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fashionologie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:24:33 PST

>> THE MODELIZER -We've seen the rise of the supermodel the past couple of seasons, and now the '90s icons seem to be grabbing hold. Stella Tennant and Kirsten Owen posed for Marc Jacobs's campaign last season, Ana Claudia Michels is already experiencing a resurgence, and now Kirsten McMenamy is "freshly lodged at DNA," Jenny Shimizu found "a new home at Elite," and Rachel Williams is "looming on the horizon," - will we see them in New York? [The Imagist]

This Week's Best Dressed

Christina Perez — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:49:00 PST

>> The Golden Globes may have dominated the red carpet, but this week's host of other events brought their share of stunning looks as well. There was Carey Mulligan in Roland Mouret at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, Michelle Williams in Victoria by Victoria Beckham at the BAFTA Awards Season Tea Party, and Rachel Bilson in frothy Spring 2012 Chanel at The Art of Elysium Gala. Click through to see those - plus more - here, in our best of the week roundup.

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This Week's Best Dressed

Christina Perez — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:04:48 PST

>> The week was full of stunners: Michelle Williams in Jason Wu, Alexa Chung in Marc Jacobs, and Emily Blunt in Marios Schwab. But the real star of the week? Rooney Mara, who dazzled her way across Europe in a storm of Pre-Fall 2012 gorgeousness. See all those - plus looks from Rachel Weisz, Emmy Rossum, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and more - here.

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Thom Browne Headed For Television or Film Work?

fashionologie — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:39:59 PDT

>> Thom Browne has just signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor "for representation in all areas," which includes everything from film to television to strategic partnerships and sponsorships. There was no indication as to what the partnership might bring, but Browne joins WME's Branded Lifestyle group, which also represents John Varvatos, mentor on NBC’s upcoming reality series, Fashion Star; Cynthia Rowley; Jenna Lyons; Rachel Zoe, who has a reality TV show, The Rachel Zoe Project; and Rodarte, which after signing with WME worked on costumes for Black Swan. [Deadline]

Costume Institute Gala Designers and Their Guests: Who's Coming, Who's Not

fashionologie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:50:28 PDT

>> This year's supermodel-centric Costume Institute Gala is coming up soon - Monday - and it's shaping up to be the toned-down affair that was expected: a number of designers who usually attend are not, tables are not selling as well as in the past, and there are even rumors that Vogue is having model attendees pay an entry fee to the tune of $7,500.

Versace has decided to join Burberry, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Alberta Ferretti in the not-buying-a-table camp, and Celine and Fendi are not actively participating in the event at all. Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana, Christopher Bailey, L'Wren Scott, Suphie Buhai and Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava, Erin Fetherston are all said to be forgoing the festivities, and Christy Turlington, despite this year's theme, turned down her invitation as she will be out of the country.

As for those who are attending, sponsor Marc Jacobs has his fiance Lorenzo Martone "semi-hosting" a table of his own, and co-host Kate Moss is supposedly after Stephen Jones for a specially-crafted turban decorated with Shaun Leane brooch for the occasion, and is rumored to have asked Jacobs for a Veronica Lake-inspired gown. Meanwhile, Chanel Iman left Vogue Monday with her gown of choice in hand, hinting "I smell a JLO red carpet moment. Watch out JLO!!" and Lauren Santo Domingo is apparently choosing between blue and green sequins.

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Diane Von Furstenberg Gets The City, Kelly Cutrone Gets Another TV Show

fashionologie — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:25:20 PDT

>> It's clearer and clearer that fashion magazines, labels, and personalities are looking to television to strengthen their brand - The Rachel Zoe Project, Project Runway, Stylista, The Hills, and upcoming Hills spinoff The City are all proof - so why would Kelly Cutrone of People's Revolution get off the train and let Diane von Furstenberg pick up where she left off?

It was Teen Vogue which was originally tied with The Hills - they employed two of the show's stars, Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad, until they decided they wanted out, no reasons given, in January. That's where Kelly Cutrone came in: "[Senior West Coast Editor] Lisa Love called me at Vogue and when I talked to them, I thought, There has to be a reason why Anna [Wintour]'s doing this. You know?" She has employed both Lauren and Whitney for the past two seasons of the show, the first of which started airing in March 2008, but now, "I feel like I maximized that."

Whitney Port is getting her own show, but Kelly isn't coming with her: "I didn't really feel like it was a great idea to be on a spinoff of a spinoff of a spinoff. I felt like I already rolled the dice." Plus, she has another show in the very early stages in the works, through the William Morris Agency: "I have another deal that I'm going to be an exec producer on - that I'll own part of. I know some real talented people, and we want to be able to produce a show that we're not on as well. I'll be the Ryan Seacrest of fashion."

And that's where Diane von Furstenberg comes in: She's employing Whitney on her new show, The City. Will it pay off?
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