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Peaches Geldof Joins Sister Pixie In Attempt To Take Over Fashion Industry

Sadie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Rumored brat Peaches Geldof — sister of model Pixie — can add designer to her resume of insta-careers. "Designing for PPQ has been fun and inspiring. I've always loved their clothes, the way Amy can pull off the perfect arty dress over and over again. I love that my collection came out exactly as I wanted, blending new romanticisim with gothic undertones," quoth the VJ-bride-rich-person-It-Girl. [VogueUK]
Displaying their usual impeccable taste and penchant for dated trends, American Apparel suggests a bloodied Monica Seles costume. [American Apparel]
According to one manufacturer, Obama tees are outselling McCain 54.1 to 45.9 percent. [SeattlePI]
The crucial fashion designer demographic is, at least, solidly for Change. [WWD]
After punching, groping pilot, Hermes heir is allowed to fly. Well, after posting an additional mil in bail. [New York Magazine]

Ryan Gosling DJ'd at the Burberry Store Opening. Hey, don't ask me! [VogueUK]
Louis Vuitton cleans up in latest counterfeit lawsuit. [WWD]
New Banana Republic creative director unveils his first collection. It sounds...exactly like every other BR line. "For spring, Simon Kneen will be building on the Banana Republic brand DNA, focusing on the polished urban work wear aesthetic we have come to know and love." [ElleUK]
Designers' 'breast cancer awareness' (read: pink stuff) isn't purely altruistic? Surely you jest! [Forbes]
Armani says founding designers need to let their companies go. "It is painful but you need to have the courage that, once it is done - not to have any claims over it." But, oh yeah, he's not going anywhere. [Reuters]
Some fashionista's "frugal fashion" tips: "Ms. Borissova, who is also a personal stylist, is updating her look with higher-quality designer pieces, such as a Balmain tweed jacket and Preen blouse, as well as vintage clothes including a Halston animal-print dress and a Thierry Mugler jacket. Not only are such styles likely to last longer than cheaper clothes; they also are investments that might have resale value." [WSJ]
The recent bid for Pacific Swimwear might be kind of shady. [NY Times]
Sigerson-Morrison (well, Sigerson) on how they got into designing (awesome, expensive) shoes: "I was 14, living in Omaha, Nebraska, and my Dad sent me a course catalogue for classes at FIT. I think I thought there was something exotic about shoe design. Clothing was relatively easy to understand how they were made and put together, but shoes??!! Shoes were a mystery; only the coolest people knew how shoes were made!" [The Fashion Informer]
Topshop defies the market with a record year; owner credits Kate Moss. [Daily Mail]
1,500 Chinese dogs, bred for their raccoon-like fur, die from tainted feed. [Breitbart]
Twiggy reunited with a dress she designed in the 60s; apparently she had been unable to track one down! [Daily Express]
Lanvin tries to change the latex image: "Usually, latex evokes sex and S&M," says Nicolas Ghesquière, "but I didn't want to say that at all. The rubber is not intended to touch the skin, there is silk in between. It's a softer image, not about fetishism at all." [Independent]
Vivienne Westwood's photographer son is staging a controversial photo shoot of "slaves." "The "chain gang" will include models and activists from the Consenting Adult Action Network (CAAN) who will be bound and gagged in a visual protest, in what campaigners believe restricts adults' sexual choices." [Telegraph]
Aliens, astronauts loom large at India's fashion week. [Yahoo]
Coach profits fall in first quarter. [Crains]
Want to see a really ugly shoe?! [ElleUK]
Donatella Versace's being honored; Prince and J.Lo will be there. [WWD]
Murakami's being honored, too, by Pratt. But Prince won't be there. [WWD]

Tom Ford Wants To Take Barack Obama's Clothes Off

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

"I think he's a great-looking guy but I think his suits don't fit him very well...I wouldn't say he's badly dressed, but he could sharpen up his look a little better." —Tom Ford on Barack Obama. [Vogue UK]
Holy. Fucking. Shit. Comme des Garcons for H&M? Start lining up for this now. [WWD, sub req'd]
Jude Law is set to be the face of a yet-to-launch men's fragrance from Dior. It will invariably smell douchey. [Cosmetics News]
Your cell phone does not need its own pair of Crocs. [Sassybella]

The Murakami-Louis Vuitton show at the Brooklyn Museum is kind of a big "fuck you" to counterfeiters. [WWD, sub req'd]
Liz Claiborne CEO WIlliam McComb took a 2% paycut this year, making only $8.9 million for 2007. Poor guy. [Crain's]
Word on the street is that Alessandro Dell'Acqua wants to be the new creative head of Malo. [Vogue UK]
Two resignations from Harper's Bazaar in under a month? And both of them to go to InStyle? Ouch. [Fashion Week Daily]
This just in! Fashion has just discovered a new-fangled contraption that lets people communicate, transmit information, and buy expensive shit with the greatest of ease. It's called the Internet. [WWD, sub req'd]
Kate Moss acting? Uh, stick to modeling, tootsie. [Sassybella]
Dude, how crazy is it that American Apparel will be selling American-made clothes in China? [LATimes]
The new St. Ives campaign focuses around the slogan "Get a happy face." Because loving your wrinkles should be a positive experience, they say. [Brandweek]
The Greeks buy more designer clothes than any other country. Who knew? [WWD, sub req'd]
Another reason to love Patricia Clarkson: "You will never guess where I bought these earrings: Sears! They came free with a washer and dryer." Love. [WWD, sub req'd]

