NBC’s “Fashion Star” Will Give Away $6 Mil Contract with Macy’s, Saks and H&M

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

There is no dearth of fashion reality shows on television with the pioneering Project Runway immediately coming to mind. But with nine seasons and a spin off under its belt, PJ Runway hasn’t necessarily set the fashion world ablaze. It’s doubtful NBC’s Fashion Star will be any different, but with a $6 million contract with Macy’s, Saks Fifth Ave and H&M at stake, its contestants will at least have something to show for their efforts besides an air kiss from Heidi Klum and claw marks from Nina Garcia.

MUSE OF THE WORLD: Anna Turns Up at the Webbys…Walking Oxymoron: Jessica Simpson, Fashion Mentor…Mimi’s Fifi Remix

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Anna Wintour apparently got lost on her way to something that actually mattered as she made a pit stop at the Webbys to accept the award for Best Fashion Site. Her acceptance speech, in its entirety: “Sometimes geeks can be chic.” She gets it. [Styleite]

FASHION SCRAMBLE: Decarnin Says Bye Bye to Balmain + Westwood Does Not <3 NY + Elle on TV

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- After five lucrative, statement-shouldered years, Balmain and creative director Christophe Decarnin are getting a divorce. What will happen to the sequined jackets?! No one ever thinks about the sequined jackets! Decarnin was notoriously absent from the Fall 2011 show in Paris under speculation of a mental break, but sources say the designer and Balmain’s chairman/CEO Alain Hivelin just didn’t see eye to eye. An internal hire is expected to be announced shortly. [WWD]

How To Wear Appropriate Undergarments With Spring Clothing

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

It’s hard to imagine worrying about wearing the proper undergarments on a cold day like this one – I could wear a bullet proof vest under my outfit and no one would notice. But spring is on the horizon, meaning lighter, thinner, sheerer clothing. There is nothing less fabulous than wearing inappropriate undergarments with your new spring wardrobe. Click through for a how-to on finding and wearing the proper undergarments so you don’t look a mess come pleasant temperatures.

8 Supermodel Empires, Which Face is Worth More Than Tyra Banks

Edited by Nicole Vardo

I guess only in a model’s glamourous life, they really can buy things with their looks. We know they have ” a lot” of money but how much is a lot exactly?

How To Wear Your Summer Tan

Edited by The Fashion Web

 
So as summer starts to look to fall the question really is, how do we make the most of the suntans we have spent all summer cultivating? Elle Macpherson might have one of the most classic celebrity suntans. The Australian beauty definitely knows how to look chic even in …

INVITE: LUSCIOUS NYC Soft Opening Thursday, July 8th

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

LUSCIOUS NYC will be having a soft opening and shopping event next Thursday, July 8th from 6-10pm at their gorgeous store at 4 Prince Street. There will be hors d’oeuvres and refreshments along with live models showing off the best in swim available at the store.

Elle MacPherson And Her Latest Beauty Drama

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

When Elle MacPherson sat down for an interview with The Sunday Times she didn’t know she was about to unleash some serious drama. The former model stated that she was an intense advocate of Chinese medicines, most notably the crushed rhino horn pills that she took for her hair and nails. Little did Elle know, the sale of any products from endangered animals, like rhinos, is extremely illegal. As a result of the controversy she was forced to issue a statement this morning saying that she didn’t “knowingly consume or encourage the consumption of products derived from endangered species.” A bit hard to believe, considering she said the pills tasted “a little bit like crushed bone and fungus,” but we’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.

Old School Models Walk for Louis Vuitton

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

By old school I don’t mean that they are old, I mean that we haven’t seen them on the catwalk in some time. Laetitia Costa, Karolina Kurkova, and Elle Macpherson all walked the runway for Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2010 collection.

Model Moment: Elle Macpherson

Edited by Ann Marie Trietley, Factory Girl

Just in time for Valentine’s Day lingerie shopping, Elle Macpherson has expanded her intimates brand to include Parisian shoppers, with her first boutique opening in France.