Masks

This hauntingly elegant black satin mask by NYC accessories designer Jade Chiu is just enough to make a statement on Halloween without a full-fledged costume.

Aila Wang, Photo via The Cut

“When I was 15 and first got scouted to be a model, I didn’t know anything about fashion. I started paying attention to fashion by collecting magazines and tearing out pictures of models and putting them on my walls.” – Jessica Stam

“When I walked in the Marc Jacobs show in 2006.” – Chanel Iman

“I sneaked into the Valentino show when I was 17.” – Ronen Jehezkel, Parke & Ronen

“I’m 100 years old now, but when I graduated, I didn’t know what I wanted to do.  It was the early 60s, and I wasn’t fitting in with the Mad Men style of the times. But then I went to London where things we’re really beginning and fit in with the movement there. I started designing and six months later had full pages in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and thought ‘this is what I need to be doing.’ – Norma Kamali

“In about 1993 was the first fashion show I ever attended. It was in an old theater in Paris and it was so amazing, so exciting.”  – Terry Richardson

“My first fashion event was probably when I was 10 and at the YMCA. It was a ‘fashion show’ but really it was kids walking on the stage waving to their parents.” – Erin Wasson

“My first fashion event was probably in 2005. I was in New York and I couldn’t tell you the name of the designer, but there were a lot of very pretty women there.” – Amare Stoudemire, NY Knicks

“Two years ago at SoHo House in New York, a friend of mine was putting on these weekly fashion shows for different designers. There were models, synchronized swimmers, acrobats – the works. It was really cool and we went every week that summer.”- Carrie Preston, True Blood

“I went to Central Saint Martins and the first fashion show I ever went to was the graduate end-of -year show. Antonio Berardi was graduating that year, and I remember how great that show was. It can be a very emotive, incredible experience – it sort of speaks to something in your soul. It reinforced to me that this is right, that I loved what I was doing”. – Annabel Tollman

Let’s see, we have:

- Michael Kors celebrating his three decades at Bergdorf Goodman, along with live performances and their “BG Best in Show,” featuring designers such as Joseph Altuzarra, Reem Acra and Pamella Roland trotting down the runway with their dogs

- Live performances from Kelly Rowland and Joss Stone at Macy’s Herald Square, with appearances by Tommy Hilfiger, Rachel Roy and Amar’e Stoudemire

- Rachel Zoe and Erin Wasson will show face at Bloomingdale’s

- Jade Jagger will launch her new jewelry line at Henri Bendel’s

- Lord & Taylor will have Solange Knowles on the turntables and an appearance by Ivanka Trump

- Saks Fifth Ave will feature appearances by the inimitable Tilda Swinton with Pringle of Scotland designer Alistair Carr and Central Saint Martins professor/Kanye West mentor Louise Wilson, while Ne-Yo performs and signs hats

This is just a small sampling of the hundreds of  events listed on FNO’s website and you can filter through all of them by neighborhood, category or specialty. FNO also has an iPhone/Android app to help you plan your itinerary on the go thus ensuring this year you can make as many regrettable, booze-induced purchases as possible. [WWD]

These boards certainly give a new meaning to the “pop shove it” (I don’t know what that is, but Wikipedia says it’s skateboard lingo).

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CREDIT: Erin Wasson

“I’d love to do a small collection as a sideline.” Lily said. “Models have a really good sense of clothes; we spend so much time trying so many different things. And sometimes you wish you could design your own collection because you can’t find the stuff you want. So perhaps a small label just to start out; I love Erin Wasson’s stuff or what Kate Moss does for Topshop, so who knows!”

Molly Sims

Sims got her start as a Victoria’s Secret runway model, but soon transitioned to a Sports Illustrated bikini babe and is best known as a Cover Girl model and for her peppy Old Navy ads. In 2009 Sims launched a line of jewelry, Grayce by Molly Sims, sold on graycebymollysims.com. It has taken off, and now sells through Henri Bendel and a handful of boutiques, including Scoop, Ron Herman and Matches London. Items in her new collection retail for between $135 and $795 (at full price). Sims also starred for five years on NBC’s Las Vegas, and has appeared in various big-screen titles.

