>> INSIDER WIRE —Is the pre-Fashion Week stress getting to Mark Badgley and James Mischka? A Badgley Mischka employee was overheard saying that her bosses (who are lovers) had "a massive fight. They're breaking apart into two separate companies!" A rep denied the story: "They're both very happy." [NYDN]
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>> Lara Stone is renowned for her willingness to going au naturel — she recently told Vogue Paris of posing nude: "I don't mind. But I'm not always naked, contrary to what some people say. What's so bad about it anyway? It's very human." The Spring 2009 Jean Paul Gaultier ads have her going natural — but in a different way than usual — Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin captured her with the ankle wrap she had to wear in real life late last year, as a result of a little Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte heel trouble. She's told numerous magazines that she "can't walk in high heels," and that walking the runway terrifies her because of it; she should take note — apparently ankle wraps get her out of having to wear heels on the job at all.
>> THE MODELIZER — There have been rumors otherwise, but Sessilee Lopez says there's nothing going on between her and Kanye West. "Me and Kanye are just friends. He’s a great guy. I’m attracted to the way he thinks. It’s a great quality to be creative and not be afraid to voice that." [YBF]
>> Elle has hopped on the sports celebrity intern train: Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley just started at the magazine Monday and for several months will be working under creative director Joe Zee. Sounds like Sean Avery at Vogue all over again.
Stewart is said to have worked on a photo shoot his first day and may be attending New York Fashion Week with the magazine later this month. He was told he could start his day at "9:30 or whenever" and yesterday, he attended a Diane von Furstenberg lunch, where he told Diane he took the internship because he's "always looking at fashion magazines and . . . wanted to do something different this season."
By day two of his job, he was already "help[ing] pick out some clothes and working on the next two issues" — at that rate, he could have a movie deal about his experiences and a burgeoning career in celebrity styling before we know it.
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>> THE MODELIZER —We've seen the rise of the supermodel the past couple of seasons, and now the '90s icons seem to be grabbing hold. Stella Tennant and Kirsten Owen posed for Marc Jacobs's campaign last season, Ana Claudia Michels is already experiencing a resurgence, and now Kirsten McMenamy is "freshly lodged at DNA," Jenny Shimizu found "a new home at Elite," and Rachel Williams is "looming on the horizon," — will we see them in New York? [The Imagist]
High Fashion Girl writes an open letter to PR companies who solicit without doing their research...
The Bridal Blog just got back from, get this, her own wedding!
Dreamecho has Fops And Dandies (a Network Partner truly missed) on as a guest blogger!
Lollie Shopping's reader has an unfortunate e-commerce experience with Editor's Closet.
>> Damrosch Park is the place of Fashion Week's future — for the next five years starting in 2010, anyway. Although she hasn't been thrilled about the location in the past, Anna Wintour seems to have come around: "We had obviously worn out our welcome at Bryant Park, so it’s very exciting to be going to someplace where they want us.” But how is everyone else seem to be taking the news?
Like Anna, editors are generally satisfied with the move — Glenda Bailey, editor of Harper’s Bazaar, too seemed excited. “How great that fashion is going to take center stage at Lincoln Center. It is where art meets culture . . . meets cabs.” Cathy Horyn suggested "a separate space for small or new designers — not unlike the set-up in London and Paris — to present their things during Fashion Week, rather than each of them staging a costly runway show."
Designers, on the other hand, are more reticent about the move, especially since it takes them farther away from the Garment District.
Images Courtesy of Fashion Week by Berns. Property of Berns Salonger/Photos by Kristian Loveborg.
This Fall 2009 Stockholm was bursting with plaid thanks to the hip contemporary labels who showed during Fashion Week by Berns. Whether used as a point of androgyny or as a fall-back print suited for These Times, plaid appeared in nearly every show. Above, three entirely different but equally lovely examples.
