Jezebel: norma kamali

Yoko Ono Fetes Beatles Fashions; Louboutin Stuffed Shoes With Raw Meat

Jenna — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST

Yoko Ono turned up to the Tokyo launch of Comme des Garçons' Beatles-inspired line. [WWD]
Christian Lacroix may not have a confirmed buyer for his bankrupt fashion line, but he will design a tower in Dubai. [AB]

14-year-old style blogger wunderkind Tavi Gevinson is in Tokyo this week for Comme des Garçons' holiday party. In between expressing her admiration for her idol, Rei Kawakubo, Tavi will do photo shoots with Japanese magazines. [WWD]
EBay has started doing pop-up designer sales, like Gilt Groupe. It also has a holiday store in Manhattan, selling Norma Kamali's line for the site. [NItrolicious]
Now that Celine has creative director Phoebe Philo, it wants to open 10 new stores conceptualized by her. Meanwhile, it is closing several of its existing stores. [UK Vogue]
Philo's debut line for the brand has been so popular with retailers the company has gained new accounts across the U.S. [WWD]
Forever 21 is getting into the beauty business. This month, its full 145-piece line of cosmetics will hit stores. The products look appropriately glittery. [WWD]
The ladies at Nylon saw the gorgeous sequined socks on Miu Miu's runway, balked at the $450 cost, and made their own for about $20. Speaking as one who still wears her handknit holey Rodarte fall '08-inspired tights, I approve this DIY message. [Nylon]
Tom Ford not only financed the $7 million cost of A Single Man himself, and wrote into the script elements of various episodes from his own life, he went so far as to fill the characters' homes with his own furniture. He even painted the paintings on their walls himself. [IndieWire]
SATC stylist and designer Pat Field and Kim Cattrall did an ad for Bailey's. It features Cattrall wearing a red dress with a bow on it, since Bailey's is being sold in holiday-promo bottles with red bows this year, and everyone involved seems to think they are totally making fashion history, as opposed to doing some rather literal-minded if inoffensive shilling. "This dress is one of the most daring garments I've ever worn," enthuses Cattrall. [SB]
Christian Louboutin, the shoe designer who once said "comfort is not part of my creative process," maintains he learned the value of comfortable shoes when he left school at 15 to intern at the Folies Bergère, and the dancers sent him out for veal carpaccio, which they used to line their shoes. Now he uses "technical secrets" to make his shoes "easy to walk in." But his biggest enemy in life is the ankle, because, as he puts it, "You can do a design, and it looks good on paper — then when you put it on it makes your legs look fat." We would point out that a design that only looks good on paper isn't really a great design. [Independent]
Alber Elbaz received an honor with the rather long name the Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris from mayor Bertrand Delanoë on Friday. When asked what he loved most about the city, the Lanvin designer said, "There's so many things. It's a dream city and it's a city of dreamers...I will be original, and I will say Parisians!" [WWD]
Look at what Tyra has wrought: 1,500 girls lined up on Saturday in New York, and another 1,000 in Los Angeles, to try to be chosen as America's representative to the Ford agency's Supermodel of the World competition. [UPI]
Alessandra Ambrosio's "diary" of the week before the Victoria's Secret fashion show is mostly a tale of her yearning for free time to work out, and skipping meals. Don't worry, she has a cheeseburger after it's over! [People]
"When I was a kid, I remember telling my mom I was going to be the first woman president, an actor, then a veterinarian on the weekends," says Brooklyn Decker, the Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret model. "I somehow decided to be an uneducated model instead." [NYTimes]
Helena Christensen says she dreams of "situations inspired by the work of artists such as Egon Schiele and Carl Larsson, Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie book series, and the intricate yet utterly simple compositions in nature." And her dream house would be the late Edward Gorey's place on Cape Cod. Ours too. [Independent]
This year's Pirelli calendar, shot by Terry Richardson, features no retouching. "A great photographer captures the moment — that's why I shoot without extra equipment and without assistants," claims Richardson, oddly, because he does in fact have assistants. (Perhaps they weren't used for this job?) [WWD]
François-Henri Pinault, owner of Pinault Printemps Redoute, is looking to spin off several of his company's largest, cheapest chains, like FNAC and the mail-order empire La Redoute, in order to free up capital to invest in mid-market brands that would have both higher margins, and would sit better in a stable that includes Stella McCartney and Gucci. What this means in practice is that PPR might buy Abercrombie & Fitch. [Telegraph]

Moët. Louis Vuitton. Kate Moss. Almost A Luxe Haiku, Sans Nature.

Sadie — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Jewelry brand Fred, which is "LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned," has acquired another luxury name as its new face: Kate Moss. She'll be snapped by eyebrowed superstar Patrick Demarchelier with French actor Melvil Poupaud. [WWD]

Doorbusters failed to save the Christmas retail season. Boo! [WSJ]
"Many retailers opened before 6 a.m., offering 50 percent to 75 percent off" but to no avail! [Yahoo]
That's a 24% drop from last year. [Bloomberg]
The reign of Accessories is over, thanks to the Recession. [WWD]
The New York Times deems 08 fashion a bore. [New York Times]
However! "To VOGUE.COM, it meant one of the most exciting and unpredictable years in fashion memory." [VogueUK]
Ugh. More layoffs at Liz Claiborne. [WWD]
The latest beauty trend is...vegetables. We know we're in a recession, but jeez! [NY Times]
Beyonce's new video is apparently a total Gareth Pugh homage. Fashion-y, yes, but a little weird. [Fashionista]
Men's retailer The Officers Club, which sounds vaguely ludicrous, has a new owner. [FT]
Hermes, meanwhile, launches its first San Diego store. Doesn't it seem like they'd already have one there? [WWD]
Norma Kamali institutes awesome "try before you buy" feature to her website: you get the stuff before you pay! Are there late fees? [Fashionista]

