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Angela Lindvall, M.I.A, and Whitney Port Step Out in Jimmy Choo for H&M

coutorture — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:18:45 PST

Jimmy Choo and H&M celebrated their collaboration last night in West Hollywood with a performance by M.I.A and model presentation of Jimmy Choo for H&M clothing and accessories. The crowd was mainly dressed in black, as attendees including Olivia Wilde, Angela Lindvall, and Hayden Panettiere sported pieces from Tamara Mellon's first ever ready to wear collection-think black sequin jackets, leather pants, and belted jumpsuits. Mellon herself modeled a one-shoulder leather mini dress which will retail for less than $250 when the collection hits H&M stores mid month.

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Diane von Furstenberg Runs for The Hills

fashionologie — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:15:46 PDT

>> Whitney Port may have just gotten offered a promotion at People's Revolution last night on The Hills, but as for what's happening in the now, that rumor about her working for Diane von Furstenberg? It's so on.

She was snapped being filmed outside the Diane von Furstenberg offices in NYC yesterday, canoodling with a new guy. So does this mean we will be seeing her working Diane's show during New York Fashion Week? And better yet . . . how long do we have to wait before Diane makes a cameo on camera?
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Diane von Furstenberg: On the Road to Reality TV?

fashionologie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:09:04 PDT

>> Is Diane von Furstenberg picking up where People's Revolution and Teen Vogue left off?

Fashionista reports that Whitney Port of The Hills fame is jockeying jobs again, which if true, means she won't be spotted helping Kelly Cutrone at any of the People's Revolution-produced fashion shows next month. Supposedly, Whitney has moved on "to do in-house public relations for an unnamed designer," and the name that's being thrown around is Diane von Furstenberg.

A DVF spokesperson told Fashionista they "can't confirm" the rumor, but The Cut reports that sources have recently seen reality-TV producers at the DVF offices.

It's important to note that when Whitney left her post at Teen Vogue for a post at People's Revolution, Hills star Lauren Conrad followed her — so if the rumors are true, and Lauren follows Whitney to DVF like in the past, we're talking some major prime time coverage for the designer. There's also a possibility that this is the beginning of Whitney's rumored Hills spin-off. Either way, if DVF is involved, this could be big — the viewer market is right where she wants to be.
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More On-Screen Time in the Future for Kelly Cutrone?

fashionologie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:38:48 PDT

>> After Teen Vogue dropped all connections with The Hills earlier this year, TV refugee Whitney Port turned to Kelly Cutrone and her fashion PR firm People's Revolution for new employ.

Now comes the news that MTV is working on a Hills spin-off focusing on Whitney working bicoastally for People's Revolution, flitting between LA and New York, and befriending shunned socialite Olivia Palermo.

Kelly Cutrone must be feeling the spotlight love — just like Elle — but I wonder who else will pop up on the show unexpectedly?
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Tommy Hilfiger's Daughter Ally Teaming Up with Nary Manivong for a New Line Named Nahm

fashionologie — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:12:17 PDT

>> Just as Whitney Port announced today that The City is kaput, another former MTV star - who also happens to be Tommy Hilfiger's daughter - revealed that she's getting into the design business. Hilfiger, who has styled Nary Manivong's collection for the past two seasons, is teaming up with the designer to create a brand-new line, Nahm. “It’s all shirtdresses of different fabrics, lengths and cuts,” said Hilfiger, who plans to introduce the line for Fall 2011 and manufacture it entirely in New York. [WWD]

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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America's Next Top Model To Get High Fashion Judges Along with Its Vogue Italia Sponsorship

fashionologie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:24:53 PDT

>> The winner of the upcoming cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model - which premieres Sept. 8 on the CW - is receiving a Vogue Italia cover plus two in-book editorials instead of a Seventeen cover, the prize of season's past.

Reflecting the show's reinvention, the list of guest judges for the upcoming season - who will join judging panel regular Andre Leon Talley - is decidedly more high fashion when compared to last season's list, which included names like Whitney Port. Designers Roberto Cavalli, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Zac Posen; photographers Matthew Rolston, Patrick Demarchelier, and Francesco Carrozzini (Franca Sozzani's son); Karolina Kurkova, Margherita Missoni, and Kyle Hagler of IMG Models, plus Franca Sozzani herself, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, will all appear as guest judges for cycle 15.

Video: A trailer of the judges in the upcoming season »

Joe Zee Joining, Diane von Furstenberg Exiting The City?

fashionologie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:32:14 PDT

>> Elle hired Los Angeles talent agency CAA earlier this year to help them dig up more film and television partnerships - now that Stylista is over, they no longer sponsor Project Runway, and guest stints on Ugly Betty haven't turned into anything more permanent - and it looks like the agency is working their magic. Creative director Joe Zee, who made a cameo on The City last season, is rumored to be expanding his role for the upcoming second season with a six-episode run, but an Elle rep wouldn't comment.

Diane von Furstenberg, meanwhile, who did have a decently substantial role in the show, since star Whitney Port was in her employ, looks to have put an end to her flirtation with reality TV: Whitney was passed over for a promotion at DVF, and is said to be filming scenes for the second season in the digs of previous employer People's Revolution.
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fashionologie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:06:51 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -As much as we hoped otherwise, it doesn't sound like we'll be getting a lot of Diane von Furstenberg on The City. She didn't appear in the trailer, and the show's star, Whitney Port, says that she's only worked with Diane once, for "about five minutes" before the DVF show at Fashion Week. Meanwhile, it looks like we'll still be seeing Whitney's ex-boss, Kelly Cutrone, on camera - she acts as a mentor to the New York transplant. [The Cut]
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First Look: Diane von Furstenberg Takes On The City

fashionologie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:52:28 PDT

>> Come Dec. 29, we'll have a new reality TV show on our hands - and Diane von Furstenberg is involved. The first trailer for The Hills's New York spinoff, The City, is out, with Whitney Port replacing Lauren Conrad as main girl and socialite Olivia Palermo filling in as supporting sidekick. Both girls are employed by Diane as part of her in-house PR, and although the designer doesn't make an appearance in the preview, the whole show is sure to be an extension of her branding, targeting the show's audience of girls looking to buy printed wrap dresses.

Magazines have caught on to the power of TV as part of their business model - Teen Vogue with The Hills, Elle with Stylista and Project Runway, Vogue with Model.Live - if Diane has as much success with this as Michael Kors has on Project Runway, there could be a lot more designers investing time in TV in the future.