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Michelle At Fashion Week; More Katie For Miu Miu

Sadie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

There's the usual gloom, sex, scandal and, ahem, 50 Cent's makeup line - today, but first, brace yourselves: Michelle Obama has not RSVP'd to Fashion Week. This woman's priorities are way out of whack! [WWD]

About Fitty: he's starting a men's grooming line, containing both moisturizers and supplements. Quoth "someone," "his range will be for the guy who likes to be pampered, but the supplements will make it more butch." [Yahoo via New York]
Katie Holmes' latest batch of Miu Miu photos is "softer" than the last: Read, she's lying around dreamily in firelight. [Popsugar]
A bunch of children's Harajuku Lovers Hooded Jackets by Gwen Stefani are being recalled in California because their defective ties are a "strangulation risk." [CPSC]
Kelly Cutrone, who's cut an awesomely bitchy swath across the reality show landscape, may now be getting her own. Fashion PR doyenne Cutrone, who's stirred pots on The City and The Hills, has inked an eight-episode deal with Bravo for a show that follows her, presumably, insulting people at her company People's Revolution. [New York Post]
Alexander McQueen brings a touch of punk to a Target near you: "The heart of McQ is rebellious youth culture, a certain spirit that embodies the regular line as well as the Target collection. It's an ‘eighties punk aesthetic that evokes the anarchy and social change of the time. Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style." [New York]
Victoria's Secret is introducing a new, green fragrance line to the bordello, plus a perfume that "smells like lace." [Racked]
It would seem that the president of Theory was one of Madoff's manifold victims, along wit a score of other fashion insiders. Bernie, meanwhile, is still sitting pretty under house arrest - one hopes not in a Theory suit! [WWD]
It's not much, but they'll take it: LVMH reported a "slim annual increase" and flat profits for the year. [WSJ]
In case no one was sure that Lorenzo Martone was Marc Jacobs' boy toy, the Brazilian looker sported, to the premiere of He's Just Not That Into You, a shirt bearing the immortal words: "Do me in the park. Marc." [New York Post]
Sometimes there's just no point in paraphrasing the perfection of the British press:
"Alice Hawkins looks like Dolly Parton and likes to hang out with gangsters, showgirls and topless models. She also happens to be one of the fashion world's hottest photographers." [Telegraph]
Oh noes! Teri Agins, the respected Wall Street Journal fashion writer, is a recession casualty. [Forbes]
Hey, remember that cute "I die. Bananas" tee? Yeah, cease and desist. Zoe has them trademarked. [New York]
DVF just threw an odd luncheon, the guest list of which included Diana Ross, James Frey, The City + cameras, and a bunch of designers. Stars: they're nothing like us! [WWD]
Ugh: The UGG index is up, which is bad news for real shoes, the economy. [MSNBC]
UGGS, at least, are total depression-wear: dreary, warm, stolid. The continuing popularity of Crocs? Totally baffling! [Telegraph]
Zara, one of the other indestructibles, expands its sorta-fast fashion to India. [FT]
We can add nothing to this: Lilly Pulitzer-print Jeep. [Fashion Week Daily]
What can we say? Digging on Julia Roitfeld's ads for Mango! [Fashionista]

BCBG Bends, Shapes Olympian Nastia Liukin

Sadie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Nastia Liukin's long-awaited and appropriately bendy BCBG ad is the business! [Popcrunch]

Now that stars have inaugural balls to shop for, they're "totally over" the frivolity of dressing for awards shows. Celebs "are taking the registry very seriously — no one wants to be the Laura Bush of this inauguration." [MSNBC]
Justin Timberlake's line, William Rast, is making its Bryant Park debut next month. "And for those who might anticipate a concert, there won’t be one." [WWD]
Oh no she didn't! Did Michelle Obama insult Vera Wang's taste?! Um, no, she didn't, TMZ. [TMZ]
Menswear designer Thom Browne, known for "avant-garde antics and perverse, themed spectacles" brings the pain to Europe. [WWD]
Thakoon's new "Addition" line is good. Really good. [Style.com]
Badgley Mischka is lowering their prices. We're guessing from "exorbitant" to "extravagant." [WSJ]
Ferragamo goes green: "The collection, entitled Eco Ferragamo, feature five day bags in the Italian label's signature style - think chic, soft leather in classic shapes. The difference? These bags have undergone a tanning process that uses natural products instead of the the usual, environmental unfriendly metal elements, making the leather biodegradable and water-resistant." Sadly, they're ugly. [ElleUK]
Big news: Claire McCardell’s mid-century classic, What Shall I Wear, is being reissued! [Fashionista]
Was Valentino one of Madoff's many victims? [New York]
Valentino says no! [WWD]
Uniqlo introduces "interactive reviews." Which is great, if Uniqlo clothes don't make you look like a frumpy teenager. [BlackBook]
Even though Michelle Obama wore one of her dresses, reporters seem surprised that designer Maria Pinto is, um, still living and working normally. [IHT]
Not exactly peace in the Middle East, but a start: Following security closures, Benetton reopens its Tehran locations. [WWD]
Oy. Macy's is closing 10 stores. [WSJ]
Want to feel inadequate all day long? The new Anna Wintour ringtone dispenses fashion advice! Alternatively, Andre Leon Talley dispenses "career advice." Cause that's not gonna get you mugged on the bus! [New York]
Would Anna find those sporting "Save Anna" shirts to be, how you say, losers? [Gawker]
Only the good die young: Husband and wife rad-clothing-line Obedient Sons and Daughters is an economic casualty. [Fashionista]

Nooooo! Katy Perry Wants To Design!

Sadie — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Katy Perry has design aspirations. "Agyness Deyn and Dita Von Teese are my fashion icons. I love to create a character, and I like looking like I've just stepped out of a history book." [New York]

L'Oreal has signed Zach and Miri star Elizabeth Banks! About time she got a lead! [WWD]
Speaking of L'Oreal... aging heiress Liliane Bettencourt denies that she's ill, being duped by a gigolo. [FT]
And: Oy. L'Oreal lays off 500 in U.S. [AdAge]
Liar! Despite claims to the contrary, Paris Hilton has been spotted wearing the same dress twice! [E]
Is acclaimed designer Olivier Theyskens out at Nina Ricci? People are tossing around "creative differences," which it totally the "irreconcilable differences" of the work world. [FashionWeekDaily]
Will Tommy Hilfiger be the only designer actually showing at the Bryant Park tents? [WWD]
We kind of don't want to contribute to this latest Levi's ad going viral. [Videogum]
Fun, PETA-style: throw virtual snowballs at celebrity "fur hags." [AdRants]
Stores aren't even bothering to deck the halls of their sad beauty aisles this Christmas. [WWD]
Fashion darlings Rodarte have discovered the secret to living left-coast: "This is the secret to L.A.; you listen to music from Peanuts. We realized it last night, driving — it was late, and the Peanuts theme was playing, and it’s like the whole city was transformed." [Style.com]
Carine Roitfeld and Kanye West are BFF. [Style.com]
The founder of Aussie label JustJeans was caught with his hand in the till...or the white-collar, $100 million equivalent thereof. [News.com.au]
Speaking of crime, the fashion industry took a hit in the Madoff scandal. [WWD]
Along with other less-than-hip brands, Laura Ashley's feeling the economic pinch. [Guardian]
J. Crew's bridesmaid's dresses are becoming an industry standard. See, J, when you price things reasonably they sell! [W]
Accessories brand Lambertson Truex is on the block, if you're looking for a sideline. [WWD]