Posts for November 29th 2012

Best Designer Bags For Holiday 2012 | Gifts
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30 New Bags to Add to Your Wish List This Season

'Tis the season for giving, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with keeping a little something in mind for yourself.
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Best Designer Bags For Holiday 2012 | Gifts

'Tis the season for giving, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with keeping a little something in mind for yourself. And if that little something just happens to be a gold-striped Derek Lam camera bag in deep, dark burgandy or a Reed Krakoff anarchy bag in dreamy dove-gray leather with a shiny chain strap, then so be it. This is, after all, also the season of cheer — and what's more cheer-inducing than a fresh new clutch, satchel, or tote? Check out these 30 joyous options, right here.


Photo: Greg Kessler, Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2012

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Net-a-Porter to Launch Print Magazine in 2013
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Net-a-Porter to Launch Print Magazine Next Year

At some point within the next 12 months, Net-a-Porter will launch a magazine that lives on real paper, not on an Internet platform.
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At some point within the next 12 months, Net-a-Porter will launch a magazine that lives on real paper, not on an Internet platform.

The online retailer's CEO Mark Sebba pooh-poohed the notion that print operations are decreasing in relevance when he announced plans for the magazine at a recent business leadership conference.

"Traditional publishers always say that we are lucky for being born in a digital age and don't have a legacy of print," he said. "But we still see it as important."

Not only is it important, Sebba said, but it's also been a part of the way Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet (who worked at WWD and Tatler before she got into retail) envisioned the business when she started it. Content — like the site's weekly magazine, mobile apps, and video channel — has allowed Net-a-Porter to sell advertising space to the very brands it sells. And that advertising is what will keep a print product alive.

"Twelve years ago when Natalie launched Net-a-Porter, it wasn't so much about revolutionizing shopping as revolutionizing the magazine industry. It's about understanding the media side of commerce rather than just trying to move products. I don't want to denigrate [the retail] side in any way as it pays the rent, but advertising revenue increasingly pays the rent as well."

Sebba did not say how often the magazine would be published or give any other details about the project. Requests to Net-a-Porter for more information were not returned as of this post.

Photo: A spread from Net-a-Porter's online magazine.

Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Scotland Show Invite
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Lagerfeld's Latest Artwork, Heidi's Haunted Holiday, and Topshop's Mystery Girl

All the news bits fit to print here, in our daily roundup.
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All the news bits fit to print here, in our daily roundup.

  • Chanel has revealed the Karl Lagerfeld-drawn invitation for Tuesday's Métiers d'Art show in Scotland. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Selita Ebanks does not plan to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show again. "I've done, what, five, six shows? I've experienced my V.S. days," she said. [The Cut]

  • Victoria Beckham, Donatella Versace, and Diane von Furstenberg have been named judges for the 2012 International Woolmark Prize. The trio will decide the best Merino wool designer during London Fashion Week in February. [Vogue UK]

  • Converse has teamed with Kevin Lyons for a collection of Chuck Taylor sneakers. The shoes hit Colette on Dec. 10. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Lover's exclusive capsule collection is now available on Net-A-Porter. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Mark your calendars! The Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective exhibit will open at the Brooklyn Museum in Oct. 2013. [WWD]

  • After postponing her annual Halloween party due to Hurricane Sandy, Heidi Klum will host a haunted holiday bash this weekend at Finale. [NY Post]

  • Monique Lhuillier has landed in New York with a flagship store on the Upper East Side. [The Wall Street Journal]

  • Yvette Mattern's art installation, "Global Rainbow, After the Storm", has lit up the New York City skyline to raise awareness for Hurricane Sandy victims. [W Magazine]

  • Who's that girl? Topshop has released a teaser video for its first holiday campaign, the face of which won't be revealed until the full video hits on Dec. 4. [Topshop]

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    Inside Karlie Kloss's $2 Million New York Apartment

    Karlie Kloss is officially a New Yorker.
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    Karlie Kloss New York Apartment Pictures

    Karlie Kloss is officially a New Yorker. The 20-year-old closed the deal on her first Big Apple apartment — a $1.975 million two-bedroom pad in the West Village — earlier this month.

    The multilevel home has a private front garden that leads into a sunken living room. There's a den down a short flight of stairs, and the eat-in kitchen, filled with marble counters and a French door refrigerator, is a few steps above the living room.

    Upstairs, there are two bedrooms — one of which boasts a 20-foot stretch of custom closet space and a balcony overlooking the garden — and a glass-tiled bathroom.

    Kloss told Page Six she was buying the home in September. "It's beautiful," she said. "I can't wait to have a home in the city, and finally feel at home. It's not easy to do. I've been back and forth between St. Louis and New York for the past five years."

    We can't wait to see what she does with the place. A look at the listing photos here in the gallery.

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    Alexander Wang Is Rumored Balenciaga Replacement
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    Alexander Wang Rumored as Front-Runner For Balenciaga

    One of Cathy Horyn's sources in Paris claims that Alexander Wang is the likely replacement for outgoing Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière.
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    One of Cathy Horyn's sources in Paris claims that Alexander Wang is the likely replacement for outgoing Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière. The house could be ready to announce that it's hired Wang as early as next week, the source said.

    Shortly after Ghesquière announced his departure, Balenciaga CEO Isabelle Guichot said that she had a short list of potential candidates, which was rumored to include Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Bouchra Jarrar, J.W. Anderson, and Christopher Kane, among others. A spokeswoman for Kane said earlier this month that speculation about him joining Balenciaga was "unfounded," but just this week it was reported that Kane has had discussions for possible financing with Balenciaga's parent company, PPR.

    Wang, who runs his brand independently, was rumored to be in the running to replace John Galliano at Dior last year. At the time, he said that he would only take on another design challenge if it were "completely different" from what he does with his own label.

    "Sometimes you don't get to say all you want to say in your brand," he said. "When the right opportunity comes, it will present itself in a way that I'll be inspired by it. But right now, it's not like, 'Oh I'm after that house, I want to do that.'"

    Only time will tell whether Wang is sufficiently inspired by Balenciaga. Ghesquière's last day at the house is Friday, Nov. 30.

    Photo: Alexander Wang photographed by David Needleman for the October 2011 issue of Out Magazine.