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more about #simondoonan Zombie Ms. Skittles: I actually am buying my fiance a gift out of TWOP's gift guide. The dude likes NCIS! more » Tartan_Tart: I treat them the way I treat everything else in magazines. I ooh and aah over what I like, with no regard to others, and end up not buying anything. ... more » randomnessish: To be fair, it WAS the gift guide from Time Out NY that alerted me to the existence of a "Cake or Death?" Eddy Izzard mug. So yeah. more » rodmanstreet: Ironically, I would love to find out what Simon Doonan would suggest for Christmas. He's fantastic, and I'd probably buy any number of horrible thing... 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 » judgingamy: Bust's gift guide this year was pretty good. I figured out what to get my dad from it. A record player that converts your vinyl into mp3s? That's perf... more » spekkle: I'm a HUGE fan of Etsy gift guides. Take that Simon! 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 » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I find that gifts guides are generally based on stereotypes that have nothing to do with the people in my life. My dad hates golf and gadgets and my ... 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 » cinematheques: Hey H&M, How about opening an online store? Do you realize how much more money you could be making? And seeing how a vast majority of the global popu... more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Little known fact, but J-Lo approached Lacroix about singing a terrible song about him, and he said he'd rather go bankrupt. more » vamvaki_poulaki: H&M!! Come to the midwest!! Save us from Forever 21! more » georgina: Yes, Whitney, being turned down by Bergdorfs is a totally different arena than being turned down by Kitson. I feel you, girl. more » Rare Affinity: I find gift guides can be useful at Christmas when I am buying for say children or a man I don’t know that well, like my friend’s brother. more » -
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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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Simon Says
"People HATE gift guides... I was, in point of fact, unable to find one single person who liked them, is prompted to shop by them, looked at them or even lined the cat's litter box with them." -Simon Doonan [Observer] -
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Lacroix Is Dead; Watch Out, Kelly Cutrone Is Coming
- A French bankruptcy court has backed a plan that will cut 90% of Christian Lacroix's staff, and reduce the 22-year-old house to a licensing operation. [ToL]
- None other than Simon Doonan is decorating the White House for Christmas. [NYTimes]
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Marc & Daphne Bring Style Insanity To Makeup Soiree
When we heard Marc Jacobs and Daphne Guinness were behind the launch of NARS 15X15, a project to celebrate 15 years of NARS at Industria Superstudio, we knew it would be one weird night. We had no idea.... More » -
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High Glitz: Exploring Child Pageants Through A Feminist Lens
Susan Anderson's photography book High Glitz —which includes thought-provoking essays by Simon Doonan and Robert Greene, as well as a guide to everything glitz—presents a portrait of the bizarre American pastime that is the world of child beauty pageants. -
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Lindsay Working For Free; Diane Von Furstenberg In Daylight Robbery
- Rumors are flying that Lindsay Lohan is donating her time (except for any free clothes she snags) as Emanuel Ungaro's new "artistic director." This gossip item, however, doesn't spell "Emanuel Ungaro" correctly, so its veracity may be questionable. [Fox 411]
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Model Confronts Online Enemy; Is Simon Doonan Redecorating The White House?
- Model Liskula Cohen has confronted the woman revealed as the author of a hate-blog directed against her. Cohen told the woman that she forgave her, but the blogger did not apologize — probably because a defamation suit is pending. [P6]
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Doonan Jumps To Ed Hardy's Defense; Smell Like Kate Moss For Fall
- Barneys' Simon Doonan: "Criticizing Ed Hardy for being cheesy is like saying that Elvis was 'flashy' or that Liberace was 'tacky.' It's a giant case of DUH! Of course it's cheesy! That's the whole point, you doo-doo heads." [NY Observer]
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Coming Soon: Team Sparklevamp Capitalism!
- Twilight clothing is happening — it's only surprising it took so long. The duds go on sale at Nordstrom in October. Selina Khan, on the right, looks like she just doesn't care about Edward or Jacob, bless her heart. [People]
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Sophie Dahl Gets A Cooking Show; Tilda Swinton To Be Face of Pringle
- Model turned cookbook author Sophie Dahl is getting her own cooking show on BBC 2. Dahl says her show will cover on the "emotional" side of food. "It's cooking with an anecdotal thread, irreverent, unpredictable and not without flaw." [Sun]
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Meet Posh In New York Now; Buy Anna Sui At Target Soon
- Unlike her husband, who plans on doing zero promotional work for his Adidas line, Victoria Beckham is in New York to unveil a new 20 ft Emporio Armani ad at Macy's. [UPI]
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Smell Like Amanda Lepore For Under $1,000; Supermodel Births Superbaby
- Amanda Lepore has a scent which is more art project than perfume — sold at a gallery for $950, the crystal bottle contains notes of steamed rice, mandarins, champagne, and cucumber. It's fermented. [NY Times]
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Supermodel Stays In Style Without Men; Sasha & Malia Take Topshop
- Helena Christensen told InStyle magazine that she's never lived with a man — although she was actually married for five years. [Daily Mail]
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First, Lady GaGa Came For Your Pants, And You Said Nothing
- Women, gird your loins: Lady GaGa wants you to share her personal, pants-optional, control-top-hose-and-neon-and-sunglasses-at-night style of dress. Because in the future, everyone will have a clothing line. [Sassybella]
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The Case Of Aretha's Pillbox, And All Other Things Sarto-Inaugural
- Good morning! Obama is president, did you hear? The hat Aretha Franklin wore to sing "My Country, Tis Of Thee" was hand-molded and embellished with Swarovski crystals by Detroit milliner Luke Song. [WWD]
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More Than A Pretty Dress
We love Simon Doonan. Talking about Michelle Obama's inaugural look, the fashionisto declared that he's "become increasingly uncomfortable with this hysteria over what she's going to wear and how she looks." Ditto. [NPR] -
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Pam & Vivienne: A Match Made In... Somewhere
- Pam Anderson is Vivienne Westwood's new muse. The two seem an unlikely pair but "when Westwood saw Anderson in one of her dresses she knew instantly that Pamela was the right person for her new campaign." [ElleUK]

