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After wearing a great Michael Kors look to the Oscars on Sunday and landing the cover of Vogue this month, Tina Fey continued her fashion surge when she wore a floral dress to the Nineteenth Annual Bunny Hop hosted by Society of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at FAO Schwarz in New York last night. She completed the bright spring look with opaque black tights and black pumps.
Are you wearing prints for spring?
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Surprise! Yesterday's Chanel show was just as spendy as it looked. Some facts on that runway centerpiece, the greatest piece of ice since, well, maybe this:
1. It weighed 265 tons and stood 28 feet high.
2. It was imported from northern Sweden just for the show.
3. It was composed of snow and ice, a combination that is apparently called "snice" in Chanel Land. And you thought snowicane was bad!
At first glance you would think makeup artist Sierra Luella is heavily influenced by the eighties. Not so! "I don't know too much about the eighties. I wasn't born till the nineties." The rainbow polo, the jean jacket, the neon Lego pin, and the poofy, sponge-curled hair are a look of her own creation. The St. Louis native came to New York because she was tired of being stared at, so it’s no surprise that she assimilates well into the city. “I’m here, I’m comfortable. I’m lovin’ it.” So spunky! Watch the Video Look Book to see her favorite Goodwill purchase.
You probably also want to see the First Lady of Greece's green dress. She and Michelle confabbed the other day. See the full looks in the Michelle Obama Look Book.
Jeremy Kost is running loose in Paris, camera in hand, filming the bevy of beauties backstage (say that three times fast). At Valentino, he caught models having some fun before the show, smoking along to the beat (it can be done) and trying on sunglasses. He then takes us on a dizzying run across the front row, where we spot the top names in fashion. And finally, the finale, as the girls come out for their last walk. Watch the video to see all the action.
Glamour has been promoting plus-size model Crystal Renn pretty heavily since the May swimsuit story they shot of her. Over the weekend she did a cover shoot for the magazine in St. Barts with two non-plus models, Alessandra Ambrosio and Sports Illustrated swimsuit-issue cover girl Brooklyn Decker. Glamour hasn't put a model on the cover since Ambrosio in May 2006. [HuffPo]
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• Amber Le Bon, the 20-year-old daughter of Yasmin Le Bon, landed the Pantene Pro-V campaign. [Daily Mail UK]
• A Florida woman caused a collision with a pickup truck and was subsequently arrested, reportedly because she was distracted: She was shaving her bikini area while on her way to a date with her boyfriend. More drama: Her ex-husband steered from the passenger seat while she groomed. [BellaSugar]
Calvin Klein hired Twilight star Kellan Lutz and True Blood star Mehcad Brooks to star in the campaign for their new manty range, X Underwear, along with Japanese soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata and Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco. When the campaign came out, everyone wondered why on earth Calvin Klein obscured the bare torsos of these gentlemen with a translucent "X" graphic. The label hath heard our cries of woe and sought retribution in the form of a commercial starring all three gentlemen wearing only their new manties and saying dirty things.
And more important, if a girl falls in them, do you yell "timber"? [Moment/T Magazine]
From left: YSL, Christian Dior, Celine.Photo: Imaxtree
The latest reviews are in from Paris, yielding both high praise and snarky critiques. The critics were evenly divided on Dior's gauzy gowns and equestrian get-ups, grappling with their originality and wearability. They adored Celine's precise, complete collection, deeming it beautiful in its simplicity. And they grappled with YSL's unintentionally nunlike show, with its all-black capes and schoolmarm feel. Read the rest of what they had to say.
From left: Bar Refaeli, Elle Macpherson, and Laetitia Casta.Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images, Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Marc Jacobs presented his fall 2010 Louis Vuitton collection in Paris today, and he sought to do what so many years of fashion shows haven't: cast models that were diverse in age, shape, and ethnicity. From the Guardian:
"Designers are always talking about how they design for women, and then you look at our runways and there no girls over 20," said Marc Jacobs, the American designer of Louis Vuitton, backstage after his blockbuster catwalk show in Paris today. "This time, I set out to cast a variety of sexy women - younger, older, thin, voluptuous, from every ethnic background."
The model lineup included 31-year-old Laetitia Casta, 46-year-old Elle Macpherson, 26-year-old Lara Stone, 24-year-old Bar Refaeli, 21-year-old Coco Rocha, and 30-year-old Noémie Lenoir. Victoria's Secret stars Adriana Lima, 28, and Alessandra Ambrosio, 28, also walked. (We're pretty sure this is Adriana's first turn on the runway since giving birth to her daughter in November.)
Self-taught designer Jay Sabatino showed his collection for the first time during New York Fashion Week last month, a small presentation to debut the eight looks in his fall line. The clothing is vintage-inspired and debonair: a checked suit, a black and blue flight jacket, slim, loose-fitting pants rolled around the ankle, and more. Though he lived in New York for fifteen years working as a vintage clothing buyer and window designer — eventually becoming a display director at Barneys — he moved to Tokyo to launch his own line, J.Sabatino, in 2007. He relies on artful fabric treatments to achieve a dated, washed-out effect, a look he describes as the "disheveled dandy" or "tattered gentleman."
EVENTS
• Meet Teri Jon designer Rickie Freeman at Saks. Customers can also enter for a chance to win a gown of their choice. 611 Fifth Ave., at 50th St., fourth fl. (212-753-4000); 1–5.
• Celebrate the launch of the Melissa Shoes pop-up in ecofriendly boutique Kaight. Vegan treats and cocktails will be served. 83 Orchard St., nr. Broome St. (212-680-5630); 6–9.
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When intelligence surrounding Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's "Telephone" video surfaced, insiders reported that Beyoncé and Gaga would wear destroyed denim pieces by designers Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima. And the first official still of Beyoncé from the video proves the speculation correct. Also, we were totally right when we wrote on January 29:
[I]f anyone can do the opposite for [denim] of what Jessica Beil did for it on the cover of Vogue, it's Gaga and her friend Beyoncé, who owes it to the world to explore just how skimpy cutoffs can get.
Look how skimpy her cutoffs are! They're like tattered panties! In our minds, our proven sixth Beyoncé sense brings us one step closer to our lifelong dream of babysitting Beyoncé's children one day.
Following the house of Valentino's surprising couture collection, widely regarded as an attempt at being edgy (and with varying opinions on how well designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli succeeded), Valentino's longtime partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, wrote on Facebook, "We have always supported the new designers and we love them, but this time we have to distance ourselves from this ridiculous circus." But yesterday he closed that distance by attending their ready-to-wear show in Paris. He explained:
“Sometimes in life, you don’t agree with your son or your daughter, but they are still your son or daughter ... I always will support this company."
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• American Eagle Outfitters finally decided to shut down its Martin + Osa division by this summer. [WWD]
• J.Crew posted a $40.4 million profit in the fourth quarter ending on January 30. [WWD]
• Burberry is suing the company that owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods for allegedly selling counterfeit goods and for trademark infringement. [WWD]
• Christian Siriano's limited-edition talon heels for Payless, which models wore in his spring 2010 show, are now available online only for $79.99 a pair. [Racked]
Madonna just signed a giant fashion deal that will enable her to have hands in multiple existing brands as well as start new ones. Along with her manager, Guy Oseary, she forms MG Icon with brand-management firm Iconix, which owns labels like Candie's and Rampage along with stakes in other labels, such as Ed Hardy. Madonna and Guy (the "G" in "MG Icon," which surprisingly doesn't stand for "Material Girl Icon") will own a 50 percent stake in the company while Iconix owns the other half.
This new deal should enable Madonna, whose control-freak tendencies are said to have gotten in the way of fashion and beauty deals in the past, to finally get a fragrance off the ground. She could also endorse labels like Danskin and always-scary Jersey Shore favorite Ed Hardy. But this doesn't just mean she'll wear the stuff: Control freak that she is, "she'd probably be involved in design, photo shoots, everything," says the CEO of Iconix.
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You could be forgiven for thinking, even from the front row of a very small room, that the designs on the fabrics at the Alexander McQueen show were prints. It is only afterward, upon closer examination, that the patterns reveal themselves as intricate weavings, a level of workmanship rarely seen outside of haute couture. The small McQueen collection, which the designer had nearly finished at the time of his death last month, was shown to just a dozen people at a time in a salon in Paris over the past two days. The work was exquisite: a fitted, high-collared coat made of hand-painted gold feathers, a short dress fashioned from a single bolt of wrapped and folded fabric, obliterating the need for even a single seam.
Photo: Courtesy of Urban Outfitters.com.
Smart layering is the key to transitioning from winter to spring, day to night, and office to party. That's why we love this blouse with a Peter collar and sheer accents — because it takes you from one occasion to another. Tuck it into a skirt and layer on a cardigan, and you're set for work. Shed a few layers, and the back exposes a panel of see-through fabric, perfect for a warm night. It's available in cream, black, and pink. Just order one size up, as this tends to fit on the snug side and it looks better with a looser fit.
$48 at Urban Outfitters.
From left: Chloé, Valentino, Chanel.Photo: Imaxtree
The latest collections from Paris were full of fur and ruffles. Check out full-screen slideshows of what you missed, including Chloé's slouchy trousers, Chanel's wooly boots, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's Bambi prints, and more.
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