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fashionologie — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:28:29 PDT

>> Amy Larocca Named New York's Fashion Director -Amy Larocca, who has penned notable and lengthy profiles on the likes of Carine Roitfeld and Isabella Blow for New York, is succeeding the magazine's outgoing fashion director Harriet Mays Powell - who stepped down after six years to “develop a multimedia project.” Larocca will oversee the New York's biannual fashion issues, trend shoots, and contribute regularly to The Cut. [WWD]

A Selection of Anna Wintour's New York Magazine Spreads from the Early '80s

fashionologie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:35:28 PDT

>> Anna Wintour joined New York as fashion editor in 1981 and was there through 1983, when she left to become creative director at Vogue. A handful of the spreads she produced while at New York have turned up, and many show the seeds of Vogue's future. In one, there's a photograph of a model at a grocery, a concept that Wintour has used at Vogue since; another called "Fur For All Seasons," is staunchly pro-fur - there's even a tiny credit: "None of the furs shown is on the endangered species list. Still another is photographed by Peter Lindbergh, who Wintour has employed often for Vogue.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/01/09 Williamson Returns To LFW & More

coutorture — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:59:11 PDT

Matthew Williamson will not show in New York this Spring 2010, but in London for its 25th anniversary.

The Fall 2009 Christian Dior Couture show will be staged at the first Christian Dior store in Paris.

Christian Lacroix wrote a letter to the firm's 125 employees, saying that he will give "200 percent" to keep the couture house alive.

New York's cover story this week is entitled "Si Newhouse's Dream Factory" and discusses the fate of Condé Nast.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/08/09 New York Look Put On Hold & More

coutorture — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:36:05 PST

New York Look, the biannual magazine put out by New York magazine which covers the two major fashion seasons, has been put on hold--at least for this season. New York magazine told WWD they will consider publishing the magazine again next Fall, but nothing is certain.

Zappos is selling a $50,000 t-shirt that will give the customer free reign to block one person from shopping on the website--for life. We're waiting for the t-shirt to show up on Canal Street.

Topshop's Spring look book has started to circulate and fans are revisiting the Spring preview in anticipation for a New York store opening. The Soho store was meant to open in October of 2008 but the date has been pushed back to March of this year--at least for now.

Badgley Mischka has announced that they will lower the prices of their Fall 09 collection. We're wondering if this means lower quality fabrics, or less complicated garments from the brand. Check out the Spring 09 collection right here.

Andre Leon Talley's Milan Mishap

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:03:34 PDT

>> Milan is not good to Andre Leon Talley. Two years ago, his luggage was lost for three days during Milan Fashion Week, and he was stuck wearing the same blue Patent Miu Miu coat and velour track pants to the shows. Fast forward to today, and it's the same deal with Milan Fashion Week. His luggage was lost, and he had to wear the same Juicy Couture shorts and gray Ralph Lauren polo shirt to D&G this morning that he wore on the plane.

But ALT isn't the only one having issues with Milan: A Continental flight out of Newark filled with a bevy of editors - Vogue’s fashion market and accessories director Virginia Smith and senior accessories editor Filipa Fino, W’s fashion director Alex White, and New York magazine’s fashion director Harriet Mays Powell - experienced engine failure and was rerouted to Maine last night. They all made it safely back to Newark, but most are still looking for a new flight to Milan . . .
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Robbie Myers Says Everything Is Hunky-Dory at Elle

fashionologie — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:05:29 PDT

>> This week's New York Magazine profile exploring the inner workings of Elle has editor-in-chief Roberta Myers less than pleased.

The article, written by former Jezebel editor and current Gawker employee Maureen "Moe" Tkacik, tends to portray current Elle employees like Myers, international creative director Gilles Bensimon, creative director Joe Zee, and fashion news director Anne Slowey in a less positive light than former fashion director Nina Garcia. At one point, Tkacik writes that Myers had a "lack of jurisdiction over the fashion department," and at another point she reports on the power struggle between Gilles Bensimon and Myers:

Bensimon wanted little to do with [Myers]. In photos from the rare occasions they would attend shows together, his expression is dour. He saw Myers as ambitious, insecure and overly American; she saw him as an overpaid, out-of-control spendthrift who was losing his touch.

Myers tells WWD what she really thinks about Gilles Bensimon »

Nina "The Monster" Garcia and Anne "I Read to Lose Weight" Slowey Duke It Out on TV

fashionologie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:43:01 PDT

>> We've all heard the drama surrounding Nina Garcia's abrupt exit from Elle in April, but Nina herself says that she saw it coming as far back as 2006. This week's New York Magazine takes an in-depth look at the former Elle editor who has built herself into a brand and compares her with current Elle editor Anne Slowey, pitting the old guard Elle reality star against the new guard Elle reality star hopeful.

Ninotchka "Nina" Garcia learned how to deal with adversity at a very young age.

The summer after she turned 16, Ninotchka “Nina” Garcia found herself in the crossfire of a mafia shoot-out. She was eating a late dinner with her friends at a trendy restaurant in Barranquilla, Colombia . . . The bullets started and stopped so quickly she didn’t realize what was happening until she was crouched beneath the table.

