The Elle creative director is looking for some style challenged boys to provide a little upgrade. Becks is totally considering sending me. Hell, free clothes? I’m there. You can submit entries to AtoZee@hfmus.com.

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, joe zee, makeover

As per usual, Elle’s style editor and my idol, Kate Lanphear, was photographed looking absolutely kick ass! The high waisted leather skirt really compliments Lanphear’s glitzy, sheer top, opaque tights and leather lace-up platforms. As always, Lanphear leaves me green-eyed over her jewelry, wishing my wrists were shackled with silver studs and leather bands too. And is it just me, or is Lanphear growing out the front of her bleached do? If so, keep growing girl, I love it!

Thanks Rackk and Ruin!

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, Kate Lanphear

Jaime King gets styled by Erin Wasson for the latest shoot for Elle Magazine. LOVE IT…

READ MORE ABOUT: Alexei Hay, Elle, erin wasson, jaime king

Apparently Vogue wouldn’t consider Posh for the cover for four months, so she jumped over to Elle for an immediate coverspot for the October issue. Hey Vogue… Ouch?

LINK LOVE: Daily Mail

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, victoria beckham, vogue

Rumors surfaced in July that the former Spice Girl would appear on Vogue’s October cover, but Elle has announced that they’ve snatched her up for the ‘Personal Style’ issue. We hope David is on the cover too, with no clothes on.

LINK LOVE: NY Mag

READ MORE ABOUT: David Beckham, Elle, victoria beckham, vogue

Twilight meets Gossip Girl in this vampire friendly shoot for Elle.

READ MORE ABOUT: chuck bass, ed westwick, Elle, elle magazine, gossip girl, Leighton Meester

It looks to me like the coolest party in town, second to Fashion Indie’s “For The Love of Marc” shindig, of course, was clothing and record label, April 77’s,  party at The Jane Hotel. With an appearance by the ever amazing Kate Lanphear, style director at Elle, and Fashion Indie’s own Desarae McCaffrey (that’s her, above right!)  landing a spot on Refinery 29, I’d say the bash, in all its fashionable downtown glory, was a total success! Wish I could have made it! 

GALLERY: LAST NIGHT’S (OTHER) PARTY: April 77 At Jane Hotel

Thanks Refinery 29!

READ MORE ABOUT: april 77, Desarae McCaffrey, Elle, fashion indie, For The Love Of Marc, Jane Hotel, Kate Lanphear, Marc Jacobs

Is it just me, or is Emma Watson everywhere these days?

SOURCE: Livejournal

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, emma watson

Just in time for No Doubt’s comeback tour, Gwen Stefani covers the July 2009 issue of ELLE.

Her Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 outfit doesn’t go so well with the silver text. But I’m sure Gwen got styled wonderfully for her spread, in which she wears looks from Alexander McQueen, Rodarte, and Marc Jacobs.

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander mcqueen, Elle, gwen stefani, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, No Doubt, rodarte

The NY Post is reporting — according to one of those great, anonymous, yet somehow reliable sources — that during a recent photoshoot for ELLE, Britney Spears made quite an impression on her stylist.

“They dressed her in all these beautiful couture clothes — and, well, let’s just say she forgot what time of the month it was. It wasn’t pretty.”

Mm…Happy Friday!

READ MORE ABOUT: Britney Spears, Elle

Chloe Sevigny posed for an under-the-radar, but great editorial in the June 2009 issue of ELLE (Megan Fox cover).

While we’re all tired of reading that the secret to great style is mixing high and low, I always like seeing it in action, especially when Kate Lanphear is doing the styling.

Lanphear draws on a tamed-down ’80s supermodel aesthetic – in the Carrie-Bradshaw-wears-a-big-blazer-as-a-dress kind of way, and luckily not in a magenta spandex kind of way.  

Keeping the looks true to Chloe’s personal image, the spread mixes basics from American Apparel, The Gap, and Express, with pieces from Alexander Wang and 3.1 Phillip Lim.  Lanphear, typically heavy into accessorizing, decorates Chloe with luxury belts, detailed leather boots and bags, and statement jewelry.

