Hazing Hamish: Hamish Bowles’ Top Three Stunts for Vogue” y 11 mas

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• Hazing Hamish: Hamish Bowles’ Top Three Stunts for Vogue
• Street Style: Lia Ices Loves to Shop in Paris
• Stam So Glam in RUSSH
• Sneak Peek: Kanye West’s Latest Fashion Collaboration
• Finally, a Bra to Prevent Cleavage Wrinkles! (Yeah, That’s Right)
• Toronto Fashion Week: Mark Fast Shows in Canada for the First Time in Six Seasons
• Image of the Day: Rihanna Wears Chain Mail Hot Pants on the Cover of Rolling Stone
• Label News: Pringle Hires a Balenciaga Designer as Its Creative Director; Sigerson and Morrison Leave Sigerson Morrison
• Behind the Scenes: Lindsay Ellingson Channels Brigitte Bardot to Launch the New Gorgeous Bra from Victoria’s Secret
• Fashion News Roundup: Marc Jacobs’ Twitter Gets Hacked By An Angry Intern, Rodarte DJs, and Prince Harry Covers GQ
• Jimmy Choo Wants to Buy Back His Namesake Brand for £500 Million
• Rodarte and Band of Outsiders are the Next Pitti Guest Designers

Hazing Hamish: Hamish Bowles’ Top Three Stunts for Vogue Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:24 PM PDT Hamish Bowles is fun to read in Vogue because while it’s too difficult to imagine most any Vogue staffer doing anything the slightest bit imperfect–let alone having a hair out place–Bowles always puts his mustachioed dapper self out there to report potentially humiliating first person stories. His latest story in which Knicks’ star and aspiring fashionisto Amar’e Stoudemire teaches him to play basketball takes the cake. But it’s not the only gem in Bowles’ canon of hilarious first person stunts for the fashion bible. Here, his best, funniest, first person stories for Vogue: Photo: Vogue 1. “Now, Forager,” November 2010. Subhed: “Hamish Bowles journeys from doyennes to Dumpsters as he gets schooled in the art of scrounging for his supper.” Yes, Hamish Bowles went dumpster diving, following Novella Carpenter author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, as she scrounges for food amidst Oakland’s dumpsters. Excerpt: But decades spent in the artificially scented air of hothouse fashion shows, of Fifth Avenue salons and Mayfair aeries, have evidently thinned my blood. I, who once boldly gathered eggs from our nesting Rhode Island Reds, now balk at the fierce hens in Novella’s hut. (I’ve seen Chicken Run and know what these terrors are capable of.) Photo: Vogue 2. “I Will Survive,” November 2009. Subhed: “Packing only the barest essentials, man-about-town Hamish Bowles ventures into the Utah desert for a grueling wilderness course—and an unexpected life lesson.” Bowles enrolls in a four day course at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Southern Utah. Excerpt: “When I finally scrutinized the small print in the contract I had been sent to sign for the customized four-day course, it gave me pause. "Participants may be injured . . . by natural hazards and elements, including: falling rocks and trees, flash floods . . . lightning, extreme heat and cold, stinging and biting wild and other animals and insects, toxic plants, hanta virus, West Nile virus, and bubonic plague." One disquieting passage read, ‘Accidents or injuries could include: blisters, abrasions, ankle and knee injuries, fractures, head injuries, rock-climbing injuries, and, in severe cases, death.’ ‘You can do it,’ said Anna blithely (one eye, I suspected, on the tennis) when I expressed misgivings.” Over the hill, it was Josh’s turn to be triumphant. "Here is some bear scat!" he announced. Josh’s find also seemed unnervingly recent, but neither Jason nor Dave seemed perturbed by the fact that a life-threatening mammal with a mighty left hook was within striking range. Dave knelt to examine the scat, picking at it with his dexterous fingers. "Look, it even found ripe pine nuts when the ones we’ve seen so far haven’t even grown yet!" he effused. Wendy and I knew how brilliant bears could be—we’d both read The New York Times’s front-page story on the savvy bear who had worked out how to open screw-top jars that had foiled many a starving hiker in the Adirondacks. Dave broke off a piece and held it under his nose. "It’s very sweet-smelling," he said, and almost before I had time to grasp the enormity of the gesture, he popped it in his mouth. I was incredulous. Surely we’d just been told that bear scat couldn’t even be held close to the face, as microbes might transfer and damage your brain? Or was that raccoon? As my enfeebled brain attemped to process the welter of information, Josh rapidly followed suit, carefully masticating a bit for himself. Then they both looked quizzically at me. In the interest of community spirit, saving face, giddy bravado, and thinking of Divine in John Waters’s Female Trouble (if a Baltimore drag queen can do it, so jolly well can