As her contract runs out, rumors are abound that Anna Wintour is mulling over retirement. At 59 years old and with a magazine in decline, we love you Anna, but we'll love you even more if you bow out gracefully. [NYP]
Not only is Madonna appearing in the new Louis Vuitton ad campaigns, but she's get $10 million for it. With an upcoming divorce settlement in the works, she'll need a bit of cushion.[NYP]
Christian Siriano wants to get married to his boyfriend...and be on Gossip Girl. We're all happy for your engagement, of course, but we're dying to see Christian elevator Serena and call her Hot Mess Van der Woosen. Has a nice ring to it, no? [E!] In Paris, A giant retrospective exhibition dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent is being readied. The Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent has some 5,000 couture
garments plus some 15,000 accessories, sketches and assorted objects
spanning Saint Laurent’s 40-year career that will be featured. Now that's a legacy. [WWD] Men's grooming brand Baxter of California will now be sold in Urban Outfitter stores. Once hardly found outside of places like the exclusive Freemans Sporting Club, Baxter's goods will be launched at 10 Urban Outfitters locations, including stores in
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto. [WWD]
Gossip Girl Chace Crawford goes retro and gives gay-face for the cover of V Man. Another gay-centric mag cover? Please let it be a sign of things to come. [Popnography] Stylista premiers tonight on the CW. Will you watch aspiring young editors bitch it out for a coveted position at ELLE magazine? Of course you will. [The Cut] Sean "P. Diddy" Combs bought urban clothing line Enyce from Claiborne. Is a Diddy-style revival just what the severely depreciated line needs? [WWD]
Daddy Yankee just signed a deal with Falic Fashio Group to launch his own fragrance. We're guessing it's going to have notes of citrus, cinnamon and gasolina. [WWD]
In other fragrance news, Vincent Cassal was just announced as the new face of an upcoming Yves Saint Laurent fragrance. Qu'un plaisir...[WWD]
John Galliano (left) has supposedly signed "a long-term extension" of his design contract with Dior.
As well as they've done under his creative hand, they are planning a
further integration of his design, which means more flights of fancy in
the Dior menswear collections. [WWD]
As was reported, Balenciaga showed a quick passage of men at his Paris fashion show.
It was a quick seven looks that walked down the runway, and though
Cathy Horyn at the New York Times unsurprisingly called the looks
"duds," we simply see it as a taste of things to come. Besides that, Cole Mohr was the first male model out, and he's always enough to bring our guards down. [On the Runway]
(Almost) Open for Business: Paul Smith in Brooklyn. Though Manhattanites are rarely looking for a reason to love the borough, it will certainly help that the store will offer an ever revolving selection of his designs at up to 30% off. Who said the Brits weren't sympathetic to the American economic plight? [Material Interest] (Actually) Open for Business: a peek inside Billy Reid's new Manhattan store.
Yves Saint Laurent is up for auction. Well, a big chunk of his art collection is at least. Come February the masses will get the opportunity to bid on everything from Matisse to Mondrian, with proceeds from the sale -- which is expected to garner $440 million -- going to charity. Self-serving philanthropy is the best, isn't it? [Material Interest]
The newest face of Yves Saint Laurent beauty products is significantly scruffier than those seen in previous campaigns. That's because it belongs to Stuart Pilkington, a former contestant on the ninth season of wildly popular Big Brother UK.
David Walker-Smith, director of beauty at Selfridges, revealed the store will sell the eyeliner for $45. "Men have gone from stealing beauty products from their wives and girlfriends to stocking up on their own," he said, adding, "They no longer consider them to decrease their male bravado."
Of course it was Jean-Paul Gaultier who has always been out in front of these trends, whether make-up or men in skirts, we're always up for another round -- especially if it means soon the streets will be filled with mopey, dark-eyed Jared Leto look-alikes.
