After his first 100 days in office it makes sense for Obama to get a new look. Hopefully he opts for this oh so emo cut. It makes me happy.

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Artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey, famous for his Barack Obama “HOPE” propaganda poster, celebrated his career retrospective last night at Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. The artist plans to team up with Levi’s to create customized propaganda jeans this May! 

Thanks Pipeline!

The Obaminator has been gracing the cover of mags for some time, but now Annie Leibovitz (active supporter of King Kong blacks and putting non-whites on the inside flap of Vanity Fair) gets her chance to shoot some iconic “That’s My President” imagery. The cover isn’t anything special but the shot of him and Michelle walking down Washington is pretty CNN worthy if you ask me.

Tragedy struck the White House late Friday evening. Hartmarx Corp., President Barack Obama’s (ahh, I love saying that!) favorite suit company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving our President cold, naked and alone. Maybe this is good incentive for him to get cracking with economic rehabilitation or simply go shopping for a new designer! Whatever the case may be, we sympathize with you, Mr. President. After all, we share in your sympathy as Obedient Sons and Daughters as well as Bill Blass are pushing up daises. 

Thanks WWD!

I want it. I know it’s slightly inappropriate to compare our extremely intellegent, articulate and professional President to a rap group, but this t-shirt is just too awesome to ignore.

Wow.

Gizmodo is reporting that Barack Obama may have worn a bullet-proof suit during his little parade on Tuesday. Not just a vest, but the whole suit!

I can’t find any official confirmation, but it makes sense.

The rumor mills are saying that Obama may have sported a design by Miguel Caballero, a Colombian bulletproof apparel line. Called “the Armani of bulletproof apparel,” Caballero’s “high security fashion” finds loyal customers in ”Presidents, State Leaders, Dignitaries, Top Executives, Businessmen, Diplomats, and those who demand maximum discretion, comfort, and flexibility.”  And the suits are lightweight!

That’ll keep your inaugural balls safe!

I live 5 miles outside of D.C. I am not interested in seeing how quickly the Porta Potties freeze over or touching strangers with my nice coat.

But I can spot Michelle Obama leaving St. John’s Church on the TV and run to the Internet and find an image of it!

Washington is actually clear of wintery weather, and the Obamas are mostly hanging out inside what I’m sure is a heated limo. So luckily Michelle’s not all bundled up. (I wonder if Barack is wearing long underwear?)

She’s wearing a yellow-gold brocade Isabel Toledo skirtsuit with an interesting choice of green Jimmy Choo pumps and green J. Crew gloves.

Toledo is a Cuban-born, New York-based designer that has been a favorite of both Mrs. Obama and her style fans.

No doubt this is only the first of a couple outfits she will wear today!

Image from Telegraph.

I live about 5 miles outside of D.C. They started closing and detouring streets weeks ago. Everyone I know in the city is excited for the Inauguration, but wants out for the four-day weekend. And everyone else is trying to make a buck off Obama’s likeness. I don’t know if this is just a D.C.-area thing, but even our chain grocery stores each have an aisle of Obama merchandise snuggled next to the Valentine’s Day stuff.

A more organized effort to sell Obama stuff and support the campaign has been released, though. A collaboration with the Presidential Inaugural Committee, the Runway for Change Inaugural Collection features T-shirts and accessories from mainstream design houses like Tory Burch, Vera Wang, and Isaac Mizrahi; indie designers like Alexander Wang, Lutz & Patmos; and even celebrity designers like Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Several of the products are made from organic cotton and/or dyes, and proceeds from collection will go toward the $45 million projected cost of the inauguration ceremony.

If you’re in the District, you can nab some piece at the temporary Presidential Inaugural Store, at 625 E Street NW, or from the online store.

GALLERY: Runway to Change.

Mr. Blackwell died in October, but political consultant Roger Stone has taken it upon himself to continue the Best Dressed and Worst Dressed tradition.

Who?  I know, I don’t know.  

I guess he’s something of an icon for the Republican party, but apparently quite the fashion plate as well.

The New York Times has taken notice of Stone for his “flamboyant personal style” and “sartorial elegance.”

I’m not sure if Stone would have Blackwell’s blessing on this.  But I have just read a little biographical info on this guy, and I am now fascinated with his Nixon tattoo and perennial suspenders. 

So on his website, The STONEzone, Stone has published his “official list of the best and worst dressed men and women of 2008.”

He also apologizes to American women for popular men’s fashions and notes that “lobbyists are the only elegant men left in America.”

