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Posts for May 7th 2008

Vogue

he who laughs last . . .

>> The awesome caricature that The New York Observer recently ran, parodying the April 2008 cover of Vogue with Anna Wintour and Conde Nast owner Si Newhouse in place of LeBron James and Gisele, has a new owner.  Observer owner Jared Kushner gifted Andre Leon Talley the original illustration after purchasing it for somewhere in the range of $1,000-$10,000.  Especially fun is the fact that ALT was bidding on the drawing himself, so he really did want it.  Can you imagine it sitting, framed, in his office at Vogue?  Or maybe it's a gift for Anna herself .
by philleif

040108_cover_large >> The awesome caricature that The New York Observer recently ran, parodying the April 2008 cover of Vogue with Anna Wintour and Conde Nast owner Si Newhouse in place of LeBron James and Gisele, has a new owner. 

Observer owner Jared Kushner gifted Andre Leon Talley the original illustration after purchasing it for somewhere in the range of $1,000-$10,000.  Especially fun is the fact that ALT was bidding on the drawing himself, so he really did want it.  Can you imagine it sitting, framed, in his office at Vogue?  Or maybe it's a gift for Anna herself . . .

*image: source

fun with numbers

>> A couple of numbers of note came up today: $100,000: The designer's fee that Target pays for a Go International line, according to an unnamed participant $7,500: The amount for one seat at the Costume Institute Gala
by philleif

>> A couple of numbers of note came up today:

  • $100,000: The designer's fee that Target pays for a Go International line, according to an unnamed participant
  • $7,500: The amount for one seat at the Costume Institute Gala

bits and baubles

»Even though reports said otherwise, Hedi Slimane's rep is now saying Hedi has "no interest at all in Renzo Rosso's group, let alone Diesel" [WWD]»What was Karl Lagerfeld doing with Chanel-logoed garbage receptacles?
by philleif

»Even though reports said otherwise, Hedi Slimane's rep is now saying Hedi has "no interest at all in Renzo Rosso's group, let alone Diesel" [WWD]
»What was Karl Lagerfeld doing with Chanel-logoed garbage receptacles? [The Cut]
»The Sartorialist may have been cut from the cast of the Fall Gap ads [Fashionista]
»Erin Fetherston is debuting her Resort 2008 collection at Van Cleef & Arpels' Fifth Avenue store on June 4 [FWD]
»Even Nike is going floral for Spring [W]
»Thom Browne has a secret collaboration in the works [Chic Report]
»The Misshapes are launching an online magazine [Nylon]

chanelly beach

>> In anticipation of their Cruise collection at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach next Thursday, Chanel is releasing a series of five podcasts, starting today through the day of the show, May 15.  The first is just a short clip, nothing much, but kind of fun in its simplicity nonetheless.
by philleif

>> In anticipation of their Cruise collection at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach next Thursday, Chanel is releasing a series of five podcasts, starting today through the day of the show, May 15.  The first is just a short clip, nothing much, but kind of fun in its simplicity nonetheless.

if anything, they're loyal

>>  Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour are women of habit when it comes to which designer dresses them for the Costume Institute Gala.  Since 2003, Anna has worn either Dior Haute Couture or Chanel Haute Couture every year, regardless of which other designer may be co-chairing the event.  Bee, meanwhile, has stuck with Olivier Theyskens since she started attending in 2004, except for in 2006, when she chose Chanel Haute Couture instead.
by philleif

>>  Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour are women of habit when it comes to which designer dresses them for the Costume Institute Gala.  Since 2003, Anna has worn either Dior Haute Couture or Chanel Haute Couture every year, regardless of which other designer may be co-chairing the event.  Bee, meanwhile, has stuck with Olivier Theyskens since she started attending in 2004, except for in 2006, when she chose Chanel Haute Couture instead.

Top: 2004, in Rochas by Olivier Theyskens; 2005, in Rochas by Olivier Theyskens
Botton: 2007, in Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens; 2008, in Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens
Beeshaffe_rabba_4066448_2004 Beeshaffe_dimit_4911117_2005 Beeshaffe_dimit_13911411_2007Beeshaffe_dimit_15782636_2008

*image: source

model friends

>> It's no secret that Coco Rocha and Anja Rubik are off-the-runway friends, but it seems like they might also be attached at the hip.  They showed up and were photographed together two days in a row at both the Costume Institute Gala on Monday and "A Diamond is Forever"  Luncheon yesterday.  Full disclosure, they were both guests of Pucci on Monday, but on Tuesday Anja was in Derek Lam and Coco in Rag & Bone.  *images: source, source
by philleif

Anjarubik_cocorocha_2

>> It's no secret that Coco Rocha and Anja Rubik are off-the-runway friends, but it seems like they might also be attached at the hip.  They showed up and were photographed together two days in a row at both the Costume Institute Gala on Monday and "A Diamond is Forever"  Luncheon yesterday.  Full disclosure, they were both guests of Pucci on Monday, but on Tuesday Anja was in Derek Lam and Coco in Rag & Bone. 

*images: source, source

jet-set gisele

>> Yesterday, just hours after she appeared at the Costume Institute Gala in New York the night before, Gisele Bundchen popped up in London for another big event: to shoot her third straight campaign for Aquascutum at the Tate Modern.  She must have hopped on a plane right after she left the gala .
by philleif

>> Yesterday, just hours after she appeared at the Costume Institute Gala in New York the night before, Gisele Bundchen popped up in London for another big event: to shoot her third straight campaign for Aquascutum at the Tate Modern.  She must have hopped on a plane right after she left the gala . .  .

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*images: bauer-griffin

the scuttlebutt

>> Topshop really can't get here soon enough — the newest rad collaboration they're hosting is a capsule collection of up-and-comer Danielle Scutt's best.  Look out for a ten-piece line of "classic, key denim features mixed with prints of iconically aggressive animals," according to the designer.  There's supposed to be a high-waisted denim skirt, tiger-print cotton bodysuit ($55), and a denim jacket ($148) all in the mix, coming to you online and in-stores on June 2.
by philleif

>> Topshop really can't get here soon enough — the newest rad collaboration they're hosting is a capsule collection of up-and-comer Danielle Scutt's best.  Look out for a ten-piece line of "classic, key denim features mixed with prints of iconically aggressive animals," according to the designer.  There's supposed to be a high-waisted denim skirt, tiger-print cotton bodysuit ($55), and a denim jacket ($148) all in the mix, coming to you online and in-stores on June 2.

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*images: source

Coutorture Community's Must Reads 5/7
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Coutorture Community's Must Reads 5/7

It's amazing how drastically definitions of fashion can change.
by coutorture It's amazing how drastically definitions of fashion can change. Set your own definitions and read about others in today's Must Read posts from: Bunnyshop jumps on the Urban Decay Primer Potion Bandwagon. Trendinista sets her sights on aqua this spring. Bloch London's shoes make Rags and Rouges fall in love. ShinyGloss explains why Juice Beauty has an organic label. Fasshonaburu wonders whether Talbots is fashion or fashion hell.