Elizabeth Hurley

The former Estée Lauder model, now 45, launched a swimwear line, Elizabeth Hurley Beach, in 2005; it now includes tunics, sarongs, shorts and kids’ wear. In 2009 she began manufacturing food products with ingredients grown on her 400 acres in the Gloucestershire countryside. Elizabeth Hurley Food’s organic snack line is sold at London retailer Harrods. Hurley raises her own pigs, cows and sheep at her farm, and sells their shanks at butchers across Britain. She recently partnered with Prince Charles’ organic food company, Duchy Originals, though the new line has yet to hit stores.

Cindy Crawford

The original supermodel, now 42, known for her Clairol and Pepsi campaigns, among others, had a hugely successful line of workout videos. In 2005 she partnered with HM Richards on an eponymous line of home furniture, sold through retailers like Rooms to Go, Art Van and Raymour & Flanigan. She recently partnered with JCPenney to sell a home décor line and a mid-range jewelry collection, One Kiss. She also has a line of anti-aging skincare, Meaningful Beauty, and a branded shoe collection sold through European retailer Deichmann. Crawford still strikes a pose for the likes of Omega Watches and Russian department store TSUM.

Elle Macpherson

In 1990 Elle “The Body” Macpherson, best known for her record five Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition covers, teamed with Bendon Limited Apparel to create an eponymous line of intimate wear, now a global seller. The line, which includes maternity bras as well as lingerie, has been so successful that the bombshell now out-earns her best years as a supermodel, with an estimated yearly $10 million paycheck. Now 47, Macpherson also has a line of skincare, The Body, sold in Europe. MacPherson took over as the host of Britain’s Next Top Model, and also serves as executive producer.

Marissa Miller

The Victoria’s Secret Angel has also graced the cover of the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Fashion clients have included Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, DirecTV and True Religion jeans. In 2008 she launched a shoe line with skateboarder/surfer-oriented company Vans. In 2009 Harley-Davidson made Miller, 32, its first ever brand face; a co-branded clothing line is in the works. This year she became a “First Mate” for Captain Morgan Spiced Rum (playing the captain’s sexy sidekick in a viral video and commercial) and an NFL spokeswoman. In 2010 she designed a women’s paddle-up board for Surftech; it comes in pink and purple and bears the model’s name.

Erin Wasson

Since 2002 this former Victoria’s Secret beauty has been the face of Maybelline in print and TV ads worldwide. In spring 2009 she dovetailed her love of surfing and fashion by launching a line of eponymous beach-inspired women’s apparel through skating and surfing lifestyle company RVCA. Wasson also partnered with Mouawad (Heidi Klum’s jewelry partner) to brand a collection of chain-inspired jewelry, LowLuv, now sold in dozens of boutiques in the U.S, Canada, Europe and Japan. She is also an investor in 100 Lafayette, a hip New York City dance club. She recently raised $12,000 in an hour for Best Friends animal sanctuary by selling her designer cast-offs.

Heidi Klum

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model turned Victoria’s Secret Angel hung up her wings in September 2010 after 13 years with the lingerie giant. But the gorgeous German, now 36, is busy as ever (evidenced by her $16 million take-home pay from June 2009 through June 2010). Stateside, Klum hosts the designer reality show Project Runway and, in her home country, Germany’s Next Top Model (Klum gets a cut of all her GNTM discoveries’ revenue.) The mother of four also hawks jewelry; an anti-aging skin care line, In an Instant; two maternity wear lines, Loved and Lavish; and gadgets on her website. In October she launched a line of fashionable sporty clothing, with New Balance, sold exclusively on Amazon.com.

Gisele Bundchen

This former Victoria’s Secret Angel and wife of NFL quarterback Tom Brady recently caused some controversy by saying that mothers should be legally required to breastfeed. The mostly highly paid model in the world, earning $25 million a year, has both high-fashion clients, like Balenciaga and Versace, and mass retail brands like H&M. Ipanema by Gisele, a line of sandals with Grendene, a Brazilian sandal maker, is available in 80 countries; her take from the 30 million pairs sold in 2009: about $8 million. Bündchen also owns a hotel, the Palladium Executive, in Brazil. Last year she founded Sejaa, an environmentally friendly skincare line.

(credit: Forbes)

are Carrie and the girls no longer trendy?….

