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Reader Look Book: Your Très Chic Transitional Outfits

Photo: Courtesy of LauraAlina

Early deliveries of fall merch are just starting to turn up in stores, but the thought of wearing furry anything in this godforsaken heat smacks of lunacy. Cut reader LauraAlina has a solution: A divine transitional combo that includes drapey cropped sweatpants by Eryn Brinie, a lace bodysuit, crocheted tunic, Topshop wedges, Chanel shades, and oodles of vintage jewelry.

Think you've got better between-seasons style than Laura? Prove it. Use the tool below to submit pics of your most stylish ensembles, then check out what other Cut readers are wearing in our jam-packed Reader Look Book.


Need more explicit instruction on how to use the tool? Go here.

Emily Blunt Not Desperate to Be Skinny at All Costs

Emily Blunt covers the September issue of British Elle and talks about going off the diet she was on to play a ballerina in her new movie with Matt Damon, The Adjustment Bureau. "Last night I had steamed pork buns that made me want to weep,” she said. “I feel like I’m just emerging from a food coma." Also: "I’m not on cleanses or doing Pilates every day! Not to stereotype Hollywood girls, but … " And she doesn't like Photoshop: "I don’t like it when they stretch you out and make you all long and skinny. It makes you look like a Barbie. Who the hell looks like that?" [StyleWatch/People]

This Weekend’s Events and Sales: Hester Street Stylist Tent Event, Suits From $200 at Seize sur Vingt

EVENTS
TOMORROW
• Watch mixed-media artist Dolan Geiman as he installs a custom window display at Fossil for “Long Live Art, ” a campaign that features four artists specializing in vintage-inspired art forms. All guests will take home a complimentary print featuring Geiman’s work, and shoppers who spend $125 will score a screen-printed panel painting made by the artist during the event. 530 Fifth Ave., nr. 45th St. (212-997-3978); 12–5.

• Browse apparel and accessories from stylists, designers, showrooms, and other fashion insiders at Hester Street Fair's Stylist Tent Event. Brands range from Prada to YSL and items range from $10 to $40. Hester St., at Essex St.; S–Su (10–6).

SALES
STARTING TOMORROW
• Browse discounted apparel from Seize sur Vingt, Troglodyte Homunculus, Wolf-Rayet, and more at Seize sur Vingt’s sample sale. Jackets are $150 to $400 (originally up to $2,500), suits are $200 to $800 (originally up to $3,500) and polo shirts are $30 to $55 (originally $95 to $110). Through 8/8. 78 Greene St., nr Broome St. (212-625-1620); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6).

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Smell Like Shakira; Scented Taxis Hit London

FRAGRANCE
• Shakira’s fragrance, S by Shakira, will debut in 15,000 department and drug stores this September. [WWD]

• Luxury fragrance house Penhaligon’s now has a fleet of scented taxis ready to pick up London passengers. [InStyle UK]

• Britney Spears tweeted images of her latest fragrance campaign. She looks surprisingly subdued, although we can’t say the same for the aggressively rhinestoned bottle. [StyleWatch/People]

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Somewhere in the World, People Are Ravenous for Luxury Goods

PPR chief and Salma Hayek's husband Francois-Henri Pinault.

Profits at the top luxury-goods corporations soared for the first half of the year, showing that people are shopping and indulging in fine apparel again. LVMH's profits increased 52.8 percent for the first half. Second-quarter sales at Hermès and Burberry both increased 27 percent. PPR just announced its numbers for the first half of the year, and like rival LVMH, they're pretty good! Profits spiked 87 percent for the first six months of 2010 thanks to demand for fancy clothes and accessories in Asia.

The first-half results were a “blowout,” Simon Irwin, an analyst at Liberum Capital in London, wrote today in a note. Irwin recommends buying the stock.


And he wasn't the only one. But the sartorial needs of this country don't matter quite as much to companies like PPR as those of Asia, where discretionary spending is increasing. Karl Lagerfeld already did a China-inspired collection, but we shall see if the focus on the continent visibly influences other collections for the scarily imminent spring shows.

PPR Profit Rises as Asian Demand Offsets Gucci in North America [Bloomberg]

Slideshow: The Week in Street Style, From Lisbon to Northern Virginia

Around this time last week, we introduced you to Street Comber, The Cut's new street-style and personal-style slideshow aggregator. The second installment is just as clickworthy as the first — showcasing military millinery in Warsaw, Bon Jovi–lite denim in Boston, plus 21 other fashion snaps from around the world. Click ahead to take it all in, then immediately feel bad about whatever you wore for Casual Friday.