Rag & Bone opened up their first free-standing store in New York City's West Village. The reigning one-word review? Amongst others: fabulous! [The Cut] Speedo offered to pay Michael Phelps $1 million if he got seven gold medals in Beijing. Well, he got eight and he got the dough, but, as any good-hearted athlete who is guaranteed millions upon millions more from other endorsements, he is donating the money to charity. Not a charity to help us all look that good in a Speedo, though. [DNR News]
Yves Saint Lauren head designer Stefano Pilati opened up to The New York Times Magazine, talking about everything from his sexuality to his keen fashion sense from the age of 9. Ever since his harsh sound bite about Tom Ford hit ("talented but not gifted"), we've been waiting for the rest. [NYTM] Carlos Campos, noted menswear designer, is showing his first womenswear show in New York next week, but with an added twist: He'll only use black models. In a moment of "duh," Campos cited Iman as inspiration. [The Cut]
"It was lightning in a bottle," says Paul Wilmot, who was head of public relations at Calvin Klein in the late 1980's, when the supermodel phenomenon took flight. "Suddenly you had five or six incredibly glamorous and beautiful girls, and they all looked different. And they all were known by their first names. And they all palled around. That has never happened before. It was almost the female equivalent of Sinatra's Rat Pack."
Look no further than September's Vogue to find the Supers in a succession of ads: YSL, Prada and Chanel, starring Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer. Turn another page for Kate Moss cocooned in Donna Karan's claret wool bouclé, then Stella Tennant posed in gold lamé Marc Jacobs and then, a few pages later, Tennant again, this time jeweled and glossy for Vera Wang.
On the way from Kate to Stella, don't miss a visit from "'90s icon Alex Lindquist for Brooks Brothers (in other photos from this spread, not in Vogue, he shares the bench with "80s Bruce Weber muse and model Jeff Aquilon). At 300 or so pages in there's also a double page spread of Christie Turlington in Escada, and then Schiffer again, paired with the sensational ballet dancer Robert Bollé for Salvatore Ferragamo...
The glamazons return -- and we haven't even hit the editorial yet. In the meantime, enjoy this clip shot by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, which captures the creative zeitgeist of the girls' silent screen aura:
After the continued success of Prada's women's scent Infusion d’Iris, Spanish company Puig is releasing a men's Infusion fragrance in October. Similar to the female version, it combines Florentine iris with cedar, vetiver, olibanum and benzoin, and comes in a bottle modeled on the women’s version. Sounds like Prada is running a little dry on originality over there...[Cosmetic News]
Karl Lagerfeld does it for the girls and boys with his new fragrance,
Kapsule. All three unisex scents will hit the States in November.
Some of Lagerfeld's favorite scents? Fresh bread, vanilla, woods and
spices. Fresh bread? Can we expect to smell like a bakery with these
new scents? Come November, we'll find out. [WWD]
For all you art-saavy men out there, it was just announced that Christie's will auction off a large portion of Yves Saint Laurent's art collection in February. Estimated at nearly $600 million, his well stocked collection includes pieces from Picasso, Mondrian, Matisse, Goya and, of course, Warhol. I've got my bidding paddle ready! [Fashionista]
Passing Judgment: David Beckham wore some hideous--and I mean hideous--eye wear when leaving a restaurant the other night. Usually he's so impeccably dressed. I'm calling for five more Armani Underwear ads to make up for this atrocity. I'm already in touch with his people. [The Sun]
The thought of Pierre Hardy designing shoes for The Gap sent our little heads swirling with the possibilities of the vast array of footwear he would create. Alas, the only thing we'll get out of him for fall is a pair of combat boots and a taupe desert boot. He's such a tease, that Pierre Hardy. [Material Interest]
To our heart's dismay, Stefano Pilati kicked off Paris Fashion Week with a video runway show featuring Jack Houston for YSL's Spring 09' collection. Yes, it's so avant garde, but how dare they deprive us of our models! [The Cut]
First Vivienne Westwood sent that bear of a man down the runway, then
DSquared2 showed their collection with a noticeable absensce of white
models, and now, in Yohji Yamamoto's Paris show, he used old men as
models. Yes, we may be losing eye candy at the hands of social
commentary, but I think designers are finally starting to make
statements about the lack of diversity in the fashion world. [The Cut]
Ok, keep it together when I tell you this, but, It is with great
anticipation that I report that Dior Homme is reportedly trying to get
Hedi Slimane back at their label. [Fashionista]
Just in time for a less humiliating summer is The Mangroomer, a foldable back hair remover. Isn't that what boyfriends and best friends are for? [Haute Concept]
La Perla has just release a new men's fragrance called Hedo White. The fragrance notes include lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, pear,
watermelon, ginger, cardamom, cypress, patchouli, musk, tonka bean and
cedar. Hooray, lots of fruit for fruits! [Now Smell This]
I can handle the belted waist for men (it looks surprisingly masculine), but the wedges Fendi showed in their men's show? Your Stylelist will have to veto. [Time UK]
But he approves the classy leather clutches that showed in Milan and continue to come down runways in Paris. [Fashionista]
Check back after the weekend for more on all the fashion mayhem in Paris!
Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral in Paris.Photo: Getty Images
More than 1,000 mourners gathered to say farewell to Yves Saint Laurent at his Paris funeral. Adieu, indeed. [The Cut]
I'm not sure how we males are intended to interpret this trend, but it's always been said that menswear sets the trends for womenswear, so kudos to any of you who can make all-things-bugs look good. [NYT]
My childhood resurrected, Hypercolor t-shirts are apparently in again. Something tells me this time around baseball cards and comic books won't be a viable barter. [Refinery29]
I think we were all a little shocked (perhaps pleasantly) when Burberry started dabbling in fluorescent colors. The trend continues as, come September, they debut their Antarctic collection of watches that feature all black time pieces with brightly colored detailing. If I've got to spend $695 a pop it's got me hoping this neon trend continues. [Material Interest]
Issac Mizrahi: fashion designer, TV personality, groper. And now new to the list? Beautician. Turns out his favorite pomade, Black Diamond, has been discontinued so he has started making his own with jars of petroleum jelly. He says he's thinking of selling it and calling it I-Hair. Shocker. [NYP]
For the slight more modest crowd, top 12 trunks for guys. [Refinery29]
The biggest names in fashion speak out on the man, the legend, Yves Saint Laurent. [The Cut]
Kiehl's new line of sunscreens are so advanced they not only block UV rays, but they actually deactivate them. A healthy glow without fear of looking like a leather bag 20 years down the road? Sold. [British Vogue]
Dad may still be asking "Sure your still gay?" every time you come home, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be pampered on quickly-approaching Father's Day. Here are some suitable gifts for your old man...or maybe for you if you're still bitter. [The Cut]
He is a darling of the fashion world, he was just nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year at the CFDAs, and his New York fashion shows are harder to get into than his extremely fitted clothes, but is all actually well down at the Thom Browne (pictured) show room? [Page Six]
It seems those blokes across the pond may have found as close to a cure for balding as ever. Using “follicular cell implantation” researchers can clone thousands of hairs from just a sample of 100. Now if they could only get a handle on their dental situation.[Times UK]
Steven Alan is a busy boy. Not only will he open a Brooklyn store sometime next year, but he is now set to launch a new line with Urban Outfitters called Lark & Wolff. Victor & Rolf will not be pleased with a cheaper, more accessible ampersand. [The Cut]
The Daily Mail laggingly reported that Naomi Campbell would be replacing Kate Moss as the face of YSL all the while sitting on a golden nugget of information. That nugget? Naomi Campbell had an operation to become a single mother. I think it might be time for a priority check over there. [The Daily Mail]
Roberto Cavalli has recently been hinting that he might sell his company, but, if a deal is inked, he says he's not going anywhere. The guy just can't leave his beloved leopard and zebra prints. [WWD]
P. Diddy recently said in an interview with an Irish newspaper that he'd love to do a fashion line with David Beckham. "He's a good friend
and is very kind. Us two together doing business would be
amazing...Perhaps we could collaborate to do something for charity." Unfortunately for Diddy, Beckham has already been meeting with Snoop Dogg regarding a shoe line. We advise Diddy that David Beckham, as luscious as he is, is not worth another rapper feud. [Fashionista]
Yves Saint Laurent's Spring/Summer 2008 Collection.Photos: Getty Images
The fashion industry woke up to shocking news this morning: Yves Saint Laurent, the legendary fashion designer passed away yesterday at the age of 71. After a long battle with brain cancer, Saint Laurent died at his apartment in Paris.
"One of the greatest names of fashion has disappeared, the first to
elevate haute couture to the rank of art," said French President
Nicolas Sarkozy to the AFP.
