Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Everyone wants a piece of Elizabeth Taylor. Even, “American socialite” — as the Telegraph gingerly describes her – Kim Kardashian, who won out in a bidding war over three Lorraine Schwartz jade bracelets for $62,500 at the second round of the greatest garage sale of all time. Taylor’s couture and assorted jewels brought in $2.6 million, setting a record for a fashion auction.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Coco Rocha jiggied her money maker for the homeless. At Artwalk‘s auction for the Coalition for the Homeless, Coco told the audience of heavy-wallet-weights that if they continued to donate after the auction was over, she’d get up and do her famous Irish Jig. Unlike the pleas of hosts Alec Baldwin and Richard Gere, this offer spurred rapid fire donations. Within 60 seconds, the “Emergency Feeding Fund” was up to $35,000! That’s $583 a second! See the Coco Rocha’s Jig here.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Karl Lagerfeld is a genius. And like most genii, he’s also completely bat-shit crazy. Over the years he’s offered his usually unsolicited opinions about people and — never really known for his cheery disposition — his comments have usually fallen in the spectrum of bitchy and, well, super bitchy. Below are 13 of the Kaiser’s greatest backhanded compliments.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
What the 60s set into motion, the 70s broke up on a glass table and snorted through several stacks of hundred dollar bills. Supermodels went from being muses of the fashion world to muses of rock stars, actors, athletes and the occasional congressman when the wife was out of town, while trying their hands in front of the camera and behind the microphone. This decade saw the birth of outsized personalities that continue to shake up the world whenever they deign to acknowledge it. Put on some Cheryl Lynn, we’re going to the 70s!
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Marisa Berenson has led the kind of charmed, impossibly chic and devastatingly fashionable life that is all but impossible to replicate today. If only because charm, chicness and style are all but impossible to find today. Having lived her entire life in front of the camera — Marisa’s christening portrait appeared in Vogue and she covered Elle magazine with sister Berinthia “Berry” Berenson when she was five – guest editor and longtime friend Steven Meisel collected some of Berenson’s most iconic photographs, as well as personal pics of friends and families, in Rizzoli‘s goregous new tome, Marisa Berenson: A Life in Pictures (2011).
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Now that the swarms of photogs, editors, bloggers, stylists and what-have-yous have descended on Milan Fashion Week, we here at FashionIndie can finally take some time out to reflect on the hectic week that was New York Fashion Week by rifling through our still bursting bags. Nothing tells the details of debauchery like the contents of a lady’s purse.
Edited by Nicole Vardo
A happy editor, means happy nails… or so I’d like to think so. Which is why through my daily tumble-ventures (FashionIndie on Tumblr) I decided to put together a lookbook fit perfectly for that witty editor who takes pride in typing in style everyday of the week. Let’s just say that so far the newspaper printed nails are winning my heart. Don’t forget to share your thoughts on your favorites!
Newspaper printed nails- Fashion journalism at it’s finest.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott teamed up once again with Hollywood stunner Anne Hathaway for the new Tod’s Signature Collection campaign.
