Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- A disco ball-shaped spacecraft descended on Etam‘s spring lingerie show and released upon the world the powerhouse, booty-shaking vocals of Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Gloria Gaynor and Sister Sledge. The world then dropped it like it was hot. [WWD]
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
For Christmas this year, Santa slipped down my chimney Tim Gunn‘s handy dandy tome on all things classy, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style. Perhaps the big man was trying to tell me something, but I nonetheless was eager to explore what words of dry wit and wisdom Ms. Gunn had to share with me. Taking a break from making his usual acerbic asides and berating the brash hopefuls of Project Runway – with a little help from Parsons colleague and co-writer Kate Moloney – Gunn tells you how to get the most out of your wardrobe and, of course, how to “make it work.”
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your TV, Project Runway has spawned a secondary series, Project Runway All Stars. While the 10th season of boring, regular PJ Runway starts in June with Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn stepping into their well-worn shoes, PJ Runway All Stars debuts January 5 with new but fashionably familiar faces.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Andrej Pejic gets wrapped up in Nastassja Kinski. Brad Goreski channels Yves Saint Laurent. And Nicola Formichetti holds up two pork shanks. Is this just another day in the glamorous life? Yes, but it’s also Out Magazine‘s homage to some of the fashion industry’s best and gayest. For their 17th Annual Out 100 list, the mag enlisted the talents of Gavin Bond to create portraits inspired by iconic photos of the past. Mining the catalogs of Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton, among others, Bond’s photos serve a fitting tribute to the 100 queens, trannies, lesbians, and other assorted queers that showed that if things don’t necessarily get better, they at least get fabulous.
Edited by Samantha Lim
Fashion’s reigning reality show Project Runway has announced the cast to their spin-off Project Runway All Stars (fashion shriek!). The new Heidi will be played by model Angela Lindvall, supported by two designer judges Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman. Marie Claire’s editor in chief Joanna Coles will be filling the Tim Gunn role of cast mentor.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- The Met has generously extended the hours of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty to midnight for the exhibt’s final weekend, August 6th and 7th. Night at the Museum 3, y’all! Only instead of dinosaurs, Daphne Guinness and Kate Moss will come to life. [WWD]
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Have you ever wanted to attend a photo shoot with Anna Wintour? Go wild at Elton John’s Oscar Party? Drop 1000 euros in Ralph Lauren… in Paris? Oh, and help those affected by the travesty in Japan? These are just a few of the extravagant donations being auctioned off by the CFDA on Charity Buzz, all to support Japan Society’s Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. If you’ve got the dough, you can make your wildest fashion dreams come true and help the front line of the disaster relief effort in Japan. See the full list of items for auction after the break. Check fast – bidding lots close soon.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Hey. Hey you. Fashion Designer! Does the world need to see your clothing? Are you ready for literally any design challenge thrown at you? Think you can wrangle a similar fabulous fate as Christian Siriano? Now’s your time. Project Runway Season 9 is accepting applications as we speak. Heidi Klum wants to judge you. Tim Gunn wants to guide you. The network (Lifetime? Bravo?) wants to give you $100,000. And I want to see you at New York Fashion Week.
Christian Siriano Fall 2011 RTW
Edited by Nicole Vardo
” I’m Sorry I never, ever said I was perfect.” says the lovely teen queen Miley Cyrus. She gets to star in her own show about her so-called normal life, rocking different wigs, dating hot older men, and filming youtube videos like no other, especially one in particular, the “salvia” bong. All in all it’s whatever, at least the girl has awesome style.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Designers Gabrielle Thompson and Shannon Gunn believe shoes should be wearable art. Their shared passion for luxury materials and strong, structured silhouettes led to the launch of their Australian footwear label tom gunn. Described as “sophisticated with an edge,” tom gunn shoes are constructed with materials from the top Italian tanneries and suppliers and have been used by the likes of Prada, Marni, CoSTUME NATIONAL and Gucci. I got a chance to to ask Thompson and Gunn about how they got started, where they find inspiration and how their label has become a shoe industry stand-out.
