The.Life Files]
  • Cher had to cancel shows in Vegas due to asthma-related bronchitis. Be well! [Perez Hilton]
  • Breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John has a new CD, which helps raise money for a cancer wellness center in Australia. [CBS News]
  • Rosetta Getty threw a giant birthday party at her L.A. home and Liv Tyler, Eva Mendes, Selma Blair and Rosanna and Patricia Arquette partied til the wee hours. Not there: Rosetta's husband Balthazar and his girlfriend Sienna Miller. [WWD]
  • R. Kelly won a $3.4 million judgment against a former tour promoter. You can get really good lawyers with that kind of cash. [AP]
  • Michael Douglas will get the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Awards next summer, 18 years after his dad got one. Despite his youthful face, Michael Douglas is 64. [Daily Express]
  • Was Evel Knievel involved in a series of beatings? The FBI alleged he was connected to a "crime syndicate." [Breitbart/AP]
  • Meat Loaf was rushed to the hospital last night after a "vertigo attack." [Mirror]
  • "Brenda was realistic. She was normal. Not many 16-year-olds are so morally correct, you know? She had her moments where she was a great girl, and her moments where she was a bitch and you wanted to kill her, times when she was completely peaceful and times where she would bitch-slap Dylan in the face and never talk to Kelly again. She had those extremes." — Shannen Doherty. [Radar]
  • "Really wonderful things are happening now. It looks like things are looking up again." — Lynne Spears. [People]
  • "Between my wife and myself, I'm the pushover as far as the kids are concerned. I wouldn't call myself strict." — Russell Crowe. [People]
  • "My priorities have changed so much. I've been single for months now and I've turned my attention toward my passions, my friends, and the causes I believe in. It's been about learning who I am, not through a man, but for myself. I've had a couple fun, frolicky relationships, but really, I got out of a five-year relationship and I dated a few people here and there. I've been spending time with my friends and doing more traveling with the U.N. and challenging myself at work." — Drew Barrymore. [People]
  • "I was at a function, and a bunch of political types were there. And John McCain was there. He came up to say hello, I said, 'Look, don't even ask it. I will not be your vice president. I have to be on the top of the ticket.' Most of the time - (from Bill Clinton's former vice president) Al Gore, going back - you saw the vice president very little. That would be the least appealing job, I think." — Clint Eastwood. [Daily Express]
  • "Sarah Palin can't come to my party. Sarah Palin can't come to my show." — Madonna, during her concert. [TMZ]

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059921&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Heidi Klum's Daughter Does Her Best "Auf" ]]>

[Los Angeles, September 30. Image via INF]

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Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:10:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5057304&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Heidi Lets Seal Do The Heavy Latte Lifting ]]>

[Los Angeles, September 28. Image via INF]

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Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:50:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5056272&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ <i>Project Runway</i>: Kenley's "Classy, Expensive" Hideous Hip Hop Jeans ]]>
The challenge on last night's episode of Project Runway was insane: The contestants had to design outfits for each other, inspired by musical genres. Kenley's genre was pop. Suede's? Punk. Korto's was country, Leanne's was hip hop, and Jerell's was rock and roll. In the workroom, Tim Gunn approached Kenley with his trademark diplomacy, saying, "Correct me. I'm an old fart." He was concerned about her "hip hop" ensemble. Kenley quickly became a defensive whiney bitch; Tim gave her the talking to we've all been waiting for. It was even more amusing when Jerell was all, "Kenley's ass is ridiculous," and totally agreed with her anytime she asked if anything was "hip hop." (So is a Beastie Boys track called "Sabotage"!) In any case, Kenley was also huffy with Nina Garcia on the runway, and seemed to blame everything besides her own shitty ideas and sewing for her icky high-waisted pants. Plus! She argued with guest judge LL Cool J. About hip hop. Clip above; all of the outfits from the runway after the jump.

Leanne designed this country look for Korto. Nina Garcia didn't love it. Michael Kors thought it was like "a woman going out to eat ribs."

Kenley said, "Being sexed up by Jerell is a little scary." But she looked amazing, when she kept her mouth shut! Coworker Jessica wrote an email to me: "So I was watching with my friend Leah tonight, and she freaked out because Jerrell said his outfit was like the 'budussy cat dolls.' Apparently in and around DC, budussy means a rank combination of butt, dick, and pussy, otherwise known as the 'after sex smell.' I think it got past the censors because they had no idea what it meant." Hahahaha, ew! Anyway, the judges loved this look. Nina Garcia said it was revealing without being trashy, and Michael Kors agreed that it was not "vulgar." Guest judge LL Cool J looked like he wanted to eat Kenley up with a spoon. I liked it without the blue vest but whatevs.

Here is the "hip hop" fiasco that Kenley created for Leanne. Kenley tried to say that hip hop is all about attitude, and Leanne didn't bring any to the runway, and that's why the outfit didn't work. Sure, sure.

Korto was the winner of the challenge with this punk look she designed for Suede. LL thought it was "authentic."

Suede made this "rock and roll" outfit for Jerell, which Nina thought was too safe. She's right: It's rock and roll, but like Lenny Kravitz on laundry day. Suede was auf'd, so we no longer have to hear Suede talk about Suede in the third person. Bye Suede!

