Jezebel: theodora richards

Vivienne Westwood Never Gets Her Knickers In A Twist

lesleyarfin — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Vivienne Westwood rules for many reasons; here's reason number 1,457: when the designer received honors of British ranking at Buckingham Palace in the '90s, she went “knickerless on both occasions.” [The Star]
Proenza Schouler is teaming up with Guiseppe Zanotti to expand its line of footwear. I’m crossing my fingers that the prices won’t be unbearable, because this news excites me more than you know. [Elle UK]
This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Photographer Nick Knight plans to create 3-D images of a 30-foot Naomi Campbell. “He has scanned Naomi 'straddling the barrel of a large tank' to form one sculpture, and another is envisioned as a 'circle of three Naomis, like The Three Graces.'" Please, people, stop encouraging this woman's egomania. [Fashionologie]

Jennifer Hudson tells New York Magazine that she regrets wearing the jacket Vogue's Andre Leon Talley picked out for her for the Oscars. [New York]
James Gandolfini's bathrobe from The Sopranos is being auctioned off, along with a bunch of bloody Sopranos shirts, to benefit a nonprofit group that assists severely wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Yahoo]
More news on the Jerry Hall clothing auction at Sotheby’s in the UK: she is not auctioning off her wedding dress but her daughter Lizzie is pissed she’s selling other awesome outfits. [Telegraph]
Roberto Cavalli will lecture at Oxford University's student union today, reports Fashion Week Daily. I wonder if he’ll be able to convince the smartest students in the world that he knows the line between sexy and vulgar? He didn’t convince me, and I barely graduated high school. [Fashion Week Daily]
Designer Martin Margiela designed a T-shirt with a horse graphic that sold out at the stunning price tag of $1,395, but rumors swirl that it’s not so original. “The image on the tee is nearly identical to an image painted by British artist David Penfound in 1998, which also covers t-shirts . . . that retail for $19.95,” says Fashionologie, via the LA Times. [Fashionologie]
Interview with model Theodora Richards on her new position as VP of Creative Director of 4 Stroke Jeans: “…Jeans and me, we go together like peanut butter and jelly,” she says. [The Fashion Informer]
Noémie Lenoir is the first black model to grace the cover of French Vogue solo in over a year, although the June/July issue actually has two covers, the other featuring model Laetitia Casta. [Fashionista]
American Eagle Outfitters' profits have fallen. [Reuters]
Burberry is planning on expanding its shoe line. Does this mean we can expect to see things like plaid-printed wedges as well as wellies? [Times of London]
Benetton, a company known for its glossy ad campaigns and pastel sweaters, is looking into investing in "troubled" airline Alitalia. [Forbes]

Zac Posen To Visit The Land Of Oz

Jennifer — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

Zac Posen for Target Australia?! I would be super excited if I weren't super depressed that he's not designing for Target U.S.A. [Sassybella]
Parisian rock band Rock & Roll has written a new song about their experience attending Milan Fashion Week. The song's name? "Coke Freaks and Fashion Whores." Of course. [WWD, 1st item]
Claudia Schiffer's favorite image of herself in the upcoming "Metamorphosis" campaign she shot with Karl Lagerfeld? "The one where I look like a man. It reminds me of my brother." [Vogue UK]
The latest limited edition Marc Jacobs fragrances are supposed to smell like sorbet. So, y'know, you can smell like food instead of eating it. [Nylon]

Roberto Cavalli on Elton John's Oscar party: "I think it was one of the best parties I've ever been to. And, my dear, I've been to a lot of parties." [Fashion Week Daily]
Carla Bruni: Not attending Paris Fashion Week. [WWD, 2nd item]
Petra Nemcova: Sex kitten or philanthropist? [Chic Report]
Tod's just got a little cooler: It's having a party. In March. And Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys is performing. [Vogue UK]
Another big crackdown on NYC's Canal Street counterfeit bag sellers. Sigh. We'll be sad if never again can we take a walk without being offered a Fundi or Preda bag. [WWD, sub req'd]
$20 million in jewels, missing from a Milan showroom. [Fashion Week Daily]
Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about hair extensions. [BellaSugar]
Theodora (daughter of Keith) Richards is the new creative director of 4 Stroke Jeans. Which sounds like the dumbest poser name for a denim line ever. [Page Six]
Puma now partnering with Hussein Chayalan. Which is definitely one of the wackier fashion world pairings we've heard of in a while. [WSJ]

