Rumor Denied: David Beckham is NOT Designing a Menswear Collection for Victoria’s Label” y 11 mas |
- Rumor Denied: David Beckham is NOT Designing a Menswear Collection for Victoria’s Label
- “I Dreamed I Walked A Tightrope In My Maidenform Bra”; We Get Why Mad Men’s Janie Bryant Partnered With Maidenform
- Should We Make Over Snooki?
- Racked Dealfeed: Groupe Seize sur Vingt, Smashbox, Creatures of Comfort
- Street Style: Kricket Has the Best Name Ever
- Mad Men Style Recap, Episode 2
- Who What Wear Teams Up With Visa To Launch a New Online Shopping Tool
- Tucker’s Fall 2010 Video, Starring People We Like
- Fashion News Roundup: David Beckham To Design Menswear, Gaga Goes Gray for VF, and Jessica Biel Gets Photomangled
- First Look: Free People’s Vintage Loves Collection
- Quote of the Day: Gaga Fears Losing Creativity Out Her Hooha
- Detergent, Chocolate, G-Strings: Weird Freebies at Colombian Fashion Week
| Rumor Denied: David Beckham is NOT Designing a Menswear Collection for Victoria’s Label Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:59 AM PDT
However, we’ve since heard from a Beckham spokesperson, and they say it’s “just a rumor–not true.” In truth, we kind of hope it’s most definitely false. VB does great work and has campaigned hard to gain respect from those within the fashion industry. A David-designed menswear line could stifle those advances.
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:00 PM PDT
Turns out Bryant had a thing for Maidenform’s “I Dreamed I…” ads as well. According to WWD, the partnership came about because Bryant had reached out to Maidenform about using ads from the famed campaign for her forthcoming book, The Fashion File, out this fall.                   
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT
Style transformations like Nicole Richie’s happen once in a blue moon, so why not embrace what Snooki has offered us–a nearly uncensored look at how she lives her life. Because Snooki isn’t anything if she’s not genuine. Not everyone agrees with me. Some, who were perplexed by the vision of Snooki’s butt crack last week at the scene of her arrest, feel differently. What do you think? Do you want to see Snooki transformed into something more sublime? Or do you prefer the chaos?
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| Racked Dealfeed: Groupe Seize sur Vingt, Smashbox, Creatures of Comfort Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:04 PM PDT
Creatures of Comfort
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| Street Style: Kricket Has the Best Name Ever Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:30 PM PDT
Age: 25 Occupation: Artist's Assistant Who is your favorite artist? Marcel Duchamp What is your favorite magazine? The Nation What is your current favorite song? “The Point” by Harry Nilsson Which area in New York do you most enjoy? The East Village What is the most prominent color in your wardrobe? Blue Denim What is your favorite denim brand? For now, it’s 18th Amendment. Where is your top from? Duo in the East Village. How about your necklace and shoes? The necklace is by Erica Weiner and these are authentic Swedish clogs. **All photos by Ashley Jahncke.
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| Mad Men Style Recap, Episode 2 Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:00 PM PDT
The fashion on Mad Men is changing, and fast; women are leaving behind their New Look silhouettes for slimmer, shorter options, and men are experimenting more with suiting. Hair is higher and shorter, and large, statement jewelry plays a starring role. Everything is modernizing inside Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Everything except Don. Part of Don's shameful behavior includes attempting to seduce every woman within five feet of him. First comes Phoebe, his adorable neighbor whose quirky, mod style is much appreciated. After her Christmas party she lugs a drunk Don into his apartment, wearing a gold brocade dress with black lace tights, slim dangly earrings, and the hair and makeup of Edie Sedgwick. It was a moment of fashion bliss. Next, Don puts the moves on a blond, female marketer who will have none of it. During her presentation Don notably exits, refusing to complete her personal survey. Realistically, he probably left because staring at a woman covered in black and white houndstooth is nothing but an eyesore. She even had a matching houndstooth scarf to complement her suit. How anyone else stayed in that meeting is a mystery. She makes up for it at the Christmas party in a chic black dress with a cut away neckline and perfectly bobbed hair. Even then, however, she has no patience for Don's attempts. In the end, Don gets some sympathy from his secretary, Allison, who's opening look of an orange jumper and white tie neck blouse marks a new fashion trend for Mad Men's ladies. In most scenes in the SCDP offices at least two women in jumpers can be seen in all colors and patterns, heralding in a newer, more modern aesthetic for style on the show. During the Christmas party, however, Allison looks stunning, albeit less modern, in a blue and green, full skirted dress and crystal statement jewelry. Even though she leaves Don immediately after sleeping with him, she can't help but feel bad the next morning when he hands her a bonus without any affection, and she resigns to typing alone in a white and blue plaid jumper and lace trimmed blouse. She's looking a little like she borrowed that look from Sally's closet, which is just all over wrong. But I'll forgive since she looked so perfect at the Christmas party. [Ed.'s note: I feel like the Christmas party look was Betty, day after was Sally.]