Lady Gaga Wore a Straitjacket to the Houston Airport

Well, not a literal straitjacket, but it sure does look like some sort of fashion derivative. After she fell down in the London airport in her cape and crazy shoes, you might think she'd choose something a little less restrictive of walking and moving like a human being. But no — all those people standing behind her in security will just have to wait. [Grazia UK]

Cooper-Hewitt’s Awards Lunch With Michelle Obama and Tim Gunn

For this edition of Design Hunting, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Awards luncheon; Michelle Obama was the honorary patron. The festivities included a cocktail party, a Teen Design Fair breakfast (featuring guest speaker Tim Gunn), and the luncheon itself, at which the First Lady delivered an impassioned speech. What a thrill! I also got a peek at photographer Priscilla Rattazzi's delightful new book, Luna & Lola, and did some rubbernecking outside a Paul Smith window display. Click ahead to share in my latest design discoveries.

New Shots of Greasy Gisele Get Poor Review

Photo: Courtesy of Colcci

Gisele's new campaign for Brazilian label Colcci is out, and she has the same wet look she did in the label's last runway show. Normally, Gisele and body grease are a stellar combination, but the style feels off here. But maybe it's just that Gisele's skin looks blue and she's making a duck face? However these came about, Made in Brazil seems to think some blame should fall on photographer Gui Paganini, and wonders why David Simms didn't shoot the ads as he has in the past. From Made in Brazil:

Most of the spring ad campaigns in Brazil haven't been unveiled yet, but this one sure is a strong contestant for lack of concept and beauty artist on crack (who in their right mind would throw a bucket of baby oil on Gisele's head?). When even Gisele looks uninteresting in a picture, you know there is a massive problem with it.

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You Can Buy United Bamboo’s Cat Dresses at Opening Ceremony for $500

They match! Match your cat!!Photo: ace.openingceremony.us

Sometimes fashion trends grow over periods of years. Lace, for example, has trickled its way down from the Prada runway to the tights of half the 19-year-olds in the East Village and 90 percent of the blouses at Forever 21. Cats and cat imagery are similarly gaining momentum in the clothing business. Just yesterday Style.com noticed what we've been saying for ten months: Cats are having a fashion moment. Not dogs, cats. Cats, you dog people! Finally, the clothes the sexy cat models showcase in United Bamboo's 2010 calendar are available for sale, exclusively, at the coolest store in the world, Opening Ceremony. Two feline looks are available, each for $500.

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Project Runway Recap: Season Eight Kicks Off in New York

Ninety minutes, Lifetime? Ninety minutes!?! To take a show that’s about 60 percent filler, and then tack on another 30 minutes of filler — well, that’s just cruel. Think of the recappers, we say! Welcome back to Project Runway, now with more montages of designers and sewing machines, and strange, though not unwelcome, backstage commentary from Tim and Heidi. They’ve jazzed up the show a bit this season, adding more of the stuff that you don’t really care about (interviews with the designers, judges’ commentary), yet not any additional time to, you know, look at the clothes. And yet, it seems like there’s a good, drama-happy crowd this season, and so we won’t complain about the additional running time. Because we have nothing better to do on a Thursday night than watch a movie-length version of Project Runway. (Please leave your thoughts about the longer running time in the comments. Yay or nay?)

Heidi, ever subtle, calls one designer's creation "butt-ugly." »

W’s September-Issue Documentary Won’t Be in Theaters

Stefano Tonchi's first cover.

W magazine confirmed this week that camera crews were in the office filming a documentary about the making of its September issue under new editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi. Turns out the film is for the Internet only, and won't make it to theaters like Vogue's September Issue film. A spokeswoman for the magazine says the movie "will live online as a part of our online film festival, among other curated fashion-based films." The online film festival begins in late October on the magazine's website. Another September-issue theatrical release would have thrilled the hell out of us, but it's just about as exciting that W, a fashion body, is using the strange alien interwebs for something new and innovative.

Soon You Can Shop Zara Online; Tom Ford Hires Women’s Shoe Consultant

Catherine McNeil.

• Zara is launching an e-commerce site this September. Now if only H&M would follow suit. [Elle]

• Australian Vogue is dedicating its September issue to Catherine McNeil, who is said to have the cover and at least three big editorials in the issue. [Frockwriter]

• Tom Ford hired shoe designer Michael Lewis, who also creates shoes for Versace, to consult on his forthcoming line of womenswear. "When Tom offered me the position I can only describe it as having arrived," Lewis said. "Why I was chosen, only Tom can answer that question but I would like to think it had something to do with having no ego and feeling comfortable with the vision of Tom's brand." [Vogue UK]

Hussein Chalayan is working on a film “exploring the coverlap between clothing and art,” which will debut at London’s Lisson Gallery in September. [WWD]

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Lady Gaga’s September British Vanity Fair Cover Is Out

The first big cover of this year's September fashion titles is out! Lady Gaga, naked as usual, poses virtually colorless for British Vanity Fair, wearing only a fancy cat collar and the same long gray hair she had at this year's Met Gala. Shot by Nick Knight, this may be her best cover yet: She looks quite pretty all washed out without firearms coming out of her boobs or her tush hanging out. Of course she may be saving that for inside the magazine, where she undoubtedly provides as much fake meaning to the cover headline "Why is she?" as possible, even though the answer is simply "attention." How do you feel about this cover?

