>> INSIDER WIRE —Karl Lagerfeld loves his excess — 100+ iPods, heaps of magazines — so it's no surprise that he gives fragrance the same treatment. Apparently, he goes through a bottle of Shu Uemura's Pleasure of Japanese Bath oil a day: "Normally, you’re supposed to put one cup in the bathtub. I put the whole bottle in every morning. It is the most divine product.” [W Magazine]
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>> Kate Moss dropped down in LA last Thursday after a touch of the flu, and it's been shop, shop, shop ever since. Today she was joined by fellow Fall 2008 Stella McCartney campaign girl Frankie Rayder for a stop at vintage treasure troves Decades and Decadestwo; Kate is supposed to be doing the Spring 2009 Stella ads with three other girls, including Angela Lindvall — maybe Frankie will make a return, too? Their rock chic looks do mesh so well together . . .
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>> IN PRODUCTION —It's perfect timing for Thakoon's Target collection, since Michelle Obama has been sporting his florals in the public eye. The capsule collection is out at Christmas, priced between $20-$70, but the first look just arrived, full of those powerful Thakoon prints we know and love. [Nylon]
>> Eric Wilson's article in The New York Times today about those mysterious items in fashion magazines listed as "price upon request" — turns out a lot of them never went into production and aren't available for purchase — is especially ironic, considering a conversation Elle editors Joe Zee and Anne Slowey had on last night's episode of Stylista.
In the clip below, the show's contestants are presenting the trend page they created for the magazine, full of product, but Anne notices that they forgot to add in the shopping credits: "What's that all about?" One of the contestants tries to explain that she "didn't think it would be okay to make up prices" but Anne retorts that on a shopping page, the credits are "imperative . . . it's the only reason why we exist as a fashion magazine." Joe backs her up — "Credits are key" — and then Anne ends the conversation with a sarcastic, "I want everything on this page, but I don't know where to buy it."
We're off to press previews and store openings but not before we pass along a little tip sheet from our Network Partners!
Girl Woman Beauty Brains reviewed an anti-aging bionic serum and it made her skin really soft! We say bonus points for the brilliant green bottle.
Fashionologie pointed out the, ahem, tension between Alexander McQueen, Topshop, and Target and also gave up some added details to the Target Designer Collaboration project being launched in Isaac Mizrahi's wake.
Fasshonaburu found a cute cropped faux fur coat for twenty eight dollars, to which we say...only at Patricia Field.
...and Style Bite reviewed the Spring 2009 collection by a stylist cum accessories designer, who goes by Cheek-ie. Her website is also worth a peek (left).
Arlene Guerra was inspired by childlike costumery for her Spring 2009 Pretty Young Thing jewelry collection. The pieces, as you might expect, are an aesthetic mix of young vibrance and mature confidence. Our favorite pieces in the collection were the beaded art deco-like appliques that were made unique with hand-sewn gems and vintage chain. This Fall 08, Guerra created a mini-collection called Girl Show which also has us drooling (above). Check out our pictures of her Spring 2009 collection right here.
>> THE MODELIZER —We haven't seen much of Gemma Ward lately — except for the unexpected cover in October — and according to this week's Australian Grazia, she spends most of her time with her mother, "refusing invitations to parties and other events" at her New York base, but she made a surprise appearance on Tuesday night, celebrating in the streets of New York with a picture of Barack Obama. That's not the only reason Gemma should be celebrating — her movie The Black Balloon recently picked up eleven nominations at Australia's most prestigious film awards, and it's set to make a New York debut on Dec. 5. [ONTD_FF]
