Posts for February 2009

POP's Got a New Editor-in-Chief: Dasha Zhukova
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POP's Got a New Editor-in-Chief: Dasha Zhukova

>> POP has a new editor-in-chief to replace Katie Grand — as rumored, it's 27-year-old Dasha Zhukova, who has no previous editorial experience but is well-known in the fashion and art worlds as designer of Kova & T and founder of Moscow's largest exhibition venue, the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture.
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>> POP has a new editor-in-chief to replace Katie Grand — as rumored, it's 27-year-old Dasha Zhukova, who has no previous editorial experience but is well-known in the fashion and art worlds as designer of Kova & T and founder of Moscow's largest exhibition venue, the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture.  

Ashley Heath, who originally conceived and co-launched POP with Katie Grand in 1999-2000, will serve as editorial director, helping Dasha with the reinvention of the magazine, the launch of a new website, a new London office — Katie Grand complained about the old POP offices regularly — as well as fostering an installation space in Berlin and a partnership with The Saatchi Gallery in London.

The magazine — first issue launches Sept. 1 — appears set to be more focused on art in addition to fashion than it was under Katie Grand's direction — according to Zhukova's statement: "We are working hard on a complete revamp of the magazine in order to provide a broader point of view focusing also on art, contemporary culture and the globalisation of all things pop-related."

Apparently "names of old-school editors, creative directors, and even pop stars and fashion designers were thrown around" before Dasha was settled upon, but now the focus is on recruiting a freelance team, which Ashley and Dasha interviewed together.  No word on whether Dasha's best friend Olympia Scarry will serve as creative director as rumored, but an editorial board is already in place to provide guidance and inspiration, including Daphne Guinness; art director Julia Restoin-Roitfeld; artist and film director Sam Taylor-Wood; design critic Alice Rawsthorn; artist and art director Peter Saville; Rebecca Wilson, head of development at Saatchi Gallery; and David Davies, managing director of POP.
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Short Fashion Films Poised For The Birds Eye View Film Festival

Short Fashion Films Poised For The Birds Eye View Film Festival

Birds Eye View Film Fesitval, a London-based festival that promotes female filmmakers, will be showing a series of short fashion films on a special night during the festival. Fashion Loves Film will feature creative shorts on Yves Saint Laurent (still from film to left), Basso & Brooke and Givenchy directed by some of fashion's heavy hitters, so if you're in London and The September Issue, Stylista, and Running With Heels has you feeling a bit like the fashion industry has officially sold out, this might be worth a stop. Each film is less than fifteen minutes long and promises abstract content. Case in point, a description for the Givenchy film reads "the subject is passive and reality is suspended". So there you go. Click on the link above for more information. 

Missoni

Quote Of The Day: Nicole Phelps On Missoni Fall 2009

The multilayered hippie-meets-hip-hop look will be tricky to pull off anywhere south of the polar ice cap (photo shoots excepted), but taken in smaller doses, these are the kind of cozy, feel-good clothes that actually have a chance of selling in the new economy.
by coutorture The multilayered hippie-meets-hip-hop look will be tricky to pull off anywhere south of the polar ice cap (photo shoots excepted), but taken in smaller doses, these are the kind of cozy, feel-good clothes that actually have a chance of selling in the new economy.
Adam For Mango Presentation & Look Book
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Adam For Mango Presentation & Look Book

American designer Adam Lippes teamed up with Spanish retailer, Mango, to put out a Spring range of sporty, casual looks poised to hit shelves on March 1st.
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Adam For Mango Presentation & Look Book

American designer Adam Lippes teamed up with Spanish retailer, Mango, to put out a Spring range of sporty, casual looks poised to hit shelves on March 1st. Yesterday, we checked out the Adam For Mango collection at a presentation on the roof deck of the Gramercy Hotel. For starters we can say that on a quality scale this collaboration ranks high; the fabrics were amazing to the touch and no seam was unfinished nor garment unlined. Otherwise, the collection satisfies both Adam's signature aesthetic--a sporty, sophisticated look--and the broader trends of the season. Check out our snapshots from the presentation and the full look book below. 

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/27/09 A Wave Of Beauty Collabs & More
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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/27/09 A Wave Of Beauty Collabs & More

Today's designer has to know where to focus their collaborative attention and beauty is a now viable option--Tracy Reese can boast a sixth nail polish collection for Sally Hansen.
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Today's designer has to know where to focus their collaborative attention and beauty is a now viable option--Tracy Reese can boast a sixth nail polish collection for Sally Hansen.

Dasha Zhukova, an art gallerist, has been hired as Katie Grand's replacement at Pop magazine. 

The Daily Beast dives into the fashion realm and offers a wrap up of London collection highlights. 

Marco Zanini reveals his first collection for Rochas in the wake of the experimental Oliver Theysken days--make room for more cocktail dresses. 

Prada

>> INSIDER WIRE —Confirming last week's reports, former Valentino chairman Matteo Marzotto and Marni's CEO Gianni Castiglioni have bought Vionnet.  Creative directorship has been placed in the hands of Rodolfo Paglialunga, a twelve-year veteran of Prada, where he was one of Miuccia's assistants.  The first designs will preview in early June, and Rodolfo will make his runway debut during Paris Fashion Week in October, the same time that Phoebe Philo makes her runway debut at Celine.
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>> INSIDER WIRE —Confirming last week's reports, former Valentino chairman Matteo Marzotto and Marni's CEO Gianni Castiglioni have bought Vionnet.  Creative directorship has been placed in the hands of Rodolfo Paglialunga, a twelve-year veteran of Prada, where he was one of Miuccia's assistants.  The first designs will preview in early June, and Rodolfo will make his runway debut during Paris Fashion Week in October, the same time that Phoebe Philo makes her runway debut at Celine. [WWD]

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Loeffler Randall Fall 2009 Hoofs It with Buckles
Loeffler Randall

Loeffler Randall Fall 2009 Hoofs It with Buckles

>> Jessie Randall has been doing clothes for just short of two years now, but they're like a good accessory to those Loeffler Randall shoes — which got her all the attention in the first place.  For Fall 2009, it's all about the buckled boots — her sell-out knee-high boot has newly-found tiers of buckles added on, and a hidden platform ankle bootie is covered with mini-buckles all up the front; but let's not forget the clothes, which like the Loeffler Randall shoes, find success in looking appropriately modern, but classic enough to carry over from season to season.
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>> Jessie Randall has been doing clothes for just short of two years now, but they're like a good accessory to those Loeffler Randall shoes — which got her all the attention in the first place.  For Fall 2009, it's all about the buckled boots — her sell-out knee-high boot has newly-found tiers of buckles added on, and a hidden platform ankle bootie is covered with mini-buckles all up the front; but let's not forget the clothes, which like the Loeffler Randall shoes, find success in looking appropriately modern, but classic enough to carry over from season to season.

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Marco Zanini

>> INSIDER WIRE —March 5 in Paris, Marco Zanini debuts 200 "soft and feminine" pieces for the new Rochas in his chosen format of presentation.  Management doesn't want the newly-rescuscitated label to be another buzz-generating, status brand like during Olivier Theysken's money-losing tenure, and pricing has been slashed by 30 percent since Theyskens’ days to be on par with Prada.  The Fall 2009 collection is divided among day, cocktail, and evening with plenty of slip-inspired garments; Unlike Theyskens, Zanini chose to go without any long dresses — he feels the short hem is more modern.
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>> INSIDER WIRE —March 5 in Paris, Marco Zanini debuts 200 "soft and feminine" pieces for the new Rochas in his chosen format of presentation.  Management doesn't want the newly-rescuscitated label to be another buzz-generating, status brand like during Olivier Theysken's money-losing tenure, and pricing has been slashed by 30 percent since Theyskens’ days to be on par with Prada.  The Fall 2009 collection is divided among day, cocktail, and evening with plenty of slip-inspired garments; Unlike Theyskens, Zanini chose to go without any long dresses — he feels the short hem is more modern. [WWD]