Jezebel: metropolitan museum

Helen Of Joy

Sadie — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Awesome: The Metropolitan Museum has established an endowment fund in memory of the late street photographer Helen Levitt, is acquiring more of her work, and is showing a selection of photographs through this summer. [MediaBistro]

Bijou Phillips Disses Michelle Obama Election Night Dress

Sadie — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Bijou Phillips on Michelle's Narciso "hell dress": "It made her look fat...It didn’t fit her properly... If you print that you need to print that I would have voted for her." [BlackBook]

Get out your fantasy checkbooks: Carla Bruni has donated a Dior to an AIDS auction. [WWD]
Anna Wintour's infamous ram's horn Chanel gown has made Time's worst-dressed list. [Time]
OMG. Louboutin is designing a Barbie pump in "Barbie Pantone 219 Pink," for the doll's 50th anniversary. Chewability yet to be assessed. [WWD]
Breaking! Marc Jacobs goes to party, canoodles with boyfriend. [NY Post]
According to Lagerfeld, excess is demode: "I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now...The chambermaid, chauffeur and chef are still musts, around the clock." [New York via WSJ]
Not Christian Siriano! "It's a bit inspired by Egypt, but more like the colors of the desert. It's really warm, it's really badass. Strong, like rock. It's hot. It's beautiful," quoth the wunderkind. [New York Magazine]
Belgian ad shows men a use for socks. [AdRants]
The cultural institution that is Gianni Versace's Miami mansion is now open to the public, by popular (?) demand. "Tourists get a look at the house's exquisite central courtyard, dining room, lounges, pool and a marble toilet with a golden seat, billed as one of only three in the world." [CBSNews]
Awesome. The estrogen in many moisturizers may worsen breast cancer. [Reuters]
Talk about multiculturalism in action! "I'm a Canadian living in East Africa and we make cowboy shirts in Kenya from secondhand clothes that end up in the marketplaces." [BoingBoing]
Target ups the ante with artist-designed towels for summer. [WWD]
Louis Vuitton abandons plans for a Tokyo flagship. [Reuters]
Not Frederick's of Hollywood! The campy fixture posts major losses. [WWD]
Wait, what? Zac Posen's not launching a cheap line?! “In light of the current economic conditions, any plans for a secondary line are on hold,” said a rep, nonsensically. [WWD]
The Brooklyn Museum is selling its (apparently incredible) costume archive to the wealthier Met. [NY Times]
Ann Demeulemeester: open-minded or patronizing? "I saw pictures of Herman Hesse and I really liked the man. He was so beautiful in his fragility, so old and so fragile and so rich in spirit that I had to do something with it! I thought it would be beautiful to do a show where you have the fragility of the very young and the fragility of the very old and put them together. The older you get, the wiser the clothes would be. The young would be black and the older would be beautiful, shining and white, like an angel. It was an experiment, I wanted to break the rule of the young and the beautiful. I wanted to show the old and the beautiful. The oldest model was 87! I thought he was the most beautiful. It was amazing to me how proud they were, they had so much dignity." [DazedDigital]

Fashion Icon Sarah Jessica Parker Goes On Exhibit

Sadie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:30:00 EST

In an apparent attempt to rob the Costume Institute of gravitas, Sarah Jessica Parker will be doing the audio commentary for the Met's latest exhibit. The SATC tour bus frantically adds a stop. [ElleUK]
Says the curator, “Walking through the galleries listening to Sarah Jessica Parker’s narration will bring a sense of discovery and delight to the experience.” [WWD]
Prince Charles is apparently inspiring British menswear! [FT]
Having watched Stylista, we're sure Christy Turlington is eminently qualified to be a Marie Claire editor. [Fashionista]

Robert Verdi on Michelle Obama's Narciso Rodriguez: "She looked like a lava lamp and we all know that. I didn’t like that light bright dress and I think she could have made a better choice. I like that she wore an American designer, I think she should continue to wear American fashion and speak the style of the nation in her public appearances and then move towards an international flavor." [FabSugar]
What does the savvy recessionista drive? Why, the Hermès smart car! "The Fortwo édition Toile cars, manufactured by the Como group, are available in 10 colors including gold, indigo and the luxury house’s signature orange. Each is fitted with Hermès leather-covered steering wheels and gear levers, with colors including fuchsia and lime, along with the brand’s original canvas toile." [WWD]
How better to transport your Christopher Kane radio! [VogueUK]
"On the surface, the similarities are striking; they were both princesses born in the 1940s in a foreign land. Young and beautiful, the long-haired brunettes soon fell in love and followed their men to the United States where they built a reputation for steely determination and strength." That would be Diane von Furstenberg and Wonder Woman. Obvs. [CNN]
Lauren Bush — oh, sorry, Pierce — "has been hard at work on her capsule collection of environmentally sustainable clothes since early 2008." [W]
The all-important vintage couture bubble has yet to pop! [Forbes]
Apparently Yves Saint Laurent collected stuff from China's Opium Wars. Now it's being auctioned. For a lot of money. [NY Mag]
Remind me to avoid this Uniqlo stunt: "On Nov. 18 at Military Island in Times Square, a team of Heat-Techies dressed in silver bodysuits will be scanning pedestrians with a thermograph that reveals the coldest parts of the body. The consumers can then walk over to a giant human vending machine that dispenses free products. Press of a button for men’s or women’s clothing sets in motion models inside the machine, who dance a choreographed routine and dispense a package of Heattech innerwear." [WWD]
Uh oh. Cosmetics, normally recession-proof, are feeling some pain. [FT]
The Casual Male group is benefiting from Europe's rising obesity rates. [IHT]
Apparently both PR designers Laura Bennett and Chloe Dao (yes, who won!) will be selling their lines on QVC tonight. Which is good, right? Right? [Blogging Project Runway]
Following the success (?) of Model.Live, Conde Nast has the video bug. [Fashionista]
Laetitia Casta is the latest Vuitton muse. [Sassybella]