Jezebel: phat fashions

Pink Ladies

Sadie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:20:00 EST

So, remember when Phat Fashions sued Victoria's Secret for $1 million this past spring for trademark infringement? (The logos are kind of similar, involving as it does a "P" on a vaguely heraldic shield.) The case has been settled; apparently a judge "dismissed the suit after both parties reached a mutual agreement." Unfortunately at this point the terms are (Victoria's) secret. Sorry, we had to. [DNR via New York Magazine]

Nina Garcia: Still Doesn't Know Whether She's In Or Out

Jennifer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

OK, so the latest on the soap opera-esque tale of Nina Garcia is that she's been offered the part-time title of Editor-at-Large by the peeps at ELLE because they want her to stay on-board because she made ELLE famous because of Project Runway and let's face it, print is dying anyway and needs all the free press it can get. Also, Nina won't be able to remain a judge on Project Runway unless she's still affiliated with ELLE. Follow? Yeah, we really don't either but we're sorta hoping Nina will say thanks-but-not-thanks and pen a tell-all instead. [WWD, 1st item]
And who will get Nina's old job of fashion director? Some say Roopal Patel, women's fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman. [WWD, 1st item]
And some say it will be someone from within ELLE; senior fashion editor Kate Lanphear, perhaps? [Fashionista]
Tell me who is responsible for making Justin Bobby into a model so I can personally punish them. [NYT]

There is a God: Crocs profits are down. [The Street]
Apparently not content with just suing Phat Fashions, Victoria's Secret has also filed a lawsuit against Macy's for, um, using the color pink. Just so you're all clear: Thou shalt not use the letter 'P' or the color pink. Those obviously belong solely to Victoria's Secret. Duh. [WWD, sub req'd]
"Fashion for me is just a little bit over." Hey, Christian Lacroix said it, not us. [WWD, sub req'd]
Lauren Hutton's makeup line: pink, yellow, olive and "Oprah dark." Jesus. [TMZ]
Oh no: Gisele cannot be the female lead in the new Austin Powers movie. [Boston.com]
And what did the sisters Olsen do while in Beijing last week? "Mary-Kate and Ashley restyle[d] the mannequins wearing The Row" at the Lane Crawford store where they had a trunk show. Aw, sweet! [WWD, 2nd item]
Seoul, Korea wants to be "the fifth major fashion city," Um, good luck with that, kids. [WWD, sub req'd]
And K-Mart wants to up its presence in the women's fashion area. Um, good luck with that, kids. [WWD, sub req'd]
RIP Y & Kei. [WWD, sub req'd]
Score one for Gucci against those counterfeiting bastards. [Reuters]
Brit singer Duffy is the new muse of Dolce & Gabbana. Congrats? [Vogue UK]

Nina Garcia And ELLE: In? Out? Or In?

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT

You knew this already, but Project Runway judge/style tome author/ELLE fashion director Nina Garcia has parted ways with the magazine that made her. At least, ELLE has yet to tell anyone the rumors are false.
Our sources say Garcia came in Friday morning around the hour fashion people usually get to work Friday morning, and was gone with all her earthly possessions by lunch time. Her assistants apparently cried all day, packing the rest of her things.
New rumors are starting to surface that she's "in talks" with ELLE regarding some sort of position there.
We suspect the fact that ELLE fashion news director Anne Slowey and creative director Joe Zee are getting their own Tyra-produced show this fall doesn't exactly make for a great environment. (Coupled with the fact that the magazine's fashion coverage has gotten a million times more interesting since Zee came on board.) But these are just our speculations. Know anything? Drop us a line! [WWD, MediaBistro, NYMag]
And in other very important world news, Project Runway guest judge/style tome author/ELLE covergirl Victoria Beckham's denim line DVB has been dropped by Kitson and Fred Segal. Um, anyone else seeing a trend here? [News of the World]

A reader wrote in to Guardian fashion writer Hadley Freeman asking when it is okay to wear shorts. Freeman's response? "When it's flipping well warm enough to do so, like, duh." [Guardian]
Despite the rumors, Kate Moss is not on the outs with lingerie line Agent Provocateur and just shot a wedding-themed ad campaign for them. [This is London]
Phat Fashions is suing Victoria's Secret for copyright infringement. Apparently, no one can use a frilly letter 'P' but the Phat designers. And while I can't believe I'm saying this, I think it's gonna be Kimora FTW. [WWD, sub req'd]
Whoa, Vidal Sassoon was a resistance fighter during WWII?! [Telegraph]
Elton John: Wears Tom Ford's fragrances! (Also likes that Tom Ford's ads frequently contain naked men? Again, JUST speculation.) [Page Six]
The John Varvatos store in the old CBGB's space? Could suck more. [Washington Post]
Yay for Cambodia, the latest country to allow its young female citizens to be exploited by the western world by making them into runway models. (And Cambodia is usually such a leader on the youth exploitation front.) In all seriousness, [ITN]
Nicholas Huxley, the director of the Sydney Institute's Fashion Design Studio, says Australian women dress "cheap and nasty." [News.com.au]
Want to have guaranteed success as a jewelry designer? Than go into a career in anything but jewelry design [WWD]
OMG will or won't Prada go public in June? The suspense is killing me. [WWD, sub req'd]
Carolina Herrera junior is pregnant again. Just what the world needs: Another kid with a trust fund. [WWD, 2nd item]

MTV Invests In Clothing Line Of Indentured Famous Person Lauren Conrad

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Shocking but true: MTV is investing in subversive style iconoclast Lauren Conrad's clothing line. What, Emily Weiss didn't tell her about "private equity"? We think this is a first for media behemoth Viacom and the apparel industry and we can only hope Toastie and Scott Baio's BFF are next, and that whoever owns Fuse will back Heidi and Spencer's line of American flag wear, and that no one in the country ever buys any of this shit. [Portfolio]
Quote of the day:"I actually think our customer prefers it if she has to work a little for it. She knows she's not going to smell like everyone else," Jennifer Balbier, senior vice president of global product development, MAC Cosmetics, regarding limited edition fragrances. [WWD, sub req'd]
Yogi/mogul (yogul?) Russell Simmons steps down as CEO of Phat Fashions so crazy Kimora can "get space" in which to self-destruct. [WWD, sub req'd]
Derek Jeter's second fragrance comes out in December. It's called Driven Black. We think this sounds a little racist, but we're confused by that, because it would be a different story if it were called "Paint it Black" or "Smelling like a baseball player's cup is the new black" ... pondering. [WWD, sub req'd]

Mazel tov to the Gap! The second fiscal quarter brought about their first financial gain since like, the Friendster era or something. [WWD, sub req'd]
Not so much for Ann Taylor. [WSJ]
Marc Jacobs and Richard Prince do the artist-fashion designer collabo thing for Louis Vuitton. [WWD, 1st item]
- Kate Moss to open a gastropub in Gloucestershire, and the locals are less than exuberant. We think we know the cure! And um you won't find it at a "gastropub." [Vogue UK, 2nd item]
- Custom-designed diamond-encrusted lederhosen. When else were you gonna get those five words together like that? [CBS News]
- V magazine has scheduled its party for photographer Mario Testino's new book at the exact same time as the after-party for the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2008 after party. OMG it's like the Jerusalem of time slots! [Fashion Week Daily]
- Australian designers Sass & Bide are now doing a lingerie line. Unlike our role model starlets, we love underwear and hope you do too; photos here. [Sassybella]