Miuccia Prada Really Understands What Men Want

Jennifer — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

Whoah. Prada Fall 2008 Menswear: Now featuring skirts! Oh yes, this is something guys would totally buy. [Chic Report]
RIP Miu Miu menswear: The line will be discontinued as of the Spring 2008 collection. What, Miuccia just couldn't top skirts for men? [WWD, 1st item]
WWD headline on Isaac Mizrahi's move from Target to Claiborne is: "Will He Hit Or Miz?" [WWD, sub req'd]
And in other Claiborne news, the company is rumored to be in talks to license of its Dana Buchman label to Kohl's. [WSJ]

Aeropostle, in an attempt to save the world and increase brand awareness, is launching a campaign called Teens for Jeans, encouraging its customers to donate their gently worn jeans at any Aeropostle store, to be given to homeless kids. [WWD, sub req'd]
Anna Wintour must be a really good American Express customer: The credit card giant has just donated $500,000 to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, which provides cash prizes to those young designers whom La Wintour deems worthy.
Try to contain your excitement: Rihanna is doing a second umbrella line for Totes. [WWD, 2nd item]
The after-party alone for Kate Moss's birthday last night cost approx. $40,000. [Vogue UK]
Designer Charles Nolan on his latest philanthropic endeavors: "In the spring I'm hosting a group that's all about microlending...do you know that if you lend money to people, the 98 percent that pay you back are women? The two percent that don't—men!" His heart is in the right place. [Fashion Week Daily]
Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Lily Donaldson, and Theodora Richards have been "brought on" by fashion label Joie to host a party for the house during Fashion Week to make the line seem hipper, cooler, younger, etc. Incidentally, Joie hired Vladimir Roitfeld (Julia's bro, Lily's beau) to put the party together. Incesterfuckin marvelous. [Fashion Week Daily]
Saks Fifth Avenue's spring advertising campaign features not models but illustrations. Didn't Nordstrom just do that? [Sassybella]

Cathy Horyn Still Talking About Marc Jacobs; London Fashion Week Sounds Fun

Jennifer — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:00:00 EDT

NY Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn continues to stick up for homeboy Marc Jacobs on her blog, disclosing that he personally dressed all of the models in his much-delayed show and that "if you're always under pressure, I suppose you're going to be more sensitive to the things you absolutely can control." Aw, tear? [NY Times]
The Dress Barn's profits rocketed an amazing 38% this quarter. Um, what? Developing... [WWD, sub req'd]
Okay, we totally attended the wrong Fashion Week. Prince performed live at the Matthew Williamson show in London. [Vogue UK]
Also at London fashion week: Courtney Love tripped Kate Moss, who went tumbling upon entering; someone spilled a drink on Anna Wintour; and Jade Jagger and Christian Louboutin were having "a private chat" (a private really ANIMATED and EXUBERANT chat, we're assuming) in the women's restroom. This is all at one party. [Vogue UK]

Speaking of parties, the Christopher Kane afterparty was so good Agyness Deyn had to wait in line. [WWD, 2nd item]
Things we did not know about Karl Lagerfeld that we learned just from reading a 300-word item about the forthcoming documentary about him: He has been sexually active since age 13, his family calls him "Shirley Temple," his bedroom looks just like mine, he talks trash about the former Chanel ("When I took on Chanel, it was a sleeping beauty. And not even a beautiful one. She snored'). [Vogue UK]
Models/modelish types appearing in the Cavalli for H&M ads: Erin Wasson, Jessica Stam, Theodora Richards, Nicolas Malleville, Sean Lennon, Jane Schmitt, Lydia Hearst, Astrid Muñoz, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Anouck Lepère. [WWD, 1st item]
Stella McCartney is adding a golf line to her Stella-for-Adidas label. Says McCartney, "I think it is about time that women who play golf can now echo what they wear in everyday life on the green." On our list of things it's about time for, this, uh, doesn't even make our pile of rejected ideas. [WWD, sub req'd]