Project Runway Season 5 [Bravo]

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054624&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Tiny Titans Mary Kate & Ashley Are Going To The Dogs ]]>
  • Mini moguls Mary Kate and Ashley are dipping their tiny feet into the world of fashionable footwear. They're teaming up with Steve Madden to add a shoe line to their Elizabeth and James label. [ElleUK]
  • Weirdly, model Twiggy's husband calls her Twiggy too. [Daily Express]
  • Moddles fall all over the runway on Prada's slippery runway. Try not to enjoy it. [NY Times]
  • Following in the steps of such sex symbols as Gorbachev and the Berlin Wall, Sean Connery goes before Annie Leibovitz's lens for Louis Vuitton. [WWD]
  • Just saying, if I were running for office, known ass Andre Leon Tally is kind of the last person I'd want carrying a tote with my name all over it, even if it was a DVF original. [Concrete Loop]

  • Diesel launches the Diesel car. Doesn't require diesel though. [ElleUK]
  • As they say, the rich get richer: cosmetics mogul Laura Mercier sells pad for numerous millions. [Observer]
  • Marc Jacobs turns London's black cabs into a "dasiy chain." "In promotion for his floral fragrance Daisy, Jacobs will be adorning black cabs in London with the flower, as well as outfitting the cabs’ interiors with faux daisy fields." One can only assume long-suffering cabbies were not consulted. [BlackBook]
  • Remember Bag, Borrow or Steal, which got plugged in the SATC movie when Jennifer Hudson borrowed her fug purses from them? Yeah, here's more about that. [The Street]
  • Heidi Klum is very gracious about J.Lo's obvious lying to get out of Project Runway finale. [The Cut via a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/heidi-klum-on-jlo-missing-runway-finale-she-is-fantastic-i-believe-her_article_11364">Access Hollywood]
  • Calvin Klein on fashion's realities: "It's a tough business. It's one that you really have to work at — if you're a very small business, or it's very large. It requires a full commitment. There is no easy way to do this," [Yahoo]
  • Prada wants in on the pre-fab millionaire's playground that is Dubai. [IHT]
  • David Bowie loans Ziggy Stardust outfit to a pop exhibition. What does he do with it the rest of the time? [Daily Express]
  • Despite her involvement with the Freddy Prinze, Jr. vehicle Head Over Heels, Shalom Harlow will be the star of Viktor and Rolf's virtual fashion show. [WWD]
  • To make up for flagging sales, luxury retailers focus on their outlet stores. Which are hopefully less depressing as a result. Looking at you, Saks outlet at Woodbury Commons! [Business Week]
  • Le sigh. Editrice spawn Julia Restoin-Roitfeld to front British chain Accessorize. [WWD]

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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT Sadie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054174&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Simon Doonan & Jonathan Adler: Newlyweds! ]]>
  • Barneys Creative Director Simon Doonan and designer Jonathan Adler were wed yesterday at City Hall in San Francisco! This article states that they "sealed the union with a spirited sprint down the glorious grand staircase." Mr. Doonan wore a Liberty print shirt, Barneys Co-op jeans, a Prada V-neck and a Thom Browne velvet jacket. Mr. Adler wore Barneys Co-op jeans, V-neck, a Fred Perry sweater, and Adidas sneakers. [SFGate, Photo by Thor Swift]
  • If Prop. 8 passes in California, "it would be the first time in American history that an existing minority right would be taken away by the vote of a majority." The Christian conservatives are ahead, in terms of fundraising. Karen Ocamb's article indicates that Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O’Donnell, Sir Elton John and Melissa Etheridge have not donated to the cause to fight Prop 8, according to the California Secretary of State’s Campaign Finance website. Ocamb writes: "While their visibility as openly LGBT celebrities and entertainment power players is important, their financial absence from the specific fight to save the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry is hurting." [In L.A. Magazine]
  • Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in All My Sons last night and Tom Cruise loved it. "It was extraordinary," he says. [Yahoo News]