“It was the Wild West back then,” she says. “Some mafioso upset at having to sit in traffic—you know, like road rage, but with guns. Or quarreling mafia families. No one dared ask.” Her voice is resigned. “You just learned to be low-key and not flashy.”

Anne Slowey, meanwhile, deals with the adversity of those ten pounds that just won't go away.

She has tried steroids, supplements, pills, a sort of detoxifying electroshock therapy she calls “Frankenbutt treatments,” and an on-again, off-again commitment to juice fasts. To motivate herself, Slowey buys her fashion-show ensembles, tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Lanvin and Prada and Balenciaga, several sizes too small. Once, she decided to read Ulysses and practically locked herself in the house for a week, reading it in the bathtub. “I lost eight pounds,” she recalls wistfully.

On fame, fortune, and getting frozen out »

Shimmer, Shimmer, Cross, Re-Cross

coutorture — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:40:34 PDT

The pantyhose debate continues to rage in small town America and corporate human resources departments. But frankly the right to bare legs (or arms, or even sometimes, shudder, midriffs) hasn't really been a concern for fashion women. So when we started to weirdly crave shimmer nylons in the dead of summer we knew something was up. Our first inkling came as we read Tom Wolfe's eulogy of Clay Falker in the great man's own New York Magazine. Discussing a style piece on Madison Avenue art girls we found ourselves inspired. They became known as the “art birds.” As late as 1989 Japanese art collectors liked to have these pretty little American girls by their sides in the front rows for the “important” auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. They loved the pretty things’ lithe young legs with their epidermi of sheerest ravage-me nylon shimmering up to the most tumescent swells of their thighs as they crossed and then re-crossed and then re-re-crossed and then re-re-re-crossed them shimmer shimmer shimmer shimmer beneath the downlighters. Now the fact that we found ourselves inspired by sheer nylons in midsummer by a man who habitually wears suits, albeit white ones, in even the warmest weather seemed fitting. But then today network partner Catwalk Queen admitted that she was a hosiery hoarder. She begins in the context of pre-fall trends and uses fellow community members Kingdom of Style and Susie Bubble as evidence. But its when she admits to loving "the new breed of truly barely-there nudes" we knew we were not alone. We have a few plans in mind for showcasing just how sexy the "shimmer, shimmer, cross re-cross" can be even in the middle of a heatwave.

Wolford Cruise Hose- Black - Sold Out	Donna Karan Perfect Sheer Pantyhose - Sold Out
Fogal Shine Pantyhose- Black - Sold Out	UO Sheer Tights - Sold Out
Super Sheer Back Seam Pantyhose - $26.00	Dkny vintage scroll tights - Sold Out
Falke Marilyn Tights - $45.00	Fogal Denier Opaque Pantyhose- Teal Blue - Sold Out

Ralph Rucci Cancels Fashion Week Show, Lana Del Rey Covers Vogue UK

Christina Perez — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:03:15 PST

These stories and more - here in our daily news roundup.

Lana Del Rey is Vogue UK's March cover girl. She was photographed by Mario Testino and wears Spring 2012 Louis Vuitton. [Fashion Foie Gras

Ralph Rucci will not show during New York Fashion Week. Instead, Rucci has opted to hold private showroom appointments. "Cost is always a factor but [that] was not the driving force behind this decision," the communication director for the label says. [Vogue UK]

A former Harper's Bazaar intern is suing Hearst for unpaid work hours. The lawsuit claims that during the intern's tenure at the magazine, she sometimes worked up to 55 hours a week performing duties that were more employee-like than intern-like - and she wants to be paid for it. [Styleite]

Gisele has sent an email to friends and family requesting prayers and positive vibes for husband Tom Brady, who will play in this Sunday's Super Bowl. "I kindly ask all of you to join me on this positive chain and pray for him, so he can feel confident, healthy and strong. Envision him happy and fulfilled experiencing with his team a victory this Sunday," the email reportedly said. [Huffington Post]

And, in fashionable animal news: Jason Wu, Doo.Ri, and Erin Fetherston all have really, really cute pets. [Glamour]

Rachel Roy Launches Shoes, Tavi Sings, and Kristen Stewart Causes a Stir

Christina Perez — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:16:33 PST

These stories and more - here in our daily roundup.

Rachel Roy is launching a high-end line of shoes. Roy worked with Manolo Blahnik - a long-time friend and mentor - to create the 30-piece collection, which will feature everything from flats to boots, and will be priced from $195 to $600. The collection hits stores in August. [Lucky]

Tavi Gevinson has landed a spot narrating in Jonah D. Ansell's animated short, Cadaver. The film also features her singing Neil Young's Heart of Gold, which you can hear in the trailer. [Fashion Magazine]

A paparazzi photo making its way around the Internet shows Kristen Stewart making an obscene gesture in the direction of Karl Lagerfeld's head. No one knows why or how this happened.
[Styleite]

Victoria Beckham's "more affordable" collection for Harvey Nichols is selling like hotcakes. Though the collection arrived in stores only yesterday, some styles are already sold out. [Telegraph]

Which model walked Balenciaga's Spring 2011 runway five months pregnant? Which model had to leave Paris Fashion Week early due to an allergic reaction? Test your model IQ - and get prepared for New York Fashion Week - with this fun quiz. [FabSugar]