Work was not easy on Friday after we all partied the night away at the Soho Grand Hotel the night before. If you weren’t aware, Fashion Indie co hosts a party every Thursday night at the hotel that’s organized by Niko Liakaris. We’re also lucky enough to team up with DJ Lindsay Luv, Jon Daly, Gabi Richmond and Against Nature as well.

This week we had a few special guests from CFE (Centre for Fashion Enterprise) and guest DJ Allan Bendy, along with Kate Lanphear and some friends from NYLON magazine all in attendance. Belvedere was kind enough to provide the party with way more than enough vodka, and like all of Niko’s parties, we didn’t let any of that go to waste.

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!

You don’t need me to tell you that it’s a scary time for Condé Nast. With several of their publications being closed or reduced, the Condé Nast family is in dire need of a little gimmick, and that gimmick may very well be Elle Magazine! Company CEO, Charles Townsend, has showed interested in the publication in the past and “in [their] quest to fill their lineup with broader offerings,” Elle may be the next move Condé Nast makes. We must admit, Elle has been on an impressive incline (probably thanks to the impeccable taste of Kate Lanphear) and will most likely do Condé Nast some good!

Thanks Blay Report!

Seriously Kate, never ever change. We heart you just the way you are.

Kate Lanphear looks casually chic as she struts down the streets in Paris.

1) Haider Ackermann lavender jacket with long slit skirt

2) Demeulemeester leather pant (shout out to my friend Marcel!)

3) Neneh Cherry redux at Gaultier

Love all three of these looks..how about you guys?

LINK LOVE: Elle Blog

Dress and headdressing by Gareth Pugh on Karlie Kloss

Multi-Chain Necklace by Gareth Pugh 

Wifebeater and mens undies look by Rochas

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I just got back from the G-Star Raw Spring 2010 show, and while I should be left with impressions of the clothing, I can’t help but wonder why Kate Lanphear, style director of Elle Magazine, was seated behind celebrities Juliette Lewis, Kat Von D, Eric Balfour and Leonor Varela, let alone on the side runway (yep, that’s her in the upper left corner!) I admire Lanphear’s support of fashion, as I’ve seen her at numerous shows and throughout the tents this past week, and I feel like her influence is far more important than an actor’s or tattoo artist’s.

If I learned one thing during this season’s fashion week, it’s this: DAMN PUBLIC RELATIONS PEOPLE NEED TO GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER.

Image Via Zimbio!

Last night, the fashion people gathered at SoHo Grand to preview the new collection by Rad Hourani. Hourani told Style.com that this unisex line isn’t necessarily a diffusion line (priced from $100-400), but that “this is just more relaxed and easier to wear in cotton and jerseys.”  The line will be available in November online and in stores, perfect timing for these pieces, which include a lot of jackets, vests, super skinny jeans, t shirts, and perfectly draped shorts.  

Judging from the runway and all of the fashionable people there, must-haves for fall:

-guys in heels

-platforms

-destroyed tees

-partially shaved heads (for guys and girls)

-black, black, black

We had the pleasure of seeing the man himself, who was looking fabulous as to be expected.  Other sightings, Kelly Cutrone (who told us that she works out in her cowboy boots), Kate Lanphear, Malcom Harris.

See our photos of the runway show, and a few fashion people on Cult

(photo up top by Jak and Jil)

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!

From the androgyny to the hair, and the skeletal physique to the baggy clothing, the resemblance is frightening. 

Thanks to The Sartorialist!

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.