  • Heidi Klum is freaking out about hosting the Emmys on Sunday. She says: "I get nervous when so many people are looking at me. It’s live and you go on stage and no one asks questions. To go out and just talk is terrifying." Heidi, when it doubt, say "deezigners." Everyone loves that! [The Sun]
  • BREAKING: Ivana Trump flew coach. [Page Six]
  • Pink's song about heartbreak, "So What," is her first No.1 song on Billboard's Hot 100. She says the track is not entirely autobiographical, but the opening line is, "I guess I just lost my husband." (Watch the video!) [Yahoo News]
  • Nicole Kidman speaks about her baby and her hubby! She says: "To be given the blessing of a child at this stage of my life was wonderful." She also claims she and Keith can't stand to be away from each other. "We start to hurt after seven days. I've never wanted to live my life apart from the person I love. If you're going to be with someone, you're with them, you’re committed to them. I'm not sort of flitting around. If I fall, I fall — that's it. We gently fell into each other. We were two lonely people who went, 'Ah, there you are.'" [The Sun]
  • After shooting 30 Rock with Oprah, Tina Fey says: "I would like to announce that we are officially best friends." [Chicago Tribune]
  • You know how Amy Poehler is getting her own show? Will Arnett will be on it! Her husband! [Onion AV Club]
  • Justin Timberlake is planning on writing a song for his friend Ellen DeGeneres and her new bride Portia de Rossi. "I actually made them a promise and I'm gonna stick to it," he says. Let you whip me if I misbehave… [UPI]
  • Simon Cowell uses so much Botox he can no longer scowl. He says: "To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It simply works. You do it once a year — who cares?" Um, Simon, do you only brush your teeth only once a year?? [The Sun]
  • George Clooney's character in Burn After Reading uses a sex ramp; apparently sales of this item are suddenly up. [Daily Express]
  • Katherine Heigl earns about 22 times what her Grey's Anatomy costar Ellen Pompeo makes, thanks to her film career. (Other Grey's salaries are compared here, too.) [Portƒolio]
  • Val Kilmer as the governor of New Mexico? Bill Richardson says yes! "I like the idea. Val Kilmer is a New Mexican; he was Batman. You know there have been successful actors going into politics." [Shakesville]
  • Last night, Audrina Patridge maybe moved out of the house that she shared with Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth. Plus: Rumors are swirling that she's getting her own spin-off show. Please let JustinBobby be in it! [TMZ]
  • Oooh the Jack White/Alicia Keys Bond theme! It's called "Another Way To Die." Listen here. [Concrete Loop]
  • So you know how Robert Downey Jr. is going to play Sherlock Holmes in a flick directed by Guy Ritchie? Jude Law will play Watson. [Ain't It Cool]
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali will do another 13 episodes of their cooking show; this time in Italy. [Perez Hilton]
  • Contrary to reports, two of Paris Hilton's dogs were NOT eaten by a coyote. [Page Six, People]
  • Pat O'Brien is leaving The Insider. [People]
  • Ryan O'Neal's lawyer says: "Those were not Ryan's drugs, he doesn't use drugs." [People]
  • Gary Coleman's lawyer says "he did nothing wrong." This comes after Coleman allegedly ran over a dude who tried to take his picture with a camera phone. [People]
  • Janet Jackson's Rock Witchu tour: "Overloaded with blinding dazzle, pyrotechnics and gaudy style over substance. The myriad production numbers were reminiscent of a poor Vegas revue and emotionally distant, the band and backup singers bolstering her vocals hidden away, leaving one to wonder if some — or most — of it was prerecorded." [Reuters]
  • Is Britney Spears getting special treatment for her driving without a valid license trial? [AP]
  • Broke oil "heir" Brandon Davis owes money all over town. [Page Six]
  • Is Kathy Griffin moving her Life On The D-List show from Bravo to some other network? [Page Six]
  • Denise Richards' show: Getting canceled? [Page Six]
  • Joan Prather of Eight Is Enough was arrested after dragging an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy down the Pacific Coast Highway with her car. [TMZ]
  • China's Ugly Betty is not ugly enough. [Guardian]
  • Speaking of Ugly Betty, America Ferrera says Henry and Gio will be back on Season 3. [EW]
  • Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez: Officially divorced. That was quick! [TMZ]
  • LL Cool J is pissed because Jessica Simpson's album beat his on the charts. [MSNBC]
  • Ronnie Wood's estranged wife says: "I'm enjoying my new freedom." [The Sun]
  • Ashton Kutcher doesn't know how to spell step-daughter Tallulah's name. [Perez Hilton]
  • Does Playboy treat black women like crap? [TMZ]
  • The Spice Girls have beaten Led Zeppelin for an award for the best music reunion. Girl powah! [BBC News]
  • Tracy Chapman is releasing her first new album in years, and you can listen to a track here. [Perez Hilton]
  • "I do believe in marriage… But I just think for me, it’s not a desperate kind of thing. In America it’s definitely something that seems to be a major goal with every woman – the big wedding day. I don’t need that. I want total commitment and spiritual connection, and I am lucky because that’s what I’ve got. One of the things that first attracted me to my boyfriend is his brain. He’s very well-read and really sexy to me. Brains are the most important thing to me, because I feel I lack them. I want them from the man I am with. I love a well-read man – that is such a turn-on." — Eva Mendes. [Mirror]

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Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052153&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ From Frenzied To Fierce: Behind The Scenes With Christian Siriano ]]> Friend-of-Jezebel Brad Walsh, whom we have hired in the past to photograph shows during Fashion Week, happens to have a very talented boyfriend: Christian Siriano, the winner of the fourth season of Project Runway — and the show's youngest winner. Twenty-two year-old Christian showed his Spring 2009 collection last week, and Brad was there, from beginning to end. He's put together some images (and words) for us. The dresses, the shoes, the hair, the drama — with no tickety-tack hot tranny mess, after the jump.

"I was so proud of Christian when he won last season's Project Runway; he worked so hard on that collection and he was terrified nobody was going to like it. When Heidi announced he was the winner and he cried, I cried. It was very surreal that it was all happening, that that was my boyfriend. I'm still beaming. So last night, when he finally got to show his full spring collection, solo and as a part of New York fashion week, it was a hugely emotional event. I was even more proud last night, and once again his fears that nobody was going to like the clothes were immediately quashed by all the buyers and press and celebrities in attendance who were aghast at how beautiful everything was. I have been taking photos of the preparations, castings, fittings, backstage, show, and after party. Here's a collection of some of them." — Brad Walsh.

Photography and words by Brad Walsh.
(Click on any image to begin gallery)

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Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050114&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pink On Palin: "This Woman Hates Women" ]]>

