#NYFW Cheat Sheet: Tommy Hilfiger AW12

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Looking around the scene at Tommy Hilfiger’s fall 2012 runway show I thought I had mistakenly wandered into an English garden. Vines of ivy twisted their way along brick columns and trees fully in bloom sat in their own separate little fields. If not for the giant catwalk winding around those fields, I would’ve expected a tea party to commence at any second. From this setting I also expected very light, dainty, ladylike fare – but from the first look it was apparent that the house that Tommy built was not serving tea. A thread of military dressing ran through the collection, centered heavily on coats in shearling, bonded leather and Melton wool. Dresses in silk suggested a ladylike quality, but this lady’s ready to face the ravages of fall and stare it down till the spring. 

The Good, the Bad and the Kate Moss, Barney’s Going Bankrupt? and Calvin Klein Donates a Few Mil to FIT

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

-  For W‘s March issue, Steven Klein explores the light and dark side of Kate Moss . Hint, there’s not much of a difference between the two. [W]

- Andrej Pejic perfected his tuck to model a bikini on a rooftop in New York. All in a gay’s work. [Telegraph]

- Wet Hot American Summer 2. Happening. Get into it. [Huff Po]

Vogue Still Number 1 in Ad Pages, but W Is the Fastest Growing Pub

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Anna Wintour is still effing shutting it down. 300 years into her tenure as editrix-in-chic of Vogue, the fashion’s unofficial bible retains its top slot with ad pages for its March spring fashion issue — the lesser man’s September issue — totaling 442.74. You see that .74? That’s called putting in work, kids. It’s also called Kohl’s ads alongside Louis Vuitton, but such is the (reduced) price of success. 

THE DAILY GASP: Charlize Theron for W

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

After a disappointing American Vogue cover — but what other kind of American Vogue cover is there — Charlize Theron comes roaring back to full glamazon effect on the February cover of W Magazine. 

The Ladies Who Hunch: The Best and Worst Selling Cover Girls (and Boys) of the Year

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Some gals got it and some gals would sell their first born just to get it — that “je ne sais quoi”, that “It” factor that makes men want them, women want to be them, and magazine editors want to put them on their covers. But even with that hard-to-categorize quality, the magic can fall short. Some gals can sell a magazine and some gals should stick to their day jobs, starring in movies, recording dance-pop hits and whoring their lives out on basic cable. Assembled here are the biggest winners and losers of the Great Magazine Cover War of 2011.

Patrick Melville’s Top 5 Holiday Hairstyles

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

FashionIndie‘s sassbot intern one Ms. Jorge Bello interviewed celebrity hair stylist Patrick Melville for our sister site, Lookbooks.com. Melville’s credentials are numerous and he offers five holiday hairstyles to greet the season. 

The Photoshop Is Closed: New Tool Measures Amount of Airbrushing

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Photoshop can work wonders. Miracles really. How else can you explain Kristen Stewart appearing almost human and nearly interesting  in W‘s September issue? But as much as it can be used for good, Photoshop is more often used for evil; subtly — and sometimes blatantly — erasing the imperfections of models and celebrities. Now that a computer science professor at Dartmouth has introduced a new software tool to distinguish, on a scale from 1-5, how much a photo has been altered — your tax dollars hard at work — is this the end of Photoshop fakery?

The Sisters Fanning Play Dress Up for W

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Dakota and Elle Fanning light up the pages of W‘s December issue in haute couture  looks from  Givenchy, Giambattista Valli, Valentino, Chanel and of course Elle’s go-to gals, Rodarte. Styled by Lori Goldstein, the teen starlets are ready for their close-up with Mario Sorrenti.