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Quote Of The Day: Plum Sykes Attempts To Define Topshop March 26, 2009 7:38 am “It is very cool, it’s very edgy, it’s taking like an Ossie Clark–type inspiration, which is a cool dress as opposed to a preppy dress...It’s very English in its treatment of dresses; it’s always dresses with the ripped fishnet tights and biker boots.
he who laughs last . . . May 7, 2008 8:02 pm >> The awesome caricature that The New York Observer recently ran, parodying the April 2008 cover of Vogue with Anna Wintour and Conde Nast owner Si Newhouse in place of LeBron James and Gisele, has a new owner.  Observer owner Jared Kushner gifted Andre Leon Talley the original illustration after purchasing it for somewhere in the range of $1,000-$10,000.  Especially fun is the fact that ALT was bidding on the drawing himself, so he really did want it.  Can you imagine it sitting, framed, in his office at Vogue?  Or maybe it's a gift for Anna herself .
September 2, 2010 1:59 pm >> Simon Doonan Leaves the New York Observer After 10 Years for Slate –Right before New York Fashion Week, the New York Observer has just lost Simon Doonan, a columnist for the paper for the past 10 years. Slate's chairman, Jacob Weisberg, has reportedly been courting Doonan for some time now, and he leaves on the heels of Alexandra Jacobs, the longest-serving editor at the New York Observer, who took a position as an editor at The New York Times's Styles section.
Carey Mulligan Met Gala Dress eBay
Carey Mulligan Selling Met Gala Dress on eBay and Vogue India Starts a Fashion Fund May 10, 2012 2:22 pm Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.
Billy Norwich Exits Town & Country; Alexandra Kotur's Successor Named at Vogue
Billy Norwich Exits Town & Country; Alexandra Kotur's Successor Named at Vogue April 19, 2011 1:16 pm >> With the influx of one Vogue alum at Town & Country — former style director Alexandra Kotur, who recently joined the magazine as creative director — out goes another.
Guillaume Henry on Carven's Upcoming First Fashion Show and the Brand's Next Step
Guillaume Henry on Carven's Upcoming First Fashion Show and the Brand's Next Step February 9, 2011 6:17 am >> In the course of four days, Guillaume Henry has made a whirlwind tour of personal appearances at Barneys in three different cities — San Francisco, Chicago, and then finally, New York yesterday — marking his first personal appearances in the United States since joining Carven as creative director in 2009.
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Doesn't Expect to Marry Her Boyfriend Robert Konjic
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Doesn't Expect to Marry Her Boyfriend Robert Konjic March 14, 2011 12:45 pm >> Julia Restoin-Roitfeld is now the owner of a lucrative, much-coveted Lancome contract — "I guess it’s any girl’s modeling dream come true," she tells Into The Gloss. But a few years back, she wasn't modeling, period — "not at all hoping for anything or thinking about it."
Sally Singer's First T Cover Subject? Reportedly Mick Jagger
Sally Singer's First T Cover Subject? Reportedly Mick Jagger October 8, 2010 12:06 pm >> Sally Singer has spoken about her vision for T, but how does that vision translate?
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Planning Two More Art Shows, Including First in Milan
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Planning Two More Art Shows, Including First in Milan January 6, 2010 9:45 am >> Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld is working hard to make a name as a "curator" or "art tailor," as he reportedly prefers to be called — he's formed a company, Feedback Ltd., is renting an office in Manhattan's artcentric Chelsea neighborhood, and is hiring an assistant.
June 10, 2010 2:38 pm >> Alexander Wang Reportedly Buys $2 Million Manhattan Apartment —On Monday, the same day as the CFDA Awards, Alexander Wang purchased a $2 million Tribeca apartment (one-bedroom, two bath with exposed brick and chef's kitchen) from former New York Times Style editor Holly Brubach, according to city records — a couple of pictures can be seen here.
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