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Carrie Mulligan Will Be on American Vogue’s October Cover” y 11 mas

Carrie Mulligan Will Be on American Vogue’s October Cover” y 11 mas

Carrie Mulligan Will Be on American Vogue’s October Cover

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Well done, Vogue!

The October issue of the American glossy will feature starlet Carrie Mulligan, coinciding with the September 24 release of her first big blockbuster Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. She was shot by Peter Lindbergh, so expect a cinematic feel to the spread.

We love Carrie–she’s not only fresh, but she’s got a great sense of style, and we’d actually like to read a profile on her. We’re hoping Jonathan Van Meter is the journo on this story.



Her Style Is So Fierce, She’s Probably the Next Fashion Icon…And Other Fashion Words We’re Sick Of

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Garance Doré took to her blog today to opine about the difficulties of writing about fashion: “You have no idea how hard it is to write about fashion! It's hell! Not only are the terms just as seasonal as the clothes we don't want anymore at the end of the summer, but new trends, materials, and cuts appear every three days and demand their rights: to be named! So you'd better not let an outdated word cross your lips, ok?”

To this end, she cites a list of banned fashion words from her friend’s fashion mag, Velour. The fashion no-no list includes: “trendy,” “fashionista,” “must have,” “vintage/retro,” “celeb,” and “style icon.”

We’ve heard that these banned lists exist in glossies stateside, too.

But we got to thinking about which fashion words we’d like shelve. (We’re cool with “fashionista” as long as it refers to us–winkface.)

And this is not to say that we are not guilty of over-using fashion clichés and buzz words left and right. In one post I wrote about Julie Haus’s resort collection I used the words “feminine,” “breezy,” “edge,” “attention to detail,” and “girlier frocks.” Cringey.

Lauren is almost moved to violence when she reads the word “edgy” (apparently “edge” didn’t get me in too much trouble). Cheryl hates it when people throw the word “couture” around inaccurately and can’t abide the “f” trio of “flirty,” “flouncy,” and “floaty.” I can’t stand “frock star” and “uber” anything.

Then we conducted a very quick and informal poll of fashion editors and stylists for the fashion words they’d most like to put on moratorium. Let’s just say everyone would like to see “fierce” die a swift death. (Tyra, Christian Siriano, we’re looking at you.)

Here’s the breakdown:

Gaga Wears Hello Kitty on Double Exposure

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Lady Gaga has worn so many ridiculous and provocative outfits this year that they're starting to seem commonplace and yawn-inducing. But think back to 2009, when she was just beginning to cement her stature "Most Likely To Wear Glasses Made of Lit Cigarettes."

Do you remember the dress she donned for Sanrio in celebration of Hello Kitty's 35th anniversary? That dress, combined with the anime manga eye treatment, was nothing short of fabulous.

And today you can watch the shoot on Bravo's Double Exposure. Markus Klinko and Indrani photographed Gaga, who was styled by GK Reid.

Basically the plot is this: GK wanted to make Gaga a Hello Kitty dress, but the Kitties got stuck in customs. One can only imagine why. GK runs around trying to find alternative cutting edge designs, and he plays dress up with Gaga. Then the Hello Kitties appear!

“I had so much great fashion from NY, London and Paris, that we didn’t have time to shoot all that Gaga loved that we agonized to narrow down the choices,” Reid told us. “She was thrilled with the shoes I made from lip glosses and wanted more. Then the Hello Kitty toys arrived. I had dreamed of making a gown for Gaga out of them but we had just 2 hours left. Gaga believed in me and insisted I could find a way. I was overwhelmed, but I meditated, got out the hot glue, staples and assistants, and together we made it in time!”

This is going to be inspirational, people. We, for one, want to see the dresses that didn't make the cut. And the lip gloss shoes.

The episode airs tonight, Tuesday, July 13 at 11pm EST/10 C.

Street Style: Rachel With a Candy Cane Twist

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Name: Rachel

Age: 19

Occupation: Student

Describe your style: I like basics with a twist, like a little black dress, but with ruffles

What is your favorite store in NYC? Topshop

If you could spend the day with anyone in the fashion industry, who would it be? Emmanuelle Alt, or Anna Dello Russo, I love her twitter!

If you could be any kind of candy, what would you be? I'd be a candy cane because I'm so tall and gangly, and sometimes I hunch over like one.

What is the last good book you read? Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

Where is your necklace from? A store called Swank in Missouri, where I’m from

**All photos by Ashley Jahncke.



Ask Chris: How Do I Work and Live?

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Dear Chris,

I follow you on Twitter and you’re always out and about. How do you balance being fabulous with being a hard worker?

