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.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Lilogi‘s among the privileged few to have access to the illustrious house of Chanel and they’re flaunting it in our face with a ton of exclusive content. Go backstage at the stunning Paris-Bombay metier d’arts collection and watch an interview with noted shrinking violet Karl Lagerfeld; explore the history of the house’s jewelry, makeup, and handbags; and learn a bit about the woman herself, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. It’s a master class in all things Chanel and will no doubt further fuel your couture crush.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Jessica paid a visit to designer Alice Ritter as part of LOOKBOOKS.com‘s new feature, “Tales of the Atelier”:
Through the concrete and brick columned hall of the CFDA Incubator, past glass doors with names like Bibhu Mohapatra, House of Waris and Prabal Gurung etched upon them, sits a room on the end that houses the studio of a French expat with a beautiful concept. Alice Ritter works seemingly solitary in a tidy, brightly lit room with a towering cubic bookshelf, a sewing machine and inspiration all around. Her style rings from the authenticity of growing up in the late 70s in France, where Yves Saint Laurent was god and high power glossies were sacred. Having studied economics, she created a fashion lab within her home with her Brooklynite husband to pursue her true art of design. Poring over books and dissecting vintage clothing lead to her creating an aesthetic that is uniquely hers.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Illustrator Sandra Suy renders the 20th century’s ultimate style icons in today’s chicest looks for Chinese pub, ROGUE Magazine. Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe get modern makeovers in Burberry Prorsum, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and of course, Chanel.
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
In this, the final installment of Quel Scandale!‘s “Fashion Fascists” series (see also: Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Daphne Guinness), we explore the wartime activities of Louis Vuitton and its role in aiding the Vichy regime, also know as the French puppet government that openly collaborated with the German occupying forces. The details of Vuitton’s involvement came out seven years ago with the publication of Louis Vuitton: A French Saga, which LVMH pretty much tried to ignore. But unlike a crying child, a secret Nazi past isn’t something you can lock in a closet until it passes out from exhaustion.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was one of the most iconic women of the 20th century whose influence on fashion is incomparable and undeniable. And she was also purportedly a Nazi agent and kind of a — how can I say this lightly? — whore.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Sarah Jessica Parker will be graded on her Stella McCartney Spring 2012 look worn to the 2011 New York City Ballet Fall Gala and opening of Paul McCartney‘s Ocean’s Kingdom at the David H. Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center. See how she looked after the jump.