Yes they were dressed in over-the-top designer duds but is that even cool anymore? In the ten + years since the show has gone off the air, we’ve seen the rise of Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, American Apparel, “it” girls like Erin Wasson and Agyness, and stars like Alison Mosshart and MIA. At this point Carrie running around in a turban and Samantha in a red dress with spiked shoulders just looks circus costumes gone wrong. Their ensembles were so over-the-top I felt like I was watching rejects from the gay pride parade. Or the Meatpacking District. When the show first aired it was a revolution. It was a revolution for fashion, feminism, and the city of New York itself. But while the rest of us have moved on, Carrie and the girls are stuck on their own fabulousness (you too Madonna). Ladies it’s a wrap.

After the success of her line of jewelery for Alexander Wang‘s runway collection, model/designer/stylist Erin Wasson is quick to return with a new collection of super affordable (pieces start at $48) Nordic and Aztec inspired wares constructed in 14-karat gold and silver plating.  Shop all her designs here.

LINK LOVE:Erin Wasson X Low Luv Jewelry

Anabela Belikova, Erin Wasson, Jacques Naude, Lauren Hutton, Julia Stegner, Mark Vanderloo, Ryan Heavyside, Daria Werbowy, Sasha Pivovarova and Lara Stone all star in the Summer 2010 H&M campaign shot by Patrick Demarchelier. Video after the jump…

LINK LOVE: Design Scene

Okay, maybe she isn’t but the model/designer sure does have a lot of random animal heads around her home. Dan Martensen shot these photos back in 2008. We’ve got more of Erin Wasson’s furry adventures after the jump.

LINK LOVE: Fashion Gone Rogue

Check out Erin’s DIY closet, and by DIY I mean she build it herself, with powertools. LINK LOVE: NY Mag via Modelinia

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“I just believe, as totally hippy bullshit as that sounds, anything’s possible if you’re willing to grab it and make it your own. You look at Stevie Nicks. Did she have the most amazing voice in the world? Fuck — but she got on stage and she owned every molecule inside of herself and completely captured every molecule around everybody else in the entire room. She was the poster child for, ‘I don’t give a fuck, it’s about my soul and my spirit and my music, and you either dig it or you don’t.’ And that’s kind of my take on all this…”

LINK LOVE: Fashion Copious

Don’t ask me why I’m posting these, seems like some of you might care about a topless Erin Wasson. NSFW photo after the jump…

Style.com reports: “We hear Erin Wasson is trading in the Tents for Fall ’10 in favor of an ethnic-rug catwalk at ABC Home. Still planning live band though.”

LINK LOVE: The Cut, Styledotcom, Twitter

“I think in America that sort of disheveled, gritty look seems dirty — like someone who just doesn’t give a fuck — and it’s not like that. My idea of what is sexy is not the typical idea of American sexy.”

LINK LOVE: The Cut

Erin Wasson’s new costume jewelry line LowLuv by Erin Wasson will go on sale at Opening Ceremony this month. The line features chunky cuffs and knuckle rings inspired by Navajo prints and Mexican iconography, and all of it retails at under $250.

Pendleton’s most recent collaboration with Opening Ceremony also features Navajo prints and plenty of plaid, and the lookbook will have you craving summer, with all the images of breezy sun-worshippers on bikes and beaches.

Pendleton x Opening Ceremony lookbook image

What’s on your holiday wish list? I want a Columbia electronic dictionary.

How will you be spending New Year’s Eve? I will be spending New Year’s very quietly at an unknown destination. Low key – no parties, no clubs, no hangover!

Read more about Wasson and other designers holiday plans @ ShopBop

I’ve never sat back and said, “Ugh, I wish I had her life,” but this photo is a perfect example of why I idolize Erin Wasson. Fur, gladiators, piled on jewelry, biker shorts, wind-blown hair- God, style after my own heart!

Thanks Le Fashion!

“There are so many young girls that get tied into this old, super-glammed up look because it’s safe. I look at girls like Megan Fox and think, God, you’re not 35. Come on. Have fun! It’s the people that make those lists that I’m most interested in, because they are wearing something that’s thought-provoking.”

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“I think that’s what’s great about being an actress is you get to learn so many different things like that, like learning a little bit of Tibetan here, learning a Southern accent there.” -Model/Actress Jaime King

Model turned actress Jaime King is the subject of the “Walk On The Wild Side” editorial in Elle Magazine’s Oct 09 issue. Mz.King was styled by model turned designer Erin Wasson and was shot by Alexei Hay. The menswear inspired theme has a slight bohemian feel to it…

Kisses Bitches…

Glamour Whore…xoxo

LINK LOVE: http://www.cultindie.com/xn/detail/2394740:BlogPost:78992

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Erin Wasson x RVCA Spring 2010

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Thanks Le Fashion!