Dear Follower -

One of the skills that I learned in my early years of moving to NYC (now, over ten years ago!) was that the 24 hours in the day must be compartmentalized. Moving to NYC at 17 proved a steep learning curve to this end. We would go to class at Parsons from 9-3pm, take naps, work on our projects in the dorms while also making crazy club-kid costumes, and then go out until 4 or 5 in the morning. Rinse, and repeat!

I'm not sure how we survived it, but we pulled through. It's something that was every bit as important to me as school, being a part of that collective consciousness. Listen, I haven't seen 4am in quite a few years, but what I can tell you is that a lot of ideas come from hours of conversation and laughter outside the studio.

Take a tip from the ancient Greeks–on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi was carved three maxims:

γνωθι σεαυτόν = “know thyself"

mēdén ágan = “nothing in excess”

Εγγύα πάρα δ’ατη = “make a pledge and mischief is nigh”

Make these your mantra, and scheduling work & play is a snap!

xx
CB


Got a question for Chris? Email him on askchrisbenz@fashionista.com!

How Do We Know if Our Beauty Products are Safe?

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

We've been having a lot of heated discussions here at Fashionista lately about beauty products. The question that keeps coming up is this: Do most women care whether or not the products they use are environmentally friendly/organic/natural?

Allow me to be devil's advocate for a moment. There's been a lot written about what exactly "organic" and "natural" mean. There are different organic standards in the US and Europe, which directly affects beauty consumers. So many great products come from abroad, but it's often difficult to figure out where the ingredients are sourced.

Then you have the loaded word "natural." If you take a glance into the history of beauty, women have used lead, arsenic, mercury, and belladonna as beauty enhancers. All are potentially deadly and all are natural products. On the flip side, chemotherapies are toxic chemicals that cure cancer and allow patients to live full lives, sometimes without any long-term side effects at all (and some are actually derived from plant products–go figure).

So how does one buy a beauty serum when confronted with a multitude of options, and confusing packaging and labeling? I suspect most women want products that work and are a good value. If they happen to be green, too, then that's a bonus, but I'm not sure that it's a driving force for most consumers. A beauty PR rep said as much to Lauren the other day.

To get some educated answers I picked the brain of Virginia Sole-Smith, who has been writing about natural and organic products for six years and is currently a blogger at Planet Green. Her commitment to exposing the truth and her knowledge about these issues is impressive. She made some points that were actually shocking to learn:

  • There are absolutely no government mandated standards for labeling a product "natural." The FDA says: “It is illegal to introduce a misbranded product to interstate commerce." Virginia made the point that a product can be 99.9% synthetic, but if it contains a tiny bit of something natural, like water (!!) the company can advertise it as natural.

  • In general, Europe has more stringent standards than the US for regulating and labeling organic products.
  • I wondered about organic labeling for food vs. beauty products. It turns out that the FDA is in charge of regulating cosmetics, and the USDA regulates the term "organic." So both organizations provide oversight of organic beauty products. One would assume that these products are purer because of the dual oversight, but in reality there are just more loopholes. The scariest? A product can be labeled 95% organic but there are no rules about what the last 5% has to be. It could be a carcinogen like formaldehyde and still qualify for an organic seal.
  • The FDA doesn't require companies to do pre-market safety testing so there are some 70,000+ products out there that have never been tested. Products can contain chemicals that companies aren't required to reveal. For example, "fragrance" is proprietary. That lavender scent may contain something having nothing whatsoever to do with an actual lavender plant–but you'll never know.

I'm completely schizophrenic when it comes to my shopping convictions. I buy organic dairy and produce, but don't freak out if I can't get it. I love clothes and jewelry that have been re-purposed, but I'm also a consumer of H&M-type fast fashion. I recycle whenever possible. But I use chemical sunscreen. I use skincare products whose ingredient labels read like something out of a chemistry textbook. I occasionally make spontaneous gut purchases based on a great scent or presentation without regard to efficacy.

So are traditional drugstore products going to kill me? Should I make my own soap in my bathtub just to be on the safe side? Virginia provided some guidelines.



Breaking: Crystal Renn for Gaultier AW 10/11

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 12:45 PM PDT

We just got our hands on this image from Gaultier’s new campaign for AW 10/11 starring Crystal Renn and fellow Ford model Kelly Moreira. The campaign was shot by Inez and Vinoodh. It’s not the first time Gaultier and Rennn have worked together–she famously walked for his SS 2006 show.

Renn looks amazing in this shot, and we’re betting that those long lean legs for miles will kick off a new round of buzz about the outspoken “plus size” model’s weight. We just think she looks hot.

It’s nice to see a model of color featured prominently in a fall ad campaign, too. The major fall campaigns have been overwhelmingly white this year, excluding Prada, who obscured their one black model in the shadows behind Angela Lindvall.



Am I the Only One Who Loves Ferragamo’s Old Lady Shoes?

