Wed, 07/22/09 — 12:54:27 PM
>> The first official look at how Spring 2010 New York Fashion Week is shaping up will come Friday, when the first edition of the Fashion Calendar ships, but until then, we've got a few hints.
“There will be a lot more shows than last year," according to The Calendar's Ruth Finley, which means Anna Wintour won't be pleased. Last season, Anna said that "a lot of people before were having shows that simply shouldn’t have been having them," adding: "It’s much better to see them in the showroom or more of a low-key presentation. It’s more realistic." It seems like a number of designers didn't heed her advice — Finley says that this upcoming season, "There are a lot of new people [showing] you have never heard of."
And some you have heard of that are returning to the Tents »
Wed, 07/22/09 — 12:02:51 PM
>> Kiefer Sutherland Will Not Be Charged for Headbutting Jack McCollough —Although Jack McCollough and Kiefer Sutherland issued a joint statement resolving their differences back in May (Kiefer allegedly headbutted Jack after the Costume Institute Gala in early May), the case wasn't officially closed until today. The Manhattan's District Attorney dropped all charges because McCollough "was quite uncooperative" with the prosecutors. [People, AP]
Wed, 07/22/09 — 11:18:41 AM
>> Nothing's going to beat the Fall 2009 Marc Jacobs ad with Natasa Vojnovic leaning out of a brick building, but her campaign compatriots — Ajuma Nasenyana, Olga Sherer, Kamila Filipcikova, and Irina Kulikova — put up a good fight in this acid-washed full set, which was photographed by Juergen Teller back at the end of April.
Wed, 07/22/09 — 10:34:08 AM
>> Erin Wasson To Appear in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere —Erin Wasson just joined the cadre of models posing mostly nude (NSFW) on skateboards, but apparently she's also foraying into film. Wasson has a bit part in Sofia Coppola's upcoming movie Somewhere, about a hard-partying actor living at the Chateau Marmont who gets a surprise visit from his 11-year-old daughter, as "Party Girl #1," according to a photo taken on set. The film just wrapped last week. [Fashin]