After Kris Jenner repeatedly intimated that her show yesterday would feature an "out-of-hiding" Kim Kardashian, and maybe even North West, it was actually a two-second video of Kim in the last five minutes of the show. Which is how these things generally work out.

Karen Elson Thinks Fashion Needs More Feminism

Jenna Sauers

3/29/13 5:10pm

Supermodel and musician Karen Elson popped up over at Rookie to answer advice questions from teen readers. Elson offered reassurance to one teen who was feeling self-conscious about her tooth gap, gave another advice about how to have a more constructive relationship with her mother (boundaries!), and helped out a…

Hilarious Fake Fashion Ads Star Eden Wood And Linda Evangelista

Jenna Sauers

10/17/11 3:10pm

For its art issue, W approached Steven Meisel to shoot nine advertisements for fake products and sprinkle them in with the real ads. The results are arresting, funny, and occasionally subversive. Behold: Linda Evangelista shilling shampoo, Joan Rivers in fur, and Toddlers & Tiara's Eden Wood fronting for a children's…

Alber Elbaz Knows You Want To See Him Dance

Jenna Sauers

8/29/11 7:10pm

I defy anyone to watch this video of Lanvin models Karen Elson and Raquel Zimmerman dancing to Pitbull's deathless clerb hit "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" without cracking a smile. I've watched it four times this morning, each time asking myself what is it exactly that's so funny? Something about the…

Jack White And Karen Elson Throw Themselves A Divorce Party

Lane Moore

6/10/11 8:00pm

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It should come as no surprise that Jack White and Karen Elson think their divorce is a good excuse for a party. These two are not ones for convention, after all.

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All Hail Red-Carpet Royalty

Sadie Stein

11/03/10 10:35am

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You'd expect the Women's Wear Daily 100 Anniversary Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street to be studded with fashion stars, and serious fashion. And with Anna, Coco, Veronica, DVF, Mary-Kate, Ashley and many friends, you'd be right.

A Drinker's Guide To Fashion's Night Out

Jenna Sauers

9/10/10 3:08pm

Anna Wintour will tell you, Fashion's Night Out tonight isn't about sales. Or about trying to catch a glimpse of an Olsen, or even mini-manicures or astrological readings. You know the score: it's all about getting sozzled on Fashion's dime.

Naomi Campbell Nails Down A Date With Justice

Jenna Sauers

7/22/10 11:36am

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]

Jersey Shore Stars Aim High; Vera Wang Designing Chelsea's Wedding Gown

Jenna Sauers

6/25/10 11:30am

JWOWW wants Snooki to collaborate on a sunglasses collection. "I'm a good designer, but she's great with ideas. She tells me…and I can put them on paper," said JWOWW. Also, JWOWW would like Lady Gaga to wear her swimsuits. [People]

American Apparel "On The Cusp Of A Total Collapse"; Every Jersey Shore Star Designs "Couture"

Jenna Sauers

6/24/10 11:40am

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American Apparel — plagued by debt, sales declines, production delays, and that discrimination kerfuffle — warned that its stock may be delisted. "American Apparel is unique because they're on the cusp of a total collapse," says one analyst. [MSNBC]

Chloë Wants To Dress High School; Alexa Chung New Face Of Lacoste

Jenna Sauers

6/10/10 11:30am

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]

Sex And The City Full Of Expensive Shit; Lady Gaga Wants Fashion Internship

Jenna Sauers

5/18/10 11:30am

Carrie wears a $50,000 karaoke outfit, and there are lots of Maybachs. "Like in the Great Depression, I thought Hollywood should take people on a big vacation that maybe they couldn't afford themselves," says writer Michael Patrick King. [WWD]

McQueen Laid To Rest In London; Karen Elson To Release Album

Jenna Sauers

2/25/10 11:40am

Alexander McQueen's funeral took place today in London. His father Ronald, Daphne Guinness, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, and Kate Moss were all in attendance. [Daily Mail]

McQueen Known To Suffer From Depression; Lacoste Puts Teen Girl In See-Through Shirt

Jenna Sauers

2/15/10 11:30am

Some of Alexander McQueen's friends say that his suicide was not entirely unexpected. A few days before the death of his mother, he declared in a meeting that he "wasn't interested in making fashion anymore, that he hated it." [ToL]

McQueen Left Several Suicide Notes; Horyn Says Wu's Collection "Just Didn't Work"

Hortense Smith

2/13/10 3:00pm

According to The Sun, Alexander McQueen left several suicide notes, which police discovered along with his body late last week. Says a source: "He left letters to friends trying to explain his actions." [The Sun]

Another Supermodel Welcomes A Son; Karen Elson Falls Off A Stage

Jenna Sauers

12/10/09 11:40am

Jourdan Dunn, 19, has given birth to a baby boy with her boyfriend of five years. She memorably walked the runway for Jean-Paul Gaultier at seven months. [Vogue UK]

Jewel Thief Model Re-Launches Line; Yoko Ono At Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers

9/04/09 12:30pm

Erin Wasson is reviving her jewelry collection as a cheaper costume line. Let's hope in addition to ditching the $1000+ price point, Wasson also abandons her unfortunate habit of claiming jewelry designer Bliss Lau's pieces as her own. [Elle UK]

Designers Dress Up; Lindsay Wants A Job

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

6/02/09 11:30am

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]

The Costume Institute Has No Clothes

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

5/08/09 3:00pm

The Met's much-hyped "Model as Muse" exhibit opens with a life-sized mannequin in Dior holding Dovima's place in front of two posterboard elephants. It's fashion as ticky-tacky natural history diorama. And it only gets worse.

Christian Louboutin Creates Sky High, Obscene, Snake Stilettos

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

4/07/09 12:30pm

This shoe is made by Christian Louboutin, out of python skin, leather, cobbler's glue, and, we assume, diamond-plated unicorn farts. Because what else could justify a $2,875 price tag? Happy recession! [The.Life.Files]