  • "If I were writing a letter to Sarah Palin it would be a lot of whys and hows. Who are you? Do you know? Why do you hate animals? Please point out Iraq on a map… This woman hates women. She is not a feminist. She is not the woman that's going to come behind Hillary Clinton and do anything that Hillary Clinton would've been capable of … I can't imagine overturning Roe vs. Wade. She's not of this time. The woman terrifies me." — Pink. [Perez Hilton]
  • Lindsay Lohan on Sarah Palin: "Is our country so divided that the Republicans best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe? Oh, and...Hint Hint Pali Pal- Don't pose for anymore tabloid covers, you're not a celebrity, you're running for office to represent our, your, my COUNTRY!" [TMZ]
  • Lindsay and Samantha Ronson: Seen in an "intense liplock" for "at least half an hour" at NYC's trendy Beatrice Inn. [Page Six]
  • Lindsay punched a paparazzo because she thought he tripped her, but actually, she tripped on a metal barricade. Whoops. [TMZ]
  • Jennifer Lopez completed her first-ever triathlon on Sunday in Malibu and raised $127,000 for the Children's Hospital of L.A. in the process. A very quick "recovery" from the "foot injury" she had that prevented her from judging the Project Runway fashion show on Friday. Could it be that she wanted a part in a Harvey Weinstein film, and found out she wasn't getting it, so pulled out? [MSNBC]
  • Has being Woody Allen's muse turned Scarlett Johansson into a bitch? [Page Six]
  • Liz Taylor went to her favorite gay bar on Thursday night! She was out at The Abbey in West Hollywood. Says a witness: "She was lively. She was laughing and she was smiling." Apparently she "held court" in a back corner, holding a martini while a friend held her Maltese, Daisy. [People]
  • Five Leaves, the Brooklyn bar owned in part by Heath Ledger's estate, has opened. The decor is '20s-era industrial steel. Mary-Kate Olsen and Michelle Williams maybe attended the unofficial opening. [Gothamist]
  • Frances Bean Cobain's 16th birthday party was a "suicidal 16" bash in which guests were awarded prizes if they dressed the "most dead." Girl, where is your mother? Oh yeah. [E!]
  • Producer Swizz Beatz is getting divorced and Alicia Keys could be "the other woman." [Rush & Molloy]
  • Carla Bruni's ex, Jean-Paul Enthoven (she left him for his son, with whom she had a kid before marrying President Nicolas Sarkozy) is getting "revenge" with a novel. The main character is a cold, wealthy, shopping-obsessed woman. [Times of London]
  • Amy Winehouse didn't show up to her own birthday party. She missed a guitar-shaped birthday cake! [The Sun, Mirror]
  • Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have made a $2 million donation to create a health center for AIDS and tuberculosis affected children in Ethiopia. The center will be named after daughter Zahara. [E!]
  • Guinness World Records says that Brad and Angelina are the world's Most Powerful Actor and Actress. But we all know Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne are actually in control. [UPI]
  • Daniel Dae Kim of Lost pleaded no contest to drunk driving charges (from Oct. 25) and paid a $500 fine. [Breitbart]
  • The Promises Foundation received an autographed oil painting of Britney Spears from Britney Spears, which they're going to sell on eBay with a starting bid of $10,000. Good luck with that! [UPI]
  • See the painting here. She's not wearing a top. [TMZ]
  • Is manager Larry Rudolph to thank for Britney's epic turn around? [Daily Mail]
  • Brit threw her boys a truck-themed birthday party on Saturday. Jamie Lynn brought daughter Maddie. The kids drove around in toy cars with personalized license plates. There were no DUIs. That we know of. [Yahoo News]
  • Naomi Campbell is in love, and after having surgery on her ladyparts, thinks she would like to have a baby. [Daily Mail]
  • George Takei and Brad Altman were married Sunday in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum that featured a Buddhist priest, Native American wedding bands, a Japanese Koto harp and a bagpipe procession. [Yahoo News]
  • "I did not set out to make a controversial film or a social commentary. If Dakota Fanning is so shamed for telling that story, what message does that give victims? I did not set out to make a statement, but in the 12-year process of trying to get this film made I have been unable to avoid facing the politics of being a woman filmmaker and telling women stories…" — Deborah Kampmeier, director of Hounddog, the film often called the "Dakota Fanning rape movie." [NY Times]
  • Maryline Blackburn, who won the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant — when Sarah Palin came in second — is now a singer living in Atlanta. Blackburn, who is African-American, says, "Sarah was kinda in my top five. You're kind of looking at all the girls and when I first saw her I thought, 'Oh my goodness, she's absolutely beautiful.' She's a gorgeous woman." But! On November 4? "It's all about Obama, Obama," Blackburn says. [WSBTV]
  • Jennifer Hudson: Engaged to boyfriend David Otunga. [People]
  • Peaches Geldof and husband Max Drummey now have matching tattoos. [Mirror]
  • Spike Lee is ending his feud with Clint Eastwood and maybe starting one with Judd Apapoe [sic]. [Deadline Hollywood]
  • Kylie Minogue will perform on the artificial Palm Island in Dubai at the opening ceremony of a 5-star hotel… Ending speculation that Madonna was gonna do the gig. [Mirror]
  • John Mayer did a striptease for Heidi Klum. Yeah. [Rush & Molloy]
  • Check out Beyoncé playing a hot cop in her new video. [Concrete Loop]
  • Damon Dash indeed has sole custody of his son, Damon Jr. His ex girlfriend enrolled the 16-year-old in school in Long Island when he went to visit her, but a judge was like: No. [UPI]
  • The only Sienna Miller fansite online might be shutting down! Says the webmistress: "I cannot get past the fact that to me she has completely changed from the Sienna I became a fan of back in 2004." [ONTD]
  • This picture shows Sienna walking while Balthazar Getty drives alongside her, in an effort not to be photographed together. [The Sun]
  • Contrary to earlier reports, Holly Madison did not dump Hef for Criss Angel! [E!]
  • While accepting her award at the Creative Arts Emmys for the video "I'm Fucking Matt Damon," Sarah Silverman said: "Thanks to the person for whom this whole video was made: Jimmy Kimmel, who broke my heart – ohh, who'll always have a place in my heart." [People]
  • Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean distributed rice, beans and oil to residents of Haiti, where hundreds of people are homeless and hungry after four devastating hurricanes have hit since mid-August. [Yahoo News]
  • Shannen Doherty has shot four episodes of the new 90210, which is all she signed up for. Will she do more? Does the CW want her to? [Yahoo News]
  • Shenae Grimes has been "tormenting everyone on set" of the new 90210. [Page Six]
  • Mark Ronson and Daisy Lowe: Splitsville. [Mirror]
  • A bunch of teachers spill about what stars Amy Winehouse, Jude Law, Simon Cowell and Lily Allen were like as kids. Guess who was an arrogant, "polished character" and popular with the girls? [Guardian]
  • Short on cash, Pete Doherty paid for a taxi with paintings he'd done. [The Sun]
  • Queen Latifah was going to call her new album The L Word "just for fun" to mess with people who think she is gay. (But, um, isn't she?) [Daily Express]
  • Cyndi Lauper to mentor contestants on Australian Idol! [News.com.au]
  • Sir Paul McCartney will be guarded by armed secret agents during his gig in Israel — he's apparently the "enemy of Muslims." [The Sun]
  • Richard Gere and Debra Winger: Acting together again for the first time since An Officer and a Gentleman? [Fox 411]
  • David Beckham: Booed, after his soccer football team lost. [Independent]
  • Steve Irwin's 4-year-old son wants his own TV show. [Independent]
  • "There is such a great lesson to learn in having your children in the kitchen with you. Children can smell the smells and watch all that goes into the preparation of the food. It’s a five-sense experience for them." — Rachael Ray. [NY Times]
  • "I feel there must be an enormous amount of really talented songwriters out there who can't sing. So, please, send me your songs." — Roger Daltrey of The Who. [Daily Express]
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Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049860&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Inside The Tent At The <i>Project Runway</i> Fashion Show ]]> Hey guys: We've got some random shots from inside the tents at the Project Runway fashion show this morning: See Leanne, Jerell, Blayne, Jay McCarroll, Suede and more.

