His best-dressed men include Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Al Sharpton, Calvin Klein, and Eliot Spitzer. Best-dressed women include Carla Bruni, Rihanna, Fran Leibowitz, Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, and Sarah Palin.

Worst-dressed people include Simon Cowell, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Johnny Knoxville, Peter Wentz (yes, he calls him Peter), Madonna, Gloria Steinem and Christiane Amanpour.

Read the full list here: The STONEzone.

Now let’s not jump to any conclusions here, but the rumors that Anna Wintour leaving the fashion world behind for a career in politics is coming back out of the woodwork. Despite the fact that Vogue denied the rumors, New York Post’s “Page Six” reported that Wintour MIGHT leave Vogue to become President elect Barack Obama’s ambassador to France! When an Obama spokesman was confronted with this rumor, he replied “no comment,” not qualifying it or denying it. As of now, we’ve got a big fat maybe on our hands. Stranger things have happened folks…afterall, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California. 

For more, check out NY Mag!

NOTE to celebrities: You can’t treat the inauguration like a Hollywood party.

While Halle Berry and Sharon Stone each shelled out $50,000 for President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in celebration, there are some cheaper celebrities who want to get in on name alone. “It’s hilarious,” said one insider. “Sean Combs is trying to get four tickets to the inauguration. He’s acting like it’s a party at Bungalow 8, like they should just let him in. He’s too cheap to pay and thinks he can just show up.”

via IT’S NOT A CLUB- New York Post.

We’re counting down the days until Barack Obama takes his presidential oath and brings about the “change” he promised our nation. Aside from politicians, economists and haughty businessmen, I am wondering if this notion of change will inspire the backbone behind Vogue magazine. 2008 was a tough year on Vogue with vicious rumors dancing about Anna Wintour and a 9.6% decline in advertisements. It is plain to see that if Vogue wants to mend it’s broken history, they need a new look, a new focus and a new vision. 

Cathy Horyn, fashion journalist and critic for The New York Times, hit the nail on the head when it comes to pinpointing reasons for Vogue’s failure: Editors don’t understand the digital age our world is now living in, the magazine itself hasn’t seen any sort of change in far too long, Vogue features the same old celebrities and the same old models and they fail to give mention to the socialites. 

I know times are hard, but Vogue has simply got to roll with them. Readers want to see fresh ideas and new faces. We want to live vicariously through socialites whose immaculate lives entertain us. We want to stay awake past page 5 for once. It might take a few attempts, but if Vogue is willing to change, I bet 99% of readers are willing to support them.

I bet these sell out before 2009.

DC artist Chris Bishop has rereleased his limited edition graphic tee featuring Barack Obama riding a unicorn…!

Available in men’s and women’s sizes for under $20 (including shipping).

Order one now to wear on Inauguration Day!

People around the nation are calling them Presidential pecs, but they look a bit more like Barack Obama man titties to me. The soon to be President took a page out of Lindsay Lohan’s book and left the house without his man bra the other day, and it looks to me like he’s got similar sag to that of Betty White from the Golden Girls. Suck in for the cameras Barack, but you can’t suck in those pubescent Miley Cyrus B-cups.

Thanks Superficial

President Elect Obama is geting ready to take office, and the hype about who’s designs he is going to wear on inaguarion day are already swirling. WWD is hosting a crap ton of pictures from all the biggest designers of their designs for the soon to be President’s suits on the historic day. Designers like Marc Jacobs, Sean John, D Squared, Ferragamo, Thom Browne and Rag and Bone have all submitted designs. For all the images head over to WWD and check them out.

PS: Does this completely annoy anyone else besides me? He’s our President to be who cares what he’s wearing? All that matters is that he does something to turn our country around. I in no way hope this happens, but what happens if he flops as a President? Talk about a lot of people being embarassed.

Enjoy the pictures

The biggest news of the century!!!

Anna Wintour is out, Carine Roitfeld of French Vogue is in!!!

It’s as if The Devil Wears Prada was some self-fulfilling prophecy, we just got the second greatest news of the year, aside from Barack Obama’s nomination.

Carine is a complete sweetheart (got to meet with her at the Gucci/Madonna party), a fashion icon, and a better dictator than Anna Wintour. Expect scales and all black Yohji Yamamoto to hit the offices of American Vogue pronto.

This is a bit of speculation, but it’s also some of the best news we’ve heard all year. Joysies.

Here are some of the covers and spreads for the GQ Men of the Year issues. Unfortunately Daniel Saynt was not chosen to be a man of the year based mostly on the fact that having a soul is one of the main criteria, and well Daniel traded that away along time ago.

Thanks to The Fashionisto for the images.