CELEBRITY KIDS
Madonna Snares Mick Jagger's Daughter As Face Of 'Material Girl'
HAVING ALREADY PIMPED OUT HER OWN KID, MADONNA MOVES ON TO MICK JAGGER'S 20-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, Georgia.
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SCENE STEALER?
Did Anna Wintour Fear Kim Kardashian Would Steal The Spotlight?
DID ANNA WINTOUR BANISH KIM KARDASHIAN FROM THE Costume Institute Gala? Oh what delicious gossip wrapped in irony.
Tongues are wagging that the Dragon Lady, otherwise known as the editor of Vogue, refused the reality star an invite to the lavish fashion fundraiser held Monday night. The annual spectacle of stars attracts a bevvy of A-listers, and this year's luminaries included Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Brady and Gisele. Also in attendance: Kim candy Kanye West, who went noticeably stag. And there's a reason for that reports RadarOnline.
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May 09, 2012
NSF SPONGEBOB
Kate Upton Puts The Feline Moves In 'Cat Daddy'
HERE'S SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL GIVING THE WORLD A FREE PEAK AT HER GOODS COMPLIMENTS OF FASHION PORNOGRAPHER Terry Richardson.
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May 02, 2012
EYE-OPENING
Blind To The Irony: Chinese Company Sells 'Helen Keller' Sunglasses
A CHINESE COMPANY HAS COME UP WITH A MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT BOTH BAFFLES AND AMAZES THE WORLD: a line of sunglasses called "Helen Keller."
The Wall Street Journal reports that the fashion company Xiamen Jinzhi is aware Keller was blind, but want to capitalize on her "philanthropist spirit."
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April 27, 2012
NO SYMPATHY FOR THE LADIES
Christian Louboutin Reveals Sadistic Streak, Calls Heels "Pleasure With Pain"
"HIGH HEELS ARE "PLEASURE WITH PAIN,'' SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN tells Grazia magazine in an interview picked up by the Telegraph. "I really have not so much sympathy,'' he says. "If Tina Turner and Prince's back-up band can perform on stage in them for three hours, you can't tell me they are impossible to walk in.
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April 20, 2012
MOD SQUAD
Mad Inspired: '60s Mod Hits Clothing Market
By Linda SeccaspinaWHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, THE ONLY 60S CLOTHING I WORE WAS THE mod Carnaby Street look, complete with Twiggy dresses, Mary quant makeup and mini skirts with stockings.
We never had pantyhose and wore a half girdle or a garter belt to hold up our stockings. I never lived in Mad Men costume designer Jane Bryant's world full of suits, gloves and column gowns, but I did have a friend slightly older who did. Every single day Janet went to work in a full girdle clinging to curves under her dress.
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April 12, 2012
POPPIN'
Sci Fi Thriller Inspires Katy Perry's Futurepunk Pinup Style
I'M NOT A LOVER OF KATY PERRY'S CERULEAN BLUE HAIR, BUT IN May's issue of Teen Vogue, the pop princess makes sense of it all by naming her style icons.
Peruse the eclectic list that includes Judy Jetson, TV's Wonder Woman,Agyness Deyn, Chloë Sevigny, Daphne Guinness and Natalie Wood and you understand why blue hair has become her latest fashion passion.
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April 06, 2012
DERIVATIVE?
Project Runway Designer Rami Kashou Marries Up To Bebe
PERSONALLY, I NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY FASHION DESIGNER RAMI KASHOU got the boot early on Project Runway. There just seemed to be something odd about that whole scenario as I thought Austin Scarlett or Kara should have been bid adieu before him.
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March 27, 2012
SPECIAL DEAL FOR 'HEELS'
Credit: SpringwiseMalaysian Retailer's Offer: Buy Shoes, Get Heel For Free
HPayless Shoes and other discount shoe stores often have a "buy one get one free" sale, but how about this: buy a pair of shoes from a special selection at Shoes Shoes Shoes in Malaysia and they will toss in a boyfriend for free. Will this be the next Cinderella move at eHarmony?
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March 21, 2012
THE ROYAL EFFRONTERY
Camilla Ruffles Feathers By Wearing Princess Diana's Jeweled Brooch
SINCE CAMILLA, THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL, HELPED HERSELF TO PRINCESS DIANA'S HUSBAND PRINCE CHARLES, IT'S NO SUPRISE THAT SHE'S raided the Princess's jewelry box too.
Camilla attended the annual Cheltenham Festival's Ladies Day event in her usual boring garb and added an ugly brown hat trimmed with fur. But it wasn't her usual dowdy affect that Royal watchers were buzzing about but the brooch she was wearing: a "Prince Of Wales feathers pendant" identical to the one worn by the late Princess of Wales.