Photography by Alex Wright.
(Click on any image to begin gallery)

Earlier: Live From New York: The Project Runway Fashion Show & The Case Of The Missing J. Lo

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Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049159&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Seal Shoots One Kid, The Other Gets Away ]]>

[Beverly Hills, September 7. Image via x17.]

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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:15:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5048120&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Seal To Son: A Tree Is Not A Toilet ]]>

[Beverly Hills, September 7. Image via Flynet]

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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:50:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046657&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Heidi Klum Does Not Know The Meaning of "Labor Day" ]]>

[West Hollywood, September 1. Image via INF]

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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:10:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5044367&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ <i>Project Runway</i>: Gay Mormon Meltdown ]]> Last night's Project Runway started on a high-larious note, when Kenley said she was sad that Daniel was gone because he was her "best friend." Honey, you laughed him off the runway! On to the challenge: Cars, aka product placement HELL. Fat little Saturn hybrids were stuffed with car parts and the designers had to create "innovative" garments from carburetors and seat belts. Raise your hand if you'd rather just sit through additional commercials. This crap has zero effect on my vehicular buying habits, marketing people. Zero! Anyway, I laughed when Terri was like, "I don't have a blow torch." I also laughed when Jerrell said of Terri: "She has 2 faces and 4 patterns. Don't trust the bitch." But the high(low)light of the episode was when Keith The Gay Mormon had a total meltdown. It started in the sewing room; he got agitated at a machine. Then he snapped at a model. Then, during the runway critique, it all came crashing down. Clip above, and all the ensembles from the runway, after the jump.

Terri's outfit: Inspired by Stella?

Stella's outfit: Inspired by a Ramones tea party? It was funny when Michael Kors said, "This does look a little random," and Stella said, "Thank you."

Special guest judge and rumored gelfling Rachel Zoe (again: product placement HELL! She has a new show on Bravo) really really wanted Korto's elegant seat belt coat. How come Korto always looks so depressed on the runway?

Kenley's handmade zebra print kept her safe, despite the fact that her model dropped out at the last minute (this is a replacement model, heh).

The judges really loved Jerrell's bustier, which was made from car seats turned inside out to the suede side and dashboard panels. It reminded me of the Thierry Mugler motorcycle bustier seen in George Michael's 1992 video "Too Funky". Which is to say: I liked it.

There was a moment in this episode when Suede said, "I have blisters from sewing rubber." He totally forgot to call himself Suede! Therefore I can admit that I love this flashy little party dress. Perfect for New Year's Eve!

Joe's motocross mini: Meh.

Despite making an ill-fitting dress embellished by a broken mirror that Heidi Klum swears will give him "seven years no sex," Blayne lives to licious another day. Sigh.

Leanne was the winner of the challenge with this Balenciaga-esque frock. Rachel Zoe thought Leanne could take the dress "straight to Paris."

Is Keith The Gay Mormon frustrated because he's gay and Mormon? Because he can't get out of Utah? His crying jag at the end of the ep was truly painful. But clearly he's got issues. Did you hear him talk to his model? "Did you sit down? Did you sit down? I knew you were gonna sit down." Keith was auf'd for this hideosity, which was much, much worse from the back. But he was probably also eliminated because he's so frustrated. Good luck, Keith.

