Kate Moss Tells All; Gucci Goes After Guess
Latest- Kate Moss has signed on with Virgin Books to pen a presumably un-virginal “no holds barred” autobiography. Says publisher Sir Richard Branson, “It’s going to make an exciting read.” [Telegraph]
- Jack McCollough, the Proenza Schouler designer allegedly head-butted by Kiefer Sutherland at the Met, isn’t pointing fingers. Sort of. A statement from his camp: “Anyone who knows Jack McCollough knows that he would not hurt a fly. All we can say at this point is that he was the victim of a vicious, violent, unprovoked assault and that the matter is in the hands of the authorities.” Please cue 24 joke. [ElleUK]
- A detente in the fabled War of the Nebbishes? Quoth Dov Charney, “I have deep respect for Mr. Allen, who is a source of inspiration to me.” Oddly enough, Woody didn’t release a similar statement of mutual admiration for Charney’s jersey bodysuits [WWD]
- Charney then referenced Larry Flynt. [Gothamist]
- Tell us: would you listen to “Diesel Radio?” Would you admit it if you did? [ElleUK]
- So is the Met Costume Institute‘s “Model as Muse” exhibit worth the hype? Judging by what Cathy Horyn says, we’re…not sure. “You’re tempted to snap into one of those incredible bump-and-grind poses suggested by tiny amounts of Spandex and squeal, “Hey, girlfriend!”” [NYT]
- Some – including Mo’Nique – feel Michelle Obama is saving retail fashion. Retail fashion has not gotten the memo. [Time]
- Bucking the trend, L’Oreal‘s sales rose incrementally in the last quarter; because everyone’s shopping drugstore? [WWD]
- And Hermes is up, too! Cross your fingers. [WWD]
- 16-year-old Katie Fogarty, of runway-fall fame, takes a philosophical attitude: “Oh whatever brightens people’s days.” [Teen Vogue via New York]
- Dig it: Levi’s is launching the “Give Them Hope Now” campaign to raise money for New York’s Harvey Milk School, the high school dedicated to LGBT and questioning students. [AdAge]
- On a completely unrelated note, Marshalls’ attempt to appeal to the kids seems to appeal to no one. “A 35-year-old cross-dressing man named Liam Sullivan portrays Kelly, a shy 17-year-old girl. Kelly, a popular YouTube character, is first shown at home greeting her visiting grandma (also played by Sullivan, natch).” Then they go to Marshall’s and there’s a musical number involving a mime and some maraca-shaking. [BrandFreak]
- Oddly enough, Tim Gunn was not the only reality fashionisto on Capital Hill this week: Nigel Barker also betook his fine self to D.C. to film scenes for a pediatric AIDS documentary, raising the city’s handsomeness quotient by 48%. [Politico]
- Agyness Deyn is hawking mineral water. This is, apparently, highly prestigious. [The Sun]
- Erykah Badu has designed a label for a special bottle of Kiehl’s body lotion involving “a trippy swirl of Afro curls, butterflies and ferns.” Proceeds go to the Waterkeeper Alliance. [Dallas News]
- Timberland is branching into women’s footwear, introducing 12 styles of shoe. [WWD]
- Also snubbing the economy, Derek Lam opened a ritzy new store in SoHo yesterday; both Rihanna and Wintour showed. [The Fashion Informer]
- Stella McCartney and Net-a-Porter have entered into a “mutually exclusive” online sales relationship. Get those eBay-trained trigger fingers ready! [FabSugar]
- Isaac Mizrahi has crafted a (pretty cute) cocktail dress from USA Todays. USA Today likes this. [USA Today]
- Meanwhile, here’s Isaac on The -it’s-not-a-Project-Runway-ripoff-we-swear, The Fashion Show: “As a judge, I am looking first for integrity. I can’t tell yet about niches that people will fit into, but we have to train them to think properly and then think about the marketplace aspect. The difference with our show from other shows is that we have an audience that votes every week and they say some brutal things.” [Yahoo]
- Cat fight! Gucci‘s suing Guess?, claiming the denim chain’s “G” is a knockoff of the luggage chain’s “G.” Or as they’d have it, ‘slavishly replicating’ their designs. [News.co.au]
- Stephanie Seymour‘s divorce from “polo-playing husband” Peter Brant is rough. Quoth the supermodel, “It’s OK. I’m sleeping in the maid’s quarters…I’m doing the best I can to keep things amicable. I want to be the bigger person. But it’s tough. He’s playing very dirty with me.” Or so says a “friend.” [NY Post]
- Damien Hirst‘s Levi’s – the fabled “most expensive jeans in the world” – are, how you say, hideosity personified, also look like you could make them at home if you’ve hung onto your splatter-art machine from the 80’s. [InventorSpot]
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