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2011 Fashion's Night Out Fashion Show Reportedly Not Likely; Natasha Poly Most-Used 2010 Cover Model on Vogues Internationally

fashionologie — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:17:10 PST

Kanye West is reportedly having Christophe Decarnin custom-remake a portion of the Balmain Fall 2010 collection, "specifically seventies-centric pantsuits, cutaway coats, and gilded jeans," for an upcoming tour [Hint]
According to a Conde Nast source, there will most likely not be another Fashion's Night Out fashion show next September [Fashionista]
On 2010 Vogue covers (American and international), Natasha Poly was the most frequently used model, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin were the most frequently used photographers, and Dolce & Gabbana the most frequently used designer [Fashin]
Bryanboy says he makes more than $100,000 per year from advertising on his blog and charging fees for appearances [The Cut]
Marilyn Minter shot Jimmy Choo's 15th anniversary ads, marking her first luxury campaign, below [Elle]

Liya Kebede's film Desert Flower, in which she plays Somalian model Waris Dirie, finally has a release date is the US: March 18. Kebede is currently filming two more movies, Black Gold, with Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, and Mark Strong, and Le Marsupilami et l'orchidée de Chicxulub, with Gerard Depardieu and Julie Delpy [The Moment]
Pierre Hardy just opened his first US store in New York, which has been two years in the making; it features black leather floors - “It’s same as the soles of the shoes, so it feels very good on bare feet when you’re trying on," the designer explained - and an exclusive Skyline heel ($1,540), based on the Manhattan skyline [Racked NY]
Jane Mayle's limited-edition Holiday Kamikaze Love collection is now available online, with shoes and bags coming soon [Mayle]
Yasmin Sewell, who left her position at Liberty earlier this year, has reportedly joined the team at Lauren Santo Domingo's online venture, Moda Operandi [@_BoF_]
Vogue's bookings editor Valerie Boster shares one week of her outfits, which include an Isabel Marant fur coat, an Urban Outfitters thermal she bought in high school, and a croc tote she had custom made in Thailand [Vogue]
Tanga Moreau, who once had a five year exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren - one of the highest paid of all time - is experiencing a comeback at age 32. She also suffers from a genetic malformation which causes cysts inside her spinal cord: "When they get too big, they explode and cause nerve damage. In 2004 I woke and I couldn't move. I was kind of paralysed. I spent two years in and out of hospital recovering. It could happen again any day" [Telegraph UK]

The Model.Live Girls Have Arrived at Fashion Week

fashionologie — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:25:17 PDT

>> We've been watching the stars of Model.Live - Cato van Ee, Madeline Kragh, Austria Alcantara - in their weeks leading up to New York Fashion Week, and now they've arrived. This evening, Vogue.TV and IMG hosted the girls' coming out party at the Bowery Hotel; Jacquetta Wheeler even came back over from London to be there. But in reality, the party is just beginning for these three - and we'll see how well they cope with it all in the upcoming episodes.
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anna's code

philleif — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:09:00 PDT

>> Did Anna Wintour actually request the Vogue staff to wear dresses in shades of white, silver, or other pale colors to the Costume Institute Gala, as previously reported?

A breakdown of the staff's dress of choice, by the colors:

White: Associate Market Editor Devon Schuster, Associate to the Managing Editor Genevieve Bahrenberg, Features Associate Stephanie LaCava

Light-colored prints: Bookings Editor Valerie Boster, Style Director Alexandra Kotur

Silver: Anna herself, Contributing Editor Lauren Santo Domingo (above left)

Pale shades: Fashion Market/Accessories Director Virginia Smith (above right), Contributing Editor Marina Rust Connor, Director of Special Events Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

So, it would seem the reports are true, except that Beauty Director Sarah Brown wore a less-than-pale Giles dress, Senior Market Editor Meredith Melling Burke wore a dark-colored gown, Senior Accessories Editor Filipa Fino went with navy, and both Executive Fashion Editor Phyllis Posnick and Creative Director Grace Coddington went with black.

Hmmm . . . The score is 10 for, 5 against . . . but it does seem like there are an awful lot of light colors for the missive to not have happened. Maybe Anna just requested staff to go light or dark, no brights?

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