Designer Daily: Elise Aucouturier

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

A French girl through and though, Paris-born designer Elise Aucouturier kept it local through her schooling, graduating from the premiere fashion design school Esmod with a specialization in lingerie. Elise held jobs at American brand Vanity Fair and French design houses François Girbaud and Christian Dior before starting her own line in 2001. With a mix of chic Parisian and quaint French countryside design, Elise Aucouturier lingerie is for the girl with that certain je ne sais quoi. See our favorite pieces after the jump.

CFDA Wants to Clean Up Fashion Industry with Clean by Design Initiative

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has joined forces with the National Resources Defense Council on Clean by Design, a program seeking to significantly reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact. 

Kelso on the Jobs, Vanity Fair Goes Primetime and Simon Spurr’s Identity Crisis

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Ashton Kutcher has gotten the thumbs up from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to portray the late  Steve Jobs in a biopic to be called iBadiDea. [Refinery29]

- And in other cinema news, Dumb & Dumber 2 is happening and both Ace Ventura and that other guy have signed on. [Highsnobiety]

- Talk of the tube, The Good Wife‘s Julianna Marguiles, My So-Called Life‘s Homeland‘s Claire Danes, Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara and Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery cover Vanity Fair‘s May issue. [TFS]

Karl Lagerfeld v. Tina Brown: “She’s Dying”

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Let it be known: Karl Lagerfeld does not take criticism well. After banning journalist Robin Givhan from the front row at Chanel‘s fall 2012 show in Paris for an article she wrote for Newsweek in which she called him “overrated,” Lagerfeld has unhinged his jaw to take down editrix-in-chief Tina Brown. 

Pinspiration: Set Designer Stefan Beckman

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

You can barely flip through any fashion magazine without seeing the work of set designer Stefan Beckman. From ads for Banana Republic, Chanel, Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana to editorials in W, various Vogues — including the holy grail, Vogue Italia –, Interview and Vanity Fair, Beckman’s sets often steal the show. They often make the show as well — Beckman has created the imagniative sets for eight  Marc Jacobs runway presentations. In his spare time, he also lends his considerable talents to museum exhibits such as Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress and Balenciaga: Spanish Master. Get Pinspired.

Not So Ugly Uggs, Vanity Fair’s Kissy Photo Booth and Topshop Sells Out Thanks to Rihanna

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Brace yourself, kids. An UGG that does not fly in the face of all that is good and stylish in the world. [Refinery29]

- Karl Lagerfeld, because he has a few spare seconds on his hands, will draw political cartoons for French Elle. [WWD]

- Who wants to see drunk celebrities making out in Vanity Fair‘s Oscars Photo Booth? Note that Diddy chose to go it alone since he and his ego have been in a committed relationship for the better part of a decade. [Vanity Fair]

Adele Engaged? Kanye Stars in Vogue and Kathy Ireland Is Bigger Than Martha Stewart

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Adele was flashing more than just the bird at the Brit Awards last night. The unlucky-in-love singer showed up with a massive rock on her marrying lady finger, prompting rumors of an engagement. [Huff Po]

- Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez apparently mistook Vanity Fair‘s photo booth for the room they shoulda gotten for this inappropriate heavy petting.  Paul Rudd and Jason Bateman, however, can take that lovin’ to the streets. [Buzzfeed]

- Joining Nicki Minaj in the pages of Vogue is fellow raptress-cum-fashionista Kanye West. Ye rips off his shirt and reassuringly cups Florence Welch‘s ass to pose with Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci, thus squashing any rumors of a feud between West and Anna Wintour. Rumors that I unsuccessfully tried to start. [Fashionista]

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Hayden Panettiere in Gucci

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Hayden Panettiere will be graded on her Gucci Fall 2011 look worn to the ‘Vanities’ 20th anniversary party in Hollywood, hosted by Vanity Fair and Juicy Couture. See how she looked after the jump.

IndieNewsroom: VF’s Young Old Hollywood Glamour…Kristen Stewart Flips Karl Lagerfeld the Bird…Adele to Perform at Grammys

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- For Vanity Fair’s 18th annual Hollywood Issue, Mario Testino shot eleven of filmdom’s hottest young actresses — including Jennifer Lawrence, Mia Wasikowsa and Oscar nominees Rooney Mara and Jessica Chastain, who are all featured on the front cover —  for an homage to old Hollywood glamour. Squint a little and Rooney Mara looks just like silent film star Louise Brooks. [Vanity Fair]

Designer Daily: Zahia Dehar

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Zahia Dehar isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill lingerie designer. In fact, she didn’t even begin her career in the fashion world; her name hit the spotlight when it was revealed she was a former underage prostitute. After claiming three French football stars had sex with her while younger than 18, her luck transformed. Not only did she launch own lingerie line with help from some of France’s greatest couturiers including François Tamarin, Bruno Legeron and Jean-Pierre Ollier, she’s been photographed modeling the collection by a range of talented artists. Karl Lagerfeld himself got behind the lens, saying it was fun to work with her, “like Vargas pinups.” The below collection was shot by Alix Malka for Vanity Fair - see the spread after the jump.