Factory Conditions at Zara Look To Have Improved Since Last Year…
Last August Zara factories were busted for slave-like working conditions
You Can't Shop Anywhere
The founder of IKEA — which once seemed like the most wholesome of all multinational companies — was apparently a Nazi. At this point, basically every retail chain is tainted with some sort of scandal. Here's a helpful guide.
Zara Says It Really Had No Idea Its Clothes Were Being Manufactured In …
Two sweatshops run by Zara suppliers were recently raided in Brazil, and the details that are emerging are all pretty sad: the youngest person freed from the factory was just 14 years old, and authorities say the workers were toiling in "slave-like conditions." The staff, mostly undocumented immigrants from Peru and…
The History of The Cheap Dress
Everywhere American consumers shop — from outlet malls to department store sales racks — deals flourish. But where can one find the cheapest dress? "Fast fashion" purveyors like Forever 21 and H&M are known for their low prices, high volume, and rapid turnover of styles. It's amazing to think that a hundred years ago, at…
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]
Alleged Sexter Brett Favre Might Lose His Denim Endorsement Deal
- Brett Favre's unsolicited-penis-picture-sending ways
might cost him his endorsement deal with Wrangler. The company wouldn't comment on the athlete's future with the brand, but said it was following the story, "like everyone else." [WWD]
Photoshop Crackdown Discussed In U.K.
- "Children and young women should be informed about airbrushing, so they don't fall victim to looking at an image and thinking that anyone can have a 12in waist. It is so not possible," said Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone. [Guardian]
Isabella Rossellini's Handbags Feature Animals Having Sex
- Isabella Rossellini has a Bulgari handbag collection. The actress called bags "an indispensable accessory for us women" and compared them to jewels; hers cost $1,700-$2,600. Rossellini printed drawings from her acclaimed Green Porno series on the linings. [ONTD]
Lindsay To Pose Nude For Fashion Line; Play About Isabella Blow…
- To promote her new accessories line for 6126 — the handbags cost $200-$600 — Lindsay Lohan plans to pose nude except for her SCRAM ankle bracelet. It might be airbrushed out, unless Lohan goes for that sexy-court-monitored-alcoholic look. [People]
Putting An End To Fast Fashion In Your Wardrobe
We all know the true cost of an H&M synthetic sweater is not reflected in its $29.90 pricetag. The fashion industry is a tremendous generator of waste,
Adriana Lima's Baby Is A Covergirl; Celebrity Perfumes Made By Workers…
- Adriana Lima, husband Marko Jaric, and baby daughter Valentina posed for Hola! brazil. The Victoria's Secret model discussed her pregnancy, which was plagued with complications including preeclampsia. Valentina was born prematurely. [HuffPo]
Chloë Wants To Dress High School; Alexa Chung New Face Of Lacoste
- Chloë Sevigny, on prints, and her latest Opening Ceremony collection: "Very Natalie Merchant, you know? It has this timeless, alterna-girl look. I still dress like how I did as a senior in high school, but with a higher heel." [DFR]
Karl And Claudia Do Blackface; Rihanna Might Book D&G
- To fête the 60th anniversary of the German photography magazine Stern Fotografie, Karl Lagerfeld shot six different covers featuring Claudia Schiffer. We could have done without the blackface one and the yellowface one. [SB]
Lady Gaga Talks Music And Fashion; Plus-Size Models In French Marie…
- Lady Gaga spent two hours answering questions live online. "I need fashion for my music, and I need music for my fashion," she said. [SHOWStudio]
- That Gaga: Always destroying her Birkins. [Fashin]
Beyoncé Shills For C&A; Vuitton Ads Banned For Inaccuracies
- Here's a bored-looking Beyoncé, in a campaign for the European fast-fashion chain C&A. [Quem]
- Liza Minnelli is getting an HSN line! She'll be selling things she has in excess, including costume jewelry, clothing, and ex-husbands. [Daily Express]
Lindsay's Clothing Line As Tacky As You'd Expect; Carla Bruni Frees…
- Sketches of Lindsay Lohan's full clothing line were released today, along with the expected wholesale and retail prices of the items. Holy 75-85% markup, Lilo! The Ungaro-dabbling starlet Tweeted her excitement. And yes, kneepad leggings are included. [WWD]
Emma Watson Has A Clothing Line; Courtney Says "Rodarte Bitches" Are…
