5 posts tagged "Gisele"
Gisele Adds To Her Empire, An American (Brand) In Paris, Marc Jacobs Heads For The Musée, And More…
New York, get ready for more Balenciaga. Label execs have confirmed that the brand will open a second NYC store, but are remaining mum as to where that’ll be. Our fondest home/greatest fear: Right next door to our offices. [WWD]
Because she doesn’t already have enough going for her, Gisele Bündchen is launching a line of lingerie in her native Brazil. You don’t have to look like her to pull it off but, of course, it could only help. [Fashionologie]
Speaking of looking good, Abercrombie & Fitch celebrated the opening of its first Paris store in typical A&F style: By importing 101 shirtless models to stand around being… well, shirtless (a few of the legion, left). [Style Rumor]
Marc Jacobs is the latest designer to get the museum-retrospective treatment; an exhibition of his work for Louis Vuitton (shown alongside Vuitton’s own pieces from the nineteenth century), will go up next year at Paris’ Les Arts Décoratifs. [WWD]
And because no day is complete without an odd collaboration announcement, get ready for Loomstate for… Chipotle? [Elle]
Alex De Betak, After Hours
In our latest “After Hours” video, filmmaker Alexis Dahan hits the party circuit with the near-legendary show producer and scenographer Alex de Betak. You may be less than familiar with his name—you’ll definitely be familiar with his work.
De Betak is the go-to for the biggest labels, designers, and companies, and has been responsible for some of the biggest productions in recent fashion show history. His client list not only reads like a who’s-who, it’s also a how-long: De Betak has logged over a decade with Christian Dior (whose former designer, John Galliano, had an incurable taste for operatic productions) and Hussein Chalayan, and years with Victoria’s Secret and Rodarte (whose recent MOCA retrospective show he also designed). He’s also got the rare distinction of being the only man to create a larger-than-life crystal chandelier of Gisele.
Music for “After Hours” provided by Io Echo and The Drums.
Balmain’s New Gal, Alt’s First Cover, Dispatches From The Rumor Mill,
And More…
Emmanuelle Alt’s ascension to the throne of Paris Vogue meant that her former employers—Balmain and Isabel Marant—were left without a stylist for their shows. Christophe Decarnin (left) has officially filled the position: longtime Helmut Lang stylist Melanie Ward is doing the honors for the label this season. [WWD]
And speaking of Alt, the editrix has revealed her first cover star: Gisele. “There was no question,” she tells British Vogue. The Brazilian supe wears Dolce & Gabbana and was shot by Inez and Vinoodh. [Vogue U.K. via Fashionista]
The rumor mill is churning again, using its new favorite echo chamber: Twitter. Someone at @KenzoPR has heard—and publicized—that “a certain designer at an established French house,” one whose CEO has just left, is being replaced after this season by “someone major” who “moved away from design the last couple of [years] but stayed in fashion.” [Racked]
And meanwhile in London, the Telegraph‘s Hilary Alexander drops backstage at Giles to chat with designer Giles Deacon and Katie Grand. This season’s look is austerity, Giles-style—which means austerity with plenty of goat fur. [Telegraph]
The Best Job Ever, and More…
Finally, a bit of insight into Chanel’s beauty ambassadors: “I test out product before it hits stores, and give my opinion and what I love about it,” Chanel It girl Leigh Lezark revealed. Remind us again where applications for this gig are? [WWD]
Romance rumor mill: Kate Hudson and A-Rod call it quits. And we were so looking forward to Rodriguez and Keith Urban getting to know each other at all those Nine premieres. [Page Six]
Courtney Love lost custody of Frances Bean. Does that mean Bean’s new West Village crash pad is up for grabs? What, too soon? [TMZ]
Gisele and Tom are living with a nameless baby. According to Dad, the supermodel changed her mind at the last minute, and now the two of them are never together long enough to pick something out. That’s what we call priorities. [People]
Pictures of Olsenboye, the Olsen twins’ tween line for JCPenney, have materialized. [Nylon]
Re-tweet: Victoria Beckham and Marc Jacobs might be working on a fur line. [Grazia Daily]
First bankruptcy, now Britney Spears? Annie Leibovitz averted Chapter 11, but she hasn’t been so lucky with regards to the pop star. The photog shot Spears for an upcoming Candies ad campaign. [WWD]
Britain’s Fashion Fund, MObama’s Best Outfits, And More…
The British Fashion Council and British Vogue want a piece of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund action. The newly launched BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, which will help foster design talent in emerging labels, is accepting applications until December 2. Central Saint Martins grads, start your engines. [Telegraph U.K.]
Kate Winslet wins $40,000 for not exercising a lot. This woman rules. [People]
Gisele is one step closer to getting her (non-angel) wings. [People]
From the shorts to the gown, a roundup of FLOTUS’ 14 most memorable outfits since the election. [HuffPo]
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the woman who for so many years organized the Costume Institute Party of the Year, is Lincoln Center’s new fashion week czar. She has until September 2010 to make us forget that LC is not walking distance from our office. [FWD]
Karolina Kurkova had a boy—Tobin Jack Drury. We congratulate the supermodel on going with an only slightly fancy-pants name. [Modelinia]