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more about #loreal more comments → sportz.star: Christian, thanks for the memories of when PR was interesting and the contestants made awesome clothes. Sigh. more » SomeAuthorGirl: Hey, I really liked the purple number, second pic down at the BBC link, regarding the Kenyan designers. Actually, those two jackets are fun also. So... more » BlondeGoddess: I'm not totally getting the news about 'mulesing' (maybe because the words 'maggot infestations' are so distracting, not in a good way). What I am rea... more » curiousgeorgiana: Christian--can I have this dress, non-maternity? Thanks!! more » girlscoutcookie is back from hiatus: Christopher Kane better hope The Fug Girls and T.Lo don't hear about this. Also, Trashy Fame Whore, back off the David Yurman. His stuff is actually ... more » futuremouse: In other news, President Obama wore noise-cancelling headphones on the way home yesterday, suggesting he likes his plane rides as he likes his fashion... more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I hope that Liliane Bettencourt's daughter succeeds in managing the finances and more than that I hope her mother doesn't hate her for it. As someone ... more » BlondeGoddess: While I understand what Christopher Kane says, and to a point agree with him, I find the sentence people can say what they want about anyone on a blog... more » Penny: I was looking in the WWD spring 2010 magazine the other day and saw that photo of Garancé, Scott and Tommy in the front row of...I believe D&G. All ... more » hortense: I wonder if she knows there's already a Lucy In Disguise With Diamonds in Austin? And if she knows they already have the domain name? more » likepenguins: This is hardly the worst thing Chazza's ever done. I AM NOT OVER THE JEDWARD THING YET, CHERYL. more » fatmonalisa: I've used all sorts of pricey salon products and when I worked on TV sets the ladies would do my hair for free! But the best Shampoo/Conditioner ever ... more » BytheSea: Do we really think the models and actresses are using the $3.99 shit they're advertising, ever? they're using some bottled bull semen from france dist... more » Atomic Bowling: Um, if I had a daughter I think my focus would not be on making sure she knows this particular ad is false advertising, but on making sure she knows h... more » spooki: Honestly, unless it's a product for fullness of volume the extensions aren't a big deal. If they are human hair ones then they require the same care a... more » -
#ragtrade
Diane Kruger New Face Of L'Oréal; Christian Siriano Does Maternity Wear;
- Diane Kruger nabbed a L'Oréal contract. [Elle UK]
- And yes, Siriano provides the contractually-obligated fierceness. [Racked]
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#ragtrade
Lily Allen Quits Music For Fashion; Obama Breaks With Presidential Dress Code
- Lily Allen told a British radio show that she is quitting performing for two years to open a boutique called Lucy In Disguise. She's also going to found a record label. [Elle UK]
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#resultsmayvary
Are Hair Products Falsely Advertising Results When Their Models Wear Extensions?
L'Oreal has a problem: the UK face of the brand, Cheryl Cole, has been revealed to be wearing hair extensions in a commercial. Parents and industry watchdogs are not impressed. More » -
#ragtrade
Lara Stone To Get Skinny; Megan Fox Sells Action Costume
- Model Lara Stone, size 4: "I don't want to be the fat one anymore, so, I have just started doing Pilates every morning, then going to the gym, running, and swimming." [ElleUK]
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#ragtrade
Katie Holmes Designs Dresses For Thetans; 12% Of Designers Not Expected To Survive Recession
- Katie Holmes can add another feather to her designing cap: creative-directing new uniforms for the Church of Scientology. Holmes and Tom Cruise apparently had creative oversight of the religion's new threads, offering direction to designer Richard Tyler. [Daily Mail]
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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
Kate On Another Cover; Lady GaGa Goes Broke On Fashion
- Kate Moss was shot by Mario Testino for the September cover of British Vogue. That trench coat looks very Gisele photoshop-gate/neighborhood flasher, no? [Design Scene]
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#ragtrade
Get Into Lindsay's Pants; Mizrahi Needs To Make Us All A Pie Already
- This speaks for itself: Win A Chance To Design Lindsay Lohan's Leggings. [FabSugar]
- Similarly exciting is news that Juicy Couture is launching a perfume called "Couture Couture." At a certain frequency of repetition, "couture" actually loses all meaning! [WWD]
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#badvertising
Photoshop Of Horrors
Among the problems in this Linda Evangelista L'Oreal ad: Chopped off fingers; black hole the fingers are disappearing into; weird transition between the back of her "hair" and the front; lack of neck. Click to enlarge. [Photoshop Disasters] -
#ragtrade
Lindsay Gets A Gig; Kylie Creates Men's Scent
- Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe on the August cover of Spanish Vogue. [ONTD]
- Fornarina also decided to go another round with the actress — but in these fall ads, they Photoshopped the Lohan to look like Heather Graham. [Sun]
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#ragtrade
Jacko's Sparkly Concert Costume; Anna Read What You Wrote About Her On Facebook
- Michael Jackson has settled on a costume for his upcoming tour: an ensemble made entirely from Swarovski crystals. His wardrobe uses 300,000 of the sparklers. Of course, this is the man who once wore a gold-plated jacket. [WWD]
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#ragtrade
But Aren't Makeup Ads About Making Women Feel Bad So They Buy Dumb Products?
- Freida Pinto and Evangeline Lilly are new faces of L'Oreal. To mark the occasion, Lilly said she's proud "to represent a brand whose ambition is to...contribute to the fulfilment [sic] and well-being of everyone." [PRNewswire]
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#ragtrade
Anna Wintour Is At War With Azzedine Alaïa, Kiefer Sutherland
- Says totally important designer Alaïa, whose designs Nuclear Wintour snubbed in the Met exhibit, "she behaves like a dictator and everyone is terrified of her...but I'm not scared of her or anyone." BURN! [WWD]
- Says totally important designer Alaïa, whose designs Nuclear Wintour snubbed in the Met exhibit, "she behaves like a dictator and everyone is terrified of her...but I'm not scared of her or anyone." BURN! [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Kate Moss Tells All; Gucci Goes After Guess
- Kate Moss has signed on with Virgin Books to pen a presumably un-virginal "no holds barred" autobiography. Says publisher Sir Richard Branson, "It's going to make an exciting read." [Telegraph]
- Kate Moss has signed on with Virgin Books to pen a presumably un-virginal "no holds barred" autobiography. Says publisher Sir Richard Branson, "It's going to make an exciting read." [Telegraph]
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#ohshit
Cosmetics Company Discovers The Power Of Cow Poop
The next tube of lipstick you buy from L'Oréal may be brought to you by cow dung. The company's Belgium factory is installing a biomass electricity-generating system that will essentially power the factory on poop. More » -
#stopshop
Discontinued: A Twisted Tale Of Product Loyalty
I used the same hair gel, every day. for about ten years. And then it disappeared from shelves. More » -
#badvertising
Sick & Twisted: "Anti-Aging" & "Cosmeceutical" Ads
Not only is the completely false and made-up term "anti-aging" loathsome, the ads associated with "anti-aging" products are, without fail, offensive, cruel and chock-full of misleading language. Let's take a look, shall we? More » -
#aginggracefully
Make-Up May Just Save Your Life, Or, You Know, Not
According to a new study, women who apply make-up each morning have better balance and had fewer falls than those who did not. The study was, totally unsurprisingly, led by researchers from L'Oreal. More » -
#ragtrade
Lindsay Sprays Her Way To Success; Freida Says Lauder Deal Is "Lovely Rumor"
- The first pictures of Lindsay Lohan's foray into cosmetics have been released: at left, the often-orange starlet shilling for a spray tan called Sevin Nyne. [People]


