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It’s official I have a new idol! Kate Moss is so brutally honest it’s amazing! There needs to be more people like Kate in this world. In a recent interview with WWD about her new scent Vintage, Kate was asked if she had any life mottos, she replied with, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”. It was at that very moment I fell in love with a 35 year old, mother of one from London.

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Amen, amen I say to you! Tome Ford recently told WWD that he will, in fact, be launching a womenswear line “very soon.” Ford’s businesspartner, Domenico De Sole, is on the hunt for some financing, and once the monetary aspect is all squared away, we can expect a womenswear collection to hit the runways about 18 months after! I sense some of the best androgyny is lurking in the near future!

Thanks NY Mag!

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Terrible or not (okay, terrible), everyone seems to hate Lindsay Lohan and Ungaro. Good thing it was just for publicity? Here’s what the big guns had to say about it:

1.) The Washington Post: “The collection was dominated by fuchsia. It included safety-orange ruched leggings, heart prints, genie pants and heart-shaped glittering pasties. It lacked finesse, sophistication, technical skill and any evidence of good taste. Everyone involved seemed in over their head — swept up in a giant publicity-spewing machine.”

2.) WSJ: “it was hard to imagine that Ms. Lohan and Archs could concoct a collection that is as cringe-worthy as this. Some models appeared on the runway with glittering heart-shaped pasties on their nipples, worn under blazers. Others wore the pasties on their foreheads. Highlights included hot pink streetwalker dresses, an unending hearts motif, and a skintight white mini dress so short that the model’s cheeks hung below the hemline.”

3.) Style.com: “This quickly devolved into a bad joke of a fashion show, one with questionable color combinations, “bad eighties” draped silk jackets and drop-crotch pants, old-fashioned and ill-judged fur stoles, and, yes, tasteless sequin pasties. To top it off, the fabrics and the construction lacked the finesse you expect from a famous Avenue Montaigne brand.”

4.) WWD: “As for the clothes, they looked cheesy and dated … Hot pink, orange and flashy, with an overworked heart motif relentless in its execution, the collection displayed none of the promised younger side Lohan was supposed to deliver. Nor in a million years would one guess that the lineup was designed by one young woman and “creative directed” by another. Glitter heart pasties all around, ladies?“

5.) The New York Times: “Ms. Lohan’s arrival at a 45-year-old Paris house known for $1,500 dresses and a tradition of couture craftsmanship is entirely different, something akin to a McDonald’s fry cook taking the reins of a three-star Michelin restaurant.”

LOL.

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Joe Zee gets chills..from the effects

WWD talks baked goods

V Mag is hungry

My conclusions: Everyone’s going crazy. Although it’s been a good one, every Fashion Week (#nyfw) goer can’t wait for it to be over.

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Damn, Alexis Bledel can actually model! I’m impressed! And thumbs up to the 80’s!

GALLERY: SPREAD UM: “80’s Child” WWD Accessories Fall 2009 Issue

Thanks IMG Models!

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This morning WWD reported on the increase in road kill lining the highways of  the Hamptons. It was decidedly lame. You can read the incredibly boring and absolutely useless story by clicking on the link below, but seriously, is this what passes for fashion news now a days?

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WWD reported this morning that Erin Fetherston was excited to enter the short-film business along with Juliette Lewis.  However, Fetherston later set the record straight: no Lewis in the film (set to be made by Marisa Crawford), and no QVC either.

Fetherston’s husband, Hedi Ferjani was said, again by WWD to be setting up a project with QVC, but again, this was false.

SOURCE: Fashionista

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World Wide Women’s Wear Digest, a spoof of Women’s Wear Daily that’s like the Onion of the fashion world, is going to go biweekly, starting with a Met Ball–themed issue on May 4.

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Japanese model Tao Okamoto has recently landed the Ralph Lauren fall campaign, a teaser (above) appeared in WWD earlier this week.

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Last week we bashed Amnau Eele [photo'd center],  director of Black Artists Association,  for making comments against our first lady’s fashion choices on inauguration day. Rumors have begun to circulate that WWD’s reporting on Amnau’s comments were GREATLY FABRICATED (aka they were one big fat lie).

Basically, Amnau’s emails to WWD didn’t contain any mention of Kumbaya, “Our Moment”, or any of the vicious attacks the former model made about Michelle Obama’s freedom to choose. According to one of our adamant commenters (who compared Amnau bashing to a “lynching”) Amnau is claiming the story is false.

So did some press hungry WWD staffer make-up the story? My guess is no.

Of course the other possibility is that Amnau is just freaking now that members of her association are backing out and she’s received a couple death threats. Is she just realizing that she over stepped her boundaries by trying to speak for black designers (her organization only represents black artists)

My guess is that this former spotlight grabber is desperate to not fade away with a legacy that includes becoming America’s number one reason to hate again.

WWD was not available for comments on this matter.

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Here is the comment from Janice Webb on Fashion Indie

In the 50’s a white woman would say a black man looked at her and white men would rush to lynch the black man with no proof. I found out today that a white woman at wwd said a black woman said we are the world, kumbaya and it’s our moment, and the world including black people rushed to lynch this black woman named Amnau Eele with no proof. I found out today on the radio that in tomorrow’s Washington, D. C. newspaper, the paper is going to show the e-mail interviews that Amnau Eele did with WWD and guess what? Amnau Eele never said one quote that was printed in the WWD article. not one. All of those Quotes belonged to the WWD writer. This is going to be huge.

Here are some responses from the industry on the issue.

- African American Designer B Michael

“I personally believe it is an unfair expectation to place on the first lady,” he said. “Fashion is subjective and a matter of personal choice.”

- Bethann Hardison (Tyson Beckford’s agent)

“The comment is inappropriate. You don’t wear a designer because they are just black; you wear them because they are great.”

- Karyn D. Collins of Asbury Park Press

“I think we start getting into some dangerous territory when we start expecting someone to look, act, speak, etc. a certain way just because they’re black. I think it does a disservice to the designers in question for suggesting that their work should have been selected because they’re black. I’m sure B Michael, Kevan Hall, Mychael Knight, Tracy Reese, Stephen Burrows and any other black designer would be the first to say they would want their design to be worn because the first lady liked the design, period.”

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These Jimmy Choo x Hunter wellies, available in June for $395 add a little class to puddle-jumping.

The boots from the two British mega-labels feature an embossed croc print, leopard print lining, and gold-metal hardware.

From WWD.

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Okay folks, you can put down the champagne bottles, party hats and noise-makers. The celebration (for most…) was fun while it lasted, but the party is over. It’s pretty safe to say that Anna Wintour is NOT retiring and is NOT being replaced by Carine Roitfeld. We all know that I have a soft spot in my heart for Anna Wintour, so let me help the fashion diva out and provide all of you indies with a few trustworthy sources and put this rumor to rest:

Wintour herself told the New York Observer this morning:

 ”I have no plans to leave American Vogue now or in the foreseeable future.”

Also, while speaking to a panel at the Plaza Hotel (Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and New Yorker editor David Remnick were present) she revealed that she wasn’t yet “fed-up” with her job:

“My father always said to me that when you get too angry that’s the time to stop. The day I get too angry is the day I take up gardening.” 

Carine Roitfeld, editor for Vogue France and supposed replacement for Wintour spoke to WWD from London and told them:

“I’m very happy at Vogue France.”

Si Newhouse, chairman of Condé Nast, said through a spokesman on Tuesday:

“There’s no truth to it. This is the silliest rumor I ever heard.”

 

So there you have it. Wintour, Roitfeld and Newhouse all disaffirmed the rumors of Wintour’s retirement and replacement. This is a prime example of why we should ignore non-credible sources and not jump to conclusions. But I did hear that Anna Wintour was pregnant with twins…only kidding… Or am I? No, I’m really just kidding.

 

 

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It can’t just be a result of the volatile economy; it has to also be a sign of the times, an indicator of the future!

Just a month after Men’s Vogue folded, 116-year-old menswear publication DNR is being absorbed into the more popular WWD.

Fashion Week Daily has reported that today is DNR’s last day; starting Tuesday WWD (print and online) will integrate the menswear news that DNR would usually cover into their standing content.

Attention, Indies — now is your chance! Blog it, network it, style it, draw it! The continuing collapse of mainstream and print fashion publications just opens the door that much wider for digital magazines, blogs and websites, and independent designers, models, writers, and others. Let’s face it: the big names have their place, and I love flipping through September issues as much as the next girl. But how many time do you have to see the five same faces or looks?  Countless fledgling menswear designers out there get edged out by the top names.  Industry people and consumers/fans alike, possibly starving for information, will have to turn to alternative resources; will 2009 be a revolutionary year for menswear?

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WWD is reporting that Marc Jacobs has canceled his legendary holiday party this year. To have been themed “Rock and Roll Circus,” the party is a no-go “Due to the financial climate.”

Robert Duffy, Jacobs’ partner in crime, broke the news in an email Tuesday, and hopes the 18-year tradition will continue in 2009.

Image from Catwalk Queen.

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Remember our contest with Maurices a few months ago?  Well the winning bag is getting produced and placed in stores next month.

Check out the story from WWD…

Maurices will sell the winning design from its Project Handbag contest at all of its stores beginning Sept. 8. 
With an eye for what’s classic and practical, Christina Oertel, a 27-year-old graphic designer and mother of two from Plover, Wis., won the contest staged by Maurices and FashionIndie.com.

“Christina’s design is fun, stylish and practical, and has a twentysomething attitude that perfectly represents the Maurices brand,” said Lisa Rhodes, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of the Duluth, Minn.-based specialty chain catering to trendy girls in small towns. 

The contest started in January, when aspiring designers and customers submitted handbag sketches. Of the 243 submissions, FashionIndie narrowed the field to 10 possible winners, and 16,000 votes cast on line determined three finalists. A panel of fashion experts selected Oertel as the grand-prize winner in May.

The winning “bag takes a somewhat classic style and enhances it with layering and great detailing,” Oertel said. “The silver and wood accents play off each other, and because the outside is sophisticated and structured, I added bright fabric to the inside to make it more fun.” 

A tag on the bag indicates it was designed just for Maurices by Oertel. Aside from the recognition, she also won a $500 Maurices shopping spree.

FULL STORY HERE

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 “I just can’t walk three blocks without spending serious money.” 

According to WWD Betsey Johnson has moved uptown, and purchased two Madison Avenue apartments. Johnson purchased one for herself and the other for daughter. Johnson’s roots are downtown, so fans were surprised. Once asked about her new uptown dwelling and inspiration, she responded that she now drops crazier cash, like spending 8,000 at Alexander McQueen. For verification, check the quote above. 

Thanks to NY Mag for the pic! 

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Hermes is hosting three consecutive equestrian events, according to Women’s Wear Daily. Although Hermes is known for their iconic Birkin bags, divine designs,and celebrity clientele, Hermes origins are in the equine world. Hermes has been involved with the equine world for over 170 years. After all, Thierry Hermes was a saddle and bridle maker. Hermes has always stayed true to it’s roots, which is evident in their logo. Though, Hermes has hosted and sponsored horse shows previously, the brand will be running it’s first Le Galop Hermes event, a highly anticipated horse show, in, of course, France.  

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Doo-Ri Chung

Zac Posen

Peter Som

WWD has reported that fur is no longer “relegated to designers of a certain age, the fur industry is relying on a cast of fresh faces, including Peter Som, Chris Benz, Doo-Ri Chung and Zac Posen, to help woo new customers.” I never realized that there was an age requirement for the use of fur but I guess I understand that fur requires a ‘mature’ taste.

The question remains; are fur sales down? Are young designers being asked to revamp the fur industry in order to sell more animal skins? According to an old article on Fabsugar, “despite a dip in fur sales last year, customers are currently more interested in smaller fur pieces like stoles and hats.” I guess we’ll see what happens next season.