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more about #jilsander goodcheapfun: Imagine of talented designers made clothes for the masses, a la top shop. That would be fucking revolutionary. Oh and add in some sizes beyond size ... more » doit2julia: This situation is truly dire. I finally graduated fashion school just a few months after the bottom dropped out & despite having what I've been told i... more » Haystacks: I lost my job a couple months ago, and generally when I hear of recession losses my heart bleeds. In all these photos, I can see their beauty of thei... more » Paint.Me.Nutella: I cannot stand celebrities who think that they could actually design when really they can't. There are people out there that live, breathe, and die in... more » BuffySummers: Justweet? Sweetface? I can't decide if the problem was how bad those name are, or the fact that the Sweetface ad looks like it belongs in our bad 00'... more » hfree: Am I the only one who read "People Tree" as "Penelope Tree" and got really excited? She's one of my all-time favorite models. more » ardentlilac: I adore The Sartorialist, so I'm not sure I approve of a clothing line (isn't the point how individual and inventive everyone is?) and a TV show, full... more » sayah: Here's hoping Taylor Lautner will be our next James Franco. more » Dauphine: Someone please buy Roberto Cavalli a ticket to the American Anthropology Association's next conference, please. I'd like to see that smackdown. more » cate3710: Oh, I thought Jil Sander's Uniqlo collection was a one-time thing! Glad to know it's not - the clothes looked lovely. more » kookoocachaw: That cover, along with it's caption "Mostly Maverick Me" somehow reminds me of Gilderoy Lockhart with his "Magical Me" cover. more » sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: I wish I had time to take a bath in the morning. As for now, I can barely get my clothes and shoes on. more » BlondeGoddess: Just watched the final episode of The City - Whitney is so flat and passive, I can't believe she's the main character in a TV show. This girl will ne... more » hfree: So excited to Target/Liberty! Any word on when it will hit stores (I don't have a WWD account so I couldn't check for myself). more » xay: So, ummm what is the correct pronunciation of Louboutin? One day I might be able to buy those $1500 boots I've been drooling over and I don't want to ... more » KelseyElle: Maybe if H&M wasn't so obsessed with opening stores in the hippest areas only they would probably do better in sales. I'm just sayin.. I live part of ... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Didn't Whitney already make a similar comment a while ago about LCs designs? Something like Well my stuff's going to be more high-end, or something li... more » JaneIre: I've longed for the story of a girl and her shoe to be told. It's a classic romance. more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: That Dockers campaign is stupid. When I think of "manly men" the last thing that comes to mind are Dockers. Are they still popular in the States? ... more » PaigeTurner: to match, or not to match? that is the question that divides whit and lc. more » -
#infashion
Lindsay Lohan, Christian Lacroix, And Every Celebrity Clothing Line Known To Man: Fashion Failures And Successes Of 2009
Be thankful if you still have a job: After the hell year that was 2009, a lot of fashion people don't. Many designers were fired, some were hired, and plenty lost their businesses altogether. An overview of the tumult:
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#ragtrade
Sarah Palin Gets Fleeced; Roberto Cavalli Enjoys "Primitive" Africa
- Laura Ingraham is auctioning Sarah Palin's fleece from her Going Rogue cover. Let's take up a collection and shoot a real Going Vogue. [Facebook]
- Givenchy was the winning bidder for Audrey Hepburn's How To Steal A Million LBD. [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Whitney Disses Lauren; Maria Sharapova Wants A Clothing Line
- Whitney Port isn't in Kell On Earth. And on Lauren Conrad: "We still keep in touch on a friendship level. But in terms of fashion we don't really talk about it anymore because we're not in the same arena." [PopEater]
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#outoffashion
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lacroix?
Consider the curious case of Christian Lacroix: A wildly influential designer who never turned a profit. A master of color who never did a makeup line. A couturier who never made an it-bag. Here's what might befall him in bankruptcy.
