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Business of Fashion’s Interview With Nick Knight Will Livestream Right Here Next Friday!” y 11 mas

Business of Fashion’s Interview With Nick Knight Will Livestream Right Here Next Friday!” y 11 mas

Business of Fashion’s Interview With Nick Knight Will Livestream Right Here Next Friday!

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PST

The Business of Fashion's next live interview event is upon us. Nick Knight will follow in the footsteps of Natalie Massenet and Jefferson Hack as the third subject of BOF's Fashion Pioneers series, which features intimate, live conversations between BoF founder Imran Amed and interesting people in the fashion industry. In addition to founding awesome fashion film site SHOWstudio.com, Nick Knight has worked with Vogue, W, i-D, Dior, Alexander McQueen, YSL, Yohji Yamamoto, and more. He's won numerous awards and published three books of his photography.

Nick will talk to Imran about his career as an influential fashion photographer and director. "There are few individuals who have participated in fashion’s digital revolution with the same passion and foresight as Nick Knight," Imran said of his future interviewee. "His experience, opinions and ideas are highly valued by our global fashion community.”

And lucky for you, we'll be livestreaming the interview right here next Friday, November 26 at 1:30pm EST. Be sure to tune in! This is one you won't want to miss.



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Karl Wants Haider Ackermann to Replace Him at Chanel

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:39 AM PST

Karl Lagerfeld is still denying that he’s retiring in 2012, and that Alber Elbaz is going to replace him. In fact, he says if he gets to choose who steps in, he’d like it to be Antwerp star Haider Ackermann. "I have a contract for life so it all depends on who I would like to hand it to. At the moment I'd say Haider Ackermann," the Kaiser told Numero.

Clearly, Ackermann is flattered. But we have a feeling Lagerfeld won’t have as much to do with the decision as he believes. Unless that’s in his contract, too. (Remember what happened at Valentino?)



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Before I Was a Supermodel: Erin Heatherton

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST

In this video series, exclusive to Fashionista, Victoria’s Secret models reveal what their lives were like pre-Angeldom. Here’s Erin Heatherton:

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs Tuesday, November 30 at 10pm EST on CBS.

Last Night’s Party Equations: Esquivel x Zero + Maria Cornejo and Kanon Vodka x The Fat Radish + Downtown Scenesters

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:26 PM PST

Cobbler extraordinaire George Esquivel was on hand at Maria Cornejo‘s Bleecker St. store last night to celebrate the launch of his fall/winter shoe collaboration with Cornejo.

Esquivel, who handcrafts exquisite leather shoes in his Orange County workshop (he employs only 8-12 craftsmen), only produces a few shoes a year so he’s game to collaborate. He says it allows him to explore other design concepts. But only if the shoe fits (I couldn’t resist).

“The collaborations that I do have to be seamless and grow organically,” Esquivel told us. “Maria read about me at the Vogue Fashion Fund last year, called me up and we hit it off.”

It’s the first year Esquivel and Cornejo have teamed up, and this is Esquivel’s first fall/winter line for Cornejo.

“[Cornejo's] collection is structured and architectural so we tried to create lines in the shoes and give them some texture and shapes that are just a little different,” Esquivel said. “They’re just a little off-center.”

Standouts from the line include lace-up ankle boots with removable “sleeves” that resemble spats. The sleeves can be changed up so you can customize the boots.

As for his next collab? Esquivel was frustratingly cryptic. All he would say was that it was with the designer sitting across from him at the CFDA dinner last year. So if you know who that was, holler!

After drooling over Esquivel’s buttery leather shoes, we headed to fashion dining hot spot du jour, The Fat Radish, where Kanon Organic Vodka was hosting a vodka pairing dinner. They invited a select group of influential downtown scenesters including Leigh Lezark, the Face Hunter‘s Yvan Rodic, Chrissie Miller, Geordon Nicol and Becka Diamond. The food and cocktails were delicious, but beyond that, it’s clever marketing on the part of Kanon. By targeting this select crew of influencers they build the right kind of buzz. Lauren even did a guest blog post for Kanon on the event–see her best-dressed picks here.

