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    The Unintentionally Hilarious Language Of Cosmetics Marketing

    Very rarely is the New York Times straight-up comedy, but today's story, "Let’s Play Buzzword: Defining Phrases Used in Skin Care Advertising" is so friggin funny. Cosmetics companies sell creams with words like "advanced" "microlift" "nourishing" "bio-stimulating" and "revitalizing," but what do they mean? Does anyone know? Times writer Natasha Singer visited a Manhattan salon and asked some women for their definitions, then compared their translations of the mumbo-jumbo with official explanations from the cosmetics companies. More »

    2:00 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Dodai
    21,740 views, 165 comments

    Most discussed Magnakai Haaskivi: This is the perfect place to admit that I've been using my wife's Mary Kay microdermabrasion wash for at least more »

  • Rag Trade

    Designer/Director Tom Ford Can't Move His Freakin' Face

    • Tom Ford has spoken: eyebrow wiggling is now a sign of displeasure. "I haven't had any plastic surgery — despite what people think, this is my nose...I have had Restylane and Botox, but I don't think of that as plastic surgery any more. It's true I can't really frown, but I can move my eyebrows, so..." [Guardian]
    • Well, at least Manolo Blahnik is less ridiculous! Oh, wait. "Manolo Blahnik tumbles into the room wearing an extremely dapper royal-purple suit, purple and yellow knitted tie, orange suede shoes and black circular glasses à la Le Corbusier. He stretches out his hand, and when I shake it he squeaks in pain, shaking, then retracting it." [Independent]
    • Jean-Paul Gaultier, maybe? “'I did a revue with my teddy bear at home...I pretended he had breasts. The first cone bra I did was for my teddy bear, not for Madonna. I had a strawberry box for the stage, and I put a lot of feathers on my teddy bear for the headdress. I used feathers from my cleaning brush for the finale.'” [NYT]
    • Come. on, Zac Posen, redeem your industry: "Puppies, babies and plastic surgery are the new fashion. That's where fashion's going." [Big Think]
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    11:30 AM on Mon Sep 29 2008
    By Sadie
    2,481 views, 32 comments

    Most discussed stacyinbean: I thought that was Jeremy Piven. You should be worried Tom, very worried. more »

  • Rag Trade

    The Hills' Whitney Port Designs Clothes, Issues Backhanded Compliments

    • Holy underminer, Batman! Whitney Port on her clothing line: "I'm developing a clothing line. It won't be like Lauren's stuff, which I loved. Mine will be a little more high-end." [Radar]
    • "Fashion Victims: The Catty Catalogue of Stylish Casualties From A to Z" by Michael Roberts, fashion director of Vanity Fair, sounds like it will be fascinating to the fashionistas he skewers and completely stultifying to everyone else. "Roberts has written a poem for each letter of the alphabet, for instance P for "photographer": "Why am I so fabulous? What makes me truly great? What would life be without me? It's hard to contemplate . . . No billboards straddling city streets with body parts gigantic/Nor me with glass in premiere class crisscrossing the Atlantic." The accompanying illustration is a caricature of Mario Testino. " Sounds like a gas. [NY Post]
    • Early estimates place the price of Cindy McCain's RNC outfit at $300,000. Well, in fairness $280,000 goes towards her three-karat diamond earrings. [US News]
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    12:30 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
    By Sadie
    2,942 views, 22 comments

    Most discussed BabyJane: So I guess it's just a matter of time before Spencer, Brody, Audrina and Stephanie launch their lines as well. more »

  • rag trade

    Sarah Jessica Parker's Shoes Reveal That She's Fiercely Really Into Fashion

    • After much consideration I have decided that I do not care at all what the personal footwear choices of the Sex and the City stars say about their personalities. [LA Times]
    • Speaking of Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker says that her son only wears his older cousin's hand-me-downs and has never been given new clothes, other than shoes. [US Weekly]
    • Another day, more people fired from ELLE. This time, on the dot-com side. Maybe Nina will give them jobs over at Marie Claire? [WWD, 1st item]
    • Rachel Zoe does not want to talk about being disinvited from the Met Costume Institute Gala thankyouverymuch. [US Weekly]
    • In case you were wondering, Cindy Crawford will be celebrating Mother's Day with breakfast in bed. [Reuters]
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    12:30 PM on Fri May 9 2008
    By Jennifer
    3,512 views, 54 comments

    Latest by eibhinn: I think it's better for kids to be wearing hand-me-downs than Pucci. Recipe for a way more normal child. more »