Project Runway Season 5 [Bravo]

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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042800&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Snoop Dogg's Fashion Blitz ]]>
  • Snoop Dogg takes cross-marketing to a whole new level: He's promoting his clothing line, Rich and Infamous, via his reality TV series Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, on his concert tour, through placement in movies and videos, on iTunes, through a Web series, and, natch, on the packaging of his new CD. [Variety]
  • It's easy to believe Kate Moss is a crappy neighbor, but it does seem like this would be the least of the problems: "Neighbors at her Oxfordshire summer home have complained to the local planning authority about Moss’ two 15 feet teepees erected in her backyard. Their complaints are that the tents are an eye sore on the 17th Centrury home... and also obscure the view of the Cotswold hills." [Sassybella]
  • Albert Hammond, Jr. is going into menswear. The Strokes guitarist, solo artist and Agyness Deyn fiance explains: “A lot of people hate suits, because when they fit terribly, they feel strange inside, like they’re going to a bar mitzvah and they’re 30,” [NY]
  • Rememeber those Russian faux-lesbian school girl sorta-pop singers who were big for like two seconds five years ago, t.A.T.u ? Yeah. For some reason Marc Jacobs is featuring them in an ad. [Perez Hilton]

  • Screw the conventions: it's official. Obama and McCain are now paper dolls. They've been drawn by renowned artist Tom Tierney, "who casts the candidates and their spouses as ready-to-dress paper people, each with about half a dozen wardrobe changes (oddly, Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Natasha are included — each with a single cold-weather outfit — but John McCain's brood of seven is absent)." And yes, they're in undies. [LAT]
  • New Rachel Zoe line will, apparently, contain everything plus kitchen sink: "We're doing accessories, clothes, everything — we're going across the board. I always have a lot I want to say, and I think there's a gap in certain areas [of the fashion market]. I'm thinking it will launch sometime in 2009. It will be very accessible. I want people to have access to fashion fantasy all the time. I also want the person who's spending $500 on a purse to want to buy it. It will be a mix of lower-tier and midrange prices — maybe with some limited-edition items." [LAT]
  • "Nike Sportswear" opens its first boutique. [WWD]
  • Heidi Klum has designed a butterfly/tennis ball tee shirt that we wouldn't wear if our lives depended on it. [Sassybella]
  • Why do celebs think hawking T-shirts is the answer to all the world's problems? Elettra Wiedemann. Isabella Rossellini's moddle daughter, "is more than just a pretty face - she's trying to save the world one T-shirt at a time. The Italian stunner is working with the Solar Electric Life Fund to equip a failing hospital in Kigutu, Burundi, with solar power. To raise $450,000, Wiedemann enlisted the help of fashion-industry friends to design limited-edition, Africa-inspired T-shirts to be sold via JOFD.org." [Page Six]
  • New J. Crew accessories catalogue is ridiculously high-end. And no mittens! [WWD]
  • You can thank this woman for Rachel Zoe: "Founder of the Margaret Maldonado Agency, one of a dozen or so offices that place stylists with high-profile clients, she's the image maker behind the image makers." [LAT]
  • Honeymoon's over: more fast fashion condemnation. [Guardian]
  • "Brazilian design and designers are spearheading a new look that is increasingly taking over in Europe and the US." The nature of "the look" is vague. [Independent]
  • Is Madonna going to pioneer a "hosiery trend?" We're gonna go with "Winter" on that one. [The Sun]
  • Rumor has it that American Apparel is extending its evil, vertically-integrated empire to shoes. [Fashionista]
  • Tyra claims she was Kimora's modeling mentor: "She didn't have rhythm … I'd teach her how to roll her hips sexy," says the modeling mogul. [NY Mag]
  • Horseshoe boots, anyone? The top five strangest Japanese fashion trends. Just look at it, okay? [Inventor Spot]

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Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT Sadie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041138&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Betsey Johnson-Anna Nicole Makeout Session Is A Bad Mental Image ]]>
  • We love Betsey Johnson, but we're kind of weirded out by the revelation that she made out with Anna Nicole Smith, like on a Monday in 10th Grade when you hear about some really random hookup from a party over the weekend. "She was wearing one of those dotted net see-through things with roses on her bullet bra underneath . . . It was when she was doing TrimSpa, and she looked really beautiful." Okay, but wouldn't that be around the same time she was doing eating contests on her reality show? Again: to each her own. [Page Six]
  • Janet Jackson's apparently unironic lingerie line, Pleasure Principle, is out. "The legendary hip-hop and R&B diva teamed with Bruno Schiavi, the Australian lingerie designer behind Dr. Rey’s Shapewear line (named for “Dr. 90210” fixture Dr. Robert Rey), for her debut fashion duet. The 18-piece line is named after the hit single from Jackson’s 1986 multiplatinum album “Control,” is designed to be comfortable for a range of sizes — 32A to 44G, and is crafted of mostly satin and lace." [WWD]
  • It seems like celebs are always lying about how they're going to wear Project Runway designs, but after guest-judging the Australian iteration, Kelly Rowland's actually making good. "Wearing the custom-made, scalloped outfit on stage at a concert in Cannes, France, a few nights ago, the diva strutted her stuff - which almost brought a tear to the Brisbane designer's eye."She was so lovely and the fact that she has worn my design makes me so proud," Juli Grbac gushed. NB: from the pic, we can kinda see why they usually back out. [News.com.au]