Dov Charney's Sexual Harassment Woes Are A "Grave Injustice"

Sadie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:30:00 EST

In a video, skeevy CEO Dov Charney claims that "there's a conspiracy against celebrities in the Hollywood area" and that "the judges are generally patriarchal, they don't want to give celebrities a chance." Down with the patriarchy! [The Street]
Word is, Katie Holmes shot her Miu Miu campaign yesterday. [Fashionologie]
More inaugural gown sketches! We're not feeling 'em. [Politico]
Colombian bulletproof jackets were inspired by our trigger-happy Veep. “This is a new market for us. Dick Cheney has helped raise awareness of accidents." [Think Progress]
Thakoon, maker of Michelle Obama's "reverse kimono" DNC dress, has discontinued the design. [WSJ]

Rich kid Peaches Geldof's music and fashion tips! "Most people who know me know I don’t follow fashion. I mean, I just dyed the tips of my hair blue for God’s sake. I hate stars who look totally overstyled, like Victoria Beckham; give me Courtney Love, with her babydoll nighties and ripped fishnet tights, any day. For me, fashion is about pushing boundaries. Vivienne Westwood once told me that people who aren’t creative or have no love for art don’t dress up, I asked her why people should and she replied simply, 'Because it’s fun.' Sage advice." [Nylon]
DNR, the men's trade fashion mag, has been folded into WWD. [Fashionista]
Steve & Barry's liquidates. [WWD]
So does Bill Blass New York. [WWD]
Cathy Horyn's all about Norma Kamali for Wal-Mart. Maybe we can call it...VallMa? [New York Times]
Gap surpasses Wall Street's third quarter expectations. [Reuters]
Liz Claiborne, however, is hit hard. [WWD]
80's icon Romeo Gigli is back, baby. "I have never created for 'someone' in particular, always for 'anyone' willing to take a journey of the imagination made up of dissonant harmonies, freedom and sharing." [IHT]
Hoping to offset shopping malaise, Fifth Avenue outdoes itself with Christmas decorations. [IHT]
Madonna's astroturf special? It's Vuitton. [New York]
Mod maven Mary Quant unveils her special-edition stamp. [Sassybella]
Modestly belly-buttoned moddle Karolina Kurkova has been voted "World's Sexiest Woman" by E. [InventorSpot]
Beyonce's Japanese ads for “Samantha Thavasa” handbags — with singer Takuya Kimura — are pretty cool. [LifeFiles]

Mary-Kate Olsen To Emerge From Hole For Fashion

Jennifer — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

M-K Olsen is supposedly venturing out of her Salinger-esque hiding to attend the Giambattista Valli show today. [Fashion Week Daily]
Too bad, because also in MK news: she is writing a book! With Ashley, about (what else?!) her inimitable style. We assume this means she'll also go on the road promoting it, as opposed to hiding it away to be unearthed at her death with her bottles of pills and thousands of empty Venti Starbucks cups. [Sassybella]
Meanwhile, Giambattista Valli is a fan of Obama. [Fashion Week Daily]
Erin Fetherston: The movie. Starring Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst. Based on Romeo & Juliet. We're, er, skeptical. [Nylon]
Designer logos made with cocaine. [NY Mag]

Kat Von D (of LA Ink fame) is doing a cosmetics line for Sephora, which will be in stores in May. [Sephora's Beauty & the Blog via BellaSugar]
How did model Gemma Ward prepare for her role in the film The Black Balloon? "I...listened to '90s music (i.e. MC Hammer)." [Chic Report]
"We got here early because this party is usually messy," Julia Restoin-Roitfeld on the Balenciaga afterparty. Ew. [WWD, 1st item]
M.I.A is starring alongside Karen O, Joan Jett, Billy Idol and other in the new ad campaign for Converse. But it's cool because Converse is owned by Nike now. [Chic Report]
What the fuck? Norma Kamali for Wal-Mart?! And it's going to be licensed through Cherokee?! [WWD, sub req'd]
Oh yay: model Coco Rocha to try acting. [WWD, 3rd item]
Pepe Jeans wants to be the brand that denim whores run to instead of the so-called "premium" denim brands. [WWD, sub req'd]
Limited Brands' profits are down by a whopping 11.6% this quarter. That ain't good. [WWD, sub req'd]
The funnel-neck: It's back. Oy. [WWD, sub req'd]
Why don't models brush their hair? I assume because they are like me: Lazy. [BellaSugar]
Oh no: The cold is killing the pashmina goats! [Reuters]

Rag Trade: Bitchy Fashion Blogger About To Get The Boot

Anna — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:31:00 EDT

Ooh, intrigue!! The anonymous fashion (er, accessories?) editor behind View From The Fourth Row may be unceremoniously unmasked. Like, soon. [Fashionista]
Penelope Cruz is the latest starlet to start a second career as a guest-fashion designer; she and her sister Monica will be designing frocks for Spanish retailer Mango. [WWD]
The Gap continues to try to claw its way back to relevance: it's hired Doo-Ri Chung, Thakoon Panichgul and Kate and Laura Mulleavy to create a limited-edition collection of white shirts. [WWD]
Norma Kamali is on a mission to promote... olive oil. [WWD]

A dedicated website with a delicious preview of Kate Moss collection for TopShop. [KateMossTopShop]
If you need a TopShop fix right now, however, try this adorable orange-striped, woolen pinafore dress. [TopShop]