Gwyneth and Pals De-Clutter With a Very Brief GOOP Closet Sale
Today marks the annual GOOP closet sale, in which La Gwyneth and her famous friends sell their expensive clothes to benefit various charities (and their own hopelessly cluttered lives!). As of this writing, almost everything is sold out except two pairs of Jennifer Aniston’s ugliest shoes.
Stella McCartney's Garden Party Had Guevara and Castro Impersonators
On Monday, Fashion designer Stella McCartney presented her 2016 resort collection at a Cuba-themed garden party in Nolita, Manhattan. Guests included big names like Cara Delevingne, Miranda Kerr, Liv Tyler, and—most noteworthy of all—two men posing as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Not present: anyone who’s suffered…
Karl Lagerfeld Says Feminist Protest Wasn't 'Unpleasant or Left-Wing'
The latest WWD has a piece on how individual designers interpret women's struggles in fashion, pegged in part to the "feminist protest" Karl Lagerfeld staged for Chanel's Spring 2015 runway. And, predictably, Karl says some pretty wacky things about it. Side eye.
Gwyneth Paltrow Made a Trailer for a Party She Threw
It's not really weird that Gwyneth Paltrow threw an "English garden party" in the Hamptons where a bunch of her super rich friends hung out and played with children and watched Blythe Danner do the "Gangnam Style" dance while a four-piece bluegrass band plays on. But it's kind of weird that Cameron Diaz got an invite.
Stella McCartney, When You Long for Something Hideous and Shapeless to Wear
While you were sleeping, Paris Fashion Week was sashaying along, and Brit designer Stella McCartney presented her fall/winter 2013 collection earlier today. Reuters describes the clothes as having a "structured, masculine feel in line with McCartney's tomboy sensibility." I'd call them ugly, droopy, cavernous and…
Calvin Klein's Super Bowl Debut: 97% Abs, 3% Underwear
Besides Beyoncé and the Clydesdale, there was something else eye-catching during the Super Bowl: Calvin Klein's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp, hired creative director Fabien Baron of Baron + Baron to create the 30-second spot, shot by Steven Klein and…
Kanye Leads Introspective Twitter Debate (With Himself) Re: the Word 'Bitch'
Last night, Kanye West asked his Twitter followers if they thought it was ever okay to use the word "bitch." (Well, by "ask" we mean he tweeted incessantly for quite some time, as he is known to do.) "I usually never tweet questions but I struggle with this so here goes...is the word BITCH acceptable?" Kanye posited.…
Stella McCartney's 'Miracle Dress' Is A Simple Illusion
There is a dress so gorgeous, so flattering, so magical that it's causing celebrities to throw caution to the wind and live the major faux-pas that is wearing the exact same ensemble as another celebrity. That dress is The Octavia, a $1600 feat of fashion by Stella McCartney that upon wearing, will make anyone look…
Madonna Says She Felt Fat At The Met Ball
There's a bumper crop of Met Ball fashion gossip this morning. When asked on the red carpet how she felt in her teal Stella McCartney dress, Madonna told a reporter, "A little bit fat." Really? Knowing that makes us kinda sad. [The Cut]
Unlike last year, Anna Wintour did not dance at the Met Ball. Even when Jay-Z and…
Talking About Animals With Tim Gunn
The semi-annual trade show known as New York fashion week started yesterday, and after doing the rounds of shows, I managed get into a party at the Stella McCartney store. It was sponsored by PETA, and Tim Gunn, Olivia Munn, and Taraji P. Henson were the guests of honor. I walked in, collected a glass of red, ate a…
Naomi Campbell Returns To Court, Her Home Away From Home
- Naomi Campbell's lawsuit with ex-agent Carol White is still rumbling. White, who claims Campbell stiffed her on royalties for a perfume called "Naomi Campbell Cat Deluxe With Kisses," says she has evidence that Campbell's lawyer and manager perjured themselves. [WWD]
MAC Wants You To Lasso Some Wonder Woman-Inspired Makeup For Spring
- "Since Wonder Woman has this amazing strength," explains a spokesperson, everything's oversized. Products range from $14 for fake lashes to $49.50 for "a brush set with its own metallic utility belt," and are expected to generate sales of $20m. [WWD]
Carine Roitfeld Announces Shock Resignation
- Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, who has helmed the magazine for a decade, just announced she's stepping down from her position to attend to "personal projects." This is major! The entire fashion world wants mommy! *whimper* [WWD]
Angelina Jolie Lends Her Name To Crazy-Expensive Jewelry
- Angelina Jolie is shilling fine jewelry again, with former Asprey executive Robert Procop. This black necklace she wore to a Salt premiere is one of their pieces. The jewels will be "priced individually," with proceeds going to Jolie's charity. [WWD]
Fashionable Baby-Making: Stella Has A Girl, Nina Has A Boy
- Stella McCartney, who gave birth last week, just announced the baby's a girl. She and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, named their youngest daughter Reiley. [Evening Standard]
- And Nina Garcia just gave birth to a son named Alexander David Conrod. [@ninagarcia]

