- ‘The latest Kate Moss for Top Shop collection has nearly sold out. She is still in much demand as a model. Apparently she was “in Puerto Rico last week with three other models, including Angela Lindvall, shooting with Ryan McGinley for Stella McCartney’s Spring 2009 campaign”’…reports fashionologie
- ‘ Victoria Beckham will appear in the worldwide advertising campaign for Emporio Armani Women’s Underwear. The Beckham ads — shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott — for spring/summer 2009 season…reports WWD
- ‘In their Nineties heydays, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell didn’t just pose in designer clothes — they often inspired the creators behind them.But the notion of models serving as designer muses predates that trio, and will be the subject of the spring exhibit at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Themed “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion,” the show aims to explore fashion, and the changing ideals of beauty that accompanied different eras, from Marion Moreho to Lisa Fonssagrives, Peggy Moffitt, Iman, Nadja Auermann and Gisele Bündchen.’ reports WWD
- See Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on Oprah: www.popcrunch.com
- ‘Three years after forming his production company, Fade to Black, Tom Ford is finally in the director’s chair. Pre-production is said to be winding down and Ford is expected to start filming his first feature, titled “A Single Man,” in Los Angeles early next month. The film, an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel of the same name, will reportedly star Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode. Arianne Phillips, best known as Madonna’s personal stylist, will be dressing the cast for A Single Man. Her past film credits include Walk the Line and Swept Away. Her past Madonna credits include the icon’s last four tours, loads of Givenchy and an influx of Gucci leather jackets’…reports WWD and fashionista
- Check out this cute blog ‘The Year in Pictures’. British Vogue calls it a cult blog and says, "If only all blogs were as life-affirming and tender-hearted as that of gallerist James Danziger. Whether his focus falls on the work of an individual artist or a particular theme, The Year in Pictures is compulsive reading." pictureyear.blogspot.com
- ‘Last week’s Frieze contemporary art fair in London drew an international crowd and spawned a host of related events. Where would you find a congregation of celebrities from Lily Allen through Kate Bosworth to Emma Watson? And fashion folk like Roland Mouret, Raf Simons or the milliner Philip Treacy? Not to mention cool artists like Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry, wearing a necklace of his alter-ego, Claire, dressed as Bo-Peep. Such is the power of Frieze to pull in the hyper-hip and former super-rich that it has become a stronger magnet for the stylish than London Fashion Week. Art folk did not just ricochet from Frieze to the spacious new Charles Saatchi gallery. They also went cool-hunting in the stores. Recession? The "R" word was replaced by the "F" word: Frieze.’ Reports www.iht.com
- ‘European designers are choosing U.S. locales such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami over places closer to home to shoot their spring campaigns. Steven Meisel shot Lanvin in New York and Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin also were in town for Givenchy. Liya Kebede and Raquel Zimmerman, the faces for Lanvin for fall, will not be back for spring.It’s said van Lamsweerde and Matadin also shot Yves Saint Laurent in LA with a very “California theme” a few weeks ago. Versace will head to LA in early November for its ad campaign, shot by Mario Testino, and Gucci is rumoured to be in Miami this week. Reports WWD
- Word is Marion Cotillard is the next face of Dior’s Lady Dior bag campaign…
- We adore Bill Cunningham, check out the photos and his little chat about the fashion on the streets of Paris during Fashion Week this month…NYtimes.com
- ‘Mark Haddaway and Katy Rodriguez, the brilliant duo behind Resurrection, have been working on a project. They’ve assembled the most important fashion collection to come up at auction It includes original 1970’s Vivienne Westwood from both the legendary Seditionaries and Pirates collections. There are Paco Rabanne dresses and an entire, unworn look from Yves Saint Laurent’s 1968 Safari collection. There’s a 1986 zippered, hooded, green mini by Alai that was in fact worn by Grace Jones, a python skin Ossie Clark coat and a few slinky Versace dresses circa Gianni. ..reports Telegraph.co.uk
- Check out the making of the new commercial for Fendi’s Palazzo fragrance. "It stars Raquel Zimmerman and Karl. And everything’s better with Karl." reports fashionista www.youtube.com.
- ‘Could Herb and Dorothy, the uber-charming documentary about New Yorkers Herb and Dorothy Vogel - a working-class couple who managed to build one of the most important collections of 20th century art - be 2009’s answer to Spellbound? At the Hampton’s International Film Festival, the movie, which first time director Megumi Sasaki financed largely on her own, relying on personal loans and credit cards, picked up both the audience and the jury prizes for Best Documentary. Read the whole fascinating story about the Vogel’s in the November issue of Wmagazine.com..see the video here www.youtube.com
- Westfield London has just opened. Vogue UK reports ‘Boasting 265 stores from luxury labels such as Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani and Mulberry, to specialist stores such as Rigby and Peller, to high street favourites Topshop and Marks & Spencer (not to mention 47 restaurants and a 70-person concierge and valet staff), the White City store was officially opened by London Mayor Boris Johnson before guests are treated to a fashion show and tours’… UkWestfield.com
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