Edited by Lester Brathwaite
2012 may very well go down as the year Choupette Lagerfeld lovingly clawed the eyes out of the world. Aside from living a life that most of us could only dream, and a very successful Twitter following, it seems the fancy feline is getting the ultimate honor: a Chanel bag named after her.
Edited by Emily Draznik
Traditional American elements of dress-making and haute couture are reinterpreted in Zac Posen’s Resort 2013 line modeled by British model Erin O’Connor. Click through to preview some of our favorite selections.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
It all started in Milan, the year was 1966, when Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly walked into the city’s Gucci boutique. Roldolfo Gucci insisted Princess Grace choose a gift to complement the bamboo bag she purchased, and as every classy lady should, she requested a scarf. But no ordinary scarf was worthy of such a stunning royal, so Gucci commissioned illustrator Vittorio Accornero to create the most beautiful print he could imagine. What resulted was the famous Flora pattern, revived in 2005 by creative director Frida Giannini. And now, you can smell like this iconic floral illustration with Gucci’s The Flora Garden Fragrance Collection.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Whether you’re biking around Brooklyn in the mid-50 degree May day, driving aggressively, air conditioner a-blasting, or you’re in the ‘gini with the top down, your hands could use their own chauffer. A bright little leather fingerless glove not only adds seasonal shock value, but also a handy grip. If Karl Lagerfeld can wear glovettes all year round, well by Gaultier, you can too. Here are five that make the leap to Spring.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- American Apparel CEO/noted scumbag Dov Charney doesn’t think that he’s “inappropriate at all” and that all those lawsuits are just “a testimony to [his] success.” His success at being completely unaware of his own inappropriateness. [Styleite]
- Thank you for tweeting a friend. Betty White has joined Twitter! [Twitter]
- Madonna has set yet another Billboard record…this time for the biggest second week drop in chart history. Madge hasn’t seen a fall like that since she bent over to look at her face in the mirror. [Paper]
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
While her brother Pierre is busy getting beat up and sued by brutish former club owners, Charlotte Casiraghi, fourth in line to the throne of Monaco, has been crowned the newest face of Gucci.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The Academy Awards are this Sunday which means that Meryl Streep is sticking pins in her Viola Davis vooodoo doll, George Clooney is readying his smug acceptance speech and Brad Pitt is scraping the last Jolie-Pitt scion off his scraggly goatee in preparation for the big night. So in celebration and in anticipation, we present to you an oldie but a goodie: The 10 Greatest Oscar Gowns…wait for it…OF ALL TIME.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
This delicious little story is like something out of Gatsby — if The Great Gatsby was kind of trashy and a bit of a douchbag. We’ve got a bevy of supermodels, a Greek billionaire heir, a Roitfeld, an entitled prince of a sovereign city-state, $500 bottles of vodka, and a chivalrous “man of the people” trapped in the middle of it all.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Illustrator Sandra Suy renders the 20th century’s ultimate style icons in today’s chicest looks for Chinese pub, ROGUE Magazine. Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe get modern makeovers in Burberry Prorsum, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and of course, Chanel.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
InStyle‘s fashion director, Hal Rubenstein waxes iconic in his new book, 100 Unforgettable Dresses (Harper Design, 2011). From Rita Hayworth in Gilda to Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Princess Diana to the Duchess of Cambridge, Grace Kelly to Grace Jones, Bob Mackie to Karl Lagerfeld, Rubenstein delves into fashion history and comes up with an informative and entertaining read. But what makes a dress unforgettable? Calvin Klein — one of several designers interviewed for the book — put it best: “an unforgettable moment is the combination of the right dress on the right woman at the right time.” Click through for a sampling of some of the dresses that made the list.*