GALLERY: Chloe Sevigny for ELLE, June 2009.

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander wang, AMERICAN APPAREL, chloe sevigny, Elle, Kate Lanphear, Megan Fox

This seems like a weird move on ELLE’s part, but they’ve revealed Megan Fox as the covergirl for their June 2009 issue.

She hasn’t done what I would consider a “real” movie, and I think most of her tattoos are lame — but she sure does photograph well!  So it all makes sense, and I forgive ELLE.  The full spread should leak soon, I’m sure.

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, Megan Fox

“Mix shades of cream and white for a pristine pairing”, their words not ours.

The problem with street style is that very few people who are chosen by magazines seem to have any. Case in point, this dude spotted by the folks at Elle.com. Aside from looking like Brandon Flowers long lost twin, this guy posses about as much “style” as mid-american preachers wife dressed down for soccer practice.

Please get your eye for fashion checked Elle.com cause you just failed to identity a failure, which makes you about as useful as Vogue.

Photo: Anne Ziegler

LINKAGE: Street Chic Man

READ MORE ABOUT: Brandon Flowers, Elle, elle magazine

A new, limited-edition recycled denim collection, arriving just in time for the Earth Day fuss, has united Alexander Wang, Bottega Veneta, Derek Lam, Rodarte, Rogan, Stella McCartney, Versace, and Ann Demeulemeester.

Last summer Barney’s New York collected recycled denim, which these top designers have fashioned into outfits. The exclusive designs, now in a window display at Barney’s, will go up for auction on eBay April 30, starting at 99 cents each.  All proceeds will benefit Oceana, “the largest international advocacy organization focused 100 percent on protecting and restoring the world’s oceans.”

ELLE has even chipped in with a David Armstrong-shot editorial in their May 2009 issue.

Project Blue is working on the stat that less than 2% of clothing thrown out in the US is actually worn out. Alternatives, of course, include buying and giving away used clothes, or re-fashioning and re-purposing old clothing, as these featured designers have done.

GALLERY: ELLE Lookbook.

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander wang, Ann Demeulemeester, Barneys, bottega veneta, David Armstron, derek lam, ebay, Elle, Oceana, Project Blue, rodarte, rogan, stella mccartney, Versace

The numbers are in from magazine land and we have our list of best selling and worst selling celebrities. Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham, and Lauren Conrad on the cover sold the most issues in 2008. Issues with Nicole Kidman, Carrie Underwood, and Rachel Weisz on the cover sold the least. So if you want to make cash, skip out on Kidman and give us more Conrad.

LINKAGE: Attention Cash-strapped Monthlies: Don’t Put Nicole Kidman on the Cover

READ MORE ABOUT: angelina jolie, Carrie Underwood, cover girls, Elle, elle magazine, Lauren Conrad, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Weisz, radar magazine, victoria beckham

It’s nice to see Anna Faris in clothes and looking like she has more than three brain cells. I don’t know who’s her agent but can someone tell them that the whole House Bunny, looking like a pin up in mens magazine thing is so not cool. Seriously, funny chicks make for bad fantazies cause you always think there’s gonna be a joke about body hair or pussy farts while your performing your nasty. Thank good someone is trying to mke this girl seem like she has some sense, fashion sense that is…

LINKAGE: Anna Faris in ELLE magazine April 2009

READ MORE ABOUT: anna faris, Elle, house bunny

Elle tells us how to do it in two simple rules:

1) Keep color strong

2) Stick with simple lines and soft fabric

Bright colors make a statement, without a doubt, but the only ‘rule’ you need to know is to have enough confidence to make that statement. Wearing your clothes instead of letting them wear you will allow anyone to pull off this bold look without looking like their younger sister, or grandmother.

And another note, if you’re going to go for it, you’re going to have to think about it. Not every trend can be thrown together; it takes time to find the perfect grass green, daffodil yellow, or ocean blue piece to make a statement. Choose wisely, wear confidently.