Erin Wasson is bringing her first runway show at Bryant Park’s biggest Tent venue to 1,100 guests.

The show, which is for both her RVCA line and her Low Luv jewelry collection, is set for Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 pm and will feature both a multi-media installation and a “special musical guest to play live on the catwalk.”

Via Fashionologie

Recently Erin Wasson has been doing alot of PR work. She’s successfully transformed from model to mogul a la Kate Moss and this Pinko campaign plays on her new larger then life personality. Erin looks right at home posing in front of her huge likeness, not surprising since the clothes are totally Erin’s style: leather, studs and sequins.

GALLERY: Erin Wasson for Pinko

SOURCE: Cyana Trend Land

“If you have a really strong sense of style and people want to aspire to being like you, I can understand that,” he says. “But if you really are doing it just because you think of yourself as a brand and you haven’t had the training and you know nothing about clothes, it kind of demeans all the training that designers have had.”

Thanks NY Mag!

1. “Kiss Me Deadly” – Lita Ford
2. “Love Is in Control” – Donna Summer
3. “Honky Tonk Woman” – The Rolling Stones
4. “Revolution Blues” – Neil Young
5. “Help Me Rhonda” – The Beach Boys
6. “Gone Daddy Gone” – Violent Femmes
7. “Cecilia” – Simon & Garfunkel
8. “Egyptian Reggae” – Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
9. “Vicious” – Lou Reed

SOURCE: Style Caster

Karen Robinovitz and Drew Linehan

Most fashion events leave you with a handful of new acquaintances, a stack of useless business cards and a seemingly incurable hangover. Leave it up to the ladies at Purple Lab to turn the tables and supply me with a newfound obsession in Purple Lab beauty products, the grace needed to light up a room, the ability to walk like a supermodel and some great new friends! Yesterday evening, I got in touch with my feminine side by trading in my harem pants and boyfriend blazer for some Coach stilettos and a slinky Mint dress and joining in on all the beauty talk. 

Purple Lab is one of the newest and most innovative beauty lines on the market, staying on top of trends while providing women with dual-action products and a message of female empowerment. As the brainchild of  fashion and beauty Renaissance woman, Karen Robinovitz, who knows the industry, inside and out, Purple Lab hit shelves in May 2009 with six of the best lip-glosses I’ve had the pleasure of trying. With adorable names like “Red Sole,” inspired by the soles of Christian Louboutin heels, and “Worship Kate,” Kate Moss that is, the Purple Lab glosses are equipped with stunning color, lip plumper and an array of bonuses like soothing lemon peel or Hoodia, the appetite suppressant. Purple Lab is projected to launch a line of skin-care products as well as other types of makeup in the near future. 

Following their motto of female confidence and pride, the ladies at Purple Lab brought in supermodel runway coach, Drew Linehan, to teach us how to be the envy of all the social gatherings and walk like a supermodel. After throwing my shoulders back, sticking my chest out and owning my personality, Drew flattered me and complimented me on my Erin Wasson-esque, quirky walk! While all the ladies looked fierce stomping down our makeshift runway at The Gates, I must say, Karen, at a mere 5’2″, had the presence of Gisele! 

Sound fun? Well you don’t have to be name in the fashion/beauty scene to join in on it! Purple Lab is all about their customers, so if you show an interest in the company, you can expect an invite to Purple Lab’s next event, or better, a Tweet-Up session at Karen’s apartment! I might not be the biggest makeup/ beauty guru out there, but Purple Lab is one brand you need in your purse at all times!

Stay tuned for videos from the event as well as Purple Lab giveaways! 

Purple Lab products can be found at a variety of stores like Scoop, Fred Segal, Bliss, C.O. Bigelow and online at bglowing.com. 

Check out Purple Lab here! 

I have few qualms here. Anja Rubik showed some major leg. Daria Werbowy braved the infamous Balmain shoulders. Erin Wasson rocked the androgynous look. Sasha Pivovarova went simple on the dress and crazy on the feathers. But Natalia Vodianova…she looked like an innocent Princess Peach. This is the Met Gala, not a Super Mario convention.

Thanks Who, What, Wear Daily!