And here is a gratuitous delicious Kanon cocktail photo. Cinnamon-infused vodka is surprisingly good.



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11 Questions for Of a Kind Founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

We are super excited about Of a Kind, a new fashion site that launched today, which seamlessly blends retail and editorial content in a way that we’ve never seen before. What we think makes Of a Kind really amazing is that the product is comprised solely of limited-edition one-offs exclusive to the site (Very limited edition–like 30 units). And, they make a point of featuring emerging designers, allowing accompanying exclusive editorial content to introduce shoppers to new brands. They’re also the first shopping site on Tumblr.

For their initial sale, Mandy Coon created a special version of her adorable bunny bag.

We’ll let the site’s founders Claire and Erica tell you more. Thankfully, despite launch day nerves and sleep deprivation, they answered all of our questions.

Fashionista: What is the main idea behind Of a Kind and why is it unique?
Of a Kind: The idea was to find a way to showcase emerging fashion designers through a combination of retail and editorial content. We select designers whose work we really love and commission them to do limited edition, exclusive products for us. Then we release those in conjunction with a series of editorial posts about the designer.

One of the things that is really unique is that we're really integrating retail and editorial in a way that we haven't seen anybody do before. Every product is released with a series of really in-depth features that go into the designer's personal life, professional life, and design process.

Why the small quantities?
We're doing it all in really small batches to offer something exclusive and collectible. Each item comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, so you know that it's a limited edition piece. And, you have a real connection to the designer through the stories.

There’s a lot of mass fashion out there right now, which is great, but when you have something that only a few other people have…you don't have to worry about showing up somewhere wearing the same thing as someone else and you can really say you're only one of a few to have gotten this item. It really lends something unique, both to the experience of purchasing it and the experience of owning it.

Did you ever consider making the site members only?
We want this to be accessible. We always found it took a lot of trolling on the web and going to a lot of different online and real life boutiques, just to find a couple of pieces that we really liked. So, what we wanted to do was make this a place that anyone could come to that also had a hard time finding these things.

It's also about exclusivity, but in a very different way. You have to be there first to get it but anybody can be there first. The [members only] idea has been presented to us and it occurred to us, but it really felt like we wanted to introduce emerging designers to as many people as we can.

Why Tumblr?
The most obvious thing about Tumblr is it lends itself really well to the viral spread of content, so from a marketing standpoint that's great for us. It's also the demographic of early adopters who really love to talk about things they love and there's a really rapidly-growing fashion community. It's also a really visual platform and our site is really visual.

How did you decide on the name?
Everything on the site is small batch, so it’s 30 of a kind, 25 of a kind, so that was the most literal reason. It's also that all of these designers are a certain "kind," in a sense. We're curating it with emerging designers who have a unique vision, a strong point of view, and we're trying to curate a set of "ones to watch."

How do you approach the designers?
We started out cold-emailing the designers telling them our concept and saying we'd love to work with you..They pitch us several concepts and they're the ones who obviously come up with the design. Of course we make sure its something we can really get behind and that most of us would want to buy. We also really hope that the pieces they do for us epitomize the designer's style and sensibility so that if someone is interacting with a designer for the first time on our site, they get a really strong sense of the taste and the direction in which the designer is going.

How did you get the money to start Of a Kind?
We have some really amazing friends and family who were as enthusiastic about the site as we were, so they gave us a little bit of feed capital to get us going.

What has been your biggest challenge in creating the site?
We're really trying to do something that we don't think anyone's achieved before, using retail and editorial, so there weren't any models to look to for layout. We really had to come up with from scratch, the best layout and the best flow of the site that we could, so that retail and editorial are really integrated and you're not just coming to an e-commerce shop with a blog on the side or you're not just coming to a blog that has a little shop in the corner.

What did you guys do before this?
Claire: I had a background in arts management, so i was working in a variety of capacities for art collections, individual artists, different art organizations…

Erica: I come from a magazine background. I worked at Details magazine for a long time and then Lucky briefly. I got to work with a variety of content and learned to shape stories in different ways and that's helped with shaping the content of the site.

How did you meet and decide to start Of a Kind?
Claire: We both went to the University of Chicago as undergrads and both moved to New York after graduation and stayed close friends. The site was actually inspired by 20×200 [an ecommerce site that sells limited edition prints by artists], which we both really love. I was applying for a job there for the umpteenth time and I was asking Erica, an amazing editor, to proof and edit my cover letter for me and it sort of came from that. We just started talking about 20×200 and we said what if we did limited edition products by emerging fashion designers, but also integrated editorial and told the story behind them and we both just got so excited about it and felt like we had to pursue it.

Fashionista: What can we expect from Of a Kind in the future?
We have a lot of things in mind, but right now we're really focusing on this core concept and then seeing where it goes from there. We're really interested to see what readers and shoppers feel about the site and we're excited to get feedback. From an ideological standpoint, we really want to be a place to look to to find the next big emerging designer.



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Quote of the Day: Anna Dello Russo Is Afraid Head Pieces Will Die If She Doesn’t Wear Them

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:07 PM PST

“My last passion is HEAD-PIECES…to collect them and to preserve them is a problem because they going to die if they are not worn. Then I’ve started the collection of HEADS matching with the WIGS to be able to visualize better the look of the HATS.”

- Who else could it be? She wore watermelons and cherries on her head during fashion week. Anna Dello Russo blogging on her love for head pieces. Rather, HEAD-PIECES. And yes, she is also collecting mannequin heads complete with wigs to mount her head pieces on. Look.

Win Harajuku Lovers Wicked Style Fragrance Set!

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST

If you’re like us and love all things cute and precious and Japanese-inspired, this is the giveaway for you.

One lucky reader will win Gwen Stefani’s entire new Harajuku Lovers Wicked Style fragrance line: Love, Lil' Angel, G, Music, and Baby. The bottles, adorable Harajuku girls decked in bright kooky outfits with colorful “flocked” hair, are almost more awesome than the fragrances inside. They even have names–Gothic Lolita, Sweet Lolita, Visual Kei, Kawaii and the Omotesandō Girl.

Click here to enter to win. You have until November 23 at midnight. Good luck!

A little more about each fragrance after the jump.

1. "LOVE"
BOTTLE: Sweet Lolita
This Lolita look is heavily influenced by Rococo styles. It consists primarily of a knee length skirt or dress, headdress, blouse, petticoat, knee high socks, and "rocking horse" shoes. Love is wearing a classic bodice princess jumper dress with a square neckline that is trimmed in lace, heart buttons, and a large bow clip. Underneath her dress is an elegant tulle petticoat perfect for the dress' a-line silhouette. Love's look is topped by a sweet mini top hat. On her feet are cute dolly Lolita "rocking horse" shoes.
FRAGRANCE: A fruity floral
Top: Nectarine, Mangosteen, Juicy Pear
Mid: Orange Flower, Lotus, Violet, Osmanthus
Base: Blonde Woods, Musk, Sandalwood, Hint of Patchouli, Dash of Praline
Perfumer: Maurice Roucel, Symrise

2. "LIL ANGEL"
BOTTLE: Gothic Lolita
The gothic fashion has been adopted into this Lolita style through the use of darker make-up, clothing and themes. Dark lipstick and smoky eyes are typical styles. Angel is wearing a baby doll jumper dress with a scooped neckline. Lace and a large bow clip accents the top. The bottom part of the dress has a gathered skirt with a ruffled hem, heart silhouette lace, and top trim. Underneath her dress is classic shirt with pin-tuck details on the front yoke. Floral themed lace decorates the collar, sleeves and cuffs. Angel's classic elegant
Gothic Lolita look is topped by a black and white lace and ribbon headdress. On her feet are wooden platform Lolita shoes.
FRAGRANCE: A sparkling floral
Top: Succulent Plum, Champagne, Bergamont, Pomelo
Mid: Blooming Lotus, Fresh Queen Rose Leaf, Waterlilies
Base: Satin Wood, Rich Amber, Skin Musks
Perfumer: Celine Barel, IFF

3. "MUSIC"
BOTTLE: Visual Kei
Music's attire refers to a movement among Japanese musicians that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles, and flamboyant costumes. Music is wearing her school uniform blazer that has been customized by adding pins of her favorite musicians. Pair it up with a classic white button up shirt, bright green tie and plaid school girl mini skirt and you have the quintessential Visual Kei uniform. Her accessories include colored contact lenses, black nail polish, black and white stripe tights and two-tone creepers.
FRAGRANCE: A woody floral
Top: Juicy Apple, Watery Fruit, Bergamont
Mid: Jasmine, Gardenia, Fuschia, Peony
Base: Swirling Cedarwood, Iridescent Musks, Crystallized Amber
Perfumer: Adriana Medina, Givaudan

4. "BABY"
BOTTLE: Kawaii/Decora
Refers to a style adopted by young Japanese girls. The style uses lots of layering in bright or pastel colors. The accessories include plastic furry toys and jewelry. Baby is wearing a bright yellow and hot pink sweater layered over a bright green t-shirt. Her hot pink and white polka dot, ruffled bloomers are super kawaii! Baby's Decora look is topped with accessories, accessories and more accessories…these include bauble bracelets, bows, barrettes, beaded necklaces, rainbow socks, a plush backpack and a pair of white nurse platform shoes.
FRAGRANCE: A vanilla floral
Top: White Peach, Red Delicious Apple, Pink Freesia
Mid: Pink Plumeria, Lush Orchid, Jasmine Petals
Base: Glowing Amber, Sensual Musk, Creamy Sandalwood
Perfumer: Honorine Blanc, Firmenich

5. "G"
BOTTLE: Omotesandō Girl
Driven to be a fashion forward individual, the Omotesandō girl scours the high end and cutting edge shops and boutiques of Omotesandō – otherwise known as "Tokyo's Champs-Elyséés." G is wearing an emerald green short vintage free flowing cape dress. It closes with six pearl buttons and has two slits for her arms to go through. Underneath her dress she has on black and white checkerboard leggings. Her accessories included vintage sunglasses and two-tone split toe booties.
FRAGRANCE: A fruity floral
Top: Granny Smith Apple, Peach, Pineapple
Mid: Watermelon, Butterfly Blush, Peony
Base: Raspberry, Musk, Water Aqueous
Perfumer: Christelle Laprade, Symrise



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Street Style: Robin’s Style is Dirty (But Expensive)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

Name: Robin

Age: 18

Occupation: Student

How would you describe your style? Dirty

What are you listening to? Nick Cave

What was the last good movie you saw? Storytelling

What is your favorite dessert? Cheesecake

What are you wearing? A.P.C. shoes, Thom Browne shirt, Lad Musician trousers, and a Barbour jacket

**All photos by Ashley Jahncke.

robin-closer-smiling robin-closer robin-shoes robin



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Rachel Zoe Confirms Pregnancy Via Twitter

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:19 PM PST

Rachel Zoe is preggers, for real. This weekend’s bump shots made it obvious, but now the superstar stylist is admitting as much, via Twitter:

Hey everyone! I want to officially confirm to my loyal friends and followers that I am pregnant!…I feel great, Rodger and I are beyond excited and so thankful for all of your love and support. xoRZ & RB

Congrats to Rachel, Rodger, and the entire Rosenzweig-Berman clan.



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Refinery29 Launches Reserve, A Weekly Shopping “Club”

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

Today is the day of ecommerce site launches. Earlier, we told you about Google’s Boutiques.com and later we’ll be telling you about new retail/editorial shopping site Of a Kind, both of which launched today.

But now, let’s discuss Reserve, which just launched on Refinery29 a couple of hours ago. Refinery29, known primarily as an editorial site, has had a retail component nearly since the beginning of its inception. They’re currently partnering up with Lucky Shops. And today, they’ve launched they’re very own weekly sales site, which works more like Gilt City and Groupon than Gilt or Rue La La. Today’s debut sale with Steven Alan is definitely unlike any online deal in the fashion-only space, mostly because there is no online clothing shopping involved.