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Ferragamo’s Bruce Weber-shot fall campaign hits today, and I have to say, I kind of love it. Mostly because it’s really absurd. And well, I love Ferragamo. Especially the “old lady shoes.”

Despite some hiccups at the Fall 2010 show–a few of the fabrics looked, well musty–Ferragamo finally seems to have found its footing in women’s ready-to-wear, and these fantastic photos are proof.

But I do have one delicate bone to pick.

Apparently these images, the fall collection, and the new–more trendy–footwear line My Ferragamo are an attempt to freshen up the Ferragamo brand for a younger audience.

I don’t think that they succeed, nor do I want them to. I like Salvatore Ferragamo because it’s the best in old lady-chic.

I’ve got a couple pairs of those vintage bow flats, with the square little heel and gold charms. I bet spokesmodel Dree Hemingway does, too. Why? Because they look great. And they are great. They don’t need to be modernized or updated. The Vara pump, to me, is as classic as a Chanel ballet flat.

So instead of trying to be something it’s not, Ferragamo should embrace what it is. Soon enough, everyone will be pining for Vara pumps all over again.



Superdry is Hiring an LA Intern!

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Superdry is quickly expanding in the US and is looking for a 2010 marketing/PR intern to assist in all aspects of marketing in the Downtown LA showroom.

This is including, but not limited to, store launches (three in September), P.O.S. marketing, social media, press tracking, and celeb outreach. The internship could possibly turn into a position on the Superdry marketing team. You need to be motivated, detail oriented, fashion/industry-savvy, and require little direction.

The start date is ASAP. Unpaid, for credit.

Email resume, cover letter in the body of the email, and availability to SuperdryInternship@gmail.com.

Fashion News Roundup: Fashionista Mom, Gaga’s Fragrance and The Dorchester Fashion Prize Nominees are Chosen

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Lauren’s mom, the style icon: Not surprisingly, Lauren’s mom was as stylish as she is back in the day. Unfortunately, this photograph is all that remains of this adorable mini dress. {My Mom, The Style Icon}

Gaga’s Latest Venture: Lady Gaga is set to partner with Coty on her own fragrance. The possibilities for the name, promotions, ad campaigns, bottle design and, of course, the actual smell, are almost too exciting for us to handle. {Elle.com}

The Fashion Crowd Heads to the Outer Boroughs: This past weekend, people like Alexa Chung and M.I.A. headed to the less glamorous boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Granted, Williamsburg seems to get more glamorous by the second. Alexa Chung and Aggy were there to kick off the first weekly Jelly NYC Pool Party at the waterfront, which is hosted by All Saints this year. Meanwhile, at PS1 in Long Island City, Opening Ceremony hosted a M.I.A. record release party that was a bit problematic, as M.I.A. events often are. {Elle.com}

Courtney Love Attacks a Defenseless and Now Annoyed Robert Pattinson: Courtney crazily attacks Robert Pattinson based on false rumors that he was being considered to play Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic. Pattinson, a fan of Nirvana and plaid shirts, agrees he would be wrong for the part, as he is too tall, etc. {Perez}

Because Bigger is Something We Want our Butts to Be: In the fashion industry, we doubt a lot of people are interested in making their butts bigger, but if increasing your butt size is important to you, we would suggest this $30 underwear in lieu of plastic surgery. {The Cut}

And the Nominees Are… The semi-finalists for the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize have been announced. The contenders, who will be judged by the likes of Elizabeth Saltzman, Daphne Guinness, Gianluca Longo and Yasmin Le Bon, include Mary Katrantzou, Louise Goldin, Chau Har Lee, Hermoine de Paula and Thomas Tai. They were chosen by Manolo Blahnik, Giles Deacon and Stephen Jones. {Vogue UK}

Isaac Mizrahi is Auctioning Off Four Tickets to His Spring 2010 Show at Tonight’s Taco Tuesday

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Rumor has it that Isaac Mizrahi will be auctioning off four tickets to his Spring 2010 runway show–taking place at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week this September–tonight at Taco Tuesday, the weekly charity event that’s drawn participants like Elle, Chris Benz, and Betsy Johnson in the past. (Fashionista is hosting July 27!)

See tonight’s invite below. And make sure to be there if you want to score a ticket to Isaac’s show!



In Honor of the Series Finale Of The Hills, An Analysis of Tats On the Show

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Ill-advised tattoos are a Young Hollywood tradition, and nowhere are they more plentiful than on the men of The Hills. For six seasons we’ve watched Lauren, Kristin and Audrina pine for dudes whose favorite outfits consist of board shorts and ink––not all of it pretty.

Tonight, after the series finale on MTV, Brody, Justin Bobby and the rest will motorcycle off into the sunset. But these gentlemen have been permanently etched in the pop culture consciousness. They’ve marked up their abs and shoulders, and even convinced their lady friends to do the same. So which one committed the worst sins of the flesh?
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