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Yea, Nay, Or Eh: Katy Perry At The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards

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Designer update

Firm Believers

“What do we love about jeans?” is the question Stockholmers and Tiger of Sweden alums Richard Hutchinson and Axel Nyhage asked themselves when launching The Local Firm in 2007. They found their answer in their teenage memories of acid washes, Levi’s posters tacked up to the wall, and “Sean Penn and Madonna,” as Nyhage put [...]

October 30, 2009  5:23 pm

Outside sources

Americans In Milan, Lara For Louis, And More…

Today in Milan, hundreds, maybe thousands, of Italians are remembering why America is the best country ever. Two words: Abercrombie; Fitch. [WWD]
Daily Candy joins the Gilt Groupe group with Swirl, its own members-only e-commerce site, set to launch next month. We’re going to shop our way out of this recession if it’s the last thing [...]

October 30, 2009  12:05 pm

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Yea, Nay, Or Eh: Lady Gaga’s Star Turn

Milan up-and-comer Francesco Scognamiglio might not yet be a household name, but it looks like the stars are aligning for him—literally. Madonna and Chloë Sevigny have already worn his frocks, and we hear that three major pop stars all called dibs on this draped goddess dress from his Spring 2010 show. Long story short, the [...]

October 27, 2009  4:48 pm

Dept. of culture

The Bowery Boys: Nicholas Taylor’s Photos of Basquiat

Nicholas Taylor introduced Madonna to Jean-Michel Basquiat in the early eighties, starting a tumultuous relationship between the pop icon and late artist. It was just one of Taylor’s daily adventures as a member of pre-punk band Gray, which he played in with Basquiat. Last night in London at the opening of Jean-Michel Basquiat Through Nicholas [...]

October 14, 2009  10:48 am

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The Underworld Rises Again

What with both Lady Gaga and Madonna on Saturday Night Live and a corset-crammed Jean Paul Gaultier show, yesterday was quite the moment for innerwear as outerwear. But as our Sarah Mower points out, it was in fact John Galliano who sparked the revival of this old-trend chestnut with his Christian Dior haute-couture show back [...]

October 4, 2009  6:08 pm

Q&A

Lori Goldstein Won’t Be A Train Wreck For Your Viewing Pleasure

Lori Goldstein is the ultimate fashion insider. It’s not just that she’s outfitted Madonna or been the fashion whisperer to Donatella Versace or created to-die-for iconic images with Steven Meisel and Annie Leibovitz in the course of her career. (Though we still swoon over the Versace campaign from 2000 that Jay Jopling deemed gallery-worthy for [...]

September 23, 2009  5:09 pm

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Sheer Bliss?

Some of fashion’s most forward females—Madonna, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, and Lisa Airan—seem to be wishing summer away. Either that, or celebrating their inner goth. In place of summer whites or floaty boho prints, they’re going with Sicilian black, thank you very much. Laurent’s halter and Madonna’s hat do add a seasonal touch, but we [...]

August 19, 2009  5:16 pm

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Yea, Nay, Or Eh: Are You On Team Madonna?

So much for celebs vacationing incognito. Madonna and her inner circle—including her children and her boy toy, Jesus Luz—took to the seas around Portofino today to celebrate the Material Girl’s 51st birthday. In case the paparazzi were unsure of her identity, she donned a monogrammed sports jersey and matching shorts. Even odder, this was her [...]

August 17, 2009  5:41 pm

Designer update

Francesco Scognamiglio Tells A Love Story

If Francesco Scognamiglio’s newish association with the classic Italian outerwear maker Allegri had followers like Chloë Sevigny, Alice Dellal, and Madonna worried that he’d lose his edge, the video he gave Style.com a sneak peek at above should dispel any concern. In it, model Hannelore Knuts, sporting a peak-shouldered camel coat, a belted knit dress [...]

August 10, 2009  5:38 pm

Outside sources

Marilyn Minter’s Tote, Balenciaga Edition In Paris, And More…

Get yourself some Marilyn Minter. Madonna loves her, MAC loves her, and now, of course, she comes on a handbag. [WWD]
Speaking of Madonna, if you didn’t make it into the PSA for Fashion’s Night Out, you could have been in Madge’s new video. If you were in Milan, that is. See all the Material Girl [...]

July 31, 2009  10:23 am