Yves Saint Laurent was one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. At the age of 21, the Algerian-born designer took the helm at Christian Dior, succeeding Monsieur Dior himself, launching himself to the forefront of fashion. While his career spanned 45 years, Saint Laurent is credited with changing the way women dressed, including the shift from haute-couture to ready-to-wear sportswear.
Throughout his career, Saint Laurent looked to youth for his inspiration, taking cues from street fashion and bringing youthful and utilitarian styles to the runway. He elevated beatnik style, safari style and leopard prints, created the iconic "le smoking" tuxedo jacket for women, and designed entire graphic collections inspired by the work of Miró, Matisse and Picasso that still inspire designers today. In many ways, Saint Laurent set the bar for his contemporaries and many of today's biggest names use similar tactics for creating their collections (See also: Marc Jacobs' collaborations with Murakami, the narrowing divide of street and high fashion, etc.).
"Saint Laurent was the first to look at youth and street culture and take elements and make them chic," Marc Jacobs told Women's Wear Daily. "I and a couple of friends always say, ‘How would Saint Laurent
do it?’ It’s a little, funny gauge of a thing being right, a kind of
standard for chic, for youth, for sex appeal without vulgarity and
overall beauty.”
While Saint Laurent retired in 2002 and since passed the torch on to some of today's marquis designers, including Tom Ford and Stefano Pilati (pictured with Lucy Liu), Saint Laurent's influence will continue to live on for decades to come.
Spending a fortune on dry cleaning bills? John Pearse's latest wash-and-go suit can be washed at home in the shower before bed and will be bone dry by morning—perfectly creased and all—thanks to some fabric ingenuity. God bless technology! [Independent]
OMFG. Model/Rich Girl Lydia Hearst is getting in the Gossip Girl action. She'll play a small role in an upcoming episode. Do model/actor crossovers ever go well? [Page Six]
"Which celebrity stylist, who should know better, has been blabbing in L.A. that a particular designer has tumbled off the wagon - again?" Juicy! Wouldn't you like to know? Post a comment with your guess! [NYDN]
Phone-throwing, alleged-spit-hurling supermodel Naomi Campbell (pictured left with YSL's Stefano Pilati) apologized to police offers at London's Heathrow airport for throwing a tantrum that led to her arrest. Can you say PR stunt? She'll be back to her tantrum-prone ways in no time. [NYDN]
Does this 24K Gold and Sapphire MacBook Air belong to: A)A coke dealer B)An expat businessman living in Dubai C) A Las Vegas Showgirl D) Dolce & Gabbana E) Someone with too much time and money on their hands. [Gizmodo]
Need a digital camera for under $150? Gizmodo makes it a snap to find one that fits in your budget and your pocket. [Gizmodo]
This is what happens when gadget geeks try to be fashionable. [Engadget]
Madonna mined the Dolce & Gabbana archives to resurrect a 20+ year old corset and a fur-trimmed coat from the Italian designers' 1995 menswear collection. Meanwhile, on the ridiculous "electric youth"-style cover for her song with Justin Timberlake, 4 Minutes, her Madgesty wore head-to-toe Roberto Cavalli. Justin, however, was not so lucky with wardrobe. Let's just say that Madonna knows to make it clear who is the bitch in charge and who is just the bitch. [WWD]
Yoko Devereaux's creative director Andy Salzer dishes about living in his own Williamsburg shop, the similarities between Gucci and a zombie film, and how inspiration can be a slap in the face. [Supermarket]
Phone-hurling supermodel Naomi Campbell (who also made a cameo on Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel last week) has been tapped by Stefano Pilati as the face of YSL's fall ad campaign. Let's hope everone wore hard hats to the photo shoot. [WWD]
Chanel's mobile spaceship art exhibit designed by starchitect Zaha Hadid begins its world tour and lands in Hong Kong featuring art inspired by the brand's original quilted handbag. [IHT]
Because H&M didn't have quite as many stores as Starbucks in Europe, H&M shifts its strategy and plans to open a store in London dedicated solely to its youth-focused streetwear label Divided. [WWD]
The next time you find yourself hailing a cab in London, it just might be model Kate Moss behind the wheel. The supermodel has reportedly purchased an iconic black cab and enjoys motoring around town and carting her friends from party to party. And you thought NYC cab drivers were crazy. [Daily Mail UK]
