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Posts for August 15th 2008

Working for Rachel Comey Means Lobster Dinners and Carnival Rides
Kate Moss

Working for Rachel Comey Means Lobster Dinners and Carnival Rides

»Rachel Comey schleps her team out to Long Island house to work on her Spring 2009 collection (peeks involved!) [Refinery29] »Vanessa Traina and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are co-hosting a Boucheron gala during New York Fashion Week [FWD] »Kate Moss's Fall 2008 Topshop collection is dropping September 9 [Topshop] »Hana Soukupova is hosting a Victoria's Secret preview at her Sag Harbor home this weekend [FWD] »Net-a-Porter has started stocking Halston [Fashionista] »Alessandro Nivola has been cast to play Boy Capel opposite Audrey Tautou in Coco avant Chanel [Vogue UK] »Sean Avery's fledgling styling business is kaput now that he's moving to Dallas [Style File] »Which Olympian should replace Roger Federer on Anna Wintour's arm?
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»Rachel Comey schleps her team out to Long Island house to work on her Spring 2009 collection (peeks involved!) [Refinery29]

»Vanessa Traina and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are co-hosting a Boucheron gala during New York Fashion Week [FWD]

»Kate Moss's Fall 2008 Topshop collection is dropping September 9 [Topshop]

»Hana Soukupova is hosting a Victoria's Secret preview at her Sag Harbor home this weekend [FWD]

»Net-a-Porter has started stocking Halston [Fashionista]

»Alessandro Nivola has been cast to play Boy Capel opposite Audrey Tautou in Coco avant Chanel [Vogue UK]

»Sean Avery's fledgling styling business is kaput now that he's moving to Dallas [Style File]

»Which Olympian should replace Roger Federer on Anna Wintour's arm? [The Cut]

»Alice Burdeu got banged [TFS]

South Africa Gets a Little Taste of Jourdan Dunn
Jourdan Dunn

South Africa Gets a Little Taste of Jourdan Dunn

>> Jourdan Dunn's passport just got one more stamp: The up-and-comer is in South Africa for the first time to headline Cape Town Fashion Week.  She just had a photocall for the event today, but she'll be closing out the week tomorrow as part of the Virgin Mobile Finale in a special-made dress by local designer David Tlale.
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South Africa Gets a Little Taste of Jourdan Dunn

>> Jourdan Dunn's passport just got one more stamp: The up-and-comer is in South Africa for the first time to headline Cape Town Fashion Week.  She just had a photocall for the event today, but she'll be closing out the week tomorrow as part of the Virgin Mobile Finale in a special-made dress by local designer David Tlale.
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ali michael

>> THE MODELIZER —Regardless of all the ballyhoo that surrounded Ali Michael's abrupt fashion week departure in February, she's coming back for more, and says she'll be doing the New York, Milan, and Paris shows in September:  "I just moved to New York this summer, so things are going full force." [Dallas Morning News]
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>> THE MODELIZER —Regardless of all the ballyhoo that surrounded Ali Michael's abrupt fashion week departure in February, she's coming back for more, and says she'll be doing the New York, Milan, and Paris shows in September:  "I just moved to New York this summer, so things are going full force." [Dallas Morning News]

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Forget Jack White, Karen Elson Has a Voice of Her Own

>> Karen Elson has plenty of projects these days — her modeling work, raising two young children, opening that vintage store in Nashville — but when Zooey Deschanel came through Tennessee with her band She & Him a couple of weeks ago, Karen joined her onstage for a resounding edition of "The Tennessee Waltz."  The two have previously appeared together in Sarah Sophie Flicker's short film Lay Down Lean, and seem to run in the same Erin Fetherston-Leith Clark circles.
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>> Karen Elson has plenty of projects these days — her modeling work, raising two young children, opening that vintage store in Nashville — but when Zooey Deschanel came through Tennessee with her band She & Him a couple of weeks ago, Karen joined her onstage for a resounding edition of "The Tennessee Waltz."  The two have previously appeared together in Sarah Sophie Flicker's short film Lay Down Lean, and seem to run in the same Erin Fetherston-Leith Clark circles.

A clip of the performance below, full clip here.