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March 16, 2012
WHAT A HEEL
Credit: Splash
Kanye West's Ego Trips Over $5900 Giuseppe Zanotti Shoes
KIM KARDASHIAN MAY BE LOSING A HUSBAND BUT SHE'S KICKING IT UP WITH A VERY EXPENSIVE PAIR OF NEWS SHOES FROM rapper Kanye West.
Kardashian was seen sitting in the front row of West's Paris Fashion Week runway show in head-to-toe designs from his Dw by Kanye collection. The 31-year-old reality star, cozying up to Jay-Z, Diddy, Rosario Dawson and Alicia Keys, was wearing Kanye's cream-coloured suede leather leggings, oversized fur vest and sporting wild Giuseppe Zanotti/ shoes designed by Kanye.
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March 13, 2012
ULTIMATE ACCESSORY
Credit: The Coveteur
The Decrepit Designer Who Called Adele Fat Loves 3-Year-Old Model
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S CLEAR WHY KARL LAGERFELD DISMISSES ADELE AS "FAT": He likes his models young and waifish -- in fact, he likes them at three years old.
A year ago model Brad Kroenig had his "mini me" -- two-year-old son Hudson, accompany him down the runway for Karl Lagerfield's Spring 2011 Chanel show.
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March 06, 2012
HOT & NOT
Hits & Misses On Oscar's Red Carpet
THE NEW YORK POST'S CAROLINE PERRY CLAIMS Rooney Mara from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was courted heavily by designers seeking to show off their creations on the Oscars' red carpet. Mara was the designer's prize this year because of her lithe frame and what one observer called her "air of mystery." So while I eagerly awaited Mara's red carpet debut, I watched a vast array of goddesses in one-shouldered gowns arrive at 84th Academy Awards red carpet.
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February 27, 2012
FETISH
Nicki Minaj's $50,000 Shoe Kick
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A TIME WHEN TRINIDAD-BORN NICKI MINAJ didn't pop on the social scene. But before she branded herself with help of Kool-aid-colored wigs and outrageous "costumes," the Queens-raised hip hop artist used to wear Tommy Hilfiger baggy shirts and Boss jeans.
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February 25, 2012
FORM FOLLOWS FASHION
The Invisible Secret Weapon Of Red Carpet Stars: Spanx
WHEN HOLLYWOOD STARS WEAR DESIGNER DRESSES ON THE ACADEMY AWARDS' red carpet they obviously can't keep "sucking it in all night," so many wear an elastic foundation garment called Spanx. At least, the actresses that eat do.
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February 24, 2012
CRIMES AGAINST FELINE
Meet Toki Nantucket, Furry Fashion Victim
MEET TOKI NANTUCKET, EXCLUSIVE MODEL FOR Etsy's CatAtelier -- and one of fashion's most vulnerable victims.
Here the androgynous Toki models "hats, accessories, and clothing for your fashion-forward feline."
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February 22, 2012
MY ROLE MODEL
Going Out In Style: New York Doyenne Drops Dead At Fashion Show
WHEN HER BODY FINALLY GAVE UP, 95-YEAR-OLD ZELDA KAPLAN WENT OUT WITH HER HEELS UP AND A FIRE-ENGINE RED HAT STILL GRACING HER HEAD.
She wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
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February 16, 2012
WTFs & OMGs
Grammy Fashion Hits & Misses
AT 2 p.m. on E's Countdown to the Red Carpet, host Giuliana Rancic and Ryan Seacrest were both dressed in somber black. I knew then that my instinct was right: White Houston's death would have impact on Grammy fashions: Amid a sea of black on the red carpet there were but a few buoys of color.
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February 13, 2012
FLESH FITTING
Chew On This: Sinewy Fashion
I LOVE NEW FASHION, BUT IN A WTF MOMENT I ASK MYSELF just how hungry was James Lillis of Australia when he designed these leggings for Black Milk?
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February 09, 2012
MISSING THE MARK
Michelle Williams Auditions For Cloudy With A Chance Of Hideous
WE ADORE MICHELLE WILLIAMS FOR her poignant turn as the luminous Marilyn Monroe, and for her devotion to being a great mum to six-year-old Matilda Ledger. So we feel we're perfectly justified in giving her advice: Stop letting your daughter dress you!
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February 07, 2012
BAD LUCK WITH THE BOYS
Has-Been Rocker & Decrepit Designer Diss The Lovely Adele
SEEMS LIKE POP'S BIGGEST ACT ADELE CAN'T CATCH A BREAK WITH THE BOYS.
