Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Vogue‘s EIC/HBIC Anna Wintour has reportedly asked the mag’s editors to wear pink in honor of Elsa Schiaparelli – who famously created the color Shocking Pink in her surrealist heyday – to The Met‘s Costume Institute Gala tonight.
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The prize that launched the careers of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent is being relaunched this year for a new generation of designers.
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Coachella wasn’t the only fashion-forward festival going down this weekend. On the other side of the pond industry luminaries — ranging from Tom Ford and bff Stella McCartney, to Diane von Furstenbreg and Dolce & Gabbana and Natalia Vodianova and Rachel Zoe – regaled attendees of the inaugural Vogue Festival with advice and anecdotes on a series of panels during the two-day event. After the jump, a few highlights.
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America has joined forces with the National Resources Defense Council on Clean by Design, a program seeking to significantly reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact.
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One of our favorite editorial actresses, Keira Knightley makes a triumphant return in the April issue of Interview, shot by the always dynamic duo of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Stylist Karl Templer adorns the British beauty in Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Céline, Givenchy, Salvatore Ferragamo, Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel and Valentino as she smokes and smolders in the sultry spread. There’s a bit of good old-fashioned 80s androgyny meets Helmut Newton’s stark sexiness happening that fits Keira’s lithe bone structure perfectly. Full spread after the jump, kids.
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Following the blockbuster success of their first collaboration — which sold out within 48 hours — the CFDA and eBay have teamed up once again for a new line of ”You Can’t Fake Fashion” totes, with the aim of cracking down on counterfeiting.
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Warning: the following may cause stirrings in your womb, the ticking of your biological clock and several unintentional “aww’s.” Diane von Furstenberg‘s one-off line for GapKids hits stores on March 15, but here for your full enjoyment and perusal are adorable kids wearing adorable wrap dresses and doing adorable things. Luckily, there’s nary a puppy or kitten in sight or this lookbook would explode in flames of unbearable cuteness. Full collection preview after the jump.
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An audience of prospective designers and general fashion lovers — including Fern Mallis, designer Tracy Reese and stylist Phillip Bloch – gathered in Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for an informative discussion with the CFDA‘s bespectacled CEO Steven Kolb last night, kicking off Harlem’s Fashion Row‘s 2012 conversations series. Kolb sat down with HFR founder and CEO Brandice Henderson to discuss an array of subjects from Kolb’s first meeting with Anna Wintour, to the guidelines required for membership to the CFDA, the future of garment manufacturing in Manhattan and Kolb’s short-lived days as a high school football “star.”
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A recently published report by social media marketing agency Attention ranks the most “talked” about designers during New York Fashion Week based on social media interactions and Jason Wu comes strutting in at the top spot.
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In yesterday’s Look of the Day, we styled the perfect outfit to wear at the office Mardi Gras party. Now that Fat Tuesday is finally here, it’s time to think about what you’re wearing tonight in celebration of the festivities. Whether you’ll be enjoying king cake at home or taking the night by storm, this fun foxy outfit will get you in the carnival spirit.
