Defying Heat: The Best Waterproof Makeup

Edited by Zosia Baroody

Memorial Day Weekend is only a few days away; are you waterproofed?  Makeup is meant to beautify, but with all the warm weather activities coming up it can easily turn you into a clown.  Whether you plan on hitting the beach or relaxing under the sun this weekend, the last thing on your mind should be worrying about streaky makeup. (Sorry Beyonce!)  Moreover, a blotchy, “just got out of bed/ au naturel” is not our favorite look either.  After testing and rating a few products, we’ve created a list of the best waterproof makeup, sweat or shine.  Unless you want to be mistaken for a raccoon, check out the cosmetic goodies we’ve discovered after the jump.

YSL Keeping Hedi Slimane’s First Collections Under Wraps from Fashion Press

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Sorry Anna Wintour, you’re gonna have to take a back seat. Yves Saint Laurent is only inviting buyers to view its women’s cruise and spring menswear collections by newly-appointed creative director Hedi Slimane, leaving editors and the international fashion press out in the couture cold.  

Gucci Awarded $4.7M in Trademark Case Against Guess

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The three-year court battle between Gucci and Guess has come to an end, for now, with Judge Shira Scheindlin ruling in favor of Gucci. The PPR-held Italian luxury brand, however, only received a small fraction of the $221 million it had originally claimed. 

Crystal Renn is Under the Twilight Sky for Vogue Japan

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

LOOKBOOKS contributor Kenberly Paul slips Under the Twilight Sky with Crystal Renn for Vogue Japan.

Decked in delicately jeweled and lace garments, Crystal Renn (Ford Models) stars in Vogue Japan‘s editorial “Under the Twilight Sky” from the June 2012 issue. Shot by Camilla Akrans, Renn tells a tale of romance and intrigue in looks from designers like Dolce and Gabanna, Hakaan, Balmain and Yves Saint Laurent styled by fashion editor Sissy Vian. Scarlet red lips against a natural face accented with strong brows by MUA Sil Bruinsma (Streeters) along with a retro hairstyle, reminiscent of Betty Paige, by stylist Alain Pichon (Streeters) are the perfect touches to each mystifying look.

PPR and Parsons Partner on Internship Program

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Two lucky so-and-so’s from the graduating class of the Parsons School of Design will get the internship of a lifetime thanks to a partnership with luxury conglomerate PPR and the website, The Fancy. 

WATCH: Tom Ford Discusses Yves Saint Laurent, Face Lifts and His Foray into Film with Fern Mallis

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

For her hugely popular “Fashion Icon” lecture series at the 92nd Street Y, Fern Mallis sat down with professional gentleman and modern day renaissance man Tom Ford. As usual, the mercurial Ford did not disappoint — which explains why the event was sold out for four months — tackling his well-documented feud with the late Yves Saint Laurent; his wish to be a plastic surgeon in another life; the most valuable lesson he’s ever learned (“Only hire people you want to have dinner with.”); and how film, as opposed to fashion, satisfies his creative juices. Check out a clip from Ford’s entertaining discussion with Mallis after the jump!

International Woolmark Prize Returns to the Runway

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The prize that launched the careers of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent is being relaunched this year for a new generation of designers.

Fragrance Foundation Fêtes Fifi Finalists

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

It’s that time again, kids! Time for the only awards presentation of any merit, the Fifis. Celebrating the best in perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, body sprays and pretty much anything that covers up the smell of failure and/or shame, this year’s nominees naturally include a number of celebrity vanity fragrances such as Beyoncé‘s “Pulse” and Justin Bieber‘s “Someday,” both finalists in the Luxe Women category. While Bey may have the biological advantage, if you ask me there’s no woman more luxe than the Biebs.

Shoe MEN-vy: Kris Van Assche Open Cut Sneakers

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Ideal for hybrid days of outdoor play and S&M (standing and modeling, please!), these hi-top sneaks/sandals have enough lace breadth to really hold it down. Kris Van Assche, a Royal Antwerp Academy graduate and Yves Saint Laurent and Dior Homme alum, his eye for dressing up menswear is finely tuned. By paring down this one sneaker on, he’s made it mightily refined. 

INDIE REWIND: 7 Beauty Products to Perfect Spring’s Pastel Eye

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Whether melon, robin’s egg blue or light bright yellow, pastel eyes are going to be everywhere this spring. Though it may conjure memories of cheap blue eyeshadow shattering on your bathroom floor as a teenager, this beauty trend is sophisticated and fun when done right. The key is to keep things simple when starting out, playing with one color at a time. Not sure where to go first? Here are seven of our favorite pastel beauty products that will help you master the look in no time.