Posts for July 1st 2009

Jean Paul Gaultier Opens His Couture House For Music Video
Jean Paul Gaultier Opens His Couture House For Music Video July 1, 2009 5:55 pm >> As a followup to the iconic commercial with Agyness Deyn for his Ma Dame fragrance, Jean Paul Gaultier got together with Parisian DJ and producer Martin Solveig — who he met at an exhibition last year — to make a music video for Solveig's song, "Boys & Girls."  The video, which features Solveig and Martina Sorbara from Canadian group Dragonette wearing the same outfit Agyness did, was filmed in Jean Paul Gaultier's couture house on rue Saint-Martin in Paris.
July 1, 2009 5:38 pm >> Even More Concerns About the Costume Institute Gala's Future Surface —The 2010 Costume Institute Gala rumors keep coming, and we don't even have a theme yet.  There will supposedly be slashed budgets and less star power — both celebrity and designer-wise — and a newly-appointed Vogue director of special events, Sylvana Soto-Ward, to oversee it all.  But the reservations don't stop there: According to an insider, Soto-Ward has never done any big event planning: "Sylvana didn't even plan her own engagement party — Anna Wintour had the in-house events team produce it for her.
Betsey Johnson Says She "Will Never Retire," After All
Betsey Johnson Says She "Will Never Retire," After All July 1, 2009 5:12 pm >> Betsey Johnson recently told The Cut that she and her partner have been working on a succession plan for over a year, adding: “I should be retired.
July 1, 2009 4:45 pm >> Rachel Zoe Finishes Filming This Week, Is Launching Newsletter —Rachel Zoe is back in Los Angeles after three weeks in New York, and she finishes filming season two of The Rachel Zoe Project — which premieres Aug.
First Look: Ann-Sofie Back at Cheap Monday for Spring 2010
Ann-Sofie Back at Cheap Monday for Spring 2010 July 1, 2009 3:31 pm >> After ten years of being based in London, Ann-Sofie Back got married, returned to Stockholm, and added a new design responsibility — not only is she doing her eponymous line, but she signed up to be creative director at Cheap Monday in May: "It was a happy coincidence that when I moved back to Stockholm to be with my husband this job should come up.
July 1, 2009 2:35 pm >> Zandra Rhodes Crashes Car into San Diego Store —British designer Zandra Rhodes crashed her car through the front window of a hardware store in San Diego yesterday morning, injuring a customer inside.  The woman was struck by a table hit by Rhodes's car, but did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.  Rhodes, who lives part of the year north of San Diego near Del Mar, was not injured.
Consuelo Castiglioni Gives Ladies Who Lunch a Little Slouch for Marni Cruise 2010
Consuelo Castiglioni Gives Ladies Who Lunch a Little Slouch for Marni Cruise 2010 July 1, 2009 2:07 pm >> Consuelo Castiglioni's husband (and Marni CEO) Gianni Castiglioni showed off the first peek of his newest acquisition via Vionnet's Cruise 2010 collection yesterday, and today it's all about Consuelo's ladies who lunch-inspired Marni Cruise 2010 collection.  Styled with loafers and clashing mannish dark socks, the goods are less about frills and more about her quirky cuts, crazy patterns, bug-eyed glasses, and a few contrast button-downs similar to those at Prada.
July 1, 2009 1:00 pm >> Donatella Versace Likes Shopping at Anthropologie and Abercrombie & Fitch —Donatella Versace is currently in New York to celebrate daughter Allegra's birthday and, as she blogged, "I need[ed] a change of scenery — somewhere to get some inspiration by taking in a wholly different culture."
Iris Strubegger Gives V#60 "A Touch of Class"
Iris Strubegger Gives V#60 "A Touch of Class" July 1, 2009 12:31 pm >> Iris Strubegger is finding traction more traction than ever — Fall 2009 Givenchy and Valentino ads, an entire article in July 2009 Vogue dedicated to her cropped cut making her career.  She told the magazine: "My hair makes me look more interesting, and it has given me more confidence."  The confidence comes across in her new editorial in the upcoming July/August 2009 V#60, "A Touch of Class."  The magazine isn't out until July 7, but a preview of the editorial, styled by Olivier Rizzo and photographed by Willy Vanderperre, shows Iris working the usual designer duds with a twist: a pair of fishnets worn on top.  The V#60 cover features Cameron Diaz by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and inside are portraits by David Sims and a shoot with Lady Gaga.
Paris: John Galliano Men's Spring 2010
John Galliano Men's Spring 2010 July 1, 2009 12:00 pm Paris 6/26/09 Photos by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com.