- Emma Watson is doing a clothing line with ethical fashion company People Tree. We're still waiting for Mischa Barton's collection, Tree People. [Guardian]
Mickey Rourke's Front Row Of Discontent; People Anoints Its…
- Mickey Rourke, at Max Azria: "I really don't like Max that much. He's a short little guy with a good looking wife. Maybe I'll steal his wife." [WSJ]
- Tom Ford to close-talking columnist: "Are you trying to smell me?" [NationalPost]
Model Will Not Be Called A Skank; Marc Plays Host To Miss Piggy
- They said it would never happen
, but a judge ordered that Google reveal Liskula Cohen's anonymous online tormentor. The model sued Google to find out who was behind a hate-blog about her, in order to file a defamation suit. [NYPost]
Designers Dress Up; Lindsay Wants A Job
- No plain yearbook headshot for this year's CFDA nominees: Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, et al posed for Craig McDean while wearing their own creations. [WWD]
- Leggings impresario Lindsay Lohan is rumored to be seeking a position as Ungaro's "creative consultant." Designer Esteban Cortazar is allegedly spitting…
Zara Spring Knocks Off The Best Of Stella, Balmain, Blumarine, and Wu…
Enjoy the spectacle of Stella McCartney and Christophe Decarnin's design chops, but lack the financial wherewithal to fund a $3,000 dress? Zara, your friendly Spanish high street store, is here to help.
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]
Style Icon, Designer Victoria Beckham Gets Surreal
- Wanna see Posh's designs, complete with lampshades and elephant-trunk headpieces? Check out the new commercial for her fashion line. [Fashionista]
- "The video sees various models taking inspiration from Posh’s own ads for Marc Jacobs last season by hiding themselves all over a large mansion – behind drawers, in carrier…
Sarah Palin Returned All Those Clothes, Silly!
- McCain campaign claims that it didn't keep a lot of those Fashiongate duds: "about a third of it was returned immediately" when they didn't fit. Yes, that'd be $50,000 worth. [AP]
- Roseanne offers a McCain-Palin Hitler smiley-face tee on her website. Genocide sensitivity: ur doin it rong. [Oh No They Didn't]
- Tom Ford makes …
Are Heidi Montag's Designer Dreams A Recession Casualty?
- National tragedy: Heidiwood, Heidi Montag's fashion line, has apparently been discontinued! [Oh No They Didn't]
- Diddy buys Enyce from Liz Claiborne. [WWD]
- Karl Lagerfeld's interview with the Olsen twins is possibly the most awesome thing ever. The Kaiser dishes on his hatred of male models, tall women, men's opinions,…
Gwyneth Paltrow Tells You How To Dress Like An Oblivious Rich Person!
- In case Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle blog, Goop, wasn't quite irritating enough, now she brings us a breakdown of how to get her look. Apparently Roger Vivier bangles help. And don't think that one Uniqlo skirt fools anyone, Gwynnie; we've been wise to those tricks since Lucky hit newsstands! [Racked]
- Fashionologie…
Jessica Simpson Is "Alluring," "Romantic," "America's Sweetheart"
- Jessica Simpson's perfume is coming out. It's called "Fancy" and the following description doesn't even need to be parodied. '"Fancy is as alluring, feminine and romantic as Jessica Simpson herself. Her talent, charm and values have made her America's sweetheart and have shown her to be the kind of person that women of…
Diane Von Furstenberg, Woman of Letters, "The Jet Set."
- Diane Von Furstenberg: writer. The wrap doyenne's gonna "pen" a column for Departures, the high-falutin American Express travel magazine. "The designer and Council of Fashion Designers of America president will start writing about her jet-set life starting with the magazine's November/December issue." Let's hope she…
Your Clothes Are Not Made In America, Which Is Why You Can Afford Them
How much did you pay for the last item of clothing you purchased? Was it a bargain? As The New York Times reports: "As consumers adjust to soaring prices for gasoline, food, education and medical care, just about the only thing that seems a bargain today is clothes - mainstream clothes, anyway." Part of the reason stuff…
The Gap Is Dead; Long Live H&M. So Do You Buy More Or Less Regrettable…
Not much has gotten better since the nineties. The radio, for one, has gotten much worse. Magazines and newspapers totally suck now. In real terms the minimum wage has barely increased. Why, in my adult life I might say there hasn't been much to be very proud of in this country — except, of course, clothes shopping.…