Posts for August 1st 2012

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld Has Something to Say About Pippa Middleton

Never one to mince words, Karl Lagerfeld has declared his love for one of the Middleton sisters and avowed his distaste for the other in one fell swoop.



Never one to mince words, Karl Lagerfeld has declared his love for one of the Middleton sisters and avowed his distaste for the other in one fell swoop.

"Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties," Lagerfeld said when asked his opinion on the Duchess of Cambridge. "On the other hand, her sister struggles," he said, referring to Pippa Middleton. "I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back."

The last time Lagerfeld insulted someone's looks in the press was when he said the British songstress Adele was "a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice" in February. Lagerfeld later apologized and was even rumored to have offered Adele a Chanel campaign to make up for the gaffe.

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Elle's September Cover, Anna Wintour's Glee Gig, and Proenza Schouler's Fall Campaign

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Elle's September cover features a purple-haired Katy Perry clad in a pink Bottega Veneta dress. [Fashion Foie Gras]

  • Anna Wintour will style Sarah Jessica Parker for an upcoming episode of Glee. And considering Parker will be guest starring on the show as editor of Vogue.com, Wintour is probably the best person for the job. [Vogue UK]

  • Proenza Schouler cast Meghan Collison in its Fall 2012 ad campaign, photographed by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Marie Chaix. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

  • The Coco Chanel Suite at the Ritz Paris has been booked — and so have nearly all of the hotel's other rooms — for a final night before the storied lodging closes for a two-year renovation project. [WWD]

  • Tyra Banks says not long ago she thought about walking away from her duties as host and executive producer of America's Next Top Model. Quoth the supermodel, "A few years ago, I was willing to give my baby up for adoption!" [The New York Post]

  • Tom Ford will show his men's collection in London for the first time during the second London Collections: Men shows in January. [Styleite]
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The Month in Chic: August 2012

From the newest Rodarte project to an in-depth look at the work of Herb Ritts — not to mention all the festivals, store openings, product launches, and beauty releases in between — the last month of Summer is anything but short on happenings.
Fashion Culture Calendar August 2012

From the newest Rodarte project to an in-depth look at the work of Herb Ritts — not to mention all the festivals, store openings, product launches, and beauty releases in between — the last month of Summer is anything but short on happenings. Herein, a preview of all the must-do, can't-wait moments coming up in August.

Photo: Opening Ceremony

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Bon Anniversaire Yves Saint Laurent

Few things gave Yves Saint Laurent greater pleasure than to see a woman looking stunning in one of his designs.
Yves Saint Laurent Life in Pictures

Few things gave Yves Saint Laurent greater pleasure than to see a woman looking stunning in one of his designs. "The most beautiful clothes than can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves," he once said. "But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there."

If Saint Laurent were alive today, he would have celebrated his 76th birthday at a time of great transition at the house he founded in 1962. But he surely would have appreciated how its new creative director Hedi Slimane is dedicated to honoring his memory. Even changing the name of the house to Saint Laurent Paris has been billed as a way to "return to the fundamentals of YSL."

Those fundamentals put women first. Saint Laurent clarified that he primarily made women's clothing in a 1965 episode of the game show What's My Line? "It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion," Saint Laurent said. In honor of his birthday, a look at his lifelong mission to make women look beautiful here in the gallery.

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