Wed, 11/12/08 — 06:07:53 PM
>> We get plenty of insight into the minds of Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, but as for the whimsical world of Alber Elbaz, there's not such an easy entree.
A couple of weeks ago at the DNR/WWD CEO Summit, the designer delivered the keynote speech, revealing that he rushes home to watch Project Runway and works himself sick — literally — all while carrying on with his trademark wit. Here's more:
He thinks of creating fashion like making French food.
"It’s like wonderful food, but with too much butter. I cut the butter from the recipe, and what I am trying to do with the clothes is taking all the know-how, the tradition, the secret of French couture but trying to update it."
He has a very supportive boyfriend.
"My boyfriend told me [of speaking], ‘Alber, don’t be very nervous, because you are not a CEO, so you don’t have to sound smart.' I thought that this may be the biggest problem of our industry, that we don’t have to sound smart."
Designer Alber was almost Dr. Alber . . . »
Wed, 08/27/08 — 10:26:18 AM
>> Designers spend an awful lot of time projecting their fantasies onto others, so the good people at Harper's Bazaar decided it was time to turn the tables for their September 2008 issue by asking ten designers to dress up as a fantasy character. How else would you know that Karl Lagerfeld loves rap, Alber Elbaz wants to produce a James Bond spinoff movie called "Jane Bomb," and Donatella Versace wants to wake up as a princess? Well, you might have guessed about that last one . . .
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Wed, 07/30/08 — 03:11:03 PM
“I much prefer glasses: they're my portable eye shadow. I hate it when people can look me in the eye.
”— Karl Lagerfeld, while bantering with Alber Elbaz in Numero
Thu, 07/03/08 — 02:43:15 PM
»Marc Jacobs was seen at Charles de Gaulle looking at the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag selection, en route to the Hamptons for the Fourth of July [WWD]
»A same-sex model couple formed recently, involving a "French Vogue favorite" and a "tattooed catwalker" [Style File]
»Alber Elbaz waxes philosophical on pink [The Moment]
»Olivier Theyskens thought the The Kills's performance at the Longchamp party was an underground, word-of-mouth-only show [Style File]
»Is Anna Wintour feuding with Interview? [Gawker]
»The bar at Mario Testino's opening party went dry 20 minutes into the event, so the topless male waiters had to offer up water instead [Style File]
»Sean Avery got traded to Dallas . . . a move that might put a damper on his burgeoning fashion career [Daily Intel]
»Full Rag & Bone Resort 2009 collection [Style.com]
Tue, 07/01/08 — 03:46:02 PM
»After three days of packing for couture, Sean Avery learned he had to stay put in New York because of contract negotiations with the Rangers [Style File]
»Subliminal message? Agyness Deyn has "food" written on her shoe [Jezebel]
»Hussein Chalayan is producing his first shoe range for Fall 2009 [Vogue UK]
»Videos of Fall 2008 Armani Prive and Chanel Couture [Telegraph UK, Telegraph UK]
»IMG Models has a tribute to Ruslana Korshunova on their homepage [Chic Report]
»Alber Elbaz held a launch party for his Lanvin denim line with Acne Jeans last night [FabSugar, FWD]
»This year's Glastonbury fashion, with Lily Cole and more [Style.com]
»A look at Azzaro Resort 2009 [WWD]
