Stars Sans Stylists: What It Really Means” y 11 mas |
- Stars Sans Stylists: What It Really Means
- Hearst’s Cathie Black to Replace Joel Klein as NYC Schools Chancellor
- Win An Autographed Copy of the Matthew Williamson Book!
- Shh! It’s a Secret Sale on Nomia and Heutchy Tomorrow
- Adventures In Copyright: The Bunny Bag Edition
- Lauren Moffatt Spring 2011: The Honeymooner
- Converse is Looking for PR Interns!
- Street Style: Stefano is Maybe 30% Gay
- Costello Tagliapietra Needs Interns Now!
- DeVries PR Needs a Beauty Intern!
- Japan Fashion Now at FIT: A Review and A Confession
- Fashion News Roundup: Fashion Tarot Cards, Magnetic Lingerie and Temperley for Barbour
| Stars Sans Stylists: What It Really Means Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PST  This awesome look has Eric Daman written all over it. Lately, the cool thing, if you’re famous, is to claim that you don’t have a stylist. (Cough, Blake Lively, cough cough.) Sometimes, that’s true. But most of the time, chances are someone is likely helping the starlet make clothing decisions, even if it’s not a Rachel Zoe/Nicole Richie-type relationship. There are some stylists who make celebrities look like they’ve done it themselves. Leslie Fremar, who styles Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Connelly, and several other perfect specimens, makes her clients feel so comfortable on the red carpet that for years I fully believed Gyllenhaal did it solo. But alas, what celebrity has time to go it alone, especially when it’s a big event like the Oscars? As one publicist told me, “I don’t think they have time to find PR contacts, you know?” Even Chloe Sevigny, whose style is innately her own–probably more than any other celebrity–uses a stylist for big events. Ezra Woods, her sometimes-stylist, also works with Michelle Williams, who looks as effortless on the street as she does on the red carpet. (And there’s no way Woods is picking out her outfits every morning.) Perfect person Gwyneth Paltrow even started using someone after her too loose Ralph Lauren dress at the 1999 Oscars. (Although I loved it regardless.) So what about Blake? And Diane? And January? What’s truth and what’s fiction? Here are the real stories behind these stars without stylists:
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| Hearst’s Cathie Black to Replace Joel Klein as NYC Schools Chancellor Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:35 AM PST
While it comes as no surprise that Black is leaving Hearst–she was passed over for president when David Carey got the job last July–her departure comes quicker than Hearst execs had anticipated and her new title comes as a shock to many, given her lack of experience in education. A senior staff member in the Department of Education told the New York Times that the announcement caught top aides off guard, that “Mr. Klein had not said anything to them about wanting a new job” and that “top aides did not know anything about Ms. Black.” And in a memo to Hearst staffers, chief executive Frank Bennack conceded that he expected “Cathie’s handling of the transition with David…to take place over a longer period of time,” according to WWD. At yesterday’s press conference announcing the shift, Mayor Bloomberg called Black "a superstar manager who has succeeded spectacularly in the private sector" and added, "There's no one who knows more about the skills our children will need to succeed in the 21st century economy,” the NYT is reporting. Black admitted that she had little experience dealing with unions and that her own children attended private boarding school in Connecticut, but said, according to WWD, "the change and the opportunity to make a difference is what compelled me to want this position." As Black exits the media world, Klein, who held the job as the city’s schools chancellor for eight years, is leaving to become an executive vice president at News Corp.
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| Win An Autographed Copy of the Matthew Williamson Book! Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:27 PM PST
Valued at $65, Matthew Williamson is the perfect coffee table book for fashion lovers. Williamson’s electric designs leap off the pages of this image-heavy page-turner, written and edited by legendary fashion writer Colin McDowell, and published by renowned publisher Rizzoli. In addition to beautiful images of Williamson’s creations (as if you needed much else) the book contains contributions from Alexandra Shulman, Anna Wintour, Zandra Rhodes, Joan Burstein and Sir Paul Smith. Sign up now for a chance to win this gorgeous tome. You have until 5 pm on November 16. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shh! It’s a Secret Sale on Nomia and Heutchy Tomorrow Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST
You can check out Nomia’s Fall 2010 collection on its website, where you’ll find everything from sexy black dresses to billowing tops and a standout white dress with metal shoulder. Considering that winter is here to stay, these looks are still in season and will brighten up your dreary days. Plus Heutchy men’s shoes are so good, they kind of make me wish I had giant feet so I could wear them too. There are plenty of tie-up oxfords and dress shoes, and a maroon leather sneaker that even the grungiest of boys can appreciate. Head up to Aikaz Showroom at 545 8th Avenue Suite #845 tomorrow from 5-8pm for the discounts, but also for the fun. There will be wine, music, and clothes on sale… could there be a better way to get yourself through a blustery Wednesday?
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| Adventures In Copyright: The Bunny Bag Edition Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST
It seems that See by Chloe has blatantly ripped off Mandy Coon’s “Ginny Bunny Bag.” Both bags are black leather, and in the shape of bunny. We wonder though, how the quality of the leather compares among the two bags. The only noticeable difference between the two is that the original bag has a gold chain while the See by Chloe bag has a wrist band. Either way, it’s always disappointing to see big labels rip off smaller, independently-owned labels. Especially when the knocked-off piece looks exactly the same as the original. Then again, both bags kind of remind us of those coveted Giles dinosaurs bags.
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| Lauren Moffatt Spring 2011: The Honeymooner Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:30 AM PST
For the first two seasons, Moffatt sewed and constructed all the pieces from her home, which believe it or not, was a 31-foot sailboat docked on New York City’s Hudson River. That’s amazing. Since their days on the Hudson, the line has evolved while still remaining true to their original aesthetic. Their Spring 2011 collection, “The Honeymooner,” is filled with fun patterns, colors, and details. Take a look at some of my favorite pieces from their amazing lookbook, which was styled by Michel Onofrio.         
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| Converse is Looking for PR Interns! Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:10 AM PST
Compensation: Duration: Responsibilities: Qualifications: Requirements: To Apply:
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| Street Style: Stefano is Maybe 30% Gay Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST
What are you listening to? Regina Spektor, but I’m not gay…maybe just 30%, haha. What are you wearing? The hat, I think, is from The MoMa design store. The sweater is from Italy and this is my friend’s coat from the Garage on 25th street. **All photos by Ashley Jahncke.   
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| Costello Tagliapietra Needs Interns Now! Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:57 AM PST
Responsibilities may include: If you’re interested, email info@costellotagliapietra.com and let them know your availability as well as your desired start date.
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| DeVries PR Needs a Beauty Intern! Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:38 AM PST
Applicants must be enthusiastic, dynamic, organized and resourceful. They must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be highly motivated, and have the ability to multi-task. Past internship experience in beauty and/or public relations is a plus and enthusiasm for beauty a bonus. As this is an unpaid position, applicants must be able to work for school credit only. Responsibilities include: Time commitment: 3 days/week, Spring semester If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Lindsey Trop, LTrop@DeVries-pr.com.
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| Japan Fashion Now at FIT: A Review and A Confession Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:30 AM PST
REVIEW: The exhibit starts with the Japanese revolution–from the designers who went to Paris in 1981 to showcase their unique creations–and moves on to the years of economic downturn that resulted in today's youth oriented styles like Gothic Lolitas, Forest Girls, Bosozoku (biker punks), and Mambas. And those are only a few among the many diverse expressions of subcultures, depending on the areas where the kids hang out: Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya or Akihabara. The show demonstrated the incredible creativity of fashion in Japan. Separated into two sections, one hall is entirely devoted to the work of the principal pillars of Japanese designers known in the West: first Issey Miyake then Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons. Here, the black asymmetrical looks by Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo showed how their approach to deconstructing and reconstructing set a new direction in fashion. In the mid 1980s, when most Paris fashion houses were consumed by power dressing and fitted colorful clothes, the somber discourse on fashion construction with mostly oversize clothes in black seemed at first foreign to the prevailing style. But these dark body-concealing outfits foreshadowed a shift in fashion's paradigm when the pendulum swung away from flamboyant dressing. In the way Yohji and Rei foreshadowed the near future, Kansai Yamamoto, a contemporary of Issey Miyake, foreshadowed what would happen two decades on. In the late 70s and 80s, Mr. Yamamoto transformed Japanese heritage–particularly in prints and silhouettes–into avant-garde clothes, creating the costumes for David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust tour. He did much to popularize a form of Anime, using images of traditional Japanese figure paintings long before this genre of animation became the rage two decades later. He incorporated popular culture into his design ethos before today's designers fervently embraced street styles. The main gallery focuses on those new designers, and how they’re clothes differ from the more cerebral fashions of the 1980s. Designers featured include Jun Takahashi of Undercover, Hiroyuki Horihata, Makiko Sekiguchi of Matohu, Toshikazu Iwaya of Iwaya33 and Chitose Abe of Sacai. On one end of the hall, a separate platform of mannequins displayed the outrageous creativity of the new menswear designers like John Lawrence Sullivan by the former boxer Arashi Yanagawa, Koji Udo of Factorum, Yasuhiro Mihara of Miharayasuhiro and Daisuke Obana of N.Hoolywood. Big O (Takeshi Osumi). Among the teenage street styles were outfits from the popular the Gothic Lolita look by H.Naoto for Hangry and Angry, kamikaze