Tue, 06/30/09 — 12:44:12 PM
>> After showing her Spring 2010 Versace men's collection in Milan last week, Donatella Versace touched down in Manhattan to celebrate daughter Allegra Beck Versace's 23rd birthday today with an intimate gathering last night at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Close family friend Rupert Everett was there, as well as Alek Wek, Leigh Lezark, and to add a little of Donatella's much-loved celebrity factor, Rihanna and Taylor Momsen.
*image: Bauer-Griffin Online
Mon, 06/01/09 — 01:25:46 PM
>> THE MODELIZER —A couple of models turned up over the weekend sporting new, head-turning accessories: Alek Wek attended the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Classic on Saturday wearing a neon orange cast on her forearm — the result of a shoot gone wrong, perhaps — and Lily Cole was captured in London this morning, wearing a ring on her engagement finger — the Daily Mail has pictures. [Fashionista, Daily Mail]
Mon, 05/04/09 — 04:10:20 PM
>> It's official Costume Institute Gala time: Anna Wintour is already snubbing press in her black and white Chanel, Bee Shaffer has already had help navigating in her sheer navy chiffon Nina Ricci gown, and Andre Leon Talley who is wearing "20 pounds" of Roger Vivier jewelry, has already exclaimed "Goddess" upon sight of Kate Moss.
Gisele Bundchen has arrived in sequined Atelier Versace minidress — she says she picked it out herself and they had to make it two inches shorter for her. Meanwhile, Eva Mendes grabbed Amber Valletta's booty on the red carpet, and Shalom Harlow, Amber, Natalia Vodianova, Eva Herzigova, and Stella Tennant have made a red carpet block while they stop to exchange air kisses.
UPDATE: More designer and model pictures have been added to the gallery!
*image: source, source, WENN.com
Mon, 01/12/09 — 01:28:21 PM
>> THE MODELIZER —For all of those wondering about Alek Wek's surprise appearance on the Golden Globes red carpet last night, she apparently sat front row and center at the show in Dior, as a unnamed film executive's date. [FWD]
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Tue, 08/12/08 — 05:03:40 PM
»Kate Moss has been dropped entirely from Grazia's best-dressed list, Agyness Deyn fills the No. 1 slot [The Cut]
»Alek Wek's 16-year-old niece Atuai is making a go at modeling [Of the Minute]
»Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are enjoying their vacation, for sure; Katy Perry has been tapped to play the D&G after party in Milan [TMZ, Chic Report]
»Fashion mag assistants augment their low salaries by "stalling to steal" [Style File]
»Alexander Wang loves his Cheap Mondays [Refinery29]
»Naomi Campbell, still vacationing with that billionaire boyfriend of hers [PopSugar UK]
»Diane von Furstenberg: designer, CFDA president, travel writer [Fashionista]
»Simon Doonan adores Tilda Swinton, so does W [Washingtonian, W]
»Barneys Warehouse Sale starts Thursday [Racked]
»Cult fave Mischen is showing for the first time at New York Fashion Week [The Cut]
»Vogue scribe Plum Sykes is developing a comedy for NBC [Variety]
»Bottega Veneta's motto in the '70s was "When Your Own Initials Are Enough" [Vanity Fair]
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Tue, 07/08/08 — 10:08:56 AM
>> This morning, the July 2008 Vogue Italia hit stands, and we've got the scans to prove it. The magazine features an 11-page spread, "Elegance as a Form," with Yasmin Warsame and devotes 9 pages to America's Next Top Model alum Toccara Jones in addition to the two editorials we've already seen: Naomi Campbell's 9-page luxe spread and the 25-page ode to new girl Sessilee Lopez.
But I saved the best for last: "Modern Luxe" by Steven Meisel, spanning 15 pages, and featuring everyone from Noemie Lenoir to Kiara Kabukuru to Jourdan Dunn.
*image: source
Thu, 06/19/08 — 09:41:20 AM
>> What a way to ring in a new day . . . and hopefully a new age. The first photos from the much-hyped July 2008 "black issue" of Vogue Italia have dropped. The cover looks to be a four photo foldout, with vets Liya Kebede and Naomi Campbell joining up-and-comers Jourdan Dunn and Sessilee Lopez for top honors.
From the cover teaser words, expect more of the same mix of the experienced (Alek Wek, Alva Chin, Gail O'Neil, Iman, Kiara Kabukuru, Karen Alexander, Tyra Banks, Veronica Webb, Yasmin Warsame, Pat Cleveland) and the new blood (Arlenis Sosa Pena, Chanel Iman, America's Next Top Model contestant Toccara Jones) inside.
Enjoy your first peek in the gallery below.
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Thu, 05/08/08 — 05:05:00 PM
>> Since hype continues to swirl around the all-black July issue of Vogue Italia and probably will do so until it comes out, I thought it would be fun to keep a running list of who is supposedly involved:
Morgan
Infinite
Duccio Del Duca