J. Crew is Launching A Budget-Friendly Label
It’s been a rough year for retailer J. Crew. The brand has suffered plummeting sales in large part because of its slow and steady move away from affordability and recently laid off 175 employees, including head designer Tom Mora. In an attempt to stop the proverbial bleeding, J. Crew announced that it will launch a…
J.Crew's Marauding 'Tilly' Cardigan Brutally Murders Nearly 200 Jobs
On Wednesday, according to the New York Times, J.Crew “eliminated” nearly 200 positions—175 to be exact—and announced the head of its women’s design team was out, too. J.Crew and its chief executive Mickey Drexler, who previously revitalized Gap and steered the creation of Old Navy, blamed the company’s 10 percent…
J. Crew CEO Blames Tanking Sales on Underwhelming Cardigans
On Thursday, J Crew executives had the unpleasant task of explaining to investors why sales are plummeting. Luckily, they’ve found the perfect scapegoat.
Jenna Lyons Hires 5-Year-Old to Design Clothes for J.Crew
Thanks to fashionable tots like North West and the trend of children dressing like grownups, there are kids who dress better than we ever will. And now, a tiny style icon has designed a collection for one of the world’s most well-known brands, at the tender age of 5. Sydney Keiser, who goes by the punk rock-sounding…
Frustrated Customers Blame Jenna Lyons for J. Crew's Insane Prices
J.Crew is officially too expensive, and the price-point exasperation might be built upon the popularity of the brand’s creative director Jenna Lyons.
J.Crew to Jenna Lyons: 'Cut Back on Self-Promotion'
According to Page Six, J.Crew creative director/woman about town has been asked by CEO Mickey Drexler to 86 the self-promotion and shift her focus back to the company, which suffered reported losses of $627.2 million in the first 9 months of 2014. As one "source" puts it: "J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler is tired of Jenna…
Watch Jay Z's 'Picasso Baby' Performance Art-Slash-Music Video
The performance video for "Picasso Baby" is out, and it doesn't disappoint. Among the people at whom Jay Z raps are Judd Apatow, Adam Driver, Jemima Kirke, Jenna Lyons, Michael K. Williams, Rosie Perez, a smirky Alan Cumming, and, most notably, the performance artist Marina Abramović.
Cleavage, Sideboob and See-Through Dresses at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
In the immortal words of R. Kelly, after the show it's the after party. Last night, Oscar-nominated A-list celebs flocked to the Vanity Fair bash, where they mingled with TV stars and luminaries of the music world. The dress code was half pretty, half sexy. It was a night of many beautiful mammaries. Some ladies let…
Celebs Don Long Sleeves and Pantyhose for Glamour's Women of the Year Awards
Last night in New York, Glamour magazine held its 22nd annual Women of the Year Awards — a fancy schmancy party, where ladies making big moves mixed and mingled. 20-year-old Selena Gomez is on the cover of the December issue, which honors the women of the year. Fun fact: All of the ladies were photographed for the…
Freshly Gay Jenna Lyons Selling The Gorgeous House That J. Crew Built
J. Crew creative director and president Jenna Lyons' much-photographed Brooklyn brownstone home — you've seen it in just about every shelter mag, ever — is now on the market for $3.75 million. Lyons and her husband separated this summer and are embroiled in a bitter divorce; meanwhile, Lyons has moved on with another…
J. Crew's Jenna Lyons Rebounds From Divorce With Hip New Girlfriend
J. Crew creative director/architect of Toemageddon Jenna Lyons' new girlfriend has allegedly been identified. Although the Post names none of its sources, it claims Lyons is rebounding with Courtney Crangi, after breaking up this summer with her husband of nine years, the artist Vincent Mazeau. Crangi is the sister…
Boy's Pink Nailpolish Throws Nation Into Crisis
This is the image that (according to Fox news) has necessitated therapy for a child and is emblematic of our society's gender confusion.
Celebrities Make PETA Cry
At the 7th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, the entire animal kingdom was on display. Fur-frowners will have plenty to complain about, but believe us, amongst this star-studded gang there was something to offend — and please — everyone!
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]
American Apparel Stock Plummets To New Historic Lows
- American Apparel's stock is tumbling this morning, following news that the company's dodgy accounting has caught the eye of the U.S. Attorney's office. It's currently trading at 0.83. [AMEX:APP]
- Dov says: "The capital structure issues will work themselves out." [WWD]
Julianne Moore And Lion Cubs Is The Cutest Thing You Will See Today
- Julianne Moore is returning as the face of Bulgari for fall. With baby lions. Baby lions that make it very difficult to even think about the handbags. Baby lions! Lion babies! [Frockwriter]
Paulina Hates Your Boob Job; Oprah Buys Stock In J. Crew
- Paulina Porizkova says news of Kate Hudson's breast augmentation "headed straight to my heart...The availability and ease of transforming our bodies is completely losing our identities and uniqueness. No one ages anymore, no one has imperfections of any kind anymore:
Smell Sad, Like Jennifer Aniston, This Fall; Meet The Bedazzled Butt-Crack Shield
- Jennifer Aniston probably looks forlorn in her fragrance ad because she doesn't have a husband. She calls Lolavie a "nonperfume perfume" and says making it, "I felt like a little chemist." But all we hear is: Babies. Babies. Babies. [WWD]
McQueen Cremated With Lock Of Isabella's Hair; Japanese Teenagers Get Their Allowances Cut
- Cathy Horyn's lengthy piece in the Times reveals some new information about the circumstances of Alexander McQueen's death. For one, his suicide was highly unexpected:
