Posts for July 2007

the only thing in fashion that's fat July 31, 2007 3:17 pm >> Those September issues...  Vogue has a whopping 727 pages of ads this time around, followed by W (477 pages), Elle (398 pages), and Bazaar (360 pages). 
the daily de rigueur July 30, 2007 9:11 pm
and now, my beauties: poppies... July 30, 2007 9:09 pm >>  There's just something about poppies, and it's not because there's an opiate involved.  Well, maybe a little - there is that smoky allure of an opium den attached.  But really, it's that vivid red that makes this poppy necklace so sensational.  Worn with the simplest of black dresses - that's all you need, with such imagery adorning your neck.
joyce carol oates and her fortuny gown July 30, 2007 7:14 pm >> An excerpt from the article:In its day the dress was extremely modern, even daring.
riveting is your dior... July 30, 2007 6:11 pm >>  I've been scouring Ebay for pieces of this late seventies Dior ad campaign, shot by Chris von Wangenheim.  So far I've turned up some really great shots - there's Jerry Hall on the top right, and Gia Carangi on the bottom left.  I've really been digging the faded colors and the glamour of seventies photography, and the slogans on these ("Unabashed is Your Dior") are one-of-a-kind.
"me, i ponder lipstick" July 25, 2007 8:58 pm >>  I've never been a beauty product girl, nor am I a big fan of reading books with large pink squares on the front cover.  So when Jean Godfrey-June's "Free Gift With Purchase: My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup" fell into my lap, I have to say: I was skeptical.  But here it was, with positive NY Times quote on the cover ("witty, confectionary!"), a memoir by and about Lucky magazine's beauty editor.  It was time for a light read, so I figured, what the heck.
these make me giggle July 25, 2007 7:12 pm >> And I'm not really sure why.  Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Gemma is just chilling, doing her modeling thing, while Brad Kroenig is flying around in the background.  Silly.
the daily de rigueur July 24, 2007 8:55 pm
movin' on up July 24, 2007 4:14 pm >> I heard murmurs of the concept back in February at fashion week, but it's nice to see idea turn into practice.  Starting August 1, Shopbop is launching a new higher-end "Designer Boutique" section of their website.  We're talking Sari Gueron, Peter Som, Chris Benz, Derek Lam...
say it ain't so July 24, 2007 12:45 pm >>  This morning, Page Six says that Teen Vogue may be next up to the Conde Nast chopping block...
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