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2009 Costume Institute Gala Arrivals Have Started!

fashionologie — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:10:20 -0700

>> It's official Costume Institute Gala time: Anna Wintour is already snubbing press in her black and white Chanel, Bee Shaffer has already had help navigating in her sheer navy chiffon Nina Ricci gown, and Andre Leon Talley who is wearing "20 pounds" of Roger Vivier jewelry, has already exclaimed "Goddess" upon sight of Kate Moss.

Gisele Bundchen has arrived in sequined Atelier Versace minidress - she says she picked it out herself and they had to make it two inches shorter for her. Meanwhile, Eva Mendes grabbed Amber Valletta's booty on the red carpet, and Shalom Harlow, Amber, Natalia Vodianova, Eva Herzigova, and Stella Tennant have made a red carpet block while they stop to exchange air kisses.

UPDATE: More designer and model pictures have been added to the gallery!
*image: source, source, WENN.com

Chanel Iman Helps Tyra Banks Carry on the Vogue Italia Legacy

fashionologie — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:58:32 -0700

>> Good news: that July 2008 Vogue Italia? It's still resounding — and not just on the covers of other magazines. Today, one of the Vogue Italia stars, Tyra Banks, taped an episode of The Tyra Banks Show on West 26th Street in New York celebrating black models of the past and present in honor of the Vogue Italia "Black Issue." Joining her and voicing first-hand accounts of their industry experience were Chanel Iman, Beverly Johnson, Noemie Lenoir, and Pat Cleveland. I'm not usually a big fan of the show, but this episode — which airs Sept. 11 — I will have to watch.
*image: source, source, source

fashionologie — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:59:37 -0700

>> BLOWING THE COVER —As rumored earlier, Tyra Banks does indeed have the September 2008 Harper's Bazaar cover — the subscriber's edition is at left. Perhaps it's the newsstand version that has her dressed as Michelle Obama? Regardless, look at the trend Vogue Italia has set: first POP, now Bazaar. [Harper's Bazaar]

fashionologie — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:37:49 -0700

>> INSIDER WIRE —We know who's gracing the September 2008 covers of most American glossies, but there's one big unknown still out there: Harper's Bazaar. This weekend, a rumor got floated around that Tyra Banks is dressing up as Michelle Obama for the big shot, in a "full makeover." [Page Six]

Liya, Sessilee, Jourdan, and Naomi Make Four for Vogue Italia

fashionologie — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:41:20 -0700

>> What a way to ring in a new day . . . and hopefully a new age. The first photos from the much-hyped July 2008 "black issue" of Vogue Italia have dropped. The cover looks to be a four photo foldout, with vets Liya Kebede and Naomi Campbell joining up-and-comers Jourdan Dunn and Sessilee Lopez for top honors.

From the cover teaser words, expect more of the same mix of the experienced (Alek Wek, Alva Chin, Gail O'Neil, Iman, Kiara Kabukuru, Karen Alexander, Tyra Banks, Veronica Webb, Yasmin Warsame, Pat Cleveland) and the new blood (Arlenis Sosa Pena, Chanel Iman, America's Next Top Model contestant Toccara Jones) inside.

Enjoy your first peek in the gallery below.
*image: source

Are Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Boyf Setting Up to Do the Magazine Thing?

fashionologie — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:11:19 -0700

»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld is rumored to be working on an indie magazine called The Last with boyfriend Magnus Berger and stylist Keegan Singh [Fashionista]

»Sofia Coppola has been hired to do a TV spot starring Maryna Linchuk for the Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, which will air in September [WWD]

»An inner tube was created for Sarah Jessica Parker's Vivenne Westwood wedding dress in Sex and the City, so that it wouldn't drag on the ground [FWD]

»Ann Demeulemeester uses primarily black and white because "Black to me is the colour of the poets, but I need white too, like a black and white photo." [Dazed & Confused]

»Alexander Wang for Uniqlo debuted today [The Cut]

»I still haven't warmed to Tyra Banks, even after reading the entire New York Times Magazine profile on her [Jezebel]

»Just like Alber Elbaz is doing Lanvin denim with Acne, Sophia Kokosalaki has announced she is doing an eight-piece capsule collection of black denim for her main line [FWD]

»Peeks at Alexander Wang, Versace, Roberto Cavalli, Yigal Azrouel, and Anna Sui Resort 2009 collections [WWD, WWD, WWD, WWD, WWD]

Vogue: Never One To Shy From Nepotism

fashionologie — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:07:18 -0700

»A group of Vogue interns and assistants are being photographed for a Fall story on "office chic" [Fashionista]

»French lingerie label Fifi Chachnil is doing a capsule collection for Topshop [Nylon]

»The other two shots from Anouck Lepere's Playboy France spread have surfaced (still NSFW) [TI]

»Carlos Miele went all out on his Spring 2008 look book, and Caroline Trentini stars [The Cut]

»Samantha Pleet is co-designing a line with a former editor of Nylon [Refinery29]

»Tyra Banks is on the cover of this Sunday's New York Times Magazine [Jezebel]

fashionista/stylista/whatever

philleif — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:41:00 -0700

UPDATE: More dish on Stylista — the contestants work as assistants to Anne Slowey, not Joe Zee as previously reported. Each episode, the competitors have one assistant task and a fashion editorial assignment, and each week, in consultation with Joe Zee, Anne fires one person. The final standing assistant standing wins a paid editorial position at Elle, a paid lease on an apartment in Manhattan, and a clothing allowance at H&M, all for one year, valued at $100,000.

>> The first two promotional photos for Stylista (which has been renamed again from Fashionista), the Tyra Banks-produced reality show in which 11 contestants compete for a job at Elle, have appeared, and they definitely look pretty Tyra-fying. No sign of creative director Joe Zee yet, but there's plenty of Fashion News Director Anne Slowey to go around. See, Nina, this is what you're missing!

*images: courtesy of the cw