The Blessed
Gwyny P. Holdin’ It Down For Working Mothers
I have been known through the years to call Gwyneth Paltrow everything from a ‘melanin deficient bean pole’ to ‘bulimic boy chested trollop’ to ‘talentless slope headed bone bag’…..but I digress. I never agreed with people labeling her a “Trendsetter” but I’ve also been known to form opinions in haste. Therefore, I must apologize to Gwyny P. becuz clearly giving birth to two parasites has done wonders for her body. I’m of course referring to her recently making the rounds to promote her return to the big screen but she’s killing the red carpet. My favorite is the black lace and beaded Balmain mini dress with satine lapeled blazer and 4inch McQueen platform pumps (above) yea Mama, that’s the good stuff baby! Hot Legs, the greatest accessory known to man!
Look below for more Oscar winnin’ McGoodness:
Peek-a-boo Stella McCartney
Hot’n'Sexy in Preen
Razzle Dazzle in Sonia Rykiel
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The Blessed: The Superficial Friends
They live in the Hall of Anorexia.
Nicole Richie’s power is super puke.
Paris can call her dad.
Olsen Twins turn into Bob Sagat and anything made of ice.
Lindsay Lohan has expanding boobs.
They fight people like Steve Colbert, Wilmer Valderama, and Bradgelina.
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The Blessed: David Chu
David’s glasses are one of a kind and we’re crafted during his time at Nautica.
I had the amazing opportunity to meet fashion legend David Chu yesterday at a Mets game I was invited to by my business partner, Busie Matsiko. He was a guest of Basil and Chris Stamos, two of the coolest, most charitable dudes you could ever meet.
David Chu founded Nautica in 1983 with 6 sailing jackets and sold the company 20 years later for a reported 1 billion buckeroos. A true fashion pioneer, David Chu offered words of true wisdom stating that what was most important to him was finding something he loved and remaining passionate about it. After the sale of Nautica, you would think David would have been set to hang up his designing board and enjoy a much deserved retirement. Instead the designer launched his own self-titled collection, which had enjoyed a cozy little spot on Saks sixth floor next to Armani and Zegna. Currently, the designer/entrepreneur enjoys a Chief Creative Officer position at luxury luggage company, Tumi, a spot that will allow him to flex his creative muscle and potentially the best fit for this former architect student turned designer. What could this change mean for the world of Tumi? Only time will tell, but expect David’s own vision and direction to take the luxe brand to new directions in the next couple of years.
Congrats on being a truly A+ individual David. You are officially blessed.
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The Trolsons Further Infect The World
Sooooo(gasp)………..hungry (wheeze)…………
Well, the malnourished have triumphed yet again. Mary Kate & Ashley have taken time out from not bathing and not eating and making high-fashion look like duds from Goodwill to bring us a new “high-end” line. Now I was expecting to totally and completely pan it in my polite and friendly manner, but it ain’t all that bad. I actually think it’s a good beginning for the girls sportswear line………….did I say that?! Must be a full moon.
‘Elizabeth’ refers to the signature blazer tailored more to a woman’s form and ‘James’ is the boyish tailored blazer with a boxy fit. E & J offers fun pencil skirts, fur jackets (PETA is gonna bust some heads for this one), sack dresses, cashmere sweaters……….
I really am shocked. I mean it’s not as if it’s the second coming of Valentino, but it’s not bad - not bad at all. Truth is, I know these girls aren’t really designing a thing in their collection but what can we really expect from them?! After all, your brain turns to poo when all you’ve eaten is lettuce and paper towels. I’m sending a box of fatnin’ donuts and a few double meat, double cheezes from Micky D’s 1st class for the utter salvation of The Trolsons………put it in ya mouf’.
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The Blessed : Hercules and Love Affair
The nineties will eventually take over and make you dance. Hercules and Love Affair are a fresh new import for the land of Henry Holland. Know them and prepare to hear them at every single hipster bar in Williamsburg. Their sound is very synthesizer meets melody, which means its just cheesy enough to be considered ironic and just danceable enough to move to.
Check out their official site here.
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Well, I’ll Be A Trannies Coke Vile!
I actually like Anja Rubik Indies, I actually like her! In spite of the fact that she was caught posing with Chloe Sevignums’. what a silly career move……..Jesus is not pleased! I was all prepared to trash her and talk about her mamma and make references toward her being a promiscuous crack whore after seeing her with Chloe on the cover of Nylon (cuz I just knew she had to be on serious mind altering substances to even let her dead corpse be caught doing anything with Sevignums’), but then I looked her up and she really is something special, not a crack whore at all.
Anja vs Agyness
The Polish tart has graced various covers of Vogue abroad and has an impressive portfolio that made even ME do a double take….aren’t we impressed indies. She’s also been getting booked like crazy since she chopped off her long blond tresses and got her Twiggy on. Now even tho’ we worship Agnyess as our number one doll with a boy cut, we think if Anja keeps steppin’ her game up, she might actually make us second guess ourselves.
