Posts for August 10th 2012

Kate Moss

This Week's Best Dressed

Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief dinner in London may have been packed with models, but the style on offer was refreshingly low-key.
The Best-Dressed Models and Celebrities of Aug. 3 2012

Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief dinner in London may have been packed with models, but the style on offer was refreshingly low-key. Lily Donaldson, Karen Elson, and Georgia May Jagger each donned various versions of the LBD, while Jourdan Dunn went ultrasleek in a streamlined beige ensemble. Kate Moss, in her gold-embroidered vintage caftan, was the embodiment of easy elegance as well.

At an intimate gathering in honor of Brad Goreski's birthday in New York, the looks were just as breezy. The downtown crowd — which included Christina Ricci, Taylor Tomasi Hill, and Prabal Gurung (left) — was the picture of Summery fun with bright hues, botanical prints, and unfussy silhouettes.

See all those looks — plus Mischa Barton's tux redux in London, Jennifer Lawrence's snakeskin Narciso Rodriguez in Hollywood, and Dree Hemingway's Marc Jacobs prints in Switzerland — here, in our best-of-the-week slideshow.

Source: BFA

Sienna Miller

Marchesa's New Fragrance, Kirna Zabête's Target Collab, and Lou Doillon's Love Life

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Marchesa will introduce its first fragrance, the seductively named Parfume d'Extase, at Sephora in September. The rock crystal-shaped bottle comes in two sizes that will retail between $60 and $85, and a roll-on version of the scent will sell for $25. [Elle]

  • Calvin Klein's ex-boyfriend Nick Gruber says the designer has been "supportive of my sobriety" and happily reports that he is "clean on drugs and alcohol." Klein sent Gruber to a rehab facility after he was arrested for cocaine possession in April. [The Cut]

  • Kirna Zabête's highly anticipated clothing line for The Shops at Target will be in stores on Sept. 9, but photos of the offering have appeared online. [FabSugar]

  • Gia Coppola is intent on making a name for herself as a fashion-film director. "It's cool because it’s a new way to show clothes and see how they move, plus you have a little story, so it adds personality," she says. "And it's helpful when companies are open to letting you do what you want." [WWD]

  • Lou Doillon's busy acting, modeling, and singing careers have meant that she hasn't "had a real love life," she says. "I've never had someone living with me in my house. I guess that would consume a lot of time." [WWD]

  • The recent economic downturn has pushed sales of clothing down and sales of accessories up — which has also meant an increase in the number of fashion students majoring in accessory design. [The New York Times]

  • For the first issue of Opening Ceremony's magazine OC Annual, Bruce Weber shot Gaia Repossi doing yoga in front of a bus. [Fashionista]

  • Jonathan Saunders has had a successful Olympic season: his clothing was featured in the games' opening ceremony, worn on the cover of British Vogue, and spotted on the back of Samantha Cameron, the wife of UK Prime Minister David Cameron. [Vogue UK]

  • Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, and Keira Knightley all donated shoes to be auctioned off for the Small Steps Project, which raises money to provide clothing and food for children who work in landfills. [Vogue UK]
Vogue

Watch: Behind the Scenes of Lady Gaga's Hairy Vogue Shoot

Vogue's video staff must have had Lady Gaga's massive blond wig on the brain when it edited the behind-the-scenes video for her September cover: the clip is set to the singer's track "Hair."

Vogue's video staff must have had Lady Gaga's massive blond wig on the brain when it edited the behind-the-scenes video for her September cover: the clip is set to the singer's track "Hair." And what could be more appropriate for a minute-and-a-half-long series of shots that watch the wind blowing through the highly teased mass of golden fiber? The video also sees Gaga changing into and out of several ensembles, including pieces from Marc Jacobs and milliner Stephen Jones. At the end, the singer — taking care to make sure the wig is out of the way — thanks photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott with a kiss on the cheek. A behind-the-scenes look in the video below.

Diana Vreeland

Diana Vreeland to Join Long List of Icons on Rodeo Drive Walk of Style

Next month, legendary Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Diana Vreeland will become the first fashion editor included on the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, where she'll join fashion icons like Manolo Blahnik, Tom Ford, and Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco.
Diana Vreeland Named to Rodeo Walk of Style

Next month, legendary Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Diana Vreeland will become the first fashion editor included on the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, where she'll join fashion icons like Manolo Blahnik, Tom Ford, and Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco.

Vreeland's ceremony will be held on Sept. 10, when a plaque bearing her name and a quotation will be affixed to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Vreeland's son Tim and granddaughter-in-law Lisa Immordino Vreeland — who is also the creator of the book and documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel — will accept the honor on her behalf.

The honor has been given out every year since 2003 "to honor style legends for their contributions to the worlds of fashion and entertainment," according to Rodeo Drive's official website. That means the list includes designers (both Gianni and Donatella Versace are on it), fashion companies (such as Cartier and Missoni), and movie industry notables (like costume designer Edith Head).

A look at who else has received the honor in the gallery, plus a look at the trailer for The Eye Has to Travel below.