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fashionologie — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:42:28 PDT

>> Stephanie Seymour, Peter Brant Call Off Divorce -Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant's divorce proceedings - characterized as one of the most bitter, high-profile divorces in years - were supposed to begin trial yesterday, but instead the two faced the judge hand in hand, announcing that they had called off the divorce and planned to stay together. Asked by a reporter what she wanted to get out of the hearing, Seymour replied, "Peace." The couple has since released a statement: "The parties have withdrawn their divorce action and are reconciling. They ask that their privacy be respected." [NY Post]

Stephanie Seymour v. Peter Brant: "One of the Most Bitter, High-Profile Divorces in Years"

fashionologie — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:15:56 PDT

>> Since Stephanie Seymour filed for divorce from Interview owner Peter Brant in March 2009, the proceedings have, according to the New York Times, made it "one of the most bitter, high-profile divorces in years." The Brants or their lawyers have been in court at least five times, in front of three different judges, since Seymour sued to end their 15-year marriage. Most recently, on Aug. 6, they appeared in court to haggle over mandatory drug testing, which both has done for the past year, and whether Brant could end his testing.

Brant v. Brant goes to trial on Sept. 20 - by that time more than 12,000 pages of public divorce documents (with thousands more sealed) will have been generated, and millions of dollars in lawyers fees racked up. Brant, whose net worth is an estimated $500 million, did not sign a prenup.

Why the drug testing? »

Interview Keeps the 40th Anniversary Celebration Going with a Little Subbasement Revelry

fashionologie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:15 PST

>> Two floors below the ground level entrance to the Hudson Hotel, Interview celebrated its 40th anniversary last night by christening Good Units, the hotel's new club. The space still had remnants of its past life as a 1930s YMCA - wooden bleachers sat in the middle of the main room, providing seating for the likes of Subversive Jewelry's Justin Giunta and Edita Vilkeviciute - and above, where the room's indoor track used to be, party-goers got an eagle's eye view of the dancing going on below. Archival Interview covers and graffiti by Brian Ermanski on the room's four walls gave the party a '90s vibe.

The crowd was teeming with notables, ready to kick-start Fashion Week. Vena Cava's Lisa Mayock and Shipley and Halmos's Jeff Halmos found a less crowded corner near the bar to chat by while Halmos's design partner Sam Shipley fetched drinks. Becka Diamond and Keegan Singh, arms linked, navigated the crowd and later, Singh's boyfriend Eddie Borgo appeared. Giovanna Battaglia, in a red and black leopard-print minidress, grooved to the music, while Derek Blasberg and Kate Bosworth, nearby, animatedly broke it down before scurrying off into the crowd. Mary-Kate Olsen, who's gearing up for her first The Row presentation, as styled by Marie-Amelie Sauve, and Chloe Sevigny both chatted with Lazaro Hernandez. A dark-haired Martin Cohn teetered in those Nina Ricci platform heels. And Dasha Zhukova, fresh off the purchase of a $19.5 million home in Los Angeles last month, flitted by in an emerald fitted coat. All in all, not a bad way to start out the week.

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Posing Nude for Vanity Fair is the Best Way to Deal with a Nasty Divorce

coutorture — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:19:39 PST

Mario Testino photographs a naked Stephanie Seymour for the December issue of Vanity Fair, proving beauty (and looking this good at 41) is the best revenge. [Vanity Fair]

Source: Mario Testino/Vanity Fair

fashionologie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:56:13 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -The turmoil for Peter Brant continues, in both his personal and professional lives. While Brant was in Europe last week, one of his bodyguards was arrested for shoving Brant's wife, Stephanie Seymour, into a door. Brant and Seymour are in the midst of a messy divorce, and police have reportedly been called a number of times for disturbances on their property, ranging from a car windshield being smashed with a bat to a complaint from Seymour about a GPS unit placed on her car. Brant's magazine Interview has also seen a lot of upset recently; editorial director Fabien Baron and creative director Karl Templer left after a few short months, and now Baron's co-editorial director Glenn O'Brien is said to be leaving after his relationship with Brant has deteriorated. [Greenwich Time, WWD]

fashionologie — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:46:41 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE —To further promote his Interview cover, Marc Jacobs will be appearing on Charlie Rose tonight along with Stephanie Seymour, Glenn O'Brien, and Peter Brant to talk Andy Warhol, art collecting, and the fifteen minutes of fame phenomenon. [Style File]

Stephanie Seymour, Peter Brant Divorcing

fashionologie — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:11:38 PDT

>> Stephanie Seymour sat out the Costume Institute Gala earlier this week as a gesture to Alaia, but there may have been more to it: she's in the middle of a divorce from husband of 16 years Peter Brant, billionaire owner of Brant Publications and Interview.

Seymour filed for divorce two months ago, and although she and Brant are still living under the same roof in Greenwich, Connecticut, she told a friend:

"It's OK. I'm sleeping in the maid's quarters. I'm doing the best I can to keep things amicable. I want to be the bigger person. But it's tough. He's playing very dirty with me."

Apparently she's already come home to find the locks changed, and the proceeding, which begins Monday, is expected to be less than facile - Brant is challenging her for custody of their three children by accusing Seymour of being an unfit mother.

The couple began dating when Brant was married to his previous wife (by which he had five children), who he eventually left to marry Seymour in 1995. Guess this whole thing means she'll no longer be conducting interviews and appearing on the masthead of Interview?
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The Interview Situation, Laid Out in Full

fashionologie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:14 PDT

>> Interview has had a major case of rotating door syndrome in the last month or so. While its owner, Peter Brant, is in the midst of a messy divorce with Stephanie Seymour, editorial director Glenn O'Brien has been replaced by his former co-editorial director, Fabien Baron, who was allegedly fired from the magazine last Fall for going over budget; Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak of M/M Paris, who were brought in to replace creative director Karl Templer when he left alongside Fabien Baron last Fall, are now leaving the magazine so that Templer can come back (and also because they were supposedly owed three months pay plus expenses); editor-in-chief Christopher Bollen is being pushed out as editor-at-large so that executive editor Stephen Mooallem, who has been at the magazine for six years, can be installed as editor; and fashion director Joe McKenna is also rumored to be leaving. On top off all that, O'Brien is now being sued by Interview for giving interviews after his departure, violating a non-disclosure agreement he says he didn't sign.

So what exactly is going on? »

fashionologie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:34:06 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -If editorial director Glenn O'Brien leaves Interview as rumored, Fabien Baron might be back to run the show. While the magazine's owner Peter Brant is embroiled in a messy divorce, his son, Brant Publications' new president Ryan Brant, is said to be running the show and wants Baron, who was popular with advertisers, back. Discussions between Baron and Brant have gone far enough that Baron has approached top talent about returning to Interview with him. [FWD]

fashionologie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:12:53 PDT

>> Morning Mysteries: Another Supermodel Divorce? Theory's Consulting Shoe Designer? -Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant have been embroiled in a messy divorce, but Daily Front Row seems to suggest that another supermodel is in the thick of it with this blind item: "Which married supermodel is in process of divorcing her husband? The Daily hears she has flings and he has a bit of a drug problem." And Olivier Theyskens recently partnered with Theory, but it sounds like there's another designer doing work for the brand behind the scenes. Theory launched some new shoe styles on their website today, and as for who worked on them, Style.com would only say: "The brand’s design team and a certain much-followed private designer. No names, but you never know - she might just hit the shows sporting one of her own creations. If that’s the case, we’d advise buying now, before they sell immediately out." [DFR, Style File]