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Bruno Hits the Streets
Sacha Baron Cohen, star of Borat, is lining up a new list of offended plaintiffs as he films scenes for his new movie Bruno, based off his gay Austrian journalist character from the Ali G show.
Universal ponied up more than $42 million for “Bruno” and is eyeing an October release, so it may not be coincidence that suspicious news and video from Kansas surfaced in late March. Local papers and the Associated Press all seemed fooled, soberly reporting about a fuss at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
Members of a film crew “had permission from the airport to film a scene on March 18 based on a ‘European man’ visiting America,” the AP said. “But security workers became concerned when they began dancing in tight short shorts, kissing and fighting in the lobby.”
Dancing in tight short shorts? Kissing and fighting? Oh, yes, this may be the best possible representation of a gay fashion person ever!!! Get ready for the backlash Sasha!!!
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Stacy London is Officially Blessed
We haven’t blessed anyone here for some time, preferring to Bash the hell out of some folks lately, but Stacy London (What Not To Wear) deserves some praise for her hot fire against television car crash (you just can’t look away) Lauren Conrad of The Hills.
At DIFFA’S Dining by Design gala last week stayed spewed this joynius, “I work with underprivileged girls, mostly minorities, who hate themselves because they don’t look like Lauren Conrad,” she fumed to All Steel’s gorgeous designer, Sarah Kloepfer. “Who the fuck wants to look like the girls on ‘The Hills’? They’re complete nitwits. Success is about more than acquiring a Hermes bag.”
Tell us how you really feel Stacey. This may be the greatest thing a fashion person has ever said about Lauren Conrad, seriously.
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Tom Ford in Prestige Hong Kong
The straight mans gay man, Tom Ford, spent some time topless (big surprise) with the writers of Prestige magazine, a Hong Kong fair that talks about real issues, like Tom Ford’s diet secrets (he lays of the man jizz and eats his vegetables when he’s feeling fat, oh big surprise there Tommy boy). Here are some highlights. You can read the full article here…
Which guys in the past or the present would you like to dress?
I wouldn’t mind dressing Barack Obama. I think he’s a great-looking guy but I think his suits don’t fit him very well. I think he’s a terrific potential presidential candidate and I’m very excited as a Democrat, so Hillary or Obama, I like both options. So, I wouldn’t mind dressing Obama. I wouldn’t say he’s badly dressed, but he could sharpen up his look a little better.
Did you think you would come back to fashion when you left in 2004?
No, I thought I was never going to do fashion again. I was a textbook-case burnout. I’d been burned out from not only designing two collections, which I was very proud of, but the last two years of my time at Gucci were complex contract negotiations almost every day with PPR. And it was more and more apparent that what they wanted was not what we wanted. I just saw François [PPR Chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault] the other night, actually. I gave him a big hug and a kiss. We’re friendly, I like him enormously as a man, but as business partners we had different visions. And so it started to become apparent that we were going to have to leave and that was very traumatic because I had devoted an enormous amount of myself to the company, as had Domenico. So, no, I really thought I was not going to come back to fashion.
Who’s your target customer – you?
I am. I like to design for me as I am, me if I was 60, me if I was 25, me if I were thin, blond, six foot tall and 25; everything runs through a filter of “Would I wear that if I were that person? Would I want to see my father in that or my nephew in that?” But I happen to be our actual target customer. Our real target is men in their 30s and 40s, urban customers, very sophisticated, [a man who] knows himself, who wants beautiful tailored clothing but with a bit of a modern shape.
Are many women coming into your New York store and trying to buy a Tom Ford menswear suit?
Yes they are.
And are you serving them?
No. I haven’t made a suit for a woman. I may one day, but the reason I haven’t is . . . and I know this from working at Saint Laurent. A Saint Laurent suit may look like a men’s suit but it’s not a men’s suit. It’s not made like a men’s suit. Even though the details may look like a men’s suit, it really has got to be cut to a woman’s body. It’s a completely different way of manufacturing. I’m not currently set up to be able to do that and I’m not sure I want to open that door yet.
Cigarettes Cause Cancer and Cool. (don’t deny it, you know it’s true)
What’s the last book you read?
Well, this is perfect . . . it’s the Christopher Isherwood diaries, because I’m having a little problem in Act Two of my screenplay and I was trying to find something in Christopher’s life or his thoughts about something. Because all of his books are autobiographical, so I was trying to find a clue as to what to do with the second act of my screenplay.
I also read the Dana Thomas book [Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre]. She went out on a limb with that. She said what she thought. I thought it was a great book, especially for anyone who’s not in our business, to understand what we do. I’ve given that book to a few friends, saying, “If you want to know what our business is like, read this book.”
The Nude Designer. Are we seeing a trend?
What’s the first thing you notice when you meet a man?
Confidence, confidence, confidence! And you can fake it. I mean, it’s best if it’s real. Actually, I’m a very shy person, and you might say that’s bullshit, but I am and I guess I developed that ability to project from an early age. It’s armour. A lot of performers have it, and I’m not saying that I’m a fake at all. In fact, sometimes I’m too honest when I talk to people – often when I talk to journalists. But you project that – the confidence – and the way you carry yourself and the way you walk. That’s the first thing I always notice, the thing that makes people jump out: somebody who walks right up to you and says, “Hi, how are you?” and looks you right in the eyes.