Back at the party, Trudy Campbell looked like perfection in an electric pink dress with gold and silver bead trim. I've always admired Trudy's style choices, from her kooky hats to her matchy-matchy daywear. Conversely, Trudy's husband Pete just looked weird in a burgundy, double-breasted jacket of sorts, although I commend Mad Men's costume designer Janie Bryant on variety in the male character's wardrobes, maintaining each character’s identity through his clothes. Roger is classic in three-piece suits in black or gray, usually with a funny tie–a wink to his personality. Lane is a conglomeration of mismatched patterns and a proliferation of red neckwear, Don is messy and boring nowadays, Harry is experimental with odd colored pants and brown blazers, and Pete is put-together but basic is blues and blacks. I can't understand why Pete is wearing that ridiculous jacket, other than to emphasize his awkward disposition. Jane Sterling looked Cleopatra in white, which was as fabulous as it was out of place at the SCDP makeshift Christmas party. Also looking fabulously out of place was Harry's wife, whose dress incorporated at least five different colors, not including its metallic gold trim. I'm almost certain that my grandmother has the exact same dress in the trunk in our basement, meaning that I'm going as Mrs. Crane for Halloween. Last but not least is Peggy, who's style has changed dramatically even from the last episode to this one. In the first shot of Peggy this episode, she wears a red dress that imitates the fit of a suit, with a white blouse sowing at the neck, her newly-signature pearls, and a black beaded headband. Peggy's new style is hard to peg down; it's more powerful than her past looks, but still far more modest than most of the other female characters on the show. She later wears a nude-toned wide neck dress, and a dark green dress with asymmetrical buttons to the Christmas party, complete with Christmas tree brooch. I thought her Christmas look was adorable, but her matching green eye shadow was a huge mistake. Never match your eye shadow to your outfit unless your outfit is Givenchy couture and your eye shadow is applied by Pat McGrath, as seen here. Nevertheless, Peggy is making an effort to express herself through her style choices, and I commend her for that. While the SCDP offices are a hotbed for fashion change and modern style, the Francis-Drapers are keeping it classic.
Later in the scene, Sally's stalker/friend/sociopath Glen enters in a mélange of wintry patterns, none of which can reduce his instantly creepy vibe. You may remember Glen to be the boy who stows away in the Draper's garden shed and later asks for a lock of Betty's hair in season two. His partnership with Sally this season is sure to stir up more trouble in the Francis-Draper home. After Glen and his friend ransack the Draper residence, Betty arrives home looking more glamorous than ever before. She's holding nothing back in this look, her hair meticulously bobbed and curled, startling red lipstick that matches her red party dress with a gigantic red skirt and bow. She covers it all up with a tan fur trimmed coat, looking more supermodel than mom. Ultimately there's a style divide between the modern, progressive style in Manhattan, and the conservative style in the suburbs, a clash that represents the difference between a lot more than minis and full skirts.
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| Who What Wear Teams Up With Visa To Launch a New Online Shopping Tool Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:37 AM PDT
A new online shopping tool by Visa called Rightcliq, launching today, aims to simplify the online shopping experience. It allows you to consolidate all your browsing within one place so you can visually compare potential purchases, stores all your checkout and shipping information, and tracks all your purchases. Depending on your credit score, this could be a good or bad thing. The tool piqued our interest because Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr, the lovely ladies behind Who What Wear, are endorsing it. In fact, Power says Visa beat them to the chase on this one. “We never get out of the office during business hours so we do the majority of our shopping online,” says Katherine Power. “We really thought about how we could build this ourselves for our site before this came along because it's so necessary with all of the options for online shopping.”
So we got an exclusive tutorial from Katherine and Hillary (yes, we were virtually in their computerz, lookin’ at their internetz) on how to use Rightcliq and why they’re so psyched about it. How it works: Users download the Righcliq plug-in and can then add any potential purchases to their “Wishspace” on Rightcliq. Items are added with images and can be organized in groups so you can visually compare items for a more informed purchase. When you want to make a purchase, the tool securely stores multiple credit cards (not just Visa) and automatically fill in all the information you need to checkout. After you’ve made your purchase, the site tracks your orders. You can even watch your purchases make their way to you on a map. This is sort of an amalgamation of all a shopping search engine and those auto-filler widgets that were popular at the beginning of the aughts.  WhoWhatWear's 'Urban Warrior' Bundle on their Wishspace What we like about it: You are your own curator. The tool gives users the ability to store and sort the things you might want to buy, and then share your potential buys with your friends via email or facebook so they can help decide which pair of boots, or bag, or dress to invest in. “It’s that visual aspect that makes it so nice,” says Kerr. “In the past if I found, say, a great coat that I liked, I would just bookmark it, but then I had like a zillion bookmarks and couldn't necessarily remember what it was from the link–this way you can visually curate and organize your items which is very nice…one thing we do well on WhoWhatWear is curate and this tool gives everyone the ability to curate.” While we were worried a tool like Rightcliq might sink online shopping addicts into credit card debt, Kerr and Power say the tool really helps users make a careful and informed purchase rather than an impulsive one, since you can see all your choices. “It makes you feel a lot more comfortable and confident in your purchase because you know then, what else is out there,” says Power. What we didn’t like: On many e-commerce sites, like Gilt, product goes fast and you’ve got to be quick to click to make the purchase. In it’s current incarnation, Rightcliq has no way of telling you when inventory is low on an item that you’re watching. Will you try it?
