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Versace and H&M Go Big For Collaboration Runway Extravaganza

fashionologie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:45:22 PST

>> In honor of their upcoming Versace For H&M collaboration - in stores and online Nov. 17 - the two brands pulled together three events in one last night at New York's Pier 57. Through a gilded hall of mirrors, designers (Anna Sui, Joseph Altuzarra, Christopher Kane), supermodels (Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen), and other such notables (Uma Thurman, Chloe Moretz, Nicki Minaj, Prince) were swept into a dark room framing a serpentine catwalk, on which Versace favorites like Abbey Lee Kershaw, Natasha Poly, Lindsey Wixson, and Daphne Groeneveld wore black leather headscarves, heavy kohl, and stomped to speaker-pumping music.

Cue the next: After her runway bow, Donatella Versace gestured guests to follow her into a green-lit, disco ball-hung room covered in oversized palm tree wallpaper. Minaj took the mic - dressed in Versace for H&M, of course - and inspired Alexander Wang to sing along in the audience to every song. Much to Donatella's pleasure - and Natasha Poly's, who sat on the shoulders of a friend so she could videotape the set on her phone - Prince was up next on stage. Versace fist-pumped when Prince gave her a shout-out, clapped above her head . . . and that was before his encore of "Purple Rain."

Finally, the last of the three-prong event: crowds that had been lining up before Prince even took the stage were unleashed into the shopping area. As Style.com notes, "Many of the women in the crowd made beelines for the collection's men's clothes."

A video of the show, below.

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Linda Evangelista Demands $46,000 a Month in Child Support from Francois-Henri Pinault

fashionologie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:50:33 PDT

>> As the Manhattan Family Court proceedings - which last month confirmed PPR CEO and chairman Francois-Henri Pinault as the father of Linda Evangelista's son - continue, Evangelista was back in front of a judge yesterday with a $46,000-a-month child support request.

According to Evangelista's lawyer, William Beslow, Pinault has not paid Evangelista anything since the birth of their four-year-old son, Augustin James: "He's just been sitting back, paying zero." On the other hand, Beslow pointed out, Pinault spends $50,000 a month on a $12 million Los Angeles estate - held in a trust in the name of his three-year-old daughter with wife Salma Hayek, Valentina.

The majority of the monthly sum Evangelista is requesting would cover 24-hour nannies and armed drivers, her lawyer noted, arguing that these are privileges due of any son of a single mom and an overseas billionaire.

During a deposition last Tuesday, Pinault's lawyer David Aaronson asked Evangelista why she needed a $175,000-a-year team of armed drivers who are former police detectives and an $80,000-a-year nanny. "She testified that she wants to have a 24-hour nanny because she does not want to be alone with the child," Aaronson told the judge yesterday. "Miss Evangelista, you should understand, has a worth of more than $8 million, and she earned, last year, $1.8 million."

The judge immediately did away with the $7,500 Evangelista was seeking for monthly "vacation" expenses, but seemed sympathetic to the security and nanny costs, noting that these expenditures may be prudent for a high-profile, high risk child. "These are the extraordinary expenses that may be a part of the child's life," the judge added. "And if there is a trial [in the support case] with a lot of publicity, there will probably be a need for two detectives to drive this kid around." He added that it was understandable Evangelista would want another adult - in the form of a nanny - to be on hand, given security concerns and the travel requirements of her occupation.

"How many hours a week do you work?" the judge asked Evangelista at one point.

"On days when I do not work, I am working on my image," Evangelista answered. "I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. When I work, it can be a 16-hour day."

A decision - on what "would probably be the largest support order in the history of the Family Court," according to the judge - is expected next month, when the parties return to Family Court.

Report - Francois-Henri Pinault Is the Father of Linda Evangelista's Son

fashionologie — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:48:30 PDT

>> The mysterious paternity of Linda Evangelista's 4-year-old son, Augustin James, may finally be solved. And it seems the rumors that Francois-Henri Pinault is the father are right, despite denials from both Evangelista's agent back in 2007 and Pinault's rep in 2009.

Evangelista appeared at the Manhattan magistrate's court yesterday, the New York Post reports, in hopes of hashing out a child support agreement with Pinault. This marks her third or fourth trip to Family Court, with no agreement yet reached, making a Fall support trial likely, according to a court source.

Pinault didn't show yesterday, but that was due to a misunderstanding, his lawyer, David Aronson, said: "We had understood that it was to be a brief, telephone conference, to bring Magistrate Troy up to date on what the status was." Evangelista's lawyer, William Beslow, meanwhile, had no comment; neither did Evangelista.

Augustin James was conceived in early 2006, when Pinault was reportedly separated from then-girlfriend, now-wife Salma Hayek Pinault, who he had daughter Valentina with just short of a year after Evangelista's son was born.

Linda Evangelista, Billionaire Peter Morton Reconcile

fashionologie — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:21:09 PST

>> Linda Evangelista and billionaire Hard Rock founder Peter Morton, who began dating in late 2006, split at the end of this past Summer after a series of disagreements. It appears they've reconciled since; however, word is Morton flew to New York to patch things up in late October, and the two were spotted together at Art Basel last week, where they attended a private dinner hosted by Dasha Zhukova at Mr. Chow at the W South Beach hotel. [NY Post]

Anna Sui Mourns the Loss of Supermodels on the Runway, Made Karl Lagerfeld Complain Once Upon a Time

fashionologie — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:02:49 PDT

>> Stunt casting has really become part of the fashion show DNA in the past couple of seasons, but Anna Sui's runway casts have always boasted at least a few special girls - sometimes even a few supermodels. Though now, she says, "It’s a different time. We are now going through a period of a lot of Eastern European. It’s more about their look than their personalities. It was the most terrifying thing to do fittings with supermodels, because they would come in and look at your Polaroid board and count how many outfits they had, what order they came out in, and who were they next to. They would say things like, 'She is taller than me, and I am not coming out after her,' 'How come she has three outfits, and I only have two,' and 'I want that outfit.' They’d literally pull the Polaroid off the board and say they want to wear this. There was a reason they were supermodels, though. When they put on an outfit, everyone was floored."