Agyness Deyn's Mother Reveals The Reason Her Daughter Is So Fat

Jennifer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Agyness Deyn's mom Lorraine Collins is as amazed as we are that someone as FAT as Agyness could ever make it in fashion: "She has wonderful curves and a bit of meat on her. When she's home, she eats everything." [Mirror]
Poor chivalrous BF-of-Marc-Jacobs Jason Preston! When he tried to stand up for a girl who got a drink thrown at her at a club, Preston got something worse thrown at him: a punch in the face. $10 says Marc incorporates a black eye makeup look into the Spring 2009 collection. [Page Six]
Richard Chai is the latest designer to do a Target collection! [Who is Richard Chai? I asked Jennie. He's "very respected." And Asian. Okay. -Moe] [Nylon]
But even more exciting: Alice McCall is designing for Topshop. [Who is...meh, forget it. I'm not the one reading the fashion news roundup.] [Sassybella]
While we buy that Barack would smell like bergamot and musk, no way in hell is Hillary Clinton a "delicate floral." [BellaSugar]

L'Oreal is honoring women for scientific achievements. No really! And not even, like, achievements related to wrinkle "therapy", but real achievements like discovering a new class of RNA molecules, although we're sure there is an anti-aging angle in there somewhere. [WWD, sub req'd]
Louis Vuitton and Murakami are once again collaborating with a new print, "monoflage," which will make its debut when the Murakami retrospective opens at the Brooklyn Museum of Art on April 3rd. Because what the world really needs is another Vuitton-Murakami bag showing up everywhere. [Fashion Week Daily]
Dries Van Noten's response when Diane von Furstenberg called him to tell him he would be receiving this year's CFDA International Award? "I don't know what to say! We're in a bad storm in Antwerp and I don't know whether or not we're going to have a house!'" Oy. [Chic Report]
DKNY Jeans has recruited comic book artist Paul Pope to collaborate with the brand on a new line. Which should be really exciting for skater geeks who worship Tim Gunn? [Nylon]
For the first time since Stella McCartney and Adidas joined forces together, they are not introducing a new fitness category for the collaborative brand for the Spring 2008 season. We guess that once you've differentiated "running" from "trail running" there really aren't any sports left. [WWD, 1st item]
After 2010, New York Fashion Week is out of Bryant Park and moves over to...the 10th Avenue Rail Yards? Delightful! [Gatecrasher]
Japan Fashion Week was, well, big in Japan. [Reuters]
Will Coach buy Burberry? And if so, can Coach get a firm grasp on the devastatingly complex details of selling logo-ed accessories at accessibly outrageous prices? We bet they can! [Independent]
Meanwhile, Coach is going to replace its own president with the COO of Victoria's Secret. Um, there's a track record we wouldn't be so quick to acquire, but okay. [WSJ]
Anna Sui president Michael Pellegrino has announced his retirement. With a 65th birthday coming up, he wants to travel and volunteer with Meals on Wheels. And they say fashion has no heart. [WWD, sub req'd]
Claudia Schiffer: The latest fashion star to judge London's Graduate Fashion Week. [Vogue UK]
Coldwater Creek: In the throes of existential crisis. [MediaPost]
American Eagle: Also not doing so well. [Reuters]

Roberto Cavalli Wants To Spice Up Our Lives

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDT

It's official, confirms Victoria Beckham: Roberto Cavalli (not Donatella Versace and not David Beckham, as had been rumored) is designing all the costumes for the upcoming Spice Girl reunion tour. Trashulous! [WWD, final item]
Kanye West and artist Takashi Murakami are collaborating on a jewelry line together. [WWD, 3rd item]
John Galliano is designing a line of children's clothing for Diesel. Ugh. [Vogue UK]
Sienna Miller are her boyfriend are sharing clothes. How, um, progressive? [FabSugar]

Holy shit, if you live in Paris and you're reading this please please watch Paris Premiere channel for us on your TV from Saturday through Oct. 12: Karl Lagerfeld is going to be "guest editing" the entire channel and thus filling the programming with whatever he fancies. [WWD, 2nd item]
Stella McCartney, ever the do-gooder, is donating the wall of flowers used as the backdrop to her Paris show yesterday to some low-income housing community. We gag. [Fashion Week Daily]
Kristin McMenamy, to whom you'll surely remember Tyra comparing Asperger's Heather to in the casting special episode of America's Next Top Model, returned to the runway for the first time in nine years for the Givenchy show yesterday. Sign from the gods that Heather will win this cycle? We think yes! [WWD, 3rd item]
Remember how we mentioned the opening of the eco-friendly nightclub the other day? Says face of the project model Jessica Stam: "I'm not sure an eco-friendly nightclub is gonna fly, but it's raising awareness. Every little bit helps." Ohhhh it's a bad sign when you don't even believe in your own model hangout. [WWD, 5th item]
The new $18,000 handbag: the $18,000 Lancome makeup kit. [WWD, 8th item]