Tory Burch Finally Gets Some Street Cred
Please listen to the first offering from C.O.B. Mob ("Concepts Over Bitches") aka Ryder Ripps and Hennessy Youngman (the latter brought us the AMAZING CVS Bangers Volumes 1 and 2; please take a listen at your earliest convenience). "Tory Burch" will definitely appeal to that niche crossover audience of women who own…
Cleavage, Sideboob and See-Through Dresses at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
In the immortal words of R. Kelly, after the show it's the after party. Last night, Oscar-nominated A-list celebs flocked to the Vanity Fair bash, where they mingled with TV stars and luminaries of the music world. The dress code was half pretty, half sexy. It was a night of many beautiful mammaries. Some ladies let…
Tory Burch, for the Demure Pessimist in You
This morning, Tory Burch showed her fall 2013 collection, and it was… muted. In many cases, the models were covered up from neck to toe. The LA Times calls it "rich and refined"… I call it kind of boring. Some of the ensembles are almost Church Lady-esque, and not particularly cheerful. I'm not a fan. But judge for…
Tory and Chris Burch Are Fighting in Front of the Most Entertaining Judge Ever
Tory Burch is now countersuing her ex-husband and former business partner, Chris Burch. The Burches still each own 28.3% of the Tory Burch company, and the alleged similarities between that brand and Chris Burch's more recent retail venture, C. Wonder, are the focus of the dispute.
Now that the election is over…Celebs Channel Black Swan and the Rare Red Swan at the New York City Ballet Gala
Last night, a small galaxy of fashionable stars hit Lincoln Center for the New York City Ballet Fall Gala. This season, Valentino is designing for the ballet, creating stunning handmade costumes (some of which you can see here). With a big name couture designer involved, you expect some fancy-ass red carpet ensembles,…
Another Underage Model Breaks The Rules, Slips On To The Catwalk
The top international modeling agency Women has copped to an oopsie: its most promising new face of the season, a girl by the name of Valerija Sestic who has already walked for 16 of the biggest designers at New York fashion week, is underage. In a season when all modeling agencies made a pledge not to put girls under…
A Heavily Photoshopped Khloe Kardashian Does Most Random, Bondage-y, Fashion Cover Ever
- Khloe Kardashian, her late, lamented red hair, and a mask apparently made of plastic packing straps and a packet of studs from the nearest Michaels star on the cover of NY skate shop Yellow Rat Bastard's in-store mag, YRB. [Racked]
Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
Blake Lively For Chanel?
- Blake Lively is rumored to be the face of an upcoming Chanel handbag campaign. [E!]
- Having Linda Evangelista in its ads has apparently driven up Talbot's quarterly profits by 17%. [WWD]
Lindsay Poses For Teen Oligarch Fashion Line
- Lindsay Lohan is leaving rehab today for a very special reason: to shoot a campaign for Kira Plastinina, the bankrupt-but-now-revived fashion label designed by a Russian orange juice oligarch's teen daughter. Remember when Lindsay did campaigns for Miu Miu? [TMZ]
No, These Clothes Were Not Costumes
With a name like he 27th Annual Night of Stars, the event, at Cipriani, Wall Street, had better deliver. And, with Leighton Meester, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Connelly and Jane Seymour there, it did. The clothes, now, well...were Halloween-appropriate.
Michelle Obama Fundraises With Donna Karan, Pisses Off PETA
- Michelle Obama wore Donna Karan to the $10,000-a-head fundraiser Karan threw her. PETA protested the event, because Karan uses fur, and PETA will do anything for a headline. "She is gorgeous and smart," said guest Diane von Furstenberg. [WWD]
Fashion's Night Out Sparks Global Fashion Orgasm
On both sides of the pond, Fashion's Night Out has kicked off — and things will never be the same. (Okay, that last part was a lie. But there were a lot of celebrities in designer clothes.)
Emily Blunt Politely Declines The Photoshop, Thanks
- Emily Blunt told British Elle that Photoshop is over-used. "I don't like it when they stretch you out and make you all long and skinny. It makes you look like a Barbie. Who the hell looks like that?" [Elle UK]
Naomi Campbell Nails Down A Date With Justice
- On August 5, Naomi Campbell will testify in the trial of accused war criminal and all-round horrible guy Charles Taylor. Campbell allegedly accepted a blood diamond from Taylor in 1997; prosecutors hope to tie him to the diamond trade. [AP]

