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So confused right now. I thought (also see hoped and wished) DVB was done and out since Victoria filed a lawsuit against Rock & Republic?  Guess that won’t stop her from a whirlwind promotional tour in the UK for the denim line.  She wore some jeans from the line which were in desperate need of some hemming. Come on Vicky as a “fashion icon” you should really try to work on dressing in clothes that fits right, unless you’re trying to start some wickedly stupid trend.

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The similarities are mind boggling

When did Rachel Zoe become enough of a celebrity to get her own clothing line?  The Anna Wintour reject, who has a reality show coming soon on Bravo, has been in talks with The Beanstalk Group to create a line of apparel, accessories and undergarments under the Rachel Zoe brand. 

Really? Is this what we need? What kind of Zoe brand accessories will they produce, a tonsil tickler made in the shape of Rachies finger? 

This stick figure is a chronic ano with the face only a retarded mother alligator could love. She should really consider ironing her face before she hits the boob tube, or at least attempt to eat something before she starts pushing out goods.  

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Oh god, I’m gonna sound like a complete sell out right now, but todays breakfast with Louis Vuitton CEO Daniel Lalonde was one of the most feel good moments of my year. Meeting at a small private library at the St. Regis Hotel, Louis Vuitton invited Fashion Indie and a couple of other blog friendlies including Nitrolicious blogger Wendy L, Bag Snob Tina Craig, and Fashion Triber Lesley Scott. The event was surprisingly intimate as the Vuitton clan asked all the bloggers in the room straight out “How do we work with you?”  

The directness of their approach and ability to state their concerns with brand image, information distribution, and working with bloggers was really frank, but at the same time polished and very, not surprisingly, corporate.  We offered suggestions like create blogger login pages and develop events for bloggers, but what I really left with was that many companies are interested in reaching us but have no real means to do it.  

Some key points from the breakfast are below, and no, I did not receive money or product to write this shit, so don’t get all up my ass in the comments section for “endorsing” the house of Louis. It’s just interesting stuff I thought y’all might like.

•  Journeys ad campaign was inspired by the need for the brand to return to it’s routes. Each person in the campaign has been chosen for the life experiences they have had.  Louis spent the last ten years developing the other verticals of the brand (ready to wear, accessories) but felt it was the right time to give us consumers a throwback.  SPOILER ALERT: The next Journeys ad campaign will feature a couple.  My bets on the Clintons, the Gates, or the Bransons. Big money folks with amazing life journeys.
• The flowers on the Louis Vuitton bag are some sort of Da Vinci code mystery. Some people think they come from some sort of Asian influence, but one Louis staffer stressed that the petals are very similar to a tile pattern at the old Louis Vuitton home front.
• There is a Louis Vuitton Bible filled with over 150 years of history for the iconic brand.  Hopefully it will be put in print one day.  
• It’s Vee-ton. Not Vuu-ton.
• The brand plans to make huge pushes online with talks of a possible “network” for true devotees. User-generated content on LouisVuitton.com. I can see it.
• Louis Vuitton has never and will never give Paris Hilton a free bag.
• The brand is like a fifth character in the Sex and the City film.
• Every blogger wants an interview with Marc Jacobs. No one will get one. Duh?

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Chloe Sevigny was recently interviewed by New York Magazine. The chick might me more eco-crazed than we originally thought.

“I’m really green, yeah. I annoy everybody, all my friends. Well, I have some friends that are really green, but most of them — I don’t want to use the term Nazi, but I’m very extreme,” Sevigny said. “I don’t ever use plastic bags. Um, I always bring my own to the grocery store. Even when I go to my local bodega, they’re like, ‘No bag, right?’ They always make jokes about me.”

“I try to take smaller baths, I try to eat less meat, I try to only buy organic, and I don’t dry my clothes in the dryer — I hand-dry them.” She “hand-dries” all of her clothes?!

“Sometimes I’ll put them in the dryer for five minutes just to soften it up,” she confessed.

But what if she wants to wear something last minute? “I don’t,” she said. “Ever.”

Okay Chloe, I think you just laid I giant pile of green bullshit cause no one is that much of an eco-nazi.

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Today on the Martha Stewart blog she shares some style secrets. Basically, she hates the red soles on Christian Louboutin’s so she paints them black with a broad sharpie.

Martha, you may just be my hero.

I think this is a great way to showcase your disgust towards branding and identify that the shoes just feel great to wear. Or, you could just be a crazy old woman who likes to flaunt your dislike for labels.

I don’t know which, but I here spray paint works best for the soles and Atomic Pink or Electric blue would be my first color choices. Get noticed while you high-end DIY

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So someone is really, really into The Devil Wears Prada. The new Stylista show is basically a shittier, faker version of the movie. The boss lady at Elle tries her best to emulate Miranda Priestly, but comes up short cause a) she lacks style, b) Botox doesn’t allow for much emotion, and c) she was nice to the fat girl with ugly glasses (after the jump). This show is in a desperate need of a Patricia Fields make-over. All the style is just so, blah.

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