That includes Karl Lagerfeld - who took notice of Sui's dresses before she even had her first runway show. As Sui tells it, "Linda [Evangelista] and Naomi [Campbell] went to the couture shows the Summer before my first show, and they were wearing my cotton lace baby-doll dresses. All of a sudden, I started getting phone calls from Paris, and other models like Helena Christensen were asking for the dress. I heard that Karl [Lagerfeld] was complaining. Everyone came into the couture fitting wearing my dresses, and he was like 'Who is this Anna?'"

Linda Evangelista, Billionaire Peter Morton Have Split

fashionologie — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:50:54 PDT

>> Linda Evangelista, 45, and billionaire Hard Rock founder Peter Morton, 64, who began dating in late 2006 when Evangelista was pregnant, split at the end of the summer after a series of disagreements, Page Six reports.

According to one family source, "Some members of Peter's family were not too fond of her, and were dismayed when [Evangelista] appeared around last Thanksgiving with a large diamond ring on her finger. But the marriage never happened. Peter is very settled in Malibu and loves LA, while Linda liked to spend time in Canada and with her friends in New York."

Evangelista has never said who the father of her son, Augustin James, is, although it's rumored to be PPR CEO Francois-Henri Pinault, who is now married to and has a child with Salma Hayek. Page Six cites sources confirming that Pinault is the father of Evangelista's child - a fact which has caused some friction between Evangelista and Hayek. But one insider says: "They get along for appearances and when the kids are together."

Evangelista's agent declined comment last night, saying: "Linda has no press agent." Morton's and Hayek's reps also declined comment.

Full Look: Steven Meisel Spoofs Twitter for Vogue Italia December 2009 with "Meiselpic"

fashionologie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:35:02 PST

>> Steven Meisel co-opted the Twitter phenomenon for the last Vogue Italia issue of the decade - December 2009 - and rechristened Twitpic "Meiselpic" for his purposes. Inside the issue he wrote to his 20 model "followers" under a blurred portrait of himself - surprising, as the photographer is reclusive and does not like to be photographed himself -"Feeling a touch swine flu . . . so not coming to work today. I'm sending you some clothes . . . wear what you like, Meiselpic it back to me. xxSteven." What comes next - and is featured on the cover - are twenty pages of model self-portraits in the style of Twitpic. Lara Stone took the below picture of herself and "Twittered" underneath: "I love my new boobs. Werk!!" A pregnant Gisele snaps herself in lingerie, covering up her bump, and "Tweets": "Privacy is beautiful!" And Freja Beha Erichsen, who's not known to be a Meisel favorite, makes a surprise appearance, as well.

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Linda Evangelista Poses for Artist Maurizio Cattelan in W Magazine

coutorture — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:05:35 PDT

In a commission by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, PierPaolo Ferrari photographed Linda Evangelista for W magazine's annual art issues. Styled by Camilla Nickerson, Evangelista wears sweat-stained Rena Lange while backed into a corner, plays with chickens in Valentino Haute Couture, crawls through a cardboard wall on all fours in Carolina Herrera, and has a religious moment in Chanel.

In an interview with W's editors' blog, Evangelista said of the aforementioned chicken sitting, "We were working around the chickens, not me. The chickens go to sleep at dusk-so they said, 'If you don't hurry up, we're going to lose them!' There are moments in your life when you say, How did I get here? And it happened to me in that moment."

View more images from November W in the gallery below.

[W mag, W Editors' Blog]

Source: PierPaolo Ferrari/W

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Fashion Week Tidbits: Gareth Pugh NY-Bound, Alexander Wang and Katie Grand Teaming Up, and Shalom Harlom Bartending at Organic

fashionologie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:15:40 PDT

>> New York Fashion Week is less than a week away, and the tidbits are flowing freely - a compilation of the highlights from the past couple of days:

Double (or Triple) Duty Presentations

Gareth Pugh confirmed that he will be showing a video directed by Ruth Hogben on Sept. 13 to "set the mood for [his] catwalk show that will take place as usual in Paris." After the private showing, he'll screen the short film in public nearby - get your name on the guest list via MAC's Facebook page. [Style File]
Temperley London is taking their interactive Spring 2010 multimedia presentation on the road for the second time, starting in New York Sept. 15 before evolving in format for London Fashion Week and then again in Paris, where it will become an exhibit. The film aspect, plus stills and a behind-the-scenes cut will be readily available online on Temperley's new website.

First look at Yoko Ono for threeASFOUR, and Karl Lagerfeld's attendance status answered »

fashionologie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:10:40 PDT

>> Linda Evangelista Scores Fall 2009 Galliano Campaign -Linda Evangelista is suddenly everywhere: the August 2009 Vogue Italia cover, the upcoming issue of V magazine; she was photographed last week for W's November 2009 Art issue (and may be in the running for the cover?), and now she's appearing in John Galliano's Fall 2009 campaign. [TFS]