  • I think we've already expressed that the descriptions of Madonna's upcoming "Sticky & Sweet" tour are seriously depressing us. This doesn't help. "The Sticky & Sweet tour, which opens in Cardiff on Saturday, features an intriguing mix of gangsta pimp, dominatrix and gipsy costumes. And with looks designed by Givenchy's Ricardo Tisci, shoes by Miu Miu, thigh-high boots custom-made by Stella McCartney and sundry items from Yves Saint Laurent and Roberto Cavalli, it leaves no fashion stone unturned." [Telegraph]
  • Kids aren't the only ones spending less on back-to-school; apparently teachers are some of the "hardest hit" by the recession. "Teachers from across the country are reporting they are spending less on clothes, waiting for sales and sometimes changing where they shop — even after some taking summer jobs to offset the increasing cost of living, according to an informal survey by WWD." [WWD]
  • Nina Garcia "reveals" her list of top-ten "essentials." Spoiler: a little black dress is one of them. [Dallas News]
  • Olympic committee rules make uniform expression a challenge: "Because country names on the front must be written in the Latin alphabet, countries like China compensate by using Chinese characters on the back. Flags and sponsor logos must be in a certain place and a certain size. The colors are regulated." [NYT]
  • Speaking of rules, official sponsor Nike has been forced to let Speedo make the games' swim suits; seems the banana hammocks are just more efficient. "The apparent benefit of the LZR, which has a novel hydrodynamic construction that compresses the body into a tube, reducing drag while at the same time improving muscle performance, became apparent in national Olympic trials." [Times of Times]
  • Teeny tiny Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth loves her some Armani: '"They really came though for me, and I'm a die-hard fan," she gushes. "After [the Oscars] were over, he sent me six dozen long-stemmed white roses with a really beautiful letter that said, 'Thank you so much' and 'I wanna dress you all the time.' " [Yahoo]
  • Following Moe's profile of the editrix feuding at Elle, New York defends the story's integrity: "Maureen's story drew on many reliable sources — some on the record, and some on background. We stand by its accuracy." [WWD]
  • Wait, so they don't just wear them to look hot? Holly McPeak explains that bikinis are more comfortable for beach volleyball: "You don't have an issue of sweat and sand collecting in places that you don't want it to," she says. "It really is the most functional uniform for beach volleyball." Thank you, we'd assumed that. [NPR]
  • Heidi Klum's new ads for her Jordache collection - ripping off Heidi Montag? We're gonna go with, no. [Yahoo]
  • Although the study is not conclusive, seems the rich are indeed different - or at least richer. Sales aren't flagging at all on Rodeo Drive. [LAT]
  • Speaking of the rich — or at any rate, the titled — peers in the House of Lords have called for a moratorium on the waste culture that is fast fashion. No commentary required. [Daily Mail]
  • Does Steve Carrell's wardrobe make the movie? Um, not really. [Guardian]
  • Hayden Panettiere's mother apparently prepared to hawk her daughter's undies for charity. She didn't, though. [The Sun]
  • Sweater company Lutz + Patmos, who in the past have done lines with random celebrities like Kirsten Dunst and Liv Tyler, is collaborating with Jane Birkin, who — if equally unqualified — is, at least, unassailably cool. [Nylon]

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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT Sadie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039353&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Loose Lips ]]> Tim Gunn is making his bank account work: a public appearance from the style guru will set you back a cool $30K. • Morgan Freeman and his wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage. Morgan is recovering nicely in a Memphis hospital after his car crash on Sunday. • It must be discussed: what do we think of Katie Holmes' ubiquitous
Kriss Krossish baggy boyfriend jeans? She's seriously been wearing them every day for a week, and we can't tell if we hate them. • Heidi Klum and Seal and their widdle babies are on vacation on a beach in Italy and we are not. Did we mention there's a yacht involved? [TMZ, Dlisted, Popsugar]

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Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:40:00 EDT Jessica http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5033964&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ <em>Project Runway</em>: The Worst Review Is No Review ]]> Last night's episode of Project Runway had another rehash of an old conceit: The contestants were let loose in New York with digital cameras and asked to design an outfit inspired by the city. Oh, it was slightly different from the other time they did this because this was the city at night. Keith The Gay Mormon liked a scrap of magazine on the ground, Kenley photographed a tile mural, Terri shot some stickerfitti. In the workroom, there was a terrible moment in which Blayne taught Tim Gunn to say "Holla atcha boy," which was dumb, offensive, irritating, unfunny and distracting, so let's pretend it never happened, mmkay? The best part was the runway show, because special guest Sandra Bernhard was revealed! In the clip above, you'll see Nina Garcia deem Keith The Gay Mormon's dress "sloppy" and Sandra proclaim that Terri's garment is that of a woman "who's walking down a dark street, and if somebody is on her tail, she'll turn and say, 'I have a knife and I will cut you up.'" Pictures of all of the ensembles from the runway, after the jump.

Korto's jumpsuit was okay, not very innovative, though.
I thought Kelli's was leaning toward ugly. But not cool ugly like jolielaid, just regular ugly.
Stella does what Stella does. Remember when she said, "What a gay little grommet"?
Keith The Gay Mormon had a cool concept, but the execution was meh.
Suede thinks Suede is awesome.
Joe's dress was an extremely literal translation of a hanging globe light fixture, but it worked.
Jerell's dress is the color of a deep-cleaning face masque.
Didn't you think Jennifer was going to get auf'd? Her "clock dress" was a disaster.
Daniel's Zac Posen-esque dress.
Blayne's technicolor yawn.
Sandra Bernhard loved Terri's ensemble. It was ballsy to show a dress with pants in such a dress-centric competition.
I was shocked. SHOCKED. That Leanne did not win this challenge. This skirt is PR gold.
Kenley was the winner of this challenge. Couldn't you see someone on Gossip Girl wearing this confection? Behold Emily's swan song. Someone wore a version of this dress to the junior prom in 1986 but with pink Converse high-tops with white ribbons for laces, I'm fairly sure about that. Michael Kors exclaimed, "The placement of the ruffles was so insane." Nina Garcia said: "No comment." Ooh, burn! Michael was amazed at Nina's silence, saying,"The worst review is no review."

