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Fashion in 50 Seconds 03/22/10 Patti Smith in Dior, Jenna Lyons on Upcoming J.Crew Collabs

coutorture — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:44:23 PDT

Patti Smith loves ball gowns for "their cut, their architecture."

Natalia Vodianova plays Medussa in Clash of the Titans, out in theaters on April 2.

Jenna Lyons would like J.Crew to collaborate with Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin and hints about a soon-to-be-released beauty offering.

Terry Richardson responds to stories of alleged sexual misconduct, saying he is "really hurt by the recent false allegations."

Sources say Conde Nast could announce Stefano Tonchi as the new editor of W magazine as early as today.

Spring Louis Vuitton in drag, Ugg slippers in Vogue, and Jean Paul Gaultier as a nun in Harper's Bazaar - it's "The Best and Worst of March Fashion Magazines."

Irina Lazareanu's Album Is Maybe, Finally, Going to Drop

fashionologie — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:24:47 PDT

>> Irina Lazareanu has been working with Sean Lennon on her album, Some Place Along the Way, since 2006, but it looks like 2008 is the year we'll finally get to have a listen to the final product.

Tuesday night, the musician-cum-model said the album, which is produced by Patti Smith and features some songs by Irina's close friend/maybe boyfriend Pete Doherty, is due out in September: "All we need to do is get Sean [Lennon] and Patti in the same town and make sure Pete's not in prison and we can get rolling."

As for potential stagewear, Balenciaga is her staple, "but I find brands like Ann Demeulemeester and Martin Margiela also look fabulous on stage."

For a preview of the folkiness to come, here's Irina's duet with Sean, "Strange Places," which debuted in July 2006:

Zac Posen Resort 2012

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:01:38 PDT

>> The idea behind Zac Posen's Resort 2012 collection? American Royalty. "It's about how to be dressed up and poised, but still cool; Patti Smith in a gown and Penelope Tree in a trench," says Posen. The way Posen plays with silhouettes is a study in contrasts: a soft, buttercup-printed chiffon dress is gathered into bodice-hugging seams, only to be let loose in a flurry of ruffles at the hip; a peplum waistcoat with a second-skin fit gets a hit of volume at the sleeves with tiers of unfinished chiffon ribbons. But this is still classic Zac - with lots of show-stopping gowns on offer. The stand-out number? A 720-yard, hand-dyed vermillion confection with a swirling, mermaid train.

Click through to see the lookbook featuring Coco Rocha, who - according to Posen reps - did the whole 33-look shoot in under two-hours, finishing each shot in the length of time it took for a new song to play on the stereo.

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The Fashion World Reacts to Alexander McQueen's Death

fashionologie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:27:51 PST

>> The news of Alexander McQueen's death hung like a dark cloud over the Fashion Week events today. The McQueen store down the street from Milk Studios in Manhattan, where a number of shows were held today, had its windows covered with white paper; a placard left on the ground outside. Passersby left flowers and notes in a makeshift memorial out front. Barneys, too, changed out its windows in tribute to McQueen - the store sold over 500 McQueen scarves today.

This morning at the BCBG show, just as the news broke, Anna Wintour left before the show's finale. The Ports 1961 show held a moment of silence in honor of McQueen, Cushnie et Ochs included a tribute note in their show's program, and at the LnA after party this evening, Patti Smith dedicated her performance to the designer.

Kate Moss, who was scheduled to hold a launch party for her Longchamp collection in London, postponed the event to mourn her friend. More changes to the calendar may be made: The Cut is reporting that editors might leave New York Fashion Week early for London in light of McQueen's death.

On Twitter, there was an outpouring of grief from the industry, collected below. T's Stefano Tonchi told The Cut he partially blames the rapidly increasing speed of the fashion system for McQueen's suicide:

We all know that this is a very critical moment in fashion, and that basically he is the first victim of what is a conflict between creativity and business. Today to be a fashion designer, you have to be a superman or superwoman. You have to have nerves of steel. You have to be so strong. And if you are a little bit weak, if you have psychological problems or weakness, you end up like him.” When McQueen began in fashion, designers worked on two or three collections a year, said Tonchi. “Now you have to be a business manager, a marketer. It’s, what? Eight, ten, fifteen collections a year. Men’s, women’s, couture, diffusion. Then they want accessories. Then they want watches. Then they want jewelry. It’s a machine, and I think that killed him.

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