suits worn by members of the Speed Tribes, Kawai (cute) Princess Decoration styles, Lolitas looks from Alice Auaa and Black Peace Now, and Cosplay (Costume Play) looks from a character called Madame Red and Oscar from a popular manga. "One of the Lolita girls that I interviewed at Harajuku for my research–she was fourteen years old–told me she came here every weekend all dressed up to be with her friends. When I asked her what she and her friends did the whole weekend, she told me that when they get together, they only talk about all things Lolita because nothing else really mattered," sociology professor Yuniga Kawamura said during a lecture last Friday at the Japan Now Symposium, organized by FIT (in conjunction with the exhibition). She is currently researching a book on how Japanese youths are primary producers of various subcultures and fashion trends that influence how people are dressing globally. In her lecture, Professor Kawamura dispelled the common misconception about the various Japanese teenage subcultures like Lolita, Mori, Princess Decoration, or Grimoire–each with very particular and distinctive looks. "These subcultures came about as a response from these teenagers from the rapidly changing environment around them. Japan's long-term economic downturn in the early ’90s resulted in significant change in the country's long held traditions: companies abandoned life-long employment policies, and the male-dominated society collapsed. “Fashion in Japan is never independent of social economic changes," she said. Cuteness culture was less of a fashion statement than a statement of total individual freedom, a form of resistance like Ganguro–where young girls dress up in black face–which assured temporary moments of independence from anxiety.  Long in Kansai Yamamoto. CONFESSION: It has never occurred to me that my first foray into fashion was something totally unplanned. Recently, I found a stash of pictures taken when was in high school and in the first year of college. At the time, I wore clothes that were mainly from the designers Kansai Yamamoto and Yohji Yamamoto. I have to confess that then I had no idea of Against the very conservative environments–Exeter and Princeton–I had unconsciously dressed in a manner that would indicate some kind of personal resistance to conformity and perhaps also uniformity. Listening to Professor Kawamura explain how Japanese youth deploy fashion as a means of resistance and of safeguarding their independence, I suddenly understood probably for the first time why I wore those funny outfits as a kid. I wonder, if now, I’m less attracted to these kinds of clothes for another reason. On a daily basis I wear jeans–only Japanese hand dyed indigo jeans–basic tee-shirts, machine washed cashmere sweaters, a variety of overcoats and Y-3 sneakers or some Adidas Originals collaboration. Maybe this choice basic uniform clothes is my way to resist the                  
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| Fashion News Roundup: Fashion Tarot Cards, Magnetic Lingerie and Temperley for Barbour Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:02 AM PST
MaxMara’s Rubik’s Contest: Want to win a super cozy MaxMara coat and potentially a free trip to Milan while you’re at it? All you have to do is download this iApp game. It’s called Decode the Cube and from what we understand, it’s like a rubik’s cube with pictures of models in coats. Sounds fun! And you only have until November 21 to win, so get downloading! {MaxMara’s Facebook} Fashion Tarot Cards: “Contemporary Magic: A Tarot Deck Art Project” is a new exhibit arriving at New York City’s private National Arts Club. We’ve already asked a psychic to tell us what’s in store for our favorite fashion designers. Now, fashion designers including Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, as well as Terence Koh, Terry Richardson and others have each been chosen to reinterpret a tarot card. Apparently, Jacobs’ Knight of Pentacles card features a model flashing her bare crotch. {StyleList} Shoes You can Print? Dutch shoe designer Marloes ten Bhömer is reinventing the shoe making process by using 3-D printing technology. “To create each shoe, the printer uses a 3D model of a person's foot to lay down successive layers of powdered material (in this case two photopolymers), which are then cured using ultraviolet rays.” We’re confused too. {Ecouterre} These are a few of my favorite things: The New York Botanical Garden’s gift shop is full of cute items (great for Holiday gifts) and they’ve decided to ask bloggers to pick their favorite things and share them in a new series for Plant Talk (NYBG’s blog). Check out what our very own Lauren Sherman thinks you should get for your garden-loving friends. {Plant Talk} Easy Access: A company called Lingerie Dement is marketing magnetic lingerie, which they say is “perfect to wear under your clothes or just to walk home,” whatever that means. Sure, bra clasps can be pesky but the panties part is creepily similar to a diaper. Also- you’ll need to be careful when walking past refrigerators and file cabinets. {Huffington Post} Coat Collab: Temperley London is partnering with high-end British outerwear brand Barbour, who is launching a higher-end womens line for Fall 2011 called Barbour Gold Label. We love Barbour coats for their chic, casual simplicity, but can’t wait to see what comes of this collaboration. {WWD} LC makes a cameo: Reality TV star Lauren Conrad will play herself in upcoming film BFF and Baby, which is basically a movie with people who are mostly famous for having good style, i.e. Rachel Bilson and Kate Bosworth. {Pop Sugar}
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Cathie Black, who has been the chairwoman of Hearst Magazines for 15 years, and before that publisher of New York magazine and USA Today, will replace Joel Klein as the chancellor of New York City schools.
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