Link: Elle

READ MORE ABOUT: Bold color, Elle

“Nothing is more important than the love you hold for yourself and for the people around you.” Maria Lucia Hohan believes in bringing out inner beauty, femininity, and the right to be noticed and admired. Every girl’s dream, right? Her flattering, feminine dresses, tops, and jackets are often accessorized with bows, and range from day to evening wear in a variety of prints, colors, and textures. Hohan started her own studio at 23 after attending design school in Paris, and her looks appear constantly in Elle, Cosmo, and Glamour. For the every day girly-girl, head over to New York to pick up this collection, as it remains the only US state currently selling MLH, but as her site claims, “at present time Maria is creating something especially for you!” Cheers to the overly girly individual.

READ MORE ABOUT: cosmopolitan mag, Elle, Glamour, maria lucia hohan

Ana Beatriz Barros posed for this oddly timed (Olympics-themed?) spread for Spanish ELLE.

GALLERY: Ana Beatriz Barros for Spanish ELLE.

READ MORE ABOUT: Ana Beatriz Barros, Elle

Another day, another tragedy in glossyland. Ads are down and Vogue leads the pack with the largest drop in pages.

Would it be bad to rub it in now, or should I wait for later?

READ MORE ABOUT: allure, cosmopolitan mag, Elle, Glamour, kitten magazine, marie claire, vogue

Step number one in raising a mature and sophisticated daughter is to disallow her from idolizing the ex-rock musician Courtney Love. If you couldn’t already tell by looking at the images above, Courtney Love basically defines “bad role model.” Not only will she teach your precious little Susie that it’s okay to take her top off on national television, dye her hair disgusting vomit-esque colors, appear drunk and unstable at the VMAs and have sexual relations with herpes infected men, she will also make Susie think anorexia is the cool thing to do with her upcoming shot in Elle UK January 2009. Oh, and to put the cherry on top of her little drugged up life, it seems as if Courtney Love prides herself on “[setting] the stage for Britney Spears.” Is that really what you want people to think…that you inspired Britney Spears to shave her head, load on the weight and completely fail as a responsible mother? As Love says in the next issue of Elle UK:

“I had a long, hard fall. I set the stage for Britney to crash and burn. I went through it all first.”

That’s basically like saying Love made “the shit show” look cool. Negative. Love made the shit show even shittier. 

Thanks Popcrunch!

READ MORE ABOUT: BASH, courtney love, Elle

If you haven’t seen Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” I’m strongly suggesting you get out there and see it. Not only cause it’s one of the better films of the fall season, but because it stars 18-year old Indian actress Freida Pinto who was recently shot by Elle magazine.  Being that this is Pinto’s first movie and that she’s already getting attention for the powers that be at Helle, I’m sure this is one fashionista your going to want to pay attention to.

Thanks to WWD for the heads up.

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, freida pinto

I don’t care how much I hated it in high school, but geometry is officially my new favorite subject. Thanks to the architectural and angular accessories and head-pieces by Flora McLean in her label House of McLean, fashions of the future are now right at our fingertips. 

It is McLean’s sharp attention to detail that makes her contemporary designs so distinct. When was the last time you saw headwear, constricted out of innovative materials like PVC, Perspex and wood veneer, imitating the famous hairstyles of icons like Elvis? It goes without saying, the bold designs are undoubtedly successful. Having appeared in some big time glossies like Vogue and Elle and on esteemed runways worldwide, House of Flora is on it’s way to mansion quality! 

For more information, please visit House of Flora! 

Thanks JC Report!

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, Flora McLean, House of Flora, vogue

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Mary-Kate Olsen in some international edition of Elle looking like she always does. Seriously, can someone push some limits on spreads featuring the pint sized starlet? Maybe Mary-Kate is space or a shoot featuring her covered in horse manure? Or maybe a spread in which she makes out with a look alike, I don’t know, maybe her twin sister or something? Oh, she has a twin? Skip that one then, just give me something different I can jerk my haute stick to sometime…

READ MORE ABOUT: Elle, mary-kate olsen