Celebrity Teen Witch Lorde to Launch MAC Makeup Line
Further shattering the illusion that she's just the goth-y "Jenny from the Block" of New Zealand, 17-year-old songstress/sorceress Lorde is collaborating with MAC Cosmetics on a new makeup line.
Microsoft Understands How Much You Gals Love Weddings
Microsoft spends a lot of time attempting to zing Apple. Their latest try is pitched to the ladies and focuses on the fact Mac laptops don't have touch screens. A pretty simple concept! But just in case, the company decided to explain it in terms of wedding planning. Because ladies love weddings.
MAC Put A Female Bodybuilder In A Makeup Ad And It's Beautiful
When I first saw this ad for MAC's new "Strength" collection, it kind of stopped my in my browsing tracks. What an incredible figure that woman has — and what a striking image for a mainstream cosmetics brand to choose as an advertisement.
Orangutans Go Ape for iPads
A couple of months ago, we wrote about primate experts introducing iPads to help orangutans communicate with their trainers and visitors. Now here's your chance to see these tech-savvy orangutans in action.
Watch Beth Ditto And Her Adorable Mother Get Makeovers
Beth Ditto and her mother go riding in a limousine and then get polka dots painted on their bodies by a makeup artist armed with a potato stamp in this behind-the-scenes video for the singer's forthcoming cosmetics collection for MAC. Ditto and her mother giggle throughout. "This car is hysterical," says mamma Ditto.…
Beth Ditto For MAC Has Us Seriously Excited
Beth Ditto — who is known for applying her own makeup with great precision — is launching a limited-duration collaboration with MAC. This actually makes total sense, given the singer's interest in makeup comes off as genuine, and that she's talked in interviews about how she loves to do her friends' makeup. And how…
Makeup Artist Inspired By 'An African Face'
James Kaliardos did the makeup for Diane Von Furstenberg's spring 2012 collection and told the New York Times he was inspired by "an African face." Say what now?
Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
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]
Emily Blunt Politely Declines The Photoshop, Thanks
- Emily Blunt told British Elle that Photoshop is over-used. "I don't like it when they stretch you out and make you all long and skinny. It makes you look like a Barbie. Who the hell looks like that?" [Elle UK]
$4,000 Dresses Inspired By Violent Mexico Town
For fall, Rodarte presented a collection inspired by women factory workers in Ciudad Juárez. Juárez is the world's most violent place, outside of active war zones. Hundreds — some say thousands — of women have been murdered in Juárez.
Sex And The City Full Of Expensive Shit; Lady Gaga Wants Fashion…
- Carrie wears a $50,000 karaoke outfit, and there are lots of Maybachs. "Like in the Great Depression, I thought Hollywood should take people on a big vacation that maybe they couldn't afford themselves," says writer Michael Patrick King. [WWD]
Beth Ditto Designs Again; Faith Hill Wants A Clothing Line
- Beth Ditto is designing another Evans collection. Last time the singer held fast to the 80s, with sometimes mixed results, but the range that will hit stores in September counts everything from Victoriana to "Noughties body-con" as an influence. [Telegraph]
Lindsay Gets Snubbed By Designer; Madonna Considers "Material Girl"…
- Lindsay Lohan was reportedly not invited to the Jill Stuart show: she's considered a "brand damager." [NYDN]
- Bjork and "people have posted an online tribute to Alexander McQueen: "i can't stop thinking how both fierce and feeble you are." [Bjork.com]
Kardashians Do Jewelry; Marc Asks Celebs To Skip His Show; Calvin…
- In case you might have forgotten their existence, the Kardashian sisters would like to remind you that they have not only a Bebe clothing line, but also a jewelry collection. It is, says Kim, "inspired by our Armenian heritage." [People]
Diaper Company Spoofs Beckham's Armani Ads; Lady Gaga's Grammy Dress…
- South Korean training pants brand Good-Nites released an ad that parodies David Beckham's turn for Armani. Because they are not just functional, but fashionable, kiddies! This makes us a little bit uncomfortable because Beckham is so sexxy. [Copyranter]
LiLo Does Not Go Gentle Into That Fashion Goodnight; Sales Improve; A…
- In "Bad Ideas": Lindsay Lohan tweets about "my 6126 full collection COMING OUT! all clothing." [New York]
- Finally, some good news: holiday sales, especially at department stores, were strong. [WWD]
- And the fabled "consumer confidence" is back, baby! [WWD]
Lady Gaga Sells Lipstick With Cyndi Lauper; Nike Calls Tiger's…
- Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga's M.A.C. Viva Glam ad is out. Gaga looks...surprisingly normal. [FWD]