I!), I broke off a piece and popped it into my mouth. It was indeed oddly sweet, evoking benign thoughts of Winnie the Pooh and a jar of honey. Photo: Norman Jean Roy for Vogue 3. “SWISH! Hamish Bowles Shoots Hoops with Amar'e Stoudemire,” April 2011. Excerpt: Suddenly there is an echoing emptiness, and I am totally alone in the vast white hall. I have changed into my Knicks uniform. "When you put your uniform on, you feel more dominant," Amar'e tells me. "You feel ready to take over, have a great game." I wasn't quite sure about the ultramarine, orange, and white mélange, but when I put it on for the first time it's giving me eighties Stephen Sprouse (although NBA regulations stipulate that the shirt is tucked inside the shorts, rather than worn Teri Toye–minidress style). January 14 is my first basketball game. The Knicks are playing the Sacramento Kings, ranked at the bottom of the league. I've been given Amar'e's seats and have attempted to approximate the team colors with a teal Balenciaga twinset and an orange Charvet tie. I realize the purple socks are a mistake as soon as I see the Kings' colors, and I discreetly fold down my trouser cuffs. Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Street Style: Lia Ices Loves to Shop in Paris Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:30 PM PDT Name: Lia Ices Occupation: Musician What is currently on your iPod? Talk Talk How would you describe your style? Structural hippie. What is your favorite city to shop in? Paris. Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Stam So Glam in RUSSH Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:00 PM PDT The latest issue of Russh is out, featuring a lengthy Jessica Stam portfolio edited by Stevie Dance and photographed by Will Davidson. Gorgeous. Click through for the gallery. Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sneak Peek: Kanye West’s Latest Fashion Collaboration Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:33 PM PDT Kanye West may have been turned away from a few fashion shows during Paris Fashion Week, but he’s still bent on breaking into the fashion industry in a serious way (remember fashion does “break his heart“). He mined A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou for advice and, ever determined to gain Paris’ respect, he’s got a collaboration in the works with famed French graphic design and art direction team M/M, Nowness is reporting. Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak are the “M”s behind M/M, and in the past they’ve lent their talents to collaborations with Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Stella McCartney and Yohji Yamamoto, and served as art directors for Carine Roitfeld’s Vogue Paris. Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Finally, a Bra to Prevent Cleavage Wrinkles! (Yeah, That’s Right) Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT File this one under: "Things I Didn't Realize I Should Be Worried About and Now Can't Stop Thinking About." Have you considered your risk of getting décolletage wrinkles? No? Well, a Netherlands-based company thinks you should do something about this issue. Apparently if you sleep on your side, you run the risk of getting vertical wrinkle marks in your cleavage. "Neck and dec" creams are nothing new; the New York Times ran a great feature on them back in August. Time and sun damage do affect the skin on your neck and neckline, but we hadn't heard of mechanical help for this issue…until now. Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Toronto Fashion Week: Mark Fast Shows in Canada for the First Time in Six Seasons Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT TORONTO–It was a warm homecoming for Canadian designer Mark Fast who presented his Fall/Winter 2011 collection, which originally walked the runway at London Fashion Week, for the first time on Canadian soil after six successful seasons abroad. Fast and Toronto-based designer Mikhael Kale shared the runway inside the intimate and unfinished ballroom of Toronto’s soon-to-be Trump Tower. Twisting the usual fashion routine, the show opened with a casual chat between the two designers and Jeanne Beker, host of Fashion Television. When asked how the idea for the runway show came to be, Kale expressed the genuine camaraderie amongst Canadian designers and the natural partnership between friends. Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Image of the Day: Rihanna Wears Chain Mail Hot Pants on the Cover of Rolling Stone Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:52 AM PDT At first glance at this week’s Rolling Stone cover we though Rihanna‘s denim panties–or are they supposed to be shorts?–were spray painted on to her perfect rear. Then Rihanna clarified matters with a tweet: “They’re denim printed shorts made of chainmail” (apparently other people were curious, too). Of course, RiRi is also covering Vogue this month, wearing Chanel pre-fall. Which do you prefer: Chanel or, um, chain mail hot pants? Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Label News: Pringle Hires a Balenciaga Designer as Its Creative Director; Sigerson and Morrison Leave Sigerson Morrison Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:33 AM PDT There’s been lots of moving around at fashion houses as of late, and this week is no different. First, Pringle announced that it’s bringing on Balenciaga alum Alistair Carr as its new design director. Carr, who most recently worked directly under Nicolas Ghesquiere, has also done time at Marni, Cacharel, and Chloe. This is a big get for Pringle, and a chance for Carr to make a real name for himself beyond the industry’s core. (He is also a mentor/friend of Fred Butler’s; you can learn quite a bit about him on her blog.) Indeed, Pringle just became a hot London Fashion Week ticket. Stateside, Sigerson Morrison founders Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison have announced that they’re leaving the company. Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Behind the Scenes: Lindsay Ellingson Channels Brigitte Bardot to Launch the New Gorgeous Bra from Victoria’s Secret Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PDT “It’s all about that 1960s, Brigitte Bardot type of attitude,” says Angel Lindsay Ellingson, face of the new Victoria’s Secret Gorgeous bra, which launches today. “Anytime somebody says, ‘We’re channeling 1960s,’ I’m like, I’m in. I love it.” This is the first solo campaign for Ellingson, who filmed in Los Angeles with director Michael Bay. Here’s an exclusive behind the scenes look at the commercial, along with a tutorial from Lindsay on this brand new bra. It literrally sounds…gorgeous. We want. Especially the retro eyelet style. Buy one here. Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Fashion News Roundup: Marc Jacobs’ Twitter Gets Hacked By An Angry Intern, Rodarte DJs, and Prince Harry Covers GQ Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT Marc Jacobs Intern Goes on Twi-page (that’s a Twitter rampage–it sorta works?): Remember how Marc Jacobs was looking to hire someone to manage their Twitter, via Twitter to replace CEO Robert Duffy? Well this intern did not get the job. An MJ intern hijacked the @MarcJacobsIntl twitter handle and tweeted gems like, “‘You guys and gals have no idea how difficult Robert is. I am only an intern. My last day is tomorrow. I wouldn’t be tweeting this if not!…Good luck! I pray for you all. If you get the job! I’m out of here. See ya! Son’t want to be ya! Roberts a tyrant!” Those tweets have obvs been removed. {Daily Mail} How Tommy Ton Makes Bank: Business of Fashion profiled Jak and Jil photoblogger Tommy Ton as part of their “Business of Blogging” series. In it Ton reveals he makes up to $2,000 an image, and would take pay for editorial placement. {BoF} Remember Prince Harry? He’s Still Really Hot: What with his upcoming royal wedding to Kate Middleton, Prince William’s got a guaranteed hold on the spotlight. A little reminder that the spare is still around? David Bailey shot Prince Harry for the cover of British GQ and he looks good. {British GQ} Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Jimmy Choo Wants to Buy Back His Namesake Brand for £500 Million Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:27 AM PDT Jimmy Choo wants to buy back Jimmy Choo. In case you haven’t heard, Jimmy Choo, the shoe designer, doesn’t actually own or design for his namesake label. In fact, he hasn’t been involved since 2000. UK private equity firm, TowerBrook, owns the majority of the company. (The other big shareholder is co-founder/chief creative officer Tamara Mellon, who owns 15% of the business.) TowerBrook is keen on selling. LVMH, Valentino, and a few private equity firms have been whispered as potential buyers. But now Mr. Choo, the original designer and inspiration behind the brand, wants his label back. According to The Daily Mail, Choo has hired adviser Daniel Stewart to help him move forward with a £500 million offer for the company. (Choo will need investors to back his bid. Stewart will help him find the right ones.) Does he have a chance? Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Rodarte and Band of Outsiders are the Next Pitti Guest Designers Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:47 AM PDT Pitti Uomo and Pitti W, the renown trade shows that take place twice-yearly in Florence, will welcome Rodarte‘s Kate and Laura Mulleavy as well as Band of Outsiders‘ Scott Sternberg as this season’s guest designers. (The next edition of Pitti Uomo + Pitti W takes place June 14-17.) Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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