Marc Jacobs Caught Scoping His Own Work at Paris Airport; A New Model Coupling

Thu, 07/03/08 — 02:43:15 PM

»Marc Jacobs was seen at Charles de Gaulle looking at the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag selection, en route to the Hamptons for the Fourth of July [WWD]

»A same-sex model couple formed recently, involving a "French Vogue favorite" and a "tattooed catwalker" [Style File]

»Alber Elbaz waxes philosophical on pink [The Moment]

»Olivier Theyskens thought the The Kills's performance at the Longchamp party was an underground, word-of-mouth-only show [Style File]

»Is Anna Wintour feuding with Interview? [Gawker]

»The bar at Mario Testino's opening party went dry 20 minutes into the event, so the topless male waiters had to offer up water instead [Style File]

»Sean Avery got traded to Dallas . . . a move that might put a damper on his burgeoning fashion career [Daily Intel]

»Full Rag & Bone Resort 2009 collection [Style.com]

Noami Campbell, Mario Testino Hug It Out

Thu, 07/03/08 — 02:27:18 PM

"Mario Testino: Obsessed By You" Opening Party; London, July 2.

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Roland Mouret, Still Sticking To What He Knows

Thu, 07/03/08 — 02:04:50 PM

>> Amongst significantly less hubbub — no Net-a-Porter selling his clothes right off the runway this time — Roland Mouret debuted his second collection yesterday under his new RM by Roland Mouret moniker.  The new set of dresses are definitely cut from the Mouret cloth — sheaths tailored with precision, oragami shapes — but for a man who's been using the same silhouettes since 2005, it's time to grow the aesthetic, not stand still in time.

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Thu, 07/03/08 — 01:15:27 PM

She's really marking her territory over there, like a dog just pissing all over the Place Vendôme. But it's working.

—An anonymous fashion editor, bluntly reflecting on Alessandra Facchinetti's first Valentino couture collection
Thu, 07/03/08 — 12:54:00 PM

>> BLOWING THE COVERLily Donaldson is long past overdue for a Vogue UK cover, especially with her London blood. She finally joins the ranks of Agyness Deyn, cover regular Kate Moss, Sasha Pivovarova, and Natalia Vodianova this month, nabbing the August 2008 issue for her own.  Up-and-coming Australian photographer Emma Summerton did the honors. [Models.com]

Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2008 Couture Cages Not So Cagey

Thu, 07/03/08 — 12:28:02 PM

>> Jean Paul Gaultier was high energy yesterday at his Fall 2008 Couture show, exuberantly explaining his choice of outfit to Hilary Alexander pre-show, and running through the fluorescent green laser beams that panned the runway post-show, poking Coco Rocha on the way. 

For all of JPG's exuberance, I am less than excited about this sci-fi, cage-inspired outing.  Underneath all the decoration were a few solid pieces, namely a coral lace-like cage dress worn by Patricia Schmid and a tux suit worn by Sasha Pivovarova, but for the most part, a lot of it ended up looking less than luxe, especially if croc was involved. 
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