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The Blessed: Claire Salinda
We’ve been thinking about that Radar Magazine article on American Apparel’s The Dov and we realize that we officially heart Claire Salinda, the AA model who still loves the skeevy CEO. Can someone give this girl some more playtime or feature her on a cover or something. She’s a lot hotter than hipster princess Cory Kennedy, she doesn’t look like a cracked out pencil-thin, and she’s hispanical, which gives her brownie points with me. Someone jump on this quickly!!!
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Chloe Sevigny in Rodarte
Love the look. NO COMPAINTS!!! (I know it’s shocking, but yes it does occasionally happen)
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The Lebron/Vogue Scandal - Ten Reasons Why Vogue Isn’t Racist
So the Lebron James Vogue cover with Gisele Bundchen is finally getting the attention of traditional media. We wrote about it last week , saying that what really offended us was the shitty fashion on the cover, and now that we bloggers have been talking about it for a while, the rest of the media people seem to be caring, big surprise.
Anyways after hearing all the opinions and listening to person after person make comments about how “racist” Vogue is I heard one rational thought that made me reassess my opinion.
Would It Be Different If The Cover Featured A White Man Instead of Lebron James?
Suddenly, the voice of Martin Luther King entered my ears speaking words of a day when equality would bring forth truth and I quickly realized that this cover IS NOT RACIST AT ALL!!!
I know, a shocking thought that a media empire run by white folks could actually do something that wasn’t racist in nature is unheard of, but in this case I think Vogue was honestly not trying to offend.
To prove it we had our photoshopping experts reassess the cover and add the photo of a white person. And not just any white person, we used a photo of Stuff White People Like’s Christian Lander. Suddenly the cover isn’t so offensive, but instead a bit comical.
So in the future, when considering racism, we should all ask the question, “Would it still be offensive to white people if a white person was in it?”. Most of the time the answer will be no. Want more proof that Vogue isn’t on a racist trip check out our Ten Reasons Why Vogue Isn’t Racist list…
1. Black as night, Andre Leon Tally may be as fat as a Volkswagon Beetle but the dude still remains Numero 2 at image conscience Vogue. Affirmative action? No, the dude really knows what he’s doing and is one of the most respected names in fashion and at Conde Nast.
2. The whole black man/white woman scenario doesn’t fly when you consider the fact that Gisele is hispanical. That’s right kiddies, this cover is the best example of minority representation by the magazine, ever.
3. Lebron is a basketball player. He’s pictured for doing what he’s known for. What’s wrong with that?
4. If it was a white dude no one would freak out (as pictured above). Can we say double standard? I think we can.
5. No look of fear on Gisele’s face might imply she’s actually having fun. Gasp, whites (hispanicals) and blacks getting along!!! Not possible according to all the haters out there.
6. It’s the Shape Issue people. We need to see some muscle and what better way than showing some serious MUSCLE. Lebron looks like he can run through a wall in this photo and I think that’s the point. The image is of a strong, successful BLACK MAN!!! What’s so racist about that?
7. In fashion black is always in (can’t believe I just wrote that)
8. Comparing Lebron to King Kong is just offensive. I’m sure the people who said this are either a) really, secretly racist themselves since gorilla is the first thing that comes to mind when seeing a black man, b) black and ashamed of themselves, or c) really into monkey sex.
9. Notice how Lebron isn’t complaining. He was there, at the photoshot. I’m sure he had some choice in the photo that would be used. And if I was Lebron, I would choose the photo that made me seem most powerful, like the one Vogue used on the cover.
10. Vogue Men has featured three powerful black men in the past - Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Barack Obama. Shouldn’t that suggest that maybe, just maybe, Conde Nast does respect black men?
For those of you that still feel that Vogue is being racist, quit your bitching and take action. You don’t have to buy the magazine, you can demand that more African American’s make it on the cover, and you can bring about positive change. The civil rights leaders of the past didn’t change things by bitchin, they took action.
Just remember that when the day comes that Vogue does properly representing blacks on it’s cover (to me, they’ve already made positive steps) that it is your job as a people to drop your issues of Essence and Jet and get on the Vogue bandwagon. If you don’t, well, then you’re just haters.
Which reminds me, why isn’t anyone complaining about Essence and Jet and the dozens of other black centric magazines? Last time I checked Whites, Hispanicals, Asians, and just about every other race except for African-American’s haven’t gotten much cover play on those glossies?
It’s about time that everyone takes a chill pill, gets off their civil rights high horse, and make a decision that not everything “white” media dishes out is offensive to black people.
Of course there are some exceptions….
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Najwa Moses Gets Some Trace Attention
Indie fav Najwa Moses of Styleaholics got some major attention from Trace Magazine this month. She told them all about her daily grind, how she puts together a day and night look, and what her hair regimen is. A true trendsetter (the girl was doing the beehive way before Winehouse) Najwa shined in her moment in the spotlight.
Check out the full interview after the jump.
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