What you’re vying for is a $50 “limited availability” voucher, redeemable for $100 to spend at Steven Alan’s NYC sample sale, which starts tomorrow. Planning to build a wardrobe of plaid shirt dresses? You can buy up to two vouchers. So, you get $100 (or $200 if you buy two) worth of already-discounted Steven Alan for half that. But! You’ll also get some kind of VIP card. What it does is unclear. According to the site’s instructions, “With voucher in hand, get ready for a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. Special instructions will tell you what happens next!”

We’re not sure what Reserve has in store for coming weeks, but it’s noteworthy in that it is a new approach to flash sales and unique for an editorial site. And while you do have to register to participate, you don’t have to be invited or anything silly like that, and the process takes 10 seconds.



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Who Will Design Kate Middleton’s Wedding Dress? Meet the Designers On the Short List

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:13 AM PST

Now that Prince Wills has popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton (and we’ve seen the ring), the question on everyone’s mind is: what will she wear?

We came up with some fantastical suggestions for Kate–from Erdem to Marchesa to J. Crew–but Middleton will more than likely go with a British bridal designer who reflects her personal style which is clean, simple and safe. Which means, sadly, McQueen and Westwood are probably out of the running. Since news broke yesterday of the royal engagement, a few designer names have been singled out by the British press (including British Vogue and Hilary Alexander at the Telegraph) as front runners: Amanda Wakeley, Daniella “Issa” Helayel and Bruce Oldfield. Other names thrown into the mix are Stewart Parvin, who has a royal warrant, Jenny Packham, and Phillipa Lepley, whom Alexander describes as “Sloaney” (American translation: WASPy, preppy, girly, Upper East Side-y).

Hilariously, online betting site Paddy Power has even set up “Royal Wedding Dress Designer Betting,” creating odds on which designer has the best shot of getting the coveted job. According to the site, Amanda Wakeley and Daniella Halayel are the favorites to design Kate’s wedding dress at 9/2. They’ve also placed Elizabeth Emanuel, who designed Princess Diana’s dress with her former husband David, at 5/1 odds, and Vivienne Westwood at 6/1 odds so maybe there is hope for Dame Westwood.

A little bit more about the front runners and their designs.



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Fashion News Roundup: Tron x Opening Ceremony, Rag & Bone’s Graffiti Contest Has a Winner and Kelly Osbourne is Skinny on the Cover of Shape

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:44 AM PST

Fashion Hearts Tron: Looks like there will be even more Tron merchandise that we actually like. Disney Consumer Product’s latest fashion licensee is Opening Ceremony. A range of Tron-inspired clothes and accessories will retail for $230-$575 and are available at OC, Colette and Lane Crawford today. {WWD}

Lucky Karl: Karl Lagerfeld almost lost a diamond-encrusted brooch at Monday’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, where he was the keynote speaker. It fell off his tie during the party and a very honest photographer found it and gave it to security. He told Page Six, “I saw Karl looking for it. He asked to personally thank me, and said, ‘Not many people would be so honest.’ Anna Wintour also thanked me.” She must have been very concerned. {Page Six}

Rag & Bone Nolita Has a Winner: Rag & Bone has chosen the winner of their contest to find a suitable replacement for the unwanted graffiti that has plagued their newish Houston & Elizabeth street store since it opened. After reviewing submissions and leaving the judging up to their Facebook followers, Rag & Bone has (hopefully) found a solution in Josh Villatoro. His design features a girl (in R&B?) coming out of an egg, surrounded by several more large eggs. It looks cooler than it sounds. {Racked}

What’s for Sale? Check out this sneak peak at what you’ll find in tomorrow’s Alexander Wang sale on The Outnet. It’s good. {InStyle UK}

Kelly Osbourne is in Shape: A very, very svelte-looking Kelly Osbourne graces the cover of Shape magazine–in a bikini. {The Cut}

Royal Wedding Mania: We knew it wouldn’t take long for brands (and their PR teams) to capitalize on Kate and William’s engagement. Elle UK is already knee-deep in slightly ridiculous royal wedding-themed press releases and they’ve rounded up the best ones, with headlines like 'Weddings Fit for Royalty in Colorado,' etc. {Elle UK}



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