Despite the Heat Wave, Couture Soldiers OnPlus: Marimekko moves to protect its trademark against Dolce & Gabbana, Lacoste partners with the Australian Open, and classic supermodel partying in London.
L.A. ‘Times’ Duped on Tupac-Diddy StoryFor all of you I Love the 90s fans who are heartsick for a little East Coast–West Coast rivalry, last week was a big one: The Los Angeles Times reported that the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur in the lobby of the Quad Recording Studios in midtown was carried out by associates of none other than Sean “Diddy” Combs, who knew about the whole thing beforehand.
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Rachel Roy Is a Dash PreggersRachel Roy is pregnant. Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford toasted new friend Carrie Underwood with Cristal at Southern Hospitality. Ew, they serve Cristal at that place? Katie Holmes took Suri to have frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3. 50 Cent and Lance Bass talked smack about each other’s books. Anna Wintour skimped on the food (only cheese sticks and almonds!) at her Style.com party on Tuesday. Prince Albert showed up at the “Grace, Princess of Monaco” exhibit at Sotheby’s.
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Vox Populi: The Boerum Hill BreakupAs the end of the day nears, it’s time we assessed the people’s reaction to New York’s biggest news of the holiday weekend, the breakup of Brooklyn Über-couple Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams. We have our own opinions on the matter (read a couple that never, ever looks happy might actually not be), but on this we’ll turn to the experts – the commenters on the Us Weekly blog, which broke the news. Their words of wisdom after the jump, God bless ‘em.
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American Girls Are Back on the Runways
We’ve seen two waves of model nationalism in the last five years: first, the Brazilian glamazons, led by Gisele, and then alien-eyed waifs from the Eastern Bloc, led by Sasha Pivovarova. But the runways this Fashion Week are going to look less like the U.N. and more like high school.
Fashion Tension Escalates at ‘Glamour’ Party; Rodarte, Roy Look Edgy
Why did only one Rodarte girl show up to last night’s Milk Studios party in honor of their Glamour magazine feature as part of “Fashion’s New Guard”? “They had an ‘emergency’ with their line, which they’re showing on Thursday,” an insider told us. Meaning, they’re not done. In fact, they’re so far from being done that Laura Mulleavy opted to stay home in L.A. to sew furiously — Rodarte is known for hand-stitching and impeccable construction — while her sister and co-designer Kate popped in to New York for only a few hours before rushing back across the continent.
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Waistlines: Going Up
Your panties may be pretty, but next season they’re going undercover. Designers are hiking waistlines practically up to the neck. Rachel Roy offered belted ivory silk skirts while Verrier’s ruffled number stopped just short of the ribs. United Bamboo’s sailor-buttoned black skirt aims high but has a loose fit, so you can breathe even though you’re covered up.