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| Tucker’s Fall 2010 Video, Starring People We Like Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT
TUCKER – FALL LINE from I AM PICTURES on Vimeo.
Yeah, this Marie Antoinette-inspired video, featuring Tucker’s fall 2010 collection, is pretty adorable. But I really like it because I spy: One of my bridesmaids, a former Fashionista, and plenty of other lovable New York girls. Enjoy!
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:30 AM PDT
Gaga Follows Gray Trend: Gaga’s usually setting trends, but on Vanity Fair’s September cover she’s right in line with the already established young-people-wearing-gray-hair trend. But she still looks smoking. She’s also got an interesting theory about sex and why she’s afraid of having it. {Vanity Fair} Like Husband Like Wife: David Beckham is reportedly designing a menswear line to launch for SS 2011 under his wife’s label. According to the Mail On Sunday “Victoria has been trying to persuade him to do it for a while and he’s finally succumbed,” but she had to reassure him that “he has an eye for fashion.” Sure he looks good in those Armani underwear ads, but designing? We’ll have to see it to believe it. {Vogue UK} Mad Men Designer Collabs With Maidenform: Fresh off her line for QVC, Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant is teaming up with Maidenform to create a viral marketing campaign for the brand. {The Thread}
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| First Look: Free People’s Vintage Loves Collection Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT
Vintage Loves–the name of the line–features everything from delicate slip dresses to suede vests to handmade jewelry. We’re particularly keen on that sheer 1940s house dress. Click through for more images and a video from the oh-so-lovely collection.     
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| Quote of the Day: Gaga Fears Losing Creativity Out Her Hooha Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:24 AM PDT
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| Detergent, Chocolate, G-Strings: Weird Freebies at Colombian Fashion Week Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT
The catwalk is also heavily branded with Blancox, the local equivalent of Persil detergent. And there's more–before and after the show, the sponsor's extensive advert is screened, and nobody seems surprised. Over the week, I gradually collect free fabric softener, chocolates and fluorescent g-strings. A show, sponsored by a fridge factory, even hands out their store's catalog, and holds a fridge demonstration outside the show (but gives no freezer away, sadly). Sure, fashion weeks round the world have seemingly unrelated sponsors–Mercedes-Benz for Berlin Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week is one the most visible examples. However, in most cases, the sponsors remain slightly more under-the-radar than what I witnessed in Medellin. But regardless, why was I so disturbed? Perhaps it’s because these live infomercials break the theatrical bubble catwalks create, and brutally remind viewers they are watching a purely commercial event? As Santiago Duque Mendoza, 24, local fashion student and socialite explained, "This isn't like in Europe. Brands pay and there is little negotiation. The sponsor wants the highest brand visibility, and doesn’t care about being subtle." What do you think? How much branding is just too much?
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Name: Kricket
It’s Christmas on Mad Men, and as this episode’s title proclaims, “Christmas Comes But Once a Year.” You’d expect everyone to be jolly with seasonal cheer, but this is Mad Men, so, naturally, everything takes a darker turn. Don spirals deeper into his alcoholism and depression, the former Draper residence gets egged, and the rest of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce works to deal with clients’ requests and each other. 
Also looking perfect at the Christmas party were Mad Men's other leading ladies, Joan Harris, Trudy Campbell, Jane Sterling, and Peggy Olson. Joan does not disappoint in this episode, from her red dress with bow details that "makes [her] look like a present" (Roger's words) to her brightly hued suits in the office, Joan revels in her power at SCDP. One issue, however, was the pink dress with skinny floral print scarf that she wore in the last episode. Is Joan repeating outfits or is this just a continuity error that occurred during filming? Please let it be an error, I don't want to imagine a world where Joan's closet has bounds. 
This episode begins with the Francis-Drapers selecting a Christmas tree for "their" home. Betty, never one to dress down, stands out in a teal blue coat and white and red patterned headscarf. She’s doing her best to keep up her image as the perfect model-cum-wife, starting, in signature Betty fashion, from the outside in. While the Draper family stands together on the right, each dressed impeccably; Henry Francis stands alone at left, marked as different by his awkward stylistic choices. He wears a dark green turtleneck under a beige open coat, looking like a cross between a 70s porn star and an undercover cop. Visually he is incongruous with the Drapers' projected image of familial perfection. I blame it all on the turtleneck. 
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