Angela Lindvall

Lara Stone

Anna Selezneva & Sessilee Lopez

Carmen Kass

Carolyn Murphy

Catherine McNeil

Claudia Schiffer

Daria Werbowy

Doutzen Kroes

Edita Vikeviciute

Erin Wasson

Eva Herzigova

Frankie Rayder

Gisele Bundchen

Isabeli Fontana

Jessica Miller

Kate Moss

Naomi Campbell

Natalia Vodianova

Raquel Zimmermann

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LINKAGE: V Magazine 59: Swimsuit Issue

Erin Wasson

Alexander Wang

Brian Lichtenberg

Derrick Cruz

Swaim and Christina Hutson

As I sit here, staring at my failed attempt of an edgy college dorm transformation, I cannot help but imagine my future SoHo apartment or the decor of Vogue when I replace Anna Wintour. I’m planning on some enormous skylights, exposed brick walls, wood floors and an eclectic array of mix-matched furniture and art. For now, the grimy bathtub and excruciating fluorescent lighting will have to do, but who says a girl can’t plan ahead? I’ve started to gather inspiration from some of my favorite designers, models and writers, photographed by Todd Selby, in their homes and workspaces. Thanks to The Selby, who photographs “interesting people in creative spaces” I can live vicariously through others until I get my big break. Join me in my stalking by sifting through the galleries below:

GALLERIES:

Erin Wasson (Model)

Alexander Wang

Brian Lichtenberg

Derrick Cruz (Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons)

Swaim and Christina Hutson (Obedient Sons & Daughters) 

Visit The Selby here! 

Amber Rose wore one of my fave dresses from the Alexander Wang Spring 09 show, which she accessorized with Louis Vuitton heals and bag (also straight off the Spring 09 runway).

‘The risky dress is completely sheer, with a few strategically placed black embossed swirl coils. Another feature is that the mini dress has cut-out thumbs at the sleeves.’

According to Red Carpet Fashion only 2 other girls wore this dress,  Erin Wasson, and Sarah Harding and it’s available at Barney’s for $995.

We let you know last month that Erin Wasson x RVCA was set to launch February 1 in stores and online.   But it looks like the goods are nowhere to be found just yet.

Fashionologie reports, “According to RVCA, there’s been a week delay for unspecified reasons.”

Erin Wasson’s anticipated collaboration with RVCA has been given a launch date of February 1.

In August Wasson signed a 3-year deal with the skater-influenced brand

Expect Alexander Wang-inspired grungy basics of black, white, and gray, and of course, denim cut-offs.  Her line will be available in the U.S. at Opening Ceremony, Barney’s, and Ron Herman.

Thanks for the info, Bleach Black.

First Paris Hilton, then some publicist (who begged the Post to remain anonymous) and now model Erin Wasson can be added to the list of idiotic celebraties who can’t seem to work a lock on their massive L.A. homes.

Erin was at home when thieves stole tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry and clothing including highly covetable pieces from Alexander McQueen, Dior, Givenchy and William Rast. Like Paris she was genius enough to leave her front door wide open for the opportunistic swipers. Good job bonehead.
VIA New York Post.

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Erin Wasson in the November 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon, styling herself in Comme Des Garcon for H&M  polka dot tops, dropped-crotch trousers, and deconstructed jackets.

Thanks Fashionologie

An outfit that only a model could get away with.  From what I can tell Wasson is wearing a black doilie with some moccasin heels and bangles. Because when you are 5’10 and famous you can get away with wearing just about anything. Two band-aids and a pad, well that would look fabulous on her too.

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Rumor has it that Erin Wasson just inked a three-year deal to design a line for RVCA, and Opening Ceremony has already bought the spring 2009 collection. Now that she’s finished working with Alexander Wang, she’ll have more time to work on stuff such as this and her jewelry line. Wasson’s first collection for the surf-and skate-inspired label includes denim cutoffs, a wool miniskirt, a silk button-down with thunderbolts, and a blazer with a zipper up the back.

Thanks NY Mag for the rumor.

And a here’s a total random Q&A with her:

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Terry Richardson shot model-style maven indie fave Erin Wasson at the Audubon Terrace in New York’s Washington Heights because the setting looks similar to several other cities around the world. “Erin Wasson was a perfect fit for the campaign because she is known for her own distinctive style and she embodies the Elie Tahari woman, who is glamorous, cool, independent and modern,” said Rory Tahari, vice chairman and creative director. Images from the campaign will also be included in the brand’s first catalogue, which will be sent to customers and available in stores.

Source: WWD