No Chanel for Blake Lively

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Unkle Karl must be more than mildly miffed – Blake Lively, his very latest lovely, has sent him her regrets. At 10:30 DST on March 8th, she is required to be on the set in NY to film the season finale of Gossip Girl, and will not be sitting front row at the Chanel Fall 2011 in Paris. One would think that being the spokesmodel, the very face of Chanel would be enough to get you a one-day get-out-of-work-free pass, but apparently that is not the case. It’s tough times indeed for a Van der Woodsen.

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Sneak Peek: Gaspard Ulliel for Bleu de Chanel

Bleu de Chanel, Martin Scorsese’s short film with Gaspard Ulliel and Ingrid Schram for Chanel’s new men’s fragrance, won’t be revealed until September, but here’s a sneak peek.

The one-minute spot will feature the 1965 Rolling Stones track She Said Yeah. Jean-Baptiste Mondino is director of photography. The project was filmed last winter in NYC.

Bleu de Chanel arrives in stores August 19.

Gaspard at a Cannes cocktail party

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Sneak Peek: NY Fashion Week Playlists

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Here’s a little taste of what some of the hottest designers will be playing during their runway shows:

Erin Fetherston

-New Young Pony Club, “Ice Cream”

-The Rolling Stones, “She’s a Rainbow”

-Santogold, “Lights Out”
-She & Him, ” I Was Made For You”
“These are some of my favorite songs for the Spring 09 season — each one has a unique tone but they share a common theme of love and happiness.

Jay Godfrey
-Marianne Faithful, “Sister Morphine”
-Feist, “I Feel It All”
-Hot Chip, “Boy From School”
- Junior Boys, “In The Morning”
“The first one is an old rock classic, but we would remix it to speed it up and give it a modern edge. Then the last three are newer songs that are fun, youthful, and have a great beat—tunes that are sexy and modern that a woman would have on her playlist to host a fabulous cocktail party.”

Chris Benz
-JaConfetti, “Step Up”
-George Michael and Aretha Franklin, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
-Róisín Murphy, “You Know Me Better”
-Anna Vissi, “Call Me”
-George Harrison, “Got My Mind Set On You”

Frank Tell
-“Like an Animal (Adam Crystal remix),” the Glove.
“I love the lyrics to this song: ‘One mile in the air that’s where she lives / Her body looks so thin and pink and small / Dropping eggs from nervous shaking hands / And swallowing her fingers as they fall / … Fight her all you want; you’ll never win … ‘”
-“Being Boiled,” the Human League.
-“Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” Bauhaus.
“I first discovered this song while watching The Hunger. Catherine Deneuve. I really don’t need to say any more.”

Rachel Comey
“Anything by Hercules and the Love Affair rocks my runway!”

Charlotte Ronson
-Chester French, “She Loves Everybody”
-The Virgins, “Murder”
-Coldplay, “Death and All His Friends”
“This season, my collection was inspired by The Virgin Suicides. Although Air created the music for the film, that choice would be too obvious for my collection. I want to use songs that are romantic with a more current, modern sound to them. These three songs emulate that to me.”

Alexander Wang
“All I can do is hint at what we’ll play during Fashion Week … Foxy Brown and Kelis.”

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