Tue, 11/18/08 — 10:24:42 AM
>> For its fifth anniversary, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund went with the obvious choice, naming Alexander Wang the recipient of $200,000 plus a year of mentoring last night. Vogue favorite Vena Cava and a less expected choice, milliner Albertus Swanepoel of Albertus Quartus, were both named runners-up and will receive $50,000 plus a business mentor. The night's keynote speaker, John Galliano, and his date Charlize Theron were seated next to Anna Wintour and presented the top honors to a teary-eyed Alexander Wang, who said his thank yous onstage as John Galliano rubbed his arm in comfort.
Top hats seemed to be the order of the evening — Julie Gilhart and John Galliano each sported one, the latter with a daisy chain, and Agyness Deyn had on a squished version — while carrot pants and one-shouldered dresses also received numerous nods. Plenty of models are already back in town from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Anne Vyalitsyna came with Costello Tagliapietra, Maryna Linchuk with Rag & Bone, Doutzen Kroes with Irene Neuwirth, and Arlenis Sosa Pena with Rogan.
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Tue, 10/07/08 — 01:11:17 PM
>> In The Devil Wears Prada, the editor modeled after Anna Wintour mentions that if her job is ever threatened, she has a list of photographers, designers, stylists, and editors who she's helped over the years and who have pledged allegiance to her. There's no word on whether Anna actually has a list like that — although there are plenty of people whose careers she's helped — but Page Six Magazine proffers that it doesn't matter: "with her army of progeny installed in cushy Condé Nast jobs . . . Anna isn't going anywhere fast."
If you've ever been interested in Anna Wintour's family tree — from her first husband David Shaffer, who after learning of Anna's 1998 affair with current boyfriend Shelby Bryan called Bryan's wife to tell her "Your husband and my wife are f---ing," and all his relatives to Shelby Bryan and his descendents, it's a good rundown, from Bee and Charlie Shaffer to Alexis Bryan.
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Sat, 09/06/08 — 07:20:36 PM
>> INSIDER WIRE —Like mother, like daughter: Anna Wintour's been known to reuse dresses and shoes for events, and now Bee Shaffer's done the same. She donned a minidress and chunky yellow shoes to Fashion Rocks last night — both the same as she wore to the Costume Institute Ball after party in May. Speaking of daughterly similarities, Bee was also caught making the patented Anna grimace on the Fashion Rocks red carpet (left). [FWD]
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Tue, 08/05/08 — 11:41:34 AM
>> INSIDER WIRE —Bee Shaffer seems to like the Sykes clan as much as her mother: She's rumored to be dating Plum Sykes' youngest brother, Fred Sykes. The two have supposedly been seeing each other for at least a couple of months now, and were recently snapped together at a party. [Gawker, The Independent]
Mon, 08/04/08 — 05:01:04 PM
»Gemma Ward's movie The Black Balloon is coming to "key US cities" in October [Variety]
»Bee Shaffer works out with a trainer at Equinox Soho [FWD]
»Diane von Furstenberg is using Andy Warhol prints in a capsule collection of swimsuits and coverups [Fashionista]
»Giorgio Armani has set off the animal rights activists in Italy [The Cut]
»Vogue Paris and Vogue UK like to use the same cover models, front and back [Fashionista]
»Derek Lam, Tod's still love Gwyneth Paltrow [PopSugar]
»Grey Ant, Spring & Clifton collaborate with Urban Outfitters [Nylon, Flickr]
»Behati Prinsloo shops where she's paid [FAD]
»Cindy Crawford hung on a yacht with George Clooney, her husband, and Bono in the south of France this weekend [PopSugar]
