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Fashion Don'ts

dodai — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:45:00 EST

There's an identity crisis going on at The New York Times. T, the paper's fashion magazine, printed a photograph of a 17-year-old female model's bare (though blurred) breast. Some readers called it child pornography. Public Editor/ombudsman Clark Hoyt claims that since T is delivered to homes with the Sunday paper whether the readers want it or not, there is "a special burden on the Times to be well inside the boundaries of good taste." Craig Whitney, the editor in charge of maintaining Times standards, says if he'd seen the pictures before they were published, he would have asked for them to be deleted, because he thinks they are "tawdry." Hoyt believes the Times made a mistake in printing the picture. "The problem with being edgy," he writes, "is that, sometimes, you fall over the edge." [NY Times]

Harper's Is Bizarre; H&M Is Where We Shop

Jennifer — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:20:52 EDT

Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey is appearing as a Simpsons character in the magazine's August issue. No, see, it makes sense because of the eight-page Simpsons fashion spread! [WWD, 1st item]
Actor Ewan McGregor is the new face of Davidoff's newest, still unnamed men's fragrance. You know, this fragrance could smell like a heroin addict's toilet and we'd still buy it. Sigh. [Antara News]
Yves Saint Laurent: Still a hypochondriac, but now also a Grand Officer of the French Legion! [WWD, 1st item]
H&M sales up 17% in the month of June alone, for which the retailer credited good weather, a popular merchandise mix, and an uptick in visits from us and all our friends. 'Cause Zara has really sucked lately. [Vogue UK]

Also joining Stella McCartney for a return to Mother England for London Fashion Week after showing elsewhere? Luella Bartley and Matthew Williamson. [WWD, 3rd item]
Rhetorical question: Does Vogue never tire of patting itself on the back? [Vogue UK]
Oh, to be 15 again! You can be cast as the official face of Australian Fashion Week and then fired for being too young. [Australian Broadcasting Corp]
If you're reading this in Port au Prince, Haiti and your luggage has been lost, fret not: The New York Times has provided a handy guide to where to buy clothes quickly. [NYT]
What? Some website ran an un-retouched Redbook cover? What? Who could it be? [WWD, 2nd item]

Tina Knowles Wants To Make Our Old, Fat Asses Look Bootylicious

Jennifer — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:05:06 EDT

Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles is designing a new clothing line, Miss Tina, for the Home Shopping Network that will cater to the older and more "full-figured" woman. "There's a forgotten woman who wants a pencil skirt, too, or a blouse that's a little lower cut," says Knowles, explaining the motivation behind her line. [WWD, sub req'd]
Models under the age of 16 are being banned from London Fashion Week in an attempt to quell the rash of eating disorders, bone-thin beauties. [WWD, 1st item]
The ongoing collaboration between designer Miuccia Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas now ventures into the world of... on-line charity auctions? [WWD, 2nd item]
Alber Elbaz, designer for Lanvin, says that his process for designing fragrance and designing fashion are one in the same — and both about, always, his "love of women." Which sounds a lot like what creepy guys say when they try to get us naked. [Vogue UK]

Justin Timberlake's clothing line William Rast debuted in England last night at the Harvey Nichols department store. The rich and famous on that side of the pond turned out to fete him and gave sound bites that expressed both excitement and ambivalence, simultaneously. [Vogue UK
Stella McCartney (for Adidas) to show in London. Chaos ensues. [Vogue UK]
A mystery child was seated front-row at Jean-Paul Gaultier's couture show last week. She was rumored to be a princess, wore sunglasses the entire time. So this is what JT Leroy smells like! [WWD, 2nd item]
Profits soar for UK-based on-line fashion store Asos, who doubled their profits in the past year. [Guardian]