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#ragtrade
Marc Going On Gay Housewives; Designers Unimpressed By Berlusconi
- Marc Jacobs is rumored to have signed on to appear on Kept, Logo's gay version of The Real Housewives. An open casting call will be held soon in New York to find other "high-powered (openly gay) playboys." [N.Y. Daily News]
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#ragtrade
Emma Watson Has A Clothing Line; Courtney Says "Rodarte Bitches" Are Awesome
- Emma Watson is doing a clothing line with ethical fashion company People Tree. We're still waiting for Mischa Barton's collection, Tree People. [Guardian]
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#ragtrade
The EmperorKate Moss Has No Pants- Kate Moss's latest fashion contribution: tights that look like you took a drunken prat fall on a gravel driveway. [The Sun]
- The surprise guest of honor at Macy's Glamorama in Chicago: Miss Piggy. [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Michael's Moonwalk Glove Under The Hammer; Jil's Uniqlo Line Costs $21
- A rare, left-handed Michael Jackson glove — the one the star wore when he unveiled his moonwalk at Motown's 25th anniversary in 1983 — is to be auctioned in November at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square. [CTV]
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#ragtrade
Charlize Sits For Vogue; Corinne Day Seriously Ill
- 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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#ragtrade
Karl Thinks Feminists Are "Ugly"; Posh Spice Gives Up On Armani
- For the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, the magazine interviewed Karl Lagerfeld, speaking as Coco Chanel. In character, the Grand Teuton shared such idiotic reflections as: "I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that." [FWD]
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#ragtrade
Charlotte To Star In New Perfume Ad; Rihanna Nabs Italian Vogue?
- Nicolas Ghesquière picked the intolerably cool Charlotte Gainsbourg to advertise Balenciaga's perfume. Ghesquière calls his friend "one of the most inspiring girls in the world." Gainsbourg said, "I was secretly hoping to be the face of Nicolas' first perfume." [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Jackson Family Fashioned In Versace; Kaiser Karl Disses Audrey Tautou
- Michael Jackson's entire family — including the kids — reportedly wore Versace to his memorial service yesterday. The singer was a longtime admirer of Gianni Versace's work, and LaToya Jackson contacted Donatella Versace to arrange for the custom outfits. [InStyle]
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#ragtrade
Kate Moss Destroys Hopes Of Kills Fans; Emma Watson To Design Own Line?
- One of the hazards of dating a rock star: When, mid-fight, you want to throw some of his stuff into a pool, there's a slight risk that he might have unreleased, non-backed-up new songs among his personal effects. [Mirror]
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#criticaldistance
This Recession Will Change Everything (About The Way We Dress)
Everyone has a theory about what the recession will "mean" for fashion. Wanna hear often correct New York Times critic Cathy Horyn's? Oh yes you do!
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#ragtrade
Kanye Buys Hoodies, Stands Up Agyness; Stella To Design For Gap
- Kanye West and Amber Rose hit up the American Apparel in NoHo for hoodies and sunglasses. "He was really nice about getting his photo taken for our blog," said the store manager. Doesn't he look it! [AmApp]
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#ragtrade
Audrey Takes A Holiday With Chanel; Valentino Tried To Suppress Documentary
- Audrey Tautou reunited with Amélie director Jean Pierre Jeunet to star in an Orient Express-themed Chanel No. 5 ad, which took three weeks to shoot. The reel's not up till May 5. [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Rene Russo Finds Other Uses For Footwear; Sarah Silverman Becomes A Model
- Behold actress Rene Russo, doing moderately fetishistic things with designer Brian Atwood's shoes and a hunky model, for a limited-release book, which sounds suspiciously like a fancy lookbook. [NY Mag]
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#badvertising
Hurtful Heels, Zoned-Out Zombies & Crotch Watch: Spring's Worst Ads
Advertisements are supposed to help move product. But some ads are so stupid, inane, weird or pointless, they're just bad. Hence: Badvertising! The following are from the latest issues of Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Lucky.
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#ragtrade
Michelle Obama To Receive Fashion Award; Salma To Do Skincare
- Michelle Obama will receive a CFDA award — but CFDA president Steve Kolb isn't certain she'll attend. "We'll do whatever we can to get her here, but the award isn't about getting her to come." [AP]