Coutorture Community's Must Reads 8/15
Beauty

Coutorture Community's Must Reads 8/15

What more can you ask from a Friday afternoon than bags & beauty?
by coutorture What more can you ask from a Friday afternoon than bags & beauty? We couldn't agree more, and you'll see why in today's Must Read posts from: Trust Your Style admits to being a beauty product addict. With the amount of unique products on the market, we can't blame her. She selects her favorite products from around the bath & beauty market. Ma Pettie Chou chases structured bags for fall. Various respected brands are jumping on the trend, and perhaps you should be too. How many beauty products do you carry around on a daily bassi, and of those, how many do you need? So Loverly gives us a peek into her daily beauty essentials. Senora Cartera lures us to fall for YSL's Majorelle bag, despite the price tag. The design might make you thing old lady, but don't be fooled by the bag's classy exterior. What's Haute believes in keeping it simple with Chloe's Joan bag. The Joan is a large bucket shoulder bag which is fully capable of holding all your essentials.
Anna Piaggi

>> INSIDER WIRE —Anna Piaggi's silhouette is as synonymous with hats as Isabella Blow's was.  Every time she thinks, "Mamma mia!
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>> INSIDER WIRE —Anna Piaggi's silhouette is as synonymous with hats as Isabella Blow's was.  Every time she thinks, "Mamma mia! I have nothing to wear!" Stephen Jones will send her a sketch — if only that was the norm.  But her favorite chapeau, at left, has been around, she admits: "I'm thinking of throwing it a 20th birthday party next year." [NYT T Magazine]

Ryan McGinley Wrangles Himself Some Ad Controversy
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Ryan McGinley Wrangles Himself Some Ad Controversy

>> Ryan McGinley may have just earned a starring role in the Fall 2008 Gap campaign, but it's a set of ads he photographed that is wagging tongues right now.
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>> Ryan McGinley may have just earned a starring role in the Fall 2008 Gap campaign, but it's a set of ads he photographed that is wagging tongues right now.

The campaign is for Wrangler, and captures girls and guys wearing nothing but jeans, acting one with nature under the theme "We Are Animals."  So far, it sounds pretty textbook McGinley — unclothed young things, cavorting around fields and streams — but the issue comes from two specific images, which to some suggest "highly disturbing" "murdered corpses."

Seems Ryan is well on his way to being the more-in-tune-with-nature version of Terry Richardson. In fact, considering that this campaign is running in France, don't be surpised if it garners him a Vogue Paris editorial or two — this pushing of the envelope seems right up Carine's alley.

Full gallery (NSFW) below, accompanying ad spot here.
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Alexander Wang

>> INSIDER WIRE —We've seen a couple of pairs of Alexander Wang's forthcoming 5-piece shoe collection, but with this full pictoral tour of Alex's New York workspace, you can catch of few hints of his Spring 2009 collection: a super-studded newsboy cap, and those sweat stain-inspired lace patterns he mentioned .
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>> INSIDER WIRE —We've seen a couple of pairs of Alexander Wang's forthcoming 5-piece shoe collection, but with this full pictoral tour of Alex's New York workspace, you can catch of few hints of his Spring 2009 collection: a super-studded newsboy cap, and those sweat stain-inspired lace patterns he mentioned . . . [The Selby]

Comme des Garcons for H&M: Hardly Dotty
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Comme des Garcons for H&M: Hardly Dotty

>> When it was announced that Rei Kawakubo would be lending her Comme des Garcons aesthetic to H&M this fall, questions were raised, specifically: Would the avant-garde Comme look be compromised in translation by the mass retailer?
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>> When it was announced that Rei Kawakubo would be lending her Comme des Garcons aesthetic to H&M this fall, questions were raised, specifically: Would the avant-garde Comme look be compromised in translation by the mass retailer?

"Certainly we're opposite," Kawakubo told W Magazine of the project. "But . . . this idea of collaborating with designers—that’s something I can identify with."

Based on the until now unseen pictures of the collaboration, the signature Comme deconstructed jackets, dropped-crotch pants, polka dots, and predominantly black palette are all there.  But compared to the more mainstream sensibilities of past H&M collaborators — Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld, and Roberto Cavalli, with the exception being Viktor & Rolf — this line is definitely a departure.  That's not to say it won't still create a frenzy . . . the crowd may just be a little different than in the past.
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Fall 08 trend recap and photo editorial
Fall 08

Friday Indulgence: Backstage At Our Shoot

To wrap up today's content we're going to give you a sneak peak at what's happening over in Coutortureland.
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To wrap up today's content we're going to give you a sneak peak at what's happening over in Coutortureland. We've a big shoot on our hands and one that will go live just in time for your fall shopping trips and pre-fashion week expenditures. Our shoot, though we won't reveal too much, will cover the fall trends at price points high and low. Our Network Partner, Liz Baca from the website M.I.S.S. Crew, is helping us style so we'll be sure to include an interview with Baca on how she put together the looks for the shoot. Have yourselves a wonderful weekend and stay tuned for all things fall, all the way until the Spring 09 shows get underway.