Posts for March 15th 2007

the kaiser of quotable quotes

>> When asked how he felt before a show: "I have no human feelings."When asked about how he keeps the weight off:  "I eat next to nothing."And finally, when asked about his insatiable thirst for knowledge, he brushes it off, saying it's not for show:  "I like to look very superficial." Karl Lagerfeld may be ridiculous, and he may even be a bit twisted, but he is absolutely a journalist's dream.  You don't even have to milk the good quotes out of him, they just flow out of his mouth, make the story for the writer.  This much I knew beforehand, but it becomes even more clear in The New Yorker's new profile of the man himself.  The article is long and wordy, in true New Yorker style, but it delves just as deep into Karl Lagerfeld's psyche as Alicia Drake's The Beautiful Fall did -- with one important difference:  The New Yorker was granted an interview with Herr Lagerfeld, Drake was not.  Enjoy the opportunity given to you by this article, a window into the life and character of the man credited with being the first to take a dead fashion name (Chanel) and revive it.  Absolutely fascinating, whether you like what he does and who he is or not.
by philleif

Karl_newyorker >> When asked how he felt before a show: "I have no human feelings."
When asked about how he keeps the weight off:  "I eat next to nothing."
And finally, when asked about his insatiable thirst for knowledge, he brushes it off, saying it's not for show:  "I like to look very superficial."

Karl Lagerfeld may be ridiculous, and he may even be a bit twisted, but he is absolutely a journalist's dream.  You don't even have to milk the good quotes out of him, they just flow out of his mouth, make the story for the writer.  This much I knew beforehand, but it becomes even more clear in The New Yorker's new profile of the man himself.  The article is long and wordy, in true New Yorker style, but it delves just as deep into Karl Lagerfeld's psyche as Alicia Drake's The Beautiful Fall did -- with one important difference:  The New Yorker was granted an interview with Herr Lagerfeld, Drake was not.  Enjoy the opportunity given to you by this article, a window into the life and character of the man credited with being the first to take a dead fashion name (Chanel) and revive it.  Absolutely fascinating, whether you like what he does and who he is or not.

saw this one coming from a mile away

>>  It's no secret that Halston is one of Rachel Zoe's vintage favorites, so it shouldn't surprise you when I tell you that Harvey Weinstein has brought her in to sit on the newly-formed Halston board and act as creative consultant.  This means she will help Jimmy Choo's Tamara Mellon install the new creative team (WWD says they're looking at Narciso Rodriguez), as well as oversee the fashion shows.  I'm not usually one to jump to conclusions here, but the fact that all this "star power" is being brought in at this point in time makes me a little bit skeptical about the product itself.  I hate to keep referencing Factory Girl, but Weinstein is doing the same thing with all the hype up front, and they don't even have a designer or a product yet.  We all saw how well the hype for Factory Girl panned out.  Save the hype for when there is something more concrete to hype, Harvey.
by philleif

>>  It's no secret that Halston is one of Rachel Zoe's vintage favorites, so it shouldn't surprise you when I tell you that Harvey Weinstein has brought her in to sit on the newly-formed Halston board and act as creative consultant.  This means she will help Jimmy Choo's Tamara Mellon install the new creative team (WWD says they're looking at Narciso Rodriguez), as well as oversee the fashion shows. 

I'm not usually one to jump to conclusions here, but the fact that all this "star power" is being brought in at this point in time makes me a little bit skeptical about the product itself.  I hate to keep referencing Factory Girl, but Weinstein is doing the same thing with all the hype up front, and they don't even have a designer or a product yet.  We all saw how well the hype for Factory Girl panned out.  Save the hype for when there is something more concrete to hype, Harvey.