10 Fashion Feats and Fails at the Met Costume Institute Gala

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s annual Costume Institute Gala is tirelessly referred to as the Oscars of fashion and it certainly ranks as the industry’s glitziest and most glamorous night.  But unlike the Oscars red carpet, where actresses willfully play it safe for fear of a career-defining performance on the worst dressed list, at the Met Gala the balls are to the haute couture wall. This is Fashion with a capital effin’ F. Sometimes the results are truly stunning and other times they’re…how can I put this gently…god-awful. Let’s take a look back at the Met Gala’s greatest hits and misses.

Style.com/Print’s 2nd Issue Emphasizes Fashion’s Individuals and Karl Lagerfeld’s Bitchiness

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

In the spirit of “Fashion Behind Closed Doors,” photographer Nick Waplington captured Nadja Bender backstage at the Lanvin show for the cover of Style.com/Print‘s second issue, hitting newsstands April 2. And since this season has been notably turbulent, the biannual mag made sure to emphasize this time around that “the fashion world is, above all, still about the individual people involved, especially the creativity and talent of the designers.”

Caroline Trentini Weds, Marc Jacobs Stiffs Models and Franca Sozzani Honored by French

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Rumors of Maxime Simoens’ departure from Leonard may be just that. Backstage at the Leonard show, Simoens had this to say: “There is nothing to comment because we are in negotiations. For the moment, nothing is happening. So when something happens, we’ll talk about it.” [WWD]

- Parsons took on FIT in their annual student designer competition, the Fusion Fashion Show, with Parsons strutting home the victor. [Paper]

- Brazilian hoofer Caroline Trentini editorially jumped the broom this weekend, marrying photographer Fabio Bartelt. [Made in Brazil]

The Simpsons Love Our Fashion Industry Favorites

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

aleXsandro Palombo never fails to tickle us with his creative, tongue-in-cheek illustrations of fashion industry heavyweights, but we are particularly excited about his latest works of art. When we saw these Simpsons caricatures of people like Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington and Coco Chanel, we couldn’t help but laugh out loud and reminisce about America’s favorite animated family. Click to see all the brilliant works.

Lanvin Takes Pre-Fall 2012 to New Volumes

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Season in and season out, there is one thing about Lanvin that never changes: Alber Elbaz creates collections women just downright want. For Pre-Fall 2012, Elbaz took us into a world of clandestine beauty and stately volumes. Who doesn’t want  a salmon pink swing coat or leather opera gloves or a “plastified” dress with matching jacket in a hue of the deepest red? Any way you look at it, no matter which piece you crave, Lanvin is forever. Click through to see the collection in full.

Glenda Bailey’s Favorite Stores in the World

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

As we bring this month of travel obsession to a close, we offer you this gem. Harper’s Bazaar Editor-in-Chief Glenda Bailey shares her favorite stores in all the world. And her favorite designer to wear to get her there. 

Oh Claridge’s Christmas Tree, How Lanvin are Your Branches

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s officially time to start readying for the grand daddy of all annoying holidays, Christmas. Jingle bells will be jingling, silver bells will be silvering and sleigh bells will be sleighing — meanwhile, who knew there were so many bells associated with this show? — as you scour the racks for the best gift deals, pretend you care about people other than yourself and of course, ready the good ole Christmas tree. But whether you chop it down with your own two hands or take it to the trailer park with tinsel, chances are your tree won’t hold a candle to Claridge’s, this year designed by Lanvin‘s own little elf, Alber Elbaz. 

Get Baked with Lanvin

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

To celebrate the in-store launch of their new children’s wear line, Lanvin Petite, Alber Elbaz and co. are conducting an online cake recipe contest for fashionable moms and their equally-chic daughters.

Are You Fab Enough to Have a Fashimal?

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

And that is the main career question you should be asking yourself. Only the most fabulous fashion peeps have a Fashimal, and we’re slightly obsessed with these hilariously clever doppelgängers. Including such famous industry heavy weights like Anna Wintour, André Leon Talley and Anna Dello Russo, we’re totally inspired to make our own FashionIndie Fashimals. Check out the gallery after the jump.

Dior-Marc Jacobs Talks Falling Through

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

At the glacial pace Bernard Arnault and co. are moving to replace John Galliano at Christian Dior, the ousted designer will have time to finish rehab, mount a comeback, and muck it all up again in another drunken, anti-Semitic tirade. The luxury brand has been in talks with Marc Jacobs for months, which have been less than smooth, but now it seems that Jacobs and Dior might be calling it quits.