Project Runway Season 5 [Bravo]

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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT Dodai http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5031428&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Heidi & Seal: Quit Horsing Around ]]>

[Rome, July 29. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:10:00 EDT Anna http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5030855&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Shia LaBeouf's Drunk Driving Disaster ]]>
  • Shia LaBeouf: Arrested on suspicion of drunk driving Sunday. He was trying to make a left turn at a West Hollywood intersection at 3 am when his pickup truck smashed into another vehicle and rolled over. Shia was taken to Cedars-Sinai for injuries to his left hand and a knee, as well as a minor head injury. Don't drink and drive, people. [AP]
  • Shia was booked at the hospital. He's recovering from "extensive hand surgery" and will return to the set of Transformers 2 in about a month. [Yahoo News]
  • This picture of Shia's truck shows a "mangled mess." [TMZ]
  • Mary-Kate Olsen has confirmed that she was Heath Ledger's "secret lover" when he died in January. If you believe Grazia magazine. She says: "I'm just completely shattered about Heath. I loved him so much. We had this amazing connection and now he's gone. I just can't get over him." Plus! She's convinced that Heath's family, friends and fans hate her... She may be right. [ONTD]

  • "In all this glorious (and quite deserved) rediscussion of Heath Ledger’s passing now that The Dark Knight is out, no one seems to be mentioning what the ef killed the Aussie star, i.e., drugs… Way too many of them. I mean, when Di got smashed up a decade ago in Paris, the world was out to kill the press corps, blaming our kind for destroying the princess, when in fact, it was a drunken driver who killed the poor gal. And now, nothing at all’s being blamed. It’s just being labeled “tragic” and “too soon” that Heath passed. Look, idiots, it’s called drugging yourself to death. Wake up. I exclaim this entirely respectfully, too, mind you—no one misses his über talents more than I. Superdamn shame." — Ted Casablanca. [E!]
  • Was Lindsay Lohan hit by a motorcycle in New York Friday night? Did she go to the hospital? Her dad says: "She's not hurt." [UPI]
  • Some reports claim that Lindsay Lohan was "flattened" by a motorcycle late Friday night. Her spokesperson says "Nothing happened." [Yahoo News]
  • Bono will be the godfather of the Jolie-Pitt twins! [ONTD]
  • Angelina and Brad plan on having more biological kids. A source says, "A dozen kids would be their dream." And my nightmare! [MSNBC]
  • Halle Berry is pissed at the paparazzi. A photographer trespassed on private property to get a shot of Halle and her infant daughter Nahla. Halle says: "I have long since come to terms with the fact that choosing a career as an actress has made me a public figure, but my baby has made no such choice, and unless and until she does, I will do everything I can…to keep her out of the public eye." She wants everyone to know that the pix were taken illegally. (They were published by In Touch and Life & Style.) [AP]
  • Lord Of The Rings star Sean Bean was arrested over the weekend over allegations he assaulted his fourth wife. Boromir would never do such a thing! [Perez Hilton]
  • Guy Ritchie speaks! "My marriage is fine as far as I'm aware of," he says. Ha! Poor thing. [Yahoo News]
  • But wait! Madonna and Guy plan to renew their vows, at a special Shabbat party in August. Shabbat Nachamu, M and Guy will make speeches in front of the rabbis, letting everyone know they still love each other. [The Sun]
  • Madge will unveil her new documentary, I Am Because We Are, at a film festival in Traverse City, Michigan. [UPI]
  • Dita Von Teese has a not-so-secret admirer: David Beckham. Dita is friends with David's wife Victoria but David thinks Dita is "very talented." And sent her a text recently. [Daily Mail]
  • Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon is moving in with her boyfriend Christian Slater. Good luck, kids! [Daily Mail]
  • Ryan Seacrest, Heidi Klum, Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel and Jeff Probst will host the Emmy Awards on September 21. Heidi could probably do a great job all by herself, no? [People]
  • Christian Bale's former assistant, Harrison Cheung, sheds light on Bale's personality. He says: "From the moment [Christian] got the part in Empire Of The Sun, everything changed. Christian became the family’s main breadwinner.We would talk about his parents’ unhappy marriage and how his was the ultimate dysfunctional family. He found it hard to trust people because he’d been so hurt as a child. We would talk about his parents’ unhappy marriage and how his was the ultimate dysfunctional family. Christian [was] deeply insecure about who he could trust." [Daily Mail]
  • Amy Winehouse punched a wall yesterday and burst into tears. There's a picture of her bloody fist with a broken thumbnail. Her dad says, "She's fine." [The Sun]
  • Blake Incarcerated is "begging" Amy to leave London before something terrible happens. Dude, problems follow you, dontchaknow? [Mirror]
  • Rachael Ray has launched a charity-driven line of dog foods based on recipes she has created for her pit bull, Isaboo. Sorta cute, sorta nauseating. [AP]
  • Rosie O'Donnell is potentially getting a show on NBC. It could be live, with skits and all kinds of acts from comedy to drama to music. Would you watch? [Fox News]
  • Even though Britney and Kevin's child-custody settlement has been finalized, it could change down the line. This story explains: "As the boys grow older, and Spears and Federline's lives evolve, so too might their custody arrangements." Brit has improved. A lot. [AP]
  • K-Fed gets $20,000 a month in child support. That's 10 grand per kid, though surely you could take care of 20 kids for that kind of dough. [Yahoo News]
  • Will Eva Longoria — sorry, Eva Parker — open a new location of her L.A. restaurant, Beso, in Las Vegas? [E!]
  • Keira Knightley has refused to let her publicity stills for The Duchess be Photoshopped. Apparently she's sick of studios giving her drawn-on boobs. [