In a clever and unexpected marketing move, Yves Saint Laurent is sponsoring New York City's Metropolitan Opera for the next four years. But will the fat lady sing before she can fit into a YSL gown? [The Cut]
Amelie star and French film darling, Audrey Tatou will play Coco Chanel in a film biopic of the fashion icon. [WWD]
Is Tom Brady the new face (and body) of Calvin Klein Underwear? [NY Post via The Cut]
Playboy's original creep, Hugh Hefner, is following in Halle Berry's footsteps and releasing a fragrance with Coty. Because nothing says sexy better than smelling like a dirty old man. [WWD]
Yves Saint Laurent was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor by French president Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday. I can't think of anything witty to say about this one. It's YSL. Show some respect! [WWD]
Helmut Lang—the brand no longer run by Helmut Lang—will open a pop-up shop in NYCs Meat Packing District. Although that sentence seems full of double entendres, it isn't. [Fashion Informer via NY Mag]
Hollywood heavyweight Ridley Scott hopes to make a film about the tumultuous past of Gucci—murder! fashion! Hollywood!—but the folks at the luxury brand fear that Scott will make the film too sensational. Sounds like the family made it sensational enough on their own. [British Vogue]
Despite ads for Hairapy, your hair stylist is tired of listening to your problems. Please stop burdening them with your relationship issues and get a real therapist. [NY Times]
Stefano Pilati will stay at Yves Saint Laurent for a few more years after signing his life away to the Gucci Group in a multi-year contract. Do you think they made him sign the contract in blood? [Fashion Week Daily]
Tom Ford throws down the gauntlet in the London Vs. Paris fashion debate. "In terms of French culture, if you think about what the French are
producing in terms of fashion or architects or painters or musicians,
they are quite far behind what the British are producing," he told the Independent. "When you think of Paris you think of Karl Lagerfeld who is not French. And you think of Marc Jacobs who's not French and Stefano Pilati who's Italian." He's got a point. Maybe we'll see a war of the fashion houses! Burberry vs. Dior in a well-dressed smackdown. [Jezebel]
Dior names a new president. Like you knew the name of the previous president. [Fashion Week Daily]
Oscar de la Hoya admits to knowing the woman who is selling the "fake" drag photos to the tabloid media and aims to put the legal hurt on her. But the plot thickens. Radar dresses up as Nancy Drew and investigates! [Radar]
David Beckham is designing the stage costumes for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour? Say it ain't so! Who comes up with this crap? I guess the guy needs something to do since he was can't play with any balls except his own for the rest of the soccer season. [Vogue UK]
Justin Timberlake sinks to new lows on our "Worst Dressed" list while seen in New York City wearing an oversized, 80s, cut-off sweatshirt that he must have borrowed from Jennifer Beals in Flashdance. Will somebody please get that man a stylist! [Pop Sugar]
YSL's Stefano Pilati, Stella McCartney, Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, and Nina Ricci's Olivier Theyskens submit sketches of their visions of future fashion for Neiman Marcus' month-long exhibition in the Dallas, Texas store. [Fashion Week Daily]
Kate Moss's baby daddy goes commando—even when being measured for bespoke underwear [Fashionista]
Kenneth Cole takes his advertising campaign to the streets. Instead of chalk or old-fashioned spray paint, he's power washing the streets of NYC. [Fashion Week Daily]
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Quickies: Anna retireing? Madonna's LV paycheck and more: Photo: Getty Images As her contract runs out, rumors are abound that Anna Wintour is mulling over retirement. At 59 years old and with a magazine in decline, we love you Anna, but we'll love you even more if you...
Quickies: Diddy's manscaping, Chace Crawford's biceps and more: Photo: Getty Images P. Diddy requires that all his ladies get Brazilian waxes because he does it too. "If men require women to go through the pain, we should return the favor," he says. [Jezebel] In a video interview, Chace...
Chatter: Yohji Yamamoto: “It’s the worst possible time to be opening, and I like it." -- Yohji Yamamoto at the opening of his new Paris flagship on Rue Cambon.
Out on The Scene: The Out 100!: Photo: Rae Votta The gayest of the gays came out Friday night for the 14th annual Out 100, and while the party raged on with the designers, stylemakers, entertainers and artists of the year working the crowd and the open...
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