YSL Partner Slams Designers Who Cater to Muslim Women as 'Enslavement'

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Pierre Berge, who was Yves Saint Laurent’s business and life partner until his death in 2008, appeared on Europe 1 French radio Wednesday to lambaste Western designers for making hijab and abaya for their Muslim customers. “These creators who are taking part in the enslavement of women should ask themselves some…

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Gisele And Tom Share An Awkward Car Ride

10/07/10 11:45am

After Tom Brady's game on Monday night, maybe-cheating Gisele Bündchen called shotgun for the ride home while he was relegated to the back seat. (They have a driver.) Clearly we can infer that she is a castrating Brazilian super-harpy. [People]

Daphne Guinness Fell Over At McQueen's Memorial Service

9/21/10 11:50am

Annabelle Neilsen, on Alexander McQueen: "He was loved by so many, but felt loved by so few." A Scottish pipe band played at McQueen's memorial service, and Björk performed in a winged dress made of molded wood and feathers.

Australia Kinda Cracks Down On Skinny Models; Tom Ford Making Another Movie

6/28/10 12:00pm

The Australian government has developed a vaguely worded, voluntary code of conduct for designers, modeling agencies, and fashion magazines intended to foster healthy body image among consumers. The code includes these provisions:

Lindsay Banned From Borrowing Clothes; Marc's Ex Writing Tell-All

6/11/10 11:30am

Lindsay Lohan is apparently no longer welcome publicity for designers. The ankle-braceleted starlet has been — horrors! — banned from borrowing clothing by most fashion houses, according to one tipster. Lohan has been clothing herself by buying things. [E!]

Naomi Opens Up To Oprah; "Cougars" Drive Sales Of Lingerie

4/29/10 12:40pm

Naomi Campbell taped an episode of Oprah. It must be tremendously comforting to be able to confess one's blood-diamond-mongering sins with warlords to Oprah's stern-but-spiritual countenance. Oprah also extracted from Campbell a pledge to stop throwing phones. [WWD]

Supermodel Suspected Married Billionaire Boyfriend Of Cheating; Tilda Launches Celebrity Fragrance

3/03/10 11:30am

Apparently Naomi Campbell — who just weeks ago was boasting of having mastered her volatile temper — assaulted her chauffeur because he is also chauffeurs her boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, and he refused to tell her if Doronin was cheating. [NYPost]

Demi's New Photoshop Of Horrors; Lara Stone Is Not "The Larger Supermodel"

1/18/10 11:30am

A wax doll impersonates Demi Moore in this latest Helena Rubinstein perfume ad, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott (the same team behind her atrociously 'shopped W cover). Can't wait for the "before" shot, Demi! [PhotoshopDisasters]

Eva Models For Calvin Again; Is Lara Stone Going To Be In A Lady Gaga Video?

1/11/10 11:40am

Why mess with a good thing? Longtime Calvin Klein Jeans face Eva Mendes is back, again with model Jamie Dornan, for spring. And Calvin Klein Collection has again booked 15-year-old Polish model Monika Jagaciak for its spring ads. [WWD]

Gisele Spawns Baby Boy; Counterfeit Crackdown Hits Canal Street

12/09/09 11:30am

Gisele Bundchen has given birth to a baby boy. Husband Tom Brady has a two-year-old son with actress Bridget Moynihan. [People]
A Chantilly lace LBD worn by Audrey Hepburn in How To Steal A Million sold for $97,000. [AP]

Supermodel In Abusive Relationship; Leona Lewis Doing A Clothing Line

11/24/09 11:40am

A friend of Daul Kim who IM'd with the model the night before Kim was found dead in her Paris apartment says that Kim complained of feeling depressed, and was in an abusive relationship. But she was scared to leave:

Alicia's Kooky Jewels; Tom Ford Calls Yves Saint Laurent "Evil"

11/10/09 11:30am

Alicia Keys has a jewelry line; her bangles and rings come engraved with the words of the Japanese pseudoscientist Masaru Emoto. You can't make this up. [WWD]
Marie Claire has published some clear pictures of Rodarte's line for Target. [Nitrolicious]

Lily Sings For Chanel; Claudia Quits Catwalk

10/06/09 11:30am

Handbag model Lily Allen performed live at the farming-themed, hay-strewn Chanel show this morning. [Fashionista]
Claudia Schiffer has formally announced she will no longer do any runway modeling. She plans to fill her downtime with a trip to Iraq. [Sun]

Charlize Sits For Vogue; Corinne Day Seriously Ill

8/11/09 11:30am

Charlize Theron has nabbed the September cover of a slimmed-down Vogue. The issue counts only 584 pages, compared with the 840 pages of Sienna Miller's 2007 issue. Theron last made the cover in October 2007. [TFS]

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9/11 Truther Nabs Fancy Perfume Campaign

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5/14/09 11:30am

In a move that smacks of Chanel-Audrey-Jean-Pierre, Dior announced it's making a 6 1/2 minute online perfume ad with Marion Cotillard and Olivier Dahan, who of course directed Cotillard in La Vie En Rose. [WWD]

Women: American Apparel Doesn't Want Your Size 12 Revenue

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4/09/09 11:30am

American Apparel is launching a "plus-size" sister label. Called "Colossal Clothing." It's only for the menfolk. [Kempt]
The company is also busy harassing Woody Allen. The director called the clothier "sleazy" and "adolescent." [Page Six]

Claudia Schiffer's Personal Chanel Boutique; Theyskens To Start Namesake Line

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3/16/09 12:20pm

That's it. Olivier Theyskens is out, fired, goneburgers, signing off, stick-a-fork-in-it done at Nina Ricci. The Belgian has left the building. Peter Copping, senior designer at Louis Vuitton, is in. [WWD]

Dressing Like Chloe Sevigny Is Harder Than It Looks

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2/24/09 11:30am

Chloe Sevigny says doing oversized unisex menswear for Opening Ceremony was easy. "Except for the trousers — getting the fit right was really difficult." She thinks we'll buy that she draped the pants herself? [WWD]

Tilda Swinton Dresses To Impress; Let Us Now Praise Great London Fashion

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2/23/09 11:30am

Tilda Swinton, one of the few celebrities who can actually pull off avant-gard fashion, looks predictably stunning on the cover of Another Magazine. [Stylefrizz]

Why Are The Germans Being So Mean To "Heavy" Heidi Klum?

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2/13/09 12:30pm

German fashionisto: "She's is no runway model. Heidi Klum is simply too heavy and has too big a bust. And she always grins so stupidly. That is not avant-garde - that is commercial." Me-ow! [VogueUK]