  • rag trade

    Diddy Is "The Only Reason" Roberto Cavalli Came To Fashion Week

    • Who knew Roberto Cavalli was such a big Diddy fan? Said the Italian designer at the Sean John show: "The only reason I'm still in New York is for Puffy. He is an artist and always puts on a real show. Maybe someday he will come to my show." [WWD, 7th item]
    • The British Fashion Council's demand that all models walking London Fashion Week show up with a "certificate of health" may lead to a model boycott because, duh, models do not get paid to be healthy. [Telegraph]
    • Rachel Zoe threw a total shitfit upon being denied entrance to the fashionably punctual Marc Jacobs show Friday night. There is justice in the world! [NY Mag]
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    11:30 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
    By Jennifer
    2,096 views, 48 comments

    Latest by PhoneticLorin: Sheryl Crow? Denim? I'm going to be sick. more »

  • rag trade

    Dear Diane: Sorry, But You Can't Claim To "Show The Soul Of A Woman" On The Same Day You Sue Target

    • "With so many magazine images that are so completely retouched, we've gone in the opposite direction, showing the soul of a woman." That's artist Francois-Marie Banier, on this Diane von Furstenberg ad starring Natalia Vodianova. Which makes us wonder, if that is the "opposite direction" of the retouching trend, we sort of wonder what that trend would look like "taken to its hyperbolic extreme." [Vogue UK]
    • And in other DVF news, Diane is suing Target over a wrapdress. Wait, you're telling us Target didn't invent the wrapdress? [Reuters]
    • Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are appearing on the February cover of French Vogue together — with Naomi appearing sans hair extensions. What would Tyra say? [Fashion Week Daily]
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    11:30 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
    By Jennifer
    3,783 views, 139 comments

    Latest by FourInchHeels: @petuniacat: Probably. Most (all?) companies donate in some way, Target just chooses to make it public knowledge. Basically - act more »

  • rag trade

    Isaac Mizrahi Joins The Big Gunn At Liz Claiborne

    • Isaac Mizrahi is defecting from Target to join Tim Gunn at Liz Claiborne. [Maybe they will post a YouTube video of themselves doing lunch at the company salad bar so Jennie can use it for porn! -Moe] This is supposed to be a big "blow" to Target, but Claiborne can use all the help it can get. [NYT]
    • Keith Richards is the new face of Louis Vuitton. It was Marc's idea, of course. It's like post-post-sharkjumpism or something. [WWD, 1st item]
    • Designer Diane von Furstenberg on Hillary Clinton: "I support Hillary because I believe she will do the best job in the White House. I do know her a little and like her very much. She is intelligent, diligent, micro and macro, and she truly cares." [WWD, 2nd item]
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    12:00 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
    By Jennifer
    2,349 views, 80 comments

    Latest by lumenatrix: @notaclevername: That? Is brilliant. more »

  • rag trade

    Tyson Beckford Played A Pivotal Role In Fashion History

    • Tomorrow night the new Bravo show Make Me A Supermodel premieres. It's hosted by Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford, the latter of whom is um not exactly humble:"I used to shut the malls down. I was ahead of my time. I made the model a celebrity. It wasn't the celebrity that made the model but the model that made the celebrity. I used to pack kids into a mall and that's the frenzy I want to create with this show." Um, we were kind of more excited about Niki? [Fashion Week Daily]
    • Seriously, we can't tell Penelope Cruz apart from her sister Monica in their new ads for Mango. But whatever, they both look fucking gorgeous. [Daily Mail]
    • Is D-Squared the new Dolce & Gabbana when it comes to borderline offensive ads? The Italian design house's spring ads feature female models in lieu of where crash test dummies should appear. [Fashion Week Daily]
    • Wildly unacceptable fashion licensing deal of the day: John Lennon accessories. First up, neckties. Next: Boxers. Not kidding! [NME]
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    11:30 AM on Wed Jan 9 2008
    By Jennifer
    2,042 views, 72 comments

    Latest by jenci838: Wow, I can't believe all the Tyson hate. He's a model, so all I really expect is for him more »

  • rag trade

    Kate Winslet Thinks Repping Lancome Is No Big Thing

    • Lancome spokeswoman Kate Winslet managing to sound annoying while dissing the celebrity product endorsement business: "I remember five or six years ago, it was really a big deal to be the face of a campaign or a spokesperson for a particular brand name. Now, it just doesn't seem to matter so much." [WWD, sub req'd]
    • Tim McGraw is getting his own fragrance through Coty; we hope it smells like blue jeans, beer and jealous wives. [WWD, sub req'd]
    • Katherine Heigl is the face of Nautica's newest fragrance "My Voyage for Her," a name which sounds to us sounds like some seventies book on the female orgasm, but okay. [WWD, sub req'd]
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    11:40 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
    By Jennifer
    2,119 views, 36 comments

    Latest by georgia_peach: @onestrawplz: True. But at least girl could walk. Or maybe I am just fantasizing because I so, so, loathe CariDee. Seriously, more »