First she got her heart broken by that cad who inspired 21. Then she gets dissed by the always snide Noel Gallagher from the English band Oasis, who predicts she'll be a flash in the pan. "I feel sorry for girls in the music industry," he said. "They do have a very short shelf life."
Now famed Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld dares to call the hottest-selling act 'fat.'
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WTF
Whack Wednesday: Beyonce Inspires, Tim Gunn Shocks & Hillary Clinton Bores
THEY SAY SOME THINGS CAN'T BE TAUGHT, BUT RUTGERS U. has found a way to deconstruct diva: The school is offering a new course in their Women's Studies department called Politicizing Beyonce.
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January 25, 2012
PLAY ACTING
Scout Willis Displays Her Cheeky Side In Amateur Production
SCOUT LARUE WILLIS makes her pop culture debut in a contrived production that shows off her cheeky side.
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December 09, 2011
'MAD' SYNERGY
Christina Hendricks Is London Fog's Fairest Weather Friend
IN A WAY, JOAN HOLLOWAY IS THE PERFECT metaphor for the London Fog brand: a snappy secret weapon you want handy during storms.
And so the iconic outerwear label smartly chooses Mad Men's Christina Hendricks to feature in its fall campaign.
"London Fog is a classic brand, which I love," Hendricks coos on command.
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August 25, 2010
MODEL MUSE
Style Counsel: Tavi Gevinson Plays Dress-Up With Christine Staub
WEARING THE STUDIED GRIMNESS THAT IS DE RIGUEUR of fashion's sirens, Christine Staub makes her print debut in the September issue of Blackbook.
Staub is the teenage daughter of a certain debauched N.J. housewife rumored to have released her own home-grown porn. But for the sake of the woman-child, we'll not name her here.
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August 23, 2010
DEAD ON
Vogue Italia Makes Slick Statement With Oil-Spilled Fashion
THE SLICK PHOTO SHOOT DEPICTING MODEL AS AN OIL-SICK, BEACHED MERMAID brilliantly reveals the Gulf spill's stain on the world's consciousness.
The provocative 24-page spread in the August issue of Vogue Italia is triggering a wave of reaction, with some suggesting that fashion photographer Steven Meisel has veered into exploitation.
Of course he has. Isn't that what fashion photography is all about?
But these images of model Kristen McMenamy lying in pools of oil, coughing for air, remind us of the travesty that's taken place in the Gulf region more vividly than all but the photos of the region's sickened birds.
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August 14, 2010
REVELATORY
Exposed: Kate Moss Strips Bare For Vogue
WE KNOW KATE MOSS AS THE SIREN IN DESIGNER CLOTHES, spread all over the fashions mags for the past 20 years.
But her new spread in Vogue Hommes International is not about clothes and fashion: it's about skinny dipping.
Kate's shown us before she's not shy about showing her body.But this time she goes all the way and shows off all she's got.
The provocative photo session takes place on an exotic beach, where she lets herself go au naturale in front of the camera of former beau and photographer Mario Sorrenti, "best-known for his spreads of nude models,'' so says Wikipedia.
Maybe Kate wants to prove that she still got it. Maybe she wants a big comeback after the loss of numerous contracts because of her wild night life and drug problem.
Like it or not, this is an improvement from recent headlines about her drunken ways. Let's hope she's on the right track!
Madi S. is mom to two kids and three cats. She loves pop culture news, movies, fashion, travel, reading and observing the world.
March 24, 2010
YOUR SHOES ARE SINGING
The Perfect Puddle Jumpers
YOU'LL BE SKIPPING THROUGH FOR SPRING SHOWERS IF YOU OWN A PAIR OF THESE WATERPROOF BOOTS.
Clockwise from top left:
Kamik Women's Janis Rain Boot. Available at Amazon for $59.95.
Hunter Original Gloss. At Zappos for $115.
Kamik Women's Wales Rain Boot. At Nordstrom for $64.95.
Aquatalia by Marvin K Giggle Boot. On sale at Zappos for $187.13.
Even better: Aquatalia by Marvin K's Vault Patent Leather boots for an off-putting $398. The rich are indeed different.
Happy skipping!
March 23, 2010
FOR BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Trinkets For The Twitter Obsessed
COMMUNICATION HAPPENS IN LESS THAN 140 CHARACTERS.
For the biggest twits among us, there's these handmade novelties listed by artisans on Etsy.
Choose from the come-hither stalk me stockings ($18), a "tweet" necklace appropriately made in plastic ($13), or the world's smallest diary for errant thoughts ($5.5).
Makes the perfect gift for the Twitteratti, obsessed fans of celebrity tweeters, and self-important social networkers.
February 18, 2010
ICONIC
And The Award For Best Dressed Goes To...Isabel Lucas
ALAS, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD CAN'T BUY GOOD BONE STRUCTURE AND TASTE. Lucky for her, Isabel Lucas has both in buckets.
You can spend all day looking at the Best Dressed lists from last night's Golden Globes and not come up with anything or anyone who beats Lucas' timeless elegance. Fingers crossed that she doesn't starve herself to achieve it.
Lucas' guaranteed herself a spot in the pantheon of fashion when she wore this sleek cream gown by Chanel with gold and black trim.
But we'll give points to Christina Aquilera for her dress, Courtney Cox for her fresh take on classic, and Jennifer Garner for her fitting flash.
January 18, 2010
PLAYING DRESS UP
Style Rookie Tavi Gevinson Is Fashion's Fresh Muse
THE "IT'' GIRL OF THE MOMENT IS A SUBURBAN CHICAGO PIPSQUEAK WITH A FASHION PRECOCITY.
Since she was 12 years old, Tavi Gevinson has been musing on everything from clothes to her dad's cookies, from her sisters to snaps of herself on her blog, Style Rookie.
Novelty being integral to fashion, the prepubescent teen quickly became the new black among fashionistas, and soon her blog boasted an international following.
It wasn't long before Tavi at 13 was jetting off to London for a photo shoot, appearing on magazine covers, getting her own Wikipedia entry, and generating buzz in New York's media.
Whether she's dancing on video, or reviewing Alexander Wang's (whoever he is) showings at New York's Fashion Week, what comes through is Tavi's combination of charm and innocence.
"I wish I was a cat,'' she wrote last December. " I would have a life to fulfill my fashion dreams, one to fulfill my acting dreams, one for guitar, one for writing, one for movie directing, one for photography, one for fine arts, one for a normal life, and one for teaching.
"Because you can't go on tour with an insane band and then teach kindergarteners their ABC's.
"Also I could poop in a box."
The fashion world's obsession with Tavi and other tween bloggers like her provoked criticism in an Associated Press article last month: "To some wary adults, she's in a world where she doesn't belong,'' the article said. "Unlike a typical social network page, a blog can be seen by anyone. And at least one young fashion blogger says she's been recognized by strangers on the street -- a worrisome turn for adults worried about privacy and predators."
Of course, the most dangerous predators can be the most alluring. Fashionistas, please take good care of this creative little girl.
September 18, 2009
CHEAP AND TACKY
Report: American Apparel CEO Thinks Ugly Salespeople Might Be Its Problem
THE WEB'S HOME STATION FOR RIGHTEOUS SNARK GAWKER caught wind from a tipster that American Apparel CEO Dov Charney is demanding that poor-performing stores send in photos of their sales staff.
Gawker reports that "Dov" personally reviewed the photos and "if you weren't to his liking, then boy… watch out … Employees who aren't up to Dov's "look" and whose work ethic is "just ok" are being targeted and scrutinized and the minute they make small mistakes, they are being fired. But it's only because Dov wants to weed out the "ugly people."
On behalf of average looking people everywhere, we applaud Gawker for its muckraking and, ever the opportunist, would like to seize upon this moment to skewer AA retro seventies' polyester fashions.
The shit always rolls downhill, so of course "Dov" can't conceive that his boring clothing and its relatively high prices might be responsible for slow sales.
Take for instance, the above photos of T-shirts. On the left is one from AA sold in a three-pack priced at $51 -- or $17 apiece.
The photo on the right shows a similar T sold in a two-pack at Wal-mart for $6 -- or $3 apiece. Can you see much difference from the pictures? I didn't think so.
Of course, AA has other "hot" clothing circa 1975 that would be popular with the Golden Girls. There's this lovely day-into-night blue
chambray pantsuit that can be worn by nurses all over our great nation. Just add a pair of crocs and you'll be ready for a day of dispensing medicine and changing bedpans!
Or how about this conversation piece: baggy turquoise sweater matched with pink tights, striped socks and black high heels. We think if we saw the most lithe beauty wearing it down Michigan Avenue it would still be more like a "point and whisper" piece, and we wouldn't be saying nice things.
The news media keeps spitting out stories about how this most severe of economic downturns has really changed our spending habits.
If good taste is finally winning out over disposable clothing, count us among the relieved.
July 29, 2009
SUB CULTURE
Trying Out The Cutting Edge
By N. Stag
SO I JUST SHAVED two sections of my head, just above each ear.
I was inspired by some shots of whiskey, the 1983 Bow Wow Wow album cover, the model/socialite Alice Dellal, L.A. band Io Echo, and some nameless ex-punk girl I used to see around Detroit.
I sent my sister in New York a picture and her response lets me know just how un-avante garde she thinks I am.
"Nice,'' she texted.
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