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november 23, 2009

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Selma Blair, Woman of Simple Tastes?

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The Pratt Gallery’s Shades of Green

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Delfina Delettrez Fendi Isn’t Afraid Of The Dark

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Outside sources

Our Favorite Hi-Los Return, And More…

Collab department, item 1: +J returns! Jil Sander is working on a second line for Uniqlo. [Catwalk Queen]
Collab department, item 2: Stella McCartney is coming back to the Gap for Spring 2010. This time we’re rooting for some items in XXL. [WWD]
Collab department, head-scratcher: Michael Stipe and Maison Martin Margiela have made a very mini, [...]

November 19, 2009  1:05 pm

Social intelligence

Calvin Klein’s Zucchelli ♥ NY, Rag & Bone’s Neville ♥ the Yankees, and More

Random designer news from last night’s CFDA party at the Ace Hotel for the organization’s new Assouline-published book, American Fashion Menswear: Italo Zucchelli confirmed that, after last winter’s successful experiment, he will again be showing his Fall Calvin Klein menswear in New York in February (Milan remains his venue of choice for his Spring collections). [...]

November 4, 2009  11:49 am

Trend tracking

Fash-Analogy: Is Alex Carleton to L.L.Bean as Jil Sander Is To Uniqlo?

It seems to be a very good year for that sector of the population that aims to dress well but doesn’t care to spend even what we in the fashion world deem to be lower prices. A couple of weeks ago, the first round of Jil Sander’s new line +J bowed at Uniqlo—a collection with [...]

October 15, 2009  2:56 pm

Style hunter

Utility vs. Fantasy: Which Side Are You On?

Call it optimism or call it escapism, but Spring 2010 is the season of the ruffled party dress: usually short, often chiffon, and almost always nude (we refer to both the color and the prevalence of sheer fabrics). Marc Jacobs—who else?—kicked the trend into high gear with his parade of ballet nymphs in New York. [...]

October 13, 2009  10:39 am

Shopping alert

Minimalist Mania: +J Draws The Crowds

Jil Sander’s highly anticipated collection for Uniqlo debuted this morning. At nine o’clock in Soho, while editors gathered for a pre-shopping event, there was a line that reached clear down to the store’s fast-fashion Broadway neighbor H&M. By all accounts, it’s still going strong. Meanwhile, in Paris, by the time the Japanese retailer’s first-ever European [...]

October 1, 2009  1:30 pm

Shopping alert

+J Is About To Add Itself To Your Closet

As the retail and editorial flocks make their way by plane and train (Cathy Horyn) to Paris, another bit of drama is about to unfold: the return this Thursday of fashion deity Jil Sander with the highly anticipated debut of her Uniqlo collection +J. We’re going to be hitting Uniqlo down in Soho on the [...]

September 29, 2009  12:05 pm

Trend tracking

Let’s Get Musical: Milan’s Show Tunes

This season’s runway tracks were a schizophrenic medley, veering from hardcore rap and opera to techno and old-school country—occasionally, all in a single show. Here, a selection of Milan’s music to watch clothes by.PradaBreakout Track: Brenda Lee’s All Alone Am IThe Final Note: Lee’s plaintive and sweet fifties-era croonings were mixed up with rap and [...]

September 28, 2009  3:42 pm

Trend tracking

The Shoe In: Milan, So Far

When you’re sitting at a runway show, even in the front row, the starring role often goes to the clothes. But let’s talk about the all-important action below the ankle with our first installment of The Shoe In. Prada gave us a literal moment of clarity with clear-heel sandals dripping with fat chandelier crystals, and [...]

September 26, 2009  5:34 pm

Outside sources

Karl In Charge, Lindsay And The Law, And More…

Karl Lagerfeld quashes any Chanel departure rumors once and for all. “I will die here,” he told the Times before his Couture show last night, which is as unequivocal as it gets. [NYT]
Lindsay Lohan is having a bad day. Her self-tanning products are a knockoff (allegedly), and her refusal of a role in The [...]

July 8, 2009  11:34 am

Designer update

On The Lam

Fresh off a plane from L.A., where he was the man of the hour at a Tod’s luncheon to benefit Couture Cares last week, Derek Lam co-hosted a ladies’ lunch at Christie’s today. After perusing casefuls of jewels to be auctioned off later this spring, Lydia Fenet, BJ Topol-Blum, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, and other [...]

April 21, 2009  5:56 pm