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30 Crushworthy Street-Snapped Bags from New York Fashion Week

Christina Perez — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:24:41 PDT

>> Super-bright clutches, vintage briefcases, cross-body box bags - these were just some of the many crushworthy styles we spotted on the streets while making the Fashion Week rounds. From Bryanboy's too-cute royal blue Mini Miss Wu to Hanneli Mustaparta's woven zig-zag clutch - there were simply too many good ones to count. Some of our favorites are here in the slideshow.

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Will Bryanboy Get a New Yorker Feature?

fashionologie — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:49:01 PST

>> Last September's New Yorker Style Issue featured a lengthy profile on Style Rookie's Tavi Gevinson; could Bryanboy be up next? Apparently David Remnick is in Milan attending lots of fashion shows to research the next Style Issue, and while waiting for Prada yesterday introduced himself to Bryanboy. According to WWD, "the two seemed to really hit it off" and "chatted enthusiastically." The two then took a picture together and promised to get in touch. [WWD]

Rachel Comey Looks to Mickey Rourke for Her Fall 2011 Inspiration

fashionologie — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:36:15 PST

>> Rachel Comey's Fall 2011 collection didn't have any specific inspiration - "I was thinking of a woman who tries a little bit with her look, but it comes off in this nice, spontaneous light," she explained backstage, post-show. Unless you count Mickey Rourke, who Comey called out: "He's where I kind of uncovered that idea, I think. I was like, what makes him so charming? Because he's trying really hard, but it's in this way you appreciate."

Comey's Rourkian charmers came out in artfully mussed hair, shrunken sweaters, and cropped pants in bold zig zag or crosshatch patterns, finished with a slight flare at the hem. She even dabbled in an all-corduroy look: a blazer in cinnamon complemented by a full red skirt to match. The pants with pleats flaring at the ankle may be a hard sell, but the same can't be said for the footwear. For followers of Comey's cult of shoes (it seemed as though every blogger in town was front row - Susie Bubble, Fashion Toast's Rumi Neely, Julia Frakes, Hanneli Mustaparta, Bryanboy in an Afro wig . . .), there were zig zag heeled oxfords, green suede wedges, and even some pumps to choose from. And where was Comey headed, post-show? To relax with her son Bruno, born two months ago.

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Fashion Week Chatter - Abbey Lee Kershaw Skipping New York Shows; A Bryanboy TV Pilot for Bravo?

fashionologie — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:18:41 PST

Joseph Altuzarra has paired with denim duo Current/Elliott for six denim styles, set to debut on his Fall 2011 runway - and Vogue has a preview (left) [Vogue.com]
New Barneys fashion director Amanda Brooks was mum last night on the subject of her new position, saying that it was only her second day, but she has started Twittering for Barneys and says she plans to attend as many New York fashion shows as she can [Harper's Bazaar]
Zac Posen is keeping his Z Spoke collection appointments very low key this season: "Last season was for the media. This one is for the customers and retailers" [@meenalmistry]
Jason Wu is livestreaming his Feb. 11 show on Bergdorf Goodman's website, where some Fall items will be for sale as pre-orders on Feb. 16 [Christina Binkley]
Marc Jacobs is forgoing a Fashion Week party, instead feting the 10th anniversary of Marc by Marc Jacobs with a Valentine's Day "semiformal" [@jimshi809]
Peep Lauren Santo Domingo on the March 2011 cover of Town & Country, attended by the headline: "Meet the next Mrs. Astor" [@jimshi809]
Bryanboy has done videos of his fashion escapades before, but this fashion week, he's doing a 24-hour livestream of himself for Kanon Organic Vodka, which promises to "give viewers a first hand look into what it’s like to rub elbows with fashion’s elite." He's got a video preview up on his site, and it goes live beginning at 9 am on Feb. 16 at kanonvodka.com [Bryanboy]
There are also reports that Bryanboy is shooting a pilot during New York Fashion Week with the producers of America's Next Top Model that "Bravo is supposedly very interested in" [The Cut]
Tumblr is putting 24 bloggers up in a hotel for New York Fashion Week, has secured invites for them to more than a dozen shows - including big shows like Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta - and set up events for them like breakfast with Nina Garcia, a private brunch at Lucky editor Brandon Holley's apartment, and a meeting with Oscar de la Renta prior to his show to talk his new collection [WSJ, The Cut]
Abbey Lee Kershaw is reportedly skipping New York Fashion Week, for a "personal music project" in London with "my band" - Our Mountain, the band of Kershaw's boyfriend, Matthew Hutchinson, which she's performed with before. She is, however, set to head to Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks [Frockwriter]
Alexander Wang cut his front row seats in half this season, thanks to a new seating configuration; he's also hosting an intimate party on Feb. 15 to mark his store's opening [@meenalmistry, @jimshi809]

2011 Fashion's Night Out Fashion Show Reportedly Not Likely; Natasha Poly Most-Used 2010 Cover Model on Vogues Internationally

fashionologie — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:17:10 PST

Kanye West is reportedly having Christophe Decarnin custom-remake a portion of the Balmain Fall 2010 collection, "specifically seventies-centric pantsuits, cutaway coats, and gilded jeans," for an upcoming tour [Hint]
According to a Conde Nast source, there will most likely not be another Fashion's Night Out fashion show next September [Fashionista]
On 2010 Vogue covers (American and international), Natasha Poly was the most frequently used model, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin were the most frequently used photographers, and Dolce & Gabbana the most frequently used designer [Fashin]
Bryanboy says he makes more than $100,000 per year from advertising on his blog and charging fees for appearances [The Cut]
Marilyn Minter shot Jimmy Choo's 15th anniversary ads, marking her first luxury campaign, below [Elle]

Liya Kebede's film Desert Flower, in which she plays Somalian model Waris Dirie, finally has a release date is the US: March 18. Kebede is currently filming two more movies, Black Gold, with Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, and Mark Strong, and Le Marsupilami et l'orchidée de Chicxulub, with Gerard Depardieu and Julie Delpy [The Moment]
Pierre Hardy just opened his first US store in New York, which has been two years in the making; it features black leather floors - “It’s same as the soles of the shoes, so it feels very good on bare feet when you’re trying on," the designer explained - and an exclusive Skyline heel ($1,540), based on the Manhattan skyline [Racked NY]
Jane Mayle's limited-edition Holiday Kamikaze Love collection is now available online, with shoes and bags coming soon [Mayle]
Yasmin Sewell, who left her position at Liberty earlier this year, has reportedly joined the team at Lauren Santo Domingo's online venture, Moda Operandi [@_BoF_]
Vogue's bookings editor Valerie Boster shares one week of her outfits, which include an Isabel Marant fur coat, an Urban Outfitters thermal she bought in high school, and a croc tote she had custom made in Thailand [Vogue]
Tanga Moreau, who once had a five year exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren - one of the highest paid of all time - is experiencing a comeback at age 32. She also suffers from a genetic malformation which causes cysts inside her spinal cord: "When they get too big, they explode and cause nerve damage. In 2004 I woke and I couldn't move. I was kind of paralysed. I spent two years in and out of hospital recovering. It could happen again any day" [Telegraph UK]

Halloween Brought Fashion Figures Dressed as Other Fashion Figures - Think Brad Goreski as Tavi, Prabal Gurung as Marc Jacobs

fashionologie — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:13:17 PDT

>> Karl Lagerfeld has been a popular costume in the past, but this year's Halloween brought a number of fashion figures dressing up as other fashion figures: Brad Goreski went as both Anna Dello Russo and Tavi Gevinson; Bryanboy also riffed on Tavi; Bee Shaffer wore a tweed suit as Coco Chanel; and Prabal Gurung pulled out a kilt and boots to go as Marc Jacobs. "I hope he approves ha ha," Gurung Tweeted. Some of the costumes were quite convincing - speaking of Jacobs, apparently he was confused by someone dressed as Olivier Zahm and started speaking in French before realizing he had the wrong guy.

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Sea of Shoes Blogger Designs for Urban Outfitters; Holt Renfrew Salutes Bloggers in Window Displays

fashionologie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:50:30 PDT

>> The number of opportunities for fashion and style bloggers have exponentially grown this year; many scored coups in April, and this month they keep adding up. Sea of Shoes' Jane Aldridge designed six pairs of shoes for Urban Outfitters under the label J. Aldridge for Urban Outfitters, with the first three pairs hitting stores July 15 and the second three in December. Refinery29 and Teen Vogue have looks at the first set, which includes black studded gladiator heels ($98), black lace-up flats ($58), and knee-high peep-toe boots ($178), and as memory recalls marks the first design collaboration between a blogger and a major retailer - save perhaps Rumi Neely of Fashion Toast's upcoming pieces for RVCA.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/15/09 Who Made The Marc Jacobs Cut & More

coutorture — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:57:21 PST

It's Bryanboy's first season in New York and, to kick things off, the blogger will film and narrate a behind-the-scenes Marc Jacobs documentary...

In other MJ show news, there is one person and one person only who earned a front row +1 to his Fall 2009 runway show.

The Three As Four presentation was, apparently, terrifying.

The New York Times is examining the "Obama effect" in regard to the Fall 2009 model castings.

Erin Wasson wore a snazzy fur/bellbottom combo to the Alexander Wang show last night.

Marc Jacobs Takes On a Blogger Muse

fashionologie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:03:18 PDT

>> There's no doubt about it, Marc Jacobs still has BryanBoy on the brain. He named a Fall 2008 Marc Jacobs bag the "BB bag" after the blogger, and quite possibly took inspiration for one of Victoria Beckham's Spring 2008 MJ ads from BryanBoy's shopping bag antics. Now, after seeing the Fall 2008 Marc by Marc Jacobs ads, the resemblance to BryanBoy's look is uncanny.

Male model Cole Mohr shot both the MxMJ menswear and womenswear campaigns with Juergen Teller in Texas, but it's the womenswear ads that are really BryanBoy-inspired — the pint-sized Filipino blogger is well-known to wear womens' clothes, including mini dresses and handbags, big sunglasses, and have his boyish haircut sideswept just like Cole's. Only the release of the full campaign will confirm it, but like I said — there's no doubt in my mind that Cole was BryanBoy-ed.

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Elle's Joe Zee, Kate Lanphear, and Anne Slowey Sound Off on Bloggers

fashionologie — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:03:45 PDT

>> Elle's fashion news director Anne Slowey has sounded off on bloggers - particularly Style Rookie's Tavi Gevinson, before - which then prompted her to take to Elle's blog to further expound on her comments. Last night at ELLEvated, a forum of six Elle editors hosted by WFIT (the Fashion Institute of Technology's radio and television broadcasting network) in New York, the subject came up again, and creative director Joe Zee and style director Kate Lanphear, too, put forth their views on bloggers.

When asked his feeling on the Tavi phenomenon, Zee replied:

"The Internet has allowed people to be 'couch critics.' You could sit anywhere in the world, you could sit in Oklahoma, look at a fashion show on the Internet, you could post your thoughts . . . the Internet has made fashion a lot more democratic in this way. You know, Tavi, like her or don't like her, she's 13 - whether she even really writes it herself, the idea that she has gotten all this attention, it's because of the Internet, not because of anything else. [At Elle] we're talking about people who have really done this their entire lives, who've really covered fashion, who really understand fashion . . . understand the history of fashion, can critique it from a point of view, [can] actually relay it back to something they've experienced and understand. I don't think Tavi even knows what happened five years ago. She has every right to [post] on the Internet, she has every right to have the following she has . . . everybody can follow her and find her creative or funny or quirky or inspiring, but the idea is there are people here [at Elle] who do know the history and I think that Anne [Slowey] stresses this. It's absolutely true: if you don't know what you're talking about, then do you really have the credibility to talk about it?"

Lanphear disagreed »