Lady Gaga Covers Vanity Fair Magazine [Gaga Daily]
Lady Gaga for British Vanity Fair [Design Scene]

Best Bet: Veggies for Your Skin

Photo: Courtesy of Yes to Carrots.

Countering the grime caused by breezeless, 90-degree heat calls for an amped-up skin-care regimen. But rather than splurging on facials or fancy masks, test out affordable beauty line Yes to Carrots. The produce-based brand harnesses natural ingredients like cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, green tea, witch hazel, and Dead Sea minerals to clean, exfoliate, and tone your skin. Two are standouts for battling common summer skin ailments: The Yes to Tomatoes deep-cleansing pads are saviors after unavoidably sweaty afternoons, blending anti-inflammatory lycopene, oil-taming witch hazel, and salicylic acid to unclog pores. And the Yes to Cucumbers facial towelettes are packed with organic cucumbers, aloe vera, and green tea to soothe skin, reduce puffiness, and swipe off dead cells after a day in the sun.

Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towelettes, $2.99 for 10 or $5.99 for 30; Yes to Tomatoes Deep Cleansing Facial Pads, $7.99 for 50 at Duane Reade.

07/29/10

Limoland's Flashy Streetwear is Not for the Color-Shy

Eye-popping streetwear brand Limoland unveiled its U.S. flagship today, a splashy 750-square-foot space abutting the Highline. Like the neon-hued polos and double-L-printed hoodies lining the shelves, the shop is flashy and bold, with Astroturf-covered floors, color-changing LED lights, and poppy music blasting overhead. The brand was founded in 2007 by Jean Pigozzi, a French photographer and famed African art collector who now spends his time jetting between Switzerland, Panama, France, England, and the U.S. (The blue-faced logo, Mr. Limo, is based after Tanzanian artist George Lilanga.) The busy prints and color-block jackets take confidence to pull off, but true Limoland peacocks will be pleased with the details, like polos knit from Pima cotton and hoodies lined in silk. Though the apparel caters to men, women can check out the brand's sturdy cotton-canvas and leather travel accessories, a collaboration with Japanese bag brand Yoshida Porter. Click ahead to check out some eye-catchers from the current selection.

Limoland, 829 Washington St., nr. Gansevoort St. (212-366-5466).

L’Oréal Taps Haul Vloggers for New YouTube Channel

L’Oréal is launching a YouTube style channel, but rather than hire professional makeup artists to showcase its products, the brand has tapped the world's most ravenous cosmetics consumers: haul vloggers! Destination Beauty debuts tomorrow, and will feature content from YouTube makeup stars KandeeJohnson and Panacea81. Get ready to see your favorite L’Oréal products discussed in obsessive detail.

Janie Bryant Is Vlogging for Banana Republic

If you’ve walked by a Banana Republic lately, you may have noticed that its windows are tricked out in sixties-style displays to mark the brand’s advertising partnership with AMC's Mad Men. While some exciting things have come out of the collaboration (including the chance to win a walk-on role and a $1,000 Banana Republic gift card), we’re mainly interested in the style vlogs featuring Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant and Banana Republic creative director Simon Kneen. In the videos, Bryant shares her thoughts on styling the employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. “There’s been this whole resurgence of dressing up and really dressing for the occasion, which Mad Men is so much about," she says. "It’s all about that beautiful façade.” Click through to watch the most recent episode, and check out the rest at AMC’s website or Banana Republic’s Facebook page.

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MAC Creates Charity Initiative for Victims in Juarez Following Nail-Polish Backlash

The old marketing materials.

After a blogger found Rodarte's MAC nail polish named "Juarez" offensive, MAC decided to donate proceeds from the collection to victims in Juarez, Mexico. Today the makeup brand announced that in addition to those charitable contributions and changing the names of the products in the collection, they'll also redo its marketing materials. A press release outlined specifics about the promised charity efforts: All profits from the collection worldwide will go to a "newly created initiative to raise awareness and provide on-the-ground support to the women and girls in Juarez." MAC and Rodarte apologize again in the release for unintentionally causing so much upset.

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Gerard Butler Landed a Beauty Campaign!

He will be the new spokesmodel for L’Oréal Paris Men’s Expert, a skin-care line that includes all kinds of anti-aging creams and gels and lotions just for men! Butler will be in charge of modeling for and plugging the Men's Expert Hydra Energetic line, which should firm up his career trajectory in romantic comedies nicely after The Bounty Hunter. [WWD]

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