Berlin’s Temporary Designer & Art Sale” y 10 mas

Berlin’s Temporary Designer & Art Sale
Where In the World Are Julia Roberts’ Lancôme Ads?
Olivier Theyskens: The Early Years
Richard Chai & Jeremy Scott for Alternative Apparel
Princess Natalia in Vogue Paris
Australia’s Zimmermann Opens Up Shop On Greene Street
Love is Blind. We Are Not. Topshop Tantrum.
The One Thing Kate Moss Can’t Sell—Herself
Fashion News Roundup: Scott & Garance on TV & Karlie Covers Teen Vogue
Frock Picks Up Linda Derector’s Vintage Sunglasses Collection
Raf Simons Launches Jil Sander Navy

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT

BERLIN-If you happen to be in Berlin in April, there’s a noteworthy place for impulse buys, because Temporary Designer and Art Sale opened its doors last week, for one month only.

Housed in a former fashion store, which unfortunately shut down at the end of last month, Temporary Designer and Art Sale’s the brainchild of projektGalerie, a Berlin-based fashion trade fair that works with up-and-coming designers. Staying true to its concept, the sale’s only for young, local labels and therefore includes pieces by resident creatives like Don’t Shoot the Messengers, A.D. Deertz and Von Bardonitz.

Some of these designers’ items are more severely reduced than others, but generally you can expect markdowns of between 20%-70%. This means that JuliaandBen’s flower print drop-crotch pants cost 129 euros ($172) and its lace back t-shirt dress comes at 79 euros ($105). Penkov’s camel trench coat is 200 euros ($269), PotiPoti’s belted blue knit dress costs 145 euros ($194) and Butterflysoulfire’s ivory kaftan retails for 120 euros ($160).

Accessories include leather iPhone sleeves and laptop cases by Lapàporter, lace cuffs by Miroike and Malakoff Kowalski’s bags with front pouches and graffiti logos. These were made in East Berlin in the 1980s and now cost a mere 16euros ($21) each.

An exhibition by the artist duo Kieran Behan and Ashley Hayward of Crystal Mafia opened Friday, and sits alongside the clothing. Besides a good selection of pendant jewelry, the girls’ artworks include pretty zinc and copper plates illustrated with 1920s and 1930s-inspired drawings. Originally hailing from San Francisco, Behan and Hayward have been living in Berlin for four years and three months respectively and aren’t planning to leave anytime soon. “I came here and fell in love with the city,” says Behan. “Right now, Berlin feels very magical.”

Temporary Designer and Art Sale, 48 Oderberger Straße, 10435 Berlin, Germany, April 6th to May 1st, Mon-Sat, 12pm to 8pm.

Where In the World Are Julia Roberts’ Lancôme Ads?

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 02:39 PM PDT

It was a huge deal when Lancôme named Julia Roberts their newest beauty ambassador at the end of last year. She’d only ever endorsed two brands, AOL and Avon, and Lancôme’s a very different market.

The Eat, Pray, Love star landed the cover of WWD, but not a single ad appeared. In fact, I forgot she’d landed the job until I got to Paris for Fashion Week and saw her face everywhere—on billboards, TV and on airport posters.

There wasn’t a single sign of the campaign back in New York. And I’d forgotten about the whole thing until I flipped open a magazine on Friday and saw a print ad of Roberts’ face. “Finally I thought, she’s hit America,” but I was looking at French Vogue. I asked my mom, who lives in Qatar, if she’d seen Julia’s Lancôme ads, and sure enough they’re all over MegaMart (a grocery store inside a mall).

So why have they failed to appear in the States? Isn’t the whole point of signing Julia Roberts, “America’s Sweetheart,” to sell what she’s fronting to those who love her most—Americans? I don’t think of Roberts as having a particularly dedicated foreign following, but that’s the only place she’s made it so far. If you’ve been dying for a peek, check out the commercial (in French of course) above.

Olivier Theyskens: The Early Years

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 01:33 PM PDT

“Wanting to be a girl was my first impression in life…People who don't know me sometimes call me ‘Mademoiselle’.” –Olivier Theyskens in the TimesUK. Can someone give him a job? We miss his clothes.

Richard Chai & Jeremy Scott for Alternative Apparel

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:47 PM PDT

Jeremy Scott and Richard Chai designed a few pieces for Alternative Apparel, and though they debuted during fashion week a few months ago, they’re just going on sale now.

The capsule collection will be sold exclusively on Refinery29—a first for everyone involved—from April 20th through May 20th and they start at $69.

Chai’s linen jersey and silk modal tops are exactly the sheer billowy pieces we want for spring. They come in pale pastels without too many ruffles and can channel into this for fall, with a military jacket and some fur.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Scott’s stuck to the a fitted silhouette with his little black dresses in micro-modal spandex—perfect for the girls who already splurge on Scott’s runway pieces.

Princess Natalia in Vogue Paris

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Natalia is a pretty princess.

Australia’s Zimmermann Opens Up Shop On Greene Street

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:03 AM PDT

I knew Zimmermann made swimsuits, and I knew the swimsuits came from Australia, but I didn’t know the following until I swung by their new temporary store this morning.

1. Though their suits are sold throughout New York, and a few stores pick up dress or two each season, Zimmermann’s a full fledged lifestyle brand in Australia, with fourteen stores selling everything from summer wedges to chunky jewelry.

2. While they look for a permanent New York shop, they’ve taken an airy space at 112 Greene Street and stuffed it so full of colorful prints, billowy jumpsuits and teen tiny bikinis that it almost—for a second—feels like you’re in Australia. The “Summer Store” opens today and they’re selling a handful of jewelry from independent Australian designers alongside their own product.

3. Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, the sisters behind the line, hired Ben Watts (brother to the other Watts) to shoot their SS10 look book in Montauk, so while it’s 100% Australian behind the scenes, there’s plenty of Americana in there for summer.

4. More than one of their suits look like a cross between something Mark Fast and Preen might produce. So if you’ve had trouble finding a super fashion forward swimsuit, this might be the answer to your prayers.

Love is Blind. We Are Not. Topshop Tantrum.

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Which it-Brit told a Topshop shopgirl, “I’ve forgotten my VIP discount card?”

To which the shopgirl answered, “Alright then I guess we’ll have to look you up.”

Until the starlet shot back, “Are you joking? Don’t you know I’ve been deemed a style icon? Here, take a look,” before throwing the Topshop magazine at her.

The One Thing Kate Moss Can’t Sell—Herself

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Les Arts Décoratifs has canceled their Kate Moss exhibition.

The “Kate Moss Myth” was supposed to go up this year, then it was postponed until next March, and now they’re doing away with it altogether.

Despite the fashion world’s love of all things Kate, the non profit museum’s had a hell of a time finding a corporate sponsor for the exhibition.

A spokeswoman told WWD that "Cultural patronage is not a priority for companies,” but given the wide range of companies Kate’s worked for, from Nikon to Chanel, Virgin Mobil to Dior and the heaps of money each and every one has made off of the supermodel, we’re surprised no one’s stepped up to attach their name to the exhibition.

It is, we’ll admit, a bit early to host anything called the “Kate Moss Myth,” or take a look back at her ‘long’ career—she’s only 36–and we wonder what exactly they’d put on display. But when a museum wants to present the entire contents of her closet in 20 years, we bet companies will fight for involvement.

Fashion News Roundup: Scott & Garance on TV & Karlie Covers Teen Vogue

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 08:51 AM PDT

May Flowers: Karlie’s on the cover of May’s Teen Vogue (her second) wearing a strawberry-covered YSL. Patrick Demarchelier shot the corresponding editorial and though Karlie looks perfect, we’re already sick of seeing that Wang dress. {TeenVogue}

From the Street to Hollywood: Garance sat down with Hilary Moss to talk blogs and streetstyle (“I can’t stand those pictures of people standing in the street”), but she also talks TV. It sounds like she’s either going to star in a TV show with Scott, or be behind the camera. Either way, it sounds like they’ll talk to the same people they photograph. Meanwhile, she’d like to make a movie, and loves GOOP. {HuffingtonPost}

Dream Dress: The white tiered Chloé dress from Hannah MacGibbon’s SS10 collection finally went on sale, and at $7,550 it’s even more depressing than we imagined. {Net-a-Porter}

Real or Fake: People are still talking about swapping clothes, but does anyone actually do this? Recession or not, we don’t know anyone who’s actually trading outfits. {Guardian}

Inside Scoop: Check out the contents of Arlenis Sosa’s makeup bag—sunscreen, Lancôme, Kerastase—while we sit back and wonder where she was this season. {Style}

Frock Picks Up Linda Derector’s Vintage Sunglasses Collection

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 08:09 AM PDT

I’ve been wearing the same pair of tortoise shell Ray-Bans for the last two years. And I’ve spent the last two weeks staring with envy at Kate's new Karen Walker shades, so I decided it was time for a change.

I don't buy a lot of vintage, but when Frock, SJP’s go-to vintage store, picked up Linda Derector’s sunglasses collection, I thought it worth checking out. And the mint-condition collection of vintage designer frames doesn’t disappoint.

If you’re still in 80s revival mode, Linda has tons of frames to complement your Dynasty-bitch fantasies. There are blinged out Medusa head Versaces, circa Gianni, and more modern-looking Rochas shades. I wanted the gold Gucci aviators—they were square—and they would have looked amazing with the Skittles-striped vintage Bill Blass dress hanging in the corner.

If you like your sunglasses piled high with stuff, there’s plenty for you, too: pink metallic, leopard, leather, gilt, rhinestones, rainbow plastic, and a particularly sassy pair with scroll detailing from a French brand called Lunette Paulette.

The stock ranges from the 60s (cat eyes!) through the 80s and it’s not thrift shop merchandise. The frames even look new, probably because Linda only buys unworn frames (and often replaces the lenses) through word of mouth, in Paris and in Germany which means they’re in excellent shape. Prices range from $250-$1000, though most were in the $300-$400 range. Her website’s being updated soon and will feature measurements of all the glasses to make online shopping a bit easier.

I might have left without the Guccis, but I do have a newfound appreciation for vintage eyewear.

Raf Simons Launches Jil Sander Navy

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 07:37 AM PDT

When we read the headline, Jil Sander Launches New Line, we thought the designer was finally launching her own line, without Uniqlo’s help.

But no, Jil Sander—the Italian based line designed by Raf Simons—is launching a bridge line. It’ll be called Jil Sander Navy (because the label’s navy blue) and it’ll cost about 40% less than the ready to wear collection.

Simons says that he’ll inject the same spirit into the collection, but there’ll be more prints and it should feel more laid back. It sounds like outerwear, including trench coats and knitwear, will make up most of the line.

Jil Sander Navy will hit Jil Sander boutiques next January, and they’re hoping it lands in both US and Japanese retailers in time for Spring Summer 2011, too. The company’s CEO said, "This is a strategic first step to grow the Jil Sander business as we aim to reach out to a vaster clientele. Not only does it address